The Basketball Court Swordsman

On December 17, one day after the Pacers defeated the Pelicans, they ushered in their second back-to-back away game.

The Detroit Pistons, this team frightened the league in the 1990s. After entering the 21st century, the title of "Grassroot Champion" is even more popular.

But since the miracle in 2004, the Pistons have been living in dire straits. In a blink of an eye, it is now 2016. In another half month, 2017 will be.

During this period, let alone a championship, the Pistons have not experienced what the playoffs are like for 6 years. This team, just like the city of Detroit, has become dilapidated.

Although the Pistons now have a talented insider Drummond, Henson has always believed that Drummond is an overrated player. As a center who relies on the body to feed on, Drummond's finishing ability and pie-eating ability are actually not strong, and his defense is not as good as everyone thinks.

So in today's game, although it was a back-to-back away game, the Pacers played very easily.

At this time, sitting on the bench of the Palace Stadium in Auburn Hills, watching Paul George "slaughtering" the handsome Caldwell Pope on the court, Henson's mind had already flown to the Denver Plateau.

Due to back-to-back away reasons, Henson was unable to discuss Jokic with Bird in time. Yesterday, he only proposed this idea with Bird, but Henson has not made up his mind on how to implement it.

Therefore, Henson also told Bird not to act rashly. If the two of you think differently, it is easy for the other to grab the handle and raise the price. Everything can be decided after Henson returns to Indianapolis.

But unfortunately, after only one day off after playing the Pistons today, the Pacers will usher in a back-to-back away round, playing the Wizards and the Knicks...

This week, Henson's days in Indianapolis did not add up to a few days. Therefore, the general manager and head coach are not so easy to do.

"Henson, it's time to call a timeout." Just as Henson was thinking, Becky Harmon next to him spoke.

"Ah!? Are we behind!?" Henson raised his head in surprise and looked at the big screen at the scene.

"Um...no, but I think the main players don't have to play. We should call a timeout for substitutions, what do you think?" Becky Harmon shook her head. She knew Henson must be again. "Fantasy" went.

"Oh, that's all. From now to the end of the game, you and McMillan are in charge of this game. When to change players and what tactics to use, you decide."

Becky Harmon did not object, after all, it was not the first time Henson did this.

So for the rest of the game, people found that the Chinese coach was just sitting there, even if it was a timeout, he wouldn't move his ass.

Henson's contemptuous attitude made Detroit fans very unhappy, but even more unhappy is that even with such contempt, Henson still won.

"105 to 90, an understatement victory. The Pistons are not the Pacers' opponent at all. There is nothing to say about this game. The difference in strength between the two sides is visible to the naked eye." After the game, even the commentator didn't know how to summarize. .

Reggie Jackson's sloppy defense and Drummond's sloppy offense left the Pistons with no power at all.

After the game, Henson looked very excited. The reporters thought that Henson was excited for 12 consecutive victories.

But in fact, the reason Henson was so excited was that he could finally return to Indianapolis and sum up his "robbing plan" with Bird.

Bird brought a bottle of red wine to Henson's door and rang the doorbell.

Due to time constraints, Henson returned from Detroit in the morning, and after today's team training in the afternoon, he immediately returned home to accompany his wife and children. Therefore, there is no time to meet Bird at all.

Therefore, the two made an appointment and simply had dinner at Henson's house and talked while eating. Moreover, this kind of meeting is 100% guaranteed that there will be no rumors.

So at this moment, Byrd took a bottle of red wine and appeared in front of Henson's house.

"The wine you brought me last time hasn't been finished yet. Does your house have a wine cellar or something?" As soon as Henson opened the door, Bird joked.

"You heartless guy, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't bear this wine. Hey, An Jiali, how are you doing?" Bird walked into the house and greeted Henson's wife enthusiastically .

"Look at this little guy, she grows so fast! In half a year, she will be one year old. Time! Get up and be scared!" Then, Byrd teased Henson's little daughter again. At this time, Bird did not seem to have the slightest bit of "forcing the king", but completely turned into a good-looking uncle.

Later at the dinner table, Henson and Bird did not discuss official business. Henson and An Jiali talked about various embarrassing things about bringing the children, while Bird complained about the terrifying low temperature this winter.

Henson and Bird have a tacit understanding of not talking about official business in front of the Canadian family. Two extremely principled men are a bit like two gang godfathers who are meeting.

When should we talk about official business? After dinner, sitting on the sofa, Henson and Bird only started their conversation when An Jiali went to put the child to sleep.

"Nikola Jokic, another terrible second round show. The whole world sees that he has potential, Henson. This is also the difficulty. No one will easily give up a potential stock." Bird shook. Red wine in the glass, "When will the Nuggets offer an offer?"

"No hurry, if we quote now, we will be very passive. Indeed, Jokic's potential is well known. But the Denver Nuggets have not actually established Jokic as the core. Gary Harris, Emmanuel Moody Ah, another big white guy, Yusuf Nurkic...The problem with the Nuggets is that they have too many potential stocks. I think we can make a big fuss about this."

"what do you mean?"

“As we all know, the Nuggets originally wanted to use Mudia’s as the core of the team. But his performance still did not meet expectations. With Mudia’s lessons, the Nuggets will not easily use another young man Stand as the core. They must be quite cautious and entangled. So, we need to quote when other young players perform well. At that time, it must be the easiest time for the Nuggets to relax."

"What about our bargaining chips?" Bird took a sip of red wine and continued to ask.

"Kevin Rooney and Josh Richardson, no matter how bad we are, we can also add picks." Henson also likes Rooney and Richardson, but sometimes, he can't make decisions based on human touch.

This is the NBA. If you want to get a certain player, you have to give up your mind.

"Rooney and Josh Richardson... these two little guys also have potential, but I don't know if the Nuggets are willing. It's okay, let's play the game first. There is still a long time before the trading market closes. We can go with the Nuggets slowly."

"Yes, this is the reason why I proposed to trade so early. We need time and waiting, but we will not wait stupidly. I have other reinforcement plans, but... first one by one. Right." Henson's head was spinning fast, and many names flashed in his mind.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Bird went home, Henson continued to work until 11 o'clock, and rested on time.

Henson woke up early the next day. After all, the team must rush to Washington DC to play away early.

As always, Henson looked at the sports news first after waking up to see what was worth noting.

Today, there is really one thing worthy of Henson's attention. But for Henson, this is not good news.

"The Nuggets broke the news with team reporter Mars Thornton: The Nuggets intend to trade Yusuf Nurkic."

"Fuck!" Henson scolded secretly when he saw the news.

The Nuggets want to trade Nurkic, and it seems they have nothing to do with Henson. But in fact, the relationship is big.

Because the Nuggets have this idea, it means that they may have decided to make Jokic the core! Therefore, it was decided to trade Nurkic, who was in the same position as Jokic.

Henson's plan hasn't even begun, and the difficulty has become even greater...