basketball player

Chapter 89 088: Troubled Genius
Henson has not unlocked achievements for a long time, because as more achievements have been unlocked, the frequency of unlocking achievements will be lower. After all, the same achievement cannot be unlocked twice.

In the beginning, winning any game will unlock the achievement.But now, the conditions for unlocking achievements are undoubtedly becoming more and more demanding and difficult.

Fortunately for Henson, he got the level 2 enhancement potential badge so quickly.He repeatedly pondered the effect of the badge: to increase the development speed of the player's potential by 20%.

Don't underestimate this 20%. Even if a superstar has not grown to its peak, its strength is quite gratifying.Can you say that LeBron James in his rookie period was not good?While the badge is unlikely to turn a rookie player into peak form overnight, superstars are strong enough even when they are not in peak form.

For this badge, Henson also took a look at Leonard's recent game video.The taciturn boy did not disappoint Henson, and his quality on the basketball court is still very gratifying.

He doesn't talk much, he loves defense, and his breakthrough is almost unstoppable. However, just to be on the safe side, Henson still hopes to be able to visit the scene in person and use the data analysis module to test the weight of that kid Leonard.After all, strengthening the potential badge is hard to come by. If Henson uses the wrong person, the Pacers' revival may be delayed for several years.

You can't work hard to train players yourself for several years, and in the end you will be fired because you don't have any results, and let others take advantage of it.

Henson looked at the schedule again. After the game against the Eagles on January 1, the Pacers will not play until the 9th.In the middle, the team had two full days of rest, enough for Henson to take the opportunity to go to San Diego State University to see the silent forward with tall arms and long arms.

On January 1, reporters rushed into the training hall of the Conseco Arena full of information during the media opening period, hoping to capture the figure of Coach Henson training the players.However, when the reporters arrived, there was no sign of Henson at all.

Apart from the players and trainers on the court, only Frank Vogel is in command.The curious reporters immediately caught Vogel. Could it be that Henson Joe was really fired because of the party incident?
"Coach Henson is not feeling well today, so I will direct him for a day. But everyone can rest assured that he will be able to return to the court tomorrow." Vogel faced the camera and answered in an unquestionable tone.

This is what Henson specifically told Vogel, don't let anyone know that he is going to scout for rookies.Hasn't it always been Henson's mantra to keep your opponents from knowing what you have mastered?

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At 06:30 that afternoon, in San Diego State University’s famous Viez Arena, Henson saw for the first time the silent boy in a black uniform, with a black corn head and unusually long arms, but he didn’t match the noisy environment around him.

Although the Viez Arena is only a university stadium, its large capacity of 1 people makes it often the first choice for major singers to hold concerts in San Diego.However, since 2009, the stars of the Vienna Arena have been dominated by one person-Kawhi Leonard!

"The height of 1 meters, but the wingspan is as long as 99 meters, which is 2 centimeters longer than the height! God, this guy's body was created for playing basketball!" Seeing Leonard for the first time, Henson was taken aback.

Silas, who accompanied him, thought that Henson had already memorized Leonard's physical data. He didn't know that even if Henson didn't need to memorize the data, he could see these numbers with the naked eye.

"It's scary, isn't it? But it's not his final form yet. I think this kid may still grow taller, and his arms may also grow longer. In the end, his height should reach 2 meters, and his wingspan is 01 meters. There is no problem!" Silas flipped through the data in his hand and said proudly.

"The wingspan can reach 2 meters!? God, you know, Shaquille O'Neal's height is 'only' 21 meters! His arm length is even higher than O'Neal! If he fully opens his arms to defend, the offensive player will face a brick wall!" Henson laughed excitedly. Leonard's physical data is perfect enough, but it is not enough.What Henson is most interested in now is Leonard's potential!

It didn't take much effort for the data analysis module to display Leonard's potential rating in front of Henson.At the beginning, Henson believed that Leonard's potential must be A-level, and the last time was A-.But he didn't expect that the rating reported to him by the data analysis module was A+!Top notch talent and potential!
If he could, Henson would really like to use the potential badge on Leonard now.But after calming down, Henson still didn't do it.Because if the Pacers didn't select Leonard in the end, wouldn't it be cheaper for others?

