原文:http://0rz.tw/7a3Cl -－－－－－－－－－－－－ RAW NO LONGER: Pistons rookie Cheikh Samb adjusts just six months after coming to America February 6, 2008 BY KRISTA JAHNKE FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER the long-range plans for rookie center Cheikh Samb haven't changed much since training camp; he's still a project who will spend another season in the NBA Development League. 自从训练营以来,为新秀中锋Samb所准备的长期计画就没有改变过.他还是得在NBDL中 再磨练一个赛季. Nonetheless, the Pistons are ecstatic about his development. 不过,活塞仍然在悉心准备他们的"长人养成计画". In six months, the Senegal native -- fresh off a triple-double with the D-Le ague's Ft. Wayne Mad Ants -- has grown stronger, more fundamentally sound and more confident. 在NBDL球队韦恩堡疯蚁队中6个月以来的表现证明,这位Senegal出生的中锋已经变得更加 强壮,基础更扎实,更有自信了－－拿到一次另类大三元就是明证. It might be two more years before he joins the Pistons. But just barely. 他还需要再一个两年来进入活塞的轮换中,可能才刚合适. "He's unbelievably improved from training camp to now," forward Antonio McDyess said. "Before, you could push him around, get shots off on him. Now he's gotten so much stronger. This guy lifts weights so much, it doesn't make sense. If he takes off his shirt, he's pretty ripped up. It's hard to push him off the blocks now." Dice说道:和刚来时相比他已经是进步神速了.以前你能很轻易推开他并获得投篮机会. 不过他现在壮多了,如今想要轻易躲开他的封盖也不简单. The Pistons acquired Samb in a draft-day trade with the Lakers in 2006. Samb was the No. 51 pick and, at 7-feet-1, 175 pounds, had NBA height, raw talent and little else. He had played basketball for only about three years. 活塞是在06年的选秀日从湖人手中交易来了Samb.当时他是第51号秀,身高7'1体重却只有 175磅(惊!).拥有NBA级别的身高,尚待开发的天赋,别的在彼时也无从知晓.要知道他才刚 接触篮球三年时间. After spending last season in the Spanish LEB2 league, the Pistons offered a roster spot this summer. So Samb, who spoke little English and still generally declines to do interviews in the language, packed his bags for America. 在上赛季打完西班牙LEB2联盟后,Samb夏天来到了活塞.这个只能说一点英语并因此不怎么 乐意接受采访的大个子,收拾行囊来到了美国. When he arrived, the amount of work that needed to be done was clear. 当他来到球队的时候,很明显有很多工作要做. "The first time we had him here, he got to the free-throw line and just shot it," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. "He didn't hold the ball at the cross- seams or do anything." "第一次他在场上的时候,他就是在罚球线附近投投篮,没有任何低位持球进攻,别的也 乏善可陈."教头Saunders说. But strength was his biggest problem. 力量无疑是他最大的问题. In one test, strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander has players stand a certain distance from a target on a wall and throw a medicine ball at it. The goal is to hit it hard, like a line drive. At first, Samb couldn't hit it at all, even when using an 8.8-pound ball. 球队分管力量和训练的助教Arnie Kanders进行了这样的测试:让球员站在离墙一定距离的 地方,然后用力把训练球扔向墙上的目标,越大力越好.刚开始,可怜的Samb都扔不到,哪怕 他是用的8.8磅的球. Now he can do it with a 17- or 18-pound ball, partly because he has gained 25 pounds in two years. 现在他能用17或18磅的球完成动作,可能和他在这两年增重了25磅也有关系. "And that's pure muscle," Kander said, "because his body fat has fallen a percentage or two." "长的可都是肌肉",Kander说,"因为他的体脂率大概降了1%或2%(!)" It helps that Samb does whatever the Pistons request. Even when he returned to Senegal in January because of a passport problem, he did two workouts per day. 