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發表於 2005-2-16 12:05 PM
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AI 又話想走喇
Iverson, although happy with some parts of the team, is far from excited about
the roster presently assembled. He isn't happy about being part of a rebuilding
project in his ninth season in the league.
"He wants to win now," one source close to Iverson said. "This is not about him
being interested in leaving the Sixers or the fans in Philadelphia. He loves it
here and loves being here. But the bot--- line is that he doesn't want to be
here if this team isn't trying to win right now.
"It's no secret [the Sixers] are mediocre, that he has no secondary offensive
option to help him out. And by the looks of things, he isn't about to get any
help, either. At some point, you start asking yourself, 'What else can I do?'
A.I. has done that. Now he's flat-out asked the Sixers, 'If you can't make this
situation any better, after all I've done, can you please at least do me a favor
and get me out of here?' "
King, clearly perturbed when asked about the subject, had little to say: "I
talked with Allen extensively and I'm not about to comment on what was said or
what will come of it."
Iverson confirmed that his agent met with King to express unhappiness with the
Sixers' current set of circumstances: "Go ahead. Say what you have to say."
Considering that the Sixers are still wondering whether they'll even qualify for
the playoffs, Iverson's patience has clearly been exhausted. And who knows how
annoyed he'll get once the NBA's Feb. 24 trading deadline comes and goes and the
Sixers have done nothing?
There were rumors that Keith Van Horn and Joe Smith could have come to
Philadelphia weeks ago for "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson and Corliss Williamson. In
recent days, there was speculation that Latrell Sprewell could end up here for
Robinson if the Sixers were willing to part with Willie Green as well, which
they were not.
And for those who believe either deal would qualify as a remedy to the Sixers'
problems, I'll join Iverson in asking, "What world are you living in?"
The bad thing about this whole fiasco-in-waiting is that the Sixers will be
pretty ticked off with Iverson. The good news is that Iverson couldn't care less.
He says he's been upset with coach Jim O'Brien for weeks for what are perceived
as mind games played to the detriment of Green, Samuel Dalembert, Kenny Thomas,
Marc Jackson and others; and for O'Brien's private assertion that Iverson could
be doing more to help this team win. But Iverson also has been fuming over the
frequent presence of former interim coach Chris Ford at games and practices.
The former three-time scoring champion, one-time league MVP and 2004-05 scoring
leader doesn't appreciate seeing Ford, with whom he had numerous run-ins last
season, walking around as a member of the organization, its pro-personnel scout.
"I can tell you this," another of Iverson's friends said, "A.I. does not like
that man. He felt totally disrespected by [Ford] throughout last season. And for
the Sixers to presently have him employed with the organization, allowed to walk
around, sitting in suites with Billy King, acting as if nothing ever happened,
is extremely insulting to A.I. He talks about it every single day."
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佢想係 76ers 結束職業生涯....................
Allen Iverson says he wants to play the rest of his
career with the Philadelphia 76ers.
"I want to be right here," Iverson said after Tuesday's practice. "If I
could have a wish, I would wish it's the last time I have to say that. I
would wish people would know this is where I want to be."
Iverson was responding to a story in Tuesday's edition of The
Philadelphia Inquirer that said his agent met with Sixers president
Billy King last week to express the star guard's unhappiness over the
direction of the team and that he wanted to be traded if there weren't
roster upgrades.
King did meet with Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, but insisted Tuesday he
does not have an unhappy All-Star on his team.
"He never asked to be traded and he does not want to be traded," King
said.
Iverson, a three-time scoring champion who was voted to the All-Star
team for the sixth time, is enjoying perhaps the best season of his
nine-year career. He scored a career-high 60 points against Orlando on
Saturday and followed that up with 38 points against New York on Monday,
boosting his league-leading scoring average to 29.9.
He's carried a young team to a 26-26 record and a share of first place
with Boston in the Atlantic Division.
"I don't want to be a distraction on this team," Iverson said. "If there
are any distractions on this team, I don't want Allen Iverson's name
involved in it, period."
Iverson confirmed part of the newspaper story -- that he was bothered
the Sixers kept former interim coach Chris Ford as a scout. Ford and
Iverson battled for most of the final 30 games of last season, including
a dispute in which Iverson refused to come off the bench in Toronto
after he was told he wasn't going to start.
Ford was not at practice Tuesday, but is at most home games and is often
in the locker room before games.
"I honestly have a problem with it, deep down inside," Iverson said.
"Why wouldn't I? I went through a lot with that man last year and it was
tough on me, it was tough on my career, it was tough on my family and
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