basketball player

Chapter 201 199: Another Way

Walking in the player tunnel, Henson clenched his fists, wishing he could find a locker to punch him.

That group of boys just hit a 13-4 and started to float, which is really irritating.If it weren't for the Pacers' frequent mistakes and lack of concentration, the point difference should be 12 points instead of 2 points!
But when he reached the door of the locker room, Henson stopped suddenly.Do you really want to rush in like this and yell at everyone?

Doing so may indeed make Henson more comfortable, but it is not in the best interest of the team, and Henson must weigh the advantages and disadvantages.

Sometimes, getting angry at the players can really have an immediate effect.But sometimes, it can have the opposite effect.At least today, Henson has proven that yelling doesn't work.If it works, the players should wake up in the second quarter.

"Huh" Henson took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.The most important thing now is to be calm. Both the players and themselves must be calm.

Didn't Barkley say that if getting angry was useful, George Karl wouldn't know how many championships he won.

Didn't Popovich use both soft and hard to control the guys in San Antonio so well.

So, Henson let go of his fist.Playing the game calmly is the most important thing.

The locker room door was opened, and the players looked up one after another.Seeing that it was Henson, they buried their heads again.Henson almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Why did he somehow feel like the class teacher rushed into the classroom suddenly.

You see, as long as you don't get angry, you will find that these guys are not so annoying.

"Lance." Henson walked to the tactical whiteboard, and instead of talking about tactics, he called Stephenson's name.

"Boss." Stephenson responded hesitantly. Everyone, including himself, thought that the coach was going to take Stephenson.

"Did you get kicked out of bed by your girlfriend yesterday?" As everyone knew, Hansen asked such a question without thinking.

"Ah?" Everyone was taken aback, what is Henson going to play?

"No, no, I don't have time to find a female partner." Stephenson scratched his head, and the embarrassment of lying made everyone laugh instead.

Henson's room in the hotel was just across from Stephenson. After hearing a knock on the door last night, Henson also went to the cat's eye to have a look.So whether Stephenson found a female partner last night, Henson knew very well.

Women. As a young man with a lot of money and strong hormones, or a professional athlete with too much energy, it is reasonable to have this need.Moreover, men are rarely able to resist the temptation of beauty, and Henson believes that even himself is no exception.

So as long as nothing happened and it didn't affect the game, Henson would turn a blind eye to women.After all, Henson is not the players' father, so it's impossible to care who they sleep with at night.

"Don't talk to me, you only have so many hobbies in your life. You didn't get kicked out of bed by your girlfriend, why did you just do it with the female fans in the old stands? Don't think about it, no matter whether you had a good time last night, we will go back to Indianapolis after the game tonight. Therefore, you have no chance to make up for your regrets."

"Pfft..." The players all held back their laughter, thinking that Henson came in for a "volcanic eruption". Who knew that more than a dozen old men gathered in the locker room to discuss whether he had a good time last night.
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Catch the ball you should catch, and then turn the opportunity into a score! Everyone else is the same, your absent-minded performance in the first half is really ugly. Do you think I will be angry? I am angry! After this game is lost, the media and fans are laughing at you, you, and you!" Henson said, pointing to the players sitting in front of the locker, "And I, sorry, I am not in a good state with you, are you?" Half a dime relationship!"

With that said, Henson bit off the cap of the marker pen, and then tapped on the tactical board.

"In the second half of the game, Chris, George, I don't want to see Dragic and Courtney Lee score easily. Don't give them space, block their shots. If they succeed in breaking through, you guys get out! Because these two are not the kind of players who are good at breaking through, show me the defensive state you should have!"

George and Paul nodded slightly.

"Al, don't I need to re-teach you how to block? You are an All-Star insider, do you want to be blown up by an old guy who is almost 40 years old? Marcus Camby is older than me, you can't even handle an old man who is older than me! Protect the backcourt rebound, even if you can't get it, you have to stick Marcus Camby behind me!"

"Yes, boss." Horford agreed loudly.

"On the offensive end, continue to catch turnovers and counterattack. Play aggressively. If they want physical confrontation, then give them physical confrontation and foul them! Danny, why do I feel that you have been avoiding that guy named Parsons in the first half of the game. Are you afraid of him? Or do you think this second-round pick can be more successful than you? Let me tell you, the most successful second-round picks are on my team! So in the second half of the game, you get him for me, both offensively and defensively!"

"I'm not going to let him have his way again, coach."

