Only then did everyone understand the Pistons' intention. They wanted King Arthur to set a screen for Antoine, free him from Pang Bo, then throw an alley-oop directly to Antoine on the inbound.
But this year's rookie, Wang Le, read their intention in that instant. He spun directly in front of Antoine and pressed his back tightly against him, preventing Antoine from jumping.
Classic fronting defense!
Antoine had no way to jump. He immediately began to panic.
The Pistons' head coach had thought his arrangement was flawless, but he had not expected to underestimate the Lakers rookie's defensive ability.
Especially his defensive awareness.
Wang Le had originally been pinned behind Antoine, but with one turn, he forcibly circled around Antoine to get in front of him, then used his body to lock Antoine down.
His defensive awareness and technique were astonishingly mature.
LeBron James and Michael Jordan both exclaimed at the same time:
"This rookie's defensive awareness is incredible!"
"This guy's defensive basics are so solid!"
That was indeed the case. Since Wang Le had started playing basketball too late, if Magnificent Basketball School wanted to get him onto the court as soon as possible, they could only focus on developing him in one direction.
That direction was defense.
First establish himself on the court through defense, then try to develop his offense.
So Yao Ming, Battelle, Wang Zhizhi, and the others had personally taught him defensive experience. Combined with the careful instruction of many veteran domestic coaches, Wang Le's defense had already been trained to a world-class level.
So although he was this year's rookie, if he were allowed to play defense without restraint, he might not be quite on Ben Wallace's level in his prime, but he had at least seventy percent of Ben Wallace's ability.
Seeing Antoine