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Chapter 15 015: Joint Trial Training

Henson did spend a long time at night reading the information on the table. There are so many players in the joint trial training, and the data is also scary.But Henson still remembered many key points by virtue of his photographic memory.He believed that O'Brien and Posey would not be able to find fault with him even if they were working with the coaches on the field tomorrow.

While observing the information in his hand, Henson was also screening according to the data.He divided all rookie profiles into two piles.The first group is the rookies that I need to focus on, and the second group is basically the rookies that Henson has not taken a fancy to.

In addition to DeRozan, Holiday, Gibson and Hansbrough who had been focusing on observing before, Henson also found several interesting guys in this pile of materials.

Jody Meeks, projected to be in the middle of the second round.Kentucky's top student, averaged 23 points per game as a sophomore. The most surprising thing is his 117 record-breaking three-pointers in a single season.The reason why he fell to the second round is also very simple. First, Meeks is a junior player, and second, his shooting percentage seems not stable enough.If he participated in the draft as a freshman or sophomore, the pick would not be so shabby.

Danny Green, produced by North Carolina.A senior who can shoot threes and defend.But in his sophomore year, Danny Green's father was involved in a criminal case and imprisoned. Danny Green was hit hard and almost quit the team.If it weren't for this incident, Green wouldn't be just a second-round pick.

The last guy that interested Henson was native American guard Patrick Beverley, who had returned from Europe.Beverley actually performed well at the University of Texas, but in his junior year, Beverley was banned from the school for one year for cheating on an essay.In desperation, Beverly had to leave school to play in Europe, and then he disappeared from everyone.Otherwise, the second round will not belong to Beverly.

These guys were all thrown into the key watch list by Henson.If Bird can't trade for a second first-round pick, the team can also use the second-round pick to try their luck.Maybe those guys just now are the gems in the second round of the draft.

After reading the thick materials, Henson felt that his eyelids were extremely heavy.He didn't know what time he fell asleep, he only knew that he woke up lying on the table the next day.

Early on the morning of the 5th, Henson and the team set off to the Impact Sports Center on Chicago's West Side.This year's joint trial training will be held here.Before the start of the NBA draft, this is the first reunion of all rookies, and it is also the first official contact between the team and the rookies.

The Pacers team has five people. In addition to Henson, O'Brien, and Posey, it also includes Silas, a video analyst, and Frank Vogel, the only team coach in the entire coaching staff who has no dislike for Henson.

Vogel himself is a nice guy, and he can understand Henson's situation very well.In order to become a basketball coach, Vogel did everything from picking up face towels to doing laundry.At that time, Vogel often went to the five-star training camp to do odd jobs, trying to try his luck there.Until one day, he met former Celtics coach Rick Pitino.At that time, Jim O'Brien was Pitino's assistant.

As a coach who came from the bottom and is currently the first assistant coach of the Pacers, Vogel knows very well that it is not easy to make a living in the basketball world.No one can do all the work well at the beginning, so Henson's previous poor performance in the position of data analyst, Vogel said, is understandable.Now, isn't that Chinese American doing well in the scouting department?

Therefore, at the joint training site, Henson was not left alone.He got along very well with Vogel and Silas, and it was impossible for O'Brien and Posey to give Henson a look because of their work and team atmosphere.

"Our goal is Hansbrough. By the way, if possible, we can also catch that UCB's Taj Gibson. I will inquire about the news and see which teams are interested in these two guys."

O'Brien planned today's focus of work as soon as he came. It seems that this guy really needs a reliable insider.

But Henson focused his attention on those guards. In his opinion, the guards in the 09 draft were crouching tigers, hidden dragons.Although the NBA has always had a tradition of "If you don't know who to choose, then choose an insider", Henson does not believe in these unwritten rules, he only believes in the data in his hands.

Silas carried the camera to shoot the training video of Hansbrough and Gibson, and everyone else made evaluations around these two insiders.Henson, on the other hand, walked to the other end of the field in Pacers overalls.Over there, the linebackers are doing a sprint test.

One reason is that Henson already knows the situation of Hansbrough and Gibson well, and he has been following these two big guys for the past few months.Secondly, Henson still believes that guards are the best choice for the Pacers in this draft.

