新聞出處(必填): http://0rz.tw/EIUHO 作者: By Marc D'Amico | @Marc_DAmico Celtics.com July 6, 2016 Youthful Young is Shooting the Lights Out in Utah SALT LAKE CITY – Very rarely is a first-round draft pick asked to participate in a third straight offseason of summer league ball. 很少有一個第一輪的選秀球員連續三年被要求參加夏季聯盟 Even rarer is a first-round draft pick only 20 years old while entering his third summer in the NBA. 更少見的是 一個首輪球員要進入職業生涯第三年時 才只有20歲 James Young might be the rarest of breeds, because he can put a checkmark in both of those boxes. Young就是這樣子的稀有品種 因為上述的兩項條件他都符合 His name is symbolic of his age. Although Young has been around for a while, he is still very much young. The swingman, who is entering his third NBA season, will not reach the legal age of drinking in the United States until Aug. 16. 他的年紀就如同他的名字所顯示的 儘管已經在聯盟打滾一陣子了 他還是非常年輕 這個即將邁入三年級的搖擺人 在8月16號前 都還沒有達到美國合法飲酒的年紀 Think about that for a moment. 想一想 他有多年輕 And now think about how much has been expected of this kid since Boston chose him with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. 再想一想 從2014年選秀會上 Boston用17順位選了他開始 這孩子被賦予多少的期待 The odds have been stacked up against this youngster since he came into the league. At first, he was too raw to garner playing time. Then the Celtics quickly rose into a playoff contender, and it was nearly impossible to break into the rotation. 自從進入聯盟開始 這其中的反差就不斷地被拿出來衡量 一開始 他還太嫩沒辦法爭取到上場時間 然而 隨著Celtics很快地回到季後賽的競爭行列 要打入輪替更幾乎是不可能的事了 Yet now, three summers into his career and still at the raw age of 20, Young is beginning to show signs of growth. 但現在 經過三個寒暑 20歲稚嫩的Young 開始有了成長的跡象 Two games are in the books for the Boston Celtics during their three-game slate in the Utah Jazz Summer League. Thus far, Young has not only been the sharpest shooter on the Celtics, but in the entire league. 到Celtics在UTAH三場夏季聯賽中的其中這兩場為止 Young不只是Celtics陣中最犀利的射手 甚至是整個夏季聯盟的最佳射手 Young finished Tuesday’s 89-82 win over the Jazz having made four of his five 3-point attempts on the night. That effort took his 3-point total in Salt Lake City to 6-for-7 over the course of two games, tying him for the most makes in the league, and he needed three fewer attempts to reach that number than his co-leader, Bryn Forbes of the Spurs (6-of-10). Young在週二 89-82戰勝爵士的比賽中 三分球五次出手命中四球 這樣的表現讓他在鹽湖城的這兩戰三分球總計投七中六 追平聯盟的領跑者 甚至比同樣進6球 馬刺的Forbes(6-10)還少出手三球就達到這樣的成績 Clearly, Young, who has made only 23 of his 92 career 3s during the regular season, is in a different place with his shot. He is confident in his release, thanks in large part to the effort he has given behind closed doors. 很明顯的 生涯季賽三分球投92中23的Young 投射能力已經到不同的境界了 他的出手更有自信 這大都要歸功於他在正規練球之餘所付出的努力 “I’ve been putting a lot of work in,” he said after leading the Celtics with 17 points Tuesday night. “So it’s just starting to show off and I’m just going to keep working until I’m where I need to be.” 「我付出了很多努力」週二得到全隊最高 17分的Young這麼說 「所以 我只是把成果展現出來 然後持續訓練直到達到我應有的水準」 Pressed further as to why his confidence is so high when the ball now leaves his hands, Young reiterated his work ethic. 往下追問到底為什麼球離手的時候他可以這麼有自信 Young再次重申他的理念 “Just because I know how much work I’ve been putting in,” he said. “It’s starting to pay off.” 