[外電] 表弟展現領袖氣質

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Cousins showing Kings his leadership skills
表弟展現領袖氣質

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Mario Elie praised rookie center DeMarcus Cousins for the things everyone
knows he does well on the basketball court.

Elie, the Kings' summer league coach, noted Cousins' rebounding and skilled
offensive game among highlights of the team's first minicamp practice Friday
morning.

But Elie also pointed out something Cousins hasn't been given much credit for
displaying: leadership.

Mario Elie表揚了表弟在場上的能力，不過這些能力大家都知道了。

夏季聯賽主教練Elie指出表弟的籃板能力和進攻技巧是星期五上午
的亮點。

但Elie還點出了大家並不太清楚的部份，領袖氣質。

Cousins, the Kings' first-round draft pick, was dogged for being immature
before the NBA draft. But as he did when he worked out for the Kings before
last month's draft, Cousins continues to show there's more to him that you
might not know.

"(Cousins) was really vocal out there," Elie said. "He was encouraging his
team to play harder. A lot of stuff you hear about him, and when you're
around him, it's not the same guy."

Cousins has made a habit of not defending himself against negative
perceptions. He said he always has seen himself as a leader. But he didn't do
that at Kentucky last season.

The team had five first-round draft picks, including the first overall pick,
John Wall. There also was forward Patrick Patterson, who was an established
player when Cousins and his heralded freshman class arrived in Lexington, Ky.

"I took a back seat because we had John and we had Patrick," Cousins said.
"That really wasn't my time, and now it's my time. It's a young team. There's
no true leader. We have Tyreke (Evans), but he's not here right now, so it's
my time to come in."

國王今年第五順位選入表弟，選秀前表弟一直背負著外界對他的成
熟疑慮，但自從選前第一次試訓所繳出的優秀表現後，表弟持續展
現更多你可能不清楚的能力。

Elie：「表弟一直出聲鼓舞隊友，鼓勵隊友更努力，你聽到他說了
很多激勵隊友的話，所以當你站在他旁邊時，你也能有更突出的表
現。」

表弟習慣不為批評他的言論辯解，他說他一直把自己視為一個領袖，
但上賽季在肯塔基時他並沒有展現出來。

肯大今年有五位球員在第一輪中選，其中包括狀元John Wall，還有
大前鋒Patrick Patterson，他是肯大倚賴以久的核心人物。

「我沒有站出來是因為隊上還有Wall和Patrick，所以我不該強出
頭，但現在我應該站出來，我們是支年輕的球隊，隊上沒有真正的
領袖。我們有Tyreke，但他目前不在這兒，所以我該站出來。」

Cousins was aggressive rebounding the ball and showed off some impressive
passing skills.

He looked comfortable facing up and making jump shots, too. Elie said the
plan this summer, however, is to feature Cousins in the post, where his
strength should be tough for teams.

Teammates had a hard time dealing with Cousins, as they struggled to get
around him for rebounds. Elie said he believes Cousins will bring intangibles
the Kings haven't seen since Chris Webber, Vlade Divac and Co. were piling up
wins.

"He brings that tenacity that we haven't had in a while in Sacramento," Elie
said. "He brings that toughness and swagger that we need in the frontcourt –
 even at 19."

表弟抓籃板很積極，並展現出色的傳球技巧。

他的面框能力不錯也投進了不少中距離，Elie說今夏的重點在調配
表弟低位的角色，他的壯碩身材能讓球隊的禁區變更硬。

隊友面對表弟有些束手無策，很難從他身邊搶走籃板，Elie相信表
弟能帶給球隊自從Webber和老狄以降就沒見過的東西。能帶給球隊
勝利的元素。

「他的固執已經很久沒在國王隊見過了，雖然他只有19歲，但他能
帶來頑強和大無畏的氣度，這正是我們前場最需要的。」

Cousins scrimmaged on the same squad as Omri Casspi, Donté Greene,
second-round pick Hassan Whiteside and rookie guard Donald Sloan.

Even while playing with the more experienced Casspi and Greene, Cousins
wanted the ball late to try to win in a scrimmage, Elie said.

Cousins already is making a good impression on his teammates. They're glad to
see the surly player they heard about is more like the "teddy bear" Elie
describes.

"I heard a lot of rumors about him being, I don't know what," Casspi said.
"But I'm happy that he's on the team, and he's a good guy. And as he gets
better as a player, he'll be a force."

Cousins said he's getting in better shape, too. After weighing 292 pounds at
the NBA draft combine in May, Cousins said he weighs 287.

"The weight's going down," Cousins said. "I'm feeling good, and I'm trying to
get in the best shape possible."

Cousins sounds like a leader already.

表弟分組對抗時和卡卡、小綠、白邊以及新秀後衛Donald Sloan一
隊。Elie說，雖然有綠、卡兩位老大哥助陣，但比賽末期表弟還是
會主動要球試圖贏得對抗。

表弟已經留給隊友好印象，他們很高興原來傳說中的頑劣份子其實
比較像隻泰迪熊。Elie如此說道。

卡卡：「我聽過他很多沒來由的傳聞，不過我很高興他在隊上，他
是個好人。當他以球員的身分越變越好時，他會是球隊一大武器。」

表弟說他的體態也有進展，五月新秀聯合測試時他的體重是292磅，
現在已經減到287磅。

表弟：「體重有一直降下來，我感覺不錯，我會試著繼續努力。」

聽起來表弟已經準備好當個領袖了。

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推 sk050607:希望以後可以成為allstar
推 AndyRautins:push
推 Tmix:記得不要爭老大QQ 不然很難擺平～
→ hihi29:只好叫Evans家族下下馬威了(誤)
→ felmizan:希望這股氣勢能變成良好的團隊氣氛
推 nicknhit:我們有Tyreke，但他目前不在這兒，所以我該站出來
→ nicknhit:我覺得這句話展現出他的成熟
→ nicknhit:感覺真的不像外界對他質疑的那樣糟糕
推 KillLakers:覺得no true leader這有點危險  雖然除了TE是沒錯啦 XD
推 Tmix:卡卡、小綠：給學長一點面子嘛！
推 DeAmorFati:Wall的傷勢不知如何  狀元魔咒
推 eliczone:表弟好棒!!!!!
→ kingpredrag:補充，表弟目前的體脂肪降到14.5%
推 GodEyes:看前幾篇表弟單打的畫面真的很爽！好想快點看到他跟NBA等
→ GodEyes:級的長人對上啊，不過，那個長髮白人是哪位啊？好搶鏡
推 michaelch:我真的越來越期待他了~國王雙星都有領袖能力啊
推 justid113:推推~我覺得國王是大家庭,不會說誰爭老大,但是關鍵時刻
推 Cousins15:我是老大
→ justid113:誰有擔當跳出來把球塞進去,那就是國王的希望!!!!
推 simonwu:長髮白人 應該是 Steve Hill