Bruce Bowen officially retired in the year, and history has mixed reviews for him, praising Bowen's Spurs teammate who played the longest time in his career, and scolding the players of the other 29 teams, on the one hand, his defense is definitely a historical level of defense, like a plaster, which cannot be removed when it is attached to the defender, Kobe Bryant was able to score 30 points per game and shoot as much as 47% in his prime, but the average scoring data dropped to 22.8 points and 40.8% under Bowen's defense 's shooting percentage, Iverson's peak data was 32 points and 44% shooting, but when Iverson faced the Spurs and faced Bowen's defense, he averaged only 22 points.1 and 30.9% shooting per game, and the difference between Bowen's winning and losing values on the team when he was on the court and not at his peak was close to 30! This all speaks volumes about Bowen's historic level of defensive prowess.

But on the other hand, Bowen's dirty play has been rejected by almost the entire league, black feet, black hands, black elbows, and even the "broken feet" that made him famous have been blamed and abused by other players, according to incomplete statistics, only black feet (Bowen put his foot into the falling area where the opponent jumped, and when the opponent stepped on Bowen's instep, it was easy to sprain his ankle), and the fallen stars included Vince Carter (unfortunately hit three times), Ray Allen (twice), Allen Iverson, Steve Francis, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire......

Putting these factors aside, let's now take a look at Uncle Bao's road to fame.

Like most black children in the NBA, Bowen was born in a very turbulent family, his father was an alcoholic, his mother was an addict, and all the valuable things in the family were exchanged for alcohol and cocaine.

Bowen played a total of 101 games in college, which was decent, but in the 1992-1993 season of the draft, no team pronounced Bowen's name, too, at that time, it seemed that Bowen's physical fitness was extremely mediocre, belonging to the standard floor flow, lackluster on the offensive end, unstable shooting, basically will not break through to make kills, in a sense, Bowen is a bit like Sean Battier in 2001, but Bowen's brain does not have Battier's basketball IQAll in all, he was right if he was not chosen, because at that time, he couldn't see the slightest potential for development.

In desperation, Bowen only got to play overseas, he first went to the French first-class professional league, averaging 23 points per game, the absolute superstar data, very famous in the league, and then there was a small player who used to be a fan of Bowen, and then this fan entered the NBA, coincidentally, and became Bowen's teammate, he is Tony Parker, Bowen later went to the CBA (Continental Basketball Association, is a small league under the NBA, there are only eight teams in the entire league, Unlike China's CBA), the Rockford Thunderbolts are averaging 18 points per game.

In the 1996-1997 season, Bowen's NBA dream finally came true, and the Heat signed Bowen on a ten-day contract.

After the game, Bowen stood on the floor of the NBA for a long time and refused to leave, his heart was full of hesitation and helplessness, but more of a kind of hope that he had never had.

In the 1997-1998 season, the Celtics gave Bowen a chance, and they signed Bowen with a base salary of $420,000, which is worth noting that this was not the lowest paid player for the Celtics at the time, and behind Bowen, there was also the current Thunder head coach who only received $5W a year, Scott Brooks.

The Celtics were in turmoil that season, and in the draft, the draft pick Chauncy Brooks was traded for the rogue Kenny Smith, and the 1991 slam dunk contest champion Dee Brown was no longer the hero he once was, averaging only 7 points per game, and throughout the season, Bowen appeared in 61 games, nine of which were starts, averaging 21.4 minutes per game, scoring 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals, but shooting only 40.9 percent from the field. After the end of the season, Bowen was offered a contract extension to keep Bowen, who knew that Bowen suffered an injury that year, his form declined, and he only started 1 game in 31 games this season, averaging only 2.3 points per game, and his shooting percentage was as low as an outrageous 28.0%! This performance disappointed the management, and Bowen was not offered a contract extension after the end of the season.

Bowen, who was kicked out of the door by the Celtics the next season, worked for the 76ers for another year, playing in 42 games throughout the season, averaging 1.4 points per game and shooting 35.6% from the field! This is Bowen's third season, and if the whole script develops, next season, Bowen should leave the NBA stage no matter what he says.

On February 18, 2000, the 76ers Bulls and the Warriors made a three-point agreement, Bowen was traded to Chicago, and then was cut without playing, just five days later, Parker Riley re-recruited Bowen, Riley seemed to have found something in Bowen, even if Bowen played so badly in the previous seasons, the second season Riley was out of the crowd to protect Bowen's main position, the 2000-2001 season was Bowen's most glorious year, Bowen 82 games throughout the season, A whopping 72 of them were starters! You must know that in the four seasons before this season, Bowen only started 12 games, averaging 32.7 minutes per game, scoring 7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 steal, such data is obviously unqualified for a starter, but Bowen has shown his skills on the defensive end that year, the Heat that year, ranked second in the league in terms of average points per game, Riley found a certain trait in Bowen, but unfortunately, he didn't find too much.

In the 2001-2002 season, Bowen joined the San Antonio Spurs, this year, he was just thirty years old, before that, except for the previous year in the Heat for a year of starting, there was almost nothing that could be done, but it was such a Bowen, the Spurs first came to the team's starting position, Bowen performed tepid in the regular season, but in the playoffs, Bowen was covered with gum candy, tightly glued to the body of the defender.

