In the NBA there are a lot of bad guys, they act rudely, defensive action is big, sometimes fight, the protagonist of this article Matt Barnes is a bad guy, his opponents scold him, because he is big, he once wanted to take the ball to smash Kobe, although he did not smash it, but Kobe Treated calmly, but achieved Kobe, although the opponents scolded him, but Barnes's teammates like him, because he always rushed to the front line to protect teammates and stand out for teammates. Barnes is a very personal person, his NBA career ups and downs, this article, just talk about Matt Barnes.
The poor man who has a miserable childhood is always the evil man who protects his teammates
Born on March 9, 1980, Barnes' father was a black man who had served in the Navy, but after retiring from the military, he went astray and did illegal things, and Barnes's mother was a white man who worked as a teacher in elementary school. When Barnes was a child, his father could not earn money, the family conditions were very poor, but this was not the worst thing for Barnes, and his father's violent temper made Barnes feel terrible, and whenever his father was out of trouble, he would suffer, he would be taken off his clothes and beaten, and then spend a few days with pain.
Violence became the theme of Barnes's childhood, and he would be beaten at every turn, and his father's way of doing things did not make him learn how to deal with things correctly, he only knew that he could solve many problems with his hands. At home, Barnes did not feel enough love, and in society, he also suffered from racial discrimination, do not think that only black people will suffer racial discrimination, Barnes such a black and white mixed blood will be discriminated against, Barnes has been very troubled by this, he can not change his bloodline, which makes him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
Barnes's childhood was dim, his father's fists and feet made him afraid, in the east and west, Barnes grew up, he acted very violently, he used his fists to solve problems at every turn, but he was very good to his family, especially for his sister, when his sister was bullied, he directly found the person who bullied his sister, gave him a punch and kick, although he was scolded by many people, Butnes did not regret it, paying everything for his relatives and friends, has become Barnes's life creed.
In the NBA, Barnes is mediocrely talented, and has no skills, average ability, he is not the most dazzling player, but he must be the most fighting player, Barnes is very selfless when playing, burning his own energy, doing everything he can to contribute to the team. His three-point ability is at the league average level, he is good at empty cutting and fast attack, although not a defensive toughman, but with his toughness will never drag the team's hind legs, with these, Barnes also played in the NBA for 14 years.
Barnes is ruthless to the opponent, the defensive action is big, elbow, push, are common moves, objectively speaking, this is not Barnst's intention, but the way he acts is so, to his teammates, Barnes's attitude is completely different from the opponent, he will not blow his beard and stare at his teammates, he has unlimited trust in his teammates, he is always in front of the opponent, and the opponent's stinging head spew garbage, and the opponent swings fists, he knows that he is called a villain, but he does not care, in order to protect his teammates, fines, Ban Barnes is acceptable, and with this, Barnes is praised by many teammates, many of whom can't say anything bad about Barne.
Barnes was very unhappy in the first twenty years of his life, after entering the NBA, his life has changed a lot, he has gone to many teams, just to get the opportunity to play, he struggled for many years, and finally got the reward, let his life open a new page, and successfully ended his NBA career.
After several twists and turns, he finally landed on the NBA's court
In 2002, Barnes, who graduated from college, participated in the NBA draft, when Barnes was an older rookie, if there is a strong immediate combat strength, Barnes can also enter the NBA as a first-round show, very smoothly started his NBA journey, but Barnes did not have a strong immediate combat strength, nor impressive talent, and finally in the second round of the 17th pick was selected by the Grizzlies, after being selected, Barnes was sent to the Cavaliers as a head, the Cavaliers got Barnes, on October 18, 2002 , barnes was cut, and Barnes's NBA trip came to an abrupt end.
On September 27, 2003, nearly a year later, Barnes signed with supersonics, but before the season began, Barnes was cut by supersonics again. After a long period of unemployment at home, Barnes received a contract from the Clippers, which Barnes signed immediately, and he would not stop with the team, barnes needed this opportunity too much. On the Clippers' training ground, Barnes' performance conquered the Clippers coaching staff and won himself the opportunity to play, and Barnes finally stepped onto the NBA field nearly two years after being selected.