"Very good, that's right. But like I just said, we can't just talk and talk. Now, the group of Houston fans outside the court must have been waiting to see our jokes. And countless media are also ready to spray us with blood. Go on the field and tell everyone! We just took a nap. Now, it's time to wake up."

"It's almost time, Henson." Vogel reminded from the side.

"Well, let's go. I've said everything I need to say. Whether you deserve the victory is up to you." Henson waved his hand lightly, and Paul, the leader, stood up and led everyone out of the locker room.

Seeing the players all go out, Henson stood up just now.I hope that group of boys will not let themselves down.

"I thought you would smash the locker room." Vogel joked with Henson, and Henson's gentle performance was indeed beyond his expectations.

"You think I don't want to? I'm just afraid that my hand will be wrapped again because of the injury. Come on, Frank, and see if those damned guys really listen to what I have to say."

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"Listen, everyone cheers me up! This game must not be lost, the opponent is only the seventh in the Western Conference, there is nothing terrible! We played like that in the first half, and we are still ahead of them!? The boss is already angry. Although he didn't get angry just now, I guarantee that he is very angry. Don't let him down, don't let the fans down, and don't let us down! Take back control, start from the first second of the second half, take back control!"

Before the start of the second half, Paul gathered everyone around him and gave a short speech.

Under the dual roles of Henson and Paul, the Pacers players also came back to their senses.This is the advantage of the team having a leader role, sometimes it only takes a few words from them to bring the team back to their senses.Of course, the first thing Henson has to do is to bring the leader back to his senses.

Fans in the Toyota Center cheered, expecting the Rockets to overtake the score in the third quarter.McHale looks confident, and it seems that it is not difficult to beat the second place in the East.

However, just after the start of the third quarter, the Rockets were hit in the head!
Parsons' [-]-pointer was caught off guard by Danny Green, and the Rockets' white first-year forward was surprised to see the guy in front of him look like he had a grudge against him.

Green blocked the shot, Paul used his light speed reaction to grab the basketball, and the Pacers counterattacked!

This time, Paul made a ground pass to assist George who was plugged in.George made no mistakes, caught the basketball firmly, and then dunked with one hand!
"It's a beautiful counterattack, but I don't know if the Pacers can keep it up." Van Gundy doesn't think a fast break can explain anything. Didn't the Pacers play a wave of 13 to 4 in the first quarter?The key is not whether the start is strong or not, but whether you can persist until the end.

In the next attack, "Diamond" Scola held the ball inside and prepared to single out West with his own footsteps.

However, West was stunned to use his toughness to make the Argentine striker walk because of his messy feet.

"That's it, let him know how powerful you are!" Henson applauded vigorously from the sidelines, and it seemed that the group of guys had come to their senses.

15 seconds later, Al Horford responded with a dunk to Camby.Camby was able to win the best defensive player that year, more because his defense was very "gorgeous", and he was always able to send flying shots in supplementary defense.

But in fact, Camby's low-post single-defense ability is not top-notch.What's more, this is still an old Camby.Horford turned around and easily shook off the old Rockets center forward, dunking heavily with both hands.

This time, Horford, who has always been restrained, couldn't help but screamed to the sky after a successful dunk.

"Hey, that's right." Henson didn't get angry, but made his players angry.

In the first half, they were so aggrieved by the Rockets. In the second half, these guys were eager to get back to the field immediately.Want to see us crack jokes at the Toyota Center?Not!

Subsequently, "Little Nash" Dragic was going to make a mistake on Paul's head.However, Paul's defense is inseparable, no matter how Dragic moves, Paul's center of gravity will not move!
Without shaking Paul's center of gravity, Dragic attempted to break through directly!As a result, St. Paul stretched out his hand lightly and broke the ball!Then he speeds past the Slovenian, picks up the ball, and strikes back!

Little Nash?In front of Paul, there is still a long way to go.

When Paul made a fast break layup and led the Pacers to widen the point difference to 8 points in an instant, McHale hurriedly stopped the game in an attempt to interrupt the momentum of the Pacers.

The players of the Pacers high-fived each other one by one, frowning, with an expression of not enjoying themselves.I'm afraid this time, McHale's timeout will not be able to restrain the Pacers' offensive wave.

"I don't know what Coach Henson said to his players during the intermission, but the Pacers rebounded too quickly! Maybe Coach Henson broke a few more lockers today." Van Gundy said jokingly.

(End of this chapter)