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推 Chenwitzki :加油 07/09 17:33
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LAS VEGAS – The NBA is a league in which more than 70 percent of the
players are black.
Guard Jeremy Lin became a star at Harvard after his first choice, Stanford,
didn't offer him a scholarship.
According to studies, about 10 percent of the players are white and from the
United States. The rest were born on foreign soil.
None are of Asian descent and were born in America.
Jeremy Lin is trying to change that.
Being the first of anything is never easy. Lin has discovered that during a
basketball career that took him from being a top California high school
player to Harvard because nobody offered him a scholarship.
The 6-4 guard is in the Mavericks' summer league camp and heads to Las Vegas
today with the team that will compete in the NBA's off-season proving ground.
Lin remains a long way from playing in the NBA. At this point, he's merely
trying to get invited to training camp, his next step toward securing an NBA
contract.
It's a tough battle. But tough battles are nothing new for Lin.
He's been through a lot, including some extreme trash talk from fans and
opponents in college. He quit counting the times he endured insensitive
racial comments on the court.
"In the beginning, I wouldn't say I was really expecting some of the things
they said," Lin says. "But I got used to it and it's fine now. I understand
they're trying to get into their opponent's head and stuff like that."
Being of Chinese descent, Lin has gained confidence from the fact two players
born in China, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, have carved out nice careers in the
NBA.
And he's been received with rave reviews so far in the Mavericks' camp.
"He's opened my eyes," said Mavericks staff member Monte Mathis, coach of the
summer league team. "He's deceptively athletic and knows how to play. He's
just got to get the shot together a little. But he guards and stays in front
of people. He's a dark horse in my eyes right now."
In the first two days of camp, Lin has shown quickness and an ability to get
to the basket. Those traits made him a three-time all Ivy League choice for
Harvard, where he averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game
as a senior.
Which is why Lin had numerous NBA teams chasing him as an undrafted free
agent. He said the Mavericks showed interest as far back as April, and they
called as soon as the draft ended.
Now Lin is focused on his main objective – becoming the first American-born
Asian in the league.
"I'm trying not to think too much about it, to be honest," he says. "If it
happens, I'll definitely think about it. But right now, I'm just trying to
get a team to want me."
NBA約有7成是黑人
1成是美國生的白人
剩下的則來自於各地
目前NBA沒有美國生的亞裔
林有機會改變這個
林目前參加小牛隊在Las Vegas的夏令營
林經過了許多事
他了解到籃球生涯是相當堅辛的
過去在球場上他受過許多種族歧視的話
不論是從球迷或是對手口中說出
林表示他一開始沒有想到會遇到這些
不過他後來習慣了也能適應
小牛夏季聯盟的教練說
林的體能條件很好也知道如何打球
不過他需要有更穩定的投籃
他會努力防守
我認為他是匹黑馬
林這幾天表現出了速度和有能力挑戰籃框
這些特徵讓他成為三次All ivy-league
他大四那年平均16.4分4.4籃板4.5助攻
目前有許多球隊注意到他
林說他現在不願意想太多
如果發生了他會去想
但是現在他只想要找到一個願意用他的球隊
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