In the NBA, there are many players called evil men, their style is arbitrary, but to say that the first evil man, that is not Ci Shiping, because his viciousness can not only be reflected in the style of the ball, but also reflected in the personality, he said to do it, never come to the void, Auburn Mountain Palace a battle, let him leave his name in history, but frankly speaking, Ci Shiping is not only an evil man, but also a person worthy of people's recognition, he knows the mistakes and changes, from good as a stream, let himself transform from a bad boy into a responsible big man, this article will talk about Ci Shiping.
The only way to cure this disease is to play ball
On November 13, 1979, Ci Shiping was born, he was the first child in the family, in the following years, the family ushered in five children, Ci Shiping's family conditions are not good, the home is located in Queens, New York, here are mixed, there are people who want to live a stable life, there are gangsters, Ci Shiping's house is not big, 10 people are crowded in a two-bedroom room, perhaps the pressure is too much, Ci Shiping's father began to use violence to express his unhappiness, which directly led to the breakdown of the marriage. Ci Shiping's father moved away, and at this time, the 8-year-old Ci Shiping fell into mania.
The main feature of mania is high emotions, easy to be provoked, both of which Ci Shiping has, he was arranged to see a psychologist, the doctor gave the prescription is to play basketball. None of the studies have proven that playing basketball can make mania disappear, but from the actual effect, playing basketball does not turn Ci Shiping into a spoiled child and give him a way to live. After receiving the prescription given by the doctor, Ci Shiping turned basketball into his favorite thing, he soaked on the court every day, playing various games, 5V5, 3V3, 1V1 can be, Ci Shiping used his inexhaustible strength on basketball.
On the court, Ci Shiping's morale is high, he does not play basketball as entertainment, but as a gladiatorial fight, he must fight for every ball, use all means to oppress the opponent, he has become a small bully on the court, other children are afraid of him, Ci Shiping played better and better, but the symptoms of mania did not disappear, he was still so irritable, anything could become the fuse that ignited his powder keg, he was unhappy, he fought with his opponent, and the fight became part of Ci Shiping's game.
With the increase of age, Ci Shiping began to play some organized games, in the high school league, Ci Shiping was a fire, won a lot of nicknames, such as "real warrior", "True Warrior", etc., in the year of high school graduation, he led the team to achieve a proud record of 27 wins and 0 losses, becoming the best player in New York. Basketball is not just a cure for Ci Shiping, but also his hobby, he found himself a talented player, his goal is to enter the NBA, become a good player.
The "beast" that broke Jordan's ribs
After graduating from high school, Ci Shiping entered St. Johnson University and played for the Red Storms, there were several capable players in the team, but after Ci Shiping arrived, he conquered his teammates with high emotions and skills, became the boss of the team, the team looked new and became very oppressive, under the leadership of Ci Shiping, the Red Storms entered the NCAA Championship after many years, played into the crazy March, in the summer of 1999, Ci Shiping announced that he was going to participate in the draft, and hoped that the Knicks could choose him.
On the day of the draft, the Knicks had the opportunity to choose Ci Shiping, but they did not do so, the Bulls chose Ci Shiping, when Ci Shiping was 20 years old, it was when he was young and strong, on the field, Ci Shiping acted fiercely, like a beast, he used his unlimited energy to compete with his opponents.
In an informal game, the young Ci Shiping and Jordan were in place, Ci Shiping very much wanted to defend Jordan, but this is also to think about it, in the constant confrontation with Jordan's garbage words, Ci Shiping's action is getting bigger and bigger, his right elbow directly hit Jordan's ribs, giving Jordan a rib break, Jordan did not blame Ci Shiping, but can give Ci Shiping frightened, the media report is very mysterious, Ci Shiping did not dare to leave the apartment, at this time, Jordan called, comforted Jordan, the stone in Ci Shiping's heart was put down, Keep fighting on the field.
Ci Shiping brought his oppressive defense to the NBA field, many players are not adapted to such defense, when dribbling, Ci Shiping cut the ball directly, in other aspects, Ci Shiping also performed well, averaging 12 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game in his rookie season, and in the second season, Ci Shiping maintained this performance. Ci Shiping played well with the Bulls, he was fierce defensive and would do a lot, which attracted the attention of the Pacers, another team in the East, who decided to trade Ci Shiping.
At the peak of his career, he was awarded the DOPY
After coming to the Pacers, Ci Shiping has more room to play and more responsibilities to bear, as a defender, he needs to support the team's outside defense and make the team's defense go to a higher level, and Ci Shiping has also done it.
