推 jonesking:請求翻譯 10/09 19:08
推 jessieptb:超可愛的爆料，一邊看一邊笑XD 我沒時間，否則一定翻 10/09 19:55
推 jessieptb:實在太喜歡這篇了，我還是簡單翻譯幾段吧 10/09 20:11
推 fit1122:跟ROY一隊好像很幸福 10/09 20:27
推 and1018:Joel 好壞XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 10/09 21:05
Two time All-Star, Portland guard Brandon Roy is now playing among the greats.
Nicolas Batum, sharing his daily routine, describes a player both introverted
and generous. An ideal teammate for the French wing.
Brandon Roy, the basketball player.
Brandon has an extraordinary sense of composure. I want to call him "Iceman"
because he always plays under control. He doesn't do or try anything without
reason. He only has three years in the NBA behind him but he really is very
mature. He's already been an All-Star twice, that's not bad... In Portland,
Brandon has assumed leadership very naturally. He speaks when it is
necessary. He does it during time outs, for example, after the coach has
given his instructions. You sense that there is a real trust between Nate
McMillan and him. The veterans of this team noticed that evolution with
Brandon last season. He wasn't like that the year before. In fact, he's more
confident in himself.
His nickname
Everyone calls him "B-Roy." Even the coach! You always hear "Give the ball to
B-Roy!" in moneytime or at an important moment in the game. I call him by his
nickname, like the others. He addresses me by calling me "Nic" or "Frenchy."
From the beginning, we have had a good feeling between us.
The boss
Last season, I was his rookie. It's better to be Brandon Roy's rookie than
Joel Przybilla's rookie. He chose Jerryd Bayless and I can assure you that
Jerryd went through hell... Joel didn't stop asking him for different things.
For me, I only had to take Brandon's bag and bring it up to his room when we
got to a hotel. That's all. I knocked on his door to make sure that
everything was fine and he would answer: "OK, Nic, thanks. Goodnight." And
then I could go. Bayless, however, had to go look for newspapers or different
things for Przybilla. Rudy didn't do anything. At first, with Rudy, we were
supposed to bring in breakfast for all the players. Brandon was the one who
had established this rule with Travis. I worked out a little plan with Rudy:
we never brought what they asked for... We took shelter behind the language
barrier to justify the lack of understanding. After a week, Brandon told us:
"OK, forget it guys..." (laughs). As a result, we were relaxed: no breakfast
duty in Portland! Only Sergio Rodriguez was aware of our little game.
The pre-game
Brandon is in the middle of the locker room. He doesn't speak. He's
incredibly focused, with big headphones over his ears playing music that's
for the others as much as for him, given the volume... He's already in his
game, very concentrated. I think that he's like all the stars in the league:
he is very pro and wants to focus on the game well before the warmup. The
journalists know that and avoid bothering him. They leave him alone. I think
that he needs that to prepare, it's his method. Others prefer to talk to
reporters or other players, not "B-Roy." Personally, I sit between Greg and
LaMarcus. They adopt a different approach, talking a lot. The fact that Oden
and Aldridge are so loud doesn't seem to bother Brandon. He's an introvert.
He's not the one who will liven up the dressing room like Travis does. If it
bothered him, I think that he would intervene. But that's not the case."
The DJ
At practice, the rookies are often at work, in the weight room for example,
when he arrives. We'd put on our music and worked. Brandon would immediately
stop our mixes and put on his own... It's not an abuse of authority because
that's not his style. He told us one day, laughing: "Rookies, you listen to
what we give you..." He's into rap, so it doesn't bother me, even if R'n'B is
more my thing. But it's good, I like his tastes. Though Rudy sure doesn't
have the same opinion... You can't say that he's a big fan of rap. Roy knows
it, so he plays even more rap. That's his little provocative side, with
Travis and LaMarcus. They're like kids with their rap. As soon as one of them
leaves, the other changes the CD and so on. But those are the sort of things
that create a good atmosphere on a team. Brandon does it with a lot of tact
and always while adding nice words. We don't even pay attention to it anymore.
The bodyguard
You could say that Brandon took me under his wing, both on and off the court.
One time, we went out together after a game. A guy started bothering me, Roy
came and got rid of him real quick. Let's say that we get along well. When I
wasn't playing well in mid-December, he came to reassure me. We were in
Denver a few days before Christmas. He invited me to dinner, face to face,
because he saw that I was getting tired. He gave me confidence explaining to
me that he also struggled with the "rookie wall" at that point of the season.
When your franchise player takes interest in you like that, it's reassuring
and encouraging.
The phrase
"Don't pay. A rookie doesn't have money." That's what Brandon kept telling me
when we went out together. So he paid for things. He paid the bill at
restaurants, gave me little presents from time to time... He doesn't go too
far though, he's not the sort to splash out money. He's a simple guy and it's
obvious. For example, he only has one car. All the veterans have two or
three. I've already seen him come to practice on a bike... We live in
Portland, a very green city. But seeing your franchise player arrive on a
bike, in this environment, is pretty funny... With Brandon, I'm in good
hands. It's in my best interests to listen and follow him: his personal
career is a total success, from every point of view. I doubted my arrival in
Portland after the end of the summer league... Today, it's the complete
opposite, I'm really happy to be with the Trail Blazers. A big part of that
is thanks to Roy that I'm living this adventure so fully.
