OregonLive 原文：http://0rz.tw/674VP No way around it: Batum being considered as opening night starter .. with Roy's endorsement When 19-year-old rookie Nicolas Batum practiced with the first unit on Tuesday, coach Nate McMillan more or less downplayed the surprising move as merely putting one of the roster's small forwards into the slot vacated by Martell Webster's injury. Webster受伤缺阵，Nate要找个人来填他先发的位置，19岁的Batum星期二练习时在先发组 Today, it became evident there is more behind this move, as observed by team leader and star Brandon Roy. 今天球队老大Roy显然注意到这改变 "I mean, at first it was one day. Then it was two days. And now it's three days. And it's still Nic,'' Roy said, pointing out that Batum has worked exclusively with the first unit the past three practices. "一开始是一天，然後两天、三天，依然是Batum"，Batum过去三天练习独占了先发组SF That leaves Roy with no other conclusion than McMillan is very serious about starting Batum at small forward in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, which his a mere 11 days away. 这让Roy猜想是不是Nate想让Batum在11天後对湖人的开幕战中先发 And the more Roy thinks about it, the more he likes the idea. In fact, Roy endorses Batum as a starter, having already gone to assistant Monty Williams with his support of Batum. Roy越想就越喜欢这主意，事实上Roy认可Batum可以当名先发，助教Monty Williams也支 持Batum "Honestly, I think (Batum) might be able to start at the three,'' Roy said. "Don't get me wrong, I think it's going to be tough, but I think if you look at the matchups early - I think you can get away with Batum on (the Lakers') Vladimir Radmanovic, and the Spurs have Bruce (Bowen) - so I think (McMillan) might be able to get away with it.'' "诚实地说，我想Batum可以在三号位先发"，Roy如是说，"别说我错，我想这很艰难，但 是我想假如你看前面的对战组合，我想你可以让Batum上来对湖人的Vladimir Radmanovic 和马刺的Bowen，所以我想Nate或许可以这麽做" The rationale here is that by starting Batum - a noted defender - it will allow McMillan to keep the team's second unit of Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, Channing Frye and Joel Przybilla intact. The other options being considered were putting Fernandez as the starting shooting guard and moving Roy to small forward, or moving Outlaw into the starting small forward position. 这基本想法是让防守较好的Batum先发，可以让Nate在第二队能运用Sergio Rodriguez、 Rudy Fernandez、Travis Outlaw、Channing Frye和Joel Przybilla。其他想法是让Rudy 先发打SG，Roy移往SF，或者是让Outlaw在小前锋先发 "That second unit, they somewhat have an identity now, and you don't really want to break that up,'' Roy said. "That's why I think I like this. Just because I like our second unit - I like what Sergio and Rudy do together ... and that second unit has that identity, that's their team. When they huddle up in practice, it's like they say 'You (starters) have your team; this is our team'. It's almost like football teams, how they have the offensive and defensive units. That's the approach they have.'' "第二组现在有一些特性了，你不会想分开他们"，"这就是为什麽我喜欢这主意，因为我 喜欢我们的第二队，我喜欢看Sergio和Rudy在一起，还有第二队有他们的特性，这是他 们的球队，当他们团结在一起练习，就像他们跟我们先发组说的：你们有你们的队，我 们有我们的队。就像美式足球般，有分进攻组和防守组，有各自的策略" Plus, Roy feels it keeps Outlaw - his best friend on the team - in his comfort zone. 还有Roy想让他队上最好的朋友Outlaw，可以在舒适的位置上 "On the second unit, Travis doesn't feel the pressure as much,'' Roy said. "His shots come differently in the first unit. He may still get 10 shots, but they are 10 different shots than he is used to taking. He's better in that second unit. When he misses in that first lineup, he's like 'My bad, I should have passed it to Brandon or LaMarcus'.'' "在第二队时，Outlaw比较不会感到压力"，"在先发组时投篮会不同，他可能仍出手10次 ，但这10次都不同於他习惯的出手，他打替补比较好，当他先发时投失一球，他可能会有 我应该把球传给Aldridge和Roy的想法" Also, Roy feels that Batum is a nice fit because his game is predicated on defense and movement on offense that translates into rebounds and tipped balls. 