Bickerstaff and Kloppenburg quickly realized a problem: Gan Guoyang was not Mark Aguirre.
Although there were some similarities between the two, like excellent one-on-one skills, a lot of attacks from the waist position, and comprehensive abilities.
But essentially, Aguirre and Gan Guoyang were not on the same level as attackers, Guoyang was much taller and had longer arms.
Moreover, Guoyang probably had the best strong shooting ability in the entire league—only Larry Bird could compare.
This was thanks to his model talent and extremely hard training.
For instance, this position at the baseline, Guoyang had practiced shooting from here countless times in training.
Shooting forcefully by feeling alone in contested, disruptive situations, ignoring any defense.
Guoyang's height and strength meant Maxwell simply couldn't cover him.
Of course, such defense indeed made it less easy for Guoyang to play, as forced shots under double teams would indeed reduce his shooting percentage.