The head coach continued,
"Dute, you and Duke Jin will double-team Wang Yi next."
Dute nodded.
Bickerstaff was a little nervous, but he didn't let it show. His choice was still a pretty good one.
Sending their power forward, Spider-Man Deng Dute, to double-team Wang Yi meant leaving the Raptors' power forward, Dauding, open.
And Dauding's offensive efficiency was pretty average for the Raptors.
So if Dauding wanted to score, let him.
Meanwhile, over on the Raptors' side, Wang Yi was also talking to the players.
He put an arm around Tagore's shoulder and said,
"You did well just now. Once you're back on the court, keep hounding Donnie. If you can wear him down, we'll have a great chance of winning today."
Tagore nodded firmly, as if to say, "Leave it to me."
Then Wang Yi scribbled on the tactics board with a marker and said,
"Knowing Bickerstaff, he'll definitely have Donnie stick to Zhang Yu. As for who'll double-team me, he'll probably send their power forward, Deng Dute."
"That'll leave Dauding open."
"Dauding, when you're open, try to get the ball beyond the three-point line."
"Once you get it, pause for a moment."
"Zhang Yu, don't just stand still after Dauding gets the ball. Keep moving. Run over to him, and have Dauding hand the ball off to you. Then he can set a screen, and you can use it to take a three!"
Everyone nodded.
When other coaches drew up plays, they often made adjustments based on how things were unfolding on the court.
As long as things were still going their way, they usually wouldn't change much.
Wang Yi was different. He often anticipated how the opposing coach would adjust and prepared a counter in advance.
That kind of anticipatory response often caught the other coach