In the 21st century, who has led the team to win the United States team on the national stage? Most fans will shout out a person's name "Ginobili" at this moment! Yes, Ginobili led Argentina to win the U.S. team at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but in the 2004 Athens Olympics, the U.S. team not only lost to Argentina, but also to Puerto Rico, and from the timeline, it was Puerto Rico that defeated the U.S. team first, breaking the myth of the "Dream Team" of the U.S. team. The leader of the Argentine team is Ginobili, so who is the leader of the Puerto Rican team? It was the "Wonder Boy" Carlos Arroyo who was very popular for a while.
For Chinese fans, the direct understanding of Arroyo is through the 04 Puerto Rico team against the United States team this game, in this game, Arroyo suddenly shot, plus organization, led the team in the second half to completely suppress the United States team, and Arroyo's dashing and gorgeous style of play made countless Chinese fans clap and applaud, leaving a deep impression, but many people's understanding of Arroyo is also over, if so, it is a pity, Arroyo this person is very interesting, worth your understanding.
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In the Caribbean, there is a country called Puerto Rico, and in the eastern part of the country there is a story about a boy. The boy, when he was able to pick up the ball, began to imitate the movements he had seen on TV in the backyard, and when the ball fell into the net bag, the boy would shout a man's name "Michael Jordan", and the boy's dream was to be as fascinating and wonderful as Michael Jordan.
The boy's hard work has been very good, he entered the club at the age of 16, he entered the national team at the age of 17, he is already the strongest young player in the country, but he knows that there are people outside the people, he wants to compete with the children of the higher level, so he left his hometown and came to the United States. The boy is Arroyo, and this is his story in Puerto Rico.
Coming to the United States, Arroyo went to an unknown school, fortunately the coach admired him, gave Arroyo a lot of opportunities, Arroyo improved quickly, performed very well, averaging 16 points and 4.6 assists per game, Arroyo felt that he could be selected, but in fact, no one chose him, which made Arroyo, who has always been very confident, very hurt, "I am disappointed, no one wants me", at this time Arroyo is like a doll without anger. Although Arroyo is very injured, but he is not the one who flinched after the injury, Arroyo gave himself a boost and continued to attack the NBA, but unfortunately, he failed again, before the start of the season, Arroyo was cut, this failure, let Arroyo enter the NBA the door temporarily closed, Arroyo packed his bags, with reluctance to leave the United States, but he believes that he will come back.
Leaving the United States, Arroyo came to Spain, where Arroyo's charm was unleashed, he was seen by the Nuggets scouts, the Nuggets gave him a short 10-day contract, and Arroyo did come back. Back in the NBA, Arroyo signed a contract with the team until the end of the season after playing 20 days with the Nuggets, but the real contract for Arroyo was the Jazz, who gained a foothold in the NBA in the switch between Denver and Salt Lake City.
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When Arroyo first arrived at the Jazz in the 02-03 season, the Jazz's old point guards were still there, there was Stockton, there was Mark Jackson, Arroyo was mainly learning, there were not many opportunities, in the 03-04 season, these two veterans were retired, Arroyo naturally boarded the starting position, here it has to be said that Coach Sloan has the courage to dare to let a person who has never played in the NBA start. Sloan's coach's appreciation and trust have also been rewarded, Arroyo did not embarrass Sloane, the season opener, Arroyo 18 points, 13 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers, leading the team to a small victory over the Blazers, ushering in a good start.
This double-double allowed Arroyo to lay his starting guard position and get a stable playing time, in this case, Arroyo played well, played 71 games in the season, 4 assists in doubles, 4 double-doubles, at least 5 assists in 34 games, 1 30+ points, averaging 12.6 points, 5 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game in the season, although this performance is not very good, but it is also qualified.
