Bird Sees Big Impact from Small Moves 小動作，大影響 http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/diener_070723.html The big move hasn't happened. 尚未有大動作。 There's no certainty it will. 也不一定會有。 Larry Bird, however, has made a series of smaller moves this summer that ultimately could prove to have a big impact on the team. The most recent was Monday's signing of Travis Diener, a free agent point guard from Marquette who spent his first two NBA seasons in Orlando, to a reported three-year contract. 大鳥最近的小動作對球隊有一定的影響，當中包括和小戴簽約。 Jermaine O'Neal's name circulated in trade reports for much of the offseason but has disappeared from the rumor mill in recent weeks. Is that in indicator the team's leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker will return? 小歐還會待在溜馬嗎？ "I've said it all along: I hope so," Bird said. "I look forward to having him back in the mix. When he gets double-teams, we're going to have players out there that can hit the shot now." 大鳥希望小歐能留著。 Diener joins shooting guard Kareem Rush, swingman Stephen Graham and guard Andre Owens as players with NBA experience added to the Indiana roster. Diener and Rush are proven long-range shooters, Graham is an athletic, physical defender, while Owens is a combo guard who excelled in summer-league play. 溜馬來了四個新同學。 "I said earlier in the summer we were going to get players, maybe they're not the biggest names, but they're going to fit the style Coach (Jim) O'Brien wants to play and I think that's what we've done," Bird said. "Without trades going on, we're very limited in what we can do but what we did we feel very good (about). We got guys that can help us win ballgames. 大鳥說新同學的加入是為了打造道長的歐式風格。 "I don't worry about Travis' work ethic. He works hard, puts his time in. I know Kareem's wanting to go to the next level. He played in Europe last year and he can shoot the basketball. Stephen Graham's a battler and Andre Owens, he's a part of it, too. We'll see what happens going forward but I know we've got quality guys that are going to play hard and do the right job and do the right things in the community. 新同學的適應問題？安啦～～ "You always look to add more if you can. I know Coach O'Brien likes what we've done. We've surrounded him with some players that can shoot the basketball and make plays for him. Travis is the type of individual that can run pick-and-rolls, move the ball up the court, keep the ball moving. We're going to have that style of play that our fans like to watch." 歐式風格會讓大家耳目一新。 The 6-1, 175-pound Diener, who teamed with Dwyane Wade to lead Marquette to the NCAA Final Four in 2003, averaged 10.9 minutes, 3.8 points and 1.0 assists in two seasons with the Magic, shooting 40.2 percent from the 3-point line. 小戴曾是Wade的隊友。 Stuck behind Jameer Nelson and Carlos Arroyo in Orlando, Diener is looking forward to the opportunity to establish himself as a full-time rotation player in Indiana. "That's pretty much the number one reason (he signed with the Pacers)," Diener said. "In Orlando, I really didn't get the opportunity I wanted and I feel like here is the perfect situation for me, basketball-wise, living-wise, everything. That's why I'm here and I couldn't be more excited. 揮別開特力的日子，他要到印城討生活。 "I felt like when I had opportunities, I played pretty well. I felt, at times that I was very frustrated and I deserved more of a chance to play. It just shows the commitment they have in me and I'm going to work has hard as I can and play as hard as I can to do as well as I can to help this team win games. That's what it's all about. It's not about the stats and what-not. It's about how many wins you can get and my ultimate goal is to help this organization win." 小戴有信心能幫助球隊贏球。 Of last season's crop of backup point guards, Darrell Armstrong is in limbo with a contract that isn't guaranteed, Keith McLeod is a free agent and Orien Greene has been released. Bird hinted a resolution to Armstrong's status could be coming soon. "Darrell was a very valuable piece to what we were trying to do last year and hopefully in the near future we can make a decision on what we're going to do," Bird said. "Darrell wants to stay here but if not he has a couple of places he'd like to go, so we're looking at all of our options." 大鳥暗示大叔的去留將逐漸明朗化。 Bird has had his eye on Diener for awhile, even trying to acquire him from the Magic last season. He's convinced he has the right skill set to step right in as Jamaal Tinsley's backup. "We had some other guys we were looking at but we felt deep down Travis was the type of guy that fit Coach O'Brien's style the best," Bird said. "We feel, after following his career, he's the right fit for here." 大鳥他注意小戴很久了～～ Diener feels likewise. "I know he's a tough coach and he demands a great work ethic and I fit those," he said. "I'm going to work as hard as I can to be as successful as I can be. He wants guys that can shoot the three, can push the ball on offense and give a solid effort on defense, so I fit all those qualities. I'm going to play hard. He's going to know what he's going to get from me. I'm going to play hard no matter what happens and that's the bottom line." 小戴認為自己和道長的歐式風格會粉速配！ --

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