另外Roy觉得Batum先发也很合适，他的打法偏重防守，进攻时可以抓篮板和传导球 "I see him being a potential starter at the three spot just because of the way he plays,'' Roy said. "I mean, you got me, you got LaMarcus, you got Greg. Now you need a guy who is kind of selfless - who just kind of wants to rebound, play some defense and he just fits that mold better than anyone else.'' "我认为他在三号位是潜在的先发，只因为他的打法"，"我的意思是先发有我还有Oden和 Aldridge在，你需要的是一个无私的家伙，可以着重在抓篮板和努力防守，他只是比其 他人都适合" Not to state the obvious, but this would be a startling development. Batum was the 25th overall pick in this summer's NBA Draft, acquired in a trade with Houston for Darrell Arthur and Joey Dorsey. Anyone who saw this kid in the Las Vegas Summer League would have pegged him for the Development League. Even Batum says he played poorly in Vegas. 不想说的太白，但是这是令人吃惊的发展，Batum是今年25顺位选进的，用Darrell Arthur和Joey Dorsey交易得来，任何人看过他在夏季联赛的表现後，都觉得他会去NBDL 磨练一下，甚至Batum也承认夏联时打得很差 Of course, there is a ways to go before this is final. The Blazers have today off, and will practice Saturday and Sunday before heading to Sacramento for a Monday night exhibition against the Kings. Then it's road games at the Clippers on Wednesday and the exhibition finale Thursday at Utah. 当然这还不是拍板定案，拓荒者在下场对国王的热身赛前，还有星期六日的练习，然後 是星期三对快艇和星期四对爵士的客场之旅 McMillan hasn't said anything yet, but I would suspect Batum and the rest of the regular starters (Steve Blake, Roy, Aldridge and Oden) will take the floor for the opening tip in Sacramento. If Batum grades well in that game and starts against the Clippers, I would venture that he has won the starting job. Nate没有说什麽，但是我猜想Batum会和其他季赛先发组的Steve Blake、Roy、Aldridge 和Oden，对国王时会一同上场，假如Batum在这场和下场对快艇表现良好，我会大胆预测 他将赢得先发的工作 But there are still hurdles to overcome. 但是这仍然有困难得克服 Roy said he is a tad concerned about the language barrier. The Frenchman has a difficult time picking up the calls, Roy said, which can put a stress on the rest of the unit. Roy说他还太嫩，还不适应犯规的尺度，这会让场上其他人有压力 "There are certain things we say that he is not picking up quite as fast,'' Roy said. Roy说，"有些事我们说到他还没够快学到" And, as is natural for a 19-year-old rookie, the pace of the game and the amount of information and reads can be tough to process. 当然对一个19岁的菜鸟来说，比赛的步调和大量的资讯，是很难被阅读出来的 "I think the question is going to be, is this too much pressure for him? Like now, I see him walking around and it's like he has that 'Uh oh' look,'' Roy said while making his eyes big. Roy睁大眼睛说，"我想这问题是无可避免的，这会不会给他太多压力？像现在我看到他 走来走去发出"Uh oh"的声音(被吹犯规)" For instance, when the first team huddles up, McMillan will tell them what play to run and everyone breaks out of the huddle and goes to their spot. Batum will stand in place for a second trying to process it all. And that's when McMillan will remember he has a 19-year-old with the first unit. 例如当第一队缩在一起时，Nate会告诉他们这波怎麽跑位，每个人赛开到各自的位置 Batum会迟疑站到适当的位置，这时Nate就会记起他还是先发组中19岁的小菜鸟 "And that's when coach will go 'My bad. OK, Nic. Do this and then do that','' Roy said. "So the quicker he learns the walk of the first team, and he doesn't put too much pressure on himself, the easier this will be. But the first thing I told coach (Monty Williams) was that I don't mind him there because I think he would be better in this lineup because he doesn't have that pressure. Offensively, he knows he's not going to get that many touches. He just has to hit the open shot. And eventually, that will become the pressure - his man will say 'We are going to make Nicolas beat us.' Then I think it will be an adjustment. But I like him out there.'' "这时教练就会过去说跟他说该怎麽做啦"，"所以他很快地就会学会怎麽在先发组中跑位 ，他不会给他自己太多压力，越放松越容易，但是我告诉教练(Monty Williams)，我不 介意那样，因为我想他会在先发上干的不错，因为他没那压力。进攻上他知道他不会有 太多碰球的机会，他只要投进空档就行。最後那会变成压力，他防守的人会说：让Batum 来击败我们(故意放空档给他投??)，然後我想这需要调适，但是我喜欢他在那" -- 可怜的Bayless要去守开特力了 --

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