I don't know when it began, there is a saying in the arena that "people will only remember the first place, who will remember the second place"? So, I want to say that maybe the coverage of this sport is not large enough, if someone asks me, who is the second-leading scorer in NBA history today? I can definitely blurt out, that is the "postman" Malone, today, as a senior old fan, I will give everyone a popular science "postman" Malone, whose real name is Carl Malone.
This strong muscle NBA many players have suffered
Karl Malone (born July 24, 1963 in Samuefield, Louisiana) is a former American professional basketball player who plays as a power forward and nicknamed "Postman". In 1985, the 13th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft was selected by the Utah Jazz, and spent 18 seasons on the Jazz, such a long career made his NBA total score reach 36928 points, and smoothly reached the second place in the NBA's historical scoring list! (There is a high probability that in the 2021-2022 season, it will be occupied by Old Zhan!) ）
Writing this, it is inevitable that Malone's hardcore fans will be puzzled to ask, since Malone's score is ranked second in history, then why is his scoring skill not nine stars? Here, there is an important character about to appear, and the old fans will think of Malone's super partner for the first time - John Stockton! Yes, he and KalMarón were known as "black and white double brakes", and the two of them practiced a stunt together - precision blocking and dismantling skills, which was quite useful in the NBA arena at that time!
The Greatest Combination in Jazz History, "Black and White"
Because the NBA in the nineties was still dominated by 2-pointers, it was not like the current NBA "small ball", "magic ball" prevailed, and the super capable such as Kuritian and Lillard expanded the shooting distance to the center of the circle, which was terrifying! It's also a little less of what should have belonged to the basketball court! To talk about ornamentation, it was still in the nineties, the NBA stadium a tall iron man, the sound of muscle collision in the ears of the fans at that time how wonderful, and among them, Karl Malone is definitely the best! As long as the fans who have watched the Malone game must know that most of the stars in the games of that era have eaten malone's iron elbow, including the "basketball god" Michael Jordan, the "big mouth" Barkley, Robinson and so on, which we are very familiar with!
The man who has competed with the "god of basketball" Jordan for the championship twice should not be underestimated
In addition to the iron elbow, he is also very diligent, although it is a cliché to say that all success is bought with one percent talent and ninety-nine percent sweat, but this is indeed a truth! Malone's nickname "Postman" comes from his decade of hard work and the top basketball awareness on the court! Because even on the weekend he would still come to the training hall to practice, of course, at that time he would often pull his partner together to improve their skills - accurate blocking, flexible stockton with muscular Malone, so that the classic picture that will appear in every subsequent game, Jazz ball rights, Stockton dribbled through the half, to the three-point line after the start of the call tactics, Malone came up to use the strong body to do blocking, Stockton quickly dribbled to the paint, the defender a side heel run found "bang", It seems to hit a wall, and then the assistant defender chases past to stop Stockton, so Malone quickly receives Stockton's second pass and shoots or dunks to end the attack, 2 points to hand, all in one go! With the super cooperation between the two of them, but also give them the opportunity to achieve each other, Malone is currently the second player in the NBA scoring list, and Stockton is the first in the NBA assist list and steal list! Under the leadership of the two of them, Under the rule of Jordan in the nineties, Sir Utah met twice in the finals, and both fought until the sixth game, theoretically it was possible to win a championship, but they encountered "God", can force Jordan to that part, Malone's credit is very large, even Stockton said, "Malone's heavy responsibility is beyond his imagination." In the 1996-97 regular season MVP scramble, he also beat Jordan to get the MVP of the year!
Heroes also have the end, in 2003, after the retirement of his old partner Stockton, Malone chose to leave the Jazz in order to pursue the highest honor of the NBA, and finally joined the Lakers, and then the sky did not go according to his wishes, even if he reached the Finals, he finally failed to do so! So after experiencing injuries and team conflicts, he chose to return to the Jazz to retire, and he never forgot that he would not give up his highland identity, even if he left for a year for his dream.
The Lakers of that year "f4" caused a shock to the alliance!
This is the story of The Most Powerful Striker in Jazz History – Carl Malone!