關於 weak teammate ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

16/5/2021 米蘭馬拉松 Milan Marathon
Result: 2:31’24 (updated)
Position: 18/28
Start time: 6:30am

賽後檢討：
今次比賽其實敗筆於羅馬大磚地😭 外國選手健步如飛，我卻舉步維艱，最長的一段約有1公里，半程後站不穩腳扭了兩扭，影響了其後發力，步速急劇下滑，慘不忍睹⋯⋯

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賽程分段：

0-5km: 第一圈由「愛心」出發到 I 路線，可能愛人首先要懂得愛自己，正所謂愛人如己，所以大會有此安排。一開始我留守於第二集團，有數位男士領航，目標是22930，步速很準確。

5-12.5km: 第二圈開始會是 U->❤️-> I 。這圈是為感謝主而跑，能夠上戰場是我的榮幸。羅馬大磚路周圍都會經過，但U型路線內的是最長，每經過一次，我就比第二集團拋離一些，但頭10公里還是預算時間。

12.5-20km: 第三圈的15公里又再度被拋離遠一點，在我面前一直帶跑的男士開始感到吃力，步伐逐點減慢，不如之前那麼準確了，時間上跟不上預算。曾經想突圍，但他繼續擁前領跑，而且遇上逆風我還得躲在後邊，因為前面的已經離我太遠。加上胃部不知為何咕哩咕嚕，可能準備的私家飲料由收集到比賽時間隔得太長，不夠新鮮。

20-27.5km: 第四圈有兩個站都沒有再喝飲料或只喝水，雖然肚不適減低，嘗試再提高速度想衝過U段大磚路，結果很快就乾醣，就在此刻，左腳扭了兩次，起初不以為然，其後卻發覺用力有問題，但還有唔知幾多圈要輪迴🥶途中還看到一個肯雅女選手倒在在地上，心都離一離😖

27.5-35km: 第五圈開始好迷惘，是否還剩下兩圈？我跑了多少公里？因為有些路段是重覆經過，路牌滿佈數字，我的腦袋缺糖又缺氧⋯唯一了解到的是達標渺茫。後來約114意大利選手Anna 與她兩名領跑朋友後上，才令我有目標跟上去。

35-42.5km: 第六圈最後一次經過U段大磚地啦，當然我又被拋開了，左腳傷痛更加明顯，望着其背影，停着隊友嗌道”Go” Anna，我就諗起我個女 Yelena，再本著代表香港🇭🇰跑，頂硬上。

臨沖線一直不敢望大鐘，因為不敢面對事實🥺
我-被-淘-汰-了
只有2-3-1
後半程竟然跑得那麼糟，但這就是我的能耐。
三七信心，號碼布127更明確將三分成一同二，是代表1分猶疑，2分信心嗎？

#對不起
#我錯失了
#不能為田徑隊爭添奧運入場券
#這就是生活常態
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Race reflection:
This time I was totally defeated by the big tiles of Rome. Other foreign competitors were striving like flying, but I was struggling. The longest section of such road was about 1km. After half of the race, I got twisted my foot twice, which affected the muscle power leading to sharp drop in pace🤯

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Racing details:

0-5km:
The first lap starts from "heart" to “I” When we love the others we must first know how to love ourself. As the saying goes, love your neighbor as yourself, so the conference has this arrangement. At the beginning, I stayed at the second group with a few men leading the way. The goal was 22930 and the pace was very accurate.

5-12.5km
From 2nd lap on the route will be U->❤️-> I. This lap is to thank the Lord and it is my honor to be on the battlefield. Rome brick road is everywhere in the race, but the U-shaped route is the longest. Every time I pass, I will leave behind the second group, but the first 10 km is still within budget time.

12.5-20km:
I was thrown a little further away again from the 15 kilometers of the 3rd lap. The man who had been leading in front of me began to pant and slowed down little by little. The pace was no longer 330. I started to be nervous as the time could not keep up. Once I wanted to break through, but he continued to try and lead the front. And I had to hide behind in the headwind, because the second pack girls were too far away from me. In addition, my stomach was gurgling. Perhaps my private drinks have been kept for too long from
last evening and not fresh enough for my weak stomach.

