On September 11, 2021, when Chris Webber, Paul Pierce, and Chris Bosh, who were also inducted into the Hall of Fame, smiled and wanted to leave a glorious and joyful image of themselves, a man put it on The orange suit jacket that also represents the famous people hall, wearing a pair of gentle rimless glasses, with a very serious look, looking at the camera unsmilingly, even the far side of the earth, we can still feel it across the screen. His majesty and toughness, he is today’s protagonist—Ben Wallace.
Back in September 1974, he was born in a rural area of Alabama. Ben Wallace was the 10th child of 11 siblings. Ben began to show his athletic talent very early. Ben was born in high school. He has a small reputation in the fields of basketball, baseball and American football. In the future, he chose basketball, a sport that emphasizes body, physical fitness and personal charm as his main development.
Not sure what Ben was thinking at the time. At first glance, basketball is not suitable for his development. In the first two years of college, he played the second-level college league at Cuyahoga Community College and then transferred to the NCAA second-level Virginia Union to complete his college basketball career. . Even though there are amazing numbers in the school, there is no aura of a prestigious school, no national media coverage, and no potential advantage of being superhuman. As a short penalty zone player, Taipan was lost in the 1996 draft known as the golden echelon.
Ben Wallace did not give up his basketball dream. With hard work and hard work, he just won a contract and a chance to play with the Washington Wizards. In the three seasons in Washington, almost all started off the bench, averaging 3.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. In 1999, the Wizards traded Taipan along with other role players to the Magic. After arriving in Orlando, Taipan finally had a chance to start and played 81 games as a starter at the 4th position. Unfortunately, at the end of the season, Ben Wallace was traded again. This time he was traded with Chucky Atkins to the Detroit Pistons to help the Magic trade all-around star forward Grant Hill.
At that time, it seemed that the Pistons were the one who suffered a big loss. Unexpectedly, that moment was the beginning of the Pistons’ glory and also kicked off the legend of Ben Wallace. The big class in Detroit has completely evolved into another level of “defensive machine”. In the 6 years of the Pistons, he won the best defensive player 4 times, was selected as the first defensive team 5 times, led 2 rebounds and 1 blocked offense. King. Even though pure defense is always less noticeable compared to gorgeous offense, Taipan still uses amazing defensive performance and exciting defensive images to attract the attention of the league and fans, and was selected 4 All-Stars. The game was voted as the starter of the All-Star Game in 2003, and was the first starter of the All-Star Game in NBA history.
Taipan also has a number of amazing defensive data. He is the only player in NBA history whose career hot pot number is greater than the number of fouls and career steals are greater than the number of turnovers. This shows that Taipan’s super high defensive quality, precise blocking and stealing Judging the timing, he achieved a terrible performance of 1,000 rebounds + 100 blocks + 100 steals for four consecutive seasons, and a terrible performance of 150 blocks + 100 steals for six consecutive seasons. Although the big class on the basketball court is not tall, they have strong strength and super mobility. They can carry a large center without being disadvantaged. They can also entangle the opponent smoothly when they change defense to the guard. From number one to guard. No. 5, from single defense, supplementary defense to defense with teammates is top level.
After the Pistons joined the taipan, Joe Dumars then strategized to find Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton. In 2002, he was selected as Tayshaun Prince. In the mid-season of 2004, he was traded to the all-round power forward Rasheed Wallace to form the NBA’s most well-known copper wall and iron wall, the “Pistons Five”. The Pistons won more than 50 wins in the five seasons from 2001 to 2006, and they all advanced to at least the Eastern Conference finals. They defeated the Lakers in 2004 and won the championship as an underdog.
Under the leadership of Taipan, the Pistons became a veritable power in the Eastern District. Taipan also established its position in the NBA during this time. Using the “defense” as a weapon that is always underestimated on the basketball court, it showed its distinctive characteristics. And proved that he can lead the team to success.
It’s a pity that there is a banquet in the world. After the Pistons lost to the Heat, the champions of the year, in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2006, their record was unable to break through again, making Taipan the first player to leave Detroit for the Pistons’ five tigers and held 60 million in 4 years. The new move about Chicago. Coming to the Bulls’ big class, the first season’s data dropped slightly and began to be plagued by injuries. Although there were not many misses, it has been felt that the big class’s influence on the court has dropped a lot.
The next year’s taipan was traded to the Cavaliers to assist the little emperor LBJ. This time, in order to match the original centers Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao in the Cavaliers, the taipan chose to switch to power forwards. The taipan with declining data and the Cavaliers’ records have both. Can’t get to the next level. In the summer of 2009, the Cavaliers chose to pack the Taipan to Phoenix in exchange for Shaq O’Neal. The Suns, who were obviously inconsistent in style, immediately negotiated a buyout agreement with Taipan, and finally chose to take the basic salary and return to the starting point of initial glory: Detroit.
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