Iggy up for dunk contest 灌篮大赛—小A.I.蓄势待发。 http://tinyurl.com/cn2us By BERNARD FERNANDEZ [email protected] Posted on Fri, Feb. 17, 2006 CHICAGO - If you hang around long enough, you eventually see everything there is to see on a basketball court. But 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks acknowledged that he couldn't recall a coach calling time after a game's opening basket, which is what San Antonio's Gregg Popovich did after the Sixers' Andre Iguodala soared down the lane for a tomahawk jam over Spurs superstar Tim Duncan. 如果你够老练，最终能了解球场上的情形，就能理解各种事情。但是七六人教练 Maurice Cheeks承认他想不起来，有哪位教练在开赛第一个进球之後，就叫了暂 停。昨晚马刺队教头Gregg Popovich在七六人Andre Iguodala杀入禁区，接着 高高跳起，并越过马刺队巨星小叮当，来个战斧式灌篮之後，便叫了暂停。 "I've never seen a coach call a timeout that early," Cheeks said. "Pop got mad after being down, 2-0." Cheeks说：「我没看过有哪位教练这麽快就叫暂停的，Pop在大辣灌进那两分之後， 想必是疯了。」 Or maybe Popovich just wanted to remind his players that Iguodala, the second- year swingman out of the University of Arizona, has the kind of hops that are rarely observed, even in the NBA. 或者，Popovich只是想要提醒他的球员，Iguodala这位出身亚利桑那大学的二年级 摇摆人，拥有即使身处於NBA，也很少被注意到的惊人弹跳能力。 No wonder Iguodala will represent the Sixers in the dunk contest tomorrow night during NBA All-Star weekend in Houston. 难怪明天晚上，Iguodala将代表七六人队参加休士顿全明星赛中举行的灌篮大赛。 "Oh, yeah, he can dunk," said Cheeks, who made a career during his playing days delivering above-the-rim passes to a pretty good leaper named Julius Erving. "But in a dunk contest, you have to have some creativity. It's not just jumping ability. Plus, you have to make them." 职业生涯中，常常传高吊球给队友一级灌将Julius Erving的Cheeks说：「噢， 他当然很会灌篮。但是在灌篮大赛中，你必须要有些创意，靠的不只是弹跳力。 当然，你必须把球灌进。」 Iguodala, who also will play in tonight's Rookie Challenge, hasn't competed in even informal dunk contests since he was in high school, when he and some friends tried to outimpress one another. 今晚也将参加新秀对抗赛的Iguodala，甚至高中时期和一些朋友在非正式灌篮 大赛相互较劲，都没有赢过。 "But I haven't done anything like that lately," Iguodala said before the Sixers lost to the Chicago Bulls last night at the United Center. "It takes away from your legs, all that jumping. I stay away from it when I don't need to do it." 昨晚七六人在United Center输给公牛队之前Iguodala说：「但是我近来没有做 这种动作了。非到必要之时，我不会做这些动作。」 So, has Iguodala gone back in time to recreate some unique, crowd-pleasing monster throwdowns? Will he name them, as did famously dunking ex-Sixer Darryl Dawkins? 那麽，Iguodala来得及想出点子，做出让观众叫好、独一无二的野兽扣篮吗？ 他会像拥有远近驰名的扣篮花招、前七六人球员的Darryl Dawkins一样，为他 的招式命名吗？ "I'm not going to put any pressure on myself," said Iguodala, whose low-key personality is in contrast to the skywalking flair he occasionally exhibits during games. "I'm just going to have fun with it. I know a lot of fans want to see me do it, so I'm just going to go with the flow. Iguodala表示：「我不会给自己任何压力。」他低调的个性，与偶尔在比赛中 展现的滞空能力成对比。「我只想享受过程，我知道很多球迷想要看我表演， 而这对我来说不难。」 "I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I know [All-Star weekend] can be a showcase. I definitely want to win and represent the Sixers well. I'm really doing it for the fans." 