However, Wang Yi had no way to turn this dead end around.
First, he hadn't checked in today, so he hadn't gotten anything useful.
Second, even if he pulled out every last hair on his head, he still couldn't think of a good way to reverse this hopeless situation.
To everyone else, the team could still try to gamble on fouling.
But only Wang Yi himself knew he couldn't use the foul strategy.
In their current situation, without fouling, their chances of winning were as close to zero as possible.
But as the team's leader, even in a situation like this, he couldn't show the slightest hint of despair.
Instead, he had to look calm and confident, as if he had everything under control.
So, under everyone's watchful eyes, he told the players:
"When you get back on the court, everyone needs to pressure them with everything you've got right away. It'd be best if we can steal the ball. If we can't, then at least delay their offense and keep them from crossing half court within eight seconds."
"Even if we can't steal the ball or stop them from crossing half court within eight seconds, we still need to do everything we can to pressure them once they've crossed."
"But remember two things. First, do not foul under any circumstances. Second, absolutely do not leave anyone open under the basket. If we can't manage those two things, we're dead!"
Everyone nodded. Wang Yi was right.
Then Wang Yi continued:
"Next comes the last and most difficult situation: we fail to steal the ball and can't force them into a turnover. There are two possibilities. One is that they protect the ball and run down the entire 24 seconds, leaving us just one second."
"But don't worry. Even if we