The Pacers slaughtered the 76ers in 29 points, and everything seemed the same as it was a few years ago, and the Pacers were simply not stressed against the 76ers.

Joel. Embiid? This newcomer, who was very kind of a few days ago, has now become the laughing stock of the world. After all, he didn't lead the team to victory, and he didn't play well himself. And after the game, he took the initiative to give in, and it was a crazy report by reporters.

This originally high-profile game ended with such a one-sided ending, which most people did not expect. It turns out that as long as Henson wants to contain you, you have to die if you don't die.

"Before that game began, Coach Henson said no one could defend Embiid in one-on-one. He wasn't lying, because his double bag was slippery. ”

"Embiid paid the price for his pre-game provocations, but as Coach Henson said, it's just a tuition fee he has to pay for his growth."

"It will take some time for the 76ers to compete with the top teams. Maybe wait until next year, when Embiid is no longer restricted to playing time, when the 76ers get the top pick. After Simmons, they have that kind of strength. ”

The next day, reporters overwhelmingly began to praise Henson. As everyone knows, before that, Embiid was their favorite character.

But that's the way this group of wall grass, whoever wins the game is the boss.

Henson is not disgusted by this behavior of journalists. Because the essence of competitive sports is like this, whoever wins the game is the boss!

At this time, "Boss Joe" didn't have time to satisfy his vanity in the fanciful praise of the media. While winning the game against the 76ers made Henson feel good, Henson knew he couldn't afford to be complacent about such a small victory.

The Pacers still have a long way to go. And what Henson has to do is far from the end.

After returning to Indianapolis from Philadelphia, Henson made a beeline for Indiana University Hospital. Because his youngest daughter, Emily, who is only half a year old, was admitted to the hospital last night due to a high fever, Henson didn't even return home after getting off the plane, so he ran straight to the hospital room.

"She's fine, Henson, just a common cold. Now that the condition is stable, you don't have to worry too much. But when Angeli saw Henson, who had some messy hair in the hospital room, she couldn't help but worry a little about the man's heart.

Don't cause an adult's serious illness because of your daughter's minor illness.

"It's okay, just go home and sleep later. Anyway, today, the team only started training in the afternoon. Thank you hard last night, Ann. I wanted to come from Philadelphia alone, but it was too late for me to stay up late because ......"

"It's okay, Henson, you're here in time." Angeli smiled and stroked Henson's heart, "Look, she's awake." I said, she's fine. Go home and get some rest, and you'll have to train in the afternoon. ”

"I ......"

"Alright, don't treat me like a child. A family should be a responsibility for everyone, isn't it? Go ahead, as a wife and mother, I also have things within my power. ”

Henson smiled slightly, walked into the ward, kissed his daughter's forehead, and left the hospital first.

But Henson's busy day has only just begun.

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"I've heard all about Emily, otherwise you wouldn't be on the training ground this afternoon. Training things I got with McMillan and Becky. Harmon got it. ”

On the phone, Larry. Bird's voice was a little muffled.

"No need, I'm already in the underground parking lot." Henson's reply was still succinct, and the way he spoke on the phone with Bird was simply unbearable to others.

"Didn't you just come home from the hospital in the morning? You haven't had a few hours off, right? Now you're in the underground parking lot? On the phone, Bird's tone was extremely surprised.

"For me, a few hours is enough. Besides, I won't be able to sleep comfortably tonight. Henson is well aware that Bird has good intentions, but he has also said that he likes to control his team down to the smallest detail.

So letting the assistant coach take control of the training, Henson wouldn't do it unless he had to.

Walking into the office, just after making a cup of coffee, piles of papers and game footage filled Henson's computer desktop.

"Boss, I've already sent you the footage of the Bulls and Celtics game, so I'll have time to watch it. Of course, I also attach my video analysis. ”

'The team's training plan for the next few days may need to be changed a little bit because we're going to play back-to-back games soon, so I think the intensity can be lowered a little bit more.

"On Brogdon's offensive training with the ball, it's going pretty well at the moment. But if we can add some pull-up jump shot drills to that......"

In the afternoon, Henson met with almost the entire coaching staff in his office. Yes, the job of a manager is not as simple as standing on the sidelines and shouting a few words and pretending. These are the things he needs to deal with every day.

