The first time the old driver watched the rookie game was in 1997, when it was broadcast on TELEVISION, the mainland basketball celebrity Qian Chenghai was a guest of comment, and there were two young players on the field who suddenly killed left and right, such as entering no man's land, Qian guidance was quite emotional after watching it.
"These two young men will become great in the future."
These two, one named Aaron Iverson and the other named Kobe Bryant.
As the name suggests, the rookie tournament, the show of young players, the tournament in 1997, was the East playing the West, all first-year, 96 golden generation brawl, Kobe Bryant split 31 points like a dragon out of the sea, Iverson swept away 19 points and 9 assists such as Roc spread his wings, the East Army won 96-91, Iverson took off the MVP.
That Koai fire fight has a background, before the 1996 draft, the 76ers with the top pick tried to train Kobe, Kobe's father played in the 76ers, Kobe bryant was born in Philadelphia, the 76ers up and down know the father and son, Kobe Bryant returned to the United States from Italy, often trained with the 76ers players in the summer, and the rumored explosion of 95 Tanhua Starkhouse occurred in those sweaty offseasons.
The 76ers discussed using the yuan to sign Kobe Bryant, but the top management felt that it was inappropriate, this signature was too rare, and it was a bit wasteful to use on high school students. At that time, a senior scout on the team suggested to the general manager to take Starkhouse for a lottery draw, so that Iverson and Kobe Bryant could be included in the squad, but the 76ers did not do it.
Therefore, Kobe Always stared at the 76ers game at that time, saw Iverson slashing and killing, full of anger, eager to rush to the TV to play, this rookie game in 97 is an opportunity, Kobe Bryant took out the momentum of eating the opponent alive to play, and the wild Iverson also did not give in.
Such a game is interesting.
At the beginning of those rookie tournaments, the teeth were staggered, but then the game changed its flavor and became a freestyle dunk game, such as the 2004 rookie tournament, when the fledgling Xiao Zhan took the lead, the two teams deducted 55, of which Xiao Zhan was given 10 dunks, and the basket was trembling.
Buckle so much, that is basically no defense, once the enemy met, became hello I good everyone good brother basketball, the game played into a gentle and frugal, the score is more and more inflated, 140 points of routine operation, 160 points is not a word, although the buckle is quite beautiful, but the mountain treasures and seafood eat more and tired, rookie game gradually becomes an All-Star weekend chicken ribs.
The NBA has been restructured continuously, the first grade has played the second grade, the American team has played against the international team, but the soup has not been changed, the game is still sleepy, and if you don't save it, this game will be terrible.
The 1997 Rookie Game was played in Cleveland, the 2022 Rookie Tournament returned to the city, 25 years ago to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the league, and now it is the 75th anniversary, the NBA decided to live the whole thing, starting with the rookie game.
28 players, 12 rookies, 12 second-year players, and then 4 development league ignition team players, divided into 4 groups to play two semi-finals and a final, set a winning target score, the semi-final is 50 points, the final is 25 points, who wins first, the championship will take a total of 75 points, paying tribute to the 75th anniversary.
The target score system has been adopted in the All-Star Game, and the rookie game has added a knockout system, frantically digging into the excitement of the game, leaving room for suspense, and the other side has not made much effort, and it has fallen.
Poor is changed, changeable, the league has a foreplay stimulation, the rookie game is really a blushing heartbeat of tit-for-tat, the first semi-final is a trial game, the two teams began to have some twists, slowly taste the sweetness and gradually entered the good situation, Saggers originally had the opportunity to shoot for the Vassi team to kill the game, but he slipped a stroke and gave the opportunity to the person.
Bain free throw line a stop, calm and ready to shoot, Cole Anthony showed off the plate, pants off the butt twist forced interference, fortunately, Bane is not as sensitive to this part of the star, looking at the hips do not randomly enter the kill.
The rookie name scene was born like this, let you be on the intensity, you don't make the scale bigger.
With the first time, the back is the clouds and water can not stop, no ball running position, bag clamp defense, a variety of game postures have arrived, Mobley such a host player, by the "three balls" led by the crowd to block the ball, this is not common before, after all, it is people's territory, how much to give some face, but now in order to win, can not take care of so much.
The more unsympathetic the game, the better it looks, and the NBA knows this well.
Tate's killing in the second semi-final is a climax, among the ten thousand troops, the extreme lever, a sword stabbed out, see the blood seal the throat, and the inside and outside of the arena are turned over together, which tastes doubly refreshing.
During the semi-finals and finals of the rookie tournament, a key ball challenge was crammed in, five historical key ball positions were shot, compared to hand speed and accuracy, and it also depended on the tacit understanding, the championship-winning Halliburton and Bane practiced at a glance, especially Bain hit a hit in Lillard's point, which is a warm-up for tomorrow's three-point game.
It is reasonable to say that the key ball is a very serious game, but someone has a comedic effect, Barnes looked at the basket at the near basket point and sighed, how to shoot how not, with practical actions to prove that the "magician's" little sky hook was so difficult.
In the fight and kill, there is also laughter, and the NBA has cleared the rookie game.
Book to the point, rookie final, Cunningham laughed to the end. Before the 2021 draft, the scout praised Cunningham: "This kid is called a stable, and the lower limit is absolutely guaranteed." ”
Cunningham was inferior to Jarren Green than physically gifted, but he was the safer option. Cunningham and his dad were football star quarterbacks when they were in school, and although he later couldn't play in the professional league because he accidentally cut his arm nerves by glass, the quarterback's eyes and ears listened to the eight talents were passed to Cunningham, and the boy was precocious from playing.
Cunningham also has an older brother, who also plays basketball, he trained with his brother when he was a teenager, and was required to wait for the cover of his teammates before each attack, playing a block and demolition cooperation, and if Cunningham could not do it, he would not be able to play. If nothing else, just to exercise Cunningham's big picture of the game.
Cunningham is the big core type of ball-holding, this rookie game, when he is on the court, Barry plays steadily, he is not in the mess. Cunningham's organization, along with the three-pointer that opened the gap of four points, deserved the honor of MVP.
25 years ago, in 1996, he won the rookie competition MVP. Now, another champion has placed this trophy on his own wall of honor. After 25 years of fighting, the rookie game has become interesting again.