http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=122386916232685700 With four starters out of action, Sunday’s 93-80 preseason loss to Utah at the Rose Garden amounted to an audition for many of the Trail Blazer players vying for playing time or roster spots. 在缺少四个先发球员的状况下，礼拜天的季前赛以93比80输给了爵士，而也给了众多想要 竞争上场时间的拓荒者球员一个测试的机会。 Nobody passed the test in more impressive fashion than Nicolas Batum, the versatile rookie out of France. 没有人比Batum这位来自法国全能的新秀更令人印象深刻。 The 6-8, 200-pound Batum came off the bench to make 7 of 11 shots from the field, score a game-high 16 points and improve his chances to serve an important role for Portland during the early regular season. 6尺8，200磅的Batum跳出板凳，投11中7，得到全场最高16分，并增加了自己在拓荒者的 正规赛季前期能扮演重要脚色的机会。 Batum – acquired in a draft-day deal with Houston – had three rebounds, two assists and two steals. He was credited with three blocks but had at least one more. Batum-选秀日上从火箭交易来的-有3篮板，2助攻，2抄截。他赏了3个火锅，并还有可能 再多一个。( but had at least one more.不确定) “It was good,” said Batum, who won’t turn 20 until Dec. 14. “I’ve shown progress in one month. I try to feel no pressure; just play.” "这很棒，我这一个月来进步不少。我试着不要有压力就是尽情表现。"，12月才满20岁的 Batum说。 Veteran center Joel Przybilla said Batum has made “huge strides” since arriving in Portland last month to play pickup games with teammates at the team’s Tualatin training facility. 老鸟中锋Przybilla认为Batum自从上个月来到波特兰以及和队友打对抗赛之後有显着的进 步。 “It’s not like he was struggling, but what he’s doing now ... wow,” Przybilla said. “He’s kind of like a (Andrei) Kirilenko. He can do a bit of everything. He’s long, athletic and agile. And he’s young. He’s going to keep on improving.” "这不太像是他还在适应或尝试，而比较像他所应该表现出来的东西，很惊人阿!!!!!!!! 他很像Kirilenko，他可以做每件事，他很高，很有爆发力，很敏捷，而且他还很年轻。 他将会继续进步。"，Przybilla说。 Ironically, Batum was assigned to guard Utah’s Kirilenko for much of Sunday’ s exhibition. Kirilenko was good, too, coming off the bench to hit 7 of 10 from the field en route to a team-high 15 points in 25 minutes. 讽刺的是，Batum在礼拜天的比赛就是被派去守爵士队的Kirilenko。Kirilenko表现也很 好，以替补身分投10中7，并在25分钟内得到全队最高15分。 “The first couple of minutes (Batum) was in, he lost Kirilenko for about three possessions,” Portland coach Nate McMillan said. “I don’t think (Batum) knew who he was guarding, and Kirilenko got a layup and a tip-in. "一开始的几分钟，Batum有点跟不上Kirilenko差不多三个回合左右，而我不认为他知道 他正在防守谁，而Kirilenko又一个上篮把球放进篮框。"，McMillan说。 “As soon as we told (Batum) to keep contact, to know where (Kirilenko) is at, he did a better job of defending and being more aware. He had some blocked shots, was knocking down his jump shot and had a solid game.” "直到我们告诉Batum要紧贴着Kirilenko，要知道Kirilenko随时在哪，而他在防守的工作 就做得不错，比较知道要怎麽做。他也盖了一些锅，降低对方的投篮，表现很好。" (两 个he似乎不同人) Portland acquired Batum’s rights from Houston. The Blazers had the Rockets choose Batum at No. 25, then sent a pair of later picks – which turned out to be Darrell Arthur and Joey Dorsey – to Houston. 波特兰从火箭经由交易选秀权得到了Batum，拓荒者在25顺位选了Batum，而把两个较後面 选了Darrell Arthur和Joey Dorsey的顺位签给了火箭。 The Blazers gave Batum an extended look at the Las Vegas Summer League, but the Frenchman averaged only 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in 27.2 minutes and shot poorly. 拓荒者让Batum在夏季联盟打了不少时间，但这位法国人平均在27.2分钟里头只得6.8分， 4.6篮板，并且投篮很糟。 “I was very bad in summer league,” Batum said. "我夏季联盟打得非常差。"，Batum说。 Why? 为什麽呢? “I don’t know,” he said. “Maybe I was tired from all the workouts before the draft. I normally hit my shot. Now, I’m just trying to play my game.” "我也不知道为什麽，也许我在选秀前的测试造成我太累了，我正常都可以投进的。现在 ，我只是试着表现我所能做的" With starting small forward Martell Webster out another 7-9 weeks following surgery for a stress fracture of a leg, McMillan may look at Batum to fill a starting role. 当有先发小前锋Webster因为压迫性骨折的手术要缺席7到9个礼拜，McMillan也许会考虑 让Batum打先发。 "Once he is hitting his shot consistently, I think he would be a forward you could start,” McMillan said. “Because defensively, he’s ahead of the game. ” "如果他能继续维持他的投篮，我想他会是一个足够担任先发的前锋。