20-27.5km:
Therefore I did not drink or water only in the following two stations of the 4th lap. Yes, the stomach discomfort was reduced and I tried to increase the speed to cross the U section of the big brick road. However, as a result, the sugar was dried quickly. At this moment, my left foot was twisted twice. I didn’t notice at first, but later on I found that there’s problem of exertion. And I could not count how many laps to go la.. On the way, I saw a Kenyan female competitor lying on the ground, and my heart was 🥶

27.5-35km: I felt lost from the 5th lap. Are there still two laps left? How many km did I run? Because some sections of the road are repeatedly passing by, the road signs are full of numbers, and my head is lack of sugar and oxygen... The only thing I realised is that it is slim to meet the Olympic qualification time. Nevertheless, 114 Italian athlete Anna and her two leading friends came up suddenly, which made me continue to move on.

35-42.5km:
On the 6th lap, so great that it’s the last time to pass the U-segment long brick floor. Of course, I was thrown away again. The pain in my left foot was more obvious. I could only keep staring at 114’s back. When her teammate said "Goker” Anna, I thought of my daughter Yelena. And also on behalf of Hong Kong, I have to run hard.

Before crossing the line, I didn’t dare to look at the clock because I didn’t dare to face the facts 🥺
I am Eliminated.
With 2-3-1 only.
The second half is such horrible. But this is my ability.
Three-seven confidence. Number bib 127 even more clearly divides three into one-two: 1 point for hesitation and 2 points for confidence.

【時事新聞】

LeBron James at Cavs' parade: 'Let's get ready for next year'
詹姆斯實現承諾，為克里夫蘭贏回冠軍獎盃

(Cleveland, Ohio) —Jim Brown held the Larry O'Brien Trophy and walked toward LeBron James.
吉姆‧布朗(前美國職業足球員)捧著歐布萊恩冠軍獎盃並朝著勒布朗‧詹姆斯走去。

The last superstar to win Cleveland a championship 52 years ago passed the gold hardware Wednesday to James, concluding the Cavaliers' championship parade and rally. James accepted the proverbial passing of the torch from Brown, who led Cleveland's NFL title run in 1964.
上一位為克里夫蘭贏得冠軍獎盃的吉姆‧布朗，在星期三時將這座金製品交到了詹姆斯的手上，做為騎士隊冠軍遊行與集會的結尾。詹姆斯從吉姆‧布朗這位於1964年替克里夫蘭奪回NFL冠軍獎盃的球員，接下了這支眾所皆知的傳承火炬。

James, the NBA Finals MVP, addressed his teammates one by one and did not hold back. Here is James' speech from a podium off St. Clair Avenue.
詹姆斯同時也是NBA季後賽最有價值球員，毫無保留地個別向他的隊友們一一致意。以下就是詹姆斯在St. Clair大道架設的講台上所做的演講全文。

Oh, man. They asked me do I have a speech or something prepared, and I really don't. I'm just going to speak from the heart like I always do.
噢，老天。他們要我做個演講或做些有準備的發言，然而我並沒有，跟以前一樣，我喜歡直接說出自己的心裡話。

What's going on right now is still so surreal to me. It still hasn't hit me what actually happened, and for some crazy a-- reason I believe like I'm going to wake up, and it's going to be like Game 4 all over again. I'll be like, s---, we're down 2-1 still.
現在發生的一切對我而言還是如此的不真實，我還是不敢相信眼前發生的一切， 讓我相信這一切是真的原因是，睡醒不會再像是G4前的那種「喵的！我們還是1-2落後」。

Like I swear. I keep feeling that, because it's so surreal. I was talking to my wife, and I'm like, babe, we did it. You guys always see the finished product, and when we step out on the floor -- either 18 minutes before the game or Kyrie's taking a long time to put two pairs of socks on or his shoes on and we come out at like 12. You guys see it from that point to the end of the game. But what you guys do not see is the hard work behind the scenes when all these cameras and all these lights and everything are not around.
真的就是這樣，我發誓我真的是這麼想的，因為實在是太不真實了。我跟我老婆說「寶貝，我們做到逆轉奪冠了」。你們總是看到比賽的結果，看到我們走上場，或是離開賽還有18分鐘時，還是Irving要花很多時間穿上兩雙襪子或鞋子，然後你們再從我們上場時開始觀看我們，直到比賽結束。可是你們沒看到的是，在沒有錄影機和鎂光燈時，我們所付出的努力。

