: Allen Iverson -- and his image -- struggle to find job : Source:http://www.detnews.com/article/20090723/OPINION03/907230384/1031 : Former Piston Allen Iverson still is looking for a home, but he's really : looking for another kindred spirit. 前活塞队员AI还在寻找着新东家，但是他真正在寻找的是另一个能呼应他的人。 : He's had two: John Thompson and Larry Brown. Thompson was Iverson's coach at : Georgetown, but more importantly, a father figure when Iverson needed it most. : Brown recognized Iverson's talents in Philadelphia, parlaying it to a Finals : appearance in 2001. Thompson and Brown are Iverson's staunchest defenders and, : ironically, coaches who have at times been labeled "rebel" and "misunderstood." : Everything hasn't been rosy for the 6-foot, 180-pound Iverson, but it hasn't : been all thorny either. 他曾经有过两位：John Thompson和Larry Brown。Thompson是AI在乔治城的教练，更甚着 是以父亲的形象出现在AI面前。Brown在七六人时发现了AI的天赋，并且运用着他使他们 在2001年打到总冠军赛。Thompson和Brown是AI最可靠的肩膀，讽刺地，这两位都给AI标 上了"反叛"和"误解"的标签。对6尺身高，180磅重的AI而言，没有一件事对他是乐观的， 但是同时也还没瘾上许多争议。 : It's a Catch-22. Without his stubbornness, he never would be the 16th-leading : scorer in NBA history. More impressively, he's averaged 41 minutes a game : through his career, fourth most in NBA history. No player similar in height and : weight is in the top 20. 奇怪的是，除了他的倔强之外，他不可能是NBA史上得分排名第16的人阿。更令人印象深 刻的是，他职业生涯到目前为止，是排名第四的41分钟。没有体型跟他相似的球员可以挤 进前20名。 : The same attributes that make him great, however, hold him back from signing : with a contender at this stage of his career. 让他变成如此优秀的理由，同时也组饶了他在他生涯舞台中夺冠。 : He's done things his way and had success. Based on his rough background, his : game and life parallel each other, for better or worse. Consequently, he's been : judged, deservedly or not. 他已经以他的方法做到并且成功了。以他坎坷的背景，他的球赛和生活是互相平行的，不 管怎样， : "I obviously feel like it's unfair, but it just makes the chip on my shoulder : that much bigger," Iverson told NBA TV in an interview Tuesday night. "我显然感觉到这是不公平的，但是我扛上的这块重担似乎重的许多，"AI在一次NBA TV中 的礼拜二晚上中说到。 : There's precedent for players who have submerged their style of play to win a : championship. Nate "Tiny" Archibald, who once led the league in scoring and : assists in the same season, joined the Celtics late in his career, helping : Larry Bird win his first title. Mark Aguirre went from scoring 25 points a game : to splitting time with Dennis Rodman, but he owns two rings with the Pistons. : If Iverson backed down a little bit, he'd be ideal for a team in need of : someone capable of scoring in bunches. He could've changed the tenor of the : entire offseason. 曾经有着先例那些夺冠的人们埋没了自己的风格。Nate "Tiny" Archibald，这家伙曾在 一赛季中当上得分王和助攻王，并在晚年加入赛尔提克，帮助大鸟夺得了第一次冠军。 Mark Aguirre曾经以场均25分与Dennis Rodman联手，但是他的两枚戒指却是在活塞拿到 的。如果Iverson稍微低姿态一点，他是队伍中理想的人选去得分。他可以在整个休赛期 间朝着这方向去努力。 : From the outside, last season seemed to be the perfect opportunity for Iverson : to ingratiate himself into the Pistons team-first style. The marriage was : doomed from the start and both sides made errors. Iverson was branded the bad : guy and didn't play after April 3 because of a back injury. 从这次看出，上一季是AI绝佳的机会去钯他自己融入活塞中。这化学效应最後毁在先发的 问题上，而且双方都做出了错误的决定。Iverson被标上了坏标签，并且在4月3日以後就 因为背伤而没有上场过。 : "The whole thing with me is to be in a situation where I can be happy," Iverson : said. "Obviously the objective is to win a championship, but I've been thinking : about it -- my whole thing is to be happy and finish my career in a happy : situation." "现在整件事情对我来说就是哪里我可以开心的打球，"Iverson说到。"我的目标很明显就 是要夺得总冠军，但是我又想了一下，最重要的应该是开心的打球，然後完美的结速我的 职业生涯。 : Sounds like a man who's taken more beating from detractors than bruising : 7-footers on drives to the basket. 看起来他承受了那些酸民过多的伤害。 : Contemporaries Ray Allen, Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett are playing for : contenders because they've conformed in some manner, while Iverson's biggest : suitors are the Grizzlies and Clippers, hardly world-beaters. 同年龄的雷枪，怒吼天尊，KG还在竞争着冠军因为他们遵照着规则。但是现在能迎来AI的 只有灰熊和快艇，而他们几乎是不可能成功的。 : "I feel like I have to prove myself all over in this league," Iverson said. : Sadly, he does. Chances are he wouldn't have it any other way. "我感觉到我必须要加强我自己才能站稳这个联盟，"Iverson说到。"遗憾地，他不会有着 任何机会。 : Red, white and Bluedevil : Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski signed on as USA's basketball coach through the 2012 : Olympics. : Good for him. He accepted the high expectations of getting USA back on top and : exceeded them. : Now he has the loyalty and admiration of multi-millionaires, and he will help : replace and transition a new set of stars into the system with its showcase in : Las Vegas on Saturday. : Having Kobe Bryant and LeBron James on your team helps a little bit, though. --

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