After Henson cursory watched the footage of the last two opponents and developed some tactical ideas, it was time for daily confrontational training.

And the Pacers' confrontational training has always been something Henson cannot miss. Because only he knows best how the team needs to simulate to achieve the closest effect to the actual action.

In this way, after a busy circle, the time has come to evening. The players sweated and dragged their tired bodies back to the dressing room. Of course, there are also some players who have lost their sweat-soaked jerseys and stayed in the training hall to continue to train themselves.

And Henson, he can't go home after training. Because during the day, he hadn't heard Silas's scouting report yet.

"Damn, what's wrong with your dark circles? Such an exaggeration! The first time Silas saw Henson, he was attracted to his two large dark circles.

"Emily had a fever last night, so she didn't sleep well all night. I went to the hospital as soon as I got off the plane this morning, and then I didn't sleep long in the afternoon before coming to training. As a result, it ended up like this. Henson spread his hands helplessly, when he decided to juggle his family and career at the same time, he expected the current difficult situation.

Of course, this kind of hard work is happy for Henson.

"Why don't I report to you tomorrow? You're tired enough today, Henson, and it's better to go back and rest early. Silas naturally knew about Henson's physical condition, so he didn't dare to work overtime with him for too long.

"Scouts report things can be tomorrow, but about Kyle. Kuzma, I think it's time to schedule a time to take a look. I asked you to send a scout to the University of Utah, did he send you a scouting report? Henson said as he paused the Celtics game tape and rubbed his temples.

"As it happens, the scout just sent me a scouting report today. Do you need me to read it to you, or do you need to read it yourself? ”

"Read it to me, Silas, my eyes get sleepy at the sight of the letters."

"Well, as a junior, he's very versatile on the field and can score in front of defenders in a variety of ways. On the pitch, his attitude is very good, no matter how many points he is behind, he is confident to catch up with the score, and he is not a player who will give up easily. At the same time, his ability to open up space for the team, combined with his athleticism, allowed him to average 16.5 points per game in his junior season, and he can play power center in addition to power forward. Although he does not have an advantage in strength, his footwork is better than that of most interior players. ”

Silas read the scouting report, and after talking about the pros, it was time to talk about the disadvantages.

"Kuzma's downside is that he's inconsistent in terms of shooting, especially from the three-point line. Although he can shoot, his shooting percentage is not very high. At the same time, he is not very good at shooting after dribbling, and in many games, he has proven that he is not a consistent shooting player. Although he has some performance on the offensive end, he is a black hole on the court defensively, and he has bad defensive habits. ”

Hearing the words "bad defensive habits," Silas noticed that Henson was frowning.

yes, the Pacers have always been defensive. The Pacers during the three-game championship period have good single defense ability from bench to starter. So the phrase "bad defensive habits" must be very harsh to Henson.

Not only that, but in Kuzma's scouting report, the two words that appear most often are "qualified" and "up to standard" - "2.07 meters tall and 2.14 meters in reach, which is considered a standard for a power forward." Standing at 2.73 meters, he is a qualified rebounder. The bounce ability is up to standard, and the outside projection ability is up to standard......"

The further Silas read, the deeper Henson's brow furrowed. When he read Kuzma's scouting report, he thought Henson was going to give up on the rookie.

Because as far as the scouting report goes, it's called Kyle. Kuzma's guys, it's just too mediocre.

However, Henson is well aware that a rookie with a low prediction pick must have such and such shortcomings. When dealing with rookies, you can't just stare at their shortcomings, but look for their shining points!

The Lakers' willingness to observe this little-known guy for two years in a row must be because Kuzma's merits deserve the Lakers' attention.

So, instead of giving up on Kuzma, Henson decided to go to Utah for himself during this time. When Henson looked at Kuzma with the data analysis module, all the problems were solved.

"What was Kuzma's last fight?" This was the first thing Henson said after listening to the scouting report.

"On November 13th, I watched, and there was no game that day. Are you going? Silas replied truthfully.

"Go, buy your ticket in advance. November 13th? Tut-tut, this time ......" Henson looked at the schedule on his computer, smiled and shook his head.

"yes, it's a bad time. Because you've got a tough battle to fight before we start our trip to Utah. ”

Henson looked at the Celtics players and Stevens standing on the sidelines on the computer screen and pouted, "yes, it's going to be a tough game." ”