When defending, Ci Shiping exerts his strength, the advantage of good confrontation, and constantly contacts with the opponent, and this confrontation is not a move, but a long time, when the defensive round begins, he will entangle with the opponent, exhaust all means, entangle the opponent, Ci Shiping's single defense, in the front line is absolutely top-notch, in the assist defense, Ci Shiping's performance is also excellent, his consciousness is very good, can be rotated to the position in time, make up for the team's defensive loopholes, with a tough style to hinder the opponent's attack.
Ci Shiping's defense is excellent, but there are some hurtful actions, which makes people quite critical of Ci Shiping, and some people directly put a dirty hat on Ci Shiping. When attacking, Ci Shiping's performance is wide open, there is no exquisite technology, there is a great destructive power, not aimed at him, then Ci Shiping will play well, but in the face of a good defense, Ci Shiping lacks killer skills, tearing the performance of defense is average, Ci Shiping's offensive ability in the stars, can only be said to be average.
Ci Shiping's style of play is wide open, but he is not a simple-minded player, he has a good sense of passing and passing techniques, if his teammates have a chance, then Ci Shiping can also find out, pass the ball to the opponent, let the teammates score. Ci Shiping during the Pacers period was indeed very capable, and in the 2003-04 season, Ci Shiping averaged 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, which was excellent in Ci Shiping's career.
In the season, Ci Shiping was selected as an All-Star, in the selection of the best defensive player, Ci Shiping suppressed other defensive masters, high votes were elected the best defensive player, there is a media, but also rated Ci Shiping as the best small forward of the year, at this time Ci Shiping can be described as full of spirit, to have skills, to have money and money, he is still young, there is a possibility of progress in the future, and the Pacers are very strong, there is a possibility of winning the championship, but the biggest problem with Ci Shiping has not changed, that is, his mania is still there, he is still irritable, It's easy to control himself, and the Pacers are afraid that he will suddenly lose control, but just as the so-called fear of what is coming, the 04-05 season just began, Ci Shiping's small universe exploded.
Furious, he ruined his future
Shortly after the start of the 2004-05 season, Ci Shiping was in good shape, the Pacers had a good record, on November 19, the Pacers and the Pistons met, last season's playoffs, the Pistons eliminated the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers saw the Pistons again, no need to train to mobilize, each player came up with 100% momentum, with the efforts of the Pacers team, they grasped the initiative in the last minute, and there was no problem in winning, but in these few minutes, something went wrong.
Pistons' Ben Wallace attacked, Ci Shiping came over and fouled fiercely, after the foul, the two pushed up, and then were pulled apart, Ci Shiping lay on the technical platform, at this time, the Pistons fans did not do it, they scolded and shouted at Ci Shiping, and the fans took the drink to splash Ci Shiping, endured for half a day Ci Shiping this time can not stand it, directly rushed to the stands, hit the fans, with the help of security guards, players, the situation calmed down. The matter was very bad, the NBA officials were very angry, issued a very fine, Ci Shiping was banned 73 games, The Pacers Jackson was banned 30 games, and O'Neal Jr. was banned from 15 games.
The result of Ci Shiping's impulse this time was too serious, he was banned, making him lose nearly 5 million, and he was also scolded, at the same time, the Pacers could not win the championship, Ci Shiping's rising momentum was broken at once, and in the following years, Ci Shiping did not stick to the overall championship at all, and it was a few years flat.
Changed himself and fulfilled his dream of winning the championship
After the Kings played for a few years, Ci Shiping was hit by the rocket, came to the rocket to play, became the championship puzzle, in the rocket, Ci Shiping played very hard, performed well, helped the rocket to enter the second round, but unfortunately, Yao Ming was suddenly injured, Ci Shiping led the team and the Lakers to fight to grab seven, he also and Battier stuck to Kobe Bryant 7 games, but still could not defeat the opponent, stopped the second round.
Ci Shiping's performance in the Rockets was seen by the Lakers, they decided to sign Ci Shiping, after coming to the Lakers, Ci Shiping's state is good, emotional control is also very good, did not cause trouble for the Lakers, and the Lakers played in the 2010 playoffs.
