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Chapter 32 032: The Boss

Henson's unkind words not only did not disgust the players, but gave them a shot in the arm.Brad Stevens had told him before that everyone's personality also determines his fate to a certain extent.

Daniel Granger has been simmering since his return from injury, eager to prove himself a true star with victories and flashy statistics.

The same is true for Zhu Holiday. He knows that he can do better than he is now, and he knows that he must trust Henson, so he trains crazily every day, waiting for the opportunity that belongs to him.

For these players, what Henson has to do is to keep them angry, too gentle, but not to stimulate their potential.

For another group of old ball ruffians in the team, Henson's sentence "no one will pay for a piece of shit" undoubtedly sounded the alarm for them.Although Henson's words are not pleasant, the Pacers' performance this year is indeed very bad.During the period when Daniel Granger was absent, the blame cannot be entirely blamed on O'Brien.The veterans in the team did not play a leadership role, which is also one of the reasons for the team's poor record.

In order to make themselves worthy, in order to continue to have the inexhaustible millions of dollars, they must seize the time of the last dozen or so games to fight!The careers of Troy Murphy, Earl Watson, Brandon Rush, Mike Dunleavy, and Dengtay Jones are far from over. If they can, they certainly hope that they can sign a big contract in the future.

For these various reasons, the Pacers were once again pinched into a ball by Henson.It doesn't matter what happened before this season. The important thing is that everyone wants to win as many games as possible in the last dozen games.

The two-day training has been carried out according to Henson's plan, and each player has the opportunity to carry out the training items he likes and is best at.Defensive training has not been abolished, but the practice time is appropriate, which will not bore the players and can achieve a training effect.The increase in training with the ball has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the players, especially Holiday and Granger. These two guys can't wait to show their talents in the next game.

On March 3, the morning of the game between the Pacers and Bobcats, the coaching staff got together as usual for a small tactical meeting.Today's meeting mainly determined one thing - during the game, O'Brien had to adopt Henson's tactical suggestions, and Henson also had the right to make suggestions for O'Brien.

The coaching staff almost unanimously agreed to this decision, and Henson also took out his tactical record book that he had carefully studied for many days according to the team and handed it to O'Brien.

O'Brien held the black leather-covered notebook as if hugging a Bible.May his career be redeemed!

After training in the morning, the players all went to take a nap, and did not wake up until the afternoon to prepare for warm-up.When everyone returned to the locker room after the first round of warm-up, the players were surprised to find that it was not the O'Brien who wrote and drew on the tactical whiteboard all day long, "We must pay attention to defense", but the Chinese assistant coach who just scolded them yesterday.

What about O'Brien?He sat at the tactical whiteboard like a schoolboy in class.

Seeing this situation, Holiday couldn't help showing his white teeth, and Hansen really didn't lie to himself!Everything will be fine.

"The Charlotte Bobcats are seventh in the Eastern Conference. Their biggest problem is that they lost Gerald Wallace and Tyson Chandler. What we have to do is to attack the inside frequently, but keep two shooters on the outside. If the opponent shrinks the defense, then I hope the shooters can seize the opportunity. Speaking of which, I will arrange the starting lineup for this game."

Seeing that everyone was here, Henson began to arrange the tactical thinking of the game.This is the privilege O'Brien gave him, and he can arrange everything before the game starts.

"Starting point guard, Holiday." Henson took out a small note and began to read the name on it.

Holiday almost couldn't help jumping up, but finally managed to control his emotions and body.

"Shooting guard, Mike Dunleavy. Listen, the back line is our protection from the three-point line. If you get an open opportunity, hold on first, take it easy, and then give me the basketball in the goddamn basket!"

"Small forward, Brandon Rush." ​​Henson continued, while Daniel Granger was taken aback.what 's wrong?Why can't I make it to the starting lineup?But soon, Henson pronounced Granger's name.

"Power forward, Daniel Granger. Roy, you play center. I don't need you to do anything else, protect the rim for me, do your best to protect the rim, just like protecting your woman!"

Hibbert scratched his head shyly, and there was a burst of laughter in the locker room.

"Anyone who doesn't start, don't worry, don't relax. I promise, my plan needs everyone's participation. This is our stadium, guys! Hear the cheers from outside!? Even if our results are like shit, the fans are still determined to support us. They think we are heroes, so don't let them down! Now, go out and warm up. Show the bobcats who's in Indianapolis!"

