Kings notes: Idle Udrih still makes point http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/804366.html SAN ANTONIO - The travesty was in Beno Udrih's absence, his back not allowing him to face his old team from San Antonio again and show the Spurs once again just how far he has come. 對Udrih 而言，不能再次面對他的老東家，並且告訴馬刺到底他有多好，是一件相當 可惜的事。 Yet for the Spurs and every other NBA team, it would be hard not to notice Udrih's progression this season. After alternating between Tony Parker's backup to third-string status and the proverbial doghouse of coach Gregg Popovich in his first three seasons, Udrih has established himself as one of the league's rising young point guards. 其實每一隻球隊都已經注意到這個小伙子了。在Parker後面以第三控衛之姿等待許久 的他，幾乎三個球季都被教練Popovich封印起來。但Udrih 現在已經確立了自已是一位上 昇中的新星。 In the mind of Kings coach Reggie Theus, Udrih should be considered for the league's Most Improved Player award. 在國王教頭Theus 的心中，Udrih 是競爭最佳進步獎的有力人選。 "Absolutely, no doubt about it," Theus said. "I think he's surprised the entire league in terms of how effective he's been. I think people thought he was pretty good, but how effective he's been (has been a surprise). And he's got another level to go." 「無疑地，他已經震驚了全聯盟。我想大家都知道他很不錯，但他產生的效能卻是讓 人吃驚的。將來他還會更上一層樓。」Theus 說。 Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu is considered by many to be a front-runner for the award, with the Kings set to face another candidate today in second-year Memphis forward Rudy Gay. Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge has received some attention, as have the Clippers' Chris Kaman, Houston's Rafer Alston, Toronto's Jose Calderon, Indiana's Mike Dunleavy and Denver's Anthony Carter. 最佳進步獎今年很拼，包含現在正紅的魔術隊火槍兵Turkoglu，今天要對上的灰熊二 年生Rudy Gay，拓荒者的Aldridge，快艇的 Kaman，火箭的Alston，暴龍的Calderon，溜 馬的Dunleavy，丹佛的Carter。（請問最後一位有人能告訴我理由嗎？） Udrih - who never averaged more than 14.4 per minutes per game - has made the most of his new opportunity and even scored a career-high 27 points against the Spurs during a 112-99 win at Arco Arena on Nov. 26. During his 32.7 minutes per game, he has averaged 12.9 points, 4.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 turnovers while shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from three-point range. Udrih 本季平均得分一度高達14.4分，在11月26日對上老東家馬刺時，他以27分幫助 國王拿下勝利。在32.7分鐘的上場時間，他交出了12.9分、4.5 助攻、3.4 籃板和2.3 失 誤的成績，此外，他的命中率是45.9趴，三分命中率是39.4趴。 His increase of scoring from last season of 8.2 points per game ranks second in the NBA, trailing only Gay (8.7) and ahead of Turkoglu (6.7). 8.2 分的大躍進在NBA 排第二，僅次於Gay 的8.7 分，Turkoglu以6.7 名屈居第三。 Aldridge has upped his scoring by 6.3 points per game but doesn't qualify for the ranking because he didn't play at least 70 games last season. Aldridge雖然也進步了6.3 分，但他上季未打滿七十場，所以不被列入排名。 Beyond the statistics, Udrih might have answered a few of the questions that surrounded his game before this season. 由以上亮麗的成績，Udrih 可能已經把本季前眾人對他的疑惑一掃而空。 "He came in with a little bit of reputation of being kind of on the soft side, and I think he's really shown us (that that's not the case)," Theus said. "He's played injured, played when he was tired ... . He's proved himself in a lot of ways with us." 「他來這裡之前，只是個沒沒無聞的小控球，但他在這裡展現了他的價值，受傷也上 場，累了也上場，他證明了自已能夠幫助球隊。」Theus說。 With Udrih set to be a free agent, he continues to give the Kings ample reason to try to sign him this summer. 雖然Udrih即將成為自由球員，但國王隊已有足夠的理由去簽下這個小伙子。 "I'm very hopeful Beno will be with us next year," Theus said. 「我希望Beno明年還會在這裡。」Theus說。 Injury report - Theus said following the Kings' loss he was unsure whether Udrih would be ready to play tonight against Memphis. 傷兵報告-Udrih不確定今天能否在對上灰熊時出賽。 Center Brad Miller (right elbow bursitis) said he was also a game-time decision to face the Grizzlies. 右手肘發炎的Miller說他將會在賽前做出決定，是否要出戰對灰熊。 Miller played only 22 minutes against the Spurs and did not play the entire fourth quarter after banging the elbow. Forward Kenny Thomas did not make the trip (sore right foot). Miller在對上馬刺時只上了22分鐘，在撞到他的右手肘後，第四節都沒出賽。前鋒Kenny Thomas因右腳傷勢甚至沒搭飛機到聖安東尼奧。 -- 有錯請指正<(__ __)> 每多讓Udrih打一分鐘，都是將來重要的資產 --

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