The story of one man, one city illustrates one's loyalty, just as "Flying Man" Michael Jordan is loyal to the Bulls, some players can represent the glory and history of the entire city, kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, and so is the former Indiana city hero, Reggie Miller.
The entire NBA of the '90s was in its heyday, and the Pacers led by Miller were in a rather awkward position, and at best, he left the most amazing moments of his career, such as the fights with the New York Knicks and the pushout of Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals. These great moments, every year when it comes to the playoffs, are always taken out and appreciated over and over again.
That's the greatest thing Miller did throughout the '90s — while Jordan and others were shining, he survived through the cracks, managed to create his own legend, and was known throughout the league and even all fans. But looking back, the pacers' highest honor in the 90s was only the Eastern Conference Finals, and they did not become the real championship contenders, so in that period, people for this thin guy, half love, half hate, people who like him can praise him to the sky, and people who hate him are eager to criticize him. That said, Miller needs some deeper accolades to prove himself and show his worth, including championships. The 90s were completely ruled by the man named Jordan, and Miller, who had a lot of blood, could only blame himself for not being born at the right time.
<h1>Never underestimate a championship heart, even if he's a guy who looks like he can "eat."</h1>
Miller's childhood, like some ordinary American boys, has been indissoluble with basketball since childhood, but Miller showed great talent, and his long-range shooting talent was developed to prevent the shot from being blocked by his sister.
His figure has always been in a thin form, not as muscular as a traditional basketball player as others look at him, which also makes it difficult for him to win the favor of the outside world when he first enters the league. And for Miller himself, he is not a street rat who shouts and beats, he hides a fierce force from head to toe, plus he carries a three-point skill pack but he wants to come in and turn the river upside down.
He stands outside the three-point line and always gives opponents the deadliest threat. At the most critical moment of the game, he calmly looked like a professional killer, looking for every opportunity with cold eyes, throwing off his opponents again and again, and then soaring and protrusion, locking his throat with a sword. Many opponents can't understand how such a thin body can run on the field for a long time and create a mobile phone club for themselves by constantly running. How much energy was hidden under that thin body. It was a desire for victory and an unquenchable dream of championship. He's always bursting with energy when the team needs him the most, he's born for the playoffs, and his career playoff stats are higher than the regular season, which is the perfect embodiment of a great player.
<h1>I used my mouth more to "fight", but more to use action to make my opponent Shut up! </h1>
As we all know, there are too many garbage scenes in the NBA, and the result of mutual verbal intimidation is to be blown a technical foul on a fine, or a ban, which will cause an uncontrollable group fight scene. This is exactly what a person who can't control his behavior well can do, and Miller is the counterpart of this type of person, who is more likely to use his actions on the field to silence his opponents.
The most typical case of what happened to Miller goes back to the 1994 playoffs, the Indiana Pacers' series against the New York Knicks. The two sides drew 2-2 and the fifth match was played at home in New York. The famous director Spike Lee sat on the sidelines on time as usual to watch the fierce duel, and what happened afterwards seemed as if he had been planning it for a long time.
As the game gradually tilted to the side of the home team, Lee felt that it was time to do something for the home team, and he repeatedly confronted Miller in his seat who was busy on the court. But what he never expected was that his unwise behavior seriously stimulated Miller, who angrily cut 25 points in the end of the game, including 5 of 5 three-point shots, and he did not forget to throw a difficult word to Lee with the famous throat locking action.
<h1>Born at the wrong time to sit on the uncrowned title</h1>
Once upon a time no one dared to underestimate this team from the small town of Indiana, for the simple reason that their core player, Reggie Miller, has always maintained a strong competitiveness, and he will ignite the team's counterattack flame at any time on the field, calm and passionate.
Without watching the game, it's hard to understand how a playoff player who averaged 20 points, three rebounds, three assists per game and was only named to the league's all-in-the-league third team in his career led that team to victory. But the fact that he has reached the Eastern Conference Finals five times has been nailed down. It includes the best record of reaching the Finals in 2000, even if it was finally lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 2:4, it was the most thrilling Finals O'Neill and Bryant had ever experienced. Miller's technical characteristics in that era of dominant, traditional slow-paced play, it is difficult to play the greatest role, although there is a distance from the championship, the uncrowned title has been confirmed.
<h1>Discover what Reggie Miller is thinking today</h1>
On May 19, 2005, Reggie Miller decided to seal his robe and officially announced his retirement. An 18-year career has been dedicated to the city of Indiana. The Pacers also hung up on Miller's efforts and held a jersey retirement ceremony for him. In 2012, he was also inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The retired Miller did not choose to leave the sport of basketball, but continued to be active in the league as a basketball commentator. Maybe at that time he would have felt that his three-point record should not be broken by future generations, but Ray Allen, who was better than the blue, came out of the blue and surpassed Miller's 2568 with 2973 three-pointers as an elegant shooter. But I have to say that Aaron and Miller are happy because he has a championship, but he lacks the tenacious hatred in Miller, and if Aaron and Miller exchange eras, Allen may be just a simple pitcher, because in that single-core era, there is no fierce force that is difficult to pick up a team's beam, let alone reach the finals.
And today's small-ball era, let the celebrity feel that his life is not timely, his junior Steven Curry every game day night, crazy three-point shooting opponents' baskets, now in this era of three-point emphasis, with a stable three-point skill is a valuable thing. And there are also unique three-point tactics, which can carry forward the role of shooters. Miller in the 90s could only rely on his non-stop no-ball three to get more shots, which was undoubtedly a very big gap. If Miller could play in this era, he might have been able to prove his best form – the championship!
If there's anyone in the NBA who doesn't need to define his success with a championship ring, the first thing that comes to my mind is Reggie. Miller, and of course his phrase "Dedicated to you, Indiana." #NBA##NBA✔.##体育趣谈.#Indiana Pace #雷吉rs.# #