[外電] Afflalo Can Finally Focus On Himself

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

    原文出處：
              http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/060707aak.html

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Few players in college basketball enjoyed a greater share of the national
spotlight over the past two seasons that Arron Afflalo, the All-American who
helped spark UCLA's resurgence as a national power.
    過去兩個球季以來沒有幾個大學球員比Arron Afflalo受到更多來自全國各地鎂光燈的
關注，這位全美大學代表隊成員幫助UCLA重新大放光芒，再次成為一級勁旅。

But in spite of his considerable exposure, even fewer top-flight college stars
experienced more individual restraint from their respective systems than the
6-foot-5, 215-pound shooting guard.
    不過雖然他得以在媒體上大量曝光，卻也很少有一流的大學明星球員的個人風采因為
球隊的戰術和球風而受到比這位6呎五吋高，215磅重的得分後衛更多的限制。

In buying into Ben Howland's rough-and-tumble method -- a philosophy which
embraces patience, moderation and defense at the expense of individual flair
and creativity -- Afflalo enjoyed a fruitful collegiate career that included a
pair of Final Four trips. But as the NBA draft looms, the pundits have
projected the Pac-10 player of the year no better than a marginal first-round
pick.
    受益於Ben Howland的拼搶爭奪法 -- 一種扼殺個人天份和創意，著重耐心、穩健和防
守的指導原則 -- Afflalo享受了包括兩度打入最後四強，多采多姿的大學生涯。但當NBA
選秀會逐漸接近之際，專家們卻預測這位Pac-10年度最佳球員了不起只能勉強擠進第一輪
，在末段中選。

On that basis, it would seem that Afflalo was a logical candidate to
participate in last week's league-sponsored pre-draft camp in Orlando, where
players have traditionally bolstered their standing in the eyes of professional
scouts. But the sharpshooter was among the event's more notable absentees,
preferring to maintain his focus on the individual workouts which have filled
his June calendar.
    那樣看來，Afflalo似乎非得參加上週聯盟在奧蘭多舉辦，讓待選新秀大展身手以吸引
職業球探目光的的選前測試營不可。但這位外線犀利的射手卻成為了最受矚目的缺席者之
一，因為他寧可把注意力集中在已經把他六月日程表佔滿了的個人測試上面。

"I think I'm a first-round player," said Afflalo, who paced this year's Bruins
with 17.2 points per game. "I'm just planning on training and preparing myself
as much as I can going into these individual workouts more so than the camp."
    "我認為自己會在第一輪就被選上，"這一年平均每場比賽為Bruins隊添得17.2分的
Afflalo說。"我的計畫就是放棄選前測試營，儘可能地進行自主訓練，在參加個人測試前
盡量做好準備。"

Afflalo flew to Houston on Tuesday for a meeting with the Rockets. He has
several more workouts scheduled as the June 28 draft looms and hopes to use the
opportunities to showcase those individual skills which were limited by the
Howland system.
    Afflalo在星期二飛往休士頓和火箭隊見面。他在6月28日選秀會到來前還有好幾個個
人測試要做，他希望能善用這幾次的機會充分展現Howland系統下備受限制的個人技巧。

"It's just about showing some of those skills that people might not know you
have -- not because you're not capable but just the things you haven't shown,"
Afflalo said. "A lot of creativity and some different types of athleticism and
a little about my personality that people might not know that might help me in
this draft."
    "就是去展現一些人們可能誤認為你不具備的某些技巧 -- 並不是因為你不能只是因為
沒有機會表現，"Afflalo說。"很多的創意和一些不同風格的運動以及我的一些個人特質人
們可能都不知道，但這些都可能讓我在更高的順位被選走。"

Afflalo doesn't resent whatever restrictions Howland's system placed on his
game. Rather, the Centennial High alum is grateful that his team's success
helped spotlight his desire to put the team first.
    對於在Howland麾下所受到的諸多限制Afflalo並不覺得是種委屈。相反地，百年高中
出身的他反而還相當感激，認為他球隊的成功幫助他養成一種以球隊利益為優先的良好習
慣。

"A lot of players go through that and you have to learn to play with guys and
play on the team and put winning first. I've always done that and a lot of
players do that," Afflalo said. "But with that sometimes you make small
sacrifices on your individual game and some of the creativity you have as a
basketball player. I just want to make sure some of these teams know that I
have a certain ability regardless if it's used or shown."
    "很多球員都經歷過這樣的磨鍊而你必須學習如何與隊友配合，融入球隊，並把獲勝視
為首要目標。我總是做到，而很多球員也都這麼做，"Afflalo說。"但有時你難免必須犧牲
一些個人利益以及一些身為籃球員所擁有的創意。我只是想確定這些球隊能了解我擁有的
這些能力，不管之前我是否使用或展現過。"

As a sophomore during the 2005-06 season, Afflalo teamed with Jordan Farmar to
comprise one of the nation's most heralded backcourt tandems. Those Bruins
would advance to the national championship game before suffering a loss at the
hands of Florida and Farmar would depart school for the NBA shortly thereafter.
    在'05-'06年球季還是二年級生的Afflalo和同隊的Jordan Farmar組成了全國最突出的
後場搭檔。他們所屬的Bruins在準決賽敗給佛羅里達而未能晉級冠軍賽，而Farmar很快地
就宣佈棄學投入NBA選秀會。

The Compton native says his contact with Farmar has been "off and on" and that
his former backcourt mate hasn't passed along any advice that Afflalo hasn't
been able to derive on his own. He knows what challenges lie ahead and remains
confident in the method that has yielded success to date.
    出身康普頓的Afflalo說他和Farmar偶有聯絡，而Afflalo無法自行解決的部分他
的前後場搭檔也沒有給他任何建議。他知道有什麼挑戰橫亙在前，不過他仍保有一直以來
幫助他成功的自信。

"Just focus," Afflalo said, matter-of-factly. "Focus and work. I don't think
it's a challenge, but I think it's something that has to remain constant in my
life so I can continue to improve and get better and help my team. As long as I
maintain a good work ethic and a good attitude and be all about winning I think
I'll be fine."
    "就是全神貫注，"務實的Afflalo說，"專注於工作上。我不認為這是個挑戰，但我認
為專注是我的人生中必須持之以恆以追求持續進步進而幫助所屬球隊的要素。只要我保持
良好的工作倫理和態度並且全力追求勝利，我認為一切都會順順利利的。"

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