Chapter 225 The first battle of the brave horse (1)
You must know that the players who can enjoy the glory of retired jerseys of a team are usually the star players of the team. If the standard is lowered, they should at least be the core players.
Judging from Bowen's statistics, it is absolutely impossible for him to have his jersey retired.
Then there is only his defensive contribution.
This shows Bowen's important role in the Spurs in recent years.
For this reason, Bowen is excited and grateful to have received this honor.
Bowen said in an interview at the jersey retirement ceremony: "It is a great honor for me to be able to retire my jersey here. As I said before, this is more precious than being elected to the Hall of Fame, because it means you
It has been recognized by those families and society."
Bowen's defense is of course very smart, and his defensive skills are indeed top-notch.
But it is undeniable that Bowen's defense is so good, and his insidiousness is also an important reason.
The NBA is a jungle society, where the weak eat the strong, the winner takes all, the strong survive, and there is no problem with tough defense.
But no matter how tough the defense is, there is a bottom line.
The most basic bottom line, and the one everyone agrees on, is that you can’t hurt others intentionally!
Professional players make money by playing basketball. If you hurt others, you will ruin their jobs!
Playing in the NBA for several seasons, no one can avoid getting hurt.
If it was an accident, everyone would understand.
But Bowen did not criticize him once or twice, nor did two star players criticize him and call him dirty!
When everyone says that about you, that's your problem.
Of course, Bowen did a good job and basically left no evidence.
I put my feet underneath you, but who can prove that I did it on purpose?
I kicked you, but it was a normal jumping action!
Anyway, I didn’t mean it!
You can't open my brain and see what I'm thinking anyway!
Why did Deng Fang remember Bowen’s story so clearly? Mainly because of two things.
One is the time Bowen injured Nash.
In 2007, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Suns led by peak Nash met the powerful Spurs.
In the first game, which started at the Suns' home court, a tragedy occurred in the final quarter. Nash and Parker collided while grabbing the ball. Parker's head was fine, but Nash's nose was bleeding. Although this was just an accident, Nash suffered a fatal blow at the last moment.
Unable to play, the Suns had no choice but to lose.
In the third game, Bowen used his knee to hit a sensitive part of Nash's lower body while defending. Nash fell to the ground in pain on the spot.
In the fourth game, Holly's collision pushed Nash off the court. Stoudemire and Diaw were given technical fouls for standing up from the bench, which directly led to suspensions in the fifth game.
Although the Suns made a miraculous comeback in Game 4, they ultimately failed to escape the fate of two consecutive losses and bid farewell to the playoffs early.
And Nash has become the only regular season MVP who has not entered the finals.
Before the Warriors, Deng Fang liked Nash very much.
Son of the Wind, he shoots accurately and passes the ball coquettishly. He is polite and courteous both on and off the court.
Players like this are being tricked!
It is precisely for this reason that Deng Fang hated Bowen.
The second reason is because of Bobo’s double-standard defense.
Several extremely controversial things happened to the Warriors before Deng Fang traveled through time.
One of them is the scumbag stepping on Leonard.
In the first game of the 16-17 Western Conference Finals, Pachulia put his foot under Leonard during a defense, which directly caused Leonard to be injured and miss the rest of the game.
Did Pachulia do it on purpose?
I don’t know, no one knows except Pachulia herself.
Judging from Pachulia's actions, the possibility is not small, that's all.
Does Zhazha make a lot of moves on the court?
big!
It has also hurt people.
Is Zhazha a humble gentleman on the court?
no!
He has a lot of little moves.
But Zha Zha has never stepped in before, and his reputation is much better than Bowen's.
At least the enemy is not on the same level as Bowen!
But because of this action, Popovich strongly denounced Pachulia in front of the media cameras. He even used words such as murderer and jail time to condemn Pachulia.
Regardless of whether Pachulia did it intentionally or not, he should be condemned.
But you can’t have double standards in life!
In the subsequent second game, Aldridge also put his foot under Durant during a defense.
This incident once again became the focus of discussion among fans and the media. Ade's scene made Pachulia laugh out loud even while lying on the bed, and also made Popovich slap himself hard.
If Pachulia did it on purpose that time, what about Aldridge this time?
At a low level, it means shamelessness; at a high level, it means revenge!
At the time, Warriors coach Mike Brown also responded, saying that Aldridge had done something similar to Curry in the first game between the two sides.
Later, some fans took out a video of an interview in which Popovich defended Bowen's stepping.
Because Bowen repeatedly stepped on his feet, the league officially warned Bowen to pay attention to his actions, saying that if he still did not give shooting players room to land, he would face fines or suspensions.
So, what did Bobo say when faced with such a warning?
"Why doesn't the league talk about them? Nowitzki stepped on so many people's feet and got injured in the past three or four years, why doesn't the league talk about them? Why Bruce? Just because he did this twice? Bruce is doing this every night
When guarding an All-Star player, if he really makes a mistake, the opponent will be more likely to be injured! Some players just find a place to cry because they are frustrated when facing Bruce."
"The league just wants to protect its own image." Pop said. "Anyway, I told Bruce, be yourself, you are the best defender in the league, don't change your defensive method."
The old man’s meaning is very obvious, the alliance is targeting us Bowen! There are so many weak and weak people, why should they only focus on us Bowen?
Popovich defended Bowen in such a tough tone, and later criticized Pachulia in the same tough tone.
But Ade immediately slapped Popovich in the same way!
Netizens also joked in Popovich's tone: I can destroy others, but others cannot destroy me!
You stepped on my foot on purpose, but I stepped on your foot on purpose not!
As the head coach of a team, it is your responsibility to protect your players.
But Mr. Bobo, your double standards are too obvious!
Bobo is a good coach and a good man both on and off the court.
But once the team's interests are involved, everyone can only take charge.
Therefore, there is no need to talk about morality and righteousness on the court. In the final analysis, it is just to defeat the opponent with strength!