I heard a lot of it "thank you LeBrons" today, and "thanks for coming home and keeping your promise." But really you guys should be thanking all the guys up here to be honest. I'm just one man. I'm one man with a plan, with a drive, with determination, with will, with a belief, a strong support system at home. But I'm just one guy. I look over here at Jordan McCray, a young guy that came to our team from the D-League, and he just automatically just bought into what we wanted to do. So he was ready to do anything that we asked from him. You know, being a young guy.
今天，我聽到很多人跟我說「Lebron謝謝你」，「謝謝你回來」、「謝謝你兌現自己的諾言」， 但是說真的，你們真正該感謝的是台上每一個人… (群眾鼓掌…) 我只是一個普通人，一個有夢想、動力、決心、意志、信念，而且在家鄉有個強烈應援體系的人。但我只是一個人。轉過身，我能看到Jordan McCray， 一個從發展聯盟上來我們球隊的年輕人加入我們，幫我們成就大業。我們需要他做什麼，他都做好充分準備。

To my brother, judge. J.J., I've seen a lot of things. Like LeBron James made six straight Finals appearances. Well, s---, James Jones made six straight as well. You guys never see champ complain about playing time, complaining about shots, complaining about anything, and he's probably the most professional guy on our team J.J., thank you.
接下來我要感謝我的兄弟James Jones。我已見識過很多事情。像是大家會說「Lebron James連續六年打進總冠軍賽」， 但是他喵的James Jones也是連續六年跟我一起在總冠軍賽中奮戰！(歡呼聲)你們永遠不會看到他這個贏家抱怨上場時間太短，出手次數太少之類的，而且他可能是我們隊裡最有職業精神的球員。JJ謝謝你。

Dahntay Jones, we just picked him up. He's the luckiest man in the world. I'll tell you that. We picked his a-- up like two months ago. No, but seriously, a true professional. Competing against this guy, you always knew that you've got to be locked in. Every time he stepped on the floor, and then when he got on the team, we saw how great of a teammate he was. Also another guy that will give anything. And you guys saw that in our game, our Game 6 at home. J.R. Smith picks up three fouls. (Iman) Shumpert picks up three fouls. R.J. (Richard Jefferson) had three fouls at halftime. And Coach (Tyronn) Lue and myself, and Kyrie, we had a lot of faith in Dahntay, and Dahntay had faith in himself and gave us a huge boost to close out that quarter in Game 6. Thank you, Dahntay.
Dahntay Jones，我們之前才剛選了他。我要說，他是全世界最幸運的人， 我們兩個月前簽下他(就撿到戒指)。但不開玩笑，說真的，他非常有職業精神。你知道當你和這種人競爭時， 隨時都要卯足全力。每當他踏上球場，你就知道有他在你隊伍中是多麼棒的一件事情。接下來我要告訴你們他有多棒，他會在場上付出一切。 你們都知道G6主場，JR Smith三犯，Shumpert三犯，Richard Jefferson半場三犯，總教練Tyronn Lue、我、Irving，我們都信任Dahntay，且Dahntay也相信自己，他幫助我們贏下G6。 謝謝Dahntay Jones。

Mo Williams. Having Mo back. Me and Mo have some unfinished business last time we were together in '09 and '10. Making it to the Eastern Conference finals and losing to Orlando. Making it to the second round, losing to Boston. And we went our separate ways. But when we had an opportunity to pick him up in the offseason, I think it was great for our team, and I'm happy to be able to share this moment with Mo. Share a championship with Mo, because we had unfinished business. So thank you, Mo.
Mo Williams，我們重新簽回了Mo，在09跟10年，我跟Mo還有未完成的夢想， 前一年打進東區冠軍賽時輸給魔術，後一輪在第二輪時輸給塞爾提克，然後我們暫時分開。不過我們終於有機會於休賽期間找他過來再一次聯手，我覺得這對球隊是一件好事， 我很高興能跟Mo分享這個榮耀時刻，共享冠軍，這是我們當初未完成的夢想，感謝Mo。