「我还没确定要做出什麽花招。我知道明星周是一项展示品。我当然想要赢得 比赛，展示七六人球员的功力。我真的是为了球迷而参赛。」 Unlike the early days of the dunk contest, when the likes of Doctor J, Dominique Wilkins and Michael Jordan brought superstar credibility to a made- for-TV event, the trend in recent years has been for the bigger names to recuse themselves from the extracurricular activities. Last year's dunk winner was Atlanta's Josh Smith, an intriguing young talent but a ways removed from achieving superstar status. 不像过去J博士Dominique Wilkins与Michael Jordan为适合电视拨出的表演，带来 超级巨星的信誉；近几年的潮流则是一些倍受瞩目的球员，往往尽量拒绝参加额外 的活动。去年冠军老鹰队Josh Smith拥有令人神迷的天份，但是距离巨星地位，还 差了些。 Iguodala figures these events are a way of giving back something to the game. Iguodala认为这些事绩是带回比赛某些价值的方法。 "All the great players did these things at one time or another, whether it's the three-point shooting contest or the dunk contest," he reasoned. "Even Allen [Iverson] was in the three-point shooting contest once." 他推想说：「所有的伟大球员多少都参加过这些比赛，无论是三分球大赛或是灌篮 大赛，就连Allen Iverson也参加过一次三分球大赛」。 Cheeks said Iguodala's participation in the Rookie Challenge, which pits top rookies against second-year standouts, and the dunk contest is a way for America to be formally introduced to his emerging star. Cheeks说Iguodala参加顶级菜鸟球员对抗优秀二年级生的新秀挑战赛，还有 灌篮大赛，是正式向全国介绍他这位新兴巨星的方法。 "I think some people know about Andre," he said. "I don't know if a lot of people know about him yet. But him being in this kind of a showcase, if you will, will open a lot of people's eyes. I think he'll do fine." 他说：「我认为有一些人已经认识Andre，我不知道是否还有很多人不认识他。 但是现在他参加这种表演赛，如果你愿意，他将会让大家大开眼界。我认为他 会表现的很好。」 So does Iverson, who is a fan of Iguodala's game. 身为享受Iguodala比赛的一员，Iverson也是这麽想。 "I don't think Andre, being so young, understands how good he can be," the original A.I. said. "He is so talented, and he just goes out there and plays the game. I think with more experience and him being in a lot of game situations, he can only get better. He can be as good as he wants to be." A.I.「本尊」表示：「我不认为还如此年轻的Andre知道他可以变的多好，他极具 天份，并上场比赛、努力打球。我觉得当他有了更多比赛经验、更多实战技巧之 後，他只会越来越好。他可以变得跟他想像中的一样厉害。」 Hometown hero 家乡英雄。ꄊ Maurice Cheeks has played and coached in Philadelphia so long, he qualifies as a native, but he was born and raised in Chicago and always enjoys trips back to his hometown. Maurice Cheeks在费城打球并执教这麽久，已经足以成为费城当地人。但是他 在芝加哥出生、长大，也总是享受着回到家乡的比赛。 "They'll be right there," he said, pointing to some seats behind the Sixers bench where friends and family members congregated. 他指着七六人板凳後面，朋友以及家人的座位区说：「他们会坐在那里。」 But his staunchest support and biggest fan, his mom Majorie, was a no-show. She always is. 但是最支持他的人兼头号球迷，他的妈妈Majorie，并不会出现。而她总是如此。 "She can't take the games," Cheeks said. "See, the TV, she can turn off if we're losing. She can't do that if she's actually at the game." Cheeks说：「他不能掌控比赛，你看，有电视转播阿，如果我们输球，她可以 关掉电视机。如果他在现场，就没办法不看我们比赛了。」 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 结果Mo的老妈可能摔电视了， 今天输的很惨，期待一下小A.I.的灌篮秀吧。 --

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