※ 引述《jerod (KG4MVP)》之铭言： http://www.startribune.com/wolves/story/1274509.html Finally, after a week of smoke, some fire: The newest Timberwolf is Corey Brewer, an athletic, versatile -- and, yes, fiery -- forward with a championship pedigree and enough character references to fill a bunch of resumes. And one of his new teammates is still, at least for now, Kevin Garnett. 经过一星期的一堆烟雾弹後， 灰狼选了有运动力、多功能又激情的佛大小前锋Corey Brewer， 而至少KG在现在还是他的队友之一！ Oh, the rumor mill was rolling. Los Angeles. Phoenix. Atlanta. Late in the day, Charlotte. There were rumors of two-team trades as well as three- and four-team trades that would have had people and picks traveling all over the country, rumors that gathered steam as draft time approached. Rumor满天飞，湖人、太阳、老鹰甚至山猫，从两队交易到多队交易， 随着选秀将届，纷至沓来。 But in the end the Wolves stayed put with Garnett and grabbed Brewer, the University of Florida forward who brings with him two NCAA championship rings, the ability to blanket both guards and forwards on the defensive end and an offensive game that continues to improve but is already clutch. 但最後灰狼还是留下KG， 且选了Brewer这位冠军队摇摆人， 他在攻防两面都持续在进步、且已有一定火侯。 "We couldn't be more excited," Wolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said during a brief news conference before rushing back to prepare for the second round. "He is a great glue guy, great chemistry, great character. You can't say enough good things about him." "我们实在是太期待他了" McHale说 "他是个大锁、他会对球队带来化学效应、 他有非常好的篮球能力。实在是没有办法用笔墨来形容他的好！" Of course, before McHale could say any more about Brewer, he was asked about Garnett. As in, what about those rumors? Those are fed by you guys, he said. 被问到最近KG的Rumor，McHale说那是你们自己讲的，我没说喔！ So will Garnett be with the team come October? 所以KG会在开季名单上吗？ "Kevin is a member of our team right now," McHale said. "I assume he'll be a member of the team this fall." "我相信KG会至少待上这整个秋天" McHale说 That's exactly what Brewer was hoping, too. The 21-year-old grew up patterning his game after Scottie Pippin and admiring Garnett. Brewer也这麽希望着，他从小模仿Pippen打球、崇拜KG。 "I can't wait to get there," Brewer said from New York. "They've got some great young guys -- [Craig] Smith, [Randy] Foye. Hopefully KG is still there." "我迫不及待想到明尼苏达了" 人在纽约的Brewer说 "他们已经有一些不错的年轻人，KG留下来一起奋斗嘛！" Not everybody thought Brewer would still be there at No. 7. When it was -- after Milwaukee took Chinese forward Yi Jianlian at No. 6 -- it was a no-brainer. 不少人认为Brewer不会掉到第7位，但当公鹿选了可能拒绝入队的易建联後， 事情变得很单纯很简单。 Brewer wore a blue collar growing up in Tennessee and he kept it on in Florida, where he was almost always asked to handle the other team's best player on defense. Now he gets to don a blue uniform in the NBA, a dream he deferred a year ago in the quest for another college title. Brewer一家是田纳西州的蓝领阶级， 到了佛大球场上，他总被叫去防守最强的对手， 现在他来到了去年为了再拿一座冠军而没有加入的NBA。 The act of deferring that gratification turned out to be the most gratifying thing of all. 去年的选择备受煎熬。 "Last year was a tough situation for me," he said. "My family does need the money -- did need the money. I just felt ... My mom and dad said be happy. I wanted to mature as a player. I'm glad I went back to school." "我们家需要钱来支撑" 他说 "真的很需要钱。如果我去年就加入NBA我爸妈会很高兴， 但我知道自己还不够成熟，所以我回到学校。" In his third season with the Gators Brewer improved his scoring average (from 12.7 to 13.2) and his shooting percentage. He perfected his role as the Gators' shutdown perimeter defender and won another title. 今年大三的Brewer增强了平均得分到13.2分、还有命中率， 他完美扮演好他防守关门者的角色，让球队赢得冠军。 He figures to be able to contribute defensively right away with the Wolves, though his role is quite similar to current Wolves player Trenton Hassell. In some ways Brewer was surprised to have been picked by the Wolves, considering he didn't feel he had a great workout with the team. He worked out on the same day as Florida State's Al Thornton, who was a monster that day. Brewer? He has just completed a nonstop run of workouts all over the country and he was tired. 他希望赶快为灰狼在防守端做出贡献，即使灰狼有功能相似的Hassell。 Brewer被灰狼选中时还蛮讶异的，因为他在灰狼的workout并没有表现好， 那天野兽Thornton凌驾於他之上，因为Brewer需要马不停蹄的赶场workout、有点累。 "I didn't know what was going to happen," he said. "I just played my hardest. Played defense -- that's what I do. [But] I had some better workouts." "我不知道最後我会被哪一队选走" 他说 "我只是努力打好、努力防守， 但我知道我在其他workout有比较好的表现。" Well, it all worked out just like McHale wanted. Actually, McHale was impressed with all four of the Florida players the Wolves had in for workouts. They acted like winners and played like a team to win. Brewer was one of three players McHale said he liked and expected to perhaps be available at No. 7. The others were Georgetown's Jeff Green (who went No. 5) and Florida State's Al Thornton, who was impressive when he worked out the same day Brewer did. 似乎一切都跟着 McHale 的如意算盘走， 他对四位来灰狼做workout的佛大球员都印象深刻， 他们表现的就是个赢家，他们有对胜利的执着， 而 Brewer 是 McHale 在第七顺位想选的3位球员之一， 其他两位是 Jeff Green 跟 Al Thornton。 But Brewer -- the second of three Gators taken with the first nine picks -- was the one that landed with the Wolves. 而最後选了Brewer。 "He plays offense like [Detroit's] Rip Hamilton, coming off screens," McHale said. "He does a lot of little things that go unnoticed. He knows how to use screens, make passes. He makes plays." "他在进攻端的表现像是活塞队的Rip，队友一个掩护他就找出空隙"McHale说 "他做了很多一般人不会留意到的小事情，他知道如何掩护、过人，他知道如何打好球。" Especially when it matters. Brewer finished his college career by being named the most outstanding player of the NCAA Final Four, and he leaves Florida as the school's all-time leading scorer in NCAA tournament play. 他是今年NCAA四强的MOP，他也是佛大队史得分最多的球员。 "When the game is on the line, that's when you have to step up," Brewer said. "I step up when it really matters." "当比赛胶着时，你需要有更杰出的表现" Brewer说 "我知道我不会让大家失望的。" --

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