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标题[外电] New Orleans Hornets GM Dell Demps already playing his...
时间Fri Aug 13 02:33:04 2010
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New Orleans Hornets GM Dell Demps already playing his cards right
Just when it seemed the New Orleans Hornets were going to make more
front-office moves than player additions to a needy roster this summer, new
general manager Dell Demps hocused and pocused Wednesday and displayed some
of the creativity he said he could deliver when he was hired.
James Posey and Darren Collison have vanished, gone to the Indiana Pacers in
a four-team deal that brought Houston Rockets wing man Trevor Ariza to New
Orleans. Julian Wright also disappeared, shipped to Toronto in exchange for
Raptors guard Marco Belinelli.
「I』ve always been a fan of his abilities and what he brings to the game, 」
Demps said of Ariza, the marquee acquisition. 「I just think that he』s had
a lot of success in the league, and he helps teams win games on both ends of
the court.」
Toss Demps a bouquet for both moves and not solely because of glee over the
fact that the Hornets finally, after an NBA offseason that had been as dry as
the Sahara in New Orleans while other franchises created varying degrees of
personnel flooding, showed a pulse and made it rain.
One, he got veteran help in Ariza, a 25-year-old, former NBA champion with
the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 who』s coming off his best statistical season.
Yes, there』s a risk involved.
Collison was one of the league』s best rookies last season and viewed as the
ideal backup to Chris Paul at point guard.
He could become an All-Star, but
the key word is could — 40 or 50 standout games as a rookie don』t
constitute a career. Meanwhile, Ariza is a six-year pro whose career has
arched upward.
Two, he got rid of a declining player with a bad contract (Posey) and an
unproductive one (Wright) who assured his departure by refusing to play in
summer league after new coach Monty Williams asked him to.
It doesn』t matter much whether Belinelli can play, though he』s 6-foot-5 and
a career 39 percent shooter from 3-point range, compared to Wright, who was
as likely as not to airball a foul shot. A Wright-for-anyone trade falls in
the addition by subtraction file. As nice as Wright was, no one accused him
of actually 「getting」 it.
In both instances, it was Demps making something happen and not just making a
move for the sake of being able to say a move was made.
「I think we』re going to be aggressive, 」 Demps said. 「We』re going to
look at the league and do everything we possibly can to make the Hornets the
best team we possibly can be.」
On Wednesday, they got better.
The deals weren』t blockbusters, but the Hornets don』t have those kinds of
bargaining chips unless Paul is at the center of the trade conversation.
In Ariza, the Hornets get a player who can stretch defenses (he made 136
3-pointers last season), defend (he』s 6-8, 210 and capable of guarding point
guards, shooting guards, small forwards and probably some power forwards) and
display terrific athleticism.
If New Orleans runs as much as Paul wants to run — and pushing the ball only
can play to the strength of a player who averages 10 assists per game in his
career — then its fans will fall in love with Ariza flying down the wing.
「We went to get him, 」 Demps said. 「He』s an exciting, young player. He』s
what we call a
young veteran — a young player in the league that also has a
number of years of experience. We see him as an integral part of our team
moving forward. It was tough to trade Darren, but I think it』s one of those
situations where it』s win-win for everyone.
Darren』s going to get the
opportunity to go play in Indiana. ... We』re really excited to have Trevor
become part of the Hornets family.
「Obviously, we』ll have to acquire another backup point guard, but we want
to maximize the roster. We felt Trevor added an element to the team that was
much-needed at the wing position. He checks a lot of boxes when he plays the
game of basketball, and we』re real excited about that.」
Collison was one of the few bright spots in last season』s 37-45 campaign.
Routinely, he and fellow rookie Marcus Thornton were about the only reasons
to watch the Hornets play.
But
reality is the Hornets are a better team with Paul playing than with
Collison. And as well as Collison played, the Hornets were a lottery team —
and in a couple of years, he was going to want (and perhaps deserve) to be
paid like a starter.
The Hornets now have done something to help them move back toward the
playoffs, which will help them improve their relationship with Paul, who
Demps said was kept abreast of the situation. A proven veteran gives the team
a better chance to be competitive next season.
And they
still will have a major bargaining chip in Peja Stojakovic, whose
contract will be especially attractive at the trade deadline.
Demps then will have a favorable hand to play. If he was able to make
something happen Wednesday with what he had, the wonder is how much better it
could be when he has something that desirable.
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1F:→ CW4:GM想的大概就像这篇讲的了 这两笔交易做完 我们2-3号位置是真 08/13 03:02
2F:→ CW4:的和过去两年老,慢的气象差很多 这个付出算是蛮值得的 08/13 03:06
3F:推 akbe:该说真不愧是马刺出品? 08/13 13:28
4F:推 reversy:终於有动作推 我喜欢防守好的球员 08/13 17:17
5F:→ reversy:希望Okafor或Peja能够再换一只走 08/13 17:17
6F:→ reversy:但DC走了好像没有什麽筹码 08/13 17:18
7F:推 mysterio619:勇士的Biedrins大家觉得如何? 好像想离队了.. 08/14 00:17
8F:推 gbpacker:我喜欢这一支,防守或许不是顶级,但是篮板掌握不错 08/14 06:08
9F:→ gbpacker:也很灵活 08/14 06:08
10F:推 oceion1108:之前好像看过火箭想要okafor 08/14 10:49
11F:推 mashburn:Biedrins好!!! 08/14 10:59
12F:推 oceion1108:如果可以把拓荒者的Greg Oden 弄来就好了 08/14 11:06
13F:推 mysterio619:OKAFOR不知道是本身能力问题或是什麽原因, 感觉就是配 08/14 11:08
14F:→ mysterio619:合不太来, 能用欧卡去和勇士换看看吗? @@ 08/14 11:09
15F:→ PaulChris:没记错的话Okafor之前在山猫对打中锋一事颇有微词@@ 08/14 18:19
16F:→ PaulChris:不过还是得上 08/14 18:19
17F:推 McRoberts:Biedrins给Paul用应该也很顺手 08/14 19:09
18F:推 gbpacker:Okafor我觉得是他对篮球没有热情,布朗教头当初就说过了 08/14 23:26
19F:推 mysterio619:原来是这样.... 08/15 00:32