The subsequent game was completely Leonard's personal performance.He often completed a steal on the defensive end, then immediately took two big steps and pushed across the half court, and performed a flying dunk on the other side of the court.Leonard's outstanding athletic ability and long hands and feet make the basketball court seem to be much smaller.

During the 40-minute NCAA game, Henson was mesmerized and completely immersed in Leonard's performance.Although Leonard's scoring data is not as explosive as Arizona's Derrick Williams, his scoring skills are not as flashy as Duke's talented guard Kelly Irving.But Henson is sure that the seemingly mediocre Leonard will be the most promising prospect in this draft.

The most important thing is that until now, Leonard's draft prospects have been very average, and his predicted pick is not high.After all, the San Antonio Spurs, another team watching Leonard, are destined not to have a high pick.So they, like Henson, kept quiet, just waiting for the low pick to cut off the beard!

It's a good thing that no one is talking about it. Judging from the record and goals of the Pacers this year, their draft picks should not be as high as they were in the previous two years.No one is talking about it, which means that Leonard's pick will not rise.In the end, it depends on the Spurs or the Pacers, who has more means.

In Henson's view, even if Leonard plays in the NBA now, there is no problem!

"Watching him play a game with your own eyes, how do you feel?" Silas liked to hear Henson comment on a rookie, because his vision is really unique.

Look at the rookies that used to come out of Henson's hands, and now they are basically playing in the main rotation of the Pacers, and they are all doing well.Even low-draft picks like Matthews, Green and Stephenson are the same.And they are the evidence of Henson's vicious vision.

In order not to let the Spurs scouts find himself, Henson deliberately wore a hat and mask.But in winter, this outfit is not too strange.Therefore, Silas didn't know that the mouth behind Henson's mask was already closed with a smile.

"He has what it takes to be a top player in the league, Steph, a top player!"

This is Henson's evaluation of the "long-handed monster".

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After returning from San Diego, Henson has been in a very good mood.Not only has the team achieved outstanding results recently, but they have also received awards.Of course, Leonard, the untapped "gold mine", will also be one of the reasons why Henson is in a good mood.

What matches Henson's good mood is the team's good state.

On January 1, Granger scored 12 points, 27 rebounds and 5 assists, smashing Iguodala and leading the Pacers to an easy victory in Philadelphia.In fact, it is somewhat unfair to Iguodala to say that Granger hammered Iguodala.Because the match against Granger in this game was the former All-Star forward, Elton Brand.

Brand's sluggish footsteps were caught and beaten by Granger.Before the start of this season, many people criticized Henson's practice of allowing Granger to play the fourth position. They believed that it was not a wise decision to push Granger inside.But the fact is that Granger is totally eating and drinking at the [-]th position, and he is having a great time playing.

A day later, the Pacers returned to Conseco Arena to face the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks have recently suffered a two-game losing streak because Dirk Silverhorn King Nowitzki was absent due to injury.In today's game, Dirk still couldn't come back.

Paul George made 6 of 4 three-pointers and scored 16 points. The leaderless Mavericks were beaten to death. "Boxing champion" Tyson Chandler was full of strength, but facing Horford who was floating on the outside, he was also weak and unable to exert his strength. The young Eastern All-Star center scored 24 points like chopping melons and vegetables.

In this game, Henson was also looking forward to fighting with Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, but the absence of Dirk made it all shattered. 102 to 89, the Pacers won easily.

The Pacers have won three straight, 23 wins and 12 losses.Seeing that only one more win is needed to surpass the Chicago Bulls and return to the top three.

However, at this juncture, the Pacers and the Bulls really met.

Derek Rose, in Henson's view, that guy's potential may not be summed up with A+.

Genius can bring you a good mood, but it may also bring you trouble.

(End of this chapter)