[外電]AB健康了可喜可賀但面對的是不確定的未來

[Actus (養正則吉)]

Alec Burks is happy to finally be healthy, 
but faces an uncertain future...

AB健康了可喜可賀但面對的是不確定的未來

原文網址：http://shorturl.at/agHQ9

As the 2017-18 Utah Jazz season came to a close earlier this week, 
Alec Burks proclaimed he was as healthy as he's been at the end of 
a season in several years.
"It's a blessing I got through the season healthy," said Burks, 
who missed significant portions of the previous three seasons with 
an assortment of injuries.

在2017-18球季清倉日，
過去三年因各種傷而各種缺席的AB表示，
真感恩他今年終於是健康走完一季了。

Ironically, now that he's finally 100 percent, Burks' future with 
the team may be as tenuous as it's been since he joined the Jazz 
as a rookie seven years ago.

諷刺的是AB現在雖然終於完全復原了，
但他在爵士的未來可能是進入爵士這七年來最脆弱的時候。

Burks, who was taken with the No. 12 pick of the 2011 NBA draft, 
has played with the Jazz for seven seasons and has been a starter 
at times and key contributor off the bench. However, this year he 
ended the regular season as one of the last men off the bench. 
And now he's entering the final year of a four-year contract.

AB在2011年第12順位被爵士選中效力爵士七年。
曾先發過也曾是板凳的重要戰力。
但今年季賽他只能算是板凳末端的人，
而他與爵士的約也來到最後一年。

The 6-foot-6 wing from the University of Colorado was basically 
Utah's 10th or 11th man after rookie Royce O'Neale surpassed him 
in the rotation in January. He never left the bench in 12 of Utah's 
final 20 games when he averaged just 1.5 points in the games he did play.

當今年1月他被三重歐尼爾超車後，
基本上AB只能排在輪替的第10到11名。
例行賽的最後20場有12場沒上，
在當中有上的比賽裡也僅場均1.5分。

Then suddenly in the playoffs Burks was given an opportunity 
because of an injury to Ricky Rubio and he made the most of it 
with some solid performances for the Jazz.
In the last game of the season, the Game 5 loss in Houston, 
Burks played a season-high 32 minutes and scored 22 points on 
7-of-15 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range with five 
assists, three rebounds and a steal. He also had 14 points in 
Game 3 with 3 of 4 from long range and 17 points in the Game 2 
win in Houston when he also had six assists and four rebounds in 
22 minutes.

但突然間在季後賽因為盧比歐的受傷，
AB跳出來了。

在本季最後一場比賽，也就是G5輸給火箭那場，
AB上場達本季最高的32分鐘。
15投7中(三分球5投3中)得了22分，
還有5助攻3籃板1抄截。

對火箭G3他得了14分(三分球4投3中)，
對火箭G2他22分鐘內得了17分外帶6助攻4籃板，爵士贏球。

Burks played a key role in Utah's Game 6 victory over Oklahoma City 
when he came in from cold storage for Rubio when the point guard 
went out with a hamstring injury in the first quarter.
After that game, coach Quin Snyder went so far as to say the Jazz 
wouldn't have won without the contributions of Burks.
"It's easy for a coach to say, 'Stay ready, you never know when 
your number's going to be called' - that's coach-speak, but he 
stayed ready," said Snyder. "I'm unbelievably proud of him. He's a 
reflection of what our group has been about all year."

第一輪淘汰雷霆的第六戰AB更是關鍵，
因為盧比歐在第一節突然受傷，
讓AB突然從冰箱被拿出來用。
賽後Q教練大讚AB，甚至說這場如果沒有AB可能不會贏。

Q說，教練總是叫球員隨時做好上場準備，這樣出一張嘴很容易，
但AB【真的】是隨時做好上場準備，
Q超以AB為榮，說AB的表現正是本季這支球隊的寫照。

Burks has never been one to brag about himself - or to say much, 
period - and he didn't complain about not getting more of a chance 
to play before the playoffs.
"I just pride myself on being ready," he said. "I know I had the 
ability and I got the opportunity so I did what I had to do. 
I just want everybody to be great, want everybody to succeed and 
the team to be great. I have no problem with knowing my role."

