[外電] The 2006 draft class bottoms out in 2009

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

     http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/019894.html


But first: Sad time in the NBA with the passing Friday of Larry Miller, the
one-of-a-kind Jazz owner. Miller was unpretentious and caring and passionate,
sometimes to a fault. He argued -- literally argued, finger pointing and all
-- with opposing players from his courtside seat, rebounded during pre-game
warm-ups, had a stall in the locker room, and lashed out at his own stars
over contracts and poor production.

Karl Malone drove him mad with requests to renegotiate, but the two were
close and knew part of the problem was being too alike in stubbornness and
leading with their emotions. They had a deep affection, and by the end the
Mailman was a partner in some Miller auto dealerships and had talked about
buying a portion of the Jazz, which Miller would have welcomed. For all their
jousting, Malone is undoubtedly brokenhearted today.

Miller probably saved the Jazz from leaving Salt Lake City in the late-1980s
and turned the team into one of the model franchises of the NBA on stability
and fan support. And though it never received the attention of his impact
with the Jazz, he awarded college scholarships to the child of any full-time
employee at his many other businesses.
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爵士老闆 Miller逝世。


This involves the Kings as much as anyone. They just traded one disappointing
first-round pick from 2006 (Shelden Williams), acquired one (Cedric Simmons)
and waived another (Quincy Douby) within about a day, though Douby was the
19th selection and therefore a longshot all along to have any real impact.
Few places have had to cover their eyes regarding the '06 draft more than
Sacramento.
國王剛交易一個06年的第一輪出去，換回另一個第一輪，再Waived掉一個第一輪。雖然
Douby是第19順位，所以還沒什麼影響力。

We're talking historically bad. There's still time for a recovery, but the
better part of three seasons is enough time to render judgment, punctuated by
the news that four of the top 13 selections from that fateful night were
either dumped in trade or cut within the last two weeks and a fifth was dealt
for value. A lot of GMs trying to cover their tracks.
用三個球季來判斷算是足夠了。這兩個禮拜內頭13順位裡有四個被交易或者是被砍掉。

Sixty picks, one star: Portland's Brandon Roy. A few others are successful
and may climb that next step: Rajon Rondo in Boston (already has a foot up
there), Paul Millsap in Utah, Rudy Gay in Memphis, LaMarcus Aldridge in
Portland. Some contributors who will have careers: Ronnie Brewer, Jordan
Farmar, Daniel Gibson, maybe Kyle Lowry and Sergio Rodriguez.
六十個球員，只有一位明星：Brandon Roy(拓荒者GM眼光準!!!)。其他只有少部分算是成
功，也許可能會是下一個明星：Rondo、Millsap、Gay、阿機機(拓荒者包辦了兩名!!!)。
有幾個也滿不錯的：Brewer、法碼、Gibson、蘿莉、Sergio(拓荒者包辦了三名!!!!)。

The lottery in review:

Andrea Bargnani, Raptors -- Still nothing more than an inconsistent part-time
starter.
巴格拿尼--仍然是個偶爾先發的球員。

Aldridge, Trail Blazers -- Needs to get much better as a rebounder to become
an impact power forward, but should be starting for years.
阿機機--需要在籃板方面做得更多才能變成有影響力的PF，但仍然有很長一條路要
走。

Adam Morrison, Bobcats -- Bust. Traded to the Lakers on Feb. 7.
失敗。被交易到湖人。

Tyrus Thomas, Bulls -- Has at least become an important part of the rotation,
but hasn't come close to reaching heights a lot of clubs projected. Major
athlete, so everyone will always be intrigued, especially if he grows up.
TT--至少在輪值內是個重要的成員，但還不沒達到很多球隊的需求。

Williams, Hawks -- Bust. Sent from Atlanta to Sacramento last season in the
Mike Bibby trade, sent from the Kings to the Timberwolves on Thursday.
Shel。失敗。去年從老鷹到國王。今年從國王到灰狼。

