hated Yao Ming but became a teammate, and the self-made triple-double king who didn't like to pass the ball to Yao Ming the most, what happened later?
The guard who loves to pass the ball to Yao Ming is not easy to choose, but the guard who loves to pass the ball to Yao Ming the least must be him - Bob Sula, a player who hates Yao Ming but becomes a teammate with Yao Ming, does not pass the ball to Yao Ming, and does not even want Yao Ming to help him when he falls, he only took a year to become the most hated person by Rocket fans, how did it develop?
Sura is a 1.96-meter-tall two-way guard, who can also play as a small forward, is very versatile on the court, scoring, rebounding, assisting, and defending, and has a rebounding ability that is more outstanding among guards, playing with passion, and 100% investment at both offensive and defensive ends, similar to a weakened version of Westbrook.
His desire for triple-doubles is as good as Wei Shao's, but he is not as versatile as Wei Shao, and sometimes he will do anything to get the triple-double data, refreshing the lower limit again and again, and is ridiculed by fans as "self-made triple-double king".
In the 2003-2004 season, the 30-year-old Sura was traded by the Pistons to the Hawks and played the second spring of his career - averaging 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, shooting 42% from the field, and the scores, rebounds and assists were all NBA career highs.
In the last 20 games of the season, Sura became the Hawks' starting point guard, he had a triple-double in two consecutive games, and with five seconds left in the third game, he had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, just one rebound away from a triple-double in three consecutive games.
However, the next day, the league canceled the rebound on the grounds of "no intention to shoot", and Sula not only did not get a triple-double, but was also ridiculed by the group for deliberately brushing the data. However, it is undeniable that his overall performance that season was really good, which also made him favored by the Rockets.
The Rockets wanted to sign him to assist Maddie and Yao Ming, but he didn't want to give Yao Ming a hand, on the one hand, because of Yao Ming's skin color problem, and on the other hand, Yao Ming's lack of qualifications. At that time, Sula was already a veteran in the NBA for 10 seasons, and Yao Ming was just a Chinese kid who had just come to the NBA for 3 years.
When Yao Ming finally got stuck in a good position to receive the ball in hand-to-hand combat on the inside, Sura turned a blind eye and would rather pass to Maddie, who had a bad chance on the weak side, than to pass to Yao Ming, who was stuck in a good position and could score when he received the ball, which made the blood pressure of Rocket fans soar.
What's even more annoying is that after Sura fell to the ground, Yao Ming went to pull him, and he was still reluctant to hold Yao Ming's hand up, until other teammates ran over to pull him, he was willing to get up, and it could be seen that he really didn't like Yao Ming, even to the extent that he hated Yao Ming.
However, Yao Ming does not need his approval and like, that season averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, shooting 55.2%, the 24-year-old is a well-deserved second core, second only to Maddie in the team, no matter how much Sula dislikes him, it will not affect his development.
At that time, Sura averaged 10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, shooting 42.7% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range.
By the 2005-2006 season, Yao Ming had grown into a high-quality center with an average of 22+10 per game, and was selected for the three-time team and an All-Star, but Sula did not get a contract extension from the Rockets because of a knee injury and did not listen to the coach's words to pass the ball to Yao Ming, and no other team extended an olive branch, and the 31-year-old had no choice but to retire.
After retiring from the game, Sula developed in the direction of the "gambling king", he played poker and became a professional player. In 2011, he appeared in the second season of a famous poker reality show called "Big Player", competing with Daniel Nigna, Scott Saville, Tony Key and other professional poker heavyweights.