When Spain set foot on the 2022 European championship men’s basketball, nostalgic fans will search for memories in this team, while veteran Rudi Fernández is the link between the present and the past. As a witness of Spain’s men’s basketball Golden Age, Rudi won the 4th European Championship today and shed tears in the dressing room. “Seems like an old man to come”, Rudi, long time no see!
When Spain went to the European Championship this year in men’s basketball, they were not optimistic. In the words of coach ségio Scario, the previously shining Spanish men’s basketball was Ferrari, which was a precise instrument, be careful when driving; But now this national team ranks only 8th, and what is needed is “violent driving”.
Gasol brothers, Navarro and Calderon have all become vivid memories; Ibaka, Miro Tich, Rubio and Ruhr have also failed to appear on this year’s court for various reasons. As a result, Rudi became one of the few Golden Age witnesses in the team. However, although everyone chants that “there is an old family as if there is a treasure”, perhaps not many people believe that the 37-year-old can still stir up waves, especially when the three giants of the European Championship attracted most people.
But Rudi proved that his existence was a wealth of Spanish men’s basketball. In 9 European Championships, Rudi played 8 games and averaged 17.5 minutes, scoring 7.6 points, with a total hit rate of% and a three-point hit rate of%. In the first match of the group match in Bulgaria, Rudi scored 14 points in 4 out of 7 points. After being hidden in the match against Turkey, Rudi played a big glory in the match against Lithuania and Finland. He scored 24 points in battle 2 and 6 out of 11 in total. In today’s final, Rudi scored 7 points in 2 out of 3 points.
The match against Finland became the masterpiece of Rudi in this European Championship. He scored more than 11 points in 3 out of 5 points in the game, and also sent out five shocking steals. At the last moment of the game, he hit 2 scores and three points in succession to save the victory for Spain men’s basketball. In addition, according to Spanish players, after the first half of the match against Finland, it was Rudi who “scolded” his teammates in the dressing room and let his teammates sigh sincerely: “He is our leader.”
Rudi added a new honor to himself, and his legend was more than that.
On April 4, 1985, Rudi was born in Mallorca, Spain. Since 2002, he has worked for juventut Spanish Championship (Rubio also worked for this). During this period, he won the Catalonia League championship with the Team 2, won the Spanish King’s Cup Championship once, and also won the FIBA secondary and tertiary European league championships one after another. He also won the prize for his outstanding performance, leaving a mark on both domestic leagues and European venues.
In July 2007, juventut extended Rudi’s contract to 2011. At the same time, he also participated in the NBA draft of that year and was selected by the sun on the 24th in the first round, then sent to the pioneer. At the beginning of 2008, Rudi made up his mind to launch an impact on NBA and bought out the contract with juventut.
When she crossed the sea and came to NBA, Rudi was full of ambition. At the press conference held by the Blazers for him, Rudi said: “The Blazers showed strong interest in getting me, and they also assured me that I would be an important member of the team.” From the Cainiao season alone, the pioneers did not break their promise. In this season, Rudi played 78 games, starting with 4 games, playing 25.6 minutes on average, winning 10.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists, and was selected as the second team of the rookie.
In addition, Rudi also let American fans appreciate that he is different from other European players. In the 2008 Olympic Games, he staged a wonderful scene of separating Howard. Now, he has also been voted by fans to participate in the dunk contest. Although he was out in the first round, he has also become the new spokesperson of the legend “White People Can Fly.
But bad luck soon came. On March 9, 2009, in the game against the Lakers, when the Blazers were outscore, the mentality of the Lakers players changed subtly. In the third quarter, when Rudi held the ball and wanted to buckle, he was dragged down from the back by Ariza. He suddenly fell down and was carried out by a stretcher.
Despite this episode, Rudi’s Cainiao season is still a success. He hit 159 three points in a single season, refreshing the NBA Cainiao record. In addition, he also recorded three points in 33 consecutive games.
But what Ruddy didn’t expect was that he was “the peak of his debut” in NBA “. In the following two seasons, he did not go further in the Trailblazers, but his performance declined. The average playing time and number of shots dropped sharply, and the hit rate was also weak (the total hit rate fell below 40% for two consecutive seasons). To make matters worse, the injury did not let him go. At the end of 2009, he also underwent minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc.
Therefore, during the NBA shutdown in 2011, Rudi returned to Spanish championship and signed a contract of 2.7 million euros a year with Real Madrid to create a league record. At the same time, Real Madrid also granted Rudi a privilege to return to Real Madrid at any time after the NBA contract ends. This foreshadowed the later return of Rudi to Europe.
When the labor negotiations were over and the NBA season resumed, Rudi found that he had to change his destination from Portland to Denver. But in another place, Ruddy’s discomfort to NBA has not decreased. In only 31 games, Rudi was reimbursed for the season due to a back injury. In the off-season of that year, frustrated Rudi waved goodbye to NBA and re-embraced Real Madrid.
Facts have proved that Ruddy’s return is wise. Back to the European arena, he seemed like a duck to water. Since then, he has won the Spanish championship Championship six times with Real Madrid, the King’s Cup five times, the Super Cup Championship seven times, and the Champions League two times.
In another arena, Rudi also gained a lot. Since he was 16 years old, he has been fighting for Spain men’s basketball in the international arena. In the 2004 Olympic Games, he first competed for the Spanish men’s basketball adult team, from a young teenager to a wise veteran. This year, he won the European Championship medals (4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze) seven times with Spain men’s basketball, won the World Cup twice, and won the Olympic medal three times (2 silver and 1 bronze). He sent away the golden generation and led the younger generation to come through all difficulties.
This year, the Warriors won the fourth championship in eight years, and Spain won the fourth victory in Europe men’s basketball. Basketball matches on both sides of the Ocean played a good show of the return of the King, which also made people realize the importance of “inside information” again. As an evergreen tree, Rudi’s achievements are amazing.
(Supine support/fur)