http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5403841.html League impresses Rockets Novak, Brooks see benefits of getting floor time By FRAN BLINEBURY Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle MCALLEN — Steve Novak didn't know what to expect when he arrived for his first workout with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Novak被下放的时候，不知道有什麽好期待的.... But the first thing he noticed was the basketball floor at the practice facility. It was the same floor used last summer at the FIBA Tournament of the Americas in Las Vegas. 他第一个注意的东西是练习场的地板，那和去年夏天在拉斯维加司的美洲男篮锦标赛 用的是一样的木板。 "It kind of gives you a sense of wanting to do everything in a first-class way," said Novak, a 6-10 forward who was assigned to the Vipers at the end of Rockets training camp until he returned to Houston last week. "I didn't really know what I was walking into. I just thought it was another minor league and guys from the NBA came down here to play a little. 「这有点让你渴望去做任何事情，」诺娃说。6尺10寸的前锋在练习营之後就被下放 到Vipers，直到上礼拜才又回到休士顿火箭。 「我那时候觉得有点前途渺茫，我当时只是觉得这是一个小联盟，而里面的球员很多都是 从NBA下放来打打球。」 "To be honest, I'm pretty impressed with the league. There are a lot of very legit NBA players who at some point are going to make it to the NBA or go back to the NBA. A lot of guys who I remember from college are there. You'd wonder, 'Where did that guy go?' Coaches and players. That's why this league is as strong as it is." 「老实说，我对这联盟印象深刻。这里有很多准NBA球员，等着回到NBA去。很多我在大学 就认识的球员也在这儿。...(?)...这就是为什麽这联盟如此强大。」 When the Rockets sent Novak, 24, to the Vipers, they communicated with the coaching and training staff, laying out a weight program and some thoughts about how to use him. 当火箭把24岁的诺娃送到Vipers时，火箭通知教练和训练人员，请他们帮诺娃安排重量训 练和计画如何使用诺娃。 "Nothing specific. It's not heavy-handed," Vipers coach Bob Hoffman said. "Obviously, the Rockets wanted us to play Steve and to run some of our offense for him. It's been great to have him. He really cares about his craft, works hard at it, and I know there's a place in the NBA for him." 「没啥特别的，」Vipers教练Bob Hoffman说。 「显然地，火箭希望我们好好使用Novak，而且为他设计一些进攻战术。有诺娃真的很好。 他很在意他的职业，也很努力付出，我知道他在NBA会有一席之地的。」 Guard Aaron Brooks, 6-0, the Rockets' first-round pick this year, was briefly with the Vipers before returning to Houston. 火箭今年第一轮的新秀- Aaron Brooks在回到休士顿之前，也曾短暂待过Vipers。 "You always want to stay with the pro team," Brooks, 22, said. "But the positive is you get to play. There's only so much you can do and learn by watching. You can only get so much better on the outside. 「你永远都会想待在强一点的球队，」22岁的Brooks说。 「不过在场边看也只能学到那一丁点。」 "I'm still patient. The Rockets drafted me, so obviously they liked me. I went to the D-League because they thought it was something that would help me, so I was all for it." 「我仍然很有耐心。火箭选了我，当然是因为他们喜欢我。我之前被下放到D-League是因 为他们认为这样对我有所帮助。」 （很好，乖孩子 XD） [email protected] --

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