And to young guy, aka, Kyrie Irving, whatever you want to call him. This guy, he thought I was blowing smoke up his a-- early in the season when I said he could be the best point guard in our league and also be an MVP in our league. And I know every single one of you watched that Finals. You all saw what this guy's capable of doing. And he's only 24. Oh, my goodness. He's only 24. He don't reach his prime for another three years. Thank you, Kyrie.
還有那個小夥子，Kyrie Irving，或者Bye-rie、Uncle Drew， 你們想叫什麼都行。這個小夥子啊…(指著Irving) 球季剛開始我告訴他，他能成為聯盟第一PG，甚至MVP的時候，他以為我在唬爛，P他LP咧！(歡呼聲) 看過冠軍賽的人，都知道他能做到我所說的！(歡呼聲) 他才24歲，我的天，才24歲，還要再過三年才會到達巔峰期，謝謝你，Irving。

You guys heard all the stories, you can't win with J.R. on your team. J.R. takes bad shots. You all heard them weak a-- stories. But when our GM (David Griffin) came to me and said we have an opportunity to get J.R. Smith from the New York Knicks, the Knicks said J.R. was a throw-in by the way. Yeah, we'll leave that to the side. But I was like I would love to have J.R. Smith. I know J.R. Smith and I know what he's capable of doing. And he showed not only is he a hell of a 3-point shooter, he's a hell of a defensive player, two-way player. Thank you, if J.R. Smith.
再來，你們都聽過各種關於Smith的傳聞，「有JR在就無法贏球」、「JR就是愛亂投球」之類的屁話， 但是當GM跟我說，我們有機會從紐約尼克隊拿到JR的時候，順便說一下，JR還是紐約硬塞一包過來的…不說這些了…。但是我當時說，我很贊成JR來，我了解JR，知道他的能力，他向我們展現了，他不只是一個要你命的三分射手，他還是個讓你喪膽的防守悍將，他攻守俱佳，謝謝你，JR。

Shump, want to thank Iman Shumpert. Another guy that we got in that deal from New York; young, hungry, guy that would do anything. Last year, you guys don't even know this because we don't ever put out our medical reports about being injured, Shump played all last year in The Finals with a partially torn groin and partially torn shoulder last year. You guys don't know that. It's not about that. We don't want sympathy; just hard work and dedication. This guy right here will run through that. Whatever the hell that is, that brick building right there, Shump will run through it.
Shumpert，另一個從紐約交易來的小子，年輕、有幹勁，願意做任何事。上個球季你們不知道他的情況，因為我們不會公布受傷的消息，去年總冠軍賽時，Shumpert鼠蹊部跟肩膀一直帶傷，去年他就是這樣過來的，只是你們不知道。這跟受傷無關，我們不喜歡被同情，只想努力且專注的打球。這個堅強的小子克服了他的傷病，不管擋在他前方的是什麼，就算是一棟磚頭砌成的樓房，Shumpert還是會往它衝鋒過去。

Now I don't know if he'll go head-first because he loves his haircut, but he'll go face-first. Shump, thank you.
現在我則不知道他是不是會先用頭去撞那堵擋住我們的牆，因為他很重視他的髮型，不過他可能會先用臉去撞牆吧…謝謝Shumpert。

Delly ... (applause) yeah, and he deserves that. He deserves that.
Dellavedova (歡呼聲)，沒錯，他值得大家為他歡呼。

If it was a bear right here, and it was Delly right here, and I shot the ball and I was wondering who was going to get to the ball first, Delly would tear that damn bear up. You all saw for the last two years, Delly giving everything. He damn near gave his life last year in The Finals. Had to go to the hospital after one of our Finals games. That's a guy who is dedicated. Who never cared about guys saying Delly's not fast enough. Delly's not strong enough. Delly can't shoot it well enough. Delly's not an NBA player. Well, guess what, Delly's a champion. Thank you, Delly.
如果現在這裡有一隻熊，跟Dellavedova，當我把球投出時，誰能先搶到這顆球？ Dellavedova會把那頭熊給撕成四分五裂的！在過去這兩個球季中，你們都看到他用盡全力的表現，像是去年總冠軍賽，他把命都賭上去了，在其中一場比賽結束後，還得直接送醫急救，這就是Dellavedova，總是傾盡全力。他從不在乎別人批評， 「Della不夠快」、「他不夠壯」、「投籃沒準星」、「他不夠格打NBA」，那現在呢？他是NBA冠軍了，謝謝Dellavedova！

