The Basketball Court Swordsman

The Pacers slaughtered the 76ers for 29 points. Everything seemed the same as a few years ago. The Pacers had no pressure at all when facing the 76ers.

Joel Embiid? The newcomer who was very kind a few days ago has now become the laughing stock of the world. After all, he neither managed to lead the team to victory, nor did he perform well. After the game, he took the initiative to submit to the soft matter, which was even more frantically reported by reporters.

This originally high-profile match ended with such a one-sided ending, which most people did not expect. It turns out that as long as Henson wants to contain you, you must die if you don't die.

"Before the game started, Coach Henson said that no one could defend Embiid in one-on-one. He didn't lie because he played a lot of double-teaming."

"Embid paid the price for his pre-match provocation, but as Coach Henson said, this is the tuition he must pay on the way he grows up."

"The 76ers want to compete with the top teams. It will take some time. Maybe next year, when Embiid is no longer restricted to playing time, when the 76ers get the No. 1 favorite, Ben Simmons, they will have this. Strength."

The next day, reporters fell to the ground and began to praise Henson. Little did they know that Embiid was their favorite character before that.

But this is the case with this group of clowns, whoever wins the game is the boss.

Henson was not disgusted with this behavior of reporters. Because the essence of competitive sports is like this, whoever wins the game is the boss!

At this time, "Boss Joe" did not have time to satisfy his vanity amidst the hype from the media. Although winning the game with the 76ers made Henson very happy, but Henson knew very well that he could not be complacent because of such a small victory.

The Pacers are still far away. And what Henson was busy with was far from over.

After returning to Indianapolis from Philadelphia, Henson went straight to the Indiana University Hospital. Because his little daughter Emily, who was only half a year old, had a fever last night and was taken to the hospital, Henson ran to the ward without even returning home after getting off the plane.

"She's okay, Henson. It's just a common cold. Now that the condition is stable, you don't need to worry too much." But when An Jiali saw Henson with messy hair in the ward, she couldn't help but worry about this man. heart.

Don't cause serious illness for adults just because of your daughter's minor illness.

"It's okay, just go home and sleep later. Anyway, today, the team started training in the afternoon. I worked hard for you last night, Ann. After I got the news, I wanted to come over from Philadelphia alone, but it was too late by then. , I can't stay up late and hurry because..."

"It's okay, Henson, you came in time." An Jiali smiled and stroked Henson's heart. "Look, she is awake. I said, she's all right. You go home and have a rest. Well, I have to participate in training this afternoon."

"I......"

"Okay, don't think of me as a child. In a family, everyone should have some responsibilities, right? Go ahead, as a wife and mother, I also have things I can do."

Henson smiled slightly, walked into the ward and kissed his daughter on the forehead before leaving the hospital first.

But Henson's busy day has just begun.

"I've heard about Emily, otherwise you won't use the training ground this afternoon. I will let McMillan and Becky Harmon handle the training."

During the call, Larry Bird's voice was a little low.

"No, I'm in the underground parking lot." Henson's reply was still concise, and the way he and Bird talked on the phone was simply overwhelming.

"Didn't you just go home from the hospital in the morning? You just took a rest for a few hours? Now you are in the underground parking lot?" In the phone, Bird's tone was extremely surprised.

"For me, a few hours is enough. Besides, I can sleep comfortably tonight." Henson knew that Byrd was well-intentioned, but Henson also said , He likes to control his team from every tiny detail.

So let the assistant coach take control of training this kind of thing, Henson would not do it as a last resort.

Walking into the office, just after making a cup of coffee, piles of documents and game videos filled Henson's computer desktop.

"Boss, I have sent you the video of the Bulls and Celtics game. I have time to watch it. Of course, I have also attached my video analysis."

"The team's training plan these days may need to be changed, because we are about to play back-to-back soon, I think the intensity can be reduced a bit."

"Regarding Brogdon's offensive training with the ball, the progress is pretty good. But if we can add some training for emergency stop jumpers together..."

In the afternoon, Henson received almost the entire coaching staff in his office. Yes, the job of a head coach is more than just standing on the sidelines and shouting a few words and pretending to be forceful. These things are all he needs to deal with every day.

When Henson took a cursory look at the video of the last two opponents and worked out some tactical ideas, it was time for daily confrontational training.

