basketball player

Chapter 55 054: Reflection

The opening game defeated the Spurs, and people insisted that Henson took advantage of the players' smoothness.But when the Pacers defeated the Bobcats and the 76ers in a row, this view seemed to be somewhat untenable.

Even the most basketball-savvy person will be hooked on the Pacers' fluid, quick offense.And this kind of smooth and fast offense cannot be achieved by just having a good hand feel.

First of all, the coach's arrangement must be clear enough, and the players' cooperation must also be tacit.As it happens, you can see both of those things with the Pacers.

And a major indicator to test a team's tactical accomplishment is undoubtedly defense.Regardless of the relatively short lineup of the Pacers, Horford, the highest starting point, is only 2 meters.But after three games, the Pacers' defensive efficiency ranked sixth in the league, among the best!
Although the new season has just started, the data is not rich enough, and the calculated defensive efficiency ranking is not accurate enough.But it is really not easy for a new coach who has just taken office to lead a new team that has been almost refurbished to achieve three consecutive victories.

After all, the Pacers started five players this season, and four of them are different from last season.Such a big change can bring such a stable result, which undoubtedly deserves the cheers of local Indianapolis fans.

After the time came to November 11, the Pacers went to Philadelphia to fight the 3ers again.Since the 76ers lost to the Pacers in an away game a few days ago, today, the 76ers are waiting for revenge at home.

What the 76ers didn't expect was that what they were waiting for was not revenge, but another even more brutal and bloody massacre.

In this game, in the face of the boos of the 76ers fans, the Pacers became more and more courageous, playing the most satisfying defense for Henson so far this season.

The Pacers' unlimited defenses make it impossible for the 76ers to lead to shooting space, and their head star Iguodala is not a pure scorer. The 76ers team misfired, and only 75 players were accounted for in the four quarters.In this era when three-pointers are getting more and more attention, it is a very unbelievable thing to score only 48 points in 75 minutes.Even ten years ago, 75 points was a very low score.

On the other hand, the Pacers, in addition to playing the best defense this season, they also played an equally good-looking offense with 6 players scoring in double figures.Daniel Granger scored 25 points, Horford scored 16 points, Holiday scored 12 points, and Matthews, Green and George scored 11 points each.

The Pacers have a lot of offensive points, and the 76ers are simply hard to defend.And one of the things Henson does best is to attack more without chaos.At critical moments, Daniel Granger is still the number one scoring option for the Pacers, which prevents anyone who gets the ball from throwing it indiscriminately.Put an end to this situation, and the Pacers' offense will hardly break.

101 to 75, after the game, there was no sound in the Fuguo Center Arena, because only about a quarter of the fans in the stands were still present.The Pacers won four consecutive victories and blocked everyone's mouths!

After a summer training camp, the Pacers' fast offense has actually reached a level beyond ordinary people's imagination. Their shooting ability is outstanding, and the frequent pick-and-roll allows players to minimize the interference brought by the defensive end.So although the Pacers' offensive ability is actually underestimated by most people.

On the basis of the four-game winning streak, Henson asked the team to continue to speed up the pace and strive to increase the number of offensive rounds. After all, the massacre just experienced made Henson experience the refreshment brought by the turbulent offense.

However, when the team was in a good situation, on November 11th, at the Conseco Arena, in front of all the anticipating home fans, the Pacers lost to the Milwaukee Bucks with a previous record of only 5 win and 4 losses by 1 points.

John Salmons and Jennings scored 40 points with the Bucks' two backcourt double shots, giving the Bucks a 40-point lead in the critical final 4 seconds. With 40 minutes in 4 seconds, the game was obviously still to be played, but the Pacers players' impetuous offense ruined it all.In the end, the 4-point gap was also maintained to the end.

"Damn it, our offense seems to be too fast today." After the game, facing the disappointed home fans in the stands, Henson couldn't help but patted himself on the forehead.

"Our three-point shooting rate today was only 25%, because many times it was just pushed to the frontcourt and only one-handed passers made shots. This is all my fault, and I shouldn't encourage them to continue to speed up."

Seeing Henson talking to himself on the sidelines, Frank Vogel looked at the statistics sheet in his hand in surprise.The column for the three-point shooting percentage really read 25%.But the problem is, Henson has never looked at this watch at all.
Vogel shook his head. Anyway, it wasn't the first time that Henson estimated the data in his mind.Maybe it's not a problem for a high-achieving math student like him.

A four-point home defeat to the Bucks, a loss in the regular season, this is an ordinary thing.But seeing that the Pacers made 24 of 6 three-pointers and an overall shooting rate of less than 40%, the media exploded again.There is no doubt that they finally caught Henson's "little pigtail".

"The entire game, the Pacers players followed one thing, shooting. Even though they had already started to hit the iron crazily outside the three-point line, Coach Henson did not make any adjustments and did not let the players try to make the ball inside. This undoubtedly proves that the Pacers are a team that wins by touch!"

"The good luck of Coach Hengson Joe and Pacers. A team could not go to the end by shooting and feel. This is tantamount to fantasizing about buying lottery tickets to get rich without working. I know that Hengson may have a hand in the draft, but basketball is not gambling. What you need is not just luck, but also real materials. The fans of the team have begun to flutter. This failure this time is just right, so that they can examine their own problems. "

If the Pacers lost a game last season, the media might not have any reaction at all, because the Pacers have almost lost all season.

But this season, after the Pacers' drastic transformation, after they achieved an incredible four-game winning streak, everyone is looking forward to their loss!Because the Pacers won, it is very different from most of the media's concepts and predictions.Only the Pacers lost to prove them right.

So it is rare to see that the Pacers lost the game, but instead became a big star in the league.And once the team loses, the head coach is always the first to take out the round.

But in the face of overwhelming criticism from the outside world, Henson has no time to pay attention to it.What to do after a loss is not to blame others, not to moan without pain, not to complain about the pressure of being a head coach when you catch someone, but to sum up the reasons for the loss and make improvements.

The next day, after watching the video of the game against the Bucks with the coaching staff, Henson roughly summed up the reasons for the failure.

"The first thought that pops up in our minds is often what the opponent can think of. After four consecutive victories, especially after slaughtering the 76ers, our first thought was to speed up. So yesterday, the Bucks took advantage of our quick three-point shot and retreated and failed to defend in time, and played a lot of easy counterattacks. In the next game, facing the Denver Nuggets, who are also good at offense, their first thought must be to attack. So, we should strengthen defense! Today's training, we focus on defense, we take advantage of the opponent's missed shots Fight back!"

Henson slapped the table and decided the focus of training before the next game.He now understands that one idea and tactic cannot be used all the way to the end of 82 regular season games. The reason why he was able to easily win four consecutive victories before was because the opponent did not know enough about the current Pacers. This factor was particularly important in the game against the Spurs.If the Spurs knew the Pacers were going to play fast, they would have choked the tempo from the start.

Be sure to think carefully about what kind of strategy to use to prepare for the next opponent, instead of just following the script.

After the meeting, Henson walked to the training ground to watch the team's training.After the loss of the last game, the players' touch has bottomed out and rebounded.After all, since Henson became the head coach, he has put special emphasis on shooting training, and the players' poor touch will not be too bad.

At noon, Henson led the coaching staff to study the Nuggets game video.With the help of experts such as Silas and Vogel, the video analysis went very smoothly.

Henson, the Denver Nuggets with a warm touch, a defensive approach and a penchant for offensive basketball, tried to combine these things, looking for a little idea that could give the team an advantage.

(End of this chapter)