Re: [外電] Hawks pick Duke's Williams
※ 引述《ZazaPachulia (皮卡丘)》之銘言：
Hawks pick Duke's Williams
By SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/29/06
New York — Shelden Williams is well aware that he has detractors
out there, people who feel that because they watched him for four
years at Duke that they've seen all that he has to offer on a
basketball court.
Shelden Williams 表現的泰然自若 , 即使週遭有著許多人批評著他 ,
很多人們會批評他是因為他們已經看他在杜克大學打了四年球 , 而在這四年當中
他們覺得 Williams 已經沒有什麼新奇的能力能夠令他們感到驚喜.
But the newest Atlanta Hawk is steadfast in his belief that few
people have seen what else he has to offer, following a similar
path from Tobacco Road to the NBA blazed recently by the likes
of Elton Brand and Carlos Boozer.
但是這名新加入的老鷹卻自信滿滿 , 他覺得很少人真正看到他能提供其他方面的需求
而他似乎跟幾名前輩走著相同的路 , 進入 NBA 時都被過度低估 , 似乎有著烏雲攏罩
在他們的籃球路上 , 但是 Elton Brand 跟 Boozer 都已經撥開雲霧見青天了.
"There's no question that I played around the basket pretty
exclusively in college because that's what was needed for us to
be successful," Williams said Wednesday night after the Hawks
made him the fifth pick in the NBA draft. "There are some things
that I can do that people haven't seen. I can step away from the
basket and knock down shots. But those are things people just
haven't seen from me because that's not what was needed of me
for us to be successful."
"雖然我在大學時期成天只待在籃下做些單打進攻 , 但事實上這是球隊所需要的 ,
我們需要這樣去贏得比賽" , Williams 在他被老鷹選中時說了這些話 .
"我其實可以做更多事情 , 那些事情是人們所沒看到的 , 我可以投進一些中距離 ,
但人們無法見識到的原因是因為那不是我們球隊必勝的因素 ."
The Hawks are looking for the 6-9, 258-pound Williams to do
exactly what he did at Duke: rebound, play defense and bang
relentlessly inside.
6"9 258磅的 Williams 將繼續做他在杜克時所做的 :
抓籃板 , 專住防守並且不斷的攻擊對方籃下 .
As glaring as the Hawks' deficiencies at point guard were last
season, their struggles inside arguably were more obvious.
Backup center Jason Collier died during training camp and left
third-year player Zaza Pachulia as the only capable post player
on the roster for the entire season.
去年由於老鷹控球後衛人才的缺乏下 , 他們的內線也因此一路走來跌跌撞撞 .
替補中鋒 Collier 也在 training camp 的時候過世 , 只剩下年紀輕輕的 Pachulia
頂替了一季的主力中鋒
"We finished next to last in defensive rebounding, we finished
next to last in point scored against in the paint and we had gave
up more 3-point plays than other team in the league," Hawks
general manager Billy Knight said. "Along with Josh Smith, we
think Shelden Williams will help us protect the goal. We can't
spend another season with Zaza playing 35 to 40 minutes a night
in 82 games without any help. We feel like Shelden can help us
out in some areas where we obviously need help."
" 我們少搶了很多防守籃板 , 我們在禁區得分也是少的可憐 , 甚至我們也是聯盟當中
三分打次數最少的 " Knight說 . "伴隨著 Josh Smith 的成長 , 我們相信 Shelden 將
和他幫助我們保護這些脆弱的部分 , 我們不能在讓 Zaza 一整季 82 場都打滿 35-40 分
鐘並且孤立無援 , 我想 Shelden 可以幫助我們所需要的部分 "
"There is upside to his game," Knight said. "Everyone is
penalizing four-year players in today's NBA. And that's not
fair. Shelden is certainly physically mature, but ... there's
more to his game. And if you look at the first 12 picks of the
draft, all these guys from Andrea Bargnani and LaMarcus Aldridge
and Adam Morrison and down to J.J. Redick and Hilton Armstrong,
we're not the only team looking to bring somebody in that can
help your team more immediately as opposed to bringing in a young
guy and gambling on his potential."
