Kentucky coach shocked Towns vs. Okafor is a debate By Jerry Zgoda Jerry Zgoda個人意見其實不值一提 難得有跟Kentucky Coach John Calipari對談 就簡單翻譯一下吧 Cali幫自己人說話不意外 當花絮看看就好 ========================================================================= I talked with Kentucky coach John Calipari this morning about Karl-Anthony Towns and understandably, he sounds like most of Wolves Nation when it comes to the question of who's the No. 1 pick in this draft: Towns or Duke's Jahlil Okafor. Zgoda跟Calipari閒聊, 這陣子我狼迷最常討論的話題 Towns or Okafor 選誰? Flip Saunders and his scouting staff are debating that question, and perhaps will do so right up until near draft night. 老桑跟他的團隊也還沒定案, 可能會一路吵到到選秀夜 "Wow, it's a debate?" Calipari said. "It seems lilke that would be the only city there would be a debate in." Calipari的說法跟Chad Ford一樣 我狼可能是唯一球隊還在針扎到底要選哪一隻的 Saunders loves Okafor's footwork and fundamentals -- so advanced at such a young age, 19 -- and at the moment appears to still favor him. 老桑愛Okafor Calipari, though, backs his own guy because of what he defines as Town's versatility: A big man with a guard's shooting range, who can defend the pick-and-roll prevalent in today's NBA block shots and score both inside and outside. Calipari為自己子弟兵辯護無可厚非啦 他口中的Towns: 可以防守到外圍也能應付pick & roll的大個兒. 能扒火鍋, 進攻能裡能外. 標準現代長人的模板 And the topper, it seems, to Calipari is this: "The greatest thing for Minnesota if they choose to pick him is, he wants to be there," he said. "You can take either guy and maybe Jahlil feels the same way, I don't know. I just know Karl Towns, if they choose to take him, wants to be there." Calipari說： "最棒的事情是, Towns願意來北大荒打球。 Okafor或許也愛吧, Cali不清楚 但他很確定Towns會說:我願意 >////<" Calipari was referring to national speculation that Okafor -- part of it judging from a glum expression when the Wolves won the draft lottery last month - wants to play in Los Angeles for the Lakers, who own the draft's second pick. Calipari的說法讓人想到我狼開心贏得樂透時 Okafor的glum face跟想去湖人陪老大打球的傳言 "Karl's the one guy who's like, `I'm fine with Minnesota, I'd like to be in Minnesota,' " Calipari said. "There's no, like, "Well, I could go to the Lakers.' That isn't who he is. That isn't his family, either. As soon as the lottery balls hit, he called me and said, `Coach, I'm good in Minnesota, I'm fine there.' " Towns愛北大荒, 樂透開獎後 Cali接到Towns電話：教練～我喜歡去MIN (這麼有信心當壯元XD) I'll save most of the rest of what Calipari said for our draft coverage as we get closer to June 25, but he did he thinks Towns is more power forward than center in the NBA and that, just like his former big men Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, if you put the right roster of players around them, all three have the talent and drive to potential league MVPs. Cali覺得Towns比較偏4號 Just like AD, 表弟 (表弟可以打4號?!) 三人都有MVP天花板 "Karl's body will catch up to him and in time all three of them will have a chance," he said. "They're all that good." Towns總有一天會長的跟大樹一樣高一樣壯 給他點時間 --

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