[外電] Granger第一次練習超乎期待

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Danny Granger and the rest of the Indiana Pacers hit the practice court for
the first time Saturday morning, marking the official start of training camp.
Granger can be a huge addition to last year’s core that went all the way to
Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

    隨著訓練營正式展開，Danny Granger和其他溜馬隊員在禮拜六早上首次展開練習。
而Granger對於去年在東區冠軍戰血戰七場的核心陣容來說可以是個很大的加分。

After missing most of last year, Granger has a renewed attitude and
excitement towards the new season. Following the first practice, he was
encouraged – and as confident as we have seen him over the last 12 months –
 by his performance.

    在去年幾乎整季缺席後，Granger對於新球季抱持著煥然一新的態度與興奮感。而在
第一次的練習中，他的表現激勵了自己，並且就像我們在去年之前看到的一樣有自信。

“For me, it went honestly better than I expected,” the All-Star forward
said. “I felt great.

    「老實說，情況比我原本預期的要來得好，」這位明星前鋒表示。「我覺得很棒。」

“I went through the whole practice. I did all the sprints. I played the
whole time. I didn’t have to sit out or anything so I definitely can feel
(my conditioning) coming back.”

    「我全程參與了訓練，包含衝刺練習的部分。我不需要跳過某些練習，讓我肯定自己
找回了狀況。」

A smile appears on the face of head coach Frank Vogel each time he discusses
Granger’s on-court performance. When he’s on the floor, he spreads the
defense out and can provide the Pacers with a real boost. Vogel said Granger
had a good practice, made a lot of shots and even defended well.

    當總教練Frank Vogel每次談論Granger在場上的表現時，嘴上都扶起了一抹微笑。當
Granger在場上時，總是能夠拉大防守球員的守備範圍並且帶給球隊一股衝勁。Vogel說
Granger在練習中表現不錯，投進了一堆球並且甚至在防守端表現很好。

“I didn’t see any limitations at all,” he said. “He just looked like
Danny Granger. Not like last year’s Danny Granger where he was struggling to
push off on certain plays. He looked like two years ago Danny Granger.”

    「我看不出來他有受到任何掣肘，」他表示。「Granger表現得像真的自己，而不是
去年那個在作特定動作時會感到不順的Granger。他就像兩年前一樣。」

There were more than a dozen observers (team officials and scouts) in the
bleachers of the practice floor looking on, with a lot of interest on Granger
’s showing. One observer said Granger hit two straight 3-pointers as his
white team, consisting of C.J. Watson, Orlando Johnson, Luis Scola and Ian
Mahinmi, won the scrimmage 15-4.

    超過24名觀察人員（球隊高層和球探）在場邊觀察，而重點則特別放在Granger的表
現上。一名觀察員表示Granger在和C.J. Watson、Orlando Johnson、Luis Scola與Ian
Mahinmi組隊的一場練習賽中，連續投進兩顆三分球，幫助白隊15-4贏了比賽。

（P.S.根據Twitter的情報，對手是去年的先發球員……拿4分好像有點慘）

To start practice, Lance Stephenson started with the first team and Granger
suited up with the second unit – the white team – but there’s nothing to
it, says coach Vogel.

    Lance Stephenson以先發身分展開練習，而Granger則是和替補組成白隊，不過
Vogel教練表示這沒有什麼。

"There's nothing to be read into that,” he said. “This is the final phase
of Danny Granger's recovery – enduring the workload of a training camp.
We're going to monitor how he does in terms of being able to get fully back."

    「不需要作過多的解讀，」他表示。「現在是Danny Granger復健的最後階段——承
受訓練營的強度。我們將會監控他的狀態，也就是確保他能百分百回歸。」

Playing on the second unit allowed Paul George and Granger to square off on
both ends.

    Granger打替補讓Paul George能夠在攻防兩端都能和他放對。

“It’s always fun,” George said of the matchup. “Coming in here my rookie
year, I always was taking a beating from Danny so it’s fun to kind of dish
out a little bit.”

    「這永遠都很愉快，」當George談論放對時這樣表示。「當我還是菜鳥的時候，
Danny一直都以對手的身分在教訓我，所以重溫這種感覺很開心。」

When told that George enjoyed “dishing it out,” Granger smiled and said, “
No comment.”

    當George表示他很享受被教訓的感覺時，Granger微笑著說：「不予置評。」

“Danny looked good,” George continued. “At one point, Danny was the same
Danny that’s been an All-Star. He looked real well out there. … Danny was a
strength for today for the second unit.”

    「Danny看起來好極了，」George繼續表示。「在某些時候，Danny看起來就像是以
前全明星時候的樣子。他看起來非常棒。……Danny今天是替補群非常強大的力量。」

After being on the sideline for most of last year, Granger has found a
positive. He says he’s refreshed, both mentally and physically.

   在幾乎穿了一整年的西裝之後，Granger非常積極。他說他在身心兩端都煥然一新。

“Having the year off to let my knee heal, also helps the rest of your body,
too,” he said. “The rest of my body feels kind of good actually. I’m still
obviously battling my knee, but the rest of my body feels great.”

    「休息一整年的膝蓋治療同時也讓身體有機會放鬆，」他表示。「事實上我身體其他
部分也感覺很好。很顯然地，我還在和我的膝蓋戰鬥，但是我身體的其他部分非常棒。」

And his previous struggle to push off his left knee?

    而他之前的左膝問題呢？

“That’s gone,” he said. “It’s more so building up the endurance in the
knee.”

    「已經沒了，」他說。「現在比較像是在加強膝蓋的韌度。」

The team’s medical staff has Granger, along with a handful of other players,
wearing a high-tech workload monitor. They have a pre-determined number in
mind that they want to keep Granger at so that will ultimately determine his
workload each day.

    球隊的醫療人員用高科技的監控設備在觀察Granger和其他球員。他們對於Granger
的狀況早已有譜，也藉此來決定他每天的練習量。

By league rule, teams are allowed just one contact practice per day so they’
ll come back early Saturday night to work on shooting, conditioning and the
offense without defenders.

    根據聯盟規則，球隊每天只有一次練習可以肢體碰撞，因此在禮拜六晚上他們提早回
來，在沒有防守者的情況下進行投籃以及其他進攻練習。

The team is having two-a-days on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, and that is
it. They’ll practice once on Monday.

    球隊在禮拜六、禮拜天以及禮拜二有一天兩次的練習，而禮拜一則是有一次。

Conversation with Scola

    與Scola進行導談

Once practice concluded, around 1:30 p.m., some guys were getting more shots
up while others talked to the media. Luis Scola plopped down on the sidelines
to observe what was going on.

    在練習結束後約莫下午一點半的時間，當有些球員在投籃以及接受媒體訪問時，
Scola坐在場邊盱衡大局。

Vogel then walked over to him, sat down, and the two had a conversation that
lasted more than 10 minutes.

    然後Vogel走向了他並坐了下來，而後兩人有了超過十分鐘的交談。

“I went over to talk to him because I respect his mind,” Vogel explained. “
Anybody that knows how to play the game the way he knows how to play the game
– obviously has a great basketball IQ – I’m told him that I want to hear
what he’s thinking every single day because I think he can help our group
intelligence.”

    「我之所以和他聊天是因為我敬重他的精神，」Vogel解釋。「任何像他一樣知道該
如何打球的人很顯然地都擁有很高的籃球智商。我告訴他我很想知道他每天都在想些什麼
，因為我想他可以給我們這個團體帶來智慧。」

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