But Harrington didn't care whether Zhang Yang played well or not; what really bothered him was how a high school student, a mere 17-year-old at that, could remain so calm?
On offense, he honestly ran his routes, took shots when the opportunity for catch-and-shoot arose, and continued moving if there wasn't one. When he received the ball without a chance to shoot, he would protect it with his butt sticking out and pull back, passing to a teammate coming to his aid.
This mindset of striving to avoid mistakes filled Harrington with envy and resentment.
If he had been like that during his rookie year, would he have been disdained by the "big bird" and left to sit on the cold bench?
Moreover, the more Zhang Yang missed shots, the more envious Harrington became.
What was the coach of the Bobcats doing? This rookie was missing so many open shots, yet he wasn't being benched and thrown into the trash heap?
In his rookie year, he would be benched the moment he missed shots!