Honestly, the more they studied their opponents, the more they realized just how enormous the gap in strength was.
By then, the team's part-owner, LeBron James, had already made up his mind: this offseason, they would make a major push to bring in new players.
Wang Yi couldn't be left to shoulder the lonely road down the mountain all by himself.
He needed at least one or two superstars by his side on that journey.
Besides, Wang Yi was already forty.
He might play for another year or two before retiring. Once he did, Los Angeles couldn't be without a star player.
If they waited until he retired to start looking for one, it would be too late.
On the other hand, if they could bring in one or two superstars this summer and have them build a bond with Wang Yi,
then they could fight alongside Wang Yi through his final one or two seasons.
That would greatly increase the fans' acceptance of them. When Wang Yi eventually retired, the fans would smoothly shift their support to the new players, ensuring a seamless transition.
After spending all morning studying the problem without coming up with any particularly good solutions,
Zen Master Phil Jackson simply dismissed the team and told everyone to get some rest.
"The previous games took a lot out of you. We won't practice this afternoon, either. Get some good rest, then come back for practice tomorrow morning."
Then Zen Master offered a particularly philosophical observation:
"With a lot of things in basketball, if you keep thinking about them and obsessively searching for a solution, you can end up going down a mental dead end and getting stuck there."
"By contrast, if you set the problem aside for a while, you might find the solution easily when