Autographed photo of Bruce Bowen from the San Antonio SPURS
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You know your collection is not complete without an autograph photo of Bruce Bowen from the 4 time NBA Championship Team...The San Antonio SPURS!
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Bruce Bowen Jr. (b. June 14, 1971 in Merced, California) is an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. The 6'7", 200 lbs. Bowen plays small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. He is an alumnus of Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton and also a former member of the NBA Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, the CBA Rockford Lightning and the French clubs Le Havre, Evreux and Besançon BCD. Regarded as one of the best defenders in the NBA, Bowen has been elected seven times to the NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams, and was a member of the Spurs teams that won the NBA championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007.[1] In private life, he is an ambassador for raising child obesity awareness.
Player Profile:
The 6'7", 200 lbs Bowen plays the small forward position.[4] He has gained a reputation for being one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA, earning himself seven consecutive nominations for the NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams from 2001-2007.[1] From 2005 to 2007, he was second in voting for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, beaten only by centers Ben Wallace (2005 and 2006)[5][6] and Marcus Camby (2007)[7] who are both post defenders.Bowen is not known for his offensive production. He is seldomly sought on offense, having never attempted more than 251 field goals in an entire 82-game regular season, and his career averages of 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and .566 foul shooting are considered mediocre, never earning him nominations for NBA All-Star or All-NBA First or Second Teams.[1] His foul shooting, in fact, is poor enough that he has at times been made the target of the so-called "Bruise-a-Bruce" defense. However, opposing teams cannot leave Bowen wide open on offense, because he is also a remarkably accurate three-point shooter (.388 career average on 1,700+ attempts).[1] In addition, despite his age Bowen has played 469 consecutive games between 28 February 2002 and 18 April 2007, leading Sports Illustrated to name him in 2007 the "Iron Man" of the NBA.[9]Bowen himself states that his secret for success is a mixture of hard work and perseverance, saying defense is "a little bit of talent and a lot of work; being able to take on the challenge of going up against the top guys, even when you didn't win that battle. Being able to come back the next day and try again -- I think that's the most important thing." He also stresses that the base for being a good basketball player is "work hard and make sure you have fun with the game more than anything else. I think in anything you want to do, you can succeed at it. At least you can say you gave it your best effort if you don't." Finally, he states that Denver Nuggets small forward Carmelo Anthony and Boston Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen are some of the most difficult players to guard.[10]
* Bruce Bowen's Bio was taken from the online Wikipedia Encyclopedia (2007).
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