The Basketball Court Swordsman

The opener defeated the Spurs, and people insisted that Henson was borrowed from the players. But when the Pacers defeated the Bobcats and the 76ers in succession, this view seemed a bit untenable.

Even the most ignorant of basketball will be hooked by the Pacers' smooth and fast offense. And this kind of smooth and fast offense can't be achieved with a good feel.

First of all, the coach's arrangements must be clear enough, and the cooperation of the players must also be tacit. It just so happens that you can see both of these things on the Pacers.

And a major indicator of a team's tactical accomplishment is undoubtedly defense. Regardless of the relatively short lineup of the Pacers, Horford, the starting point, is only 2.08 meters. But after three games, the Pacers' defensive efficiency ranks sixth in the league, among the best!

Although the new season has just begun, the data is not rich enough, and the calculated defensive efficiency rankings are not accurate enough. But a new coach who has just taken office, with a new team that has been almost refurbished, can achieve three consecutive victories, which is really not easy.

After all, the Pacers started five players this season, and four of them are different from last season. Such a big change can bring such a stable result, which undoubtedly deserves the cheers of the Indianapolis fans.

After the time came on November 3, the Pacers went to Philadelphia to fight the 76ers again. Because a few days ago, the 76ers just awkwardly lost to the Pacers on the road, so today, the whole 76ers are waiting for revenge at home.

What the 76ers didn't expect was that what they were waiting for was not revenge, but another more brutal and inhuman **** massacre.

In this game, in the face of the boos from 76ers fans, the Pacers became more and more brave and played the most satisfactory defense for Henson so far in the season.

The Pacers’ infinite defenses made the 76ers unable to take the shot, and their head star Iguodala is not a pure scorer. The 76ers misfired, and only 75 were accounted for in the four quarters. In this era when three-pointers are getting more and more attention, it is very incredible to only score 75 points in 48 minutes. Even ten years ago, 75 points is a very low score.

On the other hand, the Pacers, in addition to playing the best defense of the season, they also played the same good offense with six scoring in double figures. Daniel Granger scored 25 points, Horford 16 points, Holiday 12 points, and Matthews, Green and George each scored 11 points.

The Pacers have a lot of offensive points, and the 76ers simply can't defend it. The one thing Henson did best was to have more offensive points without chaos. At the critical moment, Daniel Granger is still the Pacers' number one scoring option, which avoids the situation where everyone will throw the ball indiscriminately. Put an end to this situation, the Pacers' offense will hardly appear fault.

101 to 75, after the game, the Phu Quoc Center Arena was silent because only about a quarter of the fans were still in the stands. The Pacers took four consecutive victories and blocked everyone's mouth!

After a summer training camp, the Pacers’ fast offense has actually reached a level beyond ordinary imagination. Their shooting ability is outstanding, and frequent pick-and-rolls allow players to minimize the interference caused by the defensive end. . ? So although the Pacers' offensive ability is actually underestimated by most people.

On the basis of the four-game winning streak, Henson asked the team to continue to speed up the pace and strive to increase the number of offensive rounds. After all, the slaughter he had just experienced allowed Henson to experience the refreshment brought by the tide of offense.

However, in the case of the team's good situation, on November 5th, in front of all the expectant home fans in the Conseco Arena, the Pacers lost to the previous record by only 1 win by 4 points. 4 losses to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks backcourt double shot John Salmons and Jennings used a quick counterattack to score 40 points together, giving the Bucks a 4-point lead in the crucial final 40 seconds. At 40 seconds and 4 minutes, the game clearly had to be played, but the Pacers players were too impatient to attack, but it ruined it all. In the end, the 4-point gap was kept to the end.

"Damn, today our offense seems to be too fast." After the game, facing the disappointed home fans in the stands, Henson couldn't help but pat his forehead.

"Our three-point shooting rate today is only 25%, because many of the time players just pushed to the front and only used one hand to pass the ball. It's all my fault. I shouldn't encourage them to continue to speed up."

Seeing Henson muttering to himself on the sidelines, Frank Vogel looked at his statistical table in surprise. The three-point field goal percentage column, as expected, says 25%. But the problem is, Henson has never seen this watch at all...

Vogel shook his head. It was not the first time Henson had estimated data in his mind anyway. Maybe for a mathematics student like him, this is nothing.

A four-point loss at home to the Bucks, a loss in the regular season, this is an ordinary thing. But seeing the Pacers shooting 6 of 24 three-pointers and an overall shooting percentage of less than 40%, the media exploded again. There is no doubt that they finally caught Henson's "little pigtail."

"In the whole game, the Pacers players are following one thing, shooting. Even though they have started to be crazy from beyond the three-point line, Coach Henson did not make any adjustments and did not let the players try to play inside. This undoubtedly proves that the Pacers are a team that wins by hand!"

"The good luck of Coach Henson Joe and the Pacers is over. A team can't get to the end by shooting and feeling. It's tantamount to thinking about buying lottery tickets to make money without going to work. I know. , Henson may be very good in the draft, but basketball is not a gambling, you need not only luck, but also real material. The four-game winning streak at the beginning of the season, the Pacers fans began to flutter This time the failure was just right, allowing them to take a good look at their own play."

If the Pacers lost a game last season, the media may not have any reaction at all, because the Pacers almost lost all the season.

But this season, after the Pacers' radical transformation, after they achieved an incredible four-game winning streak, everyone is looking forward to their loss! Because the Pacers won, and most of the media's perceptions and predictions are very different. Only if the Pacers lose the ball can they prove their correctness.

So it's rare to see that the Pacers lost the ball but became the league's star. Once the team loses, the head coach is always the first to come out of the round.

But in the face of overwhelming criticism from the outside world, Henson did not have time to bother at all. What you have to do after losing is not to blame others, not to groan painlessly, not to complain about the pressure of being a head coach when you catch someone, but to summarize the reasons for the loss and make improvements.

The next day, after watching the video of the game with the Bucks with the coaching staff, Henson probably summarized the reasons for the failure.

"The first idea that came up in our mind is often what our opponents can think of. After four consecutive victories, especially after the 76ers were slaughtered, our first idea was to speed up. So yesterday, the Bucks used The shortcomings of our quick three-pointer back and the lack of timely defense have resulted in a lot of easy counterattacks. The next game against the Denver Nuggets, who are also good at offense, their first idea must be to attack... Then , We will strengthen our defense! Today’s training, we focus on defense, and we use the opponent’s missed shots to fight back!"

Henson slapped the table and determined the focus of training before the next game. He now understands that an idea and tactic cannot be used all the way to the end of the 82 regular season. The reason why he was able to easily win four consecutive victories was because the opponent did not know the current Pacers enough, the game against the Spurs, this Factors are particularly important. If the Spurs knew the Pacers were going to play fast, they would choke the pace at the beginning.

You must think carefully about what kind of strategy you should use to prepare for the next opponent, rather than just follow the book.

After the meeting, Henson went to the training ground to watch the team's training. After the loss of the previous game, the players' feelings actually bottomed out. After all, since Henson became the head coach, he has put special emphasis on shooting training, and the players' feelings are not too bad.

At noon, Henson took the coaching staff to study the Nuggets game video. With the help of experts such as Silas and Vogel, the video analysis went smoothly.

The warming feel, the defensive strategy and the Denver Nuggets who like to play offensive basketball... Henson tried hard to combine these things, looking for ideas that could give the team an advantage.