http://0rz.net/d10Tp Teasing spurred Pistons assistant to great heights as a player Terry Foster / The Detroit News The notes Ron Harper took in class went beyond the reading and arithmetic assignments teachers gave him.He kept close tabs on everybody who made fun of his stutter when he raised a hand to answer questions. He heard the snickers and giggles, and they hurt, even though Harper was the star basketball player at Kiser High School in Akron.Harper didn't curse his antagonists. A part of him actually enjoyed the teasing because he was certain he'd get his revenge -- during afternoon pickup basketball games."My friends used to laugh at me every day," Harper said. "But the first thing they would say when they stepped on the basketball court was, 'I got Ron.'"I'd say, 'You're not on my team today because you laughed at me in class. So we are going to go at it.' I made fun of them back (playing basketball). I got my revenge. "Now laugh at me. I got my five rings. I got the last laugh." Ron Harper在课堂上记笔记的部分远超过老师交给他的阅读和数学作业。 他常常注意那些在他举手回答问题时，取笑他结结巴巴的语气的人们。 他听的见窃笑和戏谑，而且他们伤到了Harper， 即使Harper在Akron是Kiser高中的明星球员。 Harper并没有咒骂他的敌人。他心里的一部分甚至享受那些嘲笑， 因为他肯定他会寻求他的报复—在下午的斗牛比赛里。 "我的朋友在过去每天都嘲笑我"，Harper说。 "但是他们向篮球场走时说的第一件事情是，'我要Ron。'" "我回他，'你今天不能跟我同队，因为你在课堂上嘲笑我。我们就这麽比赛吧。'" "我彻底的羞辱了他们(比赛篮球)。我报仇了。" "笑我啊。我得到5枚冠军戒指。我是最後笑的那个人。" Harper, 41, enjoyed telling this story in a cramped coaching office inside the Pistons' practice facility. He always held on to the saying, "Those who laugh last, laugh best."He was no fun to play against. He was big (6-foot-6, 220 pounds), muscular and athletic, and he used old-school tricks to his advantage.Fueled by revenge, Harper played in the NBA for 16 seasons and got five championship rings with the Lakers and Bulls. He now hopes to get his first coaching ring with the Pistons after joining Flip Saunders' staff in the fall, four years after his retirement as a player.The teasing rang in Harper's head throughout his playing career -- in high school, at Miami of Ohio and with four NBA teams."I heard all the hee-hees and haa-haas," Harper said. "But all that made me a better player. A much better player."After a standout career at Miami, Harper broke into the NBA with Cleveland in 1986 as the eighth overall pick. In Cleveland, he was viewed mostly as bitter and sullen. Many reporters speculated he would be uncomfortable talking because of his stuttering problem, so they kept their distance."Everybody thought I was a mean guy," he said. "But when (media-relations personnel) said to talk to a guy, I showed up and talked to him."I did not shy away from anything. You can ask me anything, and I will tell you. It might take me a little longer, but I am going to tell you what is on my mind if you ask me."Now Pistons players are hearing what is on Harper's mind. He leads a daily banter and even goes toe-to-toe (mouth-to-mouth?) with the most prolific talker of all, Rasheed Wallace. He especially enjoys talking to young players about what it takes to excel in the NBA.He's also not shy about challenging the young players to impromptu games of one-on one after practice -- showing them the old man still has some game left. He does not power to the basket, as he did during his playing days, but remains competitive with savvy and a nice jumper. "The thing about Ron is, he's not afraid to call guys out," Saunders said. "If (a player) is not injured and is not doing his job, he will tell him. Players respect him because he is not going to sugarcoat it." Harper，41岁，喜欢在活塞的训练设施里的教练办公室里讲这个故事。 