Re: Okur Most Dependable Player for Jazz

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※ 引述《RonnieBrewer (急凍人布魯爾)》之銘言：
: Okur Most Dependable Player for Jazz

Okur是爵士最倚賴的球員。

: The Associated Press
: By DOUG ALDEN
: February 10, 2007

作者Doug Alden
2007年2月10日

: When the Utah Jazz signed Mehmet Okur as a free agent in 2004, the deal was
: overshadowed by the arrival of Carlos Boozer. But Okur has been the most
: durable player on Utah's roster, and his clutch outside shooting has helped
: keep the Jazz atop the Northwest Division.

爵士在2004年簽下Okur的這筆合約，與 Carlos Boozer的到來相比，不由得黯然失色。
但Okur實是爵士最持久的球員，且以他致命的外圍投射能力幫助爵士站穩西北組龍頭之
位。

: And his play has eased the loss of leading scorer and rebounder Boozer, who
: has a broken leg.

他的表現減緩了隊中得分與籃板主力Boozer因腳傷缺陣時的損失。

: In close games, the Jazz are comfortable getting the ball inside or even
: outside to their 6-foot-11 sharpshooter.

爵士隊於近來的比賽中，著實得利於這位6呎11吋能裡能外的神準射手不少。

: 'I have confidence in my shots. So do my teammates and coach,' Okur said.
: 'If they need me, I'll be there for them.'

「我對我的投射有信心。我的隊友與教練也是。」Okur說：「當他們需要我時，我就會
挺身而出。」

: Okur is the top 3-point shooter on the Jazz at 38 percent. He's also second
: on the team from the foul line, and second only to Boozer in scoring as Utah
: appears headed back to the playoffs for the first time in four years.

Okur以 38％的三分球命中率穩坐爵士三分王寶座。他同時也是隊中罰球第二多、得分也
僅次於Boozer的球員。可望助爵士重返睽違四年的季後賽。

: 'There's not many guys 6-11, 7-foot that can shoot like that,' Jazz point
: guard Deron Williams said. 'It comes at the right time as well. He likes
: those clutch shots.'

「6呎11、7呎的長人中像他那麼能射的不多。」爵士控衛Deron Williams如是說：「且
他的投射都來得很即時，他很享受那些關鍵一擊。」

: Utah lost Boozer, who has been averaging 22 points and 12 rebounds, at the
: end of January when he broke a bone in his left leg. But Okur rallied the
: Jazz to three wins in their next four games.

爵士在一月底時折損了平均22分12籃板的大將Boozer，但Okur隨即帶領球隊在接下來四
比賽中贏了三場。

: He scored 29 and hit a game-winning shot with 5 seconds left in a win at
: Phoenix. Then he scored 12 of Utah's last 14 points in a 100-95 win over
: Chicago.

他在對太陽的比賽中得了29分且於最後五秒投進致勝球。然後他在對公牛的比賽中得了
全隊最後14分當中的12分，助爵士以100比95獲勝。

: Okur scored 31 against the Spurs on Jan. 31, going 10-for-14 from the field
: and 3-of-6 from 3-point range in a 97-93 victory. Okur scored eight in the
: fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left that gave the Jazz
: the lead for good.

1月31日對馬刺，他投14中10、其中三分球投6中3，共得31分使爵士以97比93戰勝馬刺，
尤其第四節進帳8分、包括最後27秒的一個三分球，穩住爵士的領先優勢。

: The 3-pointers have been fan favorites, and Okur is trying to adapt to being
: called 'Money' for his clutch shooting.

其三分秀不但深受球迷喜愛，他關鍵一擊的表現還帶給了他一個叫做「Money」的新暱稱
。

: Boozer is expected back by late February or early March. When Boozer returns,
: Okur will move back to center and once again give Utah the combination the
: team envisioned when both players signed as free agents in 2004.

Boozer預計在2月底或3月初歸隊，屆時 Okur將回到中鋒的位置，這也是爵士當初在2004
年簽下他們兩人時所規劃的搭配。

: Boozer's deal was a little bigger and his arrival easily overshadowed that of
: Okur, even though Okur was coming from the NBA champion Pistons.
: Boozer played two seasons with Cleveland and came from a high-profile college
: program in Duke, where he won a national championship in 2001. Okur came from
: Turkey, another big European taken in the second round in the 2001 draft. He
: entered the league in 2002 and played mostly as a reserve for two seasons
: with the Pistons.
: The Pistons couldn't afford to re-sign Okur and keep Rasheed Wallace and Ben
: Wallace after winning the NBA championship. The Jazz had plenty of salary cap
: space available.

