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Chapter 167 Chapter 165: Becoming an All-Star
David West scored 28 points, and Gasol and Zach Randolph combined for 25 points. A 32-year-old forward scored more points than the "black and white bears" combined. No one could have predicted such a result before the start of the game.

At the press conference after the game, the reporters were undoubtedly disappointed.They didn't see Henson's helpless face as they wished, but could only listen to Henson emphasizing the performance of the "17-foot assassin" over and over again below.

"I like West, I love him to death! People say he is a former All-Star player, I just think he is a real All-Star! From then on, we are no longer afraid to fight any team inside!"

Henson was of course very excited when the curse of "can't win against the Grizzlies" was broken.

In fact, he doesn't care about 2 losses and 0 wins, or any spells.He was excited because the Pacers proved that they had overcome their biggest weakness in this game!
When encountering a team with a high-level twin towers, the Pacers are no longer helpless, which is why he is happy.As for the things that break the spell, they are just accessories.

The fewer weaknesses the team has, the greater the possibility of going further.

Henson, who was in a good mood, whistled after the press conference and was about to return to the locker room, but at this moment, his mobile phone rang, and the caller ID was still Larry Bird.

"Bird?" Henson curled his lips. Usually, Bird would choose to call when he was on the road, which must mean that something important happened.Because if the situation is not urgent, Bird will wait for Henson to return to Indianapolis before talking in person.

But what emergency can the Pacers have now?Henson couldn't figure it out.

Player trade?No, it's impossible. Henson believes in his position in the Pacers. The team can't hide it from him and wait for the deal to be completed before notifying him.

Changes in the coaching staff?It's also impossible. After recruiting Silas and Fraser, the team's coaching staff has become full and there is no need to add manpower.

A change at a higher level of management?There is no need for Bird to call himself, because that is beyond Henson's control.

Several conjectures that quickly flashed through his mind were invalid, so Henson had to answer the phone first.

He didn't like talking to someone unprepared, but this time he had to be improvised.

"Congratulations, Henson, you played a great game." After the call was connected, Bird took the lead in praising Henson's performance tonight.

"That's not like your style, Bird. Usually you can tell me what I should do with just one sentence." Henson knew exactly what kind of person Bird was, so he got to the point.

"Uh, what I'm going to say next, if you don't deserve to congratulate you on winning, it will look very strange."

"Oh? So, what's the matter, Bird."

"The 2012 NBA All-Star Game, Henson, the league decided to let you coach the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Congratulations, man."

"All-star?" Henson was stunned for a moment, um, what a surprise.

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Generally speaking, the coach of the All-Star Game is the coach of the two teams with the best records in the East and West so far.Of course, this is just "in general".

In fact, there are countless examples of breaking this rule.Take last season as an example. During the All-Star Game last season, the Celtics' record ranked third in the East after the Bulls and Heat.But the head coach of the Eastern Stars is still played by Doug Rivers.

The league originally stipulated that a head coach cannot serve two consecutive All-Star Games, but there are also many examples of breaking this rule.

Therefore, the rules for the head coach to be selected as an All-Star are not as strict as the players.The important thing is not the record, whoever can attract the most attention and make the fans obediently buy tickets, Stern will use whoever.

If you want to say which coach has the strongest ability in the entire Eastern Conference, Henson may not dare to be the number one.

After all, the old Philip Sanders, who is coaching the Wizards, hasn't spoken yet, and Henson even feels that his assistant Frank Vogel is better than him just by looking at his tactical skills.

But if you want to say which head coach in the entire Eastern Conference can attract the most attention and lead the team worthy of being selected as an All-Star, then Henson deserves it!
Just look at how many reporters are waiting to see Henson embarrassing today, and you will know how topical this guy is.Besides, the last time Henson said "nonsense" made Stern so happy, the old man probably had a good impression of Henson, so he made a decision like this.

"All-Star!?" Vogel exclaimed in surprise. The assistant coach never thought he could actually be on the stage of the All-Star Game.

The head coach of a team is selected as an All-Star, which means that his team is also selected together.And Vogel, the chief assistant coach, undoubtedly won the title of "Assistant Coach of the Eastern Star Team".

"Don't get excited, Frank. Sit down and blow, routine operation." Henson looked calm, as if being selected as an All-Star was as simple as eating and sleeping.

"Great! It seems that this year's All-Star Weekend will be very lively!" Paul is very happy. Being able to continue to cooperate with Henson in the All-Star Game is undoubtedly the result he wants to see the most.

Although the official and complete list of the All-Star Game will not be announced until tomorrow, the starting list of the All-Star Game has long been made public by the league.As the best point guard in the league, Paul was naturally selected for the Eastern All-Star starting lineup, and will partner with Derrick Rose at the back line.

Such a special combination naturally makes fans look forward to it.What makes Paul excited is that he can continue to play under the command of Henson.

