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原文作者:ESPN Jackie MacMullan
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How Moses Malone mentored a young Charles Barkley
When Charles Barkley swaggered into Philadelphia as the No. 5 overall
pick of the 1984 NBA draft, he fully expected to take the city by storm.
當Barkley以1984首輪選秀第五順位降臨費城,他被期待為這城市帶來一陣
旋風。
Instead, he was thrust into a basketball environment teeming with veterans
who had no time to wait for the new kid to hit his stride.
"I was really struggling in the beginning," Barkley admitted.
但事實上,他是加入一個充滿NBA老鳥的環境,而那些人可沒有時間去等待一個
菜鳥來慢慢適應步調。"我在一開始其實是過得很掙扎的"Barkley承認。
Barkley said he reported to camp weighing close to 300 pounds. Few in the
Sixers' organization, particularly coach Billy Cunningham, saw the humor in his
nickname