The Pacers' confrontational training has always been Henson's indispensable. Because only he knows best how the team needs to simulate in order to achieve the closest effect to actual combat.

In this way, after a busy circle, the time has come to the evening. The players sweated and dragged their bodies back to the locker room. Of course, there are also some players who have removed their sweat-soaked jerseys and stayed in the training hall to continue to train themselves.

And Henson, he can't go home after training. Because during the day, he hadn't heard Silas's scout report yet.

"Damn, what's the matter with your dark circles? So exaggerated!" When Silas saw Henson the first time he was attracted by his two big dark circles.

"Emily had a fever last night, so I didn't sleep well all night. I went to the hospital this morning when I got off the plane, and then came to the training not long after I slept in the afternoon. As a result, it was like this." Henson reluctantly Spreading his hands out, when he decided to take care of family and career at the same time, he expected the current hard situation.

Of course, this kind of hard work is happy for Henson.

"Why don't I report to you tomorrow? You are tired enough today, Henson, it's better to go back and rest early." Silas naturally knew Henson's physical condition, so he didn't dare to work overtime with him too much. Long.

"The scout report can be tomorrow, but about Kyle Kuzma, I think it’s time to arrange a time to check it out. I asked you to send the scout to the University of Utah, and he sent you back the scout report. Is it?" Henson said, paused the Celtics game video, then rubbed his temples.

"It just so happens that the scout only sent me a scout report today. Do I need to read it to you, or do you read it yourself?"

"Read it to me, Silas, my eyes get sleepy when they see those English letters."

"Well, as a junior, he has very comprehensive skills on the court and can score in front of defenders in a variety of ways. On the court, his attitude is very good. No matter how many points are behind, he has the confidence to The score catches up, not a player who will give up easily. At the same time, he can open up room for the team, coupled with his excellent athletic ability, which allows him to average 16.5 points per game in the junior season. In addition to power forwards, He can also play as a big center. Although he is not an advantage in strength, his footwork is better than most inside players."

Silas read according to the scout report. After talking about the advantages, it was time to talk about the disadvantages.

"The disadvantage of Kuzma is that he is very unstable in shooting, especially on the three-point line. Although he can shoot, his shooting percentage is not very high. At the same time, his shooting ability after dribbling is not very strong. In many games, he proved that he is not a stable shooting player. Although he has some performance on the offensive end, he is a black hole on the defensive field and has bad defensive habits."

When he heard the words "bad defensive habits," Silas found Henson frowned.

Yes, the Pacers have always advocated defense. The Pacers during the three consecutive championships, from the bench to the starter, have good single defense capabilities. So the phrase "bad defensive habits" must be very harsh to Henson.

Not only that, in Kuzma's scout report, the two words that appeared the most were "qualified" and "reached"-"Height of 2 meters 07, wingspan of 2.14 meters, is considered to be up to standard for power forwards. Standing up to 2 meters 73 height, he is a qualified rebounder. The jumping ability is up to the standard, and the outside shooting ability is qualified..."

The more Silas read down, Henson's brows frowned. When he read Kuzma's scout report, he thought Henson was going to give up the rookie.

Because according to the description on the scout report, this guy named Kyle Kuzma is really mediocre.

But Henson knows very well that a rookie with a low forecast must have some shortcomings. When dealing with rookies, you should not just stare at their shortcomings, but look for their shining points!

The Lakers are willing to observe this little-known guy for two consecutive years, certainly because of the merits of Kuzma that deserve the Lakers' attention.

Therefore, Henson did not give up Kuzma, but decided to go to Utah for a visit during this time. After Henson used the data analysis module to see Kuzma, all the problems were solved.

"What's the number of Kuzma's last game?" This was the first sentence Henson said after listening to the scout report.

"I watched it on November 13, and the team happened to have no game that day. Are you going?" Silas answered truthfully.

"Go, buy your ticket in advance. November 13? Tsk tusk, this time..." Henson looked at the schedule on the computer, smiled and shook his head.

"Yeah, this time is very unfortunate. Because you have to fight a tough battle before we start our Utah trip."

Henson looked at the Celtics players and Stevens on the sidelines on the computer screen, curled his lips, "Yes, this will indeed be a tough battle."