[外電] Outlaw has seen it all as a Blazer

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原文：http://tinyurl.com/d7dqh2 Outlaw has seen it all as a Blazer When he arrived in the Trail Blazers locker room six seasons ago, Travis Outlaw was 18 years old. And he took a locker in the same room as Bonzi Wells, Rasheed Wallace, and Ruben Patterson, who was required by law to register as a sex offender. 當他六年前來到拓荒者時，他只有18歲，球隊裡有一堆兇神惡煞 Outlaw was barely out of high school, and fresh off a senior prom, and he said Friday, reflecting on those first few weeks as an NBA player, that he looked around at the Blazers at times and thought, "I'm ready to go home." 他才剛剛離開高中，回憶起當時，他說：「我準備好隨時打包逃回家」 He wasn't playing. He wasn't fitting in. He was barely talking. 他沒得上場，也沒話可說 Outlaw was shy. His teammates gave him a hard time about it. His interviews with reporters consisted of head shakes, and nods and lots of "Yes, sir" and "No, sir" answers. Outlaw 很害羞，連隊友也無解，他被採訪時只會說"Yes, sir"和"No, sir" He got hazed, too. Mostly friendly stuff. Carrying luggage on trips, paying the bill at the end of a meal and living with the threat of getting tossed into the cold whirlpool at any given moment. And a few times after shootarounds, Wallace punted a bunch of basketballs into the 200-level at the Rose Garden and made the rookies retrieve them. 最菜的要幫大哥們拿行李 It's worth pointing this out today, because for all his growth in the NBA, and for all the evolution of the Portland franchise in recent seasons, Outlaw is now the current Blazer with the longest team tenure. 時至今日，Outlaw 是如今待拓荒者最久的球員了 He also has never played a single minute in the playoffs. 他還沒打過季後賽 I take that back. Outlaw played in the Mississippi state high school championship game six years ago, before joining the Blazers. Outlaw played for Starkville High, which lost in overtime of the state 5A title game to Vicksburg. He scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds, and was blanketed at different points of the game by as many as three opponents. ( Outlaw 高中的事蹟) "We should have won the game," he said, "but I couldn't make anything that night." During the Blazers' push for the playoffs I often find myself thinking about Outlaw, and about how far he's come. In part, because when he arrived, I was sure the Blazers had the toughest locker room in the league, maybe in sports, and it was a dicey place for a young, impressionable kid to grow. In part, because he is the only guy on the roster who can truly appreciate where rock bottom was for the organization. 當拓荒者正在衝擊季後賽的當下，想到 Outlaw，他是拓荒者唯一從谷底一直走過來的一位，有著令人印象深刻的發展 Said Outlaw: "I had Damon (Stoudamire) and Derek Anderson looking after me. Dale Davis, too." Damon Stoudamire、Derek Anderson 和 Dale Davis 都照顧過他 Coach Nate McMillan, who didn't arrive until two years later, learned about this after practice Friday and said, "Those guys looked at him and were aware of his vulnerability and saw an opportunity to help him out. I'm glad he had those kinds of players around." McMillan 是後來兩年才來的，Outlaw 說：「我很高興有這群隊友一起打球」 The fact that Outlaw has now been around longest is probably as much about his development off the court as about his growth as a player. The organization underwent a shift in philosophy during his rookie season, began to value character in personnel decisions, and now Outlaw's closest friend on the team is two-time All-Star Brandon Roy. 拓荒者的發展策略注重球員人格，Outlaw 是好孩子 Outlaw 在隊上最好的朋友是 Brandon Roy (好個靠山啊..) Roy is so solid, he could get elected governor if he wanted the job. Roy 是個領導者，甚至可以出來參加競選了 "I learned a lot during those first years," Outlaw said. "I was trying to earn time, and I was a little lost. I've always been aware that I am getting paid for what I do. I play basketball. That's my job." 「這些年我學了很多，我嘗試爭取更多上場時間，打籃球是我的工作，我有拿錢」 He said these words this week, as his team closed in on a playoff berth. Consider all that's happened with this franchise over the last six years, and all the places fans have been on a ride that hit some low places. And remind yourself that while you could tune out, justifiably so, Outlaw could not. 待了六年了，終於有機會可以打季後賽 It's why making the postseason feels so special for him. 季後賽對他是件特別的事 "We're going to make the playoffs," Outlaw said. "That's not a question, it's a statement. I've never been. 「我們終於可以打季後賽了，我還沒打過呢」 "We're going." The coaching staff in Portland will tell you that Outlaw does anything it asks of him. It wanted him to play better defense, and he's dedicated himself to it. It wanted him to stop holding the ball, and instead, either catch and shoot, or put the ball on the floor and attack. He's done both. Outlaw 在教練眼中是好孩子，要他多拼防守，不要持球過久，要 catch and shoot ，多切入攻擊籃框，Outlaw 都有做到 Said McMillan: "He can jump over anybody. What I want is for him to get to the free throw line more." McMillan：「我要他去賺得更多的罰球」 Outlaw lives with his older brother, John. He has an English Bulldog named "Chubs." And when Travis is not playing basketball, the Outlaw brothers can often be found playing the video game "NBA Live." Outlaw 沒打球時在玩電動，"NBA Live" You should know, Travis Outlaw never plays the game as his own self. Instead, he picks another team, or another player on his team, and he lets his brother play as Travis Outlaw, forward, Trail Blazers. 可是 Outlaw 都自己選別隊的球員，讓他兄弟選他來玩 "I don't want to be selfish," Travis said. "I don't feel right if I'm myself and I'm taking all the shots and have the ball in my hands all the time." 「我不想成為自私的人，如果我一直拿球自幹我不會感覺良好」 McMillan smiled when he heard that. McMillan 聽到這段時笑了 -- Outlaw，一個從 Jailblazers 時代一路走過來的好孩子，還沒打過季後賽... 還有要說到做到啊，多一點傳球助攻給隊友，希望你持續進步囉!!! -- -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 221.169.172.177

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