Three years of four teams, in the wandering, Barnes showed himself
The Clippers gave Mannes a chance to not burn, playing 38 games and averaging 19.1 minutes per game, during which time Barnes showed his ability to let other teams see him, and although the Clippers did not leave him at the end of the season, he also received a contract from the Kings, playing the ball at the Kings.
The Kings gave the Clippers a similar chance, but for Barnes to play, that was fine, and it was a bland season, and Barnes was worried about where he was going in the summer of 2005.
Before the start of the season, the Knicks gave Barnes a chance, Barnes flew to New York again, but after less than 2 months in New York, Barnes was cut, 6 months after being cut, he received an invitation from the 76ers to play with the 76ers, but after playing for a while with the 76ers, the 76ers did not take a fancy to Barnes, and Barnes fell into a situation where there was no ball to play.
At this point, Barnes has played in the NBA for three years, these three years of struggle, although not to let Barnes get a contract, but Barnes gained a lot, he found his own position, know what he should do, but also adapted to the intensity of the NBA, can play some good performances on the court, these are the reasons why Barnes can continue to play in the NBA, if there is no such ability, Barnes may have left the NBA in the summer of 2006.
Join the Warriors and help the team complete the "Black Eight"
In the summer of 2006, Barnes participated in the Warriors' training camp, won a contract, wearing the Warriors jersey began to play in the 06-07 season, in this season, Barnes was the Warriors' main bench, more opportunities, and Barnes's three-point performance suddenly improved, became a precise shooter, shot 109 three-pointers in the regular season, the end of the regular season, Barnes averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1 steal, three-point shooting rate of 36.6%, very good performance. With barnes' help, the Warriors broke into the playoffs as eighth in the West, taking on the First Lone Ranger in the West in the first round.
The First Western Conference played Eighth in the West, and most of the time ended with an easy defeat of The Eighth in the West, but this time, under the leadership of Byron David, the generals, including Barnes, played a very good performance and completed a "Black Eight". Barnes performed very well in this series, although it was the first time to play the playoffs, there was no playoff experience, but Barnes had a passion, plus the Warriors were running and bombing at this time, the tactics were not very complicated, Barnes let go of his hands and feet, and played his own style.
In the first game of the series, Barnes shot three of four, contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, helping the Warriors to take the opponent lightly, the second game, Barnes performed average, the Warriors lost, the third game, Barnes contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, the Warriors won the Lone Ranger, in the fourth game, Barnes contributed 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, helped the Warriors get the match point, the Lone Ranger won the fifth game, the series entered the sixth game, in the sixth game, Barnes cut 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Helped the Warriors beat the Lone Ranger by 25 points to end the series with a big score of 4-2 and advance to the second round. The Warriors can "black eight", Barnes is the hero, he averaged 10.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game, is the fourth most player in the team, the third most rebounds, the third most assists player.
Warriors' opponent in the second round is the Jazz, the first game of the series, Barnes cut 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, the performance was very good, but unfortunately, the Warriors lost to the Jazz by 4 points, in the second game, Barnes contributed 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, the Warriors still lost, two consecutive losses, the Warriors fought back in the third game, but because the gap between the strength of the two teams was too large, played 5 games, the Warriors lost and stopped the second round.
In the playoffs, Barnes played 11 games, contributing 11 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 42.2 percent from three-point range. Averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game, this performance is very good, that is, with this performance, Barnes is a foothold in the NBA, he does not need to worry about his lack of a team, he signed a $3.5 million contract in the summer of 2007, Barnes became a millionaire, his life opened a new page, once for the food and clothing of Barnes, can enjoy life.
Turning enemies into friends with Kobe Bryant and spearheading Griffin
08-09 season, Barnes joined the Magic, in the Magic, Barnes played the starter, played harder on the court, on March 7, in the game with the Lakers, Barnes made one of the most famous moves of his life, is to take the ball and pretend to smash Kobe, and when the king of the ball Kobe came to the face, Kobe Bryant did not change color, did not dodge, Kobe's reaction won the applause of many fans, this scene is also a classic scene of Kobe Bryant's NBA career, Kobe Bryant's reaction conquered Barnes, and Barnes's tough defense of Kobe Bryant, It also made Kobe Bryant full of interest in this violent person.