Boozer的合約比較大張，且雖然Okur來自冠軍隊活塞，但Boozer的閃亮到來還是讓 Okur
相形失色。

Boozer出身自名校杜克，曾贏得2001年 NCAA冠軍，隨後效力於騎士隊兩年。

Okur來自土耳其，2001年選秀時於第二輪被挑上， 2002年才來報到，效力於活塞的兩年
間多半是打替補。

但活塞隊在贏得NBA總冠軍後，無力在必須留住Rasheed Wallace與Ben Wallace的情況下
負擔由擁有龐大薪資空間的爵士隊所開出的合約來續簽Okur。

: Boozer still gets the fanfare, while Okur plays with a shy grin above the
: scruff on his chin. He had played in 229 consecutive games through Friday,
: including 213 with the Jazz.

Boozer總是比較閃亮拉風，而Okur總是帶著羞澀的微笑保持低調。到週五為止 Okur已連
續為出賽了229場，其中213是在爵士。

: 'He's bought into the work ethic. He's bought into improving himself in the
: offseason,' said Kevin O'Connor, Jazz vice president of basketball operations.
: 'Everywhere he's been, he's rebounded. We also knew he could make shots and
: we also knew he had some toughness. And we've gotten more than we expected in
: all those areas.'

「他好就好在他的工作態度，他好就好在他總能在休季期間提升自己。」爵士籃球事務
副總裁歐總管如是說：「有他的地方，就有籃板。我們還知道他很能射，我們也知道他
夠硬。我們從他身上獲得的比我們預期的還多。」

: Okur's run with the Jazz is all the more remarkable considering his arrival
: in 2004, when Sloan was not pleased to see a somewhat more stout version of
: his new center. After winning the NBA title with the Pistons, Okur got
: married and signed a six-year, $50 million deal with the Jazz.
: He lived a little too comfortably that summer and paid for it right away once
: practice started.

Okur來到爵士後第一個事件，便是因為比預期過胖的身材而令教皇史龍相當不悅。那時
他剛贏得冠軍戒指、結了婚、還簽了6年五千萬的新合約。

Okur那年夏天過太爽，而馬上便在開始練球後付上代價。

: 'The people say get in your shape because you're going to need it, especially
: with Jerry,' Okur said. 'I thought I was in shape, but as soon as I saw what
: we were doing out there, a lot of running stuff, 'Uh oh, I'm in trouble.''
: Okur started just 25 games that first season, even though the Jazz were
: short-handed through much of it because of injuries. Okur was still the only
: member of the Jazz to play in all 82 games that season.

「他們勸我最好趕快恢復身材，因為這很重要，特別是在史龍手下打球。」Okur說：「
我以為我身材不錯了，但當我看到我們的練習菜單、那一大堆的跑步、我就知道糟了！
我麻煩大了。」

雖爵士隊上下因傷而人手短缺，但Okur在爵士的第一年還是只先發了25場。不過他到底
是那年爵士隊唯一全勤的人。

: Sloan's message registered and Okur came back in better shape. He has started
: every game since and he still has the stamina to shoot well at the end of
: games.
: 'He's been in great shape, and he's able to have success,' Sloan said. 'You
: can talk about it all you want, but it's up to him to do it. He's got a
: wonderful shot. That hasn't changed. He's had that all along.'

Sloan的這種做法警惕了Okur，隔年Okur帶這更棒的身材回來了。他開始場場先發並且在
比賽末段還有充足體力來做精準的投射。

「他把身材鍛鍊得很好，表示他有能力獲得成功。」Sloan說：「嘴上說說很容易，但真
要做到還是得靠自己。他的投射很棒，這點從未改變，他一向維持著這點。」

: Growing up in Turkey, Okur wanted to be a soccer player. But when he grew to
: taller than 6 feet by age 14, it was apparent he might have a better future
: in basketball. His family persuaded him to try it.
: 'I scored first shot, so I just kept working,' Okur said. 'I think I did a
: good choice to play basketball.'

在土耳其長大的Okur本想當個足球員，但當他14歲時便長到超過6呎後，很明顯地他在籃
球上會取得更大的成就，於是他的家人說服他去嘗試一下籃球。

「我第一次投籃就命中了，所以我打算努力增進之。」 Okur說：「我想我選擇打籃球是
個正確的決定。」

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