If you heard someone knocking on the door and a 2 meter 08 big man was standing in the doorway, what would you do?
For residents of Frinntown, Michigan, the tough black man carrying a pure bucket is their hero — since 2014, the Frinn D.C. tap water has exceeded the lead standard and been tortured, and the governor has apologized for it, but until now it has not been completely solved. Occasionally, basketball fans will be a little incredulous after mentioning the bucket: "Excuse me, I think you're a bit like Derrick Coleman?" ”
"Yes, I am Coleman."
Derek Coleman, who was featured in 1990, was once regarded as one of the biggest villains in NBA history.
In 2005, "Postman" Carl Malone officially announced his retirement, and a reporter asked him, Who are the players you hate the most in this league?
"Derek Coleman."
"What about outside of Coleman?"
Yes, not Michael Jordan, who stole two championships from him, nor the Pistons Bad Boys, who went around blackhand, but Coleman, who was 2.08 meters.
In his 15-year career, Coleman has been considered a classic waste of talent, and although he averaged 16.5 points, 9.3 rebounds per game and averaged 20+10 per game in three seasons, many felt that he was completely unfulfilled.
In 1995-96, when Coleman was traded from the Nets to the 76ers, then 76ers head coach John Lucas said: "I've never seen a player with a better talent than him, but I've also never seen a professional player with such a bad attitude, and I'd say that if he really tried as hard as everyone else, he would be the league's number one interior, and I'm serious. A year later, Alan Iverson was drafted by the 76ers and was completely impressed by Coleman in training, "no one can stop him, he can play as much as he wants."
Coleman was an alcoholic, a fight, lazy in training, and careless when playing, but even so, he spent 15 seasons in the NBA, and the extremely strict management of Larry Brown tolerated him, "you look at his talent, you always want to give him a chance."
One more statistic: Coleman is one of three NBA players who have at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five steals and five blocks in a game, the other two, one is Dream Olajuwon, and the other is drummond Green, the hottest Warriors player at the moment.
Many predict that Coleman will be poor immediately after retiring from the military, and it is very likely that he will be caught in the police station. In fact, as a player, Coleman was detained in a fight with the police.
They guessed half right.
Coleman was laid off by the Pistons on January 5, 2005, and in March 2010, he formally filed for bankruptcy in court, signing an estimated $2.19 million debt. In his career, he has received more than $91 million in salaries from the NBA. According to the original script, he will become one of the villains in the history of the NBA, like Sean Kemp and Antoine Walker, who are criticized as negative models.
But no one thought that Coleman had a delicate heart.
After learning that the lead content of tap water in the Ferrint District exceeded the standard, Coleman, who moved to Detroit in 2010, began to give free pure water to residents. The 48-year-old drives a truck filled with purified water to Ferrint every day, where it gets to wherever it goes. "They need help," Coleman said, "and I can't believe it's 2016, and it's happening in the United States." ”
Speaking of his help to others, Coleman did not present himself as a savior in the slightest, "I just put the water they needed into their hands and left".
hero? Or a villain?
Coleman didn't care, he said, "Who knows, maybe the next moment you'll think I deserve to go to hell." ”