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Chapter 264 Chapter 262: Team Building Mode

The Pacers VS Raptors opener may be one of the league's most failed games this year.Because the game has just reached the third quarter, the ratings have already dropped off a cliff.

Reggie Miller felt that his eyelids were a little heavy. He really didn't know how to comment on this boring game.Jeff Van Gundy simply chatted with everyone, about his experience of fishing in White Rock Lake in Dallas
There are several kinds of boring games. One is that both sides defend too tightly, resulting in an ugly scene, unable to score goals for a long time, or always being interrupted by fouls.The most representative is the 2005 Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons.

The other is because the strength gap between the two sides is too large, so that the game loses suspense early.The one behind has no hope of recovering.This kind of non-confrontational and competitive game naturally cannot satisfy the fans.

The boredom of the Pacers and Raptors obviously belongs to the second category.

In the third quarter, Dwayne Casey's eyes were dull and dull.His goal this year is to lead the team to the playoffs, and he is also looking forward to this year's Raptors lineup.However, the long season has just begun, and Casey has seen the huge gap between the Raptors and the real top teams.

This kind of gap cannot be filled overnight by the Raptors. Even if the Raptors can really trade Rudy Gay, they are not the opponents of the Pacers.

On the court, Chris Paul assisted Anderson for an alley-oop dunk, and the point difference was widened to 30 points. However, Casey was completely numb to this. At first, he felt heartbroken when he saw the team being beaten like this, but now he has been abused.

Paul, George, Green, West and Horford, Stephenson, Ray Allen, Leonard, Yi Jianlian and Anderson on the bench, Casey's players can be said to be blown out in all directions!Players in every position of the opponent seem to have an advantage!

By the way, there is also the little-known Jimmy Butler who barely played last season. His performance made Casey shine.Why do you say that these geniuses all went to Henson Joe's team?The Pacers have hardly made any big reinforcements this summer, but relying solely on the growth of young people, the Pacers' strength has risen a lot.

Reggie Miller also raised this question to Jeff Van Gundy.

"Paul George, when he was selected with the 50th overall pick, the entire league thought that Henson wasted a lottery pick. Lance Stephenson, except for the Pacers, no team at all dared to bring back such a time bomb. Danny Green, an unknown second-round pick, who would have thought that he could become a qualified starter now? Kawhi Leonard, a young man outside the lottery zone, no team has the confidence to train him. With De's performance, the Pacers can't get the ring! Jimmy Butler, a rookie at the end of the bench who played less than [-] games last season, has dedicated several rounds of excellent defense for us today. Don't forget, there are also Holiday and Matthews who have left but have been mixed up."

Reggie Miller changed his tone after listing a lot of names, "None of these players are 'hot guys' in the draft, and many of them are even considered unplayable by other teams. However, it is such a group of 'not popular' young people who have now made the Pacers so strong, without exception! To be honest, Coach Henson Joe's vision may be more vicious than the Spurs. His shooting percentage in the draft is almost equal to 100%!"

"It's true. We've all seen Jimmy Butler's performance just now. Although Jimmy was almost a transparent person last season, I believe that the young guard this season will let us know him. Coach Henson Joe was originally a scout, which is probably the reason for his unique vision. Facts have proved that the development of a team does not only have to be a team of stars. Coach Henson Joe pointed out a clear path for the general managers of all teams."

Just when Miller and Van Gundy were still lamenting about Henson's team building policy, the third quarter was over. 98 to 69, after three quarters, the Pacers scored almost 100 points, while the Raptors trailed by 29 points.

This time during the break, Henson's expression was no longer serious.When the players rested, he didn't even take the tactical board.

"If the opponent is reversed by 29 points, that's fine guys. I have to admit that it is impossible for us to be reversed now." Henson shook his head. Even he himself can't get nervous now, so how can he make the players nervous?
Besides, the Pacers don't need to be nervous at all now.

So the entire fourth quarter, the entire 12-minute game, became garbage time.As the worst-rated game among the three openers, the Pacers must have been rejected by the league president.The most impressive thing in the whole game was the awarding ceremony of the championship ring at the beginning.The competition itself, on the contrary, seems to have become a performance after the presentation ceremony.

In the end, the Pacers beat the Raptors 122 to 95 at home!At the end of the game, Henson's experience accumulator responded again.But this game only added 50 experience points to Henson
550/2000, Henson's road to upgrade is still going long.

"You got me down, Coach." Casey shook her head vigorously as she shook Henson's hand.Facts have proved that his nervousness before the game was completely unnecessary, because the game did not have the conditions to create suspense from the very beginning.

"It was my players who brought you down, Mr. Casey. Your team has great potential, work hard." Henson said two beautiful words to his opponent in a rare sight. After all, facing an opponent of this level, Henson can't get pleasure from pretending to be X.
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In this way, the originally high-profile opening game came to an end.Fans didn't get to see a good game, nor did they get to see Henson swearing.In fact, of the three openers of the season, none seemed to be worthy of a national broadcast.

On the Miami side, the Heat beat the Celtics 120-107, also killing the game.Facts have proved that the Celtics are no longer among the top ranks of the league, and the Miami Heat are still strong for the third championship.

The only suspenseful game in the opening game was the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers. Originally, people thought this game was the least suspenseful, because the Lakers F4 can be said to be the most luxurious combination of book lineups this season!As for the Mavericks, the championship team has long been broken up.The strength of the two sides does not seem to be at the same level at all.

However, this game has become the game with the smallest point difference in the three openers. 99 to 91, the difference is only 8 points.What is even more surprising is that the Lakers F4 is the one that scored 91 points.
The combination of Kobe Bryant + Gasol + Howard + Nash has never been able to do OJ Mayo + Darren Collison.Yes, there is nothing about Nowitzki, because Nowitzki didn't play at all because of his injury today!
The Lakers F82, which was considered by the outside world as "as long as they are healthy, can win 4 consecutive victories", lost to the Dallas Mavericks who lacked a head star!The three games on the first day of the new NBA season can be said to be unexpected.

The Lakers' F4 defeat undoubtedly caused an uproar in the outside world.Is it really the right way to win the championship by accumulating stars all at once?Which one of the Pacers' team building model that focuses on drafting and training, supplemented by trading stars, and the Lakers' team building model that is rich and powerful and various robberies and trades can be truly successful?It has become a topic of endless debate among fans.

"Don't ask me such boring questions, I don't care how people build the team." During the training the next day, facing reporters' interviews, Henson expressed his disdain.

"I don't care about other people, I only care about my own team. Besides, the Lakers only lost one game."

"Thanks to" Henson's "auspicious words", the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers that night.After entering November, they even lost to their rivals in the same city, the Clippers. They "gained" three consecutive defeats with the most luxurious lineup in the league and played a three-game losing streak. Even Henson couldn't understand it.The Lakers are really a typical example of a good card played poorly.

Contrary to the Lakers, the Pacers have won two easy victories over the Bobcats and Kings since the opening game, and they have won three consecutive victories at their fingertips.

The records of the poor Los Angeles Lakers and Pacers are simply two extremes, so outside public opinion is even more inclined to Henson's side.

"Coach Henson's team-building ideas are the real way to victory! Crazy accumulation of stars does not mean crazy victory."

But at this time, Henson was not complacent because of the praise from the outside world.Because, the two teams that rely on the draft to build their teams the most in the league are about to meet!

On November 11, the Indiana Pacers challenged the San Antonio Spurs away.For Henson and his team, this game can be regarded as the real "opening game".

(End of this chapter)