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Chapter 31 031: No one wants to be shit

With 21 wins and 45 losses, O'Brien has been cornered.The reason why Bird hasn't changed him yet is because of the three-year commitment, and the second is because even if he is changed now, it will not help.Because even if the Pacers win all the remaining games, it will be difficult to catch the last train of the playoffs.What's more, the Pacers are unlikely to win all the next games.

Last season, O'Brien led the team to 36 wins.This season, not advancing but retreating.For four consecutive years, the team has a winning percentage below .50.

In fact, Bird is already looking for the next head coach.He doesn't want to recruit anymore, but hopes to choose one from someone who is familiar with the team.Therefore, Frank Vogel and Henson became the two most likely options.

"Henson Joe? He has only been an assistant coach for one season. I know that guy is capable, but he has no experience. I suggest that we can fix Frank Vogel first." In Bird's office, Pritchard was discussing the matter of the coach candidate.

"Frank is indeed a good candidate. Last summer league and preseason, he did a good job. But I always feel... I always feel that he can only do a good job. You know, I can't just be satisfied with the level of doing a good job. I need someone who is aggressive and can make a disruptive impact. How long has it been since we played the playoffs? You can wait, I can't wait!" O'Brien also brought him quite a "surprise".

"So, you really decided to use Henson? Madman, you are a madman! Do you know how many years it took Jeff Van Gundy to become the head coach? Do you know how many years Frank was with O'Brien? How many years was O'Brien with Pitino? And Henson, God, he is not yet 31 years old! And his previous resume is only three years of scouting and one year of assistant coaching experience! You will destroy the team like this, Bird!" What's wrong with Henson? He's just thinking more rationally.

The fact is also that, looking at the entire NBA circle, no one has risen as fast as Henson.

"I haven't decided yet, okay? Besides," Byrd picked up Paul George's final report and smiled slightly, "I'm also a lunatic!"

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O'Brien knew nothing about Bird's conversation with Pritchard, or he would have given up struggling.Because in any case, his departure after this season is already a certainty in Bird's view.

But O'Brien is still trying to save the situation. He hopes to show some value in the last dozen games!Even though it's only now, it's too late.

O'Brien's solution was to ask Henson, the Chinese assistant coach whom he tried every means to guard against, this idiot scout whom he used to look down on, but now he became O'Brien's last straw.

"I always thought that you were not interested in my training plan." The day after the loss to the Bucks, Henson walked into O'Brien's office with the training plan he had made.

"Obviously, we need some changes." O'Brien blushed, but still took the file bag from Henson.

"There are more than ten games left in the regular season. Don't you think it's too late to change the training plan now?" It's not that Henson doesn't want to help O'Brien, but even Henson can't save him now.

"We can experiment in the last ten or so games. If it really works, we will listen to you next season!" O'Brien quickly opened the file bag. The plan is still so detailed and perfect.

"Training alone is useless. If I train the players according to my plan, then the tactical play must be changed accordingly. With all due respect, Jim, our defense was a mess last season, but this season, our offense is a piece of shit." Henson did not intend to belittle his team, but told the truth.

This season, the Pacers' offensive efficiency ranks third from the bottom in the league. The first and last and the second to last are the Nets and Timberwolves, who are so rotten to compete for the No. [-] pick.

"Well then, during the game, you will be my tactical advisor!" O'Brien's messy hair highlighted his anxiety, and Henson nodded slightly, not complaining any more.Because he was really afraid that this guy with gray temples would go crazy.

Before the training started, the pitch was still lifeless.This season the Pacers are definitely going to die, and everyone wants to wait for the last month to lose so that they can start their vacations.

But Daniel Granger held his breath. People said he was a weak team player, and no one regarded him as a real star.He wants to win, but he doesn't know how.Because Jim O'Brien only taught people how to defend, but never cared about the team's offense.

So Granger scored high points again and again, but he could only watch the team lose again and again.

Just when everyone was ready for boring defensive training, Henson came out of O'Brien's office and clapped his hands vigorously.

"Okay, guys, come here! This morning, let's practice offense!"

Henson's voice echoed in the training ground, and the players seemed to have turned into stone statues, each of them froze in place.

Training offense?

"Hey, are you all stupid!? Move, move your buttocks and thighs! Get together, I'm going to arrange training tasks soon!" Seeing no one responding to him, Henson immediately yelled.Unlike O'Brien, Henson was never a "players coach."Henson can't be a bad guy.

Although Henson doesn't yell at players every day, maybe because of his cold temperament, maybe because of his tough style, in short, the players are still somewhat afraid of Henson.In terms of prestige, Henson's prestige among the players is even stronger than the head coach O'Brien.

It is a rare training offense in a season, but the players showed a different enthusiasm than before.Since the training plan was formulated by Henson, the whole training was also led by Henson.

O'Brien and other members of the coaching staff were surprised to find that this guy, Henson, led the team for training for the first time, and he was able to do well.As everyone knows, Henson was already very familiar with this set when he was in Butler University.

Daniel Granger and Holiday played well in the confrontation training in the afternoon, and Henson is also very clear that when an offensive player is liberated, his defense will also become more active.

After a day of training, the results are quite good.Although it is impossible for Henson to completely change the team in more than ten days, it is good to let them get familiar with the new offensive style.If you keep not starting new workouts because you can't see results quickly, you'll never see results.

"Okay, everyone's training is very good! I know, the media has looked down on us. After losing to Milwaukee in the last game, one newspaper even said that we will compete with the Nets for the bottom one in the league! Fuck it!"

The players were stunned again, this was the first time they heard the coach swearing on the training ground.That old man O'Brien never swears.Vogel, too, is a very soft-spoken guy.Only Henson, this guy always seems to be out of words.

"Tomorrow's game, our opponent is the Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte Bobcats. Damn, Frank, where is the Bobcats ranked in the East now?" Henson asked intentionally.

"Seventh in the East." Vogel didn't know what Henson wanted to do, so he had to answer along.

"East seventh? Damn, now even the Charlotte Bobcats can ride our heads? Well, it's sad. I know, we're having a bad season. I also know that some people are already planning to find another high place in the summer. But I want to say, no one wants to pay for a piece of shit!"

As soon as Henson said this, everyone in the coaching staff gasped. O'Brien, the head coach, couldn't even speak. He had never seen such a scene.What is Henson trying to do! ?Does he want to dismantle this team! ?

"Of course, I'm just an assistant coach, and I won't and can't stop you from leaving. But you must understand that your future depends on your own performance! Who do you think you are playing for? The fans? Larry Bird? Or the coaching staff? Neither, you are playing for yourself! So I hope that you can use today's training state to the next game. I believe that no one, anyone, is willing to be treated as shit by others."

The players all stood in place, obviously stunned by Henson.In the past, he was just inexplicably afraid of Henson, but he didn't expect this guy to be so staunch.

Henson also let out a sigh of relief, he thought he would be beaten so hard that he couldn't leave the training hall today.In fact, this is also because the Pacers players are not thorns, and Henson dared to say such a thing.If there was a Dennis Rodman on the Pacers team, or if Artest was still on the team, Henson would probably really be blown away.There is another reason. Henson actually used a team spirit just now, which improved the trust of all players in him.He has been holding on to this reward to no avail, and now it just comes in handy.

These Pacers players are actually very obedient, but O'Brien has polished their toughness.And now, Henson made the group of guys nervous again.

"Okay, today's training is over, everyone go back to rest. Tomorrow's game, I hope to see your determination!"

After Henson finished speaking, he turned around confidently and walked back to his office.At that moment, O'Brien seemed to feel that he was the assistant coach who couldn't speak.

(End of this chapter)