Timo, another ex-Knick. But we'll leave that to the side again. When we got Timo, I remember when Griffin said we were going to get Timofey Mozgov, you want to know what's crazy? The first time I saw Timo we were in Golden State about to play Golden State. Last year you guys knew if you could cover us, which you guys did, that we needed a little more size in our interior, a little more athleticism. So I come down the elevator and Timo is in the lobby and I swear it looked like I was seeing like the biggest human being I've ever seen in my life. I looked at Griff. He said he's a big mother, ain't he? I said he is absolutely. And when I seen him the very next night, he sprint from baseline to baseline, blocked shots, tipped dunks, alley-oops. I said we've got a great one, and also, Timo, thank you so much. You're a champion as well.
Mozgov，又是一個尼克來的球員…但還是不講這個，當我們得到Mozgov的時候，我記得Griffin(騎士GM)告訴我，我們將招募他入隊，你們絕對想不到吧？我第一次看到Mozgov，我們當時就在金州準備跟勇士隊打客場，如果你們有關注上季騎士的比賽，當然你們肯定有這麼做，所以你們一定知道騎士需要一個有運動能力的高大內線。我從電梯裡下來到大廳，Mozgov就在那，我發誓我當時看到的是這輩子遇到最大隻的人類…。我呆在那裏，Griffin說，「他喵的夠大隻吧！」我回答他，當然了。我隔天晚上看到他在場上飛奔、蓋火鍋、抓籃板、空中接力， 我告訴別人我們終於迎來了一個了不起的大傢伙，Mozgov謝謝你，你現在也是冠軍了。

Sasha (Kaun), a good friend of mine texted me the other day by the name of Mario Chalmers. He said, "You know you can't win a championship without a (Kansas) Jayhawk on my team." And I said, "You're right. I won two in Miami with you, and I get another one here with Sasha being an ex-Jayhawk in Kansas." Sasha, everything you did this year that no one's seen, working out with Timo every single day, committing to the game every single day. You worked out every single day with no vision of a coaching staff or us saying, "Sasha, you're going to play." You're going to get minutes. No entitlement. No entitlement all year, and you've got to be an unbelievable person and unbelievable professional to be able to take that and still come to work every day and give it your all. Thank you, Sasha.
Sasha Kaun，我一個好友，Chalmers傳訊息跟我說，「沒有堪薩斯大學Jayhawk隊的球員，你無法奪冠」，我告訴他，「你說的沒錯，因為我在邁阿密熱火隊時跟你一起拿了兩座冠軍啊！」 現在，我又有了Sasha Kaun，他是前Jayhawk隊冠軍中鋒。Sasha，本季你的表現沒人注意到，每天努力跟Mozgov訓練，每天為了比賽投入一切，在教練跟大家沒看到的時候還是每天在訓練，甚至沒有人跟你說，你只要好好練習，你就能得到上場時間，沒有多餘的承諾，一整年都沒有。但即便如此，你還是持續努力，付出一切。你會成為一個了不起的球員的。謝謝你，Sasha。

Little Kev, aka, R.J., Dick Jefferson, whatever you want to call him. You don't know this story point, either. I've got a lot of stories. But I want to thank DeAndre Jordan, because if DeAndre Jordan did not decide to go back to the Clippers, we wouldn't have R.J. on our team. You can Google the story. I'm not going to tell you the rest of it. But it weren't for that guy, we wouldn't have him. From day one we had R.J., I knew I had a guy that was playing behind me that I could trust, ask, count on. I don't think he realized he was going to play 35 minutes in Finals games. That's why he said he quit the other night. R.J., man, like you said, your first two years going to The Finals, me and you being on the Olympic team in '04, which was a s--- show, finishing third, everything you've been through in your career ... I'm just happy I was able to be a part of you winning your first championship, brother, thank you.
Little Kev，又可稱R.J., Dick Jefferson，看你們喜歡怎麼叫他都行。Richard Jefferson，你們也不知道他故事裡的秘密，我也有很多小道消息可說，但我想在這裡感謝一下DeAndre Jordan，如果不是他反悔回到快艇，我們也不會得到Jefferson，你們可以自己上網搜尋這一段，我就不再多說了。但如果不是DeAndre Jordan，我們還真拿不到Jefferson。從他加盟那天起，我知道他是值得信賴依靠的夥伴， 只是我猜他絕對沒有想到一點…他要在一場總冠軍賽上場高達35分鐘， 我想這就是他昨天晚上說拿到戒指後要退休的原因了。Richard Jefferson，你說過你前兩次總冠軍賽都輸了，還有我們一起在04奧運夢幻隊的時候，那次真是打到爛透了，只拿到銅牌，以及其他一些你職業生涯中遭遇過的種種事件。我很高興，我能成為陪伴你生涯首冠路程上的一份子。謝謝你，老哥。

