Of course, Coach Lan knew that with Wang Yi's level of coaching, he would expect Lan to send someone out to the three-point line.
That would give Huali a chance to drive inside and lay it in.
But there was no choice. Number 9 was starting to look unstoppable from beyond the arc.
They'd rather let Huali drive in for a layup than give him another open three.
Still, Wang Yi's tactics were always unpredictable.
He told the players, "The other team knows we're going to set screens for Huang Rixin now. They'll have to send at least two players to guard against our screens."
"So our response is simple. We'll send two players to set screens for Huang Rixin. After the first set, if he still has a defender in front of him, the other player will set another screen for him."
Zhang Fei asked, "Brother Yi, what if they send three players to guard the three-point line?"
Before Wang Yi could answer, Guan Guan shot Zhang Fei a look. "Are you stupid? If all three of them go out to the perimeter, won't we have an easy time driving into the paint?"
Zhang Fei scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. "Oh, right, right."
Wang Yi nodded. "Exactly. If all three of them are guarding the three-point line, they can't call it a zone defense anymore. There'll only be two players left inside. Any one of us can move to the mid-range and catch the ball for a shot. We might even have a good chance to go straight for a layup."
The others nodded.
Wang Yi added one more thing. "Also, we still need to play fast. Remember, our strengths are fast breaks and stamina. Use your fast breaks to run Shan He into the