After 10 seasons of turmoil, Sula dedicated the last season of her career to the Rockets, becoming another non-famous teammate of Yao Ming.
A sluggish start
Prior to joining the NBA, Bob Sula had a brilliant college career, was the leading scorer in Florida's collegiate history, and was the first player in the Atlantic League to have 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals, along with Charlie Ward and Sam Cassel, who led the team to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1993 and Sula's No. 3 jersey retired by his alma mater in 2007.
In 1995, Sula was selected by the Cavaliers with the 17th pick in the first round and began her NBA career. In the rookie season, Sula made just three starts, and the following year he began to enter the regular rotation lineup, averaging 9.2 points per game. During the 1997 All-Star Game, Sula and Bryant competed in the Dunk Contest together and finished 5th. This year, Sula completed her full attendance, averaging 39 minutes per game in the last 12 starts, contributing 12.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
However, Brevin Knight was firmly positioned with the Cavaliers, and Sula could only play a substitute role, and it was not until the 1999-00 season that he gradually got some starting opportunities. Just after Sula played his career-best season with 13.8 points and 3.9 assists, he was traded to the Warriors.
In his first season with the Warriors, Sula averaged 11.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, and with the addition of Arenas, he fell out of favor again in Golden State, and with the impact of injuries, he only played 55 games in the 2002-03 season, averaging 7.3 points per game. Subsequently, Sula was traded again, and in Detroit he was completely reduced to a substitute, and the defender line, whether it was Billups, Hamilton, or Atkins, Mike James, Lynch Hunt, was more trusted by the coach than him, averaging a career low of 13.3 minutes and 3.8 points per game.
Sudden orgasm
After being traded to the Hawks, Sulla regained her youth, scoring more than double digits in 20 of her 27 games, and on April 2 against the Magic, he scored 32 points, eight rebounds and five assists. However, what was even more impressive was Sula's joke of brushing triple-doubles, when the regular season came to an end, he played two consecutive triple-doubles, 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against the Bulls on the road, and played Celtics at home, cutting 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
If another triple-double again against the Nets, Sula will be the first player in seven years to triple-double in three consecutive games. In the final moments of the game, Sula was only one rebound away from the triple-double, and at the instigation of his teammates, he deliberately failed to make a layup and brushed a rebound himself. However, the NBA officially ruled that because Sula did not make a legal shooting attempt, that ball could not be classified as rebounding statistics, so his data was fixed at 22 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, and he used this embarrassing way to make a name for himself.
Sula's unintended outburst disrupted the Hawks' rebuild plans, with Atlanta making several trades that season, clearing up salary space and preparing to swing for a better pick. In the end, the Hawks ended the regular season with 28 wins and 54 losses, tied for fourth-to-last with the Clippers, and the worst magic record was only 21 wins and 61 losses, and the whipped Howard, and the Hawks only got the sixth pick, choosing Childris.
And after the stand
Sula, 30, is not in the Hawks' future plans and was signed by the Rockets. At that time, Sula was sprayed by domestic fans, such as he did not pass the ball to Yao Ming. In fact, Sula's performance is not bad, playing 10+5+5 for the second time in her career, and her 35.5% three-point shooting rate is also the second highest in her career.
In the 2005 playoffs, Sula suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery, and both general manager Dawson and head coach Van Gundy were willing to wait for his return, a wait that was two years. On October 29, 2007, the Rockets cut Sula and his NBA career came to an end.
After retiring from the army, Sula began to enter the poker world, becoming friends with masters such as Antonio Espandadiari and Tom Marche, and he often competed in Houston, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and also participated in the World Series of Poker in 2017. Sula said poker quickly became popular among players, and for these trapeze artists, it was a perfect game to kill time.
In Las Vegas, Sula would meet a lot of NBA players, which reminded him of a lot of the past. "Now these players are crazy," Sula said, "and when I watch the game now, I think about how I'm going to compete with them, and God knows what the league will look like in five or ten years." ”