basketball player

Chapter 330 328: How many all-stars?

It was early in the morning, but there was still noise and excitement outside the Bankers Life Arena. Shouts and cheers pierced the supposedly silent night sky.The fans hugged and yelled at each other: "Oh my god, this is unbelievable like a dream, we are the first in the West! We have achieved 22 consecutive victories, and we are almost unbeatable!"

It's unbelievable, because just a few years ago, they were still worried about the playoffs and the road ahead was lost.

In the summer of 2010, Pacers assistant coach Henson Joe took over the coach of Jim O'Brien. He brought new players and tactical ideas in an attempt to reshape the Pacers.As a result, that year, the Pacers entered the playoffs third in the Eastern Conference, and in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they fought seven games against the thriving Chicago Bulls.

In 2012, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat with a luxurious lineup at home and advanced to the finals.At that time, no one could have imagined that the O'Brien Trophy would go to Indianapolis a month later.

In 2013, facing the old rivals in good condition, the Heat, the rampant James, the returning Wade from injury, and the hot Bosh, Henson Joe used an adjustment during the halftime break to allow the Pacers to achieve an epic 22-game winning streak!

After the game, a gray-haired Pacers fan burst into tears in an interview, "This period of passionate years, my children and I will never forget it!"

Behind the 22 consecutive victories are tenacious will, tenacious defense, sincere cooperation and never give up attitude.

Of course, everyone knows that it all started in the summer of 2010.It was an ordinary morning, until the fans received a piece of breaking news.

"Pacers assistant coach Henson Joe will take over from Jim O'Brien as the head coach of the Pacers!"

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There may be a kind of woman who can make you list a lot of shortcomings.

She can't cook, vanity, savage, bad temper... It seems that you can find all the shortcomings in the world in her.However, she just has such a style that makes you feel excited and never forget.In a moment, completely occupy your heart.

Not just women, but some coaches too.

"If we do a street survey now and ask a fan what he thinks of Henson Joe, then I believe that fan will definitely answer me: He is full of dirty words, unreasonable, and full of lies. He is an out-and-out villain! If we go to the United States to collect data, we will find that fans who hate Coach Henson Joe definitely account for more than 85%! Just like you can't expect certain women to be charming, gentle and virtuous. We all know that Coach Henson has such and other shortcomings. But we must not Deny it, Coach Henson is definitely the kind of coach who can help his team win! Victory, championship trophies, glory! If you like these, then you will definitely like Henson Joe! - Christine Laidlow, "Half Angel, Half Demon"

This is an excerpt from an article ESPN beauty reporter Kristen Laidlow wrote for Henson after the Pacers won their 22-game winning streak.This article uses a woman's perspective to analyze a maverick male coach. This unique perspective has attracted a lot of attention and discussion once the article was published.

In this way, with 22 consecutive victories, this article and the photo of Henson enjoying the victory under the flying confetti, Henson Joe once again became the most high-profile star in the league as the head coach of the team!
"Ha! I didn't expect that one day someone would compare me to a woman of all kinds!" Sitting in his office, Henson Joe put his feet on the desk and leaned comfortably against the back of the chair.

"Christine's article is very truthful. For example, he said that you are full of dirty words, unreasonable, and full of lies. Hahahahaha, she really knows you too well!" Stevens laughed until he attracted Henson's disgusting gaze.

"Come on, if she really understood me, she wouldn't use these words that obviously don't fit my temperament on me."

"You're right, Henson, come on."

Vogel on the side shook his head. Listening to the two young coaches bicker has become a daily routine in his work.

"By the way, at two o'clock this afternoon, the league will announce the full roster for this year's All-Star Game. Henson, do you think we can make an All-Star this year besides Chris Paul?" Vogel started a new topic. He didn't want to hear Henson and Stevens talking all afternoon.

Earlier on January 1, the league officially announced the starting list for the 25 Houston All-Star Game.There is no doubt that as one of the best point guards in the league, Chris Paul was selected again.Not to mention the East, even in the West where there are many strong players, Henson can guarantee that no one can shake Paul's position as the All-Star starting point guard.

After the starting list was announced, the All-Star substitute list was released.

Compared with the starting lineup, although the All-Star substitute is not so high-profile.But there is no doubt that for the team, even if a player is selected for the All-Star bench, it is also an honor.

