[外電] Blazers coach McMillan says his team needs 'bodies'

[JerrydBatum (Nicholas Bayless)]

Notebook: Blazers coach McMillan says his team needs 'bodies'

Saturday, November 21 | 6:58 p.m.

PORTLAND — Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan acknowledged that his
team needs "bodies," but said any immediate decisions are out of his hands.

"What are you going to do?" said McMillan, before the start of the Blazers’
 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night at the Rose Garden.

McMillan said he has spoken with general manager Kevin Pritchard about the
holes Portland is staring at on its current roster. The team is playing
without four players, including injured forwards Nicolas Batum and Travis
Outlaw, both of whom are expected to be out of action at least through
February.

However, McMillan stated that Portland has made a commitment to the 15
players on the team’s roster, and picking up a new addition who can
immediately contribute is complicated by financial complications, among other
issues.

"You’re talking about eating money and a whole lot of other stuff," McMillan
said.



Staying in place

McMillan said he has no plans to insert guard Rudy Fernandez in the starting
lineup.
Fernandez scored 19 points in two of Portland’s last three contest. He is
averaging 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists this season.

McMillan said he thinks Fernandez is too valuable to the team’s second unit,
whose production has been hurt by the injury to Outlaw.

"He just brings a spark," McMillan said. "Which is what we need. We need it
with both groups. But I think if we put everything in that first unit — we’
ve got a lot of it in there now — we don’t have anything with that second
group."

維持現狀

RankA表示”我並不打算把Rudy放在先發，他對team’s second unit非常重要，而且現在
　　　　　 還少了法外。
         " 他擁有我們需要的活力，但我認為第一隊已經都具備了，而這是第二隊所欠
　　　　　 缺的。

New rules

McMillan said he plans to use a new rule with center Greg Oden.

Previously, Oden was limited to two fouls before halftime, and one per
quarter for the first half. Once Oden picked up his allotted amount of fouls,
he was sent to the bench, no matter how well or poorly he was playing.

However, now that the Blazers are dealing with a lack of healthy bodies and
offensive production has been an issue as of late, McMillan said he is
considering changing his Oden rule.

Now, Oden will likely receive three fouls in the first half. In addition,
McMillan said he plans to attempt to allow Oden to play through foul trouble
and learn on the job.

Oden acknowledged during a Saturday morning shootaround that his previous two
foul-limit at times limited his ability to contribute.

"It’s kind of tough when I am getting it going; I feel like I can still be
out there and contributing," Oden said.

大叔的新規則

RankA表示" 由於現在隊上欠缺人手還有進攻能量，我計畫讓Oden試著帶著犯規麻煩繼
           續比賽並希望他從中學習。


Getting closer
Blazers rookie forward Jeff Pendergraph said he could be cleared to play by
Dec. 25.
Pendergraph, who underwent surgery Sept. 9 to repair a left hip impingement,
would take the court about a month ahead of schedule if he is able to play by
that date.

Pendergraph approached full speed while running baseline drills following
Saturday’s shootaround.

"It’s nice, man," Pendergraph said. "I miss it. I miss it a lot. It feels
good to actually finally be on the court and not spectating."

就要康復

Pendergraph可以在耶誕節時上場比賽。在最近的練習中已經幾乎可以用全速跑步

他表示" 這真的很棒，我非常想念這種感覺，終於可以上場而不只是在場邊觀看。


Hard minutes
Blazers guard Jerryd Bayless said that balancing his limited minutes and lack
of playing time is "not easy."

Bayless had played just 61 minutes this season through 14 games, heading into
Saturday’s contest against the Timberwolves. He has been held to 11 minutes
in the Blazers’ last three games.

"I think I did well when I was in the rotation; I think I definitely helped
this team," Bayless said Saturday morning. "Being in and out is not easy. But
I guess when it comes to being a pro, you’ve just got to be ready."

Bayless said the NBA is all about situations, and described his current one
as "tough."

"Coach kind of has his rotation, and I’m in and out of it," Bayless said. "I
know what I can do. And just getting an opportunity — if I get the
opportunity — I know I can help this team."

Bayless is averaging 5.6 points, 1.1 assists and 8.7 minutes per game this
season.

艱辛時分

Bayless表示，真的很難去適應這麼少的上場時間
(按:本季目前只出賽八場 平均8.6分鐘 4.9分 1.1助攻 )
" 我認為我打得不錯，我真的覺得我上場時對球隊是有貢獻的。要適應這樣地不規律
  並不輕鬆，但我想作為一個職業球員，就是得有這樣的準備吧。教練有他的調度，
  不管我是不是其中一部份，我知道我能夠做些什麼，只是希望能得到機會----如果
  我真的能有機會----我可以幫助球隊的。


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