The Basketball Court Swordsman

At 9:30 pm on July 19, a month has passed since Henson became the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. At this time, he was sitting on the bench, his eyes fixed on the court. In the Las Vegas Summer League Finals, the Pacers got here by relying on the weird big and four kids. But the finals is obviously not Henson's goal. He has also told Bird: If you can't win the championship in Las Vegas, you will get a substitute.

He also said this to reporters, but no one believed the rookie coach. The Las Vegas Summer League is no better than the Orlando Summer League. Want to win here is not to say that you can succeed.

Countless reporters are waiting to see Henson make a fool of himself, but for now, the Pacers have the advantage. With 8 minutes left in the game, the Pacers took an 8-point lead. Throughout the Summer League, the Pacers ranked first in the league in three-pointers, first in three-pointers, and second in fast break points, second only to the Washington Wizards who owns John Wall.

The general game scene is like this: Hibbert grabs a defensive rebound and a long pass, which is a defensive counterattack. The Pacers' four outside lines are usually a three-point rain, the game has been beaten. On the defensive end, as Henson said, other teams did not take advantage of the Pacers' perimeter. Hibbert's average of 3.2 blocks per game in the summer league also made his inside a veritable no-fly zone.

In the semifinals, the San Antonio Spurs tried to control the rhythm and block shooting space. As a result, the Pacers unexpectedly performed well in the positional battle. Hibbert can shoot and use him to initiate pick-and-rolls. Henson has countless tactical options. The Pacers have no offensive weakness. Holiday, Matthews, George, Green, Hibbert or Stephenson all have a strong scoring threat!

The only thing that made Henson a little uncomfortable was that George was uncomfortable at the fourth position. He wanted to make George an all-around forward, but now it seems that George does not have the ability of Daniel Granger to swing freely in the third and fourth positions. George's play style is still more outside, after all, he has never done anything in the fourth or fifth position since he was young. Therefore, after the official start of the new season, Henson will not let George go inside. Perhaps it would be a wiser choice to let Granger go to the top four position.

But fortunately, I tried to do this in the summer league, which is at least better than finding it inappropriate in the regular season.

At this time, there was a burst of laughter from Henson's back, and Stephenson made a three-pointer under the tight defense of the opponent. Henson sighed. This is already Stephenson's fifth three-shot in the summer league.

"What is this kid doing!? He has made two consecutive offensive shots since he went up!" Vogel scolded while sitting next to Henson. If he were the head coach, he was already on the sidelines and yelled.

After Stephenson cast this three-notch, a trace of anxiety appeared in his eyes. He tilted his eyes towards the team's bench unconsciously, but Henson sat on the bench with a calm expression.

Henson noticed the look in Stephenson's eyes, so he first applauded Stephenson, and then pressed his hands down to signal him to stabilize the rhythm.

Henson's actions and expressions can always calm people down quickly. During the summer league, Henson was cold-faced most of the time. But every arrangement made by this guy can bring immediate results. These young people are not only afraid of his indifference that refuses to be thousands of miles away, but also trust him very much. So when Stephenson was about to be scolded, Henson just told him to calm down, which undoubtedly really worked, not added fuel to the fire.

People like Stephenson are not afraid of you scolding at all. The more you scold him, the more anxious you are. Don’t scold him. On the contrary, he will feel uncomfortable. Instead, he will realize that he has done wrong...

"He's just too excited. Give him some time. It's not the first time." Henson spread his hands, but his **** still didn't leave the bench.

After the Raptors attacked, they did not get a chance for several passes on the outside. Because Henson sent such a four-small lineup, their unlimited defenses made the opponent unable to crack. Each of the four outside lines is not weak in single defense capability.

In the end, the Raptors had to let Ed Davis cover and prepare to play Hibbert, a slow center.

However, Ed Davis's screen is not tough. To be precise, Stephenson's defense is too tough. He squeezed past the cover abruptly, and didn't let the dislocation form.

Although the pick-and-roll was not successful, Ed Davis immediately followed suit, preparing to hit Hibbert by surprise with his greater mobility.

The Raptors guard immediately pushed the ball in. Davis was about to slam dunk, but the basketball was pressed by a huge force, and it was nailed to the backboard abruptly.

"The pick-and-roll is really bad." Henson spit out abruptly, and Hibbert performed the nailboard hat again!

Seeing this, Stephenson rushed to the front court immediately, Hibbert used his vision to make a long pass. By the time the Raptors players reacted, Stephenson had already run halftime.

After a light one-handed dunk, Stephenson couldn't help but smile at the bench after landing.

Henson also laughed and applauded Stephenson, "What am I talking about? He just needs time."

For the next goal, the Pacers did not play fast, but settled down and played a round of positions. Hibbert took the ball and went inside. Ed Davis, who is only 2.08 meters tall, has been abused by Hibbert today and can no longer take care of himself. So far in the game, Hibbert has scored 18 points, including 10 points from the three-second zone, 4 points from the mid-range shot, and 4 points from the free throw.

Hibbert's huge offensive threat today forced the Raptors to double-team early. Sure enough, "Black Yao Ming" just took a step back, and the Raptors double-teamed.

"Pass, pass..." Henson muttered silently. He knew Hibbert was not that kind of stupid big guy. This guy has a good basketball IQ. I hope he can see that he is in the open position. George.

Sure enough, after seeing the double-teaming, Hibbert passed the ball to the right wing George with a hook gesture.

The Raptors power forward immediately rushed back, but George used the moment when the opponent's center of gravity was all forward to accelerate the breakthrough, and then stopped at the mid-range position to make a jump shot and the basketball was hollow into the net!

With long arms, soft hand feeling, and sharp sense of smell, Henson didn't make mistakes. To be precise, the data analysis module didn't make mistakes. George is a natural scorer, he even hopes to become the team's first scoring point in the future. Although he is not the most dazzling in the summer league, Henson knows that he can't be fat with one bite. George deserves to be cultivated, Henson even wants to use the medal for increasing the speed of potential development on George.

But Henson did not do so in the end, because he felt that George was not the most outstanding person. Just like Hollodi who was selected last year, Henson always felt that they were still short of breath.

Stephenson's fast break and George's emergency stop jumper allowed the Pacers to widen the point difference to 12 points. At this time, it was only three minutes before the end of the game.

It wasn't until this time that Henson took his **** off the bench for the first time since the second half.

"I can't bear it, my **** is aching." Henson patted his **** and walked to the sidelines and shouted.

"There are still three minutes left to stabilize the points difference. If anyone messes up things, stop playing in the preseason!"

Hearing Henson's voice, everyone cheered up again. Because they know very well that Henson, this guy, will definitely do what he says. If he says he won't let you play in the preseason, it is certainly not scary.

As a result, Stephenson and Hibbert's meat grinder-like defense combined with the double guns of Holiday and George, as well as the unpredictable long shots of Green and Matthews, the Pacers abruptly expanded the difference to 20 points! Instead of closing their hands at the last moment, they became more and more courageous.

The Raptors defense is like a ragged piece of rags in front of the Pacers. Ed Davis, the core of the Raptors summer league, also made a dunk against Stephenson.

At the end of the game, everyone on the Pacers jumped with excitement. After four failed seasons, the Pacers really need such a morale-enhancing victory.

Vogel happily formed a team with the players. After all, the Las Vegas Summer League championship is much more valuable than the Orlando Summer League championship last year.

In the crowd, Vogel glanced at Henson, only to find that Henson was still standing quietly on the sidelines.

Maybe for him, all this is not worth the excitement at all, it is just expected...