Bowen averaged only 4 points per game in the playoffs, but he still sat firmly in the team's starting third position, relying on that incomparable (jealous and dirty) defense, facing the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the playoffs, Bowen's main defense Brent Barry only had a 41.2% shooting rate, so that Barry, who could still score 15 points in the regular season, could only score 7 points in the playoffs, and Bowen also took care of the supersonic outside shooting Rashad Lewis by the way, and Lewis was very happy to learn that Uncle Bao was misplaced and guided, Lewis, who shot 16.7 percent from three-point range and scored 18 points in the regular season, was only able to score 12 points in the playoffs......

Next season, Bowen played 82 games, shot 44% from three-point range, and truly became a 3D (three-point plus defense) type player, facing the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs, Stephen Marbury and Anthony Hardaway, two outside mainstays, were taken care of by Bowen in turn, respectively handing over a 37.5%, 38.6% shooting, 22.7%, 36% three-point shooting percentage, and the second round Bowen faced Kobe, 48% in the regular season Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage is 43.4% after six games, Bowen mainly takes care of Nash in the Western Conference finals, and Nash, who shot more than 50% in the regular season, only 42.7% in the face of Bowen's defense, and facing the New Jersey Nets in the finals, Bowen defends the opponent's number one offensive point Richard Jefferson, as a result, Jefferson, who averaged 18 points per game in the regular season, only scored 13 points in the finals, and his 48.2% shooting rate also dropped to 41.7%, and the three-point shooting rate was even worse. 35.8% of the regular season reached the finals and only 0! Yes, in six games of the finals, he didn't throw in a three-point shot!

The Spurs won that year's championship, and that was Bowen's first championship ring.

In the 2004-2005 season, Bowen got his second championship ring, and in the finals that year, the Spurs played against the defending champion Detroit Pistons, Duncan contributed 10|+14 per game, and Ginobili had a superhuman performance, averaging 18+5+4 per game, but the biggest contributor to the team's victory was either of them, but Bowen, because he completely blocked the Pistons' first scoring point, Richard Hamilton, Comparing the regular season and the finals, everyone understands Bowen's role for the team, averaging 20 points per game in the regular season, 49.1% shooting, 45.8% three-point shooting, and 16.7 points per game in the finals, 38.6% shooting, and 16.7% three-point shooting.

In the 2006-2007 season, Bowen's defense was still indestructible in the finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bowen was the first person in the league to defend the league, the little emperor LeBron James, not to mention anything else, directly on the statistics James averaged 27.3 points per game in the regular season, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.4 assists, 3.3 turnovers, shooting 47.6%, three-point shooting rate 31.9%, In the playoffs, these statistics were 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1 steal, 5.8 turnovers, a shooting rate of 35.6%, and a three-point shooting rate of 20.0%! Doesn't that stat prove Bowen's great defense?

Bowen came to the Spurs in his prime years, and he didn't have very good physical gifts, so he didn't allow himself to make any mistakes when he first played in a Spurs jersey - including making opponents score easily, which was a mistake for him, he didn't bounce like Garnett, he didn't have long arms like Prince, he relied on the simplest things in the basketball world, predicting where the opponent was running, interpreting the opponent's feints, and going head-to-head with the opponent on the defensive end. Gummy like defensive strategy, extremely accurate defensive pace and positioning under the basket, if these are not enough, then you have to make some frightening secret moves, Bowen's classic expression is to spread his hands, shrug his shoulders, head in his neck, eyes glared at the boss and then added, "What? (What?) ）”

Those who don't know must think that he has been treated unfairly again, in fact, he has just used a "broken foot" in defense and kicked Szebiak in the face.

Bowen will always be like this, always have this expression when the referee blows him for a foul, just like Duncan's face that will never change, all this is incredible to others, there is such a thick skin in the world, but for Bowen, all this has become commonplace, has become the norm, and there is no need to do it at all.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, his constancy comes from his cleverness. He is the Spurs' lowest blood temperature shooter. Seven three-pointers in Game 2 of the 2003 Series against the Lakers, four three-pointers in Game 2 of the 2005 Finals, a three-pointer in the final minute of Game 7 on the right wing after receiving an assist from Duncan at 45 degrees, and four three-pointers on the night Ginobili shot 0-of-7 in the first game of the 2007 Finals in Cleveland. In addition to these poisonous needles, he is also the Spurs' best outside pass and inside lob player, and the most measured position to pull the space outside the perimeter. Every night, Bowen delivers the most lethal blow to his opponent with what he does best, and after the age of 35, he's happy to show people his pull-up jumpers from the bottom corner — though few and far between.

In 2009, Bowen's No. 12 jersey was honorably retired from the Spurs, and since then he has put his name along with James Silas (No. 13), George Gervin (No. 4), Johnny Morrow (No. 00), David Robinson (No. 50), Elliott (No. 32), Avery Johnson (No. 6), many fans say that Bowen is not qualified, but in fact, in addition to 3 championship rings, since the 2003-2004 season, Bowen has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team every year, The fourth in team history with 58 blocks in the playoffs, the seventh in team history with three-point shooting percentage, the third in team history in the number of playoff games, the first in team history with 500 consecutive games, the eighth in team history with a total of 630 games, the eighth in team history with playoff scoring points, and the ninth in team history with total playing time.

It is precisely because of the defensive omnipotence that Bowen has been guilty of many people, but one thing is the consensus, among the players in Bowen's care, there has never been an injury for more than two weeks. All in all, to paraphrase Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, everyone in the league hates Bruce Bowen, but everyone wants to play alongside Bowen.