If Arroyo could have played under Sloan all the time, it would have been possible to perform better, but Arroyo would not have been able to play with Sloan because the two had a huge conflict. Arroyo's style of play is gorgeous, creative, and his body coordination is also very good, which makes Arroyo often able to make extremely fancy movements, watching Arroyo play, you can feel a wonderful feeling, therefore, Arroyo often attracts cheers in the game, Arroyo enjoys this feeling, but Sloan does not enjoy.
Sloan is an academic coach, under Sloan, there is no player who has played fancy, this is because Sloan asked his point guard to play in a practical and simple way, Sloan also asked Arroyo, but the fancy, gorgeous has been engraved in Arroyo's bones, although he can't bear to do it, but in the end he can't stand it for too long, when he can't stand it, Arroyo shouted at Sloan, which ruined his jazz career and was sent to the Nuggets.
Without Sloan and the Jazz, Arroyo never reached the heights reached in the Jazz, because other teams could not cover up the shortcomings of Arroyo's poor defense through the system, nor could they provide a lot of room for Arroyo to play, in the competition with other defenders, Arroyo repeatedly lost, can only be the third and fourth choice of teammates on the guard line, and finally wandered to 31 years old in the NBA.
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After playing in the NBA in the 03-04 season, Arroyo returned home to represent Puerto Rico at the Athens Olympics and became the core of that team. Puerto Rico fought all the way, and the American team met in a narrow way, and the great war began. The first few "Dream Teams" were so strong that people had a sense of fear about the "Dream Team" and felt that the "Dream Team" was invincible, but Arroyo and his teammates were going to break this myth.
In the first quarter, the score between the two sides was still very anxious, but in the second quarter the score was pulled apart, Puerto Rico kicked the American team into the swamp, the American team began to chase the score, and it was Arroyo who led Puerto Rico to open the score, in the second quarter of 6 minutes and 45 seconds, Arroyo counterattacked with the ball, he made a fake fax throwing action, so that the defender Xiao Si's center of gravity was gone, his hands were on the ground, and he almost fell to the ground, the ball caused the audience to scream in unison, very shocked.
When the score was narrowed to ten points, Arroyo hit a three-pointer, widened the point difference, and then in the counterattack, leaning on Wade to play a 2+1, in the last 3 minutes, Arroyo scored three points, and also assisted the team to play a counterattack, the score difference was getting bigger and bigger, the U.S. team chased the points hopelessly, Arroyo also graduated from 5 crimes, left the field, when he walked off the field, he pulled up the jersey with both hands, it said Puerto Rico, in the end, Puerto Rico won the game, Apollo cut 24 points, this victory, let people see Arroyo's ability, In the national arena, Arroyo is no worse than other defenders.
For Arroyo, this victory is the most valuable victory of their basketball career, they not only played their own style, but also defeated strong opponents, ended the myth, in the competitive sports that speak with strength, Arroyo and his teammates told the United States that fame can not bring victory.
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On May 1, 2019, Arroyo announced his retirement, after retiring, Arroyo was not idle, he entered the music industry, engaged in reggae swing music, reggae swing is a combination of rap music and Caribbean style melody of the musical form, in our country is still relatively niche, but in the United States, he is still a music form with a wide audience, and Arroyo just entered this field, it has achieved great success, he and musician zion & Lennox, released the single "Baila." Reggaeton, the song has garnered 4.6 million views on foreign video sites, and many people swayed as they listened to the song.
In fact, Arroyo has explored music very early, but because he was playing basketball at that time and did not have any family background, Arroyo gave up music and concentrated on playing basketball to support his family, and he failed to pay attention to music earlier, which is also a regret of Arroyo.
Now, Arroyo puts his music career first, working in his own backyard and pushing his music career to a higher peak. From the "magic boy" on the basketball court to the top singer of the reggae swing, Arroyo's life is wonderful enough, his talent has been displayed, his parents are proud of him, his children are more like him, and now Arroyo is 41 years old, which is the age of "a flower", blessing him to be able to create more beautiful music, climb to the peak of life, and realize his musical ambitions.