basketball player

Chapter 54 053: The Rise of New Powers

After the game, Charles Barkley was embarrassed.Before the game, he had patted his chest and promised that the Chinese coach who couldn't even win the preseason would be impossible to compete with Popovich.He believes that shooting can never win a game.The result now?Henson used fast-paced offense and unlimited defense to kill the ambitious Spurs.And all of this happened right under Barkley's nose!
"The Pacers' offense today is very subversive. 68% of their shots came from outside the three-second zone. In other words," Kenny Smith looked at Barkley with a gloating expression, "The San Antonio Spurs were shot to death!"

In fact, not only Barkley, most people who followed this game were shocked by this result.Henson's tactical thinking and lineup are indeed unconventional. He ignores the height of the inside and emphasizes fast pace and shooting.He does not advocate offense in the three-second zone, leaving behind the theory that "the closer to the basket, the easier it is to score".He has used a large number of newcomers, and there are even notorious "bad boys" like Stephenson.But these young people do not have the common problems of poor defense at all.They got 10 more rebounds by the Spurs, but still won the game.

All these unconventional data made Henson's victory very incredible.It's only the second day of the new season, who would have thought that there would be a big upset so soon!

An eastern team that has not reached the threshold of the playoffs for four consecutive seasons has defeated a western powerhouse!
Not to mention other people, even Bird didn't expect Henson to actually win the game.Of course he trusts Henson's strength, but he also knows how much the Spurs are worth.Even an old coach who has been in the NBA for more than ten years may not necessarily be able to beat Popovich.As for Henson, he snatched the victory from the Spurs!
After the game, reporters found Popovich in the player tunnel and asked him what he thought of the game.

"Coach Henson Joe made the Pacers' offense very smooth, and the defense has a clear division of labor. If they can maintain this state throughout the season, they will definitely be able to make a difference in the East. In addition, our outside line played really badly today." Popovich spread his hands, turned and left.

As an old coach, Popovich is not only full of glory, he has also experienced countless failures.So a loss in the regular season will not make Popovich irritable.

To the amazement of the reporters, Popovich didn't give Henson a bad opinion at all.Everyone knows that Popovich is a very mean person, even for his own players, he rarely praises.But for Henson, Popovich used the words of praise.

When did this old man become so amiable?In fact, Popovich hasn't changed.It's just that he really recognized Henson's ability.

Unruffled, clear thinking, and timely substitutions, the quality Henson showed in today's game made Popovich shine.Even when the Spurs launched a major counterattack at the end of the game, Henson calmly made the decision to replace Stephenson with Matthews, thus curbing George Hill's outstanding performance.

If Hill can continue to play like that today, maybe the San Antonio Spurs will win the game now.But Henson, he stopped it all.

Purchasing treasures from low-ranking players and using Popovich correctly is very clear, compared to tactics, this is the greatest skill of a coach!

However, Henson's outstanding performance does not mean that the old man can accept the loss of this game with peace of mind.The first thing he wanted to do after returning to the locker room was to teach Parker and Ginobili a lesson.At the same time, he secretly vowed in his heart that the next time he encounters the Pacers, the Spurs must pay with blood!
比赛结束之后的第二天，砍下了26分8次助攻的霍乐迪、20分8个篮板和5次助攻的霍福德、19分5个篮板的格兰杰、11分2次抢断的马修斯等球员，瞬间就变成了印第安按波利斯的城市偶像。

Holiday's No. 11 jersey has become the new favorite of Pacers fans, and regarding the Hibbert and Horford deal, people no longer blame Henson and Bird.As for Daniel Granger, he also proved that he is not a weak team brush.Even in key battles, when he encounters a strong enemy, he can stand up and play a role.

The good performance of this year's two rookies George and Stephenson also proves how correct Henson's vision is.This brand new Pacers has regained the trust of the fans.

Although the aura of the players completely overshadowed Henson, Henson was not troubled by it.After all, he himself does not enjoy the feeling of being in the spotlight.And after yesterday's game, Henson achieved two achievements at once, which naturally made him feel good.

Coach the first official game as a head coach, and win the first official game as a head coach.

This is the first time for Henson to unlock two achievements in one night. Of course, the reward has changed from 3 to 1 to 6 to 2.

