It wasn't until today that Bryce realized Wang Yi had been taking it easy on him, even during official games.
If Wang Yi had really gotten serious about defending him, it would have looked just like today.
He'd gone the entire first half without scoring a single point or making a single assist, while picking up three fouls and four turnovers.
As Captain of the Seventh Steel Company would have put it: "You jump around in the sun every day, thinking you're making progress. But to everyone else, aren't you just a monkey?"
As he left the court, he stared blankly at Wang Yi's back.
How could one person—one ordinary human being—be this strong?
In front of someone like him, all the training, sweat, and slogans about never giving up that Bryce had relied on seemed like a joke, like a child's game.
No matter how hard you trained or how stubbornly you refused to give up, you still couldn't beat a freak like that.
By now, even though James had tried to prepare Bryce for this, all the beliefs he'd held onto had still crumbled.
Wang Yi had given him a full-blown Wang Yi Mountain Reaction.
Seeing Bryce fall into this state, Bickerstaff grew secretly anxious.
So they didn't start Bryce in the second half. Instead, they waited until Wang Yi left the court before putting him in.
They staggered the two players' minutes, hoping Bryce could perform well while Wang Yi was off the court and regain some confidence.
But you couldn't recover from a Wang Yi Mountain Reaction that easily.
Even with Wang Yi off the court, Bryce still seemed lost.
He made mistakes getting open, made mistakes passing, and made mistakes catching the ball.
On defense, he kept losing his man and leaving holes in the