How can you retire if you play like this! It's the thing I want to say to Ginobili the most. After scoring a high of 21 points in two years against the Suns, he played against the Pioneers two days later and scored 26 points with six three-pointers! He became the first player in history to be over 40 years old to be on the bench for 20 consecutive times. Especially when the team was behind in the final quarter, Ginobili tried to turn the tide on the outside. Looking at the still tricky ghost in the video, I couldn't help but let my memories surge in my heart.
Another basketball style
I am the same age as Ginobili, and I still remember it was the 2002 World Championships. The 24-year-old Ginobili led the team to a tacit understanding Argentina terminated the amazing 58-game winning streak in the international arena. At that time, the dominant position of the American basketball world collapsed, but all fans around the world fell in love with this South American team full of tango rhythm style, and officially met the number one person called "White Kobe" in the European basketball world at that time - Manu Ginobili.
I have seen too many powerful styles of Americans flying and hiding on the court with their talent. Although the slam dunk always makes people feel bloody, it is like drinking alcohol to be freed occasionally, but drinking it all the time will always make you feel numb and tasteless. The emergence of Argentina is like a pot of the latest exotic aged wine! The weird and unpredictable style of play, the amazing transmission and tacit understanding between the teams, and Ginobili is the most representative player in this magical team.
0 left-handed attack seems to be in a position where the defender cannot touch. Every time he organizes an offense, he can't guess the direction of his passing. He is only in his twenties but he looks like an experienced old ball skin. What is most shocking is his European step. After cutting in, the rhythm is as natural as the pace, and the pace angle is large and tricky. If you say something exaggerated, you often see defenders jumping up and landing. Ginobili has just finished the last step and is ready to score easily. His charming footsteps have also become a model for all players to practice in the future.
At that time, Popovich in the American coaching team might be the only happy person in the United States, because Ginobili became a member of the Spurs . Although Ginobili, who just joined the Spurs, did not adapt to the rhythm of NBA very quickly due to injury, after his injury improved, he finally performed as he deserved and was selected as the second team of Rookie of the Year at the end of the season's regular season. Entering the playoffs, , the Spurs defeated strong opponents in the West Zone, and finally met the Nets in the finals. The Spurs won the team's second championship under the overwhelming advantage, which is also the first championship of rookie Ginobili! During the playoffs, Ginobili perfectly interprets what a "bench thug" is called "bench thug". Not only did he help the Spurs win the 2003 Golden Cup, Ginobili also became the first Argentine player to have an NBA championship ring.
Peak Argentine Assassin
2004 Athens Olympics, the US team, which was unable to accept the defeat, once again faced Argentina in the semi-finals two years ago. The American team, which has Stone Buddha Duncan, War God Iverson, and Little Emperor James, lost 81-89 again! Losing once can be said to be careless, it can be said that because you don’t know the opponent, you will only have one sentence to lose again after you are ready. The dream team in 2004 was not the United States but Argentina! Argentina later successfully won the gold medal, and Ginobili was elected the MVP of the Athens Olympics.
In recent years, Argentina has interpreted what a true team basketball classic is. Ginobili's performance also tells us the importance of basketball skills and on-court wisdom more than personal talent. Assassination of the world basketball overlord twice, people have also begun to call him the "Argentine Assassin"!
won gold medals in the US Championships, Olympic gold medals, and NBA championships. The 26-year-old Ginobili also reached her personal peak in the NBA arena! In the 2005 season, the Spurs struggled to defeat the Pistons 4-3 and won the championship again. The MVP of this year's championship game is still as stable as a rock. However, Ginobili's wonderful performance of averaging 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the entire playoffs is definitely no less important than Duncan's Argentine Assassin.
Popovich: "When he joined the team, he was just a young man who looked a little thin. We all know that he is a good player, but to be honest, no one expected him to become such a powerful player." People also began to call him, Duncan and Parker, the three giants of GDP.
From then on, Ginobili became the only player on the court who can play without tactics. Popovich: "I don't even know what he will do next, I just admire it like everyone else." Maybe it's half-joking, but from this passage, we can tell how much the coach trusted him and how impressive Ginobili's ability is.
Sometimes when I think back on the Big Three, the other two are superstars with outstanding achievements in their careers, and they even joined the team earlier. But from time to time, I would also see Popovich chanting Duncan and Parker seriously with his face, and it seems that Ginobili is really not fierce.
I think Popovich understands in his heart that Ginobili is definitely not a standard player. His greatest charm is the infinite creativity on the court and the ever-changing attacks that come at random. Therefore, only by allowing him to perform freely can he create greater gains for the team.
The fourth champion
After, under the leadership of GDP, the Spurs are the popular teams to win the championship every year. This prosperous era, which lasted for more than 15 years, is extremely rare in professional sports. The team also won the fourth place in team history with a 4-0 victory in the Cavaliers in 2007 and was also the third championship of Ginobili. In the following years, although the Spurs have repeatedly entered the playoffs with excellent results, they are in the highest hall of elite gatherings. Unexpectedly, they have the chance to win the championship again after 2007 in 2014, seven years later, and their opponent is the Miami Heat, who met in the finals for two consecutive years.
After seven matches in the previous year, the Spurs lost the Champions League in the finals for the first time in history. The Heat Sanyan, who is at its peak, faces the older three-year-old giants of GDP, which makes many fans hope that the Spurs can win the championship again! This time, GDP retired to the role of helping Leonard with experience as the team's offense and defense core, and finally took revenge and won the fifth championship in team history and the fourth championship in GDP cooperation.
To be honest, even those who only appreciate but not die-hard Spurs fans can't help but be moved by them. That moment reminds me of the battle between Argentina and the United States more than ten years ago. The Spurs' team battle defeated the Heat's proud talent, and this is the picture that real basketball fans yearn for the most.
With Duncan retirement, Parker and Ginobili gradually reduced their playing time. The Spurs team's combat power is still strong, but the Spurs are no longer the familiar Spurs for the past 20 years. This season, I have been constantly seeing Ginobili's brilliant performances beyond his age and the two days of scoring performances. I really cherish the films to re-watch them again and again, and even find many past films in the past decade. At the end of the article, I want to say to Ginobili:
Ghost entry may one day only be in memory
But we will never forget the skills of the Argentine assassin
Thank you for bringing these touches to me who is also 40 years old at the age of 40
Thank you Manu Ginobili.
