From "Prince Ki" to Medical Shock! Iverson changed to wear No. 1 jersey, and scored 16.6 points at the peak

Prince Ki's incident, the medical room at Auburn Hills Palace Arena sounded a harsh alarm - rookie Rodney Starki suddenly fainted on the bench, and this accident opened the prelude to the most radical "star-making movement" in NBA history. As the "Post Billups Era Answer" appointed by the Pistons management, the No. 15 show's career was like a test sample injected with excessive growth hormone, withering prematurely in forced ripening.

Staky's rookie season was a magical start: after missing 30 games with a crack in his left palm, he returned to the game and scored 11 points in his first game in 6 minutes. His 1.96-meter height and 2.11-meter arm span made the scout crazy. But the Pistons' management's decision was shocking: in November 2008, they traded champion point guard Billups to the Nuggets for return Iverson to give up their way, and even forced the "Answer" to give up the iconic No. 3 jersey. This kind of seedlings is fueling and directly destroying the team's chemical reaction - the Pistons' winning rate plummeted from 59.8% to 39.0% in the quarter, setting the worst record in the 21st century.

On the surface, Starkey averaged 16.6 points + 4.8 assists per game in the third season, but in-depth analysis revealed fatal injuries:

Efficiency black hole: true shooting percentage is 51.3%, lower than the league point guard average (54.6%)

Three-point disaster: career three-point shooting percentage is 27.7%, and as low as 22.5% in the 2010-11 season, Tactical Poison: The offense that holds the ball for more than 6 seconds accounts for 47%, causing the team's offensive rhythm to rank at the bottom of the league at the bottom of the league

More fatal is its "rejection of pass": When Starkey held the ball, the Pistons average assists per game dropped from 22.3 to 18.1, and Hamilton and Prince's off-ball run became a decoration. Former coach Kuster once said bluntly: "He only has a basket in his eyes, which ruins the system we have carefully built."

In the game against the Hawks in March 2012, Starkey suddenly fainted after returning to the bench and was diagnosed with insufficient blood supply to the brain caused by severe dehydration. This incident exposed the potential for training: drinking protein supplements for muscle building has led to serious imbalance of the electrolytes. Although the NBA medical team rescued in time, its motor function was irreversibly damaged - the postoperative vertical jump height dropped from 86 cm to 71 cm, and the speed of the breakthrough first step decreased by 0.3 seconds.

Stakki's tragedy is the essence of the management's attempt to "artificial superstar":

Tactical mismatch: Strongly pushing the dual-energy guard's play, ignoring his vision defects (assisted error ratio 1.8:1)

Psychological oppression: The isolation of the locker room caused by the nickname "Prince Ki" directly led to the public conflict in Hamilton in 2010

Medical blind spot: excessive pursuit of muscle gain (13 kg gain in 4 years) accelerates joint loss, and a total of 287 games were missing in his career

When the 31-year-old Stakki was ruling by the Pacers in 2017, the Pistons were still paying his $5.31 million buyout fee. The final chapter of this absurd drama is exactly the epitome of the dark decade of Motor City - they eventually lost the team's soul and future to create the "Next Billups".