"Roar!" Granger roared, leading the crowd out of the locker room.Frank Vogel was dumbfounded, how long has it been since the Pacers' locker room has been this passionate?From the beginning of last season to the present, all Vogel has experienced is lifelessness and successive failures.But now, everything seems to be different.

"Jim, let's go, the players can't live without the head coach." Henson smiled at O'Brien and made a "please" gesture.

O'Brien grinned, maybe the team and himself can really be saved!
At the same time, in the luxury box of the Conseco Arena, Bird has learned all the recent team situation.

"You mean," Bird took out a cigar and sniffed it, and after remembering what the doctor said, he put it back in the box, "Henson has now controlled the real power of the team's coaching staff? Today's formation and tactics are all led by Henson?"

"I don't know how he did it, but it's true!" Pritchard looked surprised. He knew that Henson belonged to Bird, but since Bird arranged for Henson to join the coaching staff, he never used his authority as president to help Henson.In other words, the scout of Chinese descent who used to be unable to speak clearly climbed up the coaching staff step by step, all on his own!

Although O'Brien is still the head coach of this team, he has actually lost control and voice in the locker room, and he has lost the trust of the players.

"The formation and tactics are all dominated by Henson. You know, buddy, I haven't looked forward to the Pacers game for a long time. Sit down and take a look. Whether Henson is a smart coach or a superficial idiot, let him decide for himself." Bird adjusted his sitting position, and the players rushed out of the player tunnel.

During the warm-up, Jeff Van Gundy, who explained the game, thought it would be a "slaughter" without any suspense.

"The Pacers' performance this season is simply terrible, 21 wins and 45 losses. This is obviously not the number Bird is eager to see. But what is even more heartbreaking is that Coach Jim O'Brien has no way to make the team better. On the contrary, the Charlotte Bobcats are gaining momentum this season. They are heading for the first playoff trip in team history. Although the Bobcats are currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, their position is not solid. Therefore, they will try their best to win every game, and the dream of the playoffs cannot be broken like this. If you analyze it from this angle, the Pacers who are playing at home today are really bad luck."

It's not that Van Gundy has any prejudice against the Pacers, but that the Pacers' performance before was really bad.There is already a huge gap between a big team and a playoff team.

But today, the fans found that the Pacers players seemed to be very excited when they warmed up. Unlike the previous lifelessness, everyone worked very hard.

After a while, the referee signaled that the players on both sides were ready to start the game.After O'Brien gathered everyone and gave a brief explanation, the starters of the two teams took off their training uniforms and stood still at the designated positions.

The starting lineup of the Bobcats is not much different from the previous lineup. Felton and Graham partnered at the back line, and "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson played the third position. He is also the strongest attacking point of the Bobcats lineup.The Frenchman Boris Diaw and the veteran Theo Ratliff form the inside line. This lineup is experienced and the attack points are very scattered.But the biggest problem is - too short.

Dior and Ratliff, a 2 meters 03, a 2 meters 08.Although Dior has outstanding athletic ability, he doesn't like to use athletic ability to solve problems.Ratliff was also an excellent jumper at the beginning, but at the age of 36, he has long since lost his original movement speed and jumping ability.

This is why Henson needs players to attack the inside.The absence of Tyson Chandler has left the Bobcats' inside staff reserves stretched.If it weren't for the urgent need for a center to fight the fire, the Bobcats would never trade Ratliff from the Spurs.

Before the game started, Henson stopped Granger and whispered something in his ear.

"Do you know why I asked you to play the fourth position?" Henson found that when he did this, many live cameras were aimed at him.

Granger didn't answer, but shook his head in bewilderment.

"Because I know that you like to play big men out of position. Today, you can give it a go in what you like! Boris Diaw, that Frenchman is very cunning! But I need you to eat him, eat him on both ends of the offense and defense! Can you do it?" Granger's success rate of playing power forwards out of position has always been high, and Diao has no height advantage over Granger.Henson has always wanted to try the idea of ​​letting Granger play power forward, and today he can finally practice it!
"I can handle it, boss!" Granger nodded vigorously, and then stepped onto the field amidst the cheers of the fans.

"Boss?" Henson smiled, he liked the title.

(End of this chapter)