basketball player

Chapter 367 Chapter 365: Confused 23-year-old

As the first-round series between the Nets and the Bulls went all the way to the tiebreaker, the Pacers' opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals have been up in the air.And this also gave Henson's team a week-long rest.

But there has always been a misunderstanding in the outside world. They think that the team that rests longer should have an advantage, but it is not the case.

Generally speaking, the favorite rhythm of the game for professional players is to play a game with two to three days off.In this way, they can restore their physical condition and adjust their mental state during this period, and they will not feel unfamiliar with the game because of this.But if there is no game for a week or more, the players will lose the rhythm of the game, and it will be difficult to adjust their nerves from rest to a state of high concentration in the playoffs.

Therefore, in the first game of the series, when the Bulls were still immersed in the killing state of the tiebreaker and defeated the Pacers.Henson's team has not yet fully entered the state.After the game, even the Bulls starting center Joakim Noah said: "The Pacers haven't played a game for a while, so they are a little rusty."

What's more, the Pacers didn't just take a week off.Facing the Bucks in the first round, although Jennings, a funny man, once claimed that he would solve the Pacers in 6 games.But the fact is that the Pacers didn't encounter any pressure at all in the first round. In the 4 games, the point difference in each game is in double digits, which is enough to explain the problem.

Therefore, it can be said that the Pacers have not fought a tough battle since the game against the Thunder in April and now for almost a month.The Chicago Bulls, who have been plagued by injuries, have worked hard all the way from the regular season to the playoffs.

It turns out that the longer the rest time, the greater the advantage.But Henson believes that after experiencing the baptism of the first game, the team will quickly find the feeling of the game.The Pacers are not afraid of tough battles, as long as they adapt to this rhythm of the game, the team will have no problem.

The problem now is that guy Paul George seems to have "fallen" too badly.

Indeed, this season has been a year of great success for George.He became the Pacers' leading scorer, was named an All-Star, and won the Most Improved Award.Throughout the season, George went smoothly.

But he is human after all, not a machine.As long as it is human, it is impossible to perform so well in every game.What's more, George, who was born in 90, just passed his 23rd birthday a few days ago.

Henson remembers the day at the birthday party, when George said he wanted to be one of the greatest players in Pacers history, like Reggie Miller.It can be seen that George has high expectations for himself.

However, in the last game, George saw the cruelty of this league.Had he known this, Henson would not have let George execute that last shot.It's not that he couldn't make the shot, but this time the lore failed, which greatly increased George's psychological burden.

"What's the matter with that guy? I don't feel very interested." On the sidelines of the training field, Vogel stared curiously at the tall and thin guard whose vest was soaked.Although they lost the last game, others who found their game state performed very well in training.

Only George, who always looks depressed, can't get excited no matter what.

"Not every boy can get up quickly after experiencing setbacks. George is still immersed in yesterday's loss. I believe that George is strong, but it will take time for him to become strong again. But in the playoffs, what we lack most is time." Henson shook his head and replied that George has not yet broken free from failure, which is his biggest trouble now!

"After training, you can talk to him." Vogel looked at Henson. He knew that Henson had a close relationship with the players and was also a psychological master who could always inspire the players' enthusiasm.

"Do you think I didn't? I talked to him before the start of training today. But now, it doesn't seem to have any effect. He always thinks that I am comforting him. Sometimes, some words are not suitable for the head coach to say." Henson sighed,
"Who should tell?"

"Some things," Henson said, shifting his gaze to Paul, "are more suitable for players to say to players."

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After a day of hard training, some players are discussing where to go to relax at night, while others are planning to practice a few more sets later.Of course, there are also some players who are going to go straight home.

And Paul George is the most special one among them. He did nothing but just sat in front of his locker, holding his mobile phone.On the mobile phone, it was the last game where he missed a shot at the last moment.

"Talk to George?" At this time on the training ground, Henson caught Paul who was about to go back to the locker room to change.

Chris Paul, although this is only his second season with the Pacers.But there is no doubt that the highly respected first point guard has always been the leader of the Pacers' locker room.The leadership of him and David West, coupled with Henson's prestige in the team, is the reason why the Pacers have never had any negative incidents.

"That's right, as a leader, as the big brother of the team, I hope you can make George understand that a true leader will not be entangled in past losses. He must look forward in order to unleash his greatest strength!" Henson shrugged, "I talked to him, but it didn't help. So I hope, you can talk to him again."

Paul nodded to express his understanding, and he also found that George's state today seemed to be a little bit wrong.But Paul also understands that talking to George so frequently will only make him bear greater psychological burden.

"You just talked to him this morning, so now I'm afraid it's not a good time to have a heart-to-heart talk with him."

"You don't need to talk to him today, if you can," Henson looked at Paul and paused intentionally, "If you can, you can try to change his mentality in the game the day after tomorrow."

"During the game? Boss, you're really hard on me." Paul held his chin, as if thinking about something, "Okay, I'll do my best."

Watching Paul walk into the locker room, Henson suddenly felt relieved.

He believed that Paul would be able to complete this task, just as he believed that Paul would definitely be able to execute the tactics he had arranged.In this world, there are few people who know better than Paul how to face defeat and how to be a true team leader.

The unthinking conversation between two players during the game may be the most sincere and effective.

I hope these two Pauls can regroup and continue to lead the team forward
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Indianapolis, Indianapolis, May 2013, 5, inside the home team's locker room at Bankers Life Arena.

"He missed nearly 9000 pitches in his career, lost about 300 games, and was expected to make the last shot 26 times, but missed. He failed again and again, but this is why he succeeded!"

Paul murmured to himself, but quickly shook his head.The above passage is one of Michael Jordan's classic quotations, which came from an advertisement related to Jordan.It can be said that it is a very famous passage in the basketball world.Of course, it also frequently appears in various "chicken soup articles".

Paul wanted to use this passage to motivate George, but after thinking about it, it was too vulgar.If George's matter could be solved so easily, Henson would not find himself.

"Press the ball holders and keep their team from running! Play harder on the defensive end. If the Bulls want to be tough, then give them toughness and give me a decisive breakthrough to create damage!" At this time, Henson is already making the final deployment for the players, which also means that the time for the players to play is getting closer and closer.

Paul, on the other hand, still hasn't figured out how to cheer George up.

Paul was still unable to speak until the whistle sounded to mark the start of Game [-] of the series.Sure enough, as Henson said, he had to find a way in the game.

"Have you talked to George?" Vogel asked Henson with concern after the game started.

"Not yet. Talking to him too often will only backfire." Henson stared at the court with a serious face. On the first attack in the opening game, George, who was a little timid, let Belinelli get a shot.Fortunately, the Italian defender missed his own shot, which prevented the Bulls from scoring as soon as they came up.

"Then what to do, let it go?"

"Trust me, Frank. When the game reaches a certain level, everything will be solved." After speaking, Henson left the bench and stood on the sidelines.

It's time for the Pacers to attack.

(End of this chapter)