: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/0907tabuse-ON.html
: Associated Press
: Sept. 7, 2004 10:45 AM
: PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns signed Japanese guard Yuta Tabuse on Tuesday.
: Tabuse, who was waived after training camp with the Denver Nuggets last
: year, hopes to become the first Japanese-born player to make the NBA. He
: appeared in three games with the Nuggets in the preseason, averaging 3.0
: points and 2.7 assists in 7.3 minutes.
太陽隊在禮拜二簽下了日本後衛田臥,
這名球員去年在丹佛的訓練營之後被該隊揮棄球員,有希望成為日本第一位NBA球員.
他上一季在丹佛打的三場季前賽平均是上場7.3分鐘 3分 2.7助攻
: "He has a great feel for the game and pushes the ball up the floor
: extremely well. He really has the ability to electrify an audience," said
: Bryan Colangelo, Suns president and general manager.
: The Yokohama, Japan, native participated in two summer leagues for the
: Suns.
太陽隊的總裁兼經理Bryan Colangelo表示"田臥對於球場上的直覺相當良好,而且在帶球
推進方面的技術是特別的傑出.他是真正擁有讓觀眾振奮的能力"
這位出生於橫濱的球員參加了兩個夏季聯盟的比賽,且都是為太陽隊效命.
: Tabuse said in a news conference in Tokyo that he was pleased at the
: opportunity to make the team.
田臥在東京記者會中表示他很高興得到了這個能夠進入球隊的機會.
: "I am very happy that I was able to sign. But as I said, this is just the
: starting line, and I know that this is the real beginning. I would like to
: continue to stay focused," Tabuse said.
田臥說:我很高興我能夠得到這份合約.但正如我所說,這只是一個起跑點,我知道這只是一
個真正的開始.我接下來所要做的就是繼續保持專注"
: The 5-foot-9 Tabuse played two seasons at Brigham Young-Hawaii, but he
: doesn't consider his height to be a disadvantage.
: "I've been playing basketball all my life with guys bigger than myself,
: and I'm used to that," Tabuse said.
在楊百翰大學打了兩季的5-9的田臥並不認為自己的身高是個劣勢.
田臥說:我這輩子打籃球都跟那些比我高大的球員隊打,而我也已經習慣了去應付他們."
: The 23-year-old Tabuse was scheduled to arrive in Phoenix next week.
: Japan's Yasutaka Okayama was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in
: 1981, but didn't join the team.
23歲的田臥計畫在下周到達鳳凰城.
之前日本的 岡山 恭崇曾經於1981年被金州勇士在選秀中所選,但是他始終沒有入隊.
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 61.59.219.25
※ 編輯: kennykennyok 來自: 61.59.219.25 (09/08 02:54)