※ 引述《Maeno (R.I.P. Sae!)》之銘言：
: 這位七尺巨漢, O'neal大學時的隊友,
: 在因為藥物濫用被禁賽超過三年後,
: 即將回到NBA,
: 當時他在Oct. 19, 1999和Sixers簽下一紙725,000的合約,
: 所以現在Sixers own the rights to him.
: 這位32歲的七尺中鋒還說,
: "I'm not trying to brag,
: but I can go out right now and dunk on most of the NBA...(players?!)"
Philly.com
有篇文章談到這個issue
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/basketball/4966106.htm
基本上他看來有悔意,而且尊敬 Larry Brown
但現在問題是在 Sixers 上,他們不確定要不要用他,他們有 30 天的時間決定要不要清
出一個位子給他
Larry Brown 92-93 在快艇的時候也帶過他一陣子,他的說法是
I never knew if Stanley really loved to play," Larry Brown, said . "I know he
liked a lot of things that come with being a professional athlete...
"I love Stanley. He's a friend. I've had him around. I was sick when he went
through that problem. I've spoken to him since. He's anxious to try to get
back in the league, so we'll see what happens
"He's a good guy," Brown said. "He made a mistake. A lot of guys in this
league have made mistakes... . I know his strengths, and I know his
weaknesses, and I don't think he'd ever do anything to hurt anybody. He
sometimes hurts himself.
這傢伙之前的評價是"天份高,沒幹勁",有禁藥問題,而且之前也曾被控告一些罪
但他的經紀人Parker說他變了
"He's grateful for the opportunity, because he realizes not a lot of people
get a second chance in life after going through what he went through, and his
chance is an opportunity to play in the NBA," Parker said. "He knows he's
fortunate to be at this point after having gone through so much. He's really
focused in on working hard and proving that he has matured and he has learned
from his mistakes. Obviously, it's better to learn those things later in life
than to never have learned them at all."
"Coach Brown is like a father figure to him, and it would be good," Parker
said. "... There's no question that Stanley not only loves Larry Brown, but
respects him and will listen to everything he has to say to him. Not that he
needs a baby-sitter, but he'll listen to him."
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照篇文章的結尾很有意思
Yesterday, one wait ended. Roberts now endures another.
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我是覺得,既然 Big Mac 有神經的問題, DC 又沒有持久穩定的表現,現在如果有個堪用
的中鋒對 Sixers 來說幫助很大,既然 Brown 拯救了這麼多"迷途羔羊",那現在多一隻應
該也沒關係
如果能多一個改邪歸正的 Story,也不錯
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