basketball talent system

Chapter 458 Parting Season

Not long after Ye Xuan created a super triple-double, the league once again broke out a super news, that is, after Kobe, 40-year-old Tim Duncan also announced that he will choose to retire after the end of this season. The Spurs played for 19 seasons.

蒂姆-邓肯，1976年4月25日出生于美属维尔京群岛圣克罗伊岛。邓肯在1997年NBA选秀中以首轮第1顺位被马刺队选中。新秀赛季获选NBA年度最佳新秀。职业生涯五度夺得NBA总冠军；两次获选NBA常规赛最有价值球员（MVP）；三次获选NBA总决赛最有价值球员（FMVP）；十五次入选NBA最佳阵容（并列历史第一）；十五次入选NBA最佳防守阵容（历史第一）；十五次入选NBA全明星赛（历史第四）。

在邓肯为马刺效力的19年间，他带领的马刺队从未缺席过季后赛，且常规赛胜率皆在60%以上，并且在1999年、2003年、2005年、2007年、2014年均夺得当年的NBA总冠军，是21世纪最伟大的NBA球队之一。

In more than 1300 games in his career, Duncan averaged 34 minutes per game, 19 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.17 blocks, and his shooting percentage was 50.6%.In the history of the Spurs, Duncan ranks first in points, rebounds, blocks, playing time, and number of games played, and ranks third in assists.

It can be said that in the post-Big Four center era, it was Duncan and others who held up the banner of the league's inside line. As a symbol of the era, Duncan also made the same choice as Kobe this season, that is, to retire. If you also retire, then the memories belonging to the 20th century will basically disappear completely.

As soon as this news came out, it instantly overwhelmed Ye Xuan's super triple-double and became the headline of the next day. Ye Xuan was also a little dizzy, and he wasn't a leather pants man, so why was my headline snatched?However, the news that Duncan announced that he was about to retire really shocked Ye Xuan, because in his first season, he still remembered how strong Duncan was in the finals, including last season. In the regular season with the Pacers, the Pacers still exploded inside (Hibert was still sleepwalking at the time).So Ye Xuan didn't expect that the last glory of the 20th century was about to retire. Before Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in the summer, and then announced that he would retire at the end of this season, Ye Xuan didn't feel deeply, but When veterans like Kobe and Duncan who had played for the team for nearly 20 years announced their retirement, Ye Xuan still felt that his memory had become blurred.

"I'm not showing humor in any form. People who know me know that. If it weren't for Tim Duncan, I wouldn't be here today." When asked what Duncan meant to the Spurs, Popovich "Without him, I'd be in a small league somewhere in America, fat and still trying to coach the game of basketball," Vicky said. "He put hundreds of us, including the coaching staff, through the years Can survive. He never said a word, he worked hard every day, came in early and left late." When asked if he would try to persuade Duncan not to retire, Pope joked: "I'm tired of coaching him. He's too stubborn." But then, Bobo said seriously: "He is irreplaceable. We are all special, but he is too important to many of us. (Duncan's retirement) is very important to us. great influence."

That's what Duncan's ex-teammates say, with Yaodao tweeting "Even though I knew this day would come, I'm still shocked by the news. I played with him for 14 seasons, This is a great honor. Thank you TD." Teammate Tony Parker also paid tribute to Duncan at the first time.Parker tweeted: "Greatest power forward of all time! It's an honor to have you as a teammate #SpursFamily!" "Dear Tim Duncan, thank you for the impact you have made on the game of basketball, on  It was a wonderful experience playing next to you. #Salute21," Diaw tweeted.Duncan's former teammate Bruce Bowen also tweeted his thanks to Duncan for the first time. "Sometimes all you need to say is 'thank you'...to the best role models for leaders, brothers, friends, looking forward to your new chapter!"

And the opponents of the year also began to pay tribute to Duncan, even the owner of the Mavericks, "It's a pity that we didn't pay tribute to him in the game of bulls and horses; happiness is that I used to witness his greatness in the past." Cuban tweeted Special wrote.The little general said: "Wow! The end of an extraordinary career!!! Great teammate! Great friend! @欧冠领导人! #TD#大基本工作@吴枪"The little general then said: "Tim Duncan's career is very good Demonstrated dedication, competitive sportsmanship, and championship quality. He was a selfless superstar, a great teammate, and always put winning first. I was honored to have the opportunity to interact with him on and off the field, and still I can call him a friend." And Paul, who also came from Wheat Forest University like Duncan, said, "From a child to a teenager to a man, I am your fan in every period. The best power forward in history. Thank you You, TD."

Even many stars who have retired have spoken on Twitter. O'Neal uploaded a photo with Duncan on the court, and then he wrote: "Congratulations to the legendary and champion player Tim Duncan for having a legendary career I really enjoyed competing with this guy and playing with him on Team USA. Watching you play and playing with you has helped me in so many ways. The standard you established in 19 is hard to emulate or surpass! Congratulations on having a great career, the NBA will definitely miss you!" McGrady IG uploaded a photo with Duncan wearing the national team jersey, and wrote: "In basketball games, the greatest power forward in history has retired, congratulations He! You are the icon of the pros, you are a champion, you are a true MVP! #cornerstone!" Pippen wrote: "Duncan has had an incredible career over the past 19 seasons, congratulations You have won 5 championship trophies in three different stages, which is amazing!" "I like to compete with you, but I prefer to watch you play. The Spurs have always maintained the strength to compete for the championship year after year. Duncan also Winning games the way people expect them to, one of the greatest players of all time #thankyouDuncan," Pippen added.

