Arron’s Evolution by Keith Langlois LAS VEGAS –The Pistons were thrilled with Arron Afflalo’s rookie season long b confided to Joe Dumars somewhere in the middle of the interminable 82 games that he’d be a lot better defender in his second season once he catalogued everyone’s offensive arsenal. 活塞队在Arron Afflalo在漫长得夸张的82场系列赛中间某时向Joe Dumars说一旦下球季他 分析完每个人的进攻手段之後会成为更好的防守球员之前就对於Arron Afflal的菜鸟球季感 到激动了。 The Pistons aren’t quite sure how that can happen – they already think Afflalo is an elite perimeter defender – but they’ll take him at his word. Because if the UCLA product proved anything in his first year, it’s that he’ ll outwork any deficiency, real or perceived. 活塞队不怎麽确定这件事会怎麽发生－他们已经认为Afflalo是个优异的外围防守者，但是 活塞队相信他的话。因为这位UCLA出品的选手证明了在第一年就证明了所有事情，他会努力 改善任何确实有的或是别人告诉他的缺失。 “I’m a big fan of the game anyway, from the smaller players to the superstars, but to actually get that experience and get out on the floor and feeling them and understanding how they work and how they think, I’m going to be that much better defensively,” Afflalo said as the Pistons prepared for Friday’s Summer League opener. “It’s the same offensively, but especially defensively because that was one of my main roles last year.” 我是比赛的大球迷，从小球员到超级巨星都喜欢，不过是为了确实的得到经验和在球场上驱 逐他们(?)和感觉他们、了解他们如何动作如何思考，我会在防守方面变得更好，Afflalo在 星期五的夏季联盟球赛准备时如是说。他也说到：「我也会在进攻方便得更好，但是特别在 防守端，因为他们认为去年这是我的主要角色。」 Joe Dumars and his staff were confident when they made Afflalo the No. 27 pick in the 2007 draft that he was NBA-ready defensively, able to guard everyone from point guards to small forwards. And he didn’t disappoint in a season that saw him step in on opening night as the emergency starter when Rip Hamilton skipped the first two games to attend to the birth of his son. Joe Dumars和他的工作人员对於2007年在第二十七顺位选择Afflalo感到信心，他那时已经 在防守方面准备好像NBA挑战了，可以防守每一个控球後卫到小前锋的选手。 Now they think Afflalo is ready to ratchet his game up a notch or two on the offensive end, as well. 现在他们认为Afflalo在进攻方面也已经准备好要提升一到两个等级了。 “I’m a little biased toward Arron,” Pistons coach Michael Curry said. “I don ’t think Arron played a bad game for us last year. The biggest difference between now and last year is he knows how to slow down from defense to offense. He plays at such a pace on defense with his activity that he has to learn to slow down offensively and he’s been doing a really good job of that.” 活塞队教练Michael Curry说：「我对於Arron有一些偏心。我不认为他去年为我们打过差劲 的比赛。今年和去年最大的不同是他知道如何从防守到进攻放松下来。他用他的灵活性像在 防守方那样的节奏打球，他需要学习如何在进攻方放松，而且他也确实的打得好。」 the three 10-minute periods, he knocked down 5 of 6 jump shots, two of them from just inside the 3-point line – in fact, Afflalo thought they were 3-pointers and they might have been. 在礼拜四Afflalo打了一半三节(一节十分钟)的和费城的比赛，他投六五中，其中两球刚好 在三分线里－事实上Afflalo认为它们是三分球。 Consistency and range on his jump shot are the areas where Afflalo could most easily make a leap forward. He made 10 of 48 from the 3-point arc as a rookie and shot .411 overall while scoring 3.7 points and grabbing 1.8 rebounds in 12.9 minutes a game over 75 games. 跳投的稳定性和射程就是Afflalo可以轻易的作出大幅跃进的地方。他去年三分球投四十八 中十，而投篮命中率是四成一一。他在去年75场比赛中取得平均3.7分1.8篮板12.9分钟的上 场时间。 “You have to be more under control offensively, a lot more relaxed,” Afflalo said. “There’s a lot more touch and a lot more feel offensively. I think I’m making that transition now. I’m not so excited. I’m more understanding of how the game is flowing. Defensively, it’s effort, pride and a lot of energy. You have to have that balance if you want to be a two-way player.” 「你要在进攻端要更能够控制，更放松。这样在进攻端会有更多手感和感觉。我认为我正在 做转换。我不会感到很兴奋。我更懂得阅读比赛的流动。防守方，就是要努力、自豪、很多 的精力。如果要成为进攻防守都可以的球员，你一定能取得平衡。」Afflalo如是说。 focus on playing shut-down defense in short bursts as a rookie, but they’ve always believed they had more than a niche player in Afflalo. 这就是Afflalo想要一直想成为的。活塞队要求他在菜鸟时专注於防守，但是他们总是认为 他们有比Afflalo更适合的球员。 “People will place stereotypes on you as they see fit, but from the time I was a little kid, I always wanted to be a complete player,” he said. “I wanted to be the best player on both ends. It just so happened that coming into the NBA, I was more ready defensively than offensively. 「人们会把刻板印象套在你身上，但是从小我就想要成为一个完整的球员。我想要成为攻防 两端都是最好的球员。进入NBA之後我在防守端比进攻端更有把握。」他如是说。 “But I don’t see myself as a defensive player. I can go down there and score with the best of them. It just takes time. It’s a different level, better athletes, different system. So I have to learn those things and I’ll be a lot more comfortable with that this year. But I’m also definitely going to maintain and get better defensively. I can only go forward.” 「但是我不想把自己当作是个防守球员。我可以投三分球，而且在他们之中投得最好。这只 是要花点时间罢了。这是个有更好的运动员们且不同等级的联盟。所以我要学习那些东西使 得今年我可以对这些事情更能得心应手。但是我还是要在防守端变得更好。我只能进步。」 Afflalo’s work ethic, coachability and willingness to sacrifice his numbers and his body have made him a favorite of Curry, who has called Afflalo the “ poster boy” for the commitment he wants from players. Afflalo的工作伦理，很听教练的话且有意愿去牺牲他的数据和身体去做Curry喜欢的事情， 由於Afflalo的奉献是他想从球员们中看到的，他称Afflalo是看板人物。 “I go back to whenever Rip was out and Arron started, he shot the ball well,” Curry said. “Whenever he was in the rotation, getting consistent minutes every night, I thought he shot well. He didn’t shoot it great from the 3 and I think he’s a better 3-point shooter than the numbers showed. I think he’s going to be fine. I think if his minutes are consistent, his percentage will be consistent.” 「我回到Rip走了以後、Arron投好球的地方。当他在轮替中得到固定的时间时，我认为他投 得好。他没有从三分线投很多，我认为他是比数据上看到的更好的三分射手。我认为他会变 得更好。我认为他得到的上场时间是一致的，那麽命中率也会是稳定的。」 Afflalo never seemed overwhelmed by anything in his rookie season, which started at this point one year ago in Las Vegas. But he exudes a greater sense of calm this time around after a long season’s worth of experience under his belt. Afflalo在菜鸟球季时，从来都没有在任何一项看似是势不可挡的。而在一年後的拉斯维加 斯他开始做到这一点了。但此时在长久的球季的经验之下他透露出更多的冷静。 “You think you know it all when you get here,” he smiled, thinking back over how much he’s absorbed since then. “And next year will be the same. It’s fun. I love learning. I love getting better. I love showing progression and I think I’m going to do that this year.” 「你认为到达这里时你什麽都晓得。」他笑着回想他从那时是多麽的集中的。「明年也会是 如此的。这很有趣。我爱学习也喜欢变得更好。我喜欢展现我的进步，我也认为我将在这一 年作到。」 The comfort and familiarity Afflalo feels is evident in areas beyond his jump shot. It also spills over into the leadership role he’s assumed with the Summer League team along with Rodney Stuckey. Afflalo感受到的舒适感和熟悉感就是跳投最明显的地方了。这也流露在他和Rodney Stuckey一起担任的领导人物一职。 “That’s just in my nature to be that way,” he said. “I don’t think that’s a position I volunteered for in high school or college and I don’t think it will be that way in the NBA. It’s just how I’m built as a person. Whether you ’re the best player on a team or not, I’m used to leading. 「这只就我本性驱使我这样。我不认为在高中或是大学，这是我自愿成为的。在NBA也是。 这只是我与生俱来的样子。无论在对中是最好的球员或不是，我习惯领导。」 “So this year, I intend to. I intend to in the way I’m supposed to. I’m not going to be trying to yell at veterans or doing things that aren’t meant to be done, but in my own way, whether it’s by example of saying small things or being encouraging or whatever it may be. I’m going to try to lead in that way. ” 「所以今年我打算这麽做。我打算以我应该要做的方式去做。我不是试着对老鸟们大吼大叫 或是做不是要去做的事情。但是否要说一些小事情或是鼓励或是否它是这样，我都会用我的 方式去领导。」Afflalo如是说。 It’s easier to lead from the front than the rear, when you have an established role, something that fluctuated for him as a rookie. Based on Michael Curry’s endorsements and Arron Afflalo’s determination, it’s a pretty good bet he’ll at least be leading from somewhere in the middle in his second season. 当你已经有建立好的角色时，从前方领导比在後台指挥更容易，因为菜鸟的他有些事情会有 改变。根据Mickael Curry的背书和Arron Afflalo的决心，可以预期Afflalo起码在他的第 二球季中的某时就在领导球队了。 原文:http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/afflalo_080711.html?rss=true -- 初次翻译 可能有错误 请多多指教~~ --

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