The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the 2009 Summer League, people were surprised to find that Larry Bird, who combed his hair neatly, would appear on the scene. Although the appearance of high-level teams in the summer league is not an exception, it is really rare.

Bird’s purpose for watching the summer league today is also very simple. He just wants to confirm whether the two rookies selected by the team this year are really as good as Henson said.

Although Bird has also watched the video of the game Holiday, the summer league is different from the NCAA. The competition here is more intense and the competition is more intense. Whether a college player can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA can be learned through the summer league.

But what makes Bird very gratified is that Zhu Holiday is really as good as Henson wrote in the scout report. He can shoot, can break through, and can do some offensive tasks. The most commendable thing is that this guy is very good at using left and right hands. Just like Henson said, Hollodi used his right hand to shoot the basket, but often changed his left hand for layups, which made the defender a headache.

In addition to Holiday, Danny Green, who the Pacers picked in the second round, also impressed Bird very deeply. The selection of Danny Green was the suggestion that Henson gave to Bird after the joint trial. Bird used his second-round pick and some cash to trade Green from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The kid is very active, willing to defend, and loyal to three-pointers. If you put it in the development league to exercise for a period of time, you should be able to become a good puzzle player.

Watching Holiday accurately find Danny Green in the crowd and assist the latter to hit a three-pointer, Bird couldn’t help applauding lightly, and then turned his head to talk to a Chinese man sitting beside him. This Chinese man is the Chinese scout for the Pacers, Henson Joe.

There is a saying in the media that the Pacers pitted the Timberwolves for this scout’s idea. This news came from a blonde scout who was fired from the Timberwolves.

In fact, this is not a rumor. It was indeed Henson’s proposal that Paul Hollodi lost the Flynn smoke bomb. It’s just that Bird used his interpersonal relationship to put this proposal into practice. Because of this, Bird now admires Henson very much. This guy is not just an ordinary scout, he also understands the intrigues of the NBA world.

The Timberwolves used their precious sixth overall pick to get only one little potential Jonny Flynn. It is estimated that they are cursing the old fox Bird. As everyone knows, the old fox was also “instructed” by others this time.

Of course, Bird trusts Henson for another reason. After the draft, Henson once again achieved an achievement: to help the president of the team choose the central player.

After reaching the achievement, there are three more rewards for Henson to choose. Henson then discovered that every time an achievement is achieved, the three rewards obtained are random. Because the three rewards available this time are different from the previous one.

But Henson was lucky. He still encountered a trust reward, so he didn’t hesitate to choose the Upgrade Trust Medal, which allowed Bird to increase his trust from 10% to 20%.

Henson doesn’t know how much Bird trusts him now, but even if it is not 100%, it should be 70 or 80.

“You said, Holiday kid, do you have a chance to become a superstar?” Bird turned his head and chatted with Henson. This time, he came to see Orlando to watch the summer league. Bird only brought Henson. This shows that the president is right. The favorite of Chinese scouts.

Henson is not like those who can only flatter, he dare to say anything, and what he said is really useful. Bird likes anyone who can really help the team. From now on, there are three people that Bird trusts very much. One is his assistant Pritchard, the other is Franka Vogel, who is now directing the summer league, and the other is Henson.

“To tell the truth, Holiday can’t be a superstar.” Henson told the truth, this is one of the reasons Bird likes him. “This year’s superstar, it is not our turn to choose. But if Holiday is willing to work hard, he should be able to achieve All-star level. With a 13th overall pick to pick an All-star, it’s a good deal.”

“What about Jonny Flynn?” Bird asked again.

“Flynn is just a smoke bomb, Bird. The Timberwolves selected him with the sixth overall pick,” Henson paused, showing his white teeth.

There was a whistle from the field, and half of the game was over. Holiday scored 13 points and 4 assists in halftime. For a rookie, even in the summer league, this performance is really good.

People began to admire Bird’s wise eyes, but Bird was thankful that he had Henson Joe.

“Look at the cheers at the scene, these sounds are for Holiday.” As Bird spoke, he subconsciously beckoned to his camera. As a big star, he is really sensitive to the camera.

“Actually, Holiday should have performed better in the first half.”

“Better? Isn’t 13 points good enough at halftime?” Bird looked forward to Henson’s answer very much. This Chinese American will not start a new topic for no reason.

“Frank, there is no doubt that he is an excellent coach, but he is too conservative. I know that he is the defensive coach of the team, and our excellent defense is mainly attributed to him. But when standing as a head coach, you have to consider It’s not just defense. In the first half of the game, he allowed Holiday to focus more on defense, which is why the opponent’s shooting percentage was only 41%. But if Holiday was not allowed to attack, it would kill his talent. .If it were me, I might liberate Holiday and make the pace of the game a little faster. It’s not to give up the defense completely, but to focus on the offensive end. In this case, I believe the 76ers will definitely be behind more now. Because their line of defense is as fragile as a thin piece of paper. Instead of dragging it down like this, it’s better to click through each other as soon as possible!” Henson said while gestures. Although Henson now has the idea of ​​entering the coaching staff, he has no detailed countermeasures yet. I just said that, Henson just casually chatted with Bird about the ball. This is something that everyone who loves basketball will discuss when watching the ball.

But the speaker was unintentional and the listener was interested. Bird looked at Henson with interest and found that the scout still looked like a coach when he analyzed the game.

“Boy, are you interested in coaching games?”

“Ah? Is anyone here not interested?” Henson smiled, these fans who watched the football, who never imagined that he could one day become a professional player or a professional coach.

“They didn’t have a chance, but you did! How? Do you want to sit on the bench and experience what it’s like to be a coach?”

Hearing what Bird said, the smile on Henson’s face gradually disappeared. Because he knows very well that Bird, this guy, doesn’t like to joke. What he said was serious, no matter how unthinkable it was. Just like his classic sentence back then: Are you all competing for second place?

At first people might think that Byrd was just pretending to be joking when he said this, but that’s what he thought in his heart. You scumbags are here to fight for second place.

“Don’t look at me so surprised. You don’t have to accompany me in the next game. Go to the bench to accompany Frank. I think he needs a more capable assistant than Posey.”

Bird blinked at Henson, as if this decision didn’t take too long to think about it.