Just like what everyone did when Kobe retired, the entire league has not yet come out of the emotion of "remembering" Kobe, and has once again entered the rhythm of "remembering" Duncan.Ye Xuan naturally would not be out of group, so Ye Xuan also posted such a paragraph on his Twitter and other social tools, "The end of an era! Thank you for everything you have done for the competition! You are a winner, and you use yourself Congratulations, Duncan!" (Actually, this sentence was said by Curry on Twitter, well, I just want to grab his words, slightly.)
This is indeed a farewell season. After Garnett, Kobe, and Duncan successively announced that they will choose to retire after the end of this season, the draft players in the 20th century who are still active in the league are basically only Uncle Pi. Flyer Carter and Nowitzki of the Mavericks, a symbol of the era, gradually dissipated like this, and it also aroused the memories of many old fans. An old pickup truck driver."

The league is still immersed in the pain of a legend announcing his retirement, but the Pacers have to usher in the Knicks, who are slowly groping on the road to rebuilding, at their home court.In fact, this game is basically nothing to watch, because probably no one thinks that the Pacers will lose against the Knicks who don't even have Anthony.This is indeed the case. The Pacers had an absolute advantage in the game from the very beginning. Except for the position of power forward, the opponent's rookie Porzingis can cause some troubles for the Pacers. The other matchups are basically They are all crushed.

Against Rondo, one of the few passable players on the team is Calderon, but Calderon is still a little worse than Rondo, so there is no way to effectively organize The team's offense, and Burke's matchup with Ye Xuan was even worse. Although he did get more shots in New York this season, and the strength he showed was indeed good, but his physical fitness determined His upper limit is at most a player like Conley, so when facing Ye Xuan, he is also at a loss and has no room to resist.

After the first quarter of the game, the Knicks also gained something. First of all, their hopeful star Porzingis performed very well on the court. He took 9 shots in 6 minutes in the first quarter and hit one of them. In the face of a strong team like the Pacers, he did not hesitate at all, which shows that this player's psychological quality is relatively reliable. In addition, he was facing Jordan Hill in the first quarter. The game is basically the only disadvantage of the Pacers, so Porzingis' performance can indeed be described as brilliant.

But it is a pity that the overall strength of the Knicks is still far from that of the Pacers. In addition, the Knicks did not have the idea of ​​​​fighting for victory, so the game changed shortly after the second quarter. It became a one-sided situation. Due to the severe wear and tear of the "parts" of Ye Xuan's body in the previous game, and his own survival time should not be too short, so this game gave up scoring points, just shooting shots. , but even so, after the end of the first half, Ye Xuan still scored 18 points, mainly because the opponent's defense was too loose, not to mention Burke, even defensive players such as Afflalo Focusing on defense first, Ye Xuan was naturally given a lot of shooting opportunities that were equal to open shots. The result was naturally self-evident, and open shots were not easy for Ye Xuan.

After scoring 18 points in the first half, Ye Xuan contributed another 9 points shortly after the start of the second half. After rewriting his score to 27 points, he was replaced by Coach Frank, because Ye Xuan scored three consecutive three-pointers. , The Pacers' lead has expanded to 25 points, so the Pacers clocked out of get off work after less than three quarters.

At the end of the game, the Pacers easily defeated the Knicks and improved their record to second in the Eastern Conference. There is only one Cavaliers left in front.In this game, Ye Xuan took 11 shots and scored 27 points. This efficiency is shameless, but the most exciting player in this game is actually the Knicks rookie, Porzingis.In this game, because the Pacers have not done any defense against him, basically once other Knicks players get into trouble, the ball will come to him in the end. As a result, he got a total of 29 shots in the whole game He himself was quite competitive, making 17 of them and scoring a game-high 42 points. This is also the highest scoring record created by a rookie this season. Of course, this game actually exposed his Some problems, for example, he seems to be more afraid of confrontation, and his passing awareness is relatively average, for example, his defense is also very average, and his footwork has not yet reached the level required by the team, etc., but for a rookie who has just entered the league Speaking of which, he's already pretty good.

After easily dismissing the Knicks, Ye Xuan finally proved his strength temporarily. Indeed, he scored a super triple-double in one game, and scored 23 points in 27 minutes of playing in one game. 11 shot opportunities.Kevin Pritchard is naturally happy to see this situation. On the one hand, it is because Ye Xuan's market appeal is indeed very strong. If he hadn't wanted to maintain the competitiveness of the team, he would not have chosen to take Ye Xuan out. Trading chips, on the other hand, is because Ye Xuan's voice and personnel in the team are very good, so if Ye Xuan is traded, can the atmosphere in the Pacers' locker room be as good as it is now? It's hard to guarantee.

But now that it has been confirmed that Ye Xuan is not a garbage contract with no strength, but simply wants to work and not work hard, oh, no, it is purely wanting to make more preparations for the playoffs, so he didn't use it on the court. If you do your best, then the transaction about Ye Xuan is naturally unnecessary, so Kevin Pritchard decisively canceled all inquiries about Ye Xuan, and repositioned Ye Xuan as a non-sale item for the Pacers, but He didn't expect that Ye Xuan's performance in these two games was truly abnormal, and he also didn't expect that the trade plans he rejected now would not give him such a generous return when he wanted to trade in the future.

　Tomorrow the high-speed train will go back to my hometown and ask for a day off

　　
　
(End of this chapter)