The Spurs assistant coach continued:
"When Wang Yi faces players who are only slightly taller than him or about the same height, he shoots just 30 percent from three and 40 percent from two. And when he faces players around his height, he chooses to pass rather than shoot on most of his possessions."
"So, based on that, we plan to have Vassell guard Wang Yi in the second half. Whether Wang Yi calls for a pick and roll with Pang Bo or one with Dauding, neither Wemby nor Little Duncan will come out to guard him."
"Instead, Vassell will fight through the screen and stay with Wang Yi."
"We'll first see how well that works. If it works well, then of course we should keep doing it. If it works about as well as when Wemby guarded Wang Yi earlier, then it won't matter who guards him."
"And if the second half shows that Wang Yi's shooting percentage gets worse the shorter his defender is, then we could even try having Lillard and Seth guard him."
The Spurs players were all surprised by the assistant coach's words.
Could it really be that strange?
Still, with the data to back it up, none of them questioned him further.
They all nodded.
Meanwhile, at center court,
an American actress finished singing a song, and then it was time for a face-changing performance from China.
Western audiences really did love China's face-changing performances.
Just as they'd loved Aunt Niu's bowl-kicking act.
As Aunt Niu had said, "I've been kicking bowls in the NBA for over twenty years. Every time I do it, it's pretty much the same. I don't know what's so entertaining about it, but they love watching."
Western audiences felt the same way about face-changing performances.
Even though the performance