[外電] Goran Dragic returns to Phoenix Suns

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Goran Dragic returns to Phoenix Suns

Dragic 的回歸
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From his rookie year to the time Steve Nash sat him down in the middle
of an empty practice floor for a third-year pep talk, Goran Dragic took
one consistent message away from his legendary predecessor.

在他生涯第一年的某一次， Nash 和他並肩坐在空盪盪的練習場地中央，
Dragic 從他的傳奇導師身上得到一段讓他三年來一直鼓起精神的訊息。

"Kid, just wait for your opportunity," Dragic said Nash told him. "You're
going to have one or two opportunities, and you've got to take advantage
of it."

「小子，你只需要等待你的機會。」 Dragic 說老大(到現在我還是把他當老大...)
這樣告訴他：「將來的你，將會有一到兩次的機會，而你應該要好好利用他。」

Who knew that his grand opportunity would come from being traded in 2011?
The Suns hoped they would benefit from a change of scenery for Aaron Brooks,
who came from Houston in exchange for Dragic and a first-round pick.
Instead, Dragic was the beneficiary, becoming a starter this year during
Kyle Lowry's illness. Now, the Suns hope they also benefit from the return
of "The Dragon."

誰想得到，他的成名機會是從 2011 年的被交易開始？
太陽希望他們能夠藉由把 Dragic 和首輪選秀權換來的小 AB 獲益；
結果最大的受益者其實是在 Lowry 受傷後站上先發舞台的 Dragic，
現在，太陽也希望他們能在「The Dragon」的回歸下成為受益人。

Dragic is the No.1 in stature and in number after he switched from the
jersey No.2 he wore as the No.2. Like when the Suns first traded Nash
14 years ago, it took Dragic going away and establishing himself elsewhere
for the Suns to hand him the reins. On Thursday, Dragic signed a four-year,
$30 million contract that could be worth more with $1 million annual
All-Star bonuses. Dragic has a player option on the fourth year.

拋棄了以往的2號球衣，現在的 Dragic 從身材到球衣號碼都是標準的一號了。
就像十四年前，太陽第一次把 Nash 交易出去一樣，
Dragic 也在他處表現得像脫韁野馬。
在星期四， Dragic 簽署了一份四年，30 M 的合約，
同時擁有進入明星賽的激勵獎金 1M 和第四年的球員選項。

"Many of us, I think, believe that had Goran not left, he would've never
had the opportunity to spread his wings and grow in the way he has," said
Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby, who will sign and
introduce the Suns' other big free-agent acquisition, Michael Beasley,
Friday. "We're thrilled that he did come back. There is an old expression
that you have to big enough to admit your mistakes, strong enough to profit
from them and strong enough to correct them."

「我想，許多人都相信 Goran 如果從來沒有離開過我們，他就永遠不會有這樣的機會
  成長茁壯。」

  星期五也剛剛簽下 Beasley 的龍寶貝說：

「我們很高興他回來了，有一句話是這樣說的：你必須長得足夠大，才足以承認自己
  的錯誤；你必須足夠強壯，才能從其中獲得利益；你必須足夠強壯，才能夠糾正他
  們。」

Dragic, 26, had a more lucrative offer from Charlotte and considered Toronto
and Houston but settled on Phoenix primarily because of coach Alvin Gentry,
who is entering his final contact year. Dragic was "a lost cause from Europe,"
as he put it, when he was a rookie until Gentry replaced Terry Porter and
restored Dragic's confidence.

Dragic ， 現年 26 歲，他曾經從山貓、暴龍和火箭處得到更豐厚的報價，但最後他
願意選擇太陽的原因還是在他合約的最後一年裡加入的，親愛的 Alvin Gentry 教練。
Dragic 曾經在歐洲有所成就，而當他來到美國時可是把那些(事業，或說信心)都放棄了。
直到 Gentry 取代了 Porter 以後才重拾了信心。

Dragic calls Gentry "a second father" and cited his comfort with him and
the confidence Gentry gave him for luring him back.

Dragic 稱 Gentry 為自己的第二個父親，而且列舉了他的安慰，並且給了他多少信心
好使他下定決心回來。

"His confidence level is at its all-time high," Gentry said. "In this league,
that becomes a really important thing. He feels that he belongs now. He feels
that he can line up and play against anyone in the league.