Henson recognized Beverly at a glance, because the guy was trying so hard.He is like a mad dog on the court, of course, there is no derogatory meaning in this.What the black and strong defender wanted to bite hard was not a bone, but an opportunity!
Later, Henson also discovered Jodi Meeks.Meeks' athletic ability is indeed relatively mediocre. After all, players with really good physical fitness will not fall into the second round.However, during shooting practice, Henson obviously found that Meeks' shooting was much more stable than before.

It's not because Meeks has a high shooting rate, but because even if Meeks hits the iron, the points of the iron are all concentrated in one area, and the basketball will not float randomly.This is Henson's way of judging a player's solid shot.After all, when the hand feels good, O'Neal might be able to score three-pointers.Others look at the goal to judge a player's shooting, but Henson looks at the iron.

Danny Green is just as Henson imagined. He is by no means a star, but he has his own skills and is an excellent functional player.Any team that gets him will be of great help.This type of jigsaw player might not save your team, but it can make it better.

After watching the performance of these people, Henson couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.In addition to their own good qualities, Henson also saw their good potential with the data analysis module.Beverly has an A- potential, Meeks has a B+ potential, and Danny Green has an A potential.Although the "base numbers" of these three people are not too high, even if they have high potential, they cannot become star players, but in the second-round pick, no one has better potential than them.After all, the second round is not the place to find star players.

After watching for a while, Henson was ready to return to his team.After all, the operation was led by O'Brien, and Henson didn't have much freedom.If he finds anything, he can go back and report to Byrd, but here, he must not confront O'Brien.

As Henson was walking back, he saw a handsome blond guy in Timberwolves overalls.It wasn't that Henson was attracted by this guy's handsome face, but that Henson had an unpleasant conversation with this guy.

This guy is the haughty bastard who drove Henson off the front row when Henson was at UCLA!
Henson used the data analysis module to see the opponent's name, Buddy Schiller, which looked like a European name.

"Hey, Schiller, I didn't expect to see you here!" Henson deliberately went up to say hello to this guy. The rest of the Timberwolves team saw that Henson called Schiller's name, and thought they were acquaintances, so they didn't ask much.

"You are. You're the guy from UCLA last time? It's unbelievable, you're actually a member of the Pacers!" Schiller's eyes widened. The Chinese who was dressed like a homeless man didn't look like a basketball player at all.

"Hahahaha, I'm so sorry, I sat in your seat last time." Henson patted Schiller on the shoulder, and the handsome blond guy immediately became proud again. He thought Henson really came to apologize.

"I've just entered this circle, and I've heard of your name a long time ago. I know that it's very important to be connected in our line of business, so accept my apology, and let's leave it to a friend?" Henson said, extending his hand with admiring eyes.

Schiller felt secretly refreshed. He was a small scout, and he would be admired one day.

"You guys hold the fifth and sixth picks this year. I'm really envious. After selecting Ricky Rubio with the fifth pick, how do you plan to use the sixth pick?" Henson's research on this draft is still very thorough, and he began to use the opponent's words.

"Still looking, after all, we have too many choices. Jonny Flynn, Jrue Holiday, and Stephen Curry are all on our watch list. I heard you locked Hansbrough? Hahahaha, yes, after all, there is no good choice for the 13th pick." Schiller showed off, he knew how embarrassing the Pacers' 13th pick was.In this matter, the proud and arrogant fellow has the capital to show off again.

Seeing Schiller's triumphant face, Henson couldn't help cursing inwardly: You idiot!You didn't fight for the pick, what a joke.

"We're still looking for it. You know, the 13th pick is a bit embarrassing. We've also locked in Jonny Flynn. I hope he can fall to the 13th pick. Well, I think I have to go, or I should be scolded again." Henson finished speaking, smiled at Schiller, and trotted all the way to his team.

Schiller bared all his white teeth, Jonny Flynn?Thank you so much idiot, Henson.

And Henson also smirked, that silly X Schiller, he shouldn't expose his team's recent situation.He can say he doesn't know, but he can't say who the team is looking for.Because of this, the initiative to operate is in the hands of the Pacers.

As for Jonny Flynn, the point guard with a potential value of only C, Henson deliberately leaked his name.He had a plan in mind, and he believed that Bird would definitely like it.

(End of this chapter)