Harper says LeBron should have called Gilbert about decision Published: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 By John Kampf [email protected] Ron Harper understands the desire of LeBron James to win NBA championships. Harper知道LBJ求冠軍若渴。 He just would have handled the execution of "The Decision" a tad different, starting with a phone call. 他只希望先從一通電話開始，不要急著 The Decision。 The former Cavaliers star is playing in the 87th annual Ohio Open this week at Quail Hollow. After shooting a first-round score of 98 among a field of 199, Harper gave his take on James' choice to sign with the Heat after spen- ding the first seven years of his NBA career with the Cavaliers. "He was a free agent, and (leaving) is his choice," Harper said. "I think the first thing I would have done if I was LeBron James was to call up the owner of the team and tell him of the choice I made." "LBJ是自由球員，離開是他的選擇，換做我是他，第一件該做的是打電話給老闆， 告訴他我的決定"。 James, during the hour-long special on ESPN, said the Miami Heat had just been told of his decision. None of the other contending teams for James' services — including the Cavaliers — were told of James' decision by the player himself until he announced it on the air. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said the team was made aware of James' move to Miami moments before the announcement by Rich Paul, one of James' business associ- ates. 上面兩段就是講當時所謂 "9:01" 分的宣布，不多說。 "You play this game to win an NBA championship," Harper said. "But the first thing I would have done was thank the owner and thank the fans of Cleveland. I would have said, ‘It's been a great seven years, but I play the game to win a championship and I think I'm choosing a team where I can do that now. ' " "你為了奪冠軍而打球，但當下得先感謝老闆跟克里夫蘭的球迷"，Harper道 " 我會說 "這是美好的七年時光，但是我得為爭取冠軍考量，所以換支隊伍是我現在可做的"。 The 6-foot-6 guard from Miami (Ohio) was the No. 8 overall pick in the 1986 draft by the Cavaliers — the same year Cleveland selected Brad Daugherty with the No. 1 pick. However, Harper was traded to the Clippers in exchange for Reggie Williams and the rights to Danny Ferry early in the 1989-90 season — one of the most scrutinized trades in Cavaliers history. 1986年首輪第六順位的Harper，在1989球季被送去交易來Reggie Williams跟Danny Ferry，騎士史上最大災難交易之一。（譯注：除了Ferry大學很強以外，因為Harper當 時有吸大麻） "I left Cleveland because they traded me — not because I traded them," Har- per said sharply. "我離開克里夫蘭是球隊把我交易走，可不是我交易球團喔" Harper還是酸酸的。 He went on to win five championship rings — three with the Bulls (1996, 1997 and 1998) and a pair with the Lakers (2000 and 2001). 後來他在公牛跟湖人都拿到冠軍。 Now residing in Aurora, Harper said he always "loved the city of Cleveland and the fans of Cleveland." He also encouraged the Cavaliers' faithful to re- main strong through this tough transitional period sans James. 但是Harper仍然愛著這個城市與球迷。 "One thing the Cavs fans have to do is know they have a good coach (in Byron Scott)," Harper said. "There are going to be some good players come here. It's tough to lose a homegrown guy, but things must go on. Basketball will live on here." "騎士球迷要知道他們有個好教練，日後還是會有好手來的，失去家鄉明星很痛， 但是克里夫蘭的籃球不會死去的"。 ======================================================================== ......沒有辦法，Gund老闆的道德觀念非常重。 這麼多年過去了，你還是願意幫騎士講話，謝謝。 還有誰知道究竟為什麼Byron Scott會跟湖人Buss老闆、Kobe他們交情那麼深， 是因為他長得很像那種好萊塢的黑人諧星嗎？ --

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