[外電] Iverson's been good for the team so far

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Source: http://tinyurl.com/yeae8g7 Bob Cooney: Sixerville: Iverson's been good for the team so far HIS GAME has changed as dramatically as the Sixers team he now plays for differs from the one he led to the NBA Finals in 2001. The reason? Age, no doubt. If you compare 34-year-old Allen Iverson's speed and quickness with what he had during his prior tenure - not close. If you try to match it up to the players he's playing against now, the lack of foot speed certainly is evident, particularly on the defensive end. Another reason? Iverson has matured as a player and as a person. He might not acknowledge to the reporters gathered at practice and games every day or tell his teammates that his game is not the same. He might not even acknowledge it to himself, but his game speaks volumes to the subject. On the court, he is not the 20-shots-a-game player people remember. Since he returned to the team in early December, he has been almost a decoy on the court, the player other teams still focus on, but he is not the primary focus of the offense. His 10.7 shots per game reflect that. He has become a mentor to a lot of players on a very young team, sharing his wealth of knowledge from 13-plus NBA seasons, and has brought a sense of calm and confidence to a team that has had very, very little to be happy about during its 34 games in which it has only won 10. This tenure for him has been only 10 games so far, as Iverson missed four with an arthritic left knee. The team has won four of them, not bad when you consider it won only six of the other 23. "When you look at it, game in and game out, you don't really have one person putting up that many shots," Iverson said when asked how his game has changed. "I think it's about guys taking the best shot. I'm as aggressive as I've always been, it's just that the defense has been trying to take it away from me. As bad as I want to get an easy shot, I can get my teammate an easier one. I'm just taking what they give me. I'm not trying to go out there and do too much. I just got back and haven't been playing that many games, so it's kind of hard to go out there and put up 20 to 25 shots a night, being as I wasn't able to move like I'm capable of moving. But I'm just taking whatever they give me. If they can give my teammate a better shot than they can give me, then we'll live with that." When Iverson was brought back to the team, I was on the fence about his return. My trepidations revolved mostly around his playing time and how it could hurt young guards Lou Williams and Jrue Holiday. I heard from many e-mailers about how his addition would be a distraction to the team, mentioning Iverson's offcourt antics and his distaste for practice. They were all good and legitimate points. There was also the common theme wondering what he would ultimately bring: more wins, and does the organization really want that; a semi-solution for a year to make a run at the playoffs, then lose again in the first round, costing the team a lottery pick. All that is understood, believe me. But my mind has been changed. I now think the addition of Iverson is good for this team. When he was brought here, the team was 5-15. More than that, the attitude was bad, there seemed to be no urgency, or confidence, to win games. Perhaps a lot of that has to do with coach Eddie Jordan, as many suggested via e-mail. Maybe a lot of it had to do with the team's youth. Iverson has brought a breath of fresh air. Not saying that will lead to so many more wins or vastly improve the team. But Williams and Holiday, particularly, have benefited from No. 3's return. And, probably more than anyone, so has Sam Dalembert. Though many loathe him, there can be no denying Dalembert's play has improved on both ends of the floor since "The Answer's" return. If nothing else, maybe that improves the Sixers' chances of moving their center after this season, if they so choose. "It's been fun, it's hard for teams to guard us," Williams said of his backcourt mate. "Teams have a hard time guarding it. For me, it's been a dream come true. It's been a huge pleasure to be out there on the court with him trying to win games. Being in those struggles, playing hard with him and being out there with that caliber of player has been fun for me." <小威真的揪肝心> Said Jordan, on Iverson adjusting to his different role: "He's a terrific player, a good pro. He has a lot of experience. He knows where he is physically and basketballwise and he knows what this team needs, and he's providing that for us. "When you've got a knack, a skill like him, you understand the game. When you have an IQ like he has, he knows. He's just still a terrific player right now, 34 years old and after 13 years, he's adjusted." Iverson's addition probably will lead to some additional wins. To many Sixers fans, that could be a bad thing if it hurts their potential lottery position. But the team needed something to get through the season. Something to keep the progress of young players from being halted; something to bring a positive to a primarily negative group after only five wins in 20 games; something to make many players want to come to the gym every day instead of having to. Iverson has done all that. And I think he knows it and craves his new role. AI的加盟可能會使球隊多贏幾場球。而這可能是某些76ers球迷不願看到的，因為這可能會讓他們錯失樂透的機會。但是這球隊需要某些東西來讓他們走完這球季。那種驅使他們往前而不是停留在原地的力量；那種重振球隊低迷士氣的力量，以及那種使球員們 "想要" 每天來到體育館，而非 "必須" 來到體育館的力量。 AI 全都做到了。而且我認為他不僅了解了，甚至還樂在其中呢。 "Absolutely, that's what I'm trying to do," Iverson said when asked whether he's out to make his teammates better. "I think a lot of teams are accustomed to the way I play and are trying to take a lot of things away, as far as me getting in the paint and creating things that way. Once they give me that attention and try to keep me out of the paint, obviously it opens up lanes for other guys and opens up shots for other guys, and that's my whole thing, just trying to get my teammates easy looks." 當然囉，這就是我現在正嘗試著做的。我認為很多球隊都對我的打法十分了解了，並且他們也無所不用其極的想要阻止我在禁區中探囊取物。一旦他們把注意力放在我身上，其他隊友們就可以得到很好的空檔，而這就是我的全部，就只是試著讓我的隊友們有更好的機會而已。--Iverson -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.231.250.106 ※ 編輯: momofishj 來自: 61.231.250.106 (01/08 23:39)