The Basketball Court Swordsman

During the intermission, the Eagles, who were 13 points behind the Pacers, walked into the player channel in despair. Larry Drew, the coach, was not so lucky. He was stopped by reporters and the questions asked were simple and complex.

“Coach Drew, how will you adjust in the second half?”

Larry Drew is full of black lines. If he knows how to adjust, he won’t be behind by 13 points now. Joe Johnson did not perform well today. He has only scored 4 points so far. The repeated strangulation of Matthews and Stephenson has caused tremendous trouble for Johnson. Even with the cover, the Pacers’ strong defensive resilience left Johnson at a loss and almost no misplacement.

Hibbert did not dominate the penalty area when facing Horford. The 8 points in the half are obviously not good enough.

At the end of the game, the Hawks had the most points scored by Bibby Sr. A playmaker has scored the most points on the team, and Drew won’t feel lucky, because this is a sign of problems with the team’s offense.

“We will think of ways to increase the shooting percentage. As for the defensive end… I believe that the Pacers can’t be so accurate all the time.” Larry Drew replied hastily, and hurried back to the locker room.

Drew, who believes in tradition, was actually overwhelmed by Henson’s seemingly “amateur” tactical arrangement, which made Drew feel humiliated. It is like a basketball master who is at a loss as to what to do with a very rough guy who doesn’t know anything. I believe no one will like this feeling.

The only thing Drew believes now is that Horford and McRoberts will miss their own shots in the second half. After all, the big man pulls out of the three-point line to shoot. In the NBA, it has always been a flash of light attack, and it cannot be used as a regular tactic. Okur and Nowitzki? How many players like Okur and Nowitzki in this league?

The Pacers’ tactics rely heavily on their three-point shooting percentage. If the players’ three-point shooting percentage declines, then their tactics cannot be deployed. However, even no matter how great a shooter is, there are times when it feels bad. Even Reggie Miller and Ray Allen would not deny this. What’s more, McRoberts and Horford are far from being shooters.

If Henson knew what Drew was thinking at this time, he would definitely find it incredible. Co-authoring such a senior who has been an assistant coach for 18 years, what is most looking forward to now is waiting for the opponent’s shooting rate to come down?

It is not that Henson has not considered this problem. Although he has the help of a data analysis module, this module does not yet have any functions that are too bad. For example, to ensure that the players feel such a function. Therefore, the unlucky situation that the players feel poorly is something Henson must consider.

It is precisely because of this that Henson recruited a large number of players with the ability to shoot three-pointers. You can’t make a shot today, so your teammates can’t make a shot today. If the whole team is inaccurate, the Pacers also have a certain attacking ability and can try to hit the basket.

From the starter Holliday to the substitute Danny Green, which Pacers player does not have a three-pointer? Even Stephenson and Hinrich, who are not stable enough to shoot, can also take a shot outside the three-point line.

And in the first half, the Pacers’ three-pointers were not accurate. Their scoring actually comes more from the inside cut of high-position assists to outside players. He made 14 three-pointers, but he only made 5 of them. 35% of the three-pointers made is definitely not excellent.

On the contrary, the Eagles are in a backward position. They made 3 of 8 three-pointers.

It’s just the outside threat from the Pacers, which gives people the illusion that they are accurate in three points. Most of the five three-pointers of the Pacers were made by the Hawks’ center. Therefore, the Hawks dare not shrink.

In the second half of the game, Drew really increased the blocking of the Pacers player’s inner cutting route. But what makes Horford happy is that this is exactly what Henson expected.

During the intermission, Henson let Horford play a more important offensive role in the second half. He asked Horford to increase his number of shots, and Horford readily accepted such an arrangement.

As a young All-Star player, Horford will naturally not be stage fright. What’s more, today he is facing the Atlanta Hawks who broke his heart.

So in the second half of the game, after Drew thought he was about to expose the illusion that the Pacers were accurate in three-pointers, the Pacers’ three-pointers were really accurate.

Horford made consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line, which made the Hawks’ defensive plan not yet implemented, and the point difference has been widened.

