We had to try to shore up these two weak links.
Replacing Yang Hanson with Wang Le would be simple enough.
Wang Le was absolutely one of the best in China, both defensively and in Rebounding Ability. He was even starting to look like one of the very best.
Shan He would take Zhang Jiacheng's place.
It was true that Shan He wasn't good on defense. His defensive habits were poor, and he wasn't an outstanding defender.
But unlike Zhang Jiacheng, he could bring more firepower on offense.
That would give China Team four offensive weapons: Wang Yi, Pang Bo, Zhang Yu, and Shan He.
That was enough to match Team America's offense.
With that in mind, Wang Yi signaled to the coaches on the sideline for a Timeout.
He wanted the coaching staff to call a Timeout.
The international rules were different from NBA rules.
In the NBA, either players or coaches on the offensive team could call a Timeout at any time.
Under FIBA rules, however, players couldn't call a Timeout. Only the coaches and assistant coaches on the sidelines could.
And they could only do it when the ball was dead.
Coach Ma and Coach Shi glanced at Wang Jianhua.
Wang Jianhua nodded to Wang Yi.
He had also realized that China Team couldn't stop Team America—not even with the zone defense they had planned before the game.
They had to call a Timeout and figure something out.
When China Team went on offense, Wang Yi did what he had done before. He went back to receive the ball, forcing two Team America players to double-team him in the backcourt.
That stretched the defense across the court and gave Wang Yi more room to pass.
He passed to Zhang Jiacheng, who was completely wide open. Zhang Jiacheng