因为防守的关系， 他这方面在场上是相当突出的。"，McMillan说。 In the four preseason games, Batum has made 14 of 26 shots (.538) while averaging 8.8 points per contest. 经过四场季前赛，Batum投26中14，平均每场贡献8.8分。 Other than Batum, there wasn’t a lot to be excited about on the Portland side. 除了Batun之外，对於拓荒者似乎没有其他令人兴奋的消息。 The Blazers, going without four starters, were outrebounded 47-28. Utah turned 21 Portland turnovers into 24 points. Utah committed 23 turnovers, resulting in 15 Blazer points. 拓荒者，缺少了四个主力先发，篮板以47对28抢输爵士，爵士利用拓荒者21次失误得了24 分，而爵士的23次失误，拓荒者只得了15分。 “That many turnovers will kill you just about every time,” McMillan said. “ The pressure at times bothered us. Some of our guys still have to work on getting low, being stronger with the ball. "这些过多的失误会在每一场比赛害死你的。有一些时间的压力困扰我们，我们有一些球 员必须在保护球方面多做些努力。"，McMillan说。 “We were loose with the ball. That is a no-no for us. We were one of the best teams in the league last year at taking care of the ball.” "我们把球搞丢，这对我们是不可接受的事情。我们去年可是联盟最会保护球的球队之一 。" Portland led 38-35 at halftime, but Utah outscored the Blazers 34-21 in the third quarter to seize control of the game. 波特兰中场以38比35领先，但爵士在第三节打爆了拓荒者并控制了比赛。 Missing from Portland’s lineup were Webster and point guard Steve Blake, who has missed all of the preseason with a hamstring injury. McMillan held shooting guard Brandon Roy and power forward LaMarcus Aldridge out, to give them a rest and to open playing time for teammates. 拓荒者少了先发主力Webster和Blake，後者因为拉伤缺席了目前所有的季前赛，McMillan 同时也将Roy和Aldridge放在场下休息，把上场时间让给其他球员。 Reserves Rudy Fernandez (ankle) and Channing Frye (ankle) also sat out Sunday ’s game, the final home preseason game for Portland (2-2). 替补的Rudy和Frye也缺席礼拜天的比赛，目前在季前赛部份拓荒者取得2胜2败的成绩。 “It’s tough,” Portland rookie Jerryd Bayless said. Utah’s “whole starting five was playing. they controlled the boards. We have to correct that. "这场比赛很困难，爵士的五名先发主力都有上场，他们掌控了比赛。而我们必须要改善 这部分。"，拓荒者的新秀Bayless说。 “But it was a good learning experience for all of us. Hopefully it will help us in the long run.” "但这对我们是一个很好学习的经验，希望这对我们长期下来是有帮助的。" The only Portland regular to start Sunday was center Greg Oden. The 7-foot rookie was mostly a non-factor, making only 1 of 5 shots from the field – scoring on a dunk – while grabbing six rebounds and scoring six points with one block in 21 minutes. 唯一在礼拜天有正常上场的是中锋Oden，这位7尺的新秀几乎没得到什麽分，投5中1，仅 靠一个灌篮得分，在21分钟里抓下6个篮板，得到6分，外加一个火锅。 “I’m still trying to get into shape,” said Oden, who missed all of last season following microfracture knee surgery in September 2007. “That’s the big thing. Everything else is fine. "我仍旧尝试要恢复身材，这是件大事，除此之外，一切都还算良好。"，去年九月因为手 术报销整个赛季的Oden说。 “I’m still trying to learn the plays. You have to learn how to play with different guys. Injuries are going to happen; you have to be prepared for it. It’s a good thing in preseason.” "我也试着学习怎麽打球，你必须要学习如何面对不同的对手。受伤是有可能发生的，你 也必须要为这做好准备。季前赛来讲都还不错。" Oden said he is trying to focus on defense. Oden也说他想把重心放在防守方面。 “I’m not there yet,” he said. “I still have a lot of work to do. I have to learn how to control the paint, to be able to guard my man and still get over and get five blocks a game.” "我还没恢复状况，我仍然还有很多努力要做。我必须学习掌控禁区，防守好我的对手， 每场赏个5个火锅。"，他说。 Oden, 20, had a hard time getting the ball. When he got it in the post area, he couldn’t find the range on short jump hooks through mass defensive pressure. 20岁的Oden，对於拿到球都有点难度。一但他在禁区拿到球，就会因为包夹，使得他无法 找到可以勾射或是投篮的空间。 “I definitely have to get a whole lot better to be able to play through double- and triple-teams,” Oden said. “I have to get better post position, give a better target. I put that all on myself.” "我绝对得在这方面做得更好些，当我被两人或三人包夹的时候。我必须去要到更好的位 置，设定更高的目标，我对我自己有这些期望。"，Oden说。 Utah coach Jerry Sloan liked his first look at Oden as a pro. 爵士的教练Jerry Sloan喜欢他第一次看到Oden专业的表现。 “He’s a great athlete,” the veteran Jazz coach said. “He’s way ahead of where you’d think he’d be for a kid that age. He has a tremendous knowledge for the game, it looks like.” "他是很棒的运动员，他能做到的比你认为在他这个年纪的小孩还要更多。