Who the hell is it? Transforming gorgeous white chocolate Williams into a mediocre academic point guard

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White Chocolate Jason Williams can be said to be the biggest outlier in the NBA. On the one hand, he has contributed 10 points and 6 assists per game in his career, and is definitely not a superstar. But on the other hand, he used his gorgeous style of playing and creative passes to capture a large number of loyal fans. At its peak, the Kings' No. 55 jersey was one of the highest-selling jerseys in the league. At the same time, White Chocolate was also the first enlightenment teacher in the hearts of countless basketball enthusiasts. Many people fell in love with basketball and the NBA because they saw Bai Qiao playing.

However, the impression of gorgeous football only exists in Bai Qiao in the early stages of his career and Bai Qiao in the late stages of his career. His style is completely opposite to that in the early stages. He seems to have been drained of all his imagination and creativity about basketball. After completing the task of controlling the ball through the half-court, he gives the ball to the boss, run to the bottom corner or block the boss, and when he needs to organize himself, he will stand outside the three-point line like Kidd and Paul, scribbling and command traffic. In short, he plays no different from those not very famous academic point guards, such as Ridno, Calderon, Vasquis, etc.

Bai Qiao's change can be seen from the data list alone. In the second year of the Grizzlies, Bai Qiao, as the starting point guard, averaged a career-high 8.3 assists per game, but the number of turnovers was only 2.2, and the assist-loss ratio was as high as 3.7. This data is a world of difference compared to the Kings before, four or five mistakes! Moreover, in Yu Hou's career, Bai Qiao's average number of turnovers per game has not exceeded 2 times, and his assists and losses are usually around 3.5, which is already the top point guard level in the league.

So the question is, who changed him?

This person is called Hubby Brown.

Brown was the most respected old coach in the league at that time, and was nicknamed "American Basketball Encyclopedia". He has been working as a part-time coach in the team since 1949 and has worked for the whole life. In addition to the NBA, the NCAA, NBDL, and even the ancient ABA have left the footprints of Brown, and have also led the ABA's Kentucky Colonels team to win the championship. Therefore, Brown is highly respected in the circle, but he has been semi-retired since 1987, mainly serving as basketball commentator on TV stations such as TNT and ABC.

In 2002, Jerry West landed in Memphis as general manager. This personnel appointment means that the Grizzlies are no longer addicted to box office, but really want to achieve some results. After the season started, the Grizzlies started kneeling for eight consecutive times and did not win a game. Head coach Sidney Love was fired. West personally visited his friend Hubby Brown and finally invited the coach, who was nearly 70 years old, to come out to clean up the mountains and rivers of Memphis.

Brown's eyes were so vicious that he could see the main problem of the team at a glance, which was the White Chocolate Williams, but Brown did not act hard on the dialogue, but was as tempted as an old father.

Brown first blew up Qiao's contribution to the team in front of reporters from major news and media, but he did not mention Bai Qiao's gorgeous style of play, saying that he is our top star and our victory guarantee Brabra. At that time, the real boss of the Grizzlies was Paul Gasol, and he also suffered a lot from being honest and obedient, and he was not involved in the off-court affairs. He listened to whatever Brown said.

After several times, Brown successfully led the media's attention to Bai Qiao from his gorgeous style to his performance in the game. When Bai Qiao was stripped of her gorgeous coat and analyzed it carefully, it was possible for everyone to see that Bai Qiao's style was destroying the team's chemical reaction.

However, because of Bai Qiao's high popularity and strong fan base, for a long time, no one dared to question Bai Qiao. The first person to stand up and sing a opposite tune was ESPN commentator Big Mouth Buckley. This guy has always been known for his courage to speak. When broadcasting a Grizzlies game, Barkley's partner Smith asked Barkley, saying whether you want to play with Bai Qiao, Barkley's original words were-

"I want to say that Jason has a very cool way of playing basketball, This is also the reason why he made so many fans like him, but I want to say that I don’t want my team to have players like Jason… When I grabbed a good position with the opposing center in the penalty area by pushing and shoving hard, I just want him to pass the damn ball to my hand as soon as possible, instead of watching him turn around like magic, and finally turn the ball to my hand…”

Barkley’s words stirred up a thousand waves, and then all kinds of news that were unfavorable to Bai Qiao, and the reports were like spring after the rain. Like bamboo shoots, Bai Qiao was a little unconfident. He asked Old Brown several times if he was as bad as the rumors outside. At this time, Old Brown went with the flow and asked Bai Qiao the correct way to open it. Old Brown said-

"You can play like this when you were 16 years old, you can play like this when you were 20 years old, and you can even play like this when you were 25 years old, but you are 28 years old now, you should think about what the real meaning of basketball games is..."

