[外電] Udrih does not deserve to be starter

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

                http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1720939.html

Beno Udrih's days as the Kings' starting point guard are numbered. Count the
games remaining in the season. Add a few games in the opening weeks of
2009-10, while his successor scoots along on training wheels. And there you
have it.

The search is on. Tyreke Evans. Jonny Flynn. Eric Maynor. Tony Douglas. Ty
Lawson. Darren Collison. Possibly Ricky Rubio. The list of potential draftees
will expand as the NCAA Tournament continues, extending to the European Final
Four and the pre-draft workouts in Chicago.

But win or lose the NBA lottery – and lucking out with the No. 1 pick would
ensure the selection of Oklahoma stud Blake Griffin – upgrading the Kings'
backcourt isn't a need, it's a disaster plan.

Udrih isn't the answer. He is one frustrating question after another. How
could he have such a solid 2008-09 and such a lousy encore? Why the fleeting
bursts followed by sluggish, sloppy performances? How could he be in such
poor condition this late in the season? And how will he respond when an
eager, quicker point guard is drafted this summer, then darts into training
camp determined to devour his playing time?

"Definitely, this has been a disappointing year," Udrih acknowledged after
Sunday's loss to Philadelphia. "Last year in general, we were just playing
harder. As a point guard, you have to have teammates who get open. I feel
much better when I penetrate and somebody gets open, and he makes a dunk."

This is what he says.

Then, sometimes, this is what he does: With 50 seconds left and the Kings
scrambling to make a final run against the 76ers, Udrih drives toward the
basket, ignores a wide-open Spencer Hawes, who is calling for the ball, and
misses a contested five-footer.

"Sometimes you don't see open people," Udrih said.

OK. So maybe that's the issue here. Maybe Udrih is simply better suited for
the role he played in San Antonio before a frustrated Gregg Popovich cut him
loose, namely that of a third guard who is most effective in limited minutes.

But that still doesn't answer the $32 million question. It still doesn't
explain last season, when Udrih rescued the Kings after Mike Bibby underwent
hand surgery and emerged as a capable, if unspectacular starting point guard.
In 32 minutes per night, the 6-foot-3 left-hander executed the pick-and-roll
with Brad Miller, most of his points coming on spinning, twisting drives and
midrange jumpers.

And although anything related to defense remains a four-letter word at Arco,
he at least attempted to stay in front of his man.

This season, not so much. His assist totals are again underwhelming, but more
significantly, his aggressiveness fluctuates dramatically.

"When Beno plays well, the Kings play well," coach Kenny Natt said. "He's a
catalyst for us. Why it's happening … where he's at … we can't figure that
out."

There are theories. Udrih's fleshy, ill-defined body could use a makeover;
one wonders whether he has been introduced to strength coach Daniel Shapiro.
He was hampered by a hip flexor early in the season and a strained foot in
recent weeks, and he has never been one to play well when ailing. There also
is the issue of the coaching change and how his emotionally charged but
symbiotic relationship with Reggie Theus has given way to a chillier, most
distant marriage with Natt.
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以上都不是重點，反正就是在講今年Beno打得有多爛，也因此讓國王的表現極度不如去年
。誰叫他是先發PG，又剛簽長約。

But everything is about to change. The Kings will draft a point guard with
one of their first-round picks. Natt's status remains uncertain. And while
Udrih's salary is guaranteed, his starting job is in jeopardy. Already.
重點在這。

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※ 編輯: eliczone        來自: 220.130.141.241      (03/23 16:59)
→ eliczone:希望是前面那個 而不是火箭那個....
推 philip25:Rubio快來吧
推 RonArtest93:的確是很失望 而且這個約簽的太大
→ RonArtest93:球隊現在又是以雙塔發動 BENO要勤練外線跟加強攻擊慾
→ RonArtest93:望 否則容易被邊緣化  希望他有自覺
→ RonArtest93:Coachie好好改造BENO的外線吧 他的空檔真的不準
推 felmizan:我在總板看到Rubio的數據，好像算不上頂尖耶
→ felmizan:如果在很前面的順位簽他，會不會有點浪費
推 RonArtest93:歐洲的數據都不能算準的 他們打的是團隊戰
→ RonArtest93:教練指派球員上場完成某某任務就下來 因此數據不會好
→ RonArtest93:看 RUBIO來NBA的數據肯定會完全不同 因為這講的是英
→ RonArtest93:雄主義 將會開發他所有的潛力
推 felmizan:謝謝R大的解釋<(_ _)>
推 RonArtest93:我不是R大啦 我是鄉民R XD
推 felmizan:可是我看他命中率、罰球、三分球命中率好像也不太高
→ felmizan:和歐洲球風有關嗎
推 fox0922:看奧運的感覺 他還不是個好射手 但是控球傳球防守 沒話說
→ fox0922:大概只要他想 單場10抄截也有可能 Kidd的防守+Nash的傳球
→ fox0922:而且他非常年輕-.-+ 以他這年紀而言 他就是天才...
推 Tmix:組織才是重點，總不能每個都各打各的！想到之前小牛五號戰術
推 pennykidd:後面的籤已經掉到26順位了這籤位就算不考慮位置天分也..
→ fox0922:聽說是弱選秀年?...
推 pennykidd:今年的選秀就是Blake Rubio & others(準備好爭探花了嗎)
推 pttsac:所以Llull有要來嗎？  PS老實說之前沒聽過他    XD
→ eliczone:控衛最重要的還是組織 Rubio有那種天生的感覺
→ eliczone:如果可以也把Llull款來 這樣PG就沒什麼大問題了
→ eliczone:替補禁區可以買一個紮實一點的 只會灌籃沒關係 防守要好
→ eliczone:KM明年再不行的話 將JJ弄來是個好主意
推 ibmoz:J.J Redick嗎？
推 nanogiant:應該是說Joe Johnson吧...  XD
→ eliczone:當然是Joe Johnson 要JJ Redick幹嘛....
→ Tmix:J.J Redick~"~我以為I大是在開玩笑，如果他真的是神米就可以
推 ibmoz:抱歉抱歉 每次講JJ 我都會先想到魔術的JJ其次是老鷹
推 domego:不是想到Jim Jackson就好
推 nanogiant:不是想到丁丁就好
推 squall9510:這樣如果pg一次補起 那明年還簽不簽老bobby?
→ eliczone:Bobby是精神領袖 當然要簽 而且他是SG 只是暫打PG