In the playoffs, Ci Shiping is a role player, there are not many offensive scenes, and Ci Shiping is slow and hot, the first round of the playoffs, his hand feels very cold, but in the defensive end he stubbornly restricted the new scoring king Kevin Durant, helping the Lakers to pass the Thunder level very thrilling. Entering the second round, Ci Shiping's feel is much better, the performance is more exciting, in the third game, he contributed 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, helped the team to win by 1 point, and got the match point, in the fourth game, Ci Shiping 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, helped the team win against the opponent Jazz and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
The opponent of the Lakers Western Conference Finals is the sun, this sun is not good to bully, very tenacious, after two big defeats, they regathered their strength, returned the Lakers two losses, the fifth battle of Tianwangshan, the two sides are even more to the end, the score is flat, the last attack, Kobe Bryant held the ball, he shot a strong shot on the outside line, the ball did not score, just at this time, a figure flashed under the basket, it was Ci Shiping, he took the ball directly to shoot, the ball went in, the lights also lit up, Ci Shiping killed the opponent, interestingly, this ball, Ci Shiping scored two balls, This killer shot shows that Ci Shiping is a big heart player, and at the critical moment, he knows that he should act, rather than standing still.
After winning this victory, the Lakers mastered the initiative, but the Suns did not disarm, the sixth game was very fierce, Ci Shiping played for 40 minutes, 10 of 16 shots, contributed 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, helped the Lakers win by 8 points, eliminated the Suns, and advanced to the Finals. The opponent of the Lakers Finals is the Celtics, the two teams can be said to be feuds, from the 60s of the last century, the two teams have played each other, leaving a lot of grudges, and two years ago, the Celtics are stepping on the Lakers, won the championship, although Ci Shiping is a newcomer, but as a member of the team, he naturally wants to help the team win and complete the revenge.
In the first six games, Ci Shiping's performance is not outstanding, grab seven battles, Ci Shiping became a game-changing player, he got 12 points, 3 steals and 3 rebounds in the first half, helped the team bite the point difference in the case of Kobe And Gasol playing badly, after the start of the second half, Ci Shiping's vitality is still the same, 1 minute and 01 seconds before the end, Ci Shiping received Kobe Bryant's pass, directly shot three points, the ball was scored, the point difference expanded to 6 points, the Celtics failed to chase points, the Lakers won, successfully reached the top, and also completed revenge.
Ci Shiping rounded his championship, put on the dream championship ring, after winning the championship, Ci Shiping played his own charity, he through the auction of the championship ring, raised 650,000 US dollars, donated to charity, this charity, is focused on adolescent mental health, in addition, he also cooperated with the University of California, let people pay more attention to mental health, since coming to the Lakers, Ci Shiping has put a lot of effort into helping others, so he got the Kennedy Citizenship Award.
After paying attention to mental and mental health, Ci Shiping is no longer so irritable, his mania is controlled, off the court, he has not done anything illegal, on the court, he has become a leader-like player, but he is still in a regular season game, dancing excitedly and then seriously injuring James Harden. He is old This reality is really difficult to change, on the court, Ci Shiping's performance has not been as good as before, the help to the team is also less, in 2013 the Lakers pardoned Ci Shiping, the two sides peacefully broke up.
The end of the Beast
After leaving the Lakers, Ci Shiping went to the Knicks, but because of injuries, Ci Shiping did not play a few games, became a marginal figure, was cut by the Knicks, left the NBA, came to the CBA, joined Sichuan, played in the CBA for a while, Ci Shiping because of injury, poor performance, was replaced by Sichuan, in September 15, Ci Shiping returned to the Lakers, this time back, Ci Shiping's role is the big brother of the locker room, he rarely plays, the time to play is not much, more is on the sidelines to wave towels, to encourage teammates, After playing a retirement season with Kobe, Ci Shiping left the NBA in 17 years, and his NBA career ended.
The beast who had roared on the field and swung his fists left, he played in the NBA for 17 years, in these 17 years, he had ups and downs, won the best defensive player award, was praised by everyone, and also because of playing fans, he was called a fight-loving, but he also had an identity, that is, the team's championship hero, although people can't forget the way he fought, but Ci Shiping has always changed, he never broke the jar, he has always changed himself, he has overcome mania, become a normal person, and help others. Overcoming mental, psychological problems. The "beast" on the field is gone, but off the field, a philanthropic Ci Shiping is still working for his faith.
Write at the end
After retiring, Ci Shiping focused on his own life, occasionally came out to participate in TV shows, he ran his life well, and did not go bankrupt after retirement like some other players, wishing Ci Shiping all the best in his future life and enjoying the fun of life.