这也是Samb按照球队要求训练的结果,甚至在他因为护照问题回国的时候,他也保持着 一天两练的强度. "He's got a great attitude," Saunders said. "He hasn't played basketball that long. He's kind of like a sponge. Whatever you give him, he takes and absorbs it and tries it. He's not afraid to try anything. He has a great passion." "他的态度绝对值得肯定",老桑如是说,"要知道他打篮球时间不长,他就像海绵一样在吸收. 不管你教他什么,他都在尝试并消化.他劲头十足,不怕不去尝试." And slowly, Saunders said, that passion has turned into confidence. 而且慢慢的,热情正在转化为自信. Typically, confidence comes through success in games. But through Monday, Samb had played in only two NBA games, six exhibitions, five summer-league games and four D-League games. 基本上,自信源于比赛的胜利.但是直到现在,Samb只在两场NBA比赛....经验实在是少的可怜. He has found his confidence instead through practice, especially in one-on-one games with the Pistons' younger players. 这样他只好在训练中找到自信,特别是和活塞的年轻队员一对一单挑的时候XD "When they play one-on-one out here," McDyess said, "he feels he can play with anybody." "当他们一起单挑时,Samb感觉他能吃掉随便哪个."Dice说. As confidence has grown, his personality has emerged, too. 随着自信的建立,Samb的个性也在慢慢显露出来. "He's real quiet," McDyess said. "But he's funny also. He says a lot of funny things when it comes to the game. He's sarcastic." 还是Dice:Samb他很安静,不过他也很有趣.比赛来临的时候他总是在说一些趣事,顺带 挖苦下别人XD. McDyess laughed and said he'd love to share something Samb said about his teammates a few days ago, but it's not fit for a newspaper. Dice笑着说他很打算分享前几天Samb和队友们开的玩笑,不过还是免了吧. "We love him here," McDyess said. "I didn't know he could shoot as well as he can. He's got a nice, soft touch. And I didn't know he could block shots like that. He can recover and block shots, so if you beat him, he'll still come back and get your shot." "我们很喜欢他.我还不直到他能投得那么好.他的手感很棒很柔软.我也不知道他能那样 送出火锅.哪怕你前一次打败他,下一次他还是让你尝到厉害." Now back in Ft. Wayne for his second stint with the Mad Ants -- he had two teeth knocked out in December -- Samb is living in a one-bedroom apartment with his wife and 4-month-old son. 现在再度回到疯蚁队打球--话说12月的时候他甚至被敲掉了两颗牙齿--Samb的问题是他和 他的妻子还有4个月大的baby只是挤在只有一间卧室的公寓里. When the 7-footer moved in about a week ago, only one problem presented itself -- the queen-size bed that came with the pad. 这位7尺长人搬进去差不多有一个礼拜,现在的问题是,还少一张适合他的超级大床. "Obviously, we had to change that really fast," said Ryan Hoover, the Pistons' director of player development, who helped Samb settle in Indiana. "He didn't come close to fitting in this bed." "显然我们会为他马上准备的,这张床肯定放不下他."活塞队的球员发展主管Ryan Hoover 表示说,正是他帮助Samb在Indiana安顿下来的. But he's coming closer to fitting where it really matters, in the NBA. 不过眼下,Samb更重要的任务是让自己尽快达到NBA的要求,越快越好. "He just wants to play basketball," Hoover said. "For a kid who has only played the game for five years, he's made tremendous strides. He has it so locked into his head that he wants to become great." "他只是想着打球的事情(教练我想打球?XDDD)",Hoover说,"对一个接触篮球才5年的孩子, 他已经迈出了前进的一大步.现在他唯一所想的就是早日成才." －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ 注1:Samb最近在NBDL的比赛中拿下另类大三元－12分12板11锅,猛！ 注2:据说他还有个弟弟Mamadou Samb,年方18,身高2米07,14岁就去了西班牙,就是比他 哥哥还要瘦,orz 图:http://nbadraft.net/profiles/largepics/msamb01.jpg --

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