Chapter Twenty-Six: The Red Mamba Appears!

"SkiptomyLou", which translates to "jumping soul" in Chinese, is Ralph Alstone's nickname on the street court, reflecting his agile and ethereal style of play on the court, he has changed the perception of American street ball in the United States and even the world, no longer full of violence, sexual relations, gangsters and drugs, but sharp passing, juggling dribbling, all kinds of large changes of direction, three-step layup from the first step to the final pick-up He can make hundreds of feints, Alston was a superstar in this area, and he brought about a revolution in American streetball, and it was because of this change that thousands of mothers of children were relieved to let their children play on the street courts.

Alston once cried Marbury on the street court, and served Kobe, but his NBA road was not smooth, although Stone has excellent ball handling skills, but his height is limited, his body is very thin, and the most lethal is that the three-point shooting rate is not high, which makes Alston who has infinite glory on the street court only selected by the Bucks in the eighth place in the second round in 1998, and then has been playing in the NBDL, was terminated by the team in 2001, and the Warriors gave him a ten-day short contract in 2002, Then he was waived again, and in 2003 the Raptors gave him the same ten-day contract, but then it was extended to the end of the season, and he was traded to the Heat at the end of the year, this year, Alston finally seized the opportunity, this season Alston 82 games full attendance, 10.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, although the shooting rate is only 37.6%, but his three-point shooting rate has reached 37.2%, therefore, after the end of this season, The Raptors re-signed Alstom to a six-year, $23.6 million contract, and a year later, the Raptors swapped owners with the Rockets' Mike James, and Alston moved to Houston.

Alstom's most glorious time was undoubtedly spent in the Rockets, the Rockets team had the Chinese giant Yao Ming, the Skywalker Maddie, the African mountain Mutombo, the diamond Scola, the Batman Battier, the little black bean Brooks, the god bird Landry, the captain Chuck Hayes, the returning Boss Fergus, Bobby Jackson, Luthor Hyde, and hundreds of millions of fans behind the silent support, this is a team that hopes to win the championship, Alston played three and a half seasons in the Rockets, has always been the team's starting point guard, scoring thirteen points per game, sending five or six assists, and the rest of the story is known to everyone, because of injuries, the "MM" combination has never reached the heights that people expect, the Rockets were forced to rebuild, the team reshuffled, Alston began a life of exile after leaving the Rockets, Lang Magic, Nets and Heat, the performance is also getting worse, Alstom, who turned 34 this year, joined the Spurs and played as a substitute for Parker, He averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 assists per game.

Fans throughout the SBC Sports Complex stood and applauded.

"The player below, you don't need my introduction, it's up to you to shout his name!"

"Matt Bonner!"

The fans shouted loudly.

People who come here for the first time to watch the game will probably wonder how Bonner, who averaged less than 7 points per game in his career, could get such courtesy from fans, not even GDP!

About Bonner, starting from his appearance, there are four Mambas in the league - Black Mamba Kobe, Yellow Mamba Roy, White Mambas Cala Brian, this red mamba is naturally Matt Bonner, but the difference between the four Mambas is that the first two rely on ability, and the last two rely on looks, and now the white Mamba has gone to Italy to play this year, so there are only three Mambas left in the league, and Bonner's name of "Red Mamba" is Kobe Bryant.

Technically speaking, Bonner is 208 cm tall, and the standard power forward's body position is also the No. 4 position, but there is no back, frame, or rebounding skills, only one three-point shooting technique, and Bonner's control of the rhythm of three-point shots is particularly good, if it is not for a big gap such as no one defending 500 meters away, Bonner will never shoot, so Bonner's career three-point shooting rate exceeds 40%, this shooting rate can be called a marksman, tactically, Bonner's role is to open the gap or to give a strong inside ball single, or to give the point guard space to break through, the opponent is also very confused about Bonner, you say if you want to defend Bonner, Bonner doesn't take the ball once for more than ten minutes, if you might as well, hit others, Bonner immediately "Bang Bang" to a three-point shot, which makes the opponent very uncomfortable, but there is no doubt that Bonner except for three-point shots, other skills are lower than the level of NBA players, which is also in the Spurs, if you change to another team, Bonner's layoff is a matter of minutes.

In terms of environment, the Spurs team as a whole is indeed extraordinary, but the players are relatively low-key and introverted, and San Antonio is a small ball market, so the team's exposure is insufficient, and the locker room atmosphere is relatively dull, but Bonner is more cheerful, loves to joke, and is deeply liked by fans, and there is no way to lack ability on the court, but Bonner is more like a leader than Duncan off the court, and Bonner has been interviewed by the media many times instead of Duncan.

