But this kind of keep-it-high approach required a long period of training before it could become second nature to the players. Otherwise, as they had just shown, even though Principal Xu had repeatedly reminded them to keep the ball high, after a few possessions they would instinctively start bringing it down.
With that in mind, Principal Xu reminded the players once again to keep the ball high. Then he watched them on the court, shook his head slightly, and looked over at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi happened to be looking back at him, a faint smile on his face, as if he had anticipated this all along.
Principal Xu couldn't help but give a slight start.
It seemed Wang Yi had seen through all of this from the beginning. Principal Xu shook his head again at the thought. That guy Wang Yi was a little frightening.
No wonder he had dared to use five players, most of them under 1.8 meters tall, against his own lineup of big men.
It was because he had already figured that the big men on his side couldn't keep the ball above their heads the whole time.
That was the kind of experience you gained after spending years immersed in the NBA—you could spot an opponent's weaknesses at a glance.
It seemed his own team would have to make some changes too. They couldn't keep attacking inside; they needed to combine inside and outside play.
But the players were already on the court, and shouting instructions from the sidelines at the last minute would hardly help. They would try combining inside and outside play in the second half.
The starters on both sides played until they were close to ten minutes into the first half, then began making substitutions.
The reserves brought in by