The reason why Old Brown used this preaching method of boiling frogs in warm water is actually related to his own experience. Although the old Brown was respected and upright, he was also crazy when he was young. Old Brown was a fan of Elvis when he was young. Almost no one disliked Elvis in that era. When he was directing the competition in the early years, Old Brown had the same small curly hair as Elvis, wearing various colorful clothes such as red or orange, and looked like a hippie style..

It is precisely because he has been young, frivolous, and experienced it that Brown Old Man knows very well what young people of this age are thinking. The word "rebellion" is a gene engraved in Bai Qiao's bones. If you forcefully stipulate what he wants him to do and what he doesn't want him to do, he really may not listen to you. Only by letting him discover the essence of the problem himself will he think about changing.

On December 6, 2002, the Grizzlies lost to the Jazz at 71:104. Bai Qiao made 1 of 5 shots and scored 4 points, 1 assist and 8 mistakes. His various fancy passes were seen through by Stockton, who looked cold-faced. After the game, his criticism of Bai Qiao reached its peak. Bai Qiao was extremely depressed. Old Brown said to Bai Qiao, with criticism in comfort -

"If you have no victory or defeat It matters, then you don’t need to worry at all. Your current expression just means that you care about the team’s victory or defeat. You want to help the team win. But in fact, the person who is most frustrated in this game is not you, but Paul (Grand Plus). As the team’s offensive core, he played for 33 minutes but only made 7 shots. This is a very unhealthy way of playing. You are the point guard, and you have to be responsible for Paul’s frustration and the team’s defeat."

This is the first time that Bai Qiao knew the team's victory or defeat and took it on his shoulders. From then on, Bai Qiao began to gradually change his style of play, reducing the good-looking but irresponsible passes. Some of the ordinary transmission balls in Bai Qiao's eyes began to increase, and the effect was obvious. The Grizzlies won four of the next five games.

But the problem is that habits are not developed in one day. In the past four years, even from the moment Bai Qiao came into contact with basketball, he played like before. His nature of being deliberately suppressed can last for two games, three games, or even seven games and eight games, but it is impossible to be suppressed all the time, and there will always be a day of release.

On January 20, 2003, the Grizzlies played against the Trail Blazers. After helping the team win one victory after another, Bai Qiao became a little awkward again, and various tricks came up again. As a result, one was passed, and one was cut off by someone in the right direction. Bai Qiao contributed 8 more mistakes in the whole game. In the crucial fourth quarter, Bai Qiao's four gorgeous passes were cut off by Ruben Patterson and Daniels, causing the Grizzlies to lose 87:99.

The four key pass mistakes in the game almost made Bai Qiao's heart collapse. After the game, Bai Qiao took the initiative to find Old Brown and said that he was really fed up. He didn't know how to play correctly. Old Brown gave Bai Qiao a reasonable but inhumane suggestion, that is, not to pass it back.

In Old Brown's eyes, back passes have no practical significance except for fancy movements. Instead, they will make mistakes due to insufficient preparations for teammates. It has to be said that Old Brown has been working in basketball all his life, and there is something. Seeing this, Fireworks suddenly remembered what year it was in the finals. At the critical moment, Curry passed a back pass to Thompson. As a result, Tang Shen was not prepared and directly lost the ball. This mistake caused the Warriors to lose that game, and forgot which year it was.

The reason why Brown's advice is unkind is that back pass is Bai Qiao's specialty, the "cannon pass" introduced before, and the wonderful passes without looking at the back of the human head, including the classic "elbow pass". In fact, these are all back passes. Brown's suggestion that you will never use these fancy moves again, so how can Bai Qiao accept this?

But Bai Qiao accepted it. In order to win, he chose to transform. He cut off his iconic yellow hair and replaced it with a flat head. This time, the change of hairstyle also seemed to have drained Bai Qiao's creativity about basketball. In the subsequent games, Bai Qiao did not make more than 4 mistakes, and even performed 0 mistakes in three consecutive games. This was definitely a huge improvement for Bai Qiao, but he gradually became a mediocre defender of the public.