Big Kev, Kevin Love. Wow. What y'all saying? Turn around? I will in a little bit. Give me a second.
Big Kev，Kevin Love。哇！那邊的朋友們你們在說什麼？(Kevin Love) 喔！要我轉過去啊？稍等我一下下。

Kev, when I knew we had the opportunity to get you two years ago, I didn't second-guess it. I think you knew how I felt. I told you in the 2000 Olympics that in order for us to win a gold medal, you had to be our anchor in the interior, and you looked at me like, man, you don't know me, shut up. And for the last two years, you kind of looked at me like that a few times as well. But this guy is so misunderstood. Everybody says he's not a team player. He's not a winner. He doesn't do what it takes. And you saw his struggles throughout The Finals. Everything that happened from the concussion to sitting out to him having the shooting struggles and things of that nature, and everybody burying him alive throughout The Finals. To be able to respond like he did in Game 7, that's what real men do. They respond in their most adverse times. We talk about the shot. We talk about the block, but the stop, that was on a two-time MVP, by the way. That was on a two-time MVP, but I'm going to let that go. Thank you, Kev.
Kevin，兩年前我知道有機會得到你時，我一點猶豫都沒有。我覺得你知道我的感受，因為在2000年打奧運時我就跟你講過，「為了拿到金牌，你要鞏固內線」， 你當時看了我一眼，表情好像是說「你懂個毛，閉嘴」。在過去的兩年裡，你也有幾次用那種表情看著我。可是說真的，Kevin太容易被人誤解了，大家都說他不是個團隊球員，不是個勝利者，不夠盡力；你們都看到他在總冠軍賽的表現很掙扎，從他腦震盪之後，投籃沒手感，大家都在冠軍戰狂酸Love，像要把他生吞活剝，但他在G7做到了，用強勢的表現做出回應(大家拍手聲)，這就是正港男子漢的表現，真正的男人會在逆境中做出回應。我們都在講Irving的三分球，或者我的追魂鍋，但是那個防守(Curry)呢？那個防守擋下來的可是兩屆MVP喔！再說一次，Love守住的是兩屆MVP！剩下的我就不多說了，謝謝你，Kevin！

Channing (Frye), I didn't know you, man, before you got here. But I knew what you were capable of doing on the floor, and we had the opportunity to get you, I asked R.J. what type of guy he is. Said you're going to love him. I said bring him on. From day one since you got here, you've been nothing short of amazing. Both on the floor, but mostly off the floor. You are one of the greatest, funniest guys in the world. But also you're a true professional, and I'm happy to be along the ride to help win a championship with you. Thank you, Channing.
最後兩個人，我最喜歡的兩個傢伙，%F#%(故意叫錯)，啊，是Channing Frye，在你來騎士隊之前我不知道你是誰，但我知道你能做出的貢獻，而在我知道你可能要過來時，我問Richard Jefferson，「Frye是怎樣的人？」Jefferson說「你會愛上他的」，我說「那就趕快把他帶過來啊！」從你來的第一天起，你就很不可思議，場上跟場下都是，尤其在場下。你是我看過最有趣的人之一，而且也是真正的職業球員，很開心跟你一起打球，謝謝你Channing，幫我們拿下冠軍。

Last but not least. My little brother, "Double T," (Tristan Thompson) who I've been taking care of since he was 17. Just to see this guy grow every day. It's been unbelievable to be a part of it. "Double T," you talked about someone being reliable. I mean, 390 straight games? That's reliable. Knowing when you get on the court, there's going to be that guy there every single night that's a treat to have. Man. I love you, little bro. Always and forever. I love all of y'all. Thanks to all of y'all, dog. I really appreciate it. So thank you for all the "LeBron wishes" and "coming home wishes," but I'm nothing without the group behind me, man. I'm nothing without the coaching staff. I'm nothing without the city. You guys are unbelievable. And these guys told me I've got to turn around. So I'm nothing without y'all. I love all y'all. I love all y'all, and, s---, let's get ready for next year.
最後，我的小兄弟，Tristan Thompson，我從你17歲就開始罩你了！當你看著他每天一點一滴成長，你會感到這太令人難以置信了，就是那種可靠的感覺，我是說，他連續390場出賽，這就是可靠！每次當比賽開始的時候你就知道他會上場，有你真的很幸運。我永遠愛你，小兄弟。我也愛你們所有人，謝謝你們大家，真的非常感謝， 謝謝所有對Lebron的祝福，及所有給我的返鄉祝福，但是若沒有身後這群人、沒有教練團，我什麼也不是，沒有這座城市，我什麼也不是，你們太不可思議了，我該轉過身來了， (轉身)沒有你們，我什麼都不是，我愛大家，謝謝！還有，喵的，為明年做好準備吧！

