[外電] AW的第一次試訓

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The story of Alan Williams' first Suns workout

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MEMPHIS – About a year ago at this time, Alan Williams worked out for the
Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. It was just him on the main court, no one
else except the Phoenix coaching staff and general manager.

(在曼菲斯時的報導)

一年前的大概這個時候，AW來到太陽主場進行試訓，球場上只有AW跟教練團跟GM試訓


Coach Earl Watson watched for about 15 minutes, and then he shut it down. He
had seen enough. Williams wasn’t in shape. He saw no reason to continue.

Watson教練看了十五分鐘就決定中止試訓，他覺得看夠了，因為AW沒有帶著良好狀況就
來試訓，他沒有理由繼續試訓下去


“Just being honest,” Watson said before Tuesday’s game against the
Grizzlies. “It was bad.”

Watson在禮拜二比賽前對抗灰熊前說

"必須誠實地說，那真的很糟糕"


Since the Suns have shifted to a youth movement – benching veterans Tyson
Chandler and guard Brandon Knight to get a better look at their
less-experienced personnel – no one has taken advantage more than Williams.
Entering Tuesday, the 6-foot-8 big man had averaged 16.5 points and nine
rebounds in two games, making 15 of 22 attempts from the field.


自從太陽轉向年輕路線--將Knight跟Chandler放板凳上坐好坐滿，是為了想好好地觀察
缺少比賽經驗的球員們，而這些球員之中沒有人比AW從這政策中掌握更好的優勢，在政
策決定後的兩場比賽，6呎8吋的AW平均每場可以拿下16.5分和9籃板，外加22投15中


It shows how far Williams has come since that failed workout. He remembers
walking off the court that day thinking, “This is a bad situation.”

這跟AW當初失敗的試訓表現天差地遠，AW還記得那天他走出球場時想著
"這真的是很糟糕的狀況"


“It was a crazy time,’’ said Williams, a Phoenix native. “I wasn’t
ready. I had just gotten back from (playing in) China and I just wasn’t in
the shape I needed to be in to play in the NBA. When he cut the workout
short, I was like, ‘Oh, wow.’ "

鳳凰城本地人Alan Williams說

"那真的是很令人瘋狂的時候，我還沒準備好，因為我才剛從中國打完球回來而且還沒
把狀況調整到可以進入NBA的等級，當教練很快中止試訓時，我就像是*噢，哇咧*"


Watson admits: He was disappointed. How could a player show up to an NBA
workout and not be in basketball shape? He asked Williams about his
conditioning. The power forward responded with “yes, sir,” and “no, sir.”

Watson承認當時他很失望，為什麼會有球員來NBA試訓卻沒有準備好要打籃球的狀態?
於是他問了AW的情況，AW只是回答"是的教練"和"不是的教練"


“What do your parents do for a living?” Watson asked. (“That’s a big
question for me,”the coach said in retelling this story.“I want to know.)

(記者對以下這問題感到非常的困惑，而Watson回憶這故事時說他只是想知道而已)

Watson問

"你爸媽是做甚麼的?"


“My mom is a police chief, my dad is a judge,’’ Williams said.
“No s--t?” Watson said.

AW回答

(你好)"我媽媽是警長，我爸爸是法官"

Watson說

"挖糙米漿，不是吧?"


The coach made up his mind. Not much later, Williams’ agent told Williams
that Phoenix wanted another workout.

Watson教練下定決心，不久後，AW經紀人跟他說太陽想再試訓一次


“Listen,’’ Watson told Williams. “Your character is going to keep you in
this league, your work ethic is going to give you opportunities. We’re
leaving (on a road trip). We’ll be back in about a week and a half. Every
day, you better go work out. Treadmill, spin class. I don’t care if they’re
playing pickup at the YMCA, you go out there and work. And we’ll see you
when we get back and we’ll have another workout.”

Watson跟AW說

"聽好，你的任務就是讓你能繼續留在這個聯盟，你的工作態度會贈予你許多機會，我們
將會去客場之旅離開這裡，然後一個半禮拜後回來，在這期間的每一天，你最好去鍛鍊
，練跑步機，踩飛輪，我不管公共球場有沒有人在打球，你就是給我去那些地方苦練，
我們會回來進行試訓考察"


Williams’ second tryout went much better. The Suns signed him to a 10-day
contract and later for the rest of the season. It didn't take long for
Williams to show Watson another side of his personality.