After Barnes left the Magic, Bryant took the initiative to call Barnes and invited him to come to the Lakers, and after some conversation, Barnes joined the Lakers. After coming to the Lakers, Barnes and Kobe Bryant iced the previous suspicions, turning enemies into friends, Barnes admired Kobe Bryant, but also for Kobe Bryant to overdo it, and Kobe Bryant only has respect for this person who works hard.
Barnes played two seasons with the Lakers, and in the summer of 2012, Barnes became a free agent and wanted to renew his contract with the Lakers, but his good friend Paul sent him an invitation to come to the Clippers. Barnes is not exclusive to the Clippers, he promised to join the Clippers, but Barnes and the Clippers star Griffin has a conflict, the two of them are not used to anyone, if you play with this contradiction, the locker room will definitely blow up, in order to resolve the contradiction, the two had a conversation, in the conversation, the two pushed their hearts, the contradiction was resolved, became good friends.
In a game with the Thunder, Griffin and the opponent clashed, in order to protect Griffin, Barnes directly with the Thunder's opponent, to save Griffin, is this one thing, Griffin and Barnes's feelings are deeper. In the 2012-13 season, Barnes played a very good performance, averaging 10.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 steal per game, which is a career-high.
Barnes helped the Clippers into the playoffs, the first round of the playoffs, the Clippers vs. the Grizzlies, facing the defense of the Grizzlies, Barnes played brilliantly, in the sixth game of the series, Barnes cut 30 points, 10 rebounds and 1 steal, performed well, but unfortunately, the Clippers lost the game, also lost the series, stopped the first round.
In the Clippers, Barnes played well, the Clippers treated him well, gave him the biggest contract of his career, Barnes's wallet drummed up a lot, but the good thing finally came to an end, after 5 years in Los Angeles, Barnes was sent to the Hornets by the Clippers, before the Hornets appeared, Barnes was sent to the Grizzlies, and after playing a season back to the Grizzlies, Barnes performed well, which allowed him to get the King's contract, Barnes flew to Sacramento again.
Win the championship and end the NBA trip successfully
In the Kings, Barnes' state dropped sharply, the shot was inaccurate, which made the Kings very dissatisfied, after the All-Star Weekend, He laid off Barnes, Barnes was unemployed again, during the period of unemployment, Barnes did not know where to go, just at this time, Barnes received a call from the Warriors, in the phone, the Warriors directly expressed their ideas, invited Barnes to join the Warriors, Barnes who had no ball to play gladly agreed, and returned to the Warriors.
The Warriors' significance to Barnes is different, it is the Warriors who let Barnes gain a foothold in the NBA, and now, Barnes, who has almost retired, is back to the Warriors, which is also a fallen leaf. In the Warriors, Barnes is not a water dispenser administrator, he is a rotation player, his sense of his hands has recovered, his shots are more accurate, and he can contribute 5.7 points, 4.66 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 20.6 minutes per game, which is not bad.
At the end of the regular season, Barnes' mission was over, and with the shortening of the rotation, Barnes could not play the ball, and could only wave a towel on the sidelines to encourage his teammates. In the Finals, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers and won the championship, and Barnes, as a member of the team, naturally had a championship ring. Wearing the championship ring, Barnes's NBA career is also complete, and barnes, who is already 36 years old, does not want to fight anymore, he announced his retirement, ending his NBA career.
Write at the end
Barnes is not a superstar, but his fierce opponents, kind to his teammates character makes him very conspicuous among many NBA players, making people willing to talk about him, and he has suffered several setbacks, still does not give up, insists on fighting in the NBA, but also makes people feel very inspirational, Barnes is an evil man, but he is by no means a bad person, his body, there are many qualities worth learning. After Barnes retired from the army, he would come out from time to time to give interviews and wish him a smooth life and work in the future.