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【A.I. FOREVER】在Youtube看到的一篇很長的comment，寫得非常詳細，從數據上比較其他偉大球星，檢視Iverson的職業生涯表現，給予他更公正的評價。

(by sportsmed77)

[+Kareem Elwakil Those other posters shouldn't have insulted you to make their points, but I think your arguments are extremely weak. The only thing you bring up is that AI's career FG% was 42% and that he jacked up "30 shots" to get his points. His FG% was technically 42.5% for his career (Tracy McGrady's was 43% and Kobe Bryant's was 45%, which really isn't that much higher relatively speaking by the way) and a lot of AI's missed shots had to do with the team he was playing on and how their offense was structured, his role on the team as the only scorer, etc. but I won't get into that. AI averaged about 21 shots per game for his career, by the way. Hardly the 30 shots per game you tried to give him credit for. AI led the NBA in scoring 4 times, and out of those for times, only twice did he also lead the league in field goal attempts (and not by much - plus he averaged more free throws than everyone else) so the argument that "if anyone shot as much as AI did, they would score as much too" clearly is not the case. In his prime, Tracy McGrady averaged about 23 shots per game, Kobe Bryant also about 23 shots per game, and AI also about 23 shots per game. AI, Kobe, and Jordan all had a season where they shot the ball 27 times per game. Per 36 minutes, AI only averaged 19 shots per game for his career (keep in mind, AI played more minutes than anyone else each game during his era). Michael Jordan averaged 23 shots per game for his entire career. For his career, Jerry West averaged 20 shots per game and in his prime, it was about 22 shots per game. Before Lebron James got there, Dwayne Wade was averaging between 20 and 22 shots per game for a few seasons because he was the go-to option. You know what all of these players have in common with AI? They were all SHOOTING GUARDS and the go-to option! They were supposed to shoot! Some SGs are volume shooters who slash and get to the free throw line. Some of them have lower FG% but still are productive for their teams. Other SGs have a higher efficiency, but a player's FG% really depends on a number of factors you haven't even taken into consideration.

To reiterate this point, for most of AI's career, he was a SHOOTING GUARD. I hate when people compare him to point guards and then act like he was worse than them because he didn't play like a PG. It is ridiculous because it is like comparing apples with oranges. By the way, you brought up Jason Kidd and how he was so much "better" than AI. Did you know Jason Kidd's career FG% is 40%? He had 10 seasons where he shot below 40% for the season. AI only shot below 40% for 1.5 seasons and his career FG% is higher than J-Kidd's. J-Kidd averaged 12 PPG for his career and only 2.8 free throw attempts. AI averages about 27 PPG for his career. So just as you can say J-Kidd was a way better passer than AI, I can say AI was a way better scorer than J-Kidd. They had different roles and they excelled in their roles. Jason's job was to pass, and AI's job was to create shots.