AB從不是那種臭屁型的，其實他根本超句點。
他也不曾抱怨過他的上場時間。

AB說他就是做好準備，他知道自己的能力，
所以當獲得機會他就是做他該做的。
他就是希望每個人都好每個人都成功然後球隊成功，
他對自己的角色定位沒問題。

Burks has an uncanny ability to drive to the basket at full speed 
and make some circus shots at times and he's always been a decent 
3-point shooter (35.3 percent for his career). However, his 
decision-making has come into question and he's never been known 
as a great defender.

AB擁有某種全速切入然後玄妙進球的神奇能力，
三分也不錯(生涯命中率35.3%)
但他的出手選擇是個問題，
而且一直不被認為是個好的防守者。

Jazz officials haven't commented on Burks' future with the team 
with one year left on his contract, which will pay him $11.5 million 
next year. The question going into next year, is where will he 
fit in when everybody's healthy?

爵士跟他還有一年11.5M的合約，
球團尚未對他的未來正式表態。
真正的問題是如果下季大家都健康的話，
AB的位子會是在哪裡。

Burks plays the same position as sensational rookie Donovan Mitchell, 
who will be playing 35 minutes a night for years to come. O'Neale moved 
ahead of him and doesn't show any a signs of falling back after a solid 
postseason when he started four games and averaged 24 minutes per game. 
Another wing player, Thabo Sefolosha, should also be back after sitting 
out for three months with a knee injury.

AB跟救世主米邱打同個位置，後者大概每場能打個35分鐘。

季後賽先發了4場，每場能上24分鐘的三重歐，
輪替也在AB之前。

更別說當沙發傷癒回來後位子又會更擠了。

The Jazz could use Burks in a similar role next year as an insurance 
policy in case some regulars get injured or they could trade him in 
the offseason.

爵士或許會繼續把AB當成輪替球員受傷時的保險，
或也許把他交易。

"I've been here a long time, since I was 19, and hopefully it keeps 
going," Burks said. "I've seen a lot in seven years. There's been 
high times, low times and even-keel times. Hopefully there'll be more 
good times in the in the future."

AB說他從19歲就在這裡了希望能繼續待下去，
這七年來他在這邊經歷很多，
有高潮迭起，也有風平浪靜。
他希望未來能在這裡看到更多好時節。

While Burks' Jazz future may be a little bit up in the air, he's 
happy that he's at least fully healthy for a change.
"I'm never going to take that for granted again," he said. "This 
summer is going to be big, the first summer in a couple of summers 
where I don't have to rehab. I'm just going to work on my game and 
play anytime I want to. I don't need to ask nobody, see nobody, 
I can just hoop and have fun. I can't wait for that - I haven't 
had that for a long time."

而雖然AB在爵士的未來未定，
但他很高興至少他可以健健康康地做些改變了。

他說他不會把健康視作理所當然的了，
這個暑假是近年來第一個他不用把時間花在復健的暑假。
他終於可以真正精進他的比賽，
可以不用徵求誰的同意，而能夠愛怎麼練就怎麼練，隨時練球了。

「我可以全力玩球了我真是迫不及待」AB說，
「我已經很久沒有這樣。」

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省話一哥AB難得揭露一點點內心世界，
看完有點洋蔥感，他簡直可以跟Fav結拜了QQ。

