Re: [外電原文] Thorn looking for power forward …

[jupee (<==沒出息)]

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: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/12008571.htm
: 版主人力不夠，所以有些外電我直接貼到版上，有心力有機會再翻譯
: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Minutes after introducing draft choices Antoine
: Wright and Mile Ilic on Tuesday night, New Jersey Nets President Rod Thorn
: was already concentrating on the future and free agency.

在禮拜二晚上介紹完籃網的新秀Antoine Wright以及Mile Ilic後，Rod Thorn
立刻就將心力放在未來以及自由球員市場上。

: The Nets didn't draft a big man who can play immediately, so Thorn will try
: to sign one when free agency opens at the end of the week.
: It's more than likely going to be a power forward, with Stromile Swift,
: Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Donyell Marshall being the best available.

籃網並沒有選進任何可以立即上戰場的大個子，因此Thorn會在這個週末自由市場開市時
尋覓一名中流砥柱。目前看起來最可能簽下的就是大前鋒這個位置，而這位置上最好的
貨色則有Stromile Swift, Shareef Abdur-rahim, 以及Donyell Marshall.

: Swift averaged 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 60 games with the Memphis
: Grizzlies. Abdur-Rahim averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 with the Portland Trail
: Blazers. Marshall averaged 11.5 points and 6.6 rebounds with the Raptors.

Swift去年在灰熊六十場比賽中攻下10.1分及4.6籃板。Rahim在拓荒者平均則是16.8分
及7.3籃板。Marhsall在暴龍的成績為11.5分及6.6籃板

: "We certainly need another big player," Thorn said. "We're still a small team
: right now."

"很明顯我們需要另一名大個子,"Thorn說道, "我們現在仍然是一支small team."

: Taking Wright with 15th pick overall gave the Nets depth at both the shooting
: guard and small forward.
: Ilic, a Bosnian-born Serb, will spend another season in the Adriatic League,
: Thorn said, adding that the 7-foot-1 center needs to bulk up before playing
: in the NBA.

在十五順位雀屏中選的Wright加強了籃網在SG及SF的深度。Thorn也指出出身於波士尼亞
的塞爾維亞人--Ilic的下一個球季將在Adriatic聯盟度過，他要先成長茁壯才能在NBA
立足。

: Despite playing only three years in college, Wright is ready for the NBA. He
: averaged 17.8 points last season and led the Big 12 Conference in 3-point
: shooting percentage (.447). The 6-foot-7, 210-pounder also led the Aggies in
: steals (36) and ranked second in blocked shots (22).

雖然只在大學打了三年，但Wright已經準備好接受NBA的挑戰了。他在最後一季平均可
攻下17.8分，同時三分球命中率以.447領先Big 12 Conference.這名身高6"7，210磅
的球員的抄截（36）及火鍋（22）分居隊上第一及第二。

: "The thing that impressed me as a coach is you are always looking for
: defensive-minded guys," Lawrence Frank said. "It's hard to find college
: players with that approach to the game."

"身為教練你總是希望可以找到擁有防守觀念的球員"Lawrence Frank說道"要在大學球員
身上找到這個特質可說是十分不易。"

: Wright, who rebounded from a sub-par sophomore year, credited new Aggies
: coach Billy Gillispie with getting him to play defense.
: "He said he was a winner and he knows how to make guys winners," Wright said.
: The only regret that Wright had was not having his brother, Tony, there to
: share in the moment. He is serving a prison sentence in California and is
: scheduled to get out next year.
: Wright was projected to be picked higher than 15th and said he was nervous
: waiting to be selected.

Wright在二年級的時候還是名中下的選手，但之後他就有了長足的進步。他將自身防守
上的進步歸功於大學新教練Billy Gillispie. "他一開始就表明自己是名贏家，而且他
也知道如何教人們如何成為贏家。"
唯一讓Wright趕到可惜的地方就是他的哥哥Tony無法與他共同分享選秀的喜悅。Tony
現在正於加州服刑，預計於明年出獄。
Wright原本被預測會在15順位之前被挑走。他說明自己等待被選的緊張情緒。

: "I know if he (Tony) was there, I know he would have been telling me to be
: calm," said Antoine Wright, who speaks with his brother a couple of times a
: week. "I just tried to think what he would be saying."

"我知道如果Tony在旁，他一定會告訴我冷靜下來。"每個禮拜都會常與哥哥聯絡的Wright
說道"我當時一直讓自己去想Tony會說些什麼。"

: Ilic, who averaged 7.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and just under one block last
: season with BC Reflex in Serbia, said his best weapon is a sky hook. He said
: he made himself eligible for the draft this year because he wanted to get it
: out of his mind.
: "I was 95 percent sure I was going to be a late first-round pick and I wanted
: to go," Ilic said through an interpreter.

去年在塞爾維亞的BC Reflex平均7.3分，3.4籃板，每場搧不到一各火鍋的Ilic說自己
最擅長的武器是天勾。他表示自己之所以在今年參加選秀是因為要把這件事拋諸腦後。
Ilic透過翻譯說"我有95%的自信確定將會在第一輪尾端獲選，所以我就參加了"

: The Nets also announced that they had exercised their option on guard Jacque
: Vaughn for next season.
: "We were very pleased with Jacque's performance last season," Thorn said. "He
: adds needed depth to our point guard position."
: Vaughn averaged 5.3 points and 1.9 assists in 71 games. He averaged 7.9
: points in 2.5 assists in 34 starts.
: Vaughn missed the final eight games of the regular season and the playoffs
: with a foot injury.

籃網同時宣佈他們行使了後衛Jacque Vaughn下一球季的選擇權。
"我們對於Jacque上季的表現感到十分滿意,"Thorn說"他為我們的一號位置增加了深度"
Vaughn在71場比賽中平均5.3分及1.9助攻,在34場的先發中則有7.9分及2.5助攻的表現。
Vaughn因為腳傷缺席了季賽的最後八場比賽以及所有的季後賽。


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我怎麼覺得首要之務是確定Ilic的智商啊...:p

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※ 編輯: jupee           來自: 219.84.2.124         (07/06 01:40)
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