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標題[情報] Spurs betting on Hill
時間Tue Jul 14 01:46:27 2009
原文連結：
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Spurs betting on Hill
馬刺在Hill身上下重注
LAS VEGAS — Spurs guard George Hill can sum up memories of his first trip to
Sin City in two horrific words.
拉斯維加斯電—Hill回憶起他去年在萬惡的Las Vegas參加夏季聯賽，下了一個總結。
「Shooting slump,」 he said. 「That's the biggest thing I remember.」
「投籃大災難」，他說，「我記得的就只有這個了。」
As a rookie a year ago, Hill strode into his first NBA summer league with
high hopes and a high roller's confidence. He left like so many other Las
Vegas losers, the destitute victim of his own bad luck.
回溯到去年，身為一個備受期待的新人，Hill帶著無比自信，大搖大擺地走進夏季聯賽。
結果卻跟那些在Las Vegas輸得一塌糊塗的其他人一樣，成為了走楣運的可憐受害者。
After Hill went 2 of 25 from the floor in three games, the buzz among the
basketball glitterati gathered in the desert was palpable: The Spurs had
already crapped out on their first-round draft pick.
在Hill參加的三場比賽中，玩出了投25中2之後，籃球界的三姑六婆便已奔相盛傳：馬刺
已經當他們沒這個首輪選秀的傢伙了。
Somehow, Hill survived his first bout of professional failure. He wound up
turning in a solid if unspectacular rookie season, proving himself at least
to be a credible NBA player.
然而，Hill終究是從他職業生涯的第一場挫敗中存活了下了。他在接下來的正式賽季中，
證明了自己至少是個可用之兵。
Today, Hill is back in Vegas for the start of his second summer league. He
returns to the scene of his 23 missed field goals with something new to prove.
現在，Hill回到了Las Vegas參加第二年的夏季聯賽，回到了他曾經失投23球的這個場景
，有著新的任務去證明。
Now, he must show the world — starting with the Spurs — that he can be a
credible NBA point guard.
他必須對世界展示 —至少要先對馬刺展示— 他會是個可倚賴的NBA控球後衛。
「We're going to say, 『Hey, show us you can play the point,」 said Spurs
assistant coach Don Newman, who will guide the summer-league squad. 「『Show
us you can be the backup guard to Tony Parker.'」
Don Newman，馬刺的助理教練，也是夏季聯賽的總教練說，「我們會說，『嘿，向我們證
明你是個好控衛吧！』『向我們證明你能做好Tony Parker的替補吧！』」
Hill's progress will be an essential storyline of summer league, which for
the Spurs' entry begins today against a group from New Orleans.
Hill的發展將是馬刺今年夏季聯賽的主軸，他將從今天對紐奧良開始。
For much of last season, backup point guard was a sore spot for the Spurs,
who toggled through a conga line of unsatisfactory options.
對去年的馬刺來說，替補控衛是馬刺的罩門(應該是"其中一個"吧)
。馬刺只能在幾個不是
很滿意的選項中做選擇。
They are hoping Hill, now on the cusp of his second pro season, will be the
answer. The job is his to win or lose.
現在他們期待著進入第二年的Hill能成為解答(the answer)。也只有Hill能成為解答。
The Spurs do not plan to bring back veteran Jacque Vaughn, nor have they made
much of an attempt to secure another point guard through free agency.
馬刺不打算再簽回老將Jacque Vaughn了，也沒打算在自由球員市場中找尋這個角色。
「He's going to have every right to earn that position,」 Newman said. 「I
think he'll do it.」
「就看他自己能不能勝任了」，Newman說，「我相信他行滴。」
Last season was very much a trial-by-fire for Hill, who not only had to
adjust to life in the NBA but had to learn a new position on the fly.
上個賽季對Hill來說，是個「不適任就掰掰」的賽季。他不但需要適應NBA的生活，更要
在狹縫中為自己掙得一個位子。
Hill, 6-foot-2, had never played point guard before he showed up in San
Antonio last season, selected with the No. 26 overall pick out of
little-known Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis.
來自名不見經傳的IUPUI，6呎2的Hill，在馬刺去年用第一輪26順位選到他之前，從來沒
有打過控球後衛。
He acquitted himself well early in the season.
然而他在開季之初卻表現得相當好。
Injuries decimated the Spurs' backcourt, and Hill found himself a starting
point guard six games into his pro career. He scored in double figures in 17
of his first 20 games, including a trio of 20-point performances.
那時，傷兵問題幾乎殲滅了馬刺的後場，這讓Hill得到了6場先發控球後衛的位置。他在
他的前20場比賽中，有17場得到了兩位數的分數，包括了三場20分以上的表現。
In that, he proved one point. Vegas was a fluke.
自此，他證明了一件事：Vegas的事只是純屬意外。
「He showed us he has a bright future in this league,」 Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich said.
「他向我們展現了他在這個聯盟的無限可能」，Popo老爹說。
Eventually, Hill's shooting yips caught up with him again, as did the grind
of an 82-game season.
然而，Hill終究還是受到了他的投籃恐懼症的困擾，就像一個賽季有整整82場比賽帶給他
的困擾一樣。
He shot 40.3 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from the 3-point line,
numbers that have earned him an offseason date with shooting coach Chip
Engelland.
他平均40.3%的投籃命中率，32.9的三分球命中率，這些數據幫他在休賽期向投籃教練
Chip Engelland訂下了一場約會。
By the time the playoffs rolled around, Hill had largely fallen out of the
rotation, as Popovich opted to give point-guard playing time to more
experienced hands.
在季後賽，Hill已經掉出了Popo老爹的輪替名單中，他寧可讓老將來玩控球後衛這個位置
。
「(Point guard) is the hardest position you can ever learn in the NBA,」 said
Hill, who averaged 5.7 points last season. 「Especially coming from a small
school and always playing the 『two' (shooting guard) my whole life. It was a
lot to digest.」
「控球後衛是NBA最難學習的一個位置」，場均5.7分的Hill說，「尤其是我在我那間小大
學的球員生涯，打的都是得分後衛。這有太多東西有待消化了。」
This week in Vegas, Hill will have plenty of chances to showcase all he has
learned in the past 12 months.
這個星期，Hill將會有很多機會，向我們展示他這12個月來所學的心得。
The Spurs will hand him the ball and let him run their summer-league team,
sink or swim. It will be, quite literally, the Summer of George.
馬刺將會直接把球交給他，讓他一個人一肩扛起夏季聯賽隊伍，帶領他們起飛或者沈淪。
某種程度上來說，這是「George的夏季聯賽」。
As Hill returns to the site of his first professional flop, this time with 81
games of NBA experience under his belt, he will not have to fight hard
against the urge to say, 「I told you so.」
在回到了這個他有著慘澹NBA生涯開端的場景，帶著81場NBA比賽經驗的Hill，已經不需要
拼死命去證明「早就說了我可以的唄」。
Before he can erase memories of a bad Vegas trip, Hill still has a point to
prove.
然而在他抹去這糟糕回憶之前，他有更重要的事要證明。
「People are going to like you, or they're going to hate you,」 Hill said. 「
That's life. I'm just going to control what I can control. All I know is, I
can work hard to be the player they want me to be.」
「人們不是喜歡你，就是唾棄你」，Hill說，「這就是人生吶(煙~)
。我只是盡我所能控
制好一切。至少，我知道我可以努力成為他們希望我成為的那種球員。」
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