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推 semicoma: 每日一文持續了 但面對的是不確定是否不小心斷炊的未來
推 kaikai1112: 差點以為要開天窗惹~~~~~~~~~~~ 呼~~~~~~~~
推 pinkidd: 他還想留爵士！！真沒想到
推 cyp001: AB真是個好孩子 希望他能留 季後賽的防守也另人驚豔
噓 nuturewind: 爵士人年資越老越M，跟球迷一樣
→ cyp001: 如果他的防守能一直保持 輪值應該能排到三重之前
噓 stevenlovego: 我會想留他 亂刀流對我們很重要 只是看q要不要用他
→ stevenlovego: 而已
噓 mt0481: 每次看到AB都會想到他前一順位是KT...
噓 honher: 不要讓伯狒如夢……QQ
噓 ammon: 還好啦，前一順位就是選不到的
推 asakura0907: 目前就很尷尬吧  後場都是人 丹丹回歸後更沒位子了
推 kaikai1112: AB 明年合約年 他後年留不留 要看丹丹的成長......
→ kaikai1112: 如果丹丹明年能練出穩定的急停與變向
→ kaikai1112: 就能夠相當程度的承接 AB 的功能  還外帶組織功能
→ kaikai1112: 這樣就有可能不留 AB 空出空間幫小比加薪.....
→ kaikai1112:   很有
→ kaikai1112: 不管怎樣 明年很有可能是 AB 在我爵的最後一季惹
→ kaikai1112: 希望阿Q 能多用他 打出身價 也好換一些好東西(簽)
噓 nicewave51: 對板凳的不信任感，末節領先常常主力還在場上，想到
→ nicewave51: 勝利之光的情節...
→ nicewave51: 我比較擔心丹丹的未來...離先發還有距離，解凍後上來
→ nicewave51: 砍分也沒AB厲害...
噓 JerrySloan: 亂刀流+體能球  也還不錯  就看薪水要多少?
→ JerrySloan: 丹丹如果傳球還沒練起來  他就不適合打PG
→ hahaluck: AB不曾抱怨過他的上場時間 做好準備 上場做他該做的
噓 JerrySloan: AB一直都是替補  習慣了  Exum怕他經紀人下指導棋
→ JerrySloan: 順位前面的意見都很多
噓 monmo: 不用擔心丹打不打的出來，因為看各種情報，你得先擔心的是
→ monmo: 他留不留
→ hahaluck: 又有爵士少見的自幹能力 可惜被冰又沒愛
→ hahaluck: 我怕丹丹 是下一個AB 有潛力但又沒給時間空間去練
→ hahaluck: 我就有預感 這季因為AB跟網友吵爵士教練跟養成問題
→ hahaluck: 下一季搞不好就換因為丹丹來吵一樣的事
推 kaikai1112: 總之目前應該就是 丹 AB 二擇一的賽局摟.....
→ kaikai1112: 不是今年續丹 就是明年留 AB 兩人的位置功能 重複太多
→ kaikai1112: (或者 你也可以把 AB 看成續丹失敗的備案啦....)
→ kaikai1112: 兩人目前的養成 對球隊的貢獻 是在伯仲之間....
→ kaikai1112: 但是 丹丹年輕太多 則是鐵一般的事實 所以丹會優先吧
推 Newstart: 從冰箱出來 可以隨時幹個20幾分真的很神
→ Newstart: Gerald Green/Jamal Crowford:幸運的AB
→ Newstart: 阿Q如果能把他用好 搭配選秀選好的側翼 也是可以
推 JerrySloan: 那要不要先去CBA刷一個漂亮的數據?
→ JerrySloan: Crawford年輕是先發等級  AB還不知道
推 d8456aaa: 有人看得懂koko的那則新消息嗎
推 Newstart: 他是隻身前往太陽 沒有帶任何助理教練過去
噓 d8456aaa: 感謝XD 剛剛看了一下來不及看完就上課了
推 monmo: 語意似乎更像爵居然能把助教都留下來
噓 KingCherry: 把ab打造成Crawford 不知如何
噓 monmo: 有那等級防守的AB就是全明星了......
推 sam369: JC年輕的時候防守也很爛吧 一直都是幹分類型
→ sam369: 我說的JC是Jamal Crowford,不是爵士這支
噓 KingCherry: 我說的也是Jamal
噓 hijodedios36: 爵士都M?
推 kingroy: 直接當後場替補了吧，123號先發小比米丘鷹勾，替補ab exu
→ kingroy: m
→ kingroy: 尻佛還是雜碎後最會幹分的夭午球員
→ JerrySloan: 誰? Jordan Crawford?  補這隻也不錯
噓 CarlosBoozer: 結果是Jack Cooley
推 sam369: Jordan Crawford打過波士頓記得後來跑去打CBA,也是幹分佣
→ sam369: 但是沒有防守
→ sam369: 不像Jamal Crowford 至少還在NBA
噓 JerrySloan: 他有回到NBA  換了好幾隊  跟九指green很像