「他的信心正在前所未有的高度上。」

Gentry 表示：

「在這個聯盟裡，這已成為一個非常重要的指標。他認為他屬於現在，他感覺他可以排
  得上隊而且挑戰聯盟裡的任何一個人。」

"The thing that I like about him is that the intensity and the
 competitiveness that he plays with becomes very important to what we're
 trying to do here."

「如果我們真的想在這當下成就些什麼， Dragic 表現出來的強度和競爭力就顯得
  相當重要，而這也是我喜歡他的原因。」

Dragic, a second-round draft pick by Steve Kerr's staff in 2008, improved
over his first two seasons with the icing coming in a 23-point fourth quarter
at San Antonio in the 2010 playoffs. He had one of the NBA's worst plus-minus
ratings when he was traded last year but finished that season strongly in
Houston. In 28 starts this season, Dragic averaged 18.0 points and 8.4
assists while shooting 49 percent from the field and 38 percent on 3-pointers
for Houston.

Dragic 是 Kerr 在 2008 年第二輪選秀選到的球員，在表現結冰的前兩季中他第一次
證明自己的機會是在 2010 年季後賽對馬刺第四節的單節 23 分表現。在他被交易以後
曾經有過大幅的績效滑落，但不久就用強力的表現結束了一個球季。在二十八場先發
當中，他繳出平均 18.0 分 、 8.4 助攻 、 49% 命中率 、38% 三分球命中率的成績。


"Now I just know things," Dragic said. "I learned from the best, Steve.
 And I learned from a lot of people, from the coaches and now I think I'm
 ready to be more vocal."

「我只是現在開始領悟一些東西了。」

Dragic 說：

「我從最棒的球員 Nash 那裡學到了很多，還有很多其他的人，像是教練，然後，
  現在我想我已經可以成為更好的聲音。」

When the bench struggled in 2010-11, Dragic failed to take command of
wayward players and plays. He was more assertive in Houston and showed
flashes of Nash. Dragic never tried to replicate Nash's game but took
pieces that fit him, whether it was learning to stop picking up his dribble
on pick-and-rolls, breaking the habit of turning his back to ball pressure
or probing defenses longer.

在 2010-2011 的板凳裡掙扎許久， Dragic 曾被批評是打法任性的球員而顯得失敗。
在火箭隊裡他才又重新變得有自信起來，同時可以秀幾招 Nash 式的打法。他從來沒
有嘗試著要去複製 Nash 的比賽，但很明顯這對他來說輕而易舉。不管是 PnR 、
打破自己習慣的從背後回壓球，又或者切到別人防守很深的地方進行試探。

"I'm a new guy now," Dragic said.

「現在，我是個全新的人了。」 Dragic 說。


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推 DASHOCK     :景物依舊 人事全非  小帥哥加油阿~也希望Nash拿冠軍
推 shau7276    :鳳還巢是很好 但是比較希望以後看到直接龍抬頭的...
→ shau7276    :要不...回不來不是很囧...
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推 scpx        :nash先拿個冠軍.太陽磨合一兩年後也拿冠軍.
→ scpx        :這好像太夢幻了點..哈哈..
推 articlebear :期待
推 KEDEN       :加油吧~~~小帥哥!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
推 kaimar      :期待他能更加茁壯! (話說我們目前SG這位置很空虛..)
推 bensonchaung:衝阿!!!!!!
推 mea7211     :有些小地方直譯會有點怪怪的 但還是推好心翻譯!
→ GoRockMyLife:英文不好Q_Q
推 augopf50123 :如果放雙控衛在場上的效果呢？留太菲跟小帥搭
推 augopf50123 :新秀跟紅/香濃搭   這樣後場的效果不知道如何
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→ pp510       :留給年輕人發揮空間
推 pandaman    :小帥哥好棒 Q_Q
→ Realwell    :太妃去年後段真的太感人 今年都沒消息 蠻希望留的
→ Realwell    :新秀雖然說要練 但我覺得第一年排第三控衛也不算太委
→ Realwell    :屈 老大當年也被排過第三 如果太菲可以留 先發抓雞
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推 Realwell    :當然可微調XD 他狀況好時太妃坎豆各還他2~3分鐘也可
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推 truegodchild:老大當第三號是因為前兩號都是明星球員...
→ truegodchild:砍豆的上場時間只應該比抓雞雞低