Bai Qiao's transformation also brought some negative things to the team. The most intuitive thing is the box office. When Bai Qiao's playing ball is no longer fancy, fans lose their desire to watch his game. On March 24, 2003, the Grizzlies defeated the Magic 110:104 away. Bai Qiao scored 17 points and 15 assists in the whole game, and only 3 mistakes were made. However, this game was the first time in Bai Qiao's career, and the tickets were not sold out. The record of all home tickets sold at NBA games was sold out, and it was Bai Qiao's 340 games. In the 2003-2004 season, Bai Qiao finally learned how to be a "mediocre" academic point guard. With his superb control skills, as long as he doesn't pass blindly, no one can break the ball from his hands. He averaged 11 points and 6.9 assists per game, 1.9 turnovers, and 3.63 assists. This number can definitely be regarded as a stable point guard. This is also the first time in his career that he has reduced the number of turnovers to less than two per game.

More importantly, Bai Qiao also suppressed her desire to take action. She averaged 9.8 shots per game in the season. Although she was still the third in the team, the difference was not much compared to James Percy, Mike Miller, who averaged 9.4 and 9.5 shots per game, Lorenzen White, who averaged 9.0 shots per game, and Swift, who averaged 7.4 shots per game in the last 19 minutes.

When Bai Qiao became better and better, the Grizzlies also won consecutive games. In the season, they actually won 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference. They made it to the playoffs for the first time in team history. Brown, the old man won the honor of best head coach. However, because of the huge gap in strength, they were swept by the Spurs in the first round. The same script was repeated in the second year. The Grizzlies were swept by the Suns in the first round again, and the old coach Brown resigned due to physical reasons.

The only offensive strength of the Grizzlies at this time is the big shot, so they urgently want a good offensive player on the outside. On August 2, 2005, the NBA made a biggest NBA history deal, including five teams, including 13 players. The Grizzlies got the Heat's super striker Eddie Jones as they wished, and James Percy and Jason Williams were sent to the Heat..

This year is the second season of the Sharks' eastward travel to Miami. The core of the team is Dwyane Wade in the third grade. Jason Williams serves as the team's starting point guard. Bai Qiao, O'Neal and Wade like him very much. After retiring, the two have expressed their appreciation for Bai Qiao on different occasions.

O'Neal said that Bai Qiao's nickname is veritable. His pass is as sweet as white chocolate. When he stretches out his hand in the inside, the ball comes. Wade said that when Bai Qiao dribbles through half the game, he is very at ease because no one in the league can break the ball away from Bai Qiao's hands.

Fireworks Jun just wanted to say that because what you met is Bai Qiao, who has washed away all his hair and has been reborn in the phoenix. In the early years, O'Neal and Wade could chase out three miles away just to hammer him...

Playing around Wade and O'Neal, Bai Qiao also gained a lot of high-quality offensive space, averaged 12+5 per game, shooting percentage was the highest in career 44.2%, and three-point shooting percentage was also the highest in career 37.2%. At this time, Bai Qiao and Huali had nothing to do with him, but in exchange for a stable, average offense but good shooting space point guard.

In the Heat's championship this year, Bai Qiao also made great efforts. In the finals, facing the extremely fast Devin Harris, Bai Qiao always followed him and defended desperately, causing Pluto to perform abnormally. On the offensive end, Bai Qiao averaged 8.8 points per game, and had 4.7 assists, with only 1.3 turnovers.

After playing for two more years at the Heat, 33-year-old Bai Qiao announced his retirement, but he returned to the Magic in 2009 and helped the Magic reach the finals as the sixth man in the team. 2010-2011 was Bai Qiao's last year. After being abandoned by the Magic in the middle of the season, Bai Qiao chose to join the Grizzlies and returned to this city where he truly understood the true meaning of basketball. After 11 games, Bai Qiao completely retired.

Bai Qiao made a total of 55 million US dollars in his entire career, and averaged 10.5 points and 5.9 assists per game in his career. Although Bai Qiao has never been a superstar on the court, because of his extremely gorgeous style of the past, he still left a strong mark in the history of the NBA. After decades, he still makes people feel endless aftertaste. It was him who gave the NBA the second possibility.

The last question, do you guess whether the Kings will retire Bai Qiao's No. 55 jersey?

This question is a bit nonsensical, because according to the data, Bai Qiao has played for the Kings for a total of three years, and averaged 12+7 per game, which is not an outstanding data list. But the problem is that Bai Qiao's No. 55 jersey had a great influence back then. The most critical question is that the King's number seems to have not been allowed to pass by others since Bai Qiao left... Is this a matter?

Fireworks think we can discuss this in the comment section.

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