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Chapter 2 002: Henson's Past
In 2007, after changing his third job and still not being suitable, Henson successfully got a job as a data analyst at the local Indiana Pacers under the introduction of university professor Wayne Winston.

Although Wayne Winston was also born in statistics, but because he used to be Mark Cuban's teacher, he became a data analyst for the Mavericks at the invitation of Cuban in 2005 and officially stepped into the basketball circle.

Winston, who was born in the cornfield, was a basketball fan since he was a child, and he was also a fan of the Indiana Pacers.It is also because of this that Winston can very well link mathematics and basketball, two seemingly unrelated things.

With Winston's help, the Mavericks led the league into the era of analytics.This math guy gave the team coach a lot of advice on the formation of troops, and they all achieved good results.

Because of this, Winston has also gained some fame in the Indiana basketball circle.Hearing that Henson was Winston's student, the Pacers were naturally very excited and accepted him happily.I hope that this seemingly wise Chinese high-achieving student can lead them into the era of data analysis.

However, this world will never be as beautiful as a fairy tale. Henson, a guy who only knows mathematics but not basketball, does a very bad job as a data analyst. He often says that some team coaches can't understand it at all, and it is not helpful to the game. Mathematical formulas.Not everyone is Winston, able to bring together two otherwise unrelated industries.

Naturally, Henson's position was gradually replaced by others.After that, he was sent to the scouting department and became a scout running around.It's not because of how unique Henson's vision is. This guy who doesn't understand basketball at all doesn't even know the difference between Kobe Bryant and Courtney Lee.The Pacers management just gave Winston a face and did not fire his students.And assigning him as a scout is only because this position needs to travel around, lest the Pacers coaching staff look at him upset.

Henson couldn't help shaking his head, the previous owner of this body was really a fool, and he was blinded by such a high degree of education.After two years of mixing with the Pacers, it became more and more reversed.

Although Henson has Winston's face to sell, he is now on the verge of being fired.Hensen had just traveled through time, and Henson didn't want to lose his job right away, so he wanted to keep his job in the NBA team no matter what!
The salaries of ordinary employees of NBA teams may not be very high, but being able to work in the NBA can be regarded as fulfilling one of my dreams.He used to work as a data "porter" on a small domestic website, and Henson fantasized every day that he could really integrate into the unreachable circle of the NBA.Now that you really have this opportunity, you must seize it!
And as a scout, Henson still has a lot of free games to watch every year!He can make money and go to the stadium to watch football every day. Even if he can't become rich, Henson is satisfied with such a life!
After washing his face, Henson returned to the court.At this point, the game seems to have entered a timeout.There are no players on the field, but the energetic cheerleaders of college students are performing.Henson was drooling, the figure of young American girls is really good, hahahahaha!

"No, no, no, I'm a scout now, ahem." Henson quickly shook his head, shaking out those images that every man would dream about.The most important thing now is work, work. But how should the scouting work be carried out?Henson is also a first two big.

He first looked at the wooden floor of the stadium, where "UCLA Bruins" was written in large characters.It turned out that this was an NCAA game.Now it's January, and NBA teams are starting to prepare for the June draft.I believe that Henson is not the only NBA scout who is "ambushing" at the scene.

Although it was difficult to learn about the NCAA in China, Henson still knows a thing or two about American college basketball.

If the American basketball circle is compared to a big tree, then the NCAA is the backbone of this big tree!Only when the trunk is strong can it bloom and bear fruit densely. Most of the flying beasts and admirable stars in the NBA league are the flowers and fruits of the NCAA trunk.

American college basketball is a huge talent pool. Some of them may never play basketball again after graduation.And some people may become the next epoch-making superstar, calling the shots in the basketball world! How do NBA teams tell if a college player is a superstar or a mediocre player?This depends on their strong scouting network.

And UCLA is a gathering place for talents in the NCAA college league.As one of the most famous basketball schools in the United States, countless NBA superstars have gone out from here.

"Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Wharton, Reggie Miller and other well-known names are all produced by UCLA.The young people who play at UCLA are usually the best student players of this age group, so every game of UCLA can be said to have attracted the attention of NBA scouts.

But so far, Henson has no impression of all the players on the field.He looked up at the scoreboard. There were only five minutes left in the second half.In other words, within 5 minutes, if Henson can't find a way to come up with a detailed scouting report, it is estimated that he can pack up and leave after reporting back to Indianapolis.

Henson is a fan, but it's hard for him to make a detailed assessment of a player in just five minutes.

Soon, the timeout ended, the sexy and hot cheerleaders left the stage, and the sweaty and strong men ignited the atmosphere of the stadium again.

Henson stared intently at these players he didn't know at all, hoping to see something.Just when he was fully concentrating, the electronic sound sounded in his head again!
"The data analysis module is on!"