For two rewards, Henson chose two speaking skills respectively.The other four medals are all related to business and transactions. Henson doesn't think he needs these things yet.After all, the current lineup of the Pacers is relatively stable, and there is no big contract that is about to expire. The medals for trading and negotiation are temporarily useless.And the commercial matter of increasing the attendance of home games has nothing to do with the head coach Henson.

Therefore, Henson chose the phrase "teamwork", and the effect was that the team's tacit understanding value increased by 15%.Another phrase is "give him up", the effect is to increase the morale of the players by 30%.Both words can only be used once, the first is effective for the whole team, and the second is only effective for one player.Therefore, Henson had to keep the second speaking skill and type it out when it was urgently needed.

Henson checked the rewards that he had yet to use. In addition to the morale booster that he just got, Henson still kept the medal that accelerated the player's potential discovery speed that he got a long time ago.

Henson originally wanted to use this medal on Paul George, but he finally decided to wait another year.This is a very precious medal that allows rookies to grow quickly and help the team immediately.If they can meet a player with a higher ceiling than George, then Henson will definitely regret using this medal early.

Henson immediately used the speech technique that increased the team's tacit understanding by 15% in the second day's training.The new season has just started, and the teams are still running in. Even the Miami Heat, which has the Big Three, are playing in a mess now.To put it bluntly, the new lineup has not been well-tuned.The tacit understanding between the players is undoubtedly an important factor affecting the running-in speed.If the Pacers can complete the lineup run-in one step earlier, they will definitely be able to take the lead in the record!
Coupled with the medal that Henson has equipped to reduce the impact of tacit understanding by 10%, he believes that the team will play more and more mature.

Judging from the current harmonious situation in the team's locker room and the increasingly smooth offense in training, the combination of dialogue skills and medals has indeed achieved good results.

A day after the victory over the Spurs, the Pacers immediately started their second road trip.This time, the Pacers' destination is Charlotte.

Compared with the Charlotte Bobcats and the San Antonio Spurs, it can be said to be a different level of team.However, even though the Pacers have already defeated the Spurs, the media still do not believe that they can beat the Bobcats, who are weaker than the Spurs, in consecutive away games.

After all, the Pacers' play style in the last game caused quite a bit of controversy, although the victory over the Spurs in the first game gave Henson some praise.But most of the comments still believe that the Pacers' victory comes from the players' good feel and state, as well as Holiday's extraordinary performance.

The label of winning because of good luck, good player touch, and almost losing has been affixed to Henson's head by many media.The reason why they are not optimistic about the Pacers' ability to defeat the Bobcats is also very simple-no team can maintain a good feel throughout the season.

It's not uncommon for a weak team to overwhelm a strong team occasionally. 82 regular season games, who can guarantee that they will not capsize?But the victory of a game still cannot change the fact that the weak team is very weak.

However, Henson doesn't care about these voices. Professional sports are always a circle that judges everything by victory.These will have to be endured until you have enough victories.The best way to control the media and public opinion is to keep winning.

On October 10, the Pacers arrived in Charlotte in the morning and went straight to Charlotte's new sports sanctuary, the Time Warner Center Arena.After experiencing a big upset, the Pacers began to attract some topics and attention, and the Bobcats, who were unfortunately slaughtered by the Mavericks in the opener, urgently needed a victory to stop the bleeding.

But this night, the Pacers did not give the Charlotte people this chance. In this game, the Pacers once again resorted to the ultra-fast offense in the first game. After losing Tyson Chandler, the core of the defense, the Bobcats simply couldn't resist this turbulent firepower.

104 to 94, the Pacers flooded the Bobcats who could not swim with a tide-like attack.The Bobcats, who tried to play against the Pacers because of poor defense, lost miserably because they did not have the smooth offensive coordination of the Pacers.

In this game, the Pacers sent a total of 28 assists and their shooting percentage was as high as 62.7%, because most of their shots came from open positions.It seems that the tacit understanding between the players has indeed grown very rapidly.

"Coach Henson Joe's arrangement was very precise, and the timing of the substitution was just right. He asked Paul George to pester Wallace, and Granger, who was freed from Wallace, gave back to Henson's arrangement with a season-high 33 points. Facts have proved that it is a wise move to use Daniel Granger to play the fourth position!" After the game, a local basketball reporter in Charlotte commented.

And only one day later, in Indianapolis, when the Pacers slaughtered the 99ers back-to-back at home with a score of 86 to 76 to achieve three consecutive victories, many talents in the league finally realized that a young new force will begin to rise in the East!
(End of this chapter)