The summer of 2010 was definitely a tumultuous one for the Indiana Pacers.

Team Coach Jim. O'Brien was told of his dismissal on vacation, and a day later the team officially announced assistant coach Henson. Joe became the team's interim head coach. In the draft, the Pacers used the 10th pick to pick a guy with a predicted pick of only 22nd and a hot potato that no one dared to take over. Subsequently, the Pacers announced their withdrawal from the Orlando Summer League and lifted the Summer League championship in Las Vegas. It didn't take long for a deal involving Horford, Hinrich, Hibbert, Murphy and multiple draft picks to snap along.

Just when everyone thought that the Pacers should almost honestly wait for the start of the new season, the team's new head coach Henson. The photo of Joe kissing with a mysterious sexy woman on the beach blew up the gossip circle. Lanadiviv announced that he would join the Indiana Pacers, and Vivek, who bought a stake in the Pacers, became one of the team owners.

"I love basketball so much that I used to build my own team and be a coach. I hope that this move into the NBA and working with the Pacers will allow me to learn from the experience of managing a team. Vivek's statement at the press conference was very simple, and the fans cheered. With such a big rich man, the Pacers may be able to squander money in the free agent market in the future.

From coaches, to players, to owners, the Pacers have had a lively summer day. Henson sat in his room, took the newspaper and looked at Vivek. Photo of Rana Divi. Well, he doesn't look like Anjiali at all, and things are definitely not what he thinks......

After drinking his coffee, Henson put down the newspaper, slowly put on his suit, and looked at the clock.

Today is the start of the Pacers' preseason training camp for the new season, and after returning from a trip with Angela, Henson spent a period of time with Angela in the Bay Area, spending a happy and sweet time of life as a couple, which was also Henson's last leisure time in the summer of 2010.

It's seven o'clock in the morning, and that guy from Holiday should have arrived at the gym. George also arrived. As Henson used to do as an assistant coach, he should be on the training pitch by now. In the past, when Henson was an assistant coach, he liked to arrive early, not only to prepare in advance, but also to supervise the players to train.

But now, Henson is not in a hurry to go out. Although Henson has been the head coach of the Pacers for a whole summer, just yesterday, Bird also turned Henson, the "interim head coach", into an official head coach on a three-year, $11 million contract. However, he didn't become manager until after the end of the season, so this was actually Henson's first time attending pre-season training camp as a head coach.

Therefore, this "first time" is extremely important for Henson. Although he used to be an assistant coach, he built a certain prestige among the players. But that's not enough, to be in full control of the team, the most basic thing is to make the players listen to you. How do you get players to listen to you? Build prestige! Very strong prestige! It makes the players a little scared, but they trust you immensely.

And the prestige of a head coach has been established from the first day he stepped into the training gym. Henson's predecessor, O'Brien, has always been a "good old man" and a "coach to the players". So even if he tries to change later, it is difficult to get rid of the image of a "good old man".

What Henson has to do now is to avoid building that image himself. Therefore, on the first day of his tenure, Henson did not plan to arrive at the training hall before the players, otherwise the group would definitely treat Henson as an assistant coach who came to clean up the training ground early in the morning. The important people are usually the last ones to appear. Henson's late departure could have given similar psychological cues to the players.

It wasn't until half past seven in the morning that Henson slowly dialed Carter's phone and called a car to head for the Consec Arena!

The Conseco Arena, a huge building that looks like a church, is conveniently located in the heart of India's city. Originally built in 1999 at a cost of $180 million, this luxurious, modern arena is the most high-profile location in all of Indianapolis.

Henson got out of the car and looked up at the huge building, where the Pacers' schedule for the next season was printed on the façade of the Consec arena. It's a tradition for the Pacers, and every year, they print their schedule directly on the exterior wall of the arena for fans to see.

Henson stared at the wall for a long time, and these 82 games will be the toughest test he is about to face! I don't know if I'm going to soar into the sky, or like O'Brien, I can only leave with my tail between my legs in the end?

"Hey, Henson!" While Henson was staring at Consec Arena in a daze, Carter, the taxi driver, poked his head out of the car.

"Huh?"

"Come on, don't care what the media say, anyway, we fans are very supportive of you!"

Looking at Carter's honest smile, Henson was instantly less nervous. Bird trusts himself, the fans trust him. What Henson has to do now is to trust himself and the players!

Henson has already witnessed the fall of Percy and O'Brien on the Pacers, and it can be said that he stepped on the corpses of both of them to get to the present. And if Henson can't make an impact on the team and bring a decent record, then he'll be the next corpse.

This will be a gamble on the reputation of Henson and Bird, a rookie coach like him who does not have enough background and resume and relies on the trust of his superiors to rise to the top of the position, if he does not make a huge difference in his results, all that awaits him will be abuse from fans and the media, and at the same time, Bird will also lose the reputation and prestige he has accumulated over the years.

Therefore, this is not Henson's battle alone, and he must not afford to lose! After lingering in front of the arena for two minutes, Henson stepped into the arena with confident steps.

With three years and 11 million US dollars, Henson never dreamed that his head coaching career would begin like this.

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Although it was Henson's first training session as head coach today, he couldn't be more familiar with the place.

As soon as he got closer to the training hall, Henson could already hear the screeching of his sneakers against the wooden floor. Push the door in, and sure enough, the team is basically all in place.

Instead of greeting the players, Henson noticed that his players had waved at him. And Henson didn't respond much, just nodded.

He didn't want to show up like a clown and get all the players together and talk nonsense that didn't work. He says when it's time to speak, but for now Henson thinks it's better not to interrupt the players' training.

"Henson, I thought you were going to be late. I've followed the training plan you made and got them all started. "Frank. Vogel greeted Henson warmly, and Henson was extremely emotional, he had always thought that he was going to give Vogel a hand. However, the reality is quite the opposite.

That's why the world is unpredictable.

"Thank you, Frank. These guys, they didn't make much trouble. Henson said, glancing at the training ground. Holiday is shooting, Horford is developing three-point ability according to Henson's requirements, the emaciated George is building muscle like crazy in the power room, Matthews and Green, the two guys who were officially mentioned by Henson in the NBA, are exchanging defensive skills, and Granger, the big brother, is constantly encouraging everyone to continue to work hard.

Now there are few veterans left in the team, and the veterans are either traded or not renewed. The main composition of the team is basically the group of people recruited by Henson himself. So, few people are going to fight Henson because he's a rookie. After all, the players who were personally recruited by Henson were extremely in awe of him.

And the few old fritters are not big-name players themselves, so they don't play tricks.

But in this happy picture, Henson soon discovers that there is one guy missing.

"Everybody's serious, it's just ......"

"It's just that Stephenson hasn't come yet, has he? What a nice boy, he was late for the first day of training! Before Frank could finish speaking, Henson noticed the problem.

After a while, Henson's cell phone rang. After answering the phone, Henson was immediately confused.

"What's wrong?" See Henson's brow furrowed, Frank. Vogel couldn't help but be a little worried.

"The police station told me to pick people up." Henson shook his head, angry and laughing, "It seems that Lance guy can't bear to be lonely." ”

Stephenson, the bastard, actually put Henson's name in the emergency contact field. And, remember Henson's phone number......