I don't know if the current friends remember this former NBA player, the main point guard Ralph Alstom in the Rocket Yao Mai period, participated in the NBA draft in 1998, was selected by the eleventh pick in the second round of Milwaukee, thin and born in street ball, he is not recognized by the professional league, but in the American street basketball industry, Alstom's status is comparable to the basketball god Michael Jordan.
Ralph Alstom was born on July 24, 1976 in New York, USA, near his home is the American street basketball holy land Rock Park, when he was a child, Alstom would go to the park almost every day to play, ear to ear fell in love with street ball, 15 years old he participated in the then 18-year-old level of the game, his extraordinary dribbling action, let everyone present be amazed. A few years later, AND1 published his 12-year-old streetball video, which became famous and swept the united States, and overnight Alstom's street basketball highlights saved the company from bankruptcy.
Highlights
Alstom on the street court
Whenever Alstom went to Rock Park to play an exhibition game, it would always lead to serious traffic jams, even more eye-catching than the Knicks home game, many fans did not hesitate to drive tens of kilometers to see Alstom's dancing steps on the court of Rock Park, and even the most famous American basketball magazine "Slam Dunk" at that time evaluated him as the best point guard in the world.
Slam Dunk Magazine
As the street ball king of the United States at the time, he used his gorgeous dribbling skills to influence tens of thousands of teenagers. If Alstom is so good, why has he not been able to play a star-level performance in the NBA, and Kyrie Owen, who also has a gorgeous dribble, has become the hot superstar in the league today.
Because street basketball itself is very different from the official game, in street basketball they advocate performance, more is to give the audience a visual impact, a lot of actions and skills, in the NBA will become flashy. However, it is more of his own problems, perhaps because he has been on the street since he was a child, he left the team for no reason, confronted the head coach, and fought with his teammates. He was drunk driving and participated in nightclub fights. If Irving is the most perfect player in the league today's combination of action skills and tactics, then he is born thin and weak, he lacks Owen's strong body, his scoring ability is slightly awkward, and he often has a "nerve knife" performance, but on the dribble of the wind, the two can be described as indistinguishable. If the two appear on the NBA at the same time, he may not be as good as Irving, but on the street court, Alstom will always be the most beautiful boy in the game.
At the end of his career, as his form slipped, 2010 ended his 13-year NBA career. But in any case, we have to thank Alstom for the wonderful memories of the Rockets.
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NBA averages per game
score
backboard
Assists
Steals
Caps
Alstom
10.1
2.8
4.8
1.2
0.2
Group photo of the rocket Yao Mai period