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Posted: Sept. 7, 2004 The Phoenix Suns today signed guard Yuta Tabuse
(pronounced you-TA ta-BOO-say), who will attempt to become the first
Japanese-born player to play in the NBA.
太陽隊在9月7號簽下了想要成為史上第一位在NBA打球的日籍後衛
~ 田臥勇太 ~
"Yuta earned the opportunity to sign this contract because he has now
proven in two consecutive summers that he can play at the NBA level," Suns
President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo said. "Yuta will get every
opportunity to make our team and perhaps this shot at the league will work
out for him. 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."
太陽總裁老柯表示：「在經過連續兩個夏季聯盟的考驗後，他已經證明了他能夠適應NBA
層級的比賽了，勇太為自己爭取到簽許這份合約的機會。」
「勇太把握住每次入隊的機會，他有極佳的球感和帶球推進能力，他真的有成為比賽場
上的發電機的能力。」
The Yokohama, Japan native participated in two summer leagues for the
Suns in July. In three games at the Reebok Vegas Summer League, the 5-9,
165-pound playmaker averaged 5.0 points and 2.0 assists, while posting
averages of 3.8 points and 2.5 assists in six games at Reebok RockyMountain
Revue.
這位出生於橫濱的日籍小子在7月為太陽參加了兩個夏季聯盟。
在Reebok Vegas的聯盟的三場比賽中，這位5呎9吋、165磅的控衛平均可以得到5.0分
和2.0次助攻；而在Reebok RockyMountain Revue的6場比賽中平均也可以得到3.8分和
2.5次助攻。
The 23-year-old attended the Denver Nuggets training camp last year, but
was waived prior to the start of the regular season. His tryout with the
was waived prior to the start of the regular season. His tryout with the
Nuggets was well documented in the media and on NBA TV's "Real Training
Camp". He averaged 3.0 points and 2.7 assists in three preseason games with
the Nuggets, including seven points, three rebounds and three assists in 11
minutes vs. Phoenix on Oct. 9, 2003. After his release, he signed with the
ABA's Long Beach Jam and averaged 5.3 points and a team-leading 6.3 assists
in 18 games.
去年，也就是田臥23歲那年參加過丹佛金塊隊的訓練營，但在季賽開打前遭到揮棄。
他為金塊隊的測試可以從NBA TV的「Real Training Camp」節目中的影片中來充分證明他
的實力。在金塊隊的三場季前賽中平均可以得到3.0分和2.7次助攻，特別是其中包括了在
03年10月9號對上太陽隊時僅上場11分鐘的他得到了7分3籃板和3個助攻的火熱表現。在他
被金塊隊釋出之後，他和ABA聯盟中的長堤隊簽下合約，並在18場出賽中平均得到5.3分和
全隊最高的6.3次助攻。
Tabuse, who played two seasons at Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii, is
the fifth player on the Suns' roster who was born outside the United States
(Tabuse - Japan, Steve Nash - Canada, Leandro Barbosa - Brazil, Zarko
Cabarkapa - Serbia and Montenegro, Maciej Lampe - Poland).
田臥曾在第二級的楊百翰大學打過兩年大學籃球，他是太陽隊的球員名單中的第五位外
籍球員（田臥－日本，Nash－加拿大，Barbosa－巴西，Zarko－塞爾維亞，Lampe－波蘭。
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