Jumping to Araujo's defence By STEVE BUFFERY, TORONTO SUN The agent representing Raptors whipping boy Rafael Araujo rushed to his client's defence this week. 经纪人在这礼拜对他的客户---暴龙队战犯Rafael Araujo发表了辩护 。 Diron Ohanian, a lawyer with the Los Angeles legal firm Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, believes the second-year NBA centre will evolve into a valuable player, despite the constant criticism from media and fans. Diron Ohanian（洛杉矶......好长的头衔）相信这个两年级生中锋将逐渐成为一个 有价值的球员，尽管媒体和球迷对他多所批评。 By the end of last season, fans at the Air Canada Centre took to booing Araujo mercilessly, as well as general manager Rob Babcock, who drafted the former Brigham Young standout with the eighth overall pick in 2004. 在上个球季的尾声，在加拿大中部的球迷无情的对Araujo展开了嘘声，就像对GM Rob Babcock一样，这个家伙在2004年不顾大家反对用第八顺位选了Araujo。 But Ohanian says everyone should keep the faith. 但是Ohanian说每个人都还保持着信心。 "He's going to do what it takes to succeed," Ohanian said from his L.A. office. "Don't bet against him. When you have the kind of determination he has, you ought to be able to pull through." Ohanian在他L.A.的办公室说：「他将要出运了！」（？）「别跟他对赌。当你有一点 他的那种信念，你就能度过危机。」 Ohanian believes Araujo's contributions as a player are underappreciated. While the second-year player's stats weren't great, he does open up space for other players, particularly Chris Bosh, and his size often prevents the other team from gathering in rebounds. Ohanian相信Araujo作为一个球员来说，他的贡献是不够的。虽然这个二年级生的数据还 不够好，但他能为其他的球员清出空档，特别是Chris Bosh，而且他的身材也能防止其 他队的球员抢篮板。 Araujo, who averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes during the 2004-05 campaign, insisted last season that the boos and jeers did not upset him. Ohanian, however, isn't so sure, but added his client will use the negativity as motivation. Araujo在2004-05球季平均上场12.5分钟，可拿下3.3分和3.1篮板，上个球季的嘘声和嘲 弄并没有击倒他。虽然Ohanian不是很确定，但更进一步来说，他的客户已经习惯这些负 面的刺激了。 "He's a pretty tough guy," Ohanian said. "I've never known him to back down." Ohanian说：「他是个相当坚强的家伙。」「我从不认为他会打退堂鼓。」 The respected agent added that, despite the booing, Araujo still enjoys playing in Toronto. 经纪人又附带说了一点，尽管有那些嘘声，不过Araujo仍相当享受在多伦多打球。 "Does he hold that against the city? Absolutely not," Ohanian said. Ohanian说：「他想要反抗这座城市吗？」「绝对没有！」 "As long as he's competing and playing, he's going to love it. He loves basketball and he loves to compete." 只要他在还在比赛和打球，他就会去热爱这一切。他喜欢篮球和对抗。 Araujo spent most of the summer working out with the Brazilian national team, but was unable to compete at the world championship qualifying tournament in the Dominican Republic because of an eye injury. Nevertheless, Ohanian said his client is in tremendous shape and will head into camp 20 pounds lighter than his previous playing weight of 290. Araujo把他大部分的暑假都花在巴西国家队上，但因为眼睛受伤，使得在多明尼加举行的 世界盃他并没有办法上场。不过Ohanian说他的客户身材相当壮硕，而且将会减去20磅的 体重。 "The coaches sat down with him at the end of last season and outlined what they expected from him (this season)," Babcock said yesterday. Babcock昨天说：「在上季的尾声做练坐到他的旁边并且描绘出他们对他在这季的期待。」 "They wanted him to lose weight, to become quicker, and he has really taken that to heart. 「他们希望他减去体重，变的更快，而且他真的把这些事放在心上。」 "The way he dealt with everything last year was superb," Babcock added. "He never pointed the finger at anybody else, never said anything was anybody else's fault. He made no excuses. He just took everything and worked harder. Babcock说：「他在上季处理每件事方法都非常的好。」「他从来不会刻薄的对待其他人 ，从来不会指责任何其他人的过错。他不会编造藉口。他只会做好每件事并且努力工作 。」 "To me, that's very admirable." 「对我来说，这非常的令人钦佩。」 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 不好意思，之前去考转学考，好久没上版翻外电 我现在从东海资工转到中兴......中文（嘿嘿...这是兴趣） 所以啦！对於一个中文系学生来说，英文不怎麽样是正常的，大家加减看吧！ Araujo不是不好，只不过用第八来选，真的太高了(怎麽好像今年某人？...XD) 希望今年的某人不要搞笑啊...... 要不然球迷就无语问苍天了ORZ -- ※ 编辑: RafaelAraujo 来自: 222.157.80.46 (10/02 09:50)