Roy, Trail Blazers -- Minnesota made the pick, but forwarded him to Portland
in a draft-night trade for Randy Foye and cash. The Timberwolves will only
spend the last 20 years hearing about that one.
Roy。灰狼選中他的。但將他送到拓荒者換來Foye + Cash。灰狼只能花二十年來聽這故事
(跟當初的喬大帝一樣)

Foye, Timberwolves -- Well, he's no Brandon Roy.
Foye。他不是Roy

Gay, Grizzlies -- Drafted by Houston on behalf of Memphis as part of the
Shane Battier trade, Gay could average 20 points a game.
Gay。火箭選中的，但被送去灰熊，他可能可以平均得20分。

Patrick O'Bryant, Warriors - Bust. Golden State didn't even pick up his
option, allowing him to walk as a free agent. Check that. Encouraging him to
walk as a free agent. Hoping he'd walk as a free agent. O'Bryant signed with
the Celtics, never played and was traded to the Raptors on Thursday.
O'Bryant--失敗。勇士甚至不撿他的option，讓他變成自由球員。後來超賽簽他，從未上
場，現在被交易到暴龍。

Saer Sene, SuperSonics/Thunder -- Bust. Cut Thursday.
Sene。他是誰？

J.J. Redick, Magic -- Role player.
JJ。角色球員。

Hilton Armstrong, Hornets -- Hanging on somewhere near the end of the
rotation.
還在輪值末端徘徊

Thabo Sefolosha, Bulls -- The one guy traded in recent days for actual value.
The Thunder gave up a first-round pick, though probably late in the first
round, to get him.
公牛把他送出去換回一個第一輪，雖然也許只是第一輪後段。

Brewer, Jazz -- He'll be around a while.
Additionally: Simmons went 15th, Douby 19th, Rondo 21st, Farmar 26th, Gibson
42nd and Millsap 47th as the obvious steal of the draft. Douby made zero
contribution in Sacramento, but the same could be said of a lot of No. 19s
through the years. It just looks especially bad for Geoff Petrie because
Rondo, Farmar, Rodriguez and Lowry were still on the board and the Kings can
use a point guard. You may have heard something about it.
Douby對國王一點貢獻都沒有，但很多第19順位的都差不多。對Petrie而言差的是那時候
有Rondo、Farmar、Sergio、蘿莉這些PG可以選，卻選個SG。(肌肉男你真的是害人不淺)

The 2006 draft in 2009 rankings, based on player performance and not the
needs of the team that may have been picking in that spot:
06梯在09年的排名，基於球員的表現而不是球隊的需要，會排成這樣。

Roy.
Rondo.
Gay.
Aldridge. Could probably go as a group entry as 3A with Gay.
Millsap. Having a great season that will push him up the charts if it carries
into next season, but for now, Aldridge has shown more for longer.
Brewer.
Thomas.
And then it gets very murky. The other 2009 outcome is that 14 of the 29
first-rounders that have played -- the No. 30 pick, Joel Freeland, is still
in Europe -- have either been traded, cut or had an option declined. And that
doesn't even count the draft-night trades.
14到29順位都已經有上場打球。第30順位，Freeland，還在歐洲.....

Said an executive of one of the many teams that has seen little return:
"That's a lot of liposuction."

This week is a reminder of just how much. They know all about that in
Sacramento, the last few days in particular.

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        所以選秀真的是不簡單啊，選好選壞就在一念之間。

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推 pennykidd:耿耿於懷到現在.....恨  想當初我辛苦找新秀資料 卻選..
推 roysos:當初那個決定真的嚇到我了，以為Petrie被七六人的Kings附身
推 Aldridge:原文是說Aldridge需要加強籃板才能變成更有引響力的球員
推 Yocoldagain:看到二樓，我想到以前流傳的名言：
→ Yocoldagain:「話才一說完，老王又腦殘」 XDD
※ 編輯: eliczone        來自: 118.169.146.215      (02/22 20:45)
→ GodEyes:我覺得當年選 Douby 讓我們的重建速度慢了2年