The draft and signings have always been quite unsuccessful; they have never found a core player capable of sustaining the team's system.
Besides waiting, there's nothing they can do but hope for another O'Neal to appear.
In the starting lineup, Yao Ming scored 13 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, and made 2 blocks for the game.
Yao Ming performed well in blocking. With Gan Guoyang guarding the power forward position, Yao could camp at the center position. Even with the three-second defensive restriction, he managed to shrink his activity range to a smaller area.
He remained unmoved, focused on close-range rim protection, while opponents couldn't entirely abandon attempts near the rim.
At this point, Yao could swat at shots like swatting flies, disrupting opponents' shots as much as possible; a brief lapse in attention from them would lead to a block.