"他不斷在比賽中進步" Knight 說 . " 任何一名四年級畢業生都受到不公
平的待遇 , 就只是因為他們完完整整讀了四年大學 , Shelden 的身體素質雖然已經到達
成熟的階段 , 但是他的比賽還有更多可以進步的地方 , 你可以看看前面 12 順位 ,
從 Bagnani 到 Hilton Armstrong , 比起在球員身上賭他的潛力 , 我們並不是唯一想
腳踏實地取得即戰力的球隊 ."
Williams is one of just three players in NCAA history to record
at least 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 350 blocks and 150 steals,
joining David Robinson and Pervis Ellison. It was that body of
work, and not any workout (Williams didn't work out for the
Hawks) or any guarantee from Knight (both sides insist that was
untrue) that made Williams the Hawks' pick.
Williams 是 NCAA 歷史中唯三達到 1500 分 , 1000 籃板以及 350 火鍋和 150 抄截的
球員 , 前面兩名是 David Robinson 以及 Pervis Ellison 兩位選秀狀元.
而這是讓他被老鷹選中的原因 , 並不是 workout 的測試(他沒參加老鷹測試) ,
也不是 Knight 給予他什麼承諾 (雙方都堅持沒有承諾)
"I don't care how you cut it," Woodson said, "the kid scored
nearly 19 points a game and rebounded the ball like nobody's
business and averaged about four blocks a night. The fact is he
gives us a lot of stuff we didn't have last year. Is he a little
undersized? He might be. But it's the heart that gets you through. \
Some people could argue that Zaza is a bit undersized and did the
job for us. And I think Shelden can come in and give us some of
the same things and more."
"我不在乎你如何去評斷他" Woodson 說 ,"不過那小子每場都得 19 分 , 抓籃板好像
吃飯一樣 , 並且每場送出四到五個火鍋 , 事實上他給予我們了上一季我們所沒有的.
他有點 undersized ? 或許吧 , 但是他的心態能夠破除這一切 , 也有些人覺得 Zaza
有這問題 , 但是去年他也做到了 , 所以我想 Shelen 可以做到他大學所做的事甚至更多"
Some fans among an estimated 1,000 at the Hawks' draft party in
Philips Arena were not convinced, booing the pick and lamenting
the Hawks passing on a point guard for the second straight season.
Last year the team chose Marvin Williams with the No. 2 pick and
passed on point guards Deron Williams and Chris Paul, who ran
away with Rookie of the Year honors.
在選秀會當天 , 大約有一千多名老鷹球迷到場 , 但是當老鷹宣布選擇 Shelden 時卻
以噓聲招待這位新老鷹 , 因為他們覺得老鷹連著兩年錯失優秀後衛的機會 .
去年的 Marvin Williams 讓他們錯失了新人王 Chris Paul 的痛還猶在.
"This is not a good pick. We don't need another forward," said
Erick Harrell, who attended the draft party. "We are already
crowded at that position. I think [general manager] Billy Knight
is trying to sabotage the team."
"這不是一個好的選擇 , 我們不需要令一個前鋒" 一名球迷說.
"我們已經有一海票的前鋒了 , 我想 Billy Knight 根本就是想破壞這支球隊 "
The Hawks took another power forward in the second round,
selecting Solomon Jones from South Florida with the 33rd overall
4pick.
老鷹在第二輪則繼續挑了一個前鋒 , 來自佛羅里達的 Solomon Jones .
Woodson admitted later that there's "no question we need a point
guard."
Woodson 則承認 " 無疑的 , 我們的確需要一名控球後衛 ".
Veterans like Sam Cassell, Speedy Claxton, Mike James and Bobby
Jackson will be the hottest names on the free-agent market.
老將例如 Sam Cassell, Speedy Claxton, Mike James and Bobby Jackson
將成為老鷹所要獵捕的目標.
"Those are guys that can help put our ball club over the top. So
hang in there with us, please," Woodson said as he walked away
from the microphone to the only applause of the night.
"這些球員可以讓你的球隊更進一步 , 所以請騰出機會給我們吧 " Woodson 說.
而這句話也獲得了老鷹隊當晚選秀唯一的喝采 .
Staff writer Andre Shannon and Jeff D'Alessio contributed to this
report.
資料來源
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/0629hawks.html
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