他总是这麽说，"最後笑的人，笑的最开心。" 跟他打球可不怎麽有趣。他很大只(6尺6寸，220磅)，富有肌肉和强健的体魄， 而他打球的优势在於他会一些老式的小伎俩。 藉由报复的心理，Harper在NBA打了16个赛季并且在公牛和湖人队得到5枚冠军戒指。 他现在希望在退休四年以後，於秋天加入老桑的活塞教练团， 并且得到他的第一枚教练冠军戒指。 在他的生涯里那些嘲笑总是不断的围绕着他—不论是在俄亥俄州的迈阿密高中， 或者是在4支NBA球队里。 "我听的见人们的笑声"，Harper说。"但是那让我成为一名更好的运动员。 一名更棒的运动员。" 在迈阿密打出名声之後，Harper在1986年的NBA选秀会上被克里夫兰用第八顺位选进来。 在那里他被认为是郁郁不满和难以沟通的。 因为他口吃的问题，很多记者推测他会很不健谈，因此他们疏远了彼此之间的距离。 "每个人都认为我是一个脾气不好的人"，他说。 "但是当(媒体关系人员)要我跟一个小伙子交谈时，我照着做了。" "我不会避开任何问题。你能问我任何事情，而我会告诉你。那虽然会花上不少时间， 但是如果你问我，我就会告诉你我的想法。" 现在活塞的球员都知道Harper在想些什麽。他每天都跟他们开玩笑， 甚至是那个活塞最着名的名嘴Rasheed Wallace，跟他针锋相对(嘴对嘴吗？)。 他特别喜爱跟年轻的球员谈论关於如何在NBA里胜过别人。 他也不害怕在练习之後跟那些小夥子来场1对1的斗牛比赛— 让他们看看这名老人仍然有些冲劲。 他不像过去他在场上比赛那样的进攻篮框， 但仍然保有着他的智慧和跳投的技能去跟小夥子竞争。 "关於Ron的事情是，他不害怕跟那些年轻人大呼小叫"，桑德斯说。 "如果(一名球员)没受伤却没做好他的工作，他会告诉他的。 球员很尊重他，因为他不会用花言巧语来教导球员。" Key moment Harper and Saunders met during Harper's rookie season in Cleveland. They kept in touch, and last summer Harper expressed an interest in joining Saunders' staff if he were hired by the Pistons.Harper believed he was qualified to coach after playing under three legendary coaches -- Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown and Phil Jackson. He wanted to learn about the coaching business while not straying too far from his home of Dayton, Ohio.Jackson called Harper and talked to him about becoming an assistant with the Lakers. But Harper wanted no part of the Kobe Bryant-Jackson reunion tour. "I knew it was going to be a madhouse and a zoo," Harper said. "I did not want to be involved with that. There is nothing wrong with starting a job with the right team that has the right attitude, and there are guys here who know how to play basketball. It is easy to get the wrong damn job. I did not want to be with a team trying to find guys to play basketball."Harper came into the NBA as a shooter and slasher who could score against anybody. In Cleveland, he played alongside Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Larry Nance. He averaged 22.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists his rookie season, but there was mistrust between Harper and the Cavaliers. During the early stages of the 1989-90 season, he was traded to the Clippers, along with three future draft choices, for Reggie Williams and the rights to Danny Ferry.Although Harper continued his scoring blitz in Los Angeles, he suffered an injured right knee Jan. 16 and missed the rest of that season and the first 41 games of the following season. It was a bad break for Harper as a player, but it might have been the beginning of his coaching career.He studied film more closely and changed his game. He lost a step but learned other moves to keep opponents off him. He also used his long body to become one of the better defenders in the league. 关键时刻 Harper和桑德斯在他的骑士队菜鸟时期就见过面了。他们保持联系。 而去年夏天Harper表达出对於桑德斯教练团的兴趣，如果他被聘为活塞教练的话。 Harper相信他够格担任教练的职位，在他於三个传奇教练手下打球以後— Lenny Wilkens，Larry Brown和Phil Jackson。 他想要在不离他於俄亥俄州Dayton的家太远的地方学习教练的事务。 杰克逊打电话给Harper并且跟他谈到成为湖人队的助理教练的事情。 但是Harper不想成为Kobe Bryant-Jackson重新链结的一部分。 "我知道那会是一座疯人院和一座动物园(意指极为嘈杂的地方)"，Harper说。 "我不想要参与那份工作。与有正确态度的好球队开始一份新工作是正常的， 而且这里有知道怎样打篮球的小伙子。