I saw Bonner open his arms, trotted all the way from the locker room, high-fived the other players, and then leaned over to the technical table, and said with the microphone, "Dear fans, I know you all came to watch me play, now watch it a little longer, you won't be able to see me when the game starts, you must know that Popovich only gives me five minutes of playing time per game, you have to cherish your time to go to the bathroom, because I will play at that time!" ”

The stadium fans burst into laughter, then threw a good-natured round of applause at Bonner.

"Here's the team's starting lineup, and right now, the first player to come out is the team's starting No. 2, George Hill from Indiana-Purdue University!"

Hill is 188 cm tall and weighs 81 kg, is the 26th rookie in the first round in 2008, due to the lack of height, Hill is facing the transition from the second position to the first position after entering the NBA, on the offensive end, Hill is omnipotent, he can skillfully use all offensive means, on the defensive end, in addition to height, his awareness, his skills including his excellent arm span can allow Hill to defend the average level of scoring guards, but when meeting point guards like Kobe, Roy, Carter, Hill's start was not to make him better than Ginobili, but just to allow Ginobili to lead the offense off the bench. This season, he averaged 9.8 points and 2 assists in 22.7 minutes per game.

"The player who came down was the team's starting five, Santiago Split, a center forward from Brazil!"

Like Ginobili, as early as 2007, the Spurs selected this player with the 28th place in the first round, but Split was still under contract at that time, so three years later, in the 2010-2011 season, Split officially landed in the NBA and joined the Spurs. Judging from Split's average performance of 8 points and 8 rebounds per game this season, he has a very good blue-collar attitude, can defend, can grab rebounds, and has a deep understanding of blocking and dismantling tactics, but he can't shoot, he has no face frame technology, and now at the age of 25, he has limited potential, and he will become a blue-collar with a value of nearly 10 million in the future.

"The next player coming to us is Richard Jefferson from the University of Arizona!"

Jefferson is a mediocre player, his physical fitness is good, but his projection ability is relatively poor, he can defend but does not have long arms, his offensive rhythm, are all ended with a breakthrough dunk or a breakthrough point, with the ability to score independently, but it is not the team's first offensive option, Jefferson at his peak can average 22 points per game, but it only lasted one season, in 2009, the Spurs sent Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto traded from the Bucks to Jefferson, who averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season.

"Now, let's welcome the next player! Tony Parker from France! ”

Every offseason, in the low-pick Taobao evaluation of the NBA's previous drafts, the Spurs will always have two people on the list, one of them is Ginobili with the 57th pick, and the other is Tony Parker with the 28th pick.

October 30, 2001, Tony? Parker made his debut for the Spurs against the Clippers, setting a record for the youngest player to play for the Spurs. Technically, Parker is a calm point guard, there will be no passes like Rondo juggling but with risk, nor will there be those whimsical passes of Nash, he is just a bland ground pass, so that teammates can comfortably receive it, and then score, on the defensive end, he and the Grizzlies' leading point guard Mike Conley are of the same type, he may be blown up by others, but it will also be possible to blow up others, it all depends on Parker's state, but in most cases Parker blows up others, His speed is extremely fast, he is good at defending the counterattack and quickly advancing and breaking through all kinds of turns, and another big killer move is the pull-up jump shot, which is almost unsolvable, and the shortcomings are obvious, the three-point shooting rate is not stable enough, although he will also shoot, but sometimes he will appear to be lacking in confidence.

2005 was Parker's most glorious moment, that year's regular season, Parker did not perform very well, because of injuries only played 69 games, averaging 18.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 49.4%, but in the playoffs, especially in the finals, Parker soared to 24.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, snatching FMVP from Duncan's hands, becoming the first international player to win the Finals Most Valuable Player! This honor is the best portrayal of Parker's ability!

"The player who is about to appear below is from Wake Forest University-" The stadium DJ made a fuss, and all the fans knew who he was, so the fans gave him a standing ovation and cheered!

"Tim Duncan!"

The crowd stood up and cheered for Duncan!

Duncan is one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, and perhaps there is no one of these two nasty words, he is so strong that he can't even beat him in time, he was born in 1976 and is thirty-four years old this year, but this season he can still average 19 points and 11 rebounds per game, and Duncan is not behind in the competition with many young people.

In 1997, the Spurs drafted Duncan for the No. 1 spot in the first round, and since then a new future has been created, and the Spurs have won four championships under Duncan's leadership, and he has been crowned Finals MVP three times, in addition to two regular season MVPs, plus twelve All-Star selections.

Duncan majored in psychology in college, which created Duncan's unique personality charm, on the court, Duncan has always played according to tactics, one board at a glance, never seen a dunk, a hat and roar and the like, in terms of technical statistics after the game, you can't even remember what Duncan did and easily got 20+10 data, he is such a low-key and somewhat terrible player, but Bai Xiaofei can play against such a player, which will benefit him a lot.