作者jimcal (Let go Yankees!)
看板Sixers
标题[闲聊] 最近两老不大高兴 XD
时间Sun Jul 16 22:38:31 2006
首先是 A.I. 在他的慈善垒球赛上被问到关於 King 兜售他的事。
以下是引用他的发言:
"I want to be a Sixer and I've said that since day one," Iverson said during
an 11-minute session with reporters at the ESPN Zone. "But if I'm not wanted,
I definitely don't want to be a Sixer and I'm willing to start my career all
over. But everybody knows that I want to be a Philadelphia 76er."
他表示他从第一天起就说要做七六人的一份子,不过当他不被球队需要时,他也绝对
不留恋七六人的一切,宁可到另外一队从头开始他的生涯。不过每个人都知道他始终
愿意留在费城。
"I'm used to it, but I'm also tired of it," he said. "Sometimes I even think
that leaving might not be such a bad thing, because I might not have to deal
with this every summer. My kids might not have to deal with this. My wife
might not have to deal with this. So it might not be a bad thing. But I
honestly want to be a Sixer."
他也表示他已经习惯了谣言满天飞的情况,虽然他仍旧对此感冒。有时候他会想:
或许离开不是一件那麽糟的事,因为这样就不需要每个夏天为此担忧。他的小孩以
及他的妻子也不需要继续提心吊胆。所以或许离开不是那麽糟。只是他仍旧衷心地
想继续留在费城。
"The trade thing has everybody interested in what's going to happen," he
said. "To me, it's old. It's getting old. It's been old. But to my family, it
stays fresh in their minds because they never know what's going to happen.
他提到大家对於交易传言最有兴趣的是会最後的结果。他认为这一切都是熟悉的,
但是对他的家人却是深深烙印在心中般地鲜明,因为他们永远不会知道最後的结果
会是什麽。(译注:因为 A.I.被交易後还是打篮球,但是妻儿却要适应新的环境。)
"Honestly, I hope if something happens, it hurries up and happens. And if
it's not going to happen, I just wish I could get some type of indication
that it's not going to happen. I think it'll make it better for the fans of
Philadelphia, because they'll know what's going to happen. I really don't
think it's fair to them."
"老实说,如果有些事会发生,我宁可早点发生。而且如果它不会发生,我只求能够
得到一些关於它不会发生的指示。我想这对费城的球迷们也比较好,因为他们会知道
到底结果为何。我不认为目前的情况对他们来说是公平的。"
"I have some value," he said. "We didn't make the playoffs last year, and
when something like that happens, you feel like you've got to do something. I
don't know why it has to be me, but I guess I have that type of value. But I
understand it's a business, and I've been with Billy for so many years, and
he has to do his job.
"我是有些价值的。"他说道。"我们上一季没打进季後赛,而这种时候总是会有些事
将要发生,因为你感觉到必须做点事。我不知道为什麽离开的得是我,不过我猜是因
为我有交易的价值。我能理解这是商业的一部份,而我跟 Billy 在一起那麽久,而
他得做好他的工作。"
"If my name comes up, then it comes up, but I've been heartbroken before with
this situation, so it's nothing new for me. It's something that I just have
to deal with."
"如果我的名字出现在乳摸中,那就让它去吧,不过我已经有为此心碎的经验了,
所以这对我来说不是第一次。这只是我必须面对的种种。"
As to what the Sixers could do to improve, Iverson said, "I don't think the
answer is getting rid of me.
当被问到七六人该如何改善,Iverson 说 "我不认为答案是把我踢出这支球队。"
"Anybody that looks at any Philadelphia 76ers game can see what I bring to
the table every night. But me leaving might be the answer. I have no idea. It
depends on what you get for me, and the chemistry on the team once I'm gone.
You won't know until it happens. Hopefully, the best thing will happen for
both parties."
"每个有看我们比赛的人都看到我每场球带给球队的贡献。不过我的离开或许会是个
答案。我不知道。这得看他们用我换到什麽,以及这支球队在没有我之後的化学效应
。这些都比须等到真的发生你才会知道结果如何。希望结果会是对双方最好的结果。
Iverson 也承认他没有跟所有的队友都有良好的互动。
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Webber: He was team's 'scapegoat'
Webber 也不太舒服。他仍旧对主场最後一战时发生的两大球星缺席事件感到不悦,
他认为球队放出这样的讯息等於将他当作战绩不佳的代罪羔羊,来转移球迷的焦点。
"I was there for the whole game," Webber said Thursday on Comcast SportsNet's
Daily News Live. "If you wanted me to come out [of the locker room], I could
have come out. I'm a professional more than anything and I appreciate my fans
more than anything.
"我整场球都在那,如果你要我露面(原本待在球员休息室),我可以出现。我是个
职业球员,这比什麽都重要,而且我非常感激支持我的球迷。"
"... To make it look like I didn't do it for the fans ticked me off."
"...这一切根本就是为我贴上'耍大牌不理球迷'的标签。"
Webber said the Sixers knew that neither he nor Iverson would play the final
two games, because the team had already been eliminated from qualifying for
the playoffs.
Webber 表示七六人知道在确定无法进入季後赛之後,他和 Iverson 都不会在最後
两场球上场。
Sixers president and general manager Billy King said in an e-mail response:
"Chris was not made a scapegoat. It is unfortunate he feels that way. As an
organization, we all have a responsibility to our fans."
King 在回覆记者查证的 e-mail 里表示 Webber 并不是所谓的代罪羔羊。很不幸的
他这麽认为。共同作为球队的一份子,大家都有对球迷的责任。
(嗯,官派回答。)
※闲聊开始:
Webber 最近还提到 Iverson 是一年半前说服他来费城的那个人,颇有不希望 Iverson
离开之意,既然两大球星都说话了,就看 King 和 Mo 怎麽处理这个尴尬的状况。
其实我对 King 频频换选秀权的动作并不意外,因为老板 Ed Snider 事实上不希望
付豪华税 (看 Nailon 那个交易就知道了),所以 King 一定被指示要尽力让球队离
豪华税门槛越远越好。由於球队的 payroll 里面有很多愚蠢的包袱在,所以对 King
来说最好的方式就是找那些还在菜鸟约状态的球员来打工,或是一点不贵的浪人或是
江湖郎中。事实上不贵的浪人或江湖郎中也不好找,搞不好的也会变成蒙古太夫让
球队越补越大洞,但是弄太多年轻球员又会把球队搞得像夏令营一般,无怪乎 Webber
要怒吼他不要待在重建的球队 (Webber 还计划再打四年这样)。
换选秀权得先有选秀的好眼光,近年来 King 的选秀不能说很差 (相较於作交易的
头脑),但是基本上以 Iverson 为中心的球队,我不认为是适合菜鸟成长的。再则
King 也不是什麽好农夫,能挑到好的种子,基本上我只求帐面上不要太亏就好。
最近 Salmons 这个 transaction 只能说 King 换到的东西太少。五年23M如果是
Sixers 付给 Salmons 那才是天大的脑残行为。後场已经满到观众席了就不需要多
留後卫。
板友们与其担心 Iverson 到底会怎麽被对待,还不如静下心来观察一下确定明年
会在阵中的人。以我悲观的看法 2008 年以前这支球队应该都过不了季後赛第二轮。
(天阿,上面最後这句我抱着好大的勇气才 post 出来,XD)
不过即使如此,我依旧信仰着这支球队,即便是傻傻的等待也无妨 :P
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