[外電] Tired Miller pulls off disappearing act

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Tired Miller pulls off disappearing act

大米不見了？！

http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/778943.html

Coach Reggie Theus points to the center's finger injury

Reggie Theus has his ways of motivating his team.

    Reggie Theus正以他的方法來激勵這隻球隊。

With the playoffs all but out of reach, the Kings' coach talks about reaching
.500 and playing for self-respect. But he has a slightly different message
for a fatigued Brad Miller.

    當季後賽看來已沒有可能時，Theus 說接下來的賽程將會為五成勝率和自尊而戰。但
對待疲累的大米，他卻有了些許不同。

"You have to finish what you started," Theus said. "That's the bottom line."

    「至少要有始有終，這就是底線。」Theus 說。

Theus said it would be unfortunate for Miller to close the season with his
low production of the past three games – especially given his breakout
performances earlier this season that culminated in Player of the Week honors
Feb. 4.

    如果大米是以最近三場的低產能表現來結束此季，那麼將會相當令人遺憾。特別是大
米本季一度表現的如此傑出，還曾在2月4日拿下單週最佳球員。

"I told Brad, 'We have (19) games left, we need you hard for the next 12
games, and after that you can start to slow down if you need to,' " Theus
said after Tuesday's practice.

    「我告訴大米『我們還有十九場比賽，在接下來的十二場我們需要你的拼勁，如果那
你真的得休息一會，也是那之後的事。』。」Theus 在星期二的練習後說。

In the past three games, Miller has shot 4 for 13 with nine points and six
turnovers. The 10-year veteran went scoreless in 25 minutes in Friday's
111-103 loss to Minnesota at Arco Arena. It was the first time Miller did not
score in a regular-season game in which he played 20-plus minutes since Jan.
30, 2002, for Indiana against Utah.

    過去的三場比賽，大米總合投13中4 ，拿到九分和六失誤。在星期五對上灰狼的敗仗
中，這位十年老將上場了二十五分鐘，卻一分也沒拿到。上次大米打了二十分鐘以上卻還
一分未得已經是他在溜馬的事了。

Despite an interview request, Miller did not make himself available to
reporters Tuesday.

    儘管記者提出了訪問他的請求，大米卻沒有接受。

His recent setback can be partly attributed to a tailbone injury from a hard
fall under the basket against Miami on March 2. However, Theus said he
believes Miller's slump stretches further back, perhaps from his Feb. 3
finger injury. Miller received nine stitches after slicing his right index
finger while doing dishes on Super Bowl Sunday.

    他近來的低潮可能和3月2日對上熱火時，摔落而導致尾椎骨受傷有關。但Theus 卻認
為大米的低潮是更早之前就發生了。在超級杯大戰的那天（2月3日），大米在洗碗的時候
不慎傷到手，還因此得到一個鏠了九針的傷口。

"When he cut his finger is when a lot of that started," Theus said. "He had
about a week and a half where he didn't really do anything. Your conditioning
at this time of the year is critical. I think that week and a half, he lost
some conditioning, and it showed up in terms of his stamina up and down the
floor."

    「當他傷到手指之後，有一個多星期他都消失在場上。偏偏當時正是激戰的時刻，在
那段時間，他很明顯很多地方都受到影響。」Theus 說。
（註：在2/3~2/14間，國王五戰四敗，大米出賽四場平均12分、10籃板？@@）

Before the finger injury, the Kings, and their fans, were just getting used
to seeing Miller grab 20-plus rebounds a game. Miller produced at least 20
points and 20 rebounds in two of the three games leading up to the injury,
both career firsts and a franchise record.

    在大米受傷之前，國王球迷們正在習慣他變成籃板怪獸這件事。大米在受傷前的三場
比賽中，有兩場他拿到雙二十，不僅是他個人，也是隊史的紀錄。

He has not grabbed more than 14 rebounds in a game since.

    但在那之後，他沒有在比賽中再捉下超過14個籃板。

This season, Miller is averaging 14 points and 9.6 rebounds and shooting 45.9
percent from the field. In five games this month, he is averaging 7.4 points
and 8.2 rebounds and shooting 38.9 percent.

    本季，大米平均14分和9.6 個籃板，命中率是45.9趴。但在這個月的前五場比賽中，
他平均只有7.4分和8.2籃板，命中率也掉到38.9趴。

The Kings are 2-3 in March with their next game Thursday against Portland at
Arco. The Kings are 1-1 against the Trail Blazers this season, having played
them twice in Portland. The teams' final meeting will be April 11 at Arco.

    國王在三月的成績是二勝三敗。他們也將在主場面對來訪的拓荒者，本季雙方對戰成
績是1勝1敗，不過之前都是在波特蘭見面。雙方將會在4 月11日再於沙城碰頭。

Point guard Beno Udrih said the remaining 19 games are important as the Kings
play for "pride, basically."

    控衛Beno Udrih說接下來的19場比賽對國王很重要，因為這代表著自尊。

"We can still get to the .500 (record) that we were always talking about,"
Udrih said. "Our mind has to be set on our next game."

    「我們還是可以拿到五成勝率的，我們全心要贏下下場比賽。」Udrih說。

Udrih said Miller is pivotal if the Kings hope to be successful. He said he
understands that at this point in the season a player such as Miller can feel
some wear and tear.

    Udrih 說大米是國王想要成功的重要關鍵。他也說他能了解在球季的這種時刻，像大
米這樣的球員難免會感到倦怠。

"If you are a point guard, you don't get banged up as much," Udrih said. "The
big guys, they are really fighting out there. If I played a post-up game
with, let's say, my brother or something, after five minutes, I'm really
tired. Big guys have to run from the rim to the rim. We just have to run from
the three-point (line) to the three-point (line). They make more mileage."

    「如果你是一個控球，你不會天天跟人家撞來撞去。但身為一個禁區球員，肌肉的對
抗是很正常的事。如果叫我去玩像那樣的猛男對決，大概不到五分鐘我就不行了。更何況
每次進攻，他們都要由這個籃下跑到那個籃下，不像我們只要從這條（三分）線到那條線
就好了。他們的哩程數當然會比我們多。」Udrih 說。

And though Theus has challenged Miller to reach deep through the next 12
games, Udrih said he's confident in his teammate's ability to close the
campaign.

    雖然Theus 只要求大米繼續努力打接下來的十二場球，但Udrih 認為大米有能力可以
拼戰到季末。

"I think Brad will give us the kind of numbers he gave us at the beginning of
the season," Udrih said. "I'm not worried about that."

    「我認為大米會再交出季初的暴力數據，我一點也不擔心他。」Udrih 說。

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請問板主現在還可以註冊板友嗎？

翻錯了，囧>...大米沒有去煮飯，只是洗碗而已

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※ 編輯: santabrelai     來自: 140.113.55.72        (03/14 07:40)
推 airer:辛苦了~推一個!!
推 teryykyo:切到手指? XDDD   大米真是個好男人
推 tyrone208:辛苦了  大推Beno講的話　每一場都要認真打啊
推 tyrone208:當然可以註冊板友啊　歡迎歡迎^^
推 eliczone:大米撐下去啊 說到註冊 我也沒註冊
→ teryykyo:我根本就不知道有註冊這種事
※ 編輯: santabrelai     來自: 140.113.55.72        (03/15 15:12)