「就是因為知道我付出了多少」他說「這些付出得到了回報」 The Celtics have watched Young shoot behind closed doors for the entirety of his two-plus years in the league. Everyone, from Danny Ainge to Brad Stevens, has said over and over that his percentages have not been indicative of his abilities. Celtics把過去這兩年Young的投籃自主訓練都看在眼裡 每個人 從Ainge 到Stevens 說了一遍又一遍的就是 他的命中率並沒有反映出他的投籃能力 Stevens always talks about the Law of Averages, and in regard to shooting, how percentages will always find their way toward where they should be. Young is finally showing signals that his percentages may be on the rise next season. Stevens常說的命中率法則 投籃命中率總是會自己找到出路到他們應該到的位置 Young終於出現下季命中率提升的徵兆了 Most encouraging about Young’s play is that he hasn’t just hit shots. He has hit tough shots. 更令人振奮的是 他不只能投進 他還能投進那些有困難度的投籃 Many of Young’s 3-pointers have been contested, yet he has splashed home the majority of his attempts. He also made the biggest shot of the night during Tuesday’s win, a splash from the right corner that sealed Boston’s win with 18.9 seconds left on the clock. 很多Young的投籃是被對位對到的 但他把大部分出手的球都送進了家門 星期二的勝仗中 他甚至命中了關鍵的一球 時間剩下18.9秒 右邊底角的投射鎖定了Boston的勝利 Amidst Young’s team-best performance, that shot stood out most to head coach Micah Shrewsberry. 在Young的全隊最佳表現中 那一記跳投在教練Shrewsberry的心目中最為突出 “The shot he made in the corner was huge, just being able to have just the mental focus just to knock one in and kind of put the game on ice,” Shrewsberry said. “That’s good for him. I think anytime you can have positive results like that in a pressure situation, everybody builds off that. 「底角的那個出手非常關鍵 那樣需要極度專注力的投籃只要投進一顆就能讓賽事底定」 Shrewsberry說 「那對他是件好事 我想 任何時候在那種高壓的情境中得到了一個好的結果 每個人都會建立出信心」 Young can also build off of the steps that he has taken at the defensive end of the court. Shrewsberry said that in many of the instances in which it appears that Young is in the wrong place, it is because he is overcompensating for his teammates’ defensive lapses. Young is in correct position more often than not, and he has shown the ability to defend at a high level when the ball is in his man’s hands. 幫助Young建立信心的 同時還有防守端的表現 Shrewsberry說 很多Young防守站在不對位置的例子 那是因為他過度的去彌補隊友的防守漏洞 大多數的時間裡 Young都是在正確的位置上 同時 只要球是在他防守的對象手中 他也展現出高水準的防守 Take, for instance, his possession against Tyrone Wallace during the final minutes of Tuesday’s game. Wallace made a crossover move to his left before stopping on a dime and whipping the ball around his back and to the right. Young mirrored him all the way, and when Wallace rose up for a shot in the paint, Young reached in for a blocked shot (that he was not officially credited for). 舉個例子 星期二的比賽最後幾分鐘 面對Wallace的持球 Wallace停住他的傳球並把球快速地的從背後甩到右邊之前做了一個跨下運球往左邊切 (翻譯的時候感覺自己好像在寫武俠小說...大師兄嬌喘一聲倒在何金銀的懷裡) Young如影隨形的跟著他 Wallace只好在禁區內拔起跳投 Young隨即賞了他一個火鍋 (那個官方沒有正式紀錄的火鍋) Had Wallace made that shot, Boston’s lead would have been down to two with 1:24 left in the game. Instead, Young and the C’s got a critical stop and then followed it up with two points at the other end. 要是Wallace投進了那一球 Boston在比賽時間剩下1分24秒時 會只剩下兩分的領先 還好 Young跟Celtics阻止了這重要的一球 隨後在球場的另一端又追加了兩分 That sequence, save for maybe Young’s late trey from the right corner, was the most important portion of the game, and Young put his stamp all over it. 這個攻防 和Young之後底角三分 是這場比賽最重要的部分 Young全部都參與其中 At this point, many will associate a negative connotation with a first-round draft pick playing in his third straight summer league. Those people should take into consideration that Young, as corny as it sounds, is still very much young. 很多人對於一個首輪選秀還在打他連續第三年的夏季聯賽有些負面想法 那些人應該考慮到 就像他那聽起來很菜市場的名字一樣 Young還很年輕 He’s still a 20-year-old prospect with upside, and in his third summer league, he’s finally beginning to show signs of growth. 他還是一個20歲 前途被看好的球員 來到第三年的夏季聯盟 他終於展現出成長的跡象 -- 休賽季 在選秀與自由球員 交易大致告一段落 有點無聊的時候 再來看看我們這位以往恨鐵不成鋼的首輪新秀 希望如同文中所講的 Young 要起飛啊！ 很久沒翻外電 翻了三個小時 若有翻譯不夠精準 還請指教 --

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