It is a myth that AI was not a good passer. AI averaged 6.2 assists per game for his career. That is good for a SG - more than Kobe, more than MJ, more than Vince Carter, more than Tracy McGrady, more than Wade, etc. AI had about 5 or 6 seasons where he averaged between 7 and 8 assists per game while still scoring 26+ points. It is impressive. He had an entire season where he averaged 33 PPG and 7.4 APG with 2 steals on 45% shooting and a TS% of over 54%, and people like you try to say he was just "okay at best"? AI had a unique style, especially for his size and was probably one of the top 5 most exciting players to watch. To say he was not "that good" shows that you likely saw very few AI games. I would say AI is a top 20-30 player all-time. Anyone who actually saw, for example, his 2001 play-offs and regular season run, would know that he was amazing and did so much for that team and if someone looks at the stat box, they will not get the actual story. You had to have seen the games with your own eyes. With AI, stats have always been misleading. I also want to point out that AI's True Shooting % (TS%) is slightly higher than Isiah "Zeke" Thomas and is pretty decent (at about 52%). He had a couple of seasons in Denver where his TS% was almost 57%. TS% is a much more accurate depiction of someone's accuracy when shooting. You know why? Because it takes into account free throws among other factors. AI is one of the greatest players of all-time at getting to the free throw line, and unlike Lebron James and many others, he didn't flop to do it. He was legitimately fouled, hurt, and referees even admitted to conspiring against him and purposely not calling fouls on players who fouled him when they should have. Yet AI is still 10th all-time in free throws made. He was a slashing, fearless guard with incredible talent and an ability to create shots for himself that very few other players have been able to do. His style of play is more comparable to Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady (Kobe had a better career, but in AI's prime there were seasons where they were almost equally good). Yet he is 160 lbs. soaking wet so he is an anomoly because small players aren't supposed to be able to do what he does. The two years AI's shooting percentage was the lowest in Philly, he had just come off of a serious elbow surgery (2001-2002) and had played with a broken hand another season. You put so much emphasis on his accuracy those seasons, but what about his heart? How many players would play with the injuries he had? I guarantee you not many. Even while in Denver, Carmelo said AI was playing with a broken finger the entire season. In the 2001 play-offs by the end of the 2nd round, AI had 7 injuries (serious elbow bursitis, knee bursitis, dislocated shoulder, sprained thumb, hip pointer, bruised tailbown, and twisted ankle). Yet he played, and he played his heart out contributing to his team in other ways even when he couldn't find his shooting rhythm due to the pain he was in. I watched every game he played in back then (even taped them so I could immitate some of his moves since I played ball). I would know.

I am definitely convinced that anyone who claims Iverson was an "extremely poor shooter" either did not watch him play or knows a lot less about basketball than they think they know. AI was not a poor shooter. He took incredibly difficult shots - often times while double and triple teamed, and given that he was smaller than everyone else, it is incredible that he still made some of them. He was a shot creator. He was immensely creative. Larry Brown even used to sit on the sidelines and call out to AI to shoot the ball more and create shots. Even George Karl in Denver once told AI to shoot the ball more, stop being so UNSELFISH, and take over games the way he used to in Philly. Unfortunately the media doesn't like to talk about that. Not one of AI's teammates thought he was selfish. I have seen very few players who are as loved and respected by his former teammates and former peers as AI. The amount of love he gets from everyone from Dr. J, Maurice Cheeks, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Aaron McKie, Eric Snow, Theo Ratliff, Dikembe Mutombo, Chris Webber, Kyle Korver, Chris Paul, James Harden, Larry Brown, Paul Pierce, John Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Larry Hughes, Bill Walton, Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Shawn Marion, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O'Neal, etc. etc. etc. I can go on and on. Many of these very players have called AI "pound for pound the greatest." I have seen very few players get so much love and adoration by their peers. I was at AI's jersey retirement and heard what so many players around the league past and present had to say about him and it was just insane. I also have never heard one of AI's former teammates call him a bad teammate. They loved him and loved playing with him. It is the media that tries to paint that picture, but his peers and former teammates paint a completely different picture.

What the media says is a myth. AI's former coaches and teammates and peers adore him. In 2001, AI had the most first place MVP votes in history (tied with Shaq) and became the smallest player to ever win the MVP award. You think he is overrated? I guarantee you the people who vote on MVP, the players, the coaching staff, etc. know far more about AI's contributions to the sport, how good he was, etc. than you do. He deserves what he got. Every accomplishment he achieved, he did it despite immense adversity. He is 7th All-Time in PPG, 4th All-Time in Minutes Played, 7th All-time in Steals, won 1st Team All-NBA multiple times... this man played with so much heart and believed in himself so much that you had to believe in him. This man is up there with MJ, Kobe, Wilt, and players of that caliber for most 40 and 50 point games in his career. I hate when people try to take away from his accomplishments rather than appreciating him for what he accomplished at his size and what he brought to the game. He is the reason I played basketball at all. He gave little people hope. He is a cultural icon. I really wish people would stop with the "AI is overrated" nonsense. If your peers think that highly of you to call you "pound for pound the greatest," then obviously you did something right. ]

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