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Brian Cardinal, "Administrator" who looks different from his age

Someone still remembers Brian Cardinal, the "administrator" who looked and did not match his age.

Brian Cardinal, Brian Cardinal, 6-foot-8 inches (203cm), plays as the No. 4 (PF power forward), and can also play in the No. 3 (SF small forward) and No. 5 (C center). He was born in May 1977 in Torono, a small town in Champion County, Illinois, USA. He ranked 15th in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft (44th overall, Charlotte Bobcats officially joined the NBA in 2004. Only 29 teams participated in the draft) was selected by the Detroit Pistons and entered the NBA. Because Cardinal was very hardworking and always took on the work that administrators should do, such as cheering blue balls and cleaning the field, so he got the nickname of "administrator" in the world.

12 years of NBA career, Brian Cardinal has played for six teams, including Pistons (2000-2002), Wizards (2002-2003), Warriors (2003-2004), Grizzlies (2004-2008), Timberwolves (2008-2010), and Mavericks (now known as Mavericks) (2011-2012) 201 In the 0-2011 season, he followed the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA championship. He played in a total of 456 games in the regular season, including 37 starts, averaging 14.2 minutes per game, scoring 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks. He played in a total of 18 games in the playoffs and failed to get the opportunity to start. He averaged 8.1 minutes per game, scoring 2.3 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.3 steals.

As a player of a high-ball merchant, Brian Cardinal, although he looks very anxious and has a serious appearance and age, he has good tactical execution, strong team awareness, solid basic skills, good shooting ability, and a certain three-point shooting ability. He has a high free throw shooting rate. He is a reliable role player. However, although his skills are relatively comprehensive, he lacks outstanding characteristics and does not have particularly outstanding offensive means. His athletic ability is average, he lacks speed, bounce and explosive power. His defense has limitations, and his defense coverage area and defense intensity are relatively limited.

As a small figure who is mixed in the NBA, although Cardinal has no highlights in his career, he also has some eye-catching highlights. On February 11, 2004, local time in the United States, in the Golden State Warriors' 110:99 home victory over the Phoenix Suns, Brian Cardinal started for 45 minutes, making 10 of 14 shots (including 2 three-pointers), and 10 of 11 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 32 points in NBA career, plus 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Local time on February 28, 2004, in the Golden State Warriors lost to the Chicago Bulls at an overtime of 81:87 away, Brian Cardinal started for 41 minutes, scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, of which 14 rebounds set Cardinal's NBA career single-game record. After the end of the 2011-2012 season, Brian Cardinal officially announced his retirement. After the retirement, Cardinal did not continue to work in basketball, but chose to return to his family and accompany his family. He rarely saw public news about him in the media.