The Basketball Court Swordsman

Defeated the Spurs and had a drink with Popovich. Henson’s trip to San Antonio has never been so pleasant.

But what Popovich said in the chat made Henson a little bit lingering. The old man has been the coach for so many years, and his advice must be very helpful. The so-called good health doesn't seem to be just a joke as usual.

Indeed, for ordinary fans, the job of the NBA head coach seems to be just to slap Fang Qiu on the sidelines. But in fact, this is only the smallest part of the head coach's work. In order to shout those tactics on the field, they must spend a very, very long time studying various tactics and opponents. The current T.NT commentator Van Gundy Jr. was a workaholic back then. He almost lived in the coach's office. Although Henson is not so exaggerated, he does the most to watch videos and take notes when he goes home every night.

After a game is over and media interviews and other work are completed, most of the players can go home to sleep, but the coach has to resume the game the first time to see how the players are and whether there are any problems with the tactics.

After reviewing the video, writing down the notes, and considering the next adjustments, it is usually early in the morning. Because the end of NBA games is generally late. It’s actually very rare to have a drink and relax with Popovich yesterday.

Rest for a few hours after washing, and a new day of training will begin. Although the trainers and assistant coaches usually go earlier than Henson, but most of the time he has to stare aside to ensure that players do not make mistakes during tactical exercises. Where to cut, where to pick and roll screens, these are perfect. Comparing NBA-level games, you can't just win it casually. Every step must be improved.

Phil Jackson once described his life as a coach. He said: "When I'm busy, I only change my clothes every two or three days, because I don't have time and can't take care of it at all."

These are still in the process of home games. There are 82 regular season games in a season, many of which are still on the away game. The away game consumes a lot of players, as is the head coach. Henson fell asleep on the team bus more than once, or seized the time of flying to study the game video.

Therefore, the job of the head coach is really hard. Most of their work requires the sacrifice of physical health. Looking at how many coaches in the NBA finally withdrew from the game for "physical reasons", we know that what Popovich said was not alarmist.

So after returning from San Antonio, Henson did think about some healthy schedules. However, the pace of 82 regular season games is very intensive, and it does not give coaches and players a chance to breathe. A few days after the "health plan" was implemented, Henson, like many people who wanted to lose weight, was "back to its original shape" by his busy life.

Two days back from San Antonio, the Pacers played another away game. This time, they were fighting in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers have been relatively hostile, mainly because the two teams coach Henson Joe and Larry Drew are not quite right.

In the past two seasons, Henson often played against Drew, and the two inevitably had a fight before the game. But this season, the attention of this game is not high, and Drew did not taunt Henson before the game as he usually did.

After all, Henson is already a champion coach sought after by many people. The old Drew has made little progress in the two years of leading the team, and the coaching position is already in jeopardy. The management has given him an ultimatum. If Drew still cannot lead the team to make a breakthrough in the playoffs this season, the Hawks will not renew his contract.

Henson and Drew's status in the league has long been incomparable to the past.

Drew worked as an assistant coach for decades, but he didn't want his head coaching career to end in just three years. So this season, he has no extra energy to attack Henson. Old Drew is already unable to protect himself, and he is not qualified to point fingers at a championship coach.

Although the Hawks have brought in Korver, Louis Williams and Devin Harris this season, letting go of Joe Johnson still has a significant impact on the Hawks' combat effectiveness.

The irony is that the Hawks were not willing to renew the contract with Horford at a high price because they wanted to give Joe Johnson a big contract, which caused Horford to fall into the Pacers. And now without Horford and Johnson, the strategy of the Eagles management is undoubtedly a failure.

There is not much suspense, 99 to 86, the Pacers took the Hawks away. Although the Eagles point guard Jeff Teague's 16 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds are very comprehensive, Teague alone can't let the Eagles defeat the defending champion.

After the game, Drew and Henson shook hands lightly and left. Losing to the Pacers will no longer make Drew feel grumpy, nor will Henson feel excited. Everyone must admit that Old Drew can no longer be called Henson’s opponent...

Not only Drew, in fact, many of the opponents that were difficult to deal with at the beginning, it is difficult to threaten the Pacers this season.

After that, the Pacers continued to advance, defeating the Timberwolves, Wizards and Raptors respectively, and started with 8 consecutive victories! The Pacers have also become the only team that has yet to lose in the regular season.

