Wang Jianhua said to Wang Le again, "Wang Le, don't be afraid when you get the ball. Be confident."
"With your height, all you have to do is turn and face the basket, and you can shoot freely. Be confident when you shoot, too. Don't worry about missing. With the height advantage you two have, even if you miss, the rebound will definitely be ours. Once you get the rebound, keep shooting."
Wang Le nodded.
In the few months since he'd come to the school, he'd focused entirely on defense and rebounding. Now that he was suddenly being asked to play offense, he was still a little dazed.
But when he'd studied at the Valley Martial Arts School, he'd learned more than just martial arts. He'd also learned many philosophical ideas and ways to cultivate his mind.
He understood that everything had a first time.
When you did something for the first time, you couldn't be timid or lack confidence. You had to be brave and give it a try.
Even if you got it wrong, it didn't matter. You'd learned that path didn't work, so next time you could avoid making the same mistake.
So after a few initial seconds of confusion, he quickly steeled himself.
When they returned to the court, the opposing team dribbled across half court, but Classmate Zhao didn't rush up to press them full court like he had before.
Wang Yi had told him that this was only the other team's fourth lineup. If their fourth lineup couldn't get it done, they'd bring in their third or even second lineup.
If they wasted too much energy defending the fourth lineup, they wouldn't be able to stop the third or second lineup when they came on.
After Team One dribbled across half court, they passed