找到非常错误的工作是很容易的。 我不想要与还在摸索如何打篮球的小伙子在同一队上。" Harper在NBA里是以一个能在任何人面前得分的射手和切入好手出名的。 在克里夫兰，他跟Brad Daugherty，Mark Price和Larry Nance一起打球。 他的菜鸟球季平均22.9分，4.8个篮板球，4.8次助攻， 但是在Harper和球员之间却有着猜疑的心结。 在1989-90刚开季没多久，他与3个未来的选秀权一起被交易到快艇， 骑士队得到Reggie Williams和Danny Ferry。 虽然Harper在洛杉矶持续发挥他的得分能力，但他在1月16日伤到了他的右膝， 这使得他错过该季剩下的比赛还有下一季的前41场比赛。 那也许是Harper作为一名球员的坏消息，但可能是他成为一名教练的开始。 他更仔细研究比赛片段并且改变他的打法。他失去了爆发力， 但是却也学到更多方法使对手必须避开他。 他也利用他的体型来成为联盟中更棒的防守球员之一。 No fear "When you get hurt, you tend to use more of the head games," Harper said. "And I loved to watch film. Now most guys watched film to see the ooohs and ahhs. I watched film to see what a guy did."Said Saunders: "He became a great player by using his head. He understood how to play the game, and I thought he can bring that to a team as a coach. The guy has five championships, and he's been through a lot and he knows what it takes to go through those wars."Plus, Harper played against many of the current Pistons before he retired in 2002, so there is a connection there. But he is still trying to separate the player from the coach. He wants to interact with players and coaches and is trying to find a good blend. Does he feel like more a player or coach? "I don't know," Harper said. "I mean, I talk to Rasheed a lot. And I love talking to Flip and (assistant) Sidney Lowe. It's good to be close to them, but it's also good to be close to the players. "I am trying to get on the page where I will be more coach than player. I am like at a half-and-half thing right now. I'm just having fun." These days, Harper doesn't think much about his stuttering. But it does help him stay focused in his new career. He knows some might question his ability to communicate effectively as a coach. "Speech was always a difficult thing for me, but I survived," he said. "The taunts hurt me at times. It has to hurt, but it gave me a desire to be great."It made me stronger. It made me who I am today, and I am not scared to say anything and go out and be Ron Harper." 无以为惧 "当你受伤时，你必须使用你的头脑去比赛"，Harper说。"而我喜欢看比赛片段。 现在大多数小伙子看影片只看见一阵阵的惊叹。我看影片来得知一个球员该做什麽。" 桑德斯说︰"他利用他的智慧而成为一名伟大的运动员。他理解比赛的内容， 我认为他作为一名教练能给一支队伍带来那种天份。他有5次冠军， 而且他经历过很多事情，而他知道经历过那些比赛可以带来些什麽。" 在他於2002年退休之前，Harper与大多数当今的活塞球员比赛过，因此有一个连系在那。 但是他仍然努力把球员身分与教练分开。 他想要与球员和教练互动并且试图找到一种良好的和谐状态。 他觉得自己是更像个球员还是教练？ "我不知道"，Harper说。"我的意思是，我经常和Rasheed交谈。 并且我喜欢和老桑以及(助教)Sidney Lowe谈话。和他们接近是不错的， 但是接近球员也是好的。" "我试图在当一名教练上有所进展，而不是个球员。 我现在处在二种状况各半的情况之下。我享受那种乐趣。" 这些日子以来，Harper不去想他的口吃问题。但是它确实帮助他专注在他的新事业上。 他知道某些人或许会质疑他在当教练时关於有效沟通的能力。 "讲话对我来说总是一件难事，但是我仍然撑过来了"，他说。"嘲笑有时伤害到我。 它是会伤到我，但是那给我一种想要变强的渴望。" "它使我更强壮。它使我成为现在的我，而且我不会害怕说出任何事情，那让我走出自己， 成为Ron Harper。" Profiling Ron Harper Position:First season as a Pistons assistant coach College:Miami of Ohio; eighth overall pick in 1986 NBA:Played 16 seasons, from 1986 to 2001, with the Cavaliers, Clippers, Bulls and Lakers. Career averages were 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Averaged 18 or more points in nine seasons. Notable:Was on NBA championship teams with the Bulls in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and with the Lakers in 2000 and 2001. Ron Harper小档案 职位︰活塞助理教练的第一年 大学︰俄亥俄州的迈阿密；1986年第八顺位 NBA经历︰打了16季，1986~2001，打过骑士，快艇，公牛和湖人，生涯平均13.8分， 4.3个篮板球，3.9次助攻。有9个赛季平均超过18分。 荣耀︰在1996，1997，1998时跟着公牛队拿下NBA冠军， 在2000，2001跟着湖人队拿下冠军。 PS.眼花撩乱没注意到XD ※ 编辑: newest 来自: 140.113.126.201 (12/08 00:08)