The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Henson Joe will retire completely!"

???? "This time is a real farewell!"

???? "Unbelievable, he actually chose to leave again at the peak of his career..."

???? "His retirement is a major loss for the NBA!"

At the end of September, the NBA pre-season training camp has started for more than half a month. It has been more than half a month since Wade announced that he would do the last dance and Henson announced that he would finish the last lap.

However, even after so long, the news that Henson is about to retire continues every day, and the heat remains high.

Among them, some regretted, and some cheered.

But I believe that the hardest thing in my heart at this time must be LeBron James.

I **** came to Los Angeles, but you told me that you were retiring?

? ? ?

James must be very worried at this time.

But in any case, the pace of the new season is approaching. In addition to Henson's last season, this season is also considered to be the most competitive season for the championship in recent years.

Needless to say, the Warriors and Pacers naturally, these two giants are still hot to win the championship. Other teams in the league also quietly rose up this summer.

Faced with such a situation, people are most concerned about how the Pacers will line up after the loss of Paul?

The Pacers official website and Henson did not give any answers. They just regularly posted a few training photos of the players on the official Twitter, and posted a few photos of Rondo asking everyone to play cards.

I have to say that Rondo's hobby in this respect is similar to Paul. Henson sometimes finds it strange. Rondo and Paul should become good friends. Why is he always jealous when they meet?

The reporters are very concerned about the Pacers' formation, so they also look forward to the Pacers' performance in the preseason.

But Henson didn't want to be the first to reveal his strength in the preseason. He decided to close in the preseason, even if he lost all.

As a result, in the first game of the preseason in early October, Pacers VS Suns, after seeing Henson's starting lineup, people fell through.

"Rondo, Danny Green, Stephenson, Siakam and Lopez? This is the Pacers' new season starter? Coach Henson is serious?" Reggie Miller sat in the commentary, watching With that completely unreasonable starting lineup, he looked dazed.

Sure enough, the game ended with the Suns victory. Suns potential rookie Devin Booker scored 32 points. In the first game of the preseason, he liked to mention a good number.

In the next few games, the Pacers' record is still poor.

Playing Magic, Henson changed, starting with Brogdon, Oladipo, George, Siakam and Antetokounmpo...Of course, George and Antetokounmpo only played. By 25 minutes, the game will stop. On the Magic side, Vucevic had 28 points and 13 rebounds, blasting the Pacers.

109 to 95, the Pacers lost two games in a row, and their offense seemed to be out of order.

The third game was against the Knicks. Henson changed his starting lineup again. What surprised people was that Derrick Rose was actually the number one starter this time...

Then, Tim Hardaway II scored 36 points and took the Pacers lightly.

The defending champion lost three straight in the preseason, and the whole league was boiling.

"After the loss of Chris Paul, the Pacers' offense was simply out of order!"

"I don't know if Coach Henson has given up resistance, because these three preseason games the Pacers have not played at all!"

"Perhaps, the appearance of the Five-Star Warriors and Paul's departure have made the Pacers lose their confidence. They are playing very weakly, and they cannot play in the regular season in this state!"

Sitting in the office, watching the daily news criticizing the Pacers, Henson was rather proud.

He lost on purpose. He was never a coach who cared about winning or losing in preseason games. Everyone didn't play seriously in the preseason, so the effect of training was not as good as training.

When the regular season begins, when the world thinks the Pacers will be over, he will make the team a blockbuster.

"Henson, confrontational training will begin soon." While Henson was reading the newspaper, Becky Harmon knocked on the door of his office.

"Thank you, Becky, I'll be right now." Henson smiled slightly and put away the phone.

It's time to see how that group of guys are getting together.

At the beginning, Antetokounmpo was still very uncomfortable. But after almost a month of hard training, the Greeks have become accustomed to the offensive method of receiving the ball from the bottom line and commanding teammates to move all the way.

With the dual help of Nash and Henson, Antetokounmpo's ability to read the game has improved greatly. In this attack, he first handed the ball to George, and then immediately gave Bogdanovic a ball-free screen.

After the Croatian striker ran away, Antetokounmpo pretended to cut in to attract the defense, but George passed the ball to Bogdanovic.

The Croatian made an open three-pointer, adding another three for the main team.

Henson applauded satisfactorily off the court, although Antetokounmpo did not directly attack the attack just now. But his command, cover and cut are very well in place.

This is what Henson wants, to spread the task of organizing the offense to everyone. In this way, there is nothing wrong with Antetokounmpo playing point guard.

But not long after the main team was happy, Derrick Rose used his breakthrough to win back.

Since this year's training camp, Rose is in excellent physical condition. There is no doubt that Henson's badges worked on Rose.

The most significant effect after being healthy is that Rose's long-lost self-confidence comes up. Although his first step is no longer so fast, his changes can't be compared with the previous year. But a confident Ross, the breakthrough is still very sharp. His finishing ability at the basket made Henson happy.

In this summer training camp, Henson used his "training camp badge" to improve the offensive ability of Antetokounmpo and George, and the last place was used by Henson on Oladipo.

After Oladipo renewed his contract last year, Henson's plan was to make him take on greater responsibilities. If Oladipo is trained to shoot, he can occasionally play off the ball.

Just as Henson thought, Oladipo received a pass from Siakam and made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line.

Oladipo's improvement in shooting stability is visible to the naked eye, and he is no longer the "Little Wade" who can only take the ball into the penalty area.

Of course, it is not just the three of them who have improved.

Kuzma's offensive choices are more reasonable, and the offensive stability is better. Brook Lopez's three-pointer is more accurate than before. He is used to being an anti-aircraft turret. There is a tacit understanding between Siakam and Tucker, and the small lineup can be handed over to them.

Green, Stephenson and Brogdon continued to be stable and did not decline.

Can such a walker compete with the five-star warriors? Henson didn't know. But at least, it won't be helpless.

In the training hall, where reporters and fans can't see, everyone in the Pacers is working hard. Everyone thought the Pacers must be over? Well, wait and see!

I am indeed about to retire, but I have not retired yet!

As long as I am still in the Bankers’ Life Arena, there will still be my legends here!

Returning to the office after training, Henson drew a red circle on October 17th. That day was the day of the NBA opener, and the Pacers' first opponent in the new season will be the Timberwolves with Jimmy Butler and two champions!

The cool Minnesota Timberwolves will be the first to experience the Pacers' full firepower.

Think you can get rid of me by escaping to the west? Sorry Jimmy, I am afraid I will embarrass you again!