AW的第二次試訓做的好很多，太陽決定簽下10天合約並決定剩餘球季都將他留在隊上，
之後沒多久Watson又發現AW的另一個特質


“One game during that stretch, I kept hearing someone yell at the end of the
bench, cheering," Watson said. “I asked (an assistant) coach, ‘Who is that?
’ He said, ‘It’s Alan Williams.’ I said, ‘For real? I didn’t even know
he talked.’ "

Watson說

"某一場比賽中，我一直聽到板凳末端有人大聲喊叫並幫隊友鼓舞，我問了旁邊的助教說
他是誰?，助教說是AW，我說""是真的嗎，我甚至不知道他有講話過?"""


Watson had more instruction for Williams. After the season, he told him to
take as many spin classes as possible to improve his stamina. He also told
Williams to work on his offensive post game. No jump shots, only floaters.

之後Watson對AW進行更多指導，在上個球季結束後，他告訴AW去盡可能的踩更多的飛輪
鍛鍊自己的耐力，Watson也告訴AW去鍛鍊自己的低位進攻

不要跳投，只能拋投


Since then, Williams has proven himself in small doses. For most of this
season he has played the role of 12th man, cheering from the bench. But he's
also showed flashes. With Chandler out in mid-November, he posted consecutive
double-doubles. With Alex Len out due to a one-game suspension, he produced
another on Feb. 10 against the Bulls.

自從那時候起，AW每次訓練中都有小小的進步，在這個球季他已經能進入第12人的輪替，
在板凳鼓舞，但是他也能幾次讓球迷眼睛為之一亮，在Chandler十一月中有事缺戰時，他
能連續雙十，當Len因為被禁賽一場時，他又在對抗公牛的比賽提供雙十


Ninety minutes before Tuesday’s contest, Williams was the only Phoenix
player on the court, working with development assistant Jason Fraser. With
the night’s halftime entertainment act practicing at mid-court, Williams
posted up against Fraser, took an entry pass and shot over each shoulder.

在禮拜二的比賽之前十九分鐘內，AW是唯一太陽球員還留在場上，跟著助教Fraser繼續鍛
練，在中場休息時間對方在中線表演活動時，AW跟助教持續練習低位進攻，塞進去給AW然
後AW在對方肩膀上投進拋投


As a restricted free agent, this is an important time for him. He knows he's
still learning the game. He understands he has much to prove. In some ways,
Watson thinks he already has.

這個賽季結束後AW會成為受限自由球員，現在對他來說非常的重要，他知道他仍在學習，
他也知道他必須證明更多東西，Watson覺得AW在某些方面已經證明自己OK了


"The old story goes, it’s not how much talent you have or what you can do, it
’s can you be the best at what you have and let the rest take care of
itself?" Watson said. "Success comes hand in hand with a positive attitude."

Watson說

"這故事告訴我們，不是你多有天賦或是你能做甚麼，是你能不能將你會的做到最好，
而讓其他方面自然的維持住(這句不確定要怎麼翻?)，那成功會與正面態度攜手前來你面前"

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推 humbler     : 結尾花生說的話好振奮人心!AW真棒
推 ryanburr    : 欸 那教練怎麼不教教Len練練拋投
→ chris0701   : 欸那你是在冰BK冰__小的
推 Farger      : playing pick up那段,是說路人隨興挑隊友打球
→ Farger      : YMCA 應該是有球場開放給大家使用的地方吧
感謝F大指正m(_ _)m
※ 編輯: lovemeteor (1.161.198.235), 03/03/2017 17:03:54
推 Farger      : 不是叫他找啦, 是說不管有沒人在打你都自己練好練滿
了解，對不起亂翻F大的意思orz
※ 編輯: lovemeteor (1.161.198.235), 03/03/2017 17:08:14
推 a8084123    : 推
推 wind99999   : "No jump shots, Only floaters" XD
推 brandon10153: 花生讚
推 teapot43    : 在禮拜二的比賽之前十九分鐘內 => 原文是90分鐘喔