Hibbert finally had to try to defend Horford close to the three-point line, but Horford’s breakthrough with the ball made Hibbert lose face.

As Henson said, Horford is definitely an all-around fighter. Although he has not reached the top of the league in all aspects, he basically has no major shortcomings.

And with the help of the data analysis module, Henson can clearly see Horford’s shooting percentage in various positions on the basketball court this season. Through the hit rate, you can calculate the hot and cold zone of a player on the basketball court. And Horford…In Henson’s current data, the entire three-point line is Horford’s hot zone, which means that this guy’s three-point shooting percentage is almost independent of position! This is enough to make Henson trust the center, Horford, to shoot from the three-point line.

When Horford made frequent shots from the outside of the three-point line, the Hawks’ own offense was in trouble. Joe Johnson seemed to be under-prepared for the Pacers’ high-intensity defense today. He only scored 4 points in the first half of the game. After entering the second half, he did not get better.

Henson didn’t know that Geelong would not regret it now. For the 120 million guard who couldn’t score, he gave up a 23-year-old All-Star center that could kill the game.

After three quarters, the points difference has come to 20 points. The Conseco Arena has been overwhelmed by the cheers of the fans, after all, no one thought that the Pacers could beat the Eagles so embarrassed.

Leading by 20 points in three quarters, this almost turned the entire fourth quarter into garbage time. In the last quarter, the Eagles finally chose to give up after resisting for seven minutes. When Larry Drew replaced Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, he felt much more uncomfortable than usual to lose. After all, he lost to what he called an “amateur”.

18 years of assistant coaching experience has become worthless in front of Henson’s bold tactics. However, has Drew ever thought about why he has been in the position of head coach for 18 years…all of this is not without reason.

Some coaches think they know tactics very well, but in fact, he is just reduced to a “tactical slave” without his own thinking.

In the end, the 20-point difference was maintained until the end of the game. Throughout the fourth quarter, it became a show field for Paul George and Stephenson as two substitute rookies. 112 to 92, Horford defeated his old club with a 5-for-7 3-pointer, and by the way, also let the defensive pioneer Roy Hibbert lose his face.

The 26 points in a single game is also Horford’s personal scoring record this season. Under Horford’s support, Granger and Holiday scored 28 points and 21 points. Horford also scored 26 points, 8 assists and 10 rebounds.

After the game, TN.T’s well-known sideline reporter Craig Sage approached Henson with the photographer. What people talk about most about Sage is undoubtedly his fancy suits, and this old man also earned the nickname “Mr. Caiyi”.

Sague has good connections in the NBA, and many coaches and players are friends with him in private. After all, as the number of interviews increased, everyone gradually became acquainted.

But for Henson, a newcomer who plunged into the NBA world, Sager was full of curiosity. He doesn’t play cards according to the rules, uses bold people, and most importantly, he can win! Therefore, Sugg put down Horford, who performed well today, and Granger who continued to explode in scoring, and walked to Henson.

“Coach Henson Joe, congratulations to the Pacers for another big victory! The team has now won four consecutive victories, and the momentum is strong. Your performance today is worthy of this victory. In the crucial third quarter. In the game, you not only hit multiple three-pointers, but also successfully limited the Hawks’ offense and caused them to make 7 turnovers! Coach Henson, what do you think caused this to happen?” After Sarger finished speaking, he stretched the microphone to Henson’s mouth.

Henson was impressed with Sager, most people can only see the Pacers kill the game by three points. But only a few people can see that the Pacers can win, and the hard and efficient defense is also indispensable! And this sidelines reporter undoubtedly grasped this point.

However, Henson did not intend to answer Sarger honestly. In front of the media, Henson follows the principle of being unreliable and unreliable.

So Henson looked at Sager’s pink suit, and then spoke, “Perhaps, it’s because the Hawks players are focusing on your clothes.”

Henson’s answer caused Sager to laugh. For some reason, the old reporter suddenly remembered Popovich who was also a “jerk”…