他对於比赛很 有想法，看起来是如此。"，爵士的教练说。 NOTES: The Blazers beat Utah in three of the teams’ four meetings last season, “ and they should be better this year,” Sloan said. The Blazers “beat us to death last year. They have a chance to be a terrific team.” Last Wednesday, Golden State’s Ronny Turiaf – a Los Angeles Laker last season – spent time guarding Oden. Asked to compare Oden and the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum, Turiaf said, “Andrew is smoother. Oden does a great job getting his body real low, trying to put himself in position where he can explode and go off contact for a nasty dunk with both hands. They’re both very strong young players; both should have real good careers in the NBA. Greg will be one of the great presence down low. He’ll get a lot of defensive attention.” Turiaf, a native of France, said he played against the Blazers’ Rudy Fernandez a couple of times in Europe, “and I have seen him play a lot,” Turiaf said. “He’s a pretty good player. Pretty explosive, he can shoot the 3 and he’s a highlight reel. He always looks for a nice little pass. He’ s going to have some nice success in this league.” 拓荒者上季四场对爵士的比赛赢了三场，"他们今年又更进步了。"，Sloan谈到拓荒者，" 去年打败了我们，他们有机会成为很棒的队伍。" 上礼拜三，勇士队的Turiaf，上季在前湖人队，负责防守Oden，被问到Oden和Bynum的比 较。Turiaf说，"Bynum动作比较流畅，而Oden则是在保持自己重心低这方面做的很好，试 着要让自己卡到他能够爆发并做一个双手灌篮的位置。他们都很壮且很年轻，都会在NBA 有好的发展。Oden会变成一个很棒的球员，他的防守很棒。" 法国出身的Turiaf，说他曾经在欧洲的比赛和Rudy对抗过。"我看他打过很多球，他是很 厉害的球员，非常有爆发力，可以投三分，根本是Highlight制造机。他也经常做出一些 很漂亮的传球，他会在这个联盟很成功的。"，Turiaf说。 Travis Outlaw, who was 6 for 29 shooting in Portland’s first four preseason games, was 6 for 9 against the Jazz, scoring 14 points in 21 minutes. Shav Randolph, getting his first start as a Blazer, was 2 for 7 and finished with eight points and five rebounds in 26 minutes. The free-agent power forward was 10 for 10 in the first four games, including 9 for 9 in Friday’s win over Atlanta. Ex-Duck Luke Jackson, also drawing his first start, made only 2 of 8 shots. He totaled six points, seven rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes. Sergio Rodriguez collected nine points, eight assists, five rebounds and five steals in 35 minutes, but was 0 for 4 from the foul line and had four turnovers. McMillan expects Fernandez, Blake and Frye to be available for practice this week – perhaps as early as Tuesday – and said Fernandez should be able to play in the next exhibition at Sacramento on Oct. 20. McMillan said his only concern with Fernandez is his reckless-abandon playing style, leaving him susceptible to injury. “He’s so fearless going to the basket, he will take hits,” McMillan said of the rookie guard from Spain. “He’s not a big guy – he has a Michael Cooper type of frame. His game is going to the basket. He leaves his feet a lot. But you can’t take that away from him. He’ll get to the foul line, and when he gets into the paint, he’ll find open shooters.” McMillan said the Blazers won’t make any cuts until after the final preseason game Oct. 23 at Utah. Randolph might be the leader among the free agents competing for the final spot. “He has a good feel for the game at both ends of the floor,” McMillan said. “He takes care of the dirty work, the little things that are huge.” Outlaw，在四场的季前赛里投29中6，在对抗爵士时投9中6，上场21分钟内得到了14分。 Shav Randolph，第一次担任拓荒者的先发，终场26分钟内得到8分5篮板。这位大前锋之 前命中率百分百，包含对老鹰的9投9中。 Luke Jackson也第一次担任先发，投8中2，38分钟内贡献了6分7篮板3助攻。 Sergio则是在35分钟内得到9分，8助攻，5抄截的成绩，但罚球却投4中0，并有4失误。 McMillan预估Rudy，Blake，Frye会参加这个礼拜的练习，最早可能礼拜二就可以了，并 说Rudy在下场20号对国王的季前赛可以上场。 McMillan谈到他最关心Rudy的就是他奋不顾身的打法，让他容易受伤。"他非常不怕死的 往篮框冲，并得分。"，McMilla说到这位来自西班牙的新秀後卫。"他并不壮，身材差不 多跟Michael Cooper一样。他上场就是攻击篮框，并总是飞来飞去的。但你没办法阻止他 这样做，他也能站上罚球线，而当他在切到禁区时，他也能找到外围有空档的射手。" McMillan说拓荒者在最後一场23号对爵士的季前赛前不会砍掉任何人，而Randolph是目前 竞争最後阵容位置人选当中居於领先地位的人。"他在球场上对於比赛很有观念，他可以 做些苦差事，一些不起眼却很重要的工作。"，McMillan说。 -- 排版有点杂乱，翻译有错的话请多多指教，并见谅。 --

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