The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Who dares to go straight with a sword? Only me, the general of India!"

This is how Henson saw the Chinese media TX Sports' evaluation of George on his mobile phone. He liked this sentence very much, and it was simply domineering. This domineering evaluation indeed coincides with George's recent domineering performance.

But helpless, the foreigners could not understand or understand the meaning of this sentence. Otherwise, Henson really wants to suggest that the team use this sentence as a slogan outside the stadium recently.

After flipping through the news, Henson saw another focus of this season, Derrick Rose's report.

The Chicago media claimed, "Derek will be resurrected in the next game against the Indiana Pacers! After all, the Pacers were his nightmare! I believe that the stubborn Windy Roses will not be willing to be in the bank. The home life arena is dying!"

Yes, after the Pacers and Pistons game, the team will immediately play a back-to-back game with the Bulls at home. In other words, later today, Henson will meet his old opponent Bulls in the arena. Because of this, there are more reports about Derrick Rose. All the media are warming up for this game.

But at this time, when he saw this sentence, Henson was not angry, but rather regretful, feeling sorry for Rose. Withering, the word is used too vividly.

This season, how high Paul George took off and how good he played. Ross, the youngest ever MVP, is in decline.

From the beginning of 2012 to the present, Derrick Rose has not played a game for a full year and a half. People are looking forward to the continued blooming of Rose after his return. But in the first few games of the Bulls this season, Rose's performance is undoubtedly disappointing.

In the opening game of the season, in the Heat VS Bulls game, Rose obviously has not adapted to the rhythm of high-intensity competition. The "Wind City Rose" that could lead the Bulls to contend with the Big Three, scored only 12 points in that game. 15 shots, only hit 4 goals, the hit rate was only 26.7%.

Therefore, although Rose scored double-digit points in the first game of his comeback, it was meaningless. Because these 12 points were piled up with 15 shots. You give most players in the league 15 shots, and he can also score in double digits.

In the second round of the comeback, the Bulls played against the Knicks, and Rose gave people hope. Because he used a beautiful breakthrough layup to kill the Knicks in the last 6 seconds of the game. Returning to the second scene, it will stage a lore, which seems to be a perfect script.

Rose also scored 18 points in this game, it seems that the youngest MVP is recovering.

However, is Rose's performance really that outstanding? Although staged a lore, although scored 18 points. But Ross even surpassed Anthony in his 23 shots. But only 7 goals in 23 shots were made, one goal less than Anthony. With a 30.4% hit rate, the gold content of 18 points is not too high.

Sure enough, in the third game between the Bulls and the 76ers, Rose "exposed".

In this game, the 76ers super rookie Michael Carter Williams scored 26 points and 10 assists in a large double-double! After leading the team to defeat the Heat in the last game, McAway once again conquered the world with a magical performance. What's more, in this game, he is facing the famous Derrick Rose!

In contrast, Rose made 4 of 14 shots and only scored 13 points. Although 6 assists were sent, 8 turnovers followed. The hit rate is very "stable", 28.6%. After three games, Rose has no field goal percentage that can be seen.

At this point, the Bulls' 1 win and 2 losses did not satisfy Thibodeau. And Rose's performance is also very worrying. The game that beat the Knicks was Rose's last fig leaf. But everyone knows that if Rose continues to be so unreliable, this fig leaf will be lifted sooner or later.

But people always have some romantic fantasies. For example, Rose suddenly broke out in a game against the Pacers, dreamed of returning to the top, and then led the Bulls to win the game!

The report that Henson just saw was one of these "romantic fantasies."

Henson shook his head and took a sip of milk. Regarding Derrick Rose, Henson also felt it was a pity to be honest. But at the beginning, Rose’s style of not slowing down, changing directions, breaking through without letting life, and Thibodeau’s main force, had already heralded the fate of Rose afterwards. These are the prices that made him the youngest MVP.

Judging from the video of the last three games, Henson is not worried that Rose will hit the bankers' life arena. Ross's problem now is more serious than his physical problem. What he is facing is a psychological problem!

Dare to break through, dare not make moves, dare not have physical confrontation, which increases the number of mid-range and three-point shots. These are the reasons why Ross is not efficient. Ross is not a stable shooter, he still keeps shooting from the outside, it's strange that he can be efficient.

When did Rose dared to break through like before, dared to stage various difficult layups like that, he also recovered. However, psychological problems cannot be solved overnight.

Anyway, Henson really didn't believe that Rose would suddenly overcome his mental obstacles today and then wipe out the Pacers in one fell swoop.

