Dauding had the ball with about three meters of space. He went straight up for an open jumper and sank it cleanly.
Dauding didn't take many mid-range shots each game, but his accuracy was reliable.
His mid-range shooting percentage was around 46%.
That was quite good.
Some people might wonder: if his mid-range shot was fairly reliable, why didn't he take more of them each game?
That was because every player had a limit to what he could do, and Dauding's ceiling only allowed him to make three or four mid-range shots per game.
If he took more, his accuracy would drop.
Besides, the opposing team wouldn't give Dauding that many chances to shoot from mid-range.
The other team attacked again.
Once again, they handed the ball to Noah.
He'd scored on one of his three attempts so far.
But the coach knew he was capable of much more. And on his third attempt, he'd missed only because Wang Yi had come over to help on defense.
It wasn't because Noah lacked ability.
This time, Noah faced Zhang Yu's defense and used a Buddha Move to get past him.
Zhang Yu was clearly still a little short on experience. He fell for the fake, and Noah breezed past him.
Noah had a chance to shoot from mid-range, but the team's analytics-driven style encouraged players to avoid mid-range shots, so he didn't take it.
Instead, he spun past Dauding, who had come over to help on defense.
Then he went straight to the basket and leaped up, looking to dunk over Baturu.
In this respect, Noah was exactly like the old Morant.
They both knew what kind of play drew the most attention and brought in the most views.
Baturu was under the basket, and when Noah rose up, his head