"Mr. Stern, you really don't want to leave a way for other coaches to survive." Henson was in a good mood, but it wasn't because he was selected to the All-Star team, but because he was about to unlock a large number of achievements, and he would immediately get rewards and get soft hands.
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In the early morning of February 2, the NBA officially announced the complete list of players for this year's NBA All-Star Game.

Dwight Howard once again became the All-Star vote leader, but this is largely because this year's All-Star is held in Orlando, and "Warcraft" has the home court advantage.Otherwise, based on Howard's performance this season and the team's results, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to deserve his name like in the past few years.

And Chris Paul, who joined the Eastern Conference in the first year, was selected into the starting lineup very cleanly.Heat fans must be very dissatisfied with this.After all, it would be a humiliation for Wade to play as an All-Star substitute.

But looking at it the other way around, it doesn't seem appropriate to let Paul play as an All-Star substitute.

It can only be said that the competition for guards in the Eastern Conference has also become fiercer because of the addition of Paul.

Al Horford's name is also on the list. This is the second consecutive year he was selected to the All-Star team after joining the Pacers.And after halfway through the season, Horford's best defensive player voting ranking actually squeezed into the top five!

"Congratulations to Horford, lying in the All-Star again."

"Horford being an All-Star for the second year in a row? It's unbelievable."

"Why can he become an All-Star player? Is it because the league gave Chris Paul face? Then they should choose David West."

In this regard, many fans expressed their incomprehension.

Horford is indeed not a player with such gorgeous statistics, but there is no doubt that he is a player that almost any head coach likes.Comprehensive ability and high ball quotient allow Horford to easily adapt to various tactical systems.The main basket during the Eagles period, and later developed a three-pointer with a good shooting rate in order to open up space for the Pacers, and the support of the high ball holding is also like a fish in water.Most importantly, he's one of the best help defenders in the league.The No.5 position in the selection of the best defensive player is won by this.

The All-Star bench is chosen by the coach, so it is not surprising that Horford, who is loved by the coach, can be selected.

Looking at the comments on the Internet that questioned Horford's selection, Henson just smiled disdainfully.

"What did I say? Al Horford is a walking ball-blind tester."

Of course, compared to Horford, Henson's selection to the All-Star Game has been more controversial.It's just that Henson, who has been questioned since he became the head coach until today, has long been used to people's discussion of him.

Therefore, Henson is not distressed, but enjoys it very much.No matter how much you yell that I'm not qualified, Lao Tzu's position as the All-Star coach is solid!This feeling that others hate me and can't get rid of me made Henson secretly happy.

That night, the Pacers faced the Nuggets back-to-back at home.The reporters also found that Coach Henson seems to be in a good mood today, which should be related to his being selected as an All-Star.

However, in fact, the reason why Henson is happy is because after the league announced the complete list of the All-Star Game, he received four more rewards!Unlocking four rewards at once is undoubtedly the most exciting time in Henson's history!

Horford was selected as an All-Star and became the All-Star coach himself, allowing Henson to unlock two achievements.It turns out that the achievement of being selected to the All-Star lineup is currently the only achievement that can be unlocked repeatedly.After all, Horford was selected to the All-Star team last season, but there are rewards for being selected for Henson this season, which is undoubtedly a huge surprise for Henson.

But even bigger surprises are yet to come. Henson never expected that the team's players would get the option to choose two rewards if they were selected as All-Star starters!In other words, Paul became the starting point guard of the Eastern Star Team, and Henson can get two rewards for one achievement!
Henson hadn't unlocked the achievement for most of the season, and now there are four, which undoubtedly makes Henson feel secretly happy.

Choose 12 out of 4, the more rewards you can choose, the more likely it is that Henson will encounter a "defying" reward!
First of all, Henson chose the "Injury Reduction" badge again. Since this is the third time Henson has chosen this badge, the badge effect has also been upgraded to level 3.It seems that this season, Henson should not have to worry about major injuries to some players!

Then, Henson chose another trick.Since the reward of speech skills is a one-time use, Henson chose relatively few.But Hansen felt that this rhetoric was still very worthwhile, especially now that the summer was getting closer and closer.

Trick: Mind Trick: Convince players that they don't need to test the waters of free agency.

Even if it can only be used once, Henson believes that this speech technique can bring him great benefits.

The third reward, Henson chose the Fatigue Reduction Badge, the effect is that the player's fatigue accumulation speed is reduced by 10%.Henson has not forgotten the last time he played back-to-back because of the three-game losing streak due to physical fitness, so Henson also began to face up to the problems caused by physical fitness to the team.

For the last reward, Henson took a badge that he had met before but was of little use to him at that time—trading expert.

The role of this badge is to increase the trust of the other party's general manager in him by 10% during the transaction.Of course, like other badges, this is upgradable.

In the past, Henson just wanted to stabilize the present, so he didn't need trading things.But there is no doubt that Henson desperately needs this type of reward now.

If you can gradually upgrade this badge in the future, maybe all kinds of robbery transactions will come at your fingertips!

Thinking of this, Henson would unconsciously show a smile on his face, showing a good mood.

All-stars are really a good thing.

(End of this chapter)