But having said that, although Henson is not worried about Rose, it does not mean that he is not worried about the Bulls.

In the playoffs of last season, Thibodeau has given Henson a glimpse of the resilience of the Bulls. Playing with this kind of team, you will never know the result if you don't fight until the last minute. Even if they lack a Rose of heyday. The Bulls players are a bunch of lunatics, even if they are beaten up and bruised, they will try to bite you off.

So, after sipping the remaining milk in the glass, Henson picked up the car key and prepared to go out. Today's preparations are not sloppy at all!

Although going to the Bankers’ Life Arena from Carmel District is farther than going to the Bankers’ Life Arena from where you used to live. Fortunately, Indianapolis hardly gets stuck in the morning, so it is actually very convenient.

Indianapolis is a big agricultural city, and the most distinctive feature here is the vast cornfields in the countryside. Therefore, the city is not as prosperous as the metropolises like New York and Los Angeles, and the population density in the urban area is not so high.

Some people think this is a country place. But Henson just liked the openness and slow pace of the city, at least, he never worried about traffic jams.

After driving from Carmel to the city, the traffic conditions are still good. Henson turned on the car stereo, but instead of listening to sports news, he played some music. It can be said that this is also a small way Henson relieved himself during the season.

While waiting for the red light, Henson saw a man running on the street in the morning. It stands to reason that it is not surprising to see a man running in the morning at breakfast. But this person is really special. His height and slender limbs make it difficult for him to be inconspicuous.

Henson rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. Well, he was right. The guy who is running is the Greek rookie selected by the Pacers with the 15th overall pick this year, Giannis Antetokounmpo!

As soon as the green light came on, Henson stepped on the accelerator of the Jaguar sports car. Within a few seconds, he drove to Antetokounmpo, rolled down the car window, and honked the horn. At this time, Antetokounmpo's collar was already wet with sweat.

"Hey, Coach Henson! I didn't expect... to meet you here!" Antetokounmpo stopped when he saw that the driver was Henson, and then rested on his knees with his hands.

"What are you doing? If you want to warm up or run in the morning, you can go to the arena! Running in the street in the morning is too dangerous! You are a professional player, and you must put your health first at any time! "

"Morning run? No, I'm not running in the morning, boss." As everyone knows, Antetokounmpo smiled.

"Then what are you doing?"

"I don't have the money to take a taxi to the arena. Seeing that the training is about to start, I just ran over."

Since becoming a professional coach, Henson has heard countless incredible remarks. But the Chinese coach can guarantee that none of these statements are more exotic than what Antetokounmpo just said.

An NBA player who has no money to take a taxi to the arena for training! ?

"Where's your money?" Henson was completely dumbfounded. The coach, who was able to deal with reporters easily, was dumbfounded in front of a rookie.

"Just now, the whole remittance was given to my family." Antetokounmpo's tone is very calm, after all, he often does this.

"Stupid boy...get in the car, how far have you run?" Henson said, reaching out and opening the door for Antetokounmpo, "I don't have much space in this car. ."

"It's been about a mile, boss." Antetokounmpo curled up in Henson's small retro sports car, how funny and funny the picture was.

"One mile!?" Henson's eyes widened, and converted to a unit familiar to the Chinese, that's about 1.6 kilometers!

Is this guy an idiot! ?

"Hey, I didn't know that the taxi fare in the United States is so expensive. I realized that the money left was not enough until I got in the car, so I chose to run." Antetokounmpo wanted to scratch his head. But he found that his arm couldn't be lifted at all, and the car was too small for him.

"How do you eat without leaving money?"

"Eating? Um... isn't the team providing nutritious meals... Or should you only eat five days a week?" Antetokounmpo looked at Henson cautiously.

Henson almost didn't laugh. This guy was as simple as an underage child.

"Yes, yes, you just have to eat, and the team's nutritious meals are always enough. Yangnis, you kid, haven't you thought about going out to play?"

"I don't know where to go, and I'm not too interested. The other day Stephenson said he wanted to take me to a nightclub to find a girl. I said I couldn't afford a girl to eat, and then he didn't ask me again."

Henson smiled and shook his head. Sure enough, the Pacers were a "wonderful concentration camp."

"Boss."

"Ok?"

"I know, you told me to be patient, but... when can I play? The team has played four games, but I haven't played for a minute."

"Nowadays."

"Huh?" Antetokounmpo was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Henson to agree to himself so easily.

"Actually, I do have plans to send you on stage today, but it won't be too long. So, you'd better save some energy. And, be prepared."

Looking at Henson's serious expression, Antetokounmpo knew. This Chinese coach did not joking with himself.