"David and Al may be doing well this season. Their strength has not declined, but their statistics have declined." Stevens spread his hands. Due to the change in tactical role and tactical status, Horford and West did not have many opportunities to show themselves this season, and their statistics were mediocre after all.In addition, this year's All-Star Game directly canceled the center position, which greatly reduced the possibility of inside players being selected.

So in Stevens' view, although West and Horford have the strength of the All-Star level, they lack some All-Star data.

"In other words, do you think we only have Paul as an All-Star this year?" Vogel smiled with interest.

"It's nothing surprising. A team can have one player selected for the All-Star Game. It's already very remarkable. After all, not all teams are like the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Speaking of which, the Lakers and the Heat are really perverted. The Lakers Kobe and Howard were selected as All-Star starters at the same time. The Heat are even more terrifying. A team has three players selected as All-Star starters! God, no one would have believed that such a thing would happen before." Stevens said, shaking his head, the All-Star starters have three players are on the same team.With the Heat's lineup, it's hard not to be jealous.

"Tch," Henson waved his hand, and he finally spoke after he hadn't spoken. "So what if three people were selected to the All-Star team? Didn't they lose to us yesterday? The number of players selected for the All-Star Game has nothing to do with the strength of the team. Besides, I don't think we have only Paul to be selected for the All-Star Game this year. Do you dare to bet, Brad, Frank. Let's bet for a month's dinner that at least two of our team will be selected for the All-Star Game!"

Seeing Henson's ghostly smile, Vogel and Stevens looked at each other and scratched their heads.

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The Pacers' daily training usually ends at 02:30 noon, and then starts the second training at 9:[-] pm.Don't ask Henson why he arranged it, it's all deeply imprinted in Henson's mind by the [-]-year compulsory education.

But at around [-]:[-] every day, people will come to the training hall to start warming up and practicing in advance.Among them, Paul George is definitely the unshakeable "main force".

George has had a good season, pretty good.In the first two years in the Pacers, people said that George is likely to become a star.And this season, he is undoubtedly a star.

Averaged 21.7 points per game, the highest in the Pacers team.Averaged 6.8 rebounds per game, fourth on the team.Before he knew it, George, who was in the third grade, had become the top scorer of a championship team!Although the Pacers are a team that focuses on team offense, there are 6 players who averaged double-digit points per game this season.It is also because of this that George can be crowned the Pacers' scoring leader with 21.7, which is not an exaggeration.

But even so, the top scorer of a championship team is definitely qualified to be called a star.It's just that George's brilliance is often covered by Paul and Henson, so in the eyes of most fans, George is still the young George, and he will be surprised only after accidentally seeing his statistics this season.

George's rapid progress, in addition to the role of Henson's badge, is also related to his unremitting efforts.And this young man didn't know that his hard work was finally being seen by people.

"Hahahahahaha, one month's dinner, one month's dinner!" Just after the players who came to the training ground in advance practiced for more than ten minutes, Henson's wild shout came from the head coach's office next to the training hall.

Generally speaking, the head coach's office is a very serious place.Every time Henson called someone to the office to talk, the players would inevitably get a little nervous.But today, there was an untimely shout from that extremely serious "palace".

Just as everyone turned their attention to the head coach's office, Henson suddenly "broke" out and rushed into the training hall.

Cell phone in hand, he strode onto the court.And behind him were Stevens and Vogel, who seemed to be both happy and a little unhappy.

George stared at Henson until the Chinese coach who brought him to Indianapolis was less than 5 meters away from him, then George realized that he was coming for me!
Without saying much, Henson walked up to George and hugged him tightly.

"Boss?" George was stunned. These three men are not so bored that they are playing truth or dare. If so, asking Henson to hug his players is not punishment at all.

Henson was very hard and hugged George tightly.After all, this No. 24 was cultivated by him step by step, and he watched the growth step by step!This sense of accomplishment, this kind of joy, other people can't experience it at all!

Henson hugged George and was stunned for a few seconds. He didn't want people to find out that he secretly shed two tears.

After a few seconds, Henson finally let go and straightened George's practice jersey.

"Good job, brat! Congratulations, you're an All-Star now!"

There was an uproar in the quiet basketball court.

(End of this chapter)