The Basketball Court Swordsman

The summer of 2010 was definitely a turbulent summer for the Indiana Pacers.

The team coach Jim O'Brien was told to have been fired while on leave. One day later, the team officially announced that Assistant Coach Henson Joe had become the team's interim head coach. In the draft, the Pacers used the 10th overall pick to pick a guy with a predicted only 22nd and a hot potato that no one dared to take over. Subsequently, the Pacers announced their withdrawal from the Orlando Summer League and won the Summer League Championship in Las Vegas. It didn't take long for a deal involving Horford, Hinrich, Hibbert, Murphy and multiple draft picks to happen suddenly.

Just when everyone thought the Pacers should almost honestly wait for the start of the new season, the photos of the team’s new coach Henson Joe and the mysterious **** woman kissing on the beach broke the gossip circle. On the same day, The well-known electronic technology giant Vivik Ranadevi announced that it has entered the Indiana Pacers and acquired a portion of the Pacers' shares, and Vivik became one of the team's owners.

"I love basketball very much, and I have formed my own team and have been a coach. I hope that entering the NBA this time and cooperating with the Pacers will allow me to learn the experience of managing the team." Vivik is in the news The speech at the press conference was very simple, and the fans cheered for it. With such a rich man, the Pacers may be able to squander money in the free agent market in the future.

From the coach, to the players, to the owner, the Pacers’ summer is extremely lively. Henson sat in his room and took a newspaper to look at the picture of Vivik Ranadivi. Well, she doesn’t look like An Jiali at all, things are definitely not what I thought...

After drinking the coffee, Henson put down the newspaper, slowly put on his suit, and looked at the clock.

Today is the beginning of the Pacers’ new season pre-season training camp. After returning from traveling with An Jiali, Henson spent a period of time with An Jiali in the Bay Area and spent a happy and sweet life for the two. Mori's last leisure time in the summer of 2010.

It's seven o'clock in the morning, and the fellow Holledi should have arrived at the training hall, maybe Paul George has also arrived. According to Henson's habit when he was an assistant coach, he should appear on the training ground now. When Henson was an assistant coach in the past, he liked to arrive early, so that he could not only prepare in advance, but also urge players to train.

But now, Henson is not in a hurry to go out. Although Henson has been the Pacers coach for a whole summer, just yesterday, Bird also turned Henson, the "temporary head coach" into an official head coach with a three-year $11 million contract. But he became the coach after the end of the season, so this is actually the first time Henson attended pre-season training camp as a head coach.

Therefore, this "first time" is extremely important to Henson. Although he used to be an assistant coach, he established a certain prestige among the players. But that's not enough. To fully control the team, the most basic thing is to let the players listen to you. How do you let the players listen to you? Build prestige! Very powerful prestige! Let the players be a little scared, but trust you very much.

And the prestige of a head coach has been established since the first day he entered the training hall. Henson's predecessor, O'Brien, has always been an "good old man" and a "player's coach." So even if he tries to change later, it is difficult to break away from the image of "good old man".

What Henson has to do now is to avoid building up this image himself. Therefore, on the first day when he officially took office, Henson did not intend to arrive at the training hall before the players, otherwise the guys would definitely treat Henson as an assistant coach who came to clean up the training ground early in the morning. Important people are usually the last to appear. Henson's late arrival can also give players similar psychological hints.

It wasn't until 7:30 in the morning that Henson slowly dialed Carter's phone and called for the car to go to the Conseco Arena!

Conseco Arena, this huge building that looks very similar to a church is located in the city center of Indianapolis, and the transportation is very convenient. This luxurious modern arena, which was built in 1999 and cost 1.8 billion US dollars to build, is the most high-profile destination in Indianapolis.

Henson got out of the car and looked up at this huge building. The Pacers' schedule for the next season was printed on the outer wall of the Conseco Arena. This is the tradition of the Pacers. Every year, they print the schedule directly on the outside wall of the arena for fans to view.

Henson stared at that wall for a long time. These 82 games will be the most severe test he will face! I don't know if I will soar into the sky, or just like O'Brien, I can only leave with my tail in the end?

"Hey, Henson!" As Henson stared at the Conseco Arena in a daze, Carter, the taxi driver, poked his head out of the car.

"Ok?"

"Come on, don't worry about what the media say, anyway, we fans are very supportive of you!"

Seeing Carter's honest smile, Henson was not so nervous in an instant. Bird trusts himself, and fans trust himself. What Henson has to do now is to make himself and those players trust himself!

Henson has already witnessed the fall of Percy and O'Brien on the Pacers, and it can be said that he has stepped on their bodies until now. And if Henson is unable to form his own influence in the team and bring a considerable record, then he will be the next dead body.

This will be a gambling game about the reputation of Henson and Bird. A rookie coach like him who does not have enough background and resume and relies on the trust of Bird as his superior. If he can't make a huge improvement in his performance, he will only be waiting It will be abuse from fans and the media, and Bird will also lose the reputation and prestige he has accumulated over the years.

Therefore, this is not Henson's battle alone, he must not be lost! After staying at the entrance of the arena for two minutes, Henson stepped into the arena confidently.

In three years of 11 million US dollars, Henson had never dreamed that his career as a head coach actually started like this.

Although it was the first time that Henson participated in training as a head coach today, he was already familiar with it.

After approaching the training hall, Henson had already heard the harsh sound of sneakers rubbing against the wooden floor. Pushing in, and sure enough, the team is basically all there.

Henson didn't say hello to the players, but found that his players waved to him. And Henson didn't respond too much, just nodded.

He didn't want to show up like a clown to gather all the players together and talk about useless nonsense. He will speak when it is time to speak, but now Henson thinks it is better not to interrupt the players' training.

"Henson, I thought you were going to be late. I have already started training for all of them in accordance with your training plan." Frank Vogel greeted Henson enthusiastically, and Henson sighed with emotion. He always thought he was going to give Vogel a hand. Unexpectedly, the reality is quite the opposite.

So, things are unpredictable.

"Thank you, Frank. These guys, don't make much trouble." Henson said, glanced at the training ground. Holiday is shooting, Horford is developing three-point ability in accordance with Henson's requirements, the thin George is gaining muscle in the power room, Matthews and Green, the two guys officially mentioned by Henson in the NBA are swapping defenses. Skill, Granger, the big brother, kept encouraging everyone to keep working hard.

There are now few veterans left on the team. The veterans are either traded or not renewed. The main composition of the team is basically the group of people recruited by Henson himself. Therefore, few people would fight against Henson because he is a rookie. After all, the players recruited by Henson himself are in awe of him.

And the few old fritters are not big players themselves, so they don't play tricks.

However, in this happy scene, Henson soon discovered that one guy was missing.

"Everyone is serious, but..."

"It's just that Stephenson hasn't come yet, hasn't he? What a good boy, he was late for the first day of training!" Before Frank finished speaking, Henson discovered the problem.

After a while, Henson's cell phone rang. After answering the call, Henson was immediately confused.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Henson frowned, Frank Vogel couldn't help but worry a little.

"The police station asked me to pick up people." Henson shook his head, feeling angry, and wanting to laugh. "It seems that Lance guy can't bear to be lonely."

Stephenson's **** actually filled Henson's name in the emergency contact column. And, remember Henson's phone number...