[2016瓊斯盃] 無懼伊朗長人壓境 A.Thornton率領菲國勝出
菲律賓跟伊朗之戰,完全是瓊斯盃的冠軍組合對決,最終還是由7名外援坐鎮的菲國拿下勝利,而當中表現最好的,就是曾經打過NBA的前鋒Al Thornton
雖然現在的身手,不如過去年輕般敏捷,但職業生涯尚未體會奪冠滋味的Al Thornton,希望能把握最後五年好好奮鬥一下,被問到是否考慮台灣的SBL,這位32歲的沙場老將很有經驗,先和大家賣個關子~
同時也有2部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過15萬的網紅pennyccw,也在其Youtube影片中提到,Allen Iverson wasn't trying to take over the game down the stretch. It just happened -- like it typically does for him. Iverson scored 38 points...
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#在瓊斯盃的昔日飛人
#Al_Thornton
當初我還挺注意Thornton的,沒想到他突然就消失在聯盟了,結果再相見的時候居然是在瓊斯盃。
是的,今年在瓊斯盃一路痛打各隊的菲律賓代表隊,是由PCBL的業餘球隊組成的,不過為了打瓊斯盃PCBL仍是臨時補進多位傭兵,而Al Thornton就是其中一人。
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Thornton是2007年選秀的樂透新秀,以第14順位加入了最愛把新秀搞壞的快艇。
他的身高6尺8吋,臂展達7尺1吋,打小前鋒來說體格極度的優異,且他體測時還有著41吋的最大垂直彈跳,彈跳能力頗為驚人。
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而他在生涯第二季就被快艇推上先發大位,場均16.8分5.2籃板1.5助攻,命中率達44.6%,是撇去下半季加入的Zach Randolph外快艇當季的得分王。
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我當時也一直期待著他與Eric Gordon和Chris Kaman的組合,Thornton雖然跳投不太穩,但攻擊籃框能力很兇猛,偶爾也能來個翻身跳投,如果好好的鍛鍊三分應該會是一名很優秀的3D側翼才對。
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假如他可以及早磨練出技巧,搭配飛人得分手EG和低位單打好手Kaman,我想應該可以打出頗具觀賞性的球風吧?
更甚至,如果再前面一些的Shaun Livingston沒受傷,能夠帶領這四人往前衝刺的話...
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不過那也都只是假想而已了。
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在打出生涯年後,隔季快艇就把Thornton交易到巫師,再隔一季他又被巫師交易到勇士,等到2011-12賽季NBA前面臨封館風暴,Thornton也就這樣直接前往海外打工,不再回來。
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想想他真的是一名流星般的球員,儘管他進入聯盟已經24歲是他極大的劣勢,但總覺得他不應該就這樣消失才對。
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我也曾一度幻想過他若續留快艇,後來與EG、DJ、Blake Griffin、Aminu一同打球能打出怎樣驚人的空中作戰,如果能成真,我想那一定會非常有趣吧!
...只是戰績一定也會爛到爆就是了XD
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#AlThornton #2007NBADraft #HighFlyer
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[2016瓊斯盃] 菲律賓四度奪冠 瓊斯盃一大勁旅
瓊斯盃這個周六就要開打了,從今天開始,緯來體育新聞將會陸續送上各國的陣容介紹,首先要帶大家來看到的是去年亞軍-菲律賓,今年菲律賓派出國內次級聯賽全能運動騎士隊來台,雖然是半職業的賽事,但陣容還是不容小覷喔!
這支球隊有半數為美籍球員,當中包含在NBA效力過八個球季的前快艇小前鋒Al Thornton,以及在NCAA一級長島大學拿下兩次助攻王的後衛Jason Brickman穿針引線,平均身高193公分,相信絕對會有一場激烈廝殺!
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Allen Iverson wasn't trying to take over the game down the stretch.
It just happened -- like it typically does for him.
Iverson scored 38 points, including two big jumpers in the final two minutes, and Carmelo Anthony added 30, helping the Denver Nuggets hold on for a 110-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
"My whole thing was not so much taking over, but just trying to win the basketball game," he said. "I got a couple of good looks at the end."
Iverson put the Nuggets ahead for good with an 18-foot, off-balance floater with 1:23 remaining. Anthony sealed the Nuggets' second straight win with a critical rebound and putback with 43 seconds left.
Anthony's work on the boards earned glowing praise from Iverson after the game. He finished with 14 rebounds, two shy of his career high.
"When he puts his mind to it, he can do anything on the basketball court," Iverson said. "He can dominate in every aspect. Rebounding, that's all effort. When Melo gets down low and starts banging with those guys, it's hard for people to defend him."
Anthony credited his aggressive play on the boards to simply wanting to take the pressure off Marcus Camby and Kenyon Martin.
"I know I can do it," he said. "I know when I want to do it, and when I do it, nobody can stop me."
He'll receive no arguments from Denver coach George Karl. He wouldn't mind seeing that type of rebounding performance from Anthony all the time.
"He won tonight with rebounding," said Karl, who picked up his 864th victory, tying him with Jack Ramsay for 10th place on the career coaching list. "The rebound and putback were great."
The Clippers, down by as many as 13 points in the second half, momentarily took the lead on two free throws by Corey Maggette with 2:17 left.
However, Iverson worked his way free and hit a jumper to tie it at 104. On the next trip, he gave Denver a lead it wouldn't relinquish.
"My shot felt good from the beginning of the game until the end," Iverson said.
The Nuggets were coming off a 138-96 rout of Seattle in which they shot a franchise-record 67 percent from the floor. Denver couldn't keep up the blistering pace, shooting 45 percent against Los Angeles.