Henson thought he was hallucinating, but after a while, various numbers appeared in his eyes!Every player's height, weight, wingspan, age and other data, as long as Henson wants to know, will appear in front of his eyes!
Henson swallowed, it seems that this time travel did not leave him with nothing!With the help of this data analysis module, he can obtain data that ordinary people cannot obtain just by watching these players play!
Henson smiled and sat down on his seat. There is no such thing as a unparalleled road!
"Sir, I think you're taking my place!"

Just as Henson was getting ready to watch the game, a young blond man appeared in front of Henson.

"Your position?" Henson looked around. He remembered that he was thrown down here in the first row just now.

"Okay, sir, you're very humorous! But I have to remind you, do you think someone wearing such a cheap suit can afford to sit in the first row facing the bench!?" The man said, reaching out to pat the ashes on Henson's suit.

Only then did Henson realize that this guy was belittling himself!
"Now, please go back to your seat. The game has already started, and I must start my work right away! Damn it, can anyone come here to watch the game now?" Before Henson could agree, the handsome blond guy pushed Henson aside, sat on his seat and crossed his legs.

Henson fiddled with the brain he had just taken over, and then realized that the first row was indeed not his seat.Just now he just wanted to go to the toilet, and when he walked to the first row, he was knocked down
Although it was true that he was sitting in the wrong place, the attitude of the blond man still made Henson very upset.He said just now that he was going to work?Maybe he is also a scout for which team!In the future, the two may meet again.

Henson glared at the arrogant guy, then sat back in his seat.Well, sitting in the third last row of the side stands, Henson couldn't even tell who was on the field!
That's right, given Henson's current status on the team, how could the team arrange for him a seat in the first row?Maybe the coaching staff bought him a seat in the back on purpose so that he couldn't see anything, so he could leave when he got back.

Although the environment is difficult, those numbers will still appear in front of Henson's eyes after he concentrates his attention.He forgot all the unhappiness and concentrated on watching the game.Combining his years of watching football with these numbers, he must come up with a scouting report!
At this point, the game has entered the most intense moment.In the last 5 minutes, UCLA only led Arizona by 3 points.This strong dialogue of the Pacific 12 league did not disappoint the fans.

At this time, it was the offensive round of the University of Arizona.Arizona's No. 13 guard shot directly after receiving the basketball through running, and hit a three-pointer to tie the score in one fell swoop.

"James Harden, Three!" The DJ shouted loudly, making Henson remember the little guy with the beard.Through the original memory of this body, Henson knew that Harden was one of the No. [-] candidates in this year's NBA draft!

After observing Harden carefully, more data appeared before Henson's eyes, including the player's various ability values.However, the ability value is not displayed in specific numbers, but represented by the five levels of ABCDE.

To Henson's surprise, a high-profile college star guard and No. [-] candidate like Harden has only a C-level three-point ability.

The three-point ability of others is even worse, D and E's are everywhere.But soon Henson understood that this scoring system should be based on the NBA.So these little guys who are still playing in the NCAA will not have high ability values.

It seems that Harden finally has an ability value that has attracted Henson's attention.

Potential: A+!

"Well, with the help of the data analysis module, it's much easier to figure out which of these little guys is better!" Henson rubbed his hands excitedly for his new discovery, and continued to watch.

The next round, UCLA attacked.It seems that they don't have a good way to deal with Arizona.Since Westbrook and Kevin Love left in the draft, UCLA has been lacking a final star player.

The little man No. 21 of the Bruins who just knocked down Henson took the basketball, but he didn't rush to attack, but patiently organized on the outside.

It can be seen that this No. 21 is different from most offensive guards. He is a serious point guard.

He first directs his own center to make an off-ball screen, and then waits for his teammates to reach beyond the three-point line before releasing the ball in time!

After the ball was played, he did not stand still and wait, but immediately started looking for a new gap, ready to catch the ball and attack at any time.

It's a pity that his teammates seemed to be a little anxious, and they caught the ball and shot it.Under Harden's interference, the basketball knocked out of the frame. No. 21 just made a background and returned without success.

The focus of people's observation is now James Harden, but Henson was attracted by the performance of the No. 21.He could see that the little guy's consciousness was excellent, he was more composed than everyone present, it was just that his teammates didn't cooperate well.

"What is his potential?" Henson said to himself, and then looked at the data in front of him.

A-, this rating was never expected by Henson.The No. 21 guard, who seemed to be unknown and didn't even have any shot rights, had a potential level of A-! ?
"Sir, what's the name of that number 21?" Henson curiously asked a fan sitting next to him.

"No. 21 of the Bruins? That point guard? It seems to be Jrue Holiday! Who cares about him, I just want to see Darren Collison kick Harden's ass!"

It seems that people do not have much interest in the number 21.But Henson smiled, and his scouting report seemed to be settled.

(End of this chapter)