[外電]Bayless Learning how to make the most of his chance

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After Trail Blazers starting point guard Steve Blake went down with a
separated right shoulder, coach Nate McMillan gathered Sergio Rodriguez
and Jerryd Bayless for a meeting at which he presented his young backups
with a simple message:

This is your chance.

"I didn't want them in a competition with each other and I told them they
needed to support each other," McMillan said. "But because I knew Blake
could be out for a while, I told them that this was an opportunity for
both of them to show what they could do."

Steve Blake肩部受傷後﹐McMillan找Sergio和Bayless開會告訴他們﹕這是你們的
機會。


Roughly three weeks, 12○games and a slew of ups and downs later,
statistics and playing time suggest that Bayless has capitalized on
the opportunity. The rookie out of the University of Arizona has played
more minutes than Rodriguez in eight of the 12 games since Blake was
injured, including six of the past seven.

And during the six games before Sunday afternoon's 109-108 victory over
the New York Knicks, Bayless was averaging more points (9.3 per game),
shooting better from the field (48.7 percent) and had committed fewer
turnovers (nine) than Rodriguez (5.8○points per game, 41.9 percent, 12
turnovers). Bayless, who possesses more of a scoring mentality, even had
a slight edge in assists (24 to 22).

"I think this is a taste (of what I can do), but I can do more," Bayless
said. "You have to understand, I'm playing a role on this team. Right now,
I'm just trying to get to the hoop and get other people involved. We already
have superstars in Brandon (Roy), LaMarcus (Aldridge) and Greg (Oden). I'm
just trying to be a role player and help this team out whenever I can. It's
a process, but I think I'm doing pretty well at it."

Outside of the impending trading deadline and raging debate on whether
the Blazers should shake up their roster with a deal, perhaps no subject
is driving Internet message board chatter more than whether McMillan
should release the reins on Bayless and move him ahead of Rodriguez in
the rotation.

差不多三周12場比賽過後﹐數據顯示Bayless把握住了機會﹐他有8場比賽出場時間超
過了Sergio﹐包括過去7場中的6場。今天對尼克之前的6場﹐Bayless在得分9.3/場﹐
命中率48.7%﹐失誤9次方面都優於Sergio的5.8分41.9%的命中和12次失誤﹐甚至助攻
都24-22略多於Sergio。

“我覺得這是對我能力的一次嘗試﹐但我能做得更多﹐”Bayless說﹐“你要明白﹐我
在這支球隊扮演角色。現在我在努力沖擊籃下﹐而且串聯起其他人。我們已經有了超級
明星Brandon﹐LaMarcus和Greg﹐我要努力做好一個角色球員﹐無論何時幫助球隊。
這是個過程﹐但我覺得自己做得不錯。”

網路上關於Bayless是否應該先發的爭論也很多。

But through it all, McMillan has steadfastly started Rodriguez in Blake's
absence and even has suggested that Rodriguez will retain his backup role
when Blake returns. On the surface, the decision is perplexing; fans see
Bayless' fearless, aggressive style, watch him take over important
stretches of games, and long for more.

But behind the scenes, McMillan sees a young player who is still learning
the nuances of the Blazers' system, has yet to fully grasp the team's
half-court sets and is trying to absorb the NBA game. And even on defense,
where Bayless is clearly superior to Rodriguez in on-ball matchups, the
rookie is struggling to grasp the Blazers' schemes and rotations.

"Things out there are so fast and are moving so fast for him," said
McMillan, who noted that former MVP point guard Steve Nash took three
years to develop. "It's going to take some time. He'll get better, but
it won't happen overnight. It's going to take a few years."

盡管如此﹐McMillan還是堅持讓Sergio先發﹐即使Blake回來﹐主要替補還會是Sergio。
表面上這樣的決定很令人困惑﹐因為球迷們看到了Bayless的無畏﹐侵略性的風格﹐
在比賽重要時刻的表現。在這些表現背後﹐McMillan看到的是一個還在學習拓荒者系統
的年輕人﹐他已經領會了球隊的半場進攻戰術﹐並且在努力理解NBA的比賽。即使
在防守上﹐Bayless雖然對有球對手的防守已經明顯比Sergio好﹐他對掌握拓荒者的
戰術和輪換還有困難。

Of course, Bayless is doing his best to accelerate this development.
McMillan, with his stoic demeanor and unflappable poise, can be an
intimidating figure to young players. His coaching style is more tough
love than effusive praise, especially for rookies, who McMillan says,
"have to earn your way (and) have to work your way to establish yourself
in this league."