It seems that the momentum of the defending champion is unstoppable. But just the second day after defeating the Raptors, a small "accident" occurred in the Pacers away game against the Bucks back to back.

On the court, George, who has been violated many times in this game, bravely broke through for a layup again. At this time, guarding the inside of the Bucks is the third-year player Larry Sanders who has been in the game for 10 years.

Sanders' progress this season is very obvious. Although he is technically rough and can't score, his defensive contribution is huge. And this guy is in excellent physical condition. You know what a real "hands hanging down" is when you see him.

But Sanders, like the "birdman" when he was young, likes to mess around and is arrogant. On the court, there is also a bit of passion.

Seeing George killing him, Sanders went straight up. Anyway, the referee didn't blow the ball in the previous few times. With this fluke mentality, Sanders directly slapped George on the neck in the air and made a very dangerous foul!

Seeing that the little brother George suffered a dumb loss, the big brother Paul naturally refused to agree. He walked up and pushed Sanders away, and started arguing with him.

Sanders is also a violent temper. He doesn't care if you are Paul or George or Paul. George, just raise his fist and do it. The scene instantly became chaotic, and many players from the two teams were involved in the conflict. Of course, most of them are to pull the frame.

But seeing that George was not injured because of this, Henson was very calm from beginning to end. As long as the players are healthy, he believes that others can solve the conflict on the court by themselves.

About Sanders, Henson can remain calm. However, after a referee's penalty, Henson could not calm down.

"The referees each played 50 boards and sent off both Larry Sanders and Chris Paul! To be honest, this is a bit wrong for Paul. Although Paul pushed Sanders away, he did not go any further. On the contrary, it was Sanders. He also hit Paul with a punch!" Bill Wharton, who was explaining the game on the spot, just fell off when he saw a Coke bottle flying into the court.

It was Henson Joe who smashed it.

"Why would my player be sent off, obviously my player was hurt!" Henson gave no face to the referee, spitting on his face.

"Please calm down, Mr. Coach!"

"Calm your mother! Your presence is to ensure the fairness of the game, but is the penalty you just made fair!? Just tell me if Larry Sanders was an extremely dangerous player above the shoulders Foul action!" Henson slammed Stevens away and took his arm, continuing to yell at the referee's nose.

Of course he is angry, after all, it is not the first time Larry Sanders has done these dangerous fouls. Since the referee turned a blind eye, Paul must stand up and take care of it. Can't wait for the players to be injured before the referee comes forward? Then the referee has to use his ass.

"Mr. Coach, I did this to control the game!" The referee had already raised his hands and said he didn't want to pester Henson anymore.

"Why did you go in the morning!? The game played for more than three quarters, and my players were not only violated this time! If you can try to control the game earlier, then the game won't get out of control at all! There is no standard? That's how you are a referee!?"

"Get out!" Seeing Henson's reluctance, the referee didn't talk nonsense. After freeing Paul and Sanders, Henson was sent off the court again!

"Leave it to me, Henson! Don't worry, you will win!" Stevens immediately pushed Henson into the player channel because he saw Henson had clenched his fist. If you don't push it away, I'm afraid that things will get worse.

After such a small episode, the game finally restarted. Henson Joe murmured and walked back to the player's channel, and he could tell by his mouth that he still said the words starting with F.

Under the command of Stevens and Vogel, the Pacers won the game 99-85 despite the loss of Paul.

In comparison, the hard power of the Bucks is not strong. The backcourt combination of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings has proven to be incapable of winning.

The game was won, and the Pacers were leaving Milwaukee. I thought that this incident would pass, but at the press conference after the game, Henson's words almost didn't make Adam Xiaohua who paid attention to this matter crooked.

"Referee? He's a murderer who didn't kill! If the referee turns a blind eye to dangerous fouls, it will undoubtedly cause the player to be injured. What do you say, this is not a murderer? What if George is injured today? He comes. Do you play ball for me?"

Henson can bear the insults and doubts from the outside world. But for anything that harms the health of his players, Henson can never bear it.

"Kill... the murderer..." Xiao Hua's eyelids twitched. Although Henson was meant to protect the players, in Xiao Hua's view, this is simply because Henson lost the authority of the league. He walked on the ground, as if he had been slapped severely by Henson.