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198 Chapter 196: The thick-skinned man

The game with the Heat ended smoothly. Fortunately, it was the Indiana Pacers who won the game.Otherwise, Henson, who has been preparing for this for a long time, will definitely go crazy because of it.

Of course, the victory of this game also allowed Henson to initially show his ability to control the game.If last season, Henson only "rushed" to win a game with his maverick big four and fast offense, then this season, Henson will undoubtedly do a better job of controlling the game.

He knows when to attack and when to defend.What kind of strategy should be used against different stars when defending.Judging from the record of the Pacers playing against the Bulls and the Heat this season, Rose, Wade and James will face tremendous defensive pressure in almost every game.

Of the two Pacers losses to the Heat, one was due to an unexpected outburst by Norris Cole.The other game was because of Wade's final 3-pointer.

In other words, the Pacers have never been suppressed by the Heat this season.And all of this is due to Henson's proper tactical arrangement.

Regarding the debate about whether the head coach can play a role, Henson has undoubtedly become another example that can refute the "coach is useless theory".

After the Heat game, Henson was in such a good mood that he even agreed to have dinner with Kristen.Er, to be precise, the meal after the game was already considered a supper.

In normal times, Henson would probably politely refuse.But today the Pacers not only won against the Heat, an important opponent. After the game, Henson's experience accumulator finally accumulated 1000 experience points, allowing Henson to be rewarded again!
In the first few games, Henson had to win a game to get 50 experience points, and the progress of the upgrade was extremely slow.

But after this match, Henson actually gained 150 experience points in one go!
It seems that the quality of the opponent and the way of winning the game will determine the amount of experience points.The Pacers' opponents in the previous few games were not strong, so they could only get 50 experience points for one win.And today the Pacers beat a team like the Miami Heat by 15 points, which undoubtedly has higher gold content.

But when it came to choosing the badge, Henson's choice difficulty was repeated.

Right now the Pacers are in solid shape and don't need badges to help them.So Henson decided to hoard some badges that could be useful in the playoffs, and prepare for the tougher competition a month later.

So this time, Henson chose a very aggressive name - this is Sparta!
The effect of the speech technique is very simple and rude: reset the morale of the team to 100!

In other words, no matter what kind of blow the Pacers suffered, no matter how low the morale of the Pacers.As long as this speech technique is used, everyone can be cheered up in an instant!

If the Pacers unfortunately fall behind by a large score in the playoffs, this rhetoric may be very useful.Coupled with the previously obtained "reset a player's morale to 75 and provide the player with attribute enhancements for the next 5 games", Henson has become more confident about the playoffs a month later.

Because of these two badges, the Pacers undoubtedly have the capital to play against the wind in the series.

Against the sky, these two words are really against the sky!

At the same time, Henson also found that although the badge is permanently effective, the effect is not as simple and crude as the words.Although the speaking skills are effective, the disadvantage is that they are gone after one use.So how to choose the rewards in the future, it seems that we have to carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages.

It was precisely because he thought of the bright future of the Pacers team, and also thought about not having to fly around after today's game, Henson slapped his head and readily agreed to Christine's request.

"Interview?" However, when Henson rushed to the appointment on time, he realized that this meal might not be as simple as a "gathering among friends".

"That's right, it won't take up too much of your time. And the time is up to you, it can be anywhere!" Christine looked at Henson with his hands on his chest, and the pitiful look in his eyes was even more unbearable to refuse.

Just now on the court, Kristen looked like a mature and sexy professional woman.But now, she seems to have turned back into a little girl who just graduated.

As we all know, Henson has always been not very cold about the media and reporters.So for a long time, if it wasn't for the team's mandatory arrangement, Henson would basically not accept any media interview requests.

In Henson's words: "I don't want to be face-to-face with them asking stupid questions."

So after a season, Frank Vogel, an assistant coach, received more interviews than Henson.Because of most of the interviews, Henson asked Vogel to participate on his behalf.Vogel also often joked: "I'm almost becoming your official spokesperson."

But even Henson, who hates the media and reporters so much, has a good feeling for the two reporters.One is the highly respected "Man in Colorful Clothes" Sag, and the other is the little girl sitting in front of him at this moment.

O man!

For a young girl who has just entered the industry and her career has just started, she definitely needs excellent grades to continue to climb.And the interview appointments of other well-known coaches or players are probably already scheduled for summer!
As for those interviews with unknown coaches, they are not very eye-catching.

And the only well-known coach in the league who doesn't have many interview appointments is Henson.

Because they knew that Henson didn't like doing exclusive interviews, most of the media simply stopped looking for him after "hitting the wall". Anyway, it was useless to look for him.Therefore, Henson didn't have any appointments for interviews, so naturally he didn't need to queue up for an interview.

Grasping this point, Christine came up with Henson's idea.

"You are really dedicated, Miss Laidlow. For an exclusive interview, you actually dare to go out to dinner alone with the most eccentric head coach in the league." Henson smiled and didn't say yes or no.

"Weird temper? That's just what they think. And it's true that I invited you out for dinner not for work, but just to mention some work topics in my spare time. By the way, Coach Henson, I've always been curious, how did you meet your girlfriend? Is she really a college student?"

"Is this true or false? Is it strange that the team coach has a girlfriend who is a college student?" Henson spread his hands, his skin really thick.

Is it strange, don't you have A and C numbers in your mind?

"Because I really can't imagine, how could you have time to find a girlfriend in a university town in the Bay Area." Christine propped her face with her small hands, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Like you, I met her on the basketball court. Of course, I was still a scout at that time, and no one knew who I was. My job at that time was to run around the United States, from basketball halls in one place to basketball halls in another place, just to watch a few young people play. Therefore, there is no problem of lack of time. Of course, it turns out that my traveling was not in vain." Speaking of the Pacers' draft in the past two years, Henson is still very proud.

"...It's a pity that I wasn't the one who met you first."

"what?"

"Uh, it's nothing. So, can you promise me? Promise me! I will never ask those stupid questions! Of course, I will not gossip about you and your girlfriend. If you want, I can even go to your house in person!"

"Tsk tsk tsk," Henson murmured in his heart, "What courage! You probably don't know what happened to the last girl who went to my house! Wait? When An Jiali went to sleep at Henson's house drunk for the first time, it seemed that nothing had happened, and Henson regretted it for a long time at that time."

"Forget it, you can choose the time and place. Of course, Indianapolis is the best." Henson shook his head, what was he thinking about?
"So you promised me!?" Christine's beautiful blue eyes widened.

"As a gentleman, of course it is impossible to refuse the request of a beautiful lady."

"Ha! Thank you, Coach Henson Joe!" Christine stood up excitedly, then leaned forward and kissed Henson's forehead lightly, which caught him off guard.

Well, it seems that it is not bad to come out to participate in some private activities like this once in a while.
(End of this chapter)