O'Brien learned about Iverson's toughness when coaching the Boston Celtics. During the first round of the '02 playoffs, Iverson almost single-handedly took the series away from the Celtics, stretching the series to five games. O'Brien在波士顿担任教练时见识到了Iverson到底有多顽强。'02年季後赛的第一轮 中，Iverson只手遮天，差点一人将赛尔提克作翻，迫使两队一路鏖战至第五场。 So when O'Brien was given the Sixers head coach position before the season, he immediately expressed his excitement in coaching Iverson. 正因如此，本季前O'Brien来到七六人接下总教练职位时，马上就表明了对於能够教 导Iverson的兴奋之情。 And he still does, despite some bumps along the way. Iverson has openly questioned O'Brien's defensive philosophy, and questioned the handling of his minutes. Then again, most NBA players do that. It's just that when AI - one of the most popular, most adored, most scrutinized athletes in the world - does it, it makes front page news. 即使历经波折，这样的情绪一直延续到今天。Iverson曾经公开质疑O'Brien的防守 哲学，也对於自己出场时间的分配不无意见。话又说回来，大部分的NBA球员都表达 过类似的不满，但是，也只有像AI这样广受欢迎、备受瞩目、集三千宠爱於一身的 世界级运动员抱怨的时候，才会上头条新闻。 "No matter what, Allen is going to be the one with the ball in his hands," O'Brien said. "There's no question about that. He never stops amazing me. A player-coach relationship is never perfect. There will be issues that need to be dealt. I've always admired his game, even when I was with Boston. 「不管怎麽说，球一定会在Allen的手里。」O'Brien：「这一点毫无疑问。他总是 让我不断激赏。球员和教练间的关系不可能是完美的，一定会有一些问题要解决。 我一向都很欣赏他的球风，从我在波士顿的时候就开始了。」 "He's very coachable despite what some people might say. He plays Hard every night and leaves everything on the court. He wants a championship. Everyone in this organization does." 「别人可能不这麽觉得，可是他其实很好带。他每天晚上都很努力，在球场上毫不 保留。他要的是总冠军。整个球队的人都很渴望。」 The closest Iverson has come to a championship was in the '01 season, as the Sixers plowed through the Eastern Conference playoffs and won Game 1 of the Finals against the heavily-favored Los Angeles Lakers, before dropping four straight. When then-Sixers coach Larry Brown left for Detroit before the '03-04 season and assistant Randy Ayers took over, it began a period characterized by injury, roster upheavel and coaching changes. AI battled injuries throughout '03-04, and the Sixers missed the playoffs. Iverson离总冠军最近的一次，是'01年的球季。七六人当时在东区杀出一条血路，闯 过了冠军赛，并在总冠军战碰上了被各方看好的洛杉矶湖人，虽然先拿下一胜，却连 败四场。当时担任总教练的Larry Brown离职前往底特律之後，继任的助理教练Randy Ayers开始了充满伤病问题、名单变动、和教练更替的'03-'04球季。整整一季，AI都 为伤痛所苦，七六人也被挡在季後赛的大门之外。 <待续> --

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