At home, Si Jiali was sitting on the sofa, looking at the time on her phone angrily.
"Why aren't you back yet?"
Zhang Yang had led his team to win against the Los Angeles Clippers today. Si Jiali wanted to vent her anger and personally chase this guy out so that he could sleep on the streets.
Who knew that Zhang Yang would discuss tactics too late today and fall asleep in the company's lounge.
The next day, Yao Ming was taken to the clinic by Dr. Clanton.
Zhang Yang gathered the other team members and clapped his hands.""Let's mainly talk about the tactics we might use in tomorrow's game.”
"First of all, when Yao Ming is on the field, it's mainly the inside line. Just like yesterday, as long as someone is double-teaming, then the outside line can shoot without worry.”
"After Yao Ming gets off the field, play the high block and roll or the double tower tactic.”
Someone immediately had a question." Yao Ming isn't here. How are we going to play the twin towers tactic?”
Landry's face lit up. Could it be that he and Scola were the substitutes of the Twin Towers?
He and Scola's offense was not bad. They could still play in the second formation to snatch points.
However, Landry was disappointed. Zhang Yang was talking about Hayes against the Twin Towers.
All the players were surprised. Even Hayes himself did not expect Zhang Yang to value him so much.
Landry couldn't help but say," Coach, but Hayes is not as tall as me.”
Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and smiled." Yes, that's true. He's not as tall as you. How about this? Let's split into Team A and Team B to see the effect.”
Then, Zhang Yang pulled Hayes to the side and patted Hayes on the shoulder.""Kid, you have to work hard. I transferred you to the inside because I want to see you do your best to grab the rebound, understand?”
No one had ever asked Hayes to play in the paint, but after entering the NBA, there had never been a head coach who valued him so much.
Hayes knew that this was a great opportunity and he couldn't let it go.
If he missed this opportunity, he did not know if there would be a next time.
The NBA was cruel. These role players were not like those geniuses who could work hard without talent.
The training match soon began.
Just as Zhang Yang had expected, whether it was Scola or Landry, they were clearly more than 8cm taller than Hayes, but their defense in the paint was not as good as Hayes.
On the basketball court, a difference of four centimeters was like the difference between heaven and earth, let alone eight centimeters.
But Hayes did beat them both in defense.
The other team members didn't object to Zhang Yang's decision.
Hayes indeed had a certain advantage in defense from the inside.
But at this time, Adelman started to sing a different tune."But Hayes is really too short. Tomorrow, when he goes on stage and faces Bynum at 2.13, he will definitely be beaten to a pulp, not to mention Nene and Howard.”
Zhang Yang smiled and said," How would you know if you haven't tried it? Don't you think the other inside players of our Rockets are a little soft? Even if it was a substitute formation, Scola would be difficult to play without a tougher blue-collar center. He would give it a try first.”
Zhang Yang knew Hayes 'future strength, but Adelman didn't.
Therefore, Zhang Yang didn't say much and just gave it a try to let everyone see.
In any case, Hayes 'performance in the training match was indeed better than Scola and Landry's in terms of defense.
No one could figure out how Hayes, who was only 1.98 meters tall, could be so strong to push away a two-meter-tall giant.
Anyway, Zhang Yang knew that even if Howard looked down on Hayes, he wouldn't be able to gain any advantage.
Just as the training match was about to end, there was news from Yao Ming's side.
Adelman looked at Zhang Yang in surprise and said,"Zhang, Dr. Clanton said that Yao Ming's left ankle does have a slight swelling and pain, but it's not a big problem.”
"Can you play tomorrow?"
Yao Ming's voice came from the other end of the phone.""Coach, I have to play tomorrow.”
Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment. He smiled and said," Alright, you can go on stage tomorrow. But you have to listen to my arrangements. Is that okay?"”
Dr. Clanton chatted with Zhang Yang for a while and explained that Yao Ming's condition wasn't too serious.
However, such a high-intensity exercise in the game was likely to worsen the injury. It was best not to play for more than 20 minutes.
Zhang Yang thought for a moment and thought of a solution.
Yao Ming returned from the hospital very quickly with an ice pack on his feet.
All the players were worried about Yao Ming's left foot, but Yao Ming smiled and said,""It's nothing. The doctor said that it's just a slight muscle sprain! It won't affect tomorrow's game."
Then, Yao Ming came to Zhang Yang's side and said,""Coach, don't listen to Doctor Clanton. How can you only play for 25 minutes tomorrow?”
Zhang Yang looked at Yao Ming with a faint smile and said,""If you want to play more tomorrow, listen to my training arrangements today…"
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