But more than most first-year players, Bayless is stretching his comfort
zone and forging a bond with his coach. Almost daily, Bayless randomly
taps McMillan on the shoulder on the team plane, knocks on his hotel room
door on the road or pops into McMillan's office to watch film or talk
about schemes.

Even when Bayless wasn't playing -- he did not play in 20 of the Blazers'
first 31 games -- the inquisitive 20 year-old was a sponge for knowledge
and insight. If he wasn't begging coaches to watch game film, he was
text-messaging McMillan with questions or simply calling for advice.

當然﹐Bayless在盡最大的努力進步。幾乎每天﹐Bayless都會在球隊飛機上、酒店
裡或者是McMillan的辦公室找教練看影片或者討論戰術。即使在他沒有機會上場的
時候﹐如果他不是在要求和教練看比賽影片﹐就是在發短信向McMillan提問或者要
求建議。

"He just wants to know, he wants to learn, he wants to learn how to play
(point guard)," McMillan said. "He comes up all the time looking for help.
He's not afraid to ask. He wants information, he wants to know and he
wants to get better, and the way to get better is by asking questions.
It's a lot of communication, talking, hearing him, listening to him and
what he's thinking, and trying to get a feel for who he is.

"He's a very competitive kid, who's fearless, who's not afraid. But he's
just ... he's raw, he's very raw."

McMillan表揚了Bayless的無畏和勤學好問﹐但也認為他非常的嫩（raw）。

This raw ability is becoming more and more refined every day. Bayless'
greatest asset is an aggressive style, which fuels his forceful drives
to the basket and in-your-face defense. And when given the opportunity,
he has shown a natural ability to take over games, including the
contributions he made during wins over New Orleans (11 fourth-quarter
points during a comeback victory) and New Jersey (a career-high 23 points)
during Blake's absence.

But there have been some rookie moments sprinkled between Bayless' recent
stretch of positive play -- he had four turnovers in a loss at Dallas,
and he hit the side of the backboard as often as the rim in a 4 of 12
shooting effort in back-to-back games against Charlotte and Utah. His
erratic, three-turnover performance against the Knicks prompted McMillan
to sit him the entire fourth quarter.

Plus, as Rodriguez demonstrated Sunday, when he finished with 16○points
and six assists in one of his best performances of the season, experience
and a firmer grasp of the offense can go a long way.

Bayless在對黃蜂和籃網的比賽裡表現出色﹐但在對小牛﹐山貓、爵士和尼克的比賽
中曝露出各種不足。

Blake is scheduled to undergo further examination on his injured shoulder
Wednesday and is doubtful for the Blazers' game against Oklahoma City that
evening. It seems likely that the veteran point guard will not play again
before the All-Star break.

So, at least for a couple of more games, Bayless will continue to learn
on the fly and expand his game. And there's little doubt there will be
plenty of film sessions and one-on-one chats with McMillan in the interim.

"When Steve comes back, I don't know how much I'm going to be playing,"
Bayless said. "But I'm going to keep learning and keep getting better.
I'm still young in this league. I'm just trying to improve, find things
I can do better and find ways to mature."

Blake計劃周三檢查肩傷﹐能否出戰雷霆還是疑問﹐很可能全明星周末前都休戰。所以
Bayless還有至少兩場比賽學習和進步。

“Steve回來後我不知道我還能上場多少﹐”Bayless說﹐“但我會繼續學習和進步。在
這個聯盟中我還年輕﹐我在努力進步﹐找到能改進之處﹐找到成熟的方法。”


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Bayless加油﹗

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推 AdamHmc:元宵快樂!!!!!
推 myde:我還是想說這小孩必成大器!!!
推 BeStronger:元宵快樂~
推 Fernandez05:這小孩一定會成功的!!期待看到那一天
推 knight0123:加油啊bayless,期待有天你能成功.我會一直支持你的!!
推 blueennis:我還蠻喜歡他的~2K9愛將之一XDDDDDD