Winning shots
It's starting to become Brandon's specialty. There was Houston, New York,
Phoenix... He catches on fire in the last four minutes. Each time, you sense
that he's taking over. It's impressive. He's relaxed. When he scored 52
points December 18th 2008 against Phoenix, it was crazy. It was his new NBA
record. And it was live on TNT. When we went back to the dressing room, he
didn't stop repeating: "I scored 52 points on TNT!" We sensed that he was
happy for himself as well as the team. We won yet another big game. 50 points
is a mythical mark in the NBA. All the big stars have reached it at least
once. He immediately realized that. It was really funny to see him talking
all alone... We sensed that he was really happy. I think that he was the
third best guard in the league this year behind Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade.
You can't call him selfish though, he gives up the ball without a problem.
OK, he is a little selfish, like all the stars, but he doesn't go overboard.
Trash talking
That was a bit new last season. As he was succeeding, he started to talk
trash. In November, he wasn't like that on the court. Now, as soon as a
player starts to make him sweat, he dishes it out. He doesn't hesitate to
talk trash. It follows the evolution of his game: they go hand in hand.
Brandon knows that he's playing better and better. He also knows that his
opponent will play harder to stop him. So he tries to find something else to
put a barrier between the others and him. He's becoming more and more
vicious. Chalk it up to experience. Fouls come by more easily. It happens
quickly when you have a status like he does... I saw this evolution in the
space of several months because he's constantly making progress. He's really
good at getting calls, something he didn't do in the same way at the start of
the season. All the stars in the league know how to get calls. Some go too
far. With Brandon, he hasn't yet but he knows that the whistle will be in his
favor 95% of the time if he's up against a simple role player. That's also
why the best players in the league have great games so often. If Brandon
scores close to 23 points on average all while getting assists, there's a
reason... The refs call the game differently because he is an All-Star.
The positive attitude
Brandon doesn't often criticize his teammates. He's constantly encouraging
us. He is very positive in his manner of tackling things. When I was down, he
found the right words so that I rebounded. It's especially on a psychological
level that Brandon excelled. He took me aside, we talked just the two of us,
he didn't do it in front of the whole team. I think it's good to do it like
that. Put you in your place in front of the whole group, especially when
you're a rookie, is hard. Roy doesn't make fun of you. Unlike Travis or
LaMarcus, who don't hesitate to tease you. Only once I saw Brandon visibly
shaken after a game. He wasn't negative, because he didn't talk, but he was
desolate in his corner, close to crying. We had just gotten beat by at home
at the buzzer by Orlando, on a three pointer from Turkoglu. He was mad at
himself because just before, he had missed a free throw. He was yelling at
himself, it was pretty impressive. I went to see him, adopting a positive
attitude like he had the habit of doing. That's when I saw that he needed the
support of others.
Private life
Brandon is very discrete. We know his wife and Brandon Jr., who is two. For
the rest, not a word. We don't go have dinner at his place. I find it normal.
We have lots of young single guys in the team and he's married pretty early.
At 25 years old, he already has a full family life. I think that's also why
he's already so mature. He doesn't have a "show off" side, no bling, like
some. He keeps his head on his shoulders.
Red
Brandon often wears red. I've deduced that it's his favorite color. Red
jackets, red shirts, big red hoodies... You can't miss it! At the same time,
it's also the color of the Trail Blazers. Maybe that explains it. I'm not
going to hesitate to tell him about it because personally, I hate red
clothes... (laughs).
Something annoying about him?
It's something related only to basketball... He penetrates, drives to his
left and dunks with his left hand when he's right handed. Look at his game:
70% of the time, he drives to the left even though he shoots with his right
hand. If he really wants to dunk it, he goes with his right hand, but on the
fast-break, he drives to his left. We asked him why and he doesn't have an
answer. He says that it's natural, that it's always been like that... At the
same time, it's pretty disruptive for the opponent. It's one of those things
that makes him so good.
The anecdote
I found it a bit odd that he was hurt when his daughter Maria was born...
During that week, he didn't play! The doting father at home... I thought it
was a funny coincidence. What's more, we had big games against Boston, New
Orleans, the Lakers, and Detroit. The day his baby was born, we beat Boston
at home. He prepared a party for us in the locker room to celebrate that
arrival of Maria, it was really nice.
What else?
Brandon is always the last to show up when we meet. Along with Travis, you
get the impression that it's a contest... We're meeting at 2:45? Brandon
turns up at 3:00 without a problem. Always late. Yet another "star" thing...
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/10/8/1077436/nicolas-batum-on-brandon-roy
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很棒的一篇訪問，Batum 說了許多內部爆料啊，也太誠實了些
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