Locke listened to Wang Yi and nodded. "I understand, boss."
Wang Yi patted him on the shoulder again in encouragement.
That was what young players were like. They were bound to make mistakes on the court; it was unavoidable.
After they made mistakes, they needed to be given some leeway and guidance, and room to grow.
That was what a leader was supposed to do.
The Raptors went on the attack.
Wang Yi still handed the ball to Pang Bo to handle.
The Spurs stuck with their man-to-man defense against Pang Bo, letting him take them on by himself.
Pang Bo spun around, followed with a drop step, and went straight under Wemby's arm before slamming the ball down with force.
Wemby was beaten and turned around, reaching over Pang Bo's back to cover the ball with his hand. But Pang Bo had a firm two-handed grip and powered through the dunk. Wemby couldn't block it.
When the Spurs attacked, the Raptors stuck with man-to-man defense.
This time, Wemby again went one-on-one against Pang Bo. Wang Yi waved for his players to defend one-on-one, leaving Pang Bo to guard Wemby by himself.
Seeing that no one was coming to help, Wemby used a left-foot jab step, then stepped back and sank a two-point jumper.
That step-back jumper after a jab step was another move you'd expect from a perimeter player. Wemby's talent was truly otherworldly.
Back at the other end, Pang Bo took Wemby on one-on-one.
Last season, using his body to overpower Wemby had been a bit of a struggle. Wemby looked tall and thin, but after bulking up, he weighed more than 230 pounds.
Back then, Pang Bo had a hard time backing him down.
But this season, after putting on weight, Pang Bo was up to 260