The Basketball Court Swordsman

After defeating Mark Jackson's Warriors in the Bay Area, the Pacers did not play for two days. But this does not mean that Henson can stay more in the Bay Area. After all, there is no game, and it does not mean that the team does not need to train. And two days later, the Pacers will usher in another round of back-to-back duel. Therefore, it is impossible for Henson to give the team a holiday.

So I spent the night with An Jiali. In the early morning of December 2, Henson returned to Indianapolis with the team. After returning to Indianapolis, all the players were directly dragged by the team bus to the stadium, and they were unable to return home, so they started training directly.

Training is definitely indispensable, even if the Pacers have just returned from the Bay Area. The only thing Henson can do is to end training early today and let the players rest.

Since the team only finished the back-to-back game yesterday, the amount of training today is actually not that big, mostly restorative training.

There are no tactical drills and no confrontational training. Therefore, Henson doesn't have to be on the sidelines all the time, just leave the restorative training to the trainer.

As usual, Vogel made Henson a cup of coffee at three o'clock in the afternoon, ready to take it to the office. Then the two coaches will talk about the situation of the team and make a general plan for tomorrow's training.

At this time, Vogel knocked on the door and walked into Henson's office. Henson must be studying the video of the game. But today, when Vogel saw Henson reading a fashion magazine, he couldn't help rubbing his eyes.

Either Henson is crazy or he is blind!

"Uh...when did you become interested in the fashion world?" Vogel sat across from Henson in surprise and put down his coffee.

"Nothing, just flip through it." Henson put down the magazine and waved his hand disapprovingly. "Playing the Bulls the day after tomorrow and the Trailblazers the day after tomorrow. This round of back-to-back is really big."

"Henson, are you planning to get married?" Vogel didn't want to take this set, and a single sentence exposed the fact that Henson was about to change the subject.

"Uh...what did you say?"

"Don't pretend, a big man is holding a fashion magazine full of wedding dresses and read with gusto, but don't say you are thinking about tactics against the magazine." Vogel picked up Henson's magazine and shook it. Betrayed Henson.

"What are you talking about? Getting married? Who is going to get married?" At this time, Stevens also walked into the office.

"Married!? Coach Henson is getting married!" Then Henson heard Stephenson shout outside the door.

Stephen Mori had just come out of the power room and passed by the office door. As everyone knows, I overheard the sensitive word "married" by accident.

And after his shouting, everyone in the training ground came together.

"Boss, you are getting married!?"

Looking at a group of expectant big guys outside the office, Henson held his forehead.

What the **** are these pig teammates...

"I think you should go to Holland for your honeymoon! The tulips and windmills there are romantic, and women must love them!"

"You are so old Al, you should go to Dubai to enjoy a life of big money. Think about it, staying with your new wife in the best hotel in the world without being disturbed by the outside world, how enjoy!"

"It's vulgar, don't listen to them, boss. If I were you, I would find a quiet seaside cottage. What else can be sweeter than enjoying the world of two people quietly?"

On the plane to Chicago, Henson was full of black lines. Because everyone in the team is discussing the matter of "Where should I go for my honeymoon"...have you made any mistakes? I am not interested in this topic at all.. .... Why can you talk so hilariously by yourself.

"I said, everyone..." After a long time, Henson finally spoke.

"Can you put aside my honeymoon and think about what we should do for tonight's game? Think about the tactics I told you, think about the precautions..."

It was not until Henson made a "protest" that the discussion on the topic of honeymoon finally ended.

Stephenson, the big mouth, really is a master who always likes to cause trouble for himself. If he hadn't shouted unscrupulously yesterday, could these things happen now?

Of course, when it comes to the Chicago Bulls, the players immediately get serious. After all, this is the old rival of the Pacers in the East.

This season, the Bulls are in very bad shape. The reason is also well known-they lost the youngest MVP Derrick Rose.

Since the injury in the first round of the playoffs last season, Rose has been actively treating. In May of this year, the Bulls official announced that Rose will be absent for the entire 12-13 season.

Torn the anterior cruciate ligament of his left leg. For professional players, this injury is almost fatal. Unless 100% healed, it is impossible to come back. The expected recovery period for this operation is 12 months, which means that it will not be until May 2013 that Rose can enter the game.

At that time, whether the Bulls had a game or not had to say otherwise. Therefore, it is almost impossible for the youngest MVP to meet the fans this season.

It is precisely because of the loss of Rose and the Bulls that there are no major signings in the summer, so the team that swept the East in the first two seasons is seriously discounted.

Last season, as one of the only three teams in the league to have won 50 wins, the Bulls were eliminated in the first round after losing Rose. We know how dependent this team is on Rose.

The loss of Rose from the beginning of the season highlights the importance of Rose. So far this season, the Bulls have only 8 wins and 7 losses. The goal of the Bulls has also gone from competing for the championship to fighting for the playoffs.

But even so, the Pacers' players did not relax their vigilance at all. Indeed, the strength of the Bulls is not as strong as the previous two seasons. But if the Bulls make it impossible for a Rose Pacer to win, that would be even more embarrassing.

Therefore, the players are more vigilant than before. They can't afford to lose in this kind of competition!

Seeing the players calm down one by one, Henson let out a sigh of relief. In this game against the Bulls, there is actually nothing to say. Last season, Thibodeau’s offense relied on Rose's personal ability. After losing Rose, the Bulls could not even find an offensive core.

Lol Deng? Henson admitted that the English striker is an excellent player. But as the core of the offense, it still lacks meaning.

So as long as the Pacers do not take it lightly and want to retreat in Chicago, there is no problem.

It is also amazing that Henson's first season coaching the team was eliminated by the Bulls in the playoffs. And not long after now, the Bulls can no longer be regarded as opponents...

Compared to the Chicago Bulls, Henson was more worried about the second back-to-back game against the Portland Trail Blazers at home!

Speaking of the Blazers, the first thing people think of may be Brandon Roy and Greg Oden. These two awe-inspiring players almost gave the Trail Blazers hope for a revival, but in the end they both fell into the pain of injury.

But after several years of hard work, the Trail Blazers have actually got rid of the shadow of the Roy Oden era.

The growing maturity of LaMarcus Aldridge and the rise of French forward Nicolas Batum, coupled with the addition of Lillard and Henson favorite Wesley Matthews in this year’s draft picks, Let the Trailblazers accumulate good potential and immediate combat power.

Although playing so far this season, the Trail Blazers' 8-10 record seems not as good as the Bulls. But a closer look reveals that most of the time the Trail Blazers are within five points of winning.

To the Thunder, the Blazers lost only 4 points when Durant scored 33 points. For the Spurs, if it weren't for Gary Neal's game-high 27 points, Popovich would have to capsize in the Portland gutter.

The Blazers' toughness is very strong. They are not easy to be beaten by a strong team and can often drag the game to the final moment of the final. If the last few offenses are not handled well, the Trail Blazers will cost you failure.

Thinking of this, Henson immediately turned on the computer he carried with him.

Vogel didn't care at first, after all, Henson had not been studying game video on the plane for a day or two. But after seeing the content of Henson's research, Vogel's eyes widened.

"What are you doing?" Vogel asked in surprise.

"Watch the video." Henson replied lightly, as if there was nothing wrong with what he was doing.

This guy, he watched neither the Bulls game video nor the Trailblazers game video, but the elevator door tactics of Mark Jackson!

Vogel scratched his head. Henson, what the **** is he making this time...