On August 16, Beijing time, the Naismith Hall of Fame officially announced that the final inductee Manu Ginobili was recommended by the legendary power forward Tim Duncan, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame the previous year. According to the rules of the Hall of Fame, the final inductees can invite 1 to 5 members of the Hall of Fame who have been selected as their own introducers. Ginobili only finally chose his old friend Duncan as his own introducer.
In the first decade of the 21st century, in the era when the insiders still dominated the world, it seemed that every powerful insider in the NBA stood beside a super-splendid super-pointer, the Lakers, the Heat, the Rockets, and the Spurs. No exception. Manu Ginobili is to Duncan what Kobe Wade is to O’Neal and McGrady is to Yao Ming.
Perhaps playing as a substitute for most of his career, Ginobili, who averaged 13 points per game in his career and played 25 minutes of playing time, did not have the explosive continuous output ability like Kobe McGrady. But the Spurs’ tactics at critical moments have always been only one, and that is to give the ball to Ginobili. He is like a hero who can last for a long time but can slash critically at critical moments. He is the invincible silver edge on the pitch-black spear held by Duncan. Last year’s Duncan, this year’s Manu, and the next Parker, I think, the troika of Spurs legends will finally meet in the Hall of Fame.
Ginobili, like Duncan, has only played for the San Antonio Spurs throughout his NBA career, from the shadow Jordan, who was the 57th overall pick, to one of the most shining NBA stars in the 2022 Hall of Fame. Ginobili’s career is legendary enough. Unlike many tragic stars whose careers have been full of twists and turns, Ginobili and Duncan are simply born winners. As the two cornerstones of the Spurs’ broken dynasty, they played together in the NBA for 14 years, never missed the playoffs, and entered the finals five times. Four championships. Among the 141 stars who have played more than 1,000 games in the NBA, only three have a winning percentage of more than 70 percent. Ginobili and Duncan are first and second, and their teammate Tony Parker is third.
When talking about being selected into the Hall of Fame in the interview, the bald man modestly said that he was lucky. Although the lord said so, I still want to mention what those who say that Ginobili’s selection has lowered the threshold of the Hall of Fame really think. Saying that the threshold for non-American players is low, Ginobili’s NBA performance is not enough. Not to mention, this is the Naismith Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. As far as NBA performance is concerned, 72.1% of the first winning percentage in NBA history since the new millennium is there, the best sixth man in the history of the Spurs in steals, and the various desperate demon swords in the regular season playoff finals are also classics. perpetually circulated. What’s more, Manu was selected this time through the North American Committee, and he was still directly selected without any controversy.
Moreover, in addition to Ginobili being one of the three cornerstones of the Spurs dynasty, in the international arena, the Argentine Sword is also a big kill. Before landing in the NBA, he was two-time Italian league MVP, Euroleague champion, Euroleague finals MVP, and the undisputed king of Europe. The next silver medal at the 2002 World Championships, gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, bronze at the 2008 Olympics… is the Argentine Eagles who beat Iverson Kobe Wade in the international arena. As an honored Grand Slam winner in the world of basketball, his career can be said to be almost complete. Why I say almost, it is because of two points, one is that as strong as Manu Ginobili can’t get the championship in the CBA league.
The second is that his entire NBA career has to be teammates with a seemingly harmless Duncan who has been plotting against his hair. Since Manu Ginobili joined the team, Duncan has been persevering in persecuting the top of his head. In this wave, Duncan, who forced the bald South Powan, needs to take full responsibility.
Nowadays, Manu and Parker of GDP can find few hairs on their heads. Instead, Duncan, who was famous for his simple style back then, is getting more and more trendy, with long hair and dreadlocks. Presumably when the Hall of Fame speech in September, the popular Spurs king Manu was already bald, but the nerd turned into the most beautiful cub in the audience. In less than 20 years, the polarities have reversed. It’s hard not to believe that this wasn’t something that some Wake Forest psychologist had planned for a long time.
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