Camby had 12 points and 17 rebounds, his 23rd double-double of the season, and Martin added 13 points.
Al Thornton came off the bench to tie a career high with 33 points and set a new high in rebounds with 12. Maggette added 28 points, while Brevin Knight had a season-high 12 assists as the Clippers dropped their fourth straight game.
"We're playing as hard as we can, but unfortunately they have two All-Stars over there that finished the game off," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "Iverson made some great shots, made some great plays down the stretch and our guys did the best that they could."
Maggette couldn't fault with his team's play. He just wishes the Clippers weren't so banged up.
"We played them hard with what we got going on," he said.
The Clippers were without big man Chris Kaman, who missed his fourth straight game with a sore lower back.
They also waived popular point guard Sam Cassell on Thursday, opening the door for him to sign with a contender such as the Boston Celtics.
"Sam meant a lot to this team," Maggette said. "He brought leadership, he brought us together. We understand. It's a business."
Game notes
Clippers forward Nick Fazekas played high school hoops close by in a suburb of Denver. Fazekas, who signed a 10-day contract with the team on Feb. 25, played more than four minutes, but didn't score. ... Clippers forward Elton Brand is traveling with the team as he rehabilitates his ruptured left Achilles' tendon. Brand was hurt at the team's practice facility in August. "He's not back, but he's moving in the right direction," Dunleavy said before the game. ... Denver is 2-4 on Feb. 29 since joining the NBA. ... The Nuggets were 2-0 against Los Angeles at the Pepsi Center this season, their first home sweep of the Clippers since 2000-01. ... Clippers F Tim Thomas strained his left groin late in the game and didn't return.
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Allen Iverson and Kenyon Martin started off slow, then came up big at the end to help the Denver Nuggets pull off an impressive comeback victory.
Iverson scored nine of his 25 points in the final 3:35 of overtime and the Nuggets rallied from 18 points down at halftime to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-103 on Friday night.
It tied the second-biggest comeback from a halftime deficit in the Nuggets' NBA history.
"Most of the talk at halftime was just that we can play a lot better. And we had to," coach George Karl said. "If we wanted to win the game, we were going to have a special defensive effort. I don't know how many easy shots they got in the second half, but I don't remember very many."
Martin missed nine of his first 10 shots and finished with 13 points. But he also grabbed 13 rebounds, made a key defensive stop to send the game into OT and made a 3-pointer in the final minute to secure the victory. Nene added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets before fouling out for the second time in two games.
Carmelo Anthony completed a two-game suspension he received from the Nuggets, the result of his DUI arrest during the offseason. Two seasons ago, he was suspended for 15 games by the NBA for throwing a punch at New York Knicks reserve Mardy Collins during a game at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 16, 2006.
Al Thornton had 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Tim Thomas added 20 points and Chris Kaman had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
"Every loss is tough, this one especially because we had the lead," coach Mike Dunleavy said. "In the first half we were so much more active, we were playing the passing lanes and getting our hands on the ball. We just didn't do it in the second half and we gave up too many easy baskets."
Clippers point guard Baron Davis, who did most of the talking during an intense closed-door meeting following Wednesday night's season-opening 38-point loss to the Lakers, left Friday's game because of a sore left hip after going up for a defensive rebound and crashing to the floor with 9 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter. He had six points.
"He was able to stand up and walk on his own after being injured, but I asked him if he needed to come out of the game and he said yes," Dunleavy said.
Iverson gave Denver the lead for good with a layup that started his scoring run. He hit another one 37 seconds later, then added a 19-footer for a 103-98 lead with 2:32 left in OT. He closed it out on a pair of free throws with 43 seconds to go.
"I've been struggling, as far as my offensive rhythm, and I was getting really frustrated," Iverson said. "But I was trying not to be so tough on myself, being that I didn't get a chance to play as much as I wanted to in the preseason. I didn't have any time to waste with two games on the road. Fortunately, my rhythm came back at the right time."
Trailing 55-37 at halftime, Denver narrowed the gap to 72-64 with an 11-2 spurt capped by Dahntay Jones' two free throws with 1:23 left in the third quarter.
The Nuggets got within 88-86 on a dunk by Nene with 4:55 remaining, then Iverson was hit with a technical foul from referee Brian Forte after Nene picked up his fifth foul with 3:51 to play.
Cuttino Mobley made the ensuing free throw, then Karl called a timeout to cool off Iverson.
"I wasn't going to get thrown out," Iverson said. "I've been in this league 13 years, so I know how far I can go -- especially once I get a technical. Then I know I can get a little bit more leeway to say what I've got to say. But at that time, I think it was a good timeout to take because we responded well."
Nene tied the score 90-all on a reverse layup with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter, and Iverson had a chance to put Denver ahead -- but missed a 10-foot jumper with 33 seconds left. Thornton got the rebound and Thomas made an 11-footer at the other end before Linas Kleiza's two free throws tied it again with 9.4 seconds left in the fourth.
Thomas had the ball for one last shot to win it for the Clippers in regulation, but lost it out of bounds under pressure from Martin.
"The shot he made before that was a tough shot, but I was determined not to let him score again," Martin said. "That's what I'm here for. These guys believe in me on the defensive end, and Coach had the confidence in me to get me the ball again when I was open. That's why you keep working on your game, for situations like that."
Forward Marcus Camby, who spent the previous six seasons with Denver, wasn't able to play against his former teammates because of a bruised right heel.
Game notes
Earlier Friday, the Nuggets decided not to offer Kleiza a four-year, $25 million contract extension. As a result, he will become a restricted free agent next summer. ... The Nuggets had lost 11 of their previous 15 road games against the Clippers.