Nuggets had eyes for Williams 眉來眼去 By Ross Siler The Salt Lake Tribune Had things gone differently in the 2005 draft, George Karl might be coaching a different Denver Nuggets point guard at next Sunday's All-Star Game in Dallas. Not Chauncey Billups , but Deron Williams . 假使金塊當年的選秀計畫不曾出現變化， 今天他們的當家後衛也許不是槍蜥而是蝶龍。 As he revealed Saturday, Karl was so impressed by Williams coming out of Illinois that the Nuggets "had a trade on the table" to acquire the No. 2 overall pick from Atlanta and were prepared to select Williams with it. 卡爾透露當年他是如何著迷於還在伊利諾大學打球的蝶龍， 金塊甚至已經擬定了把老鷹第二順位選秀權交易過來的計畫。 "There is no question that I thought he was going to be a great player," Karl said. "I like him because he has a passion and an energy for the game that's contagious. It's fun to watch, I think it's probably fun to play with, and it's very difficult to play against." 「毫無疑問蝶龍會是一個偉大的球員，」卡爾贊許道， 「他對比賽的投入與能量充滿巨大的感染力，這點我超欣賞，」 「能夠當他的教練一定有趣極了，若讓他變成對手可就難對付了。」 Karl said he couldn't remember why the trade fell through. Such a deal would have dramatically altered the NBA landscape, pairing Williams and Carmelo Anthony in Denver and likely leading the Jazz to draft Chris Paul with the No. 3 pick. 卡爾說他不曉得為何選秀計畫最終沒付諸施行， 假使成真，這可會是個改變全聯盟風貌的決定： 蝶龍與卡美龍變成前後場最佳搭檔， 而選位順位排在其後的爵士則不得不改選破。 Before the draft, Karl attended a workout at Marquette that included Williams as well as Karl's son Coby . Williams still hadn't declared for the draft, leading the NBA to suspend Karl for three games and fine the Nuggets $200,000 for the coach's attendance. 卡爾在選秀會前曾跑去密西根看他兒子與蝶龍練球， 由於蝶龍當時尚未宣布要投入選秀， 導致卡爾與金塊分別被聯盟判了禁賽三場與廿萬美金的處罰。 Williams, meanwhile, said he was looking forward to playing for Karl, who will coach the Western Conference team. 蝶龍則說他很興奮明星賽的西區教練會是卡爾。 "That's a coach that I respect a lot," Williams said of Karl. "I've gotten to know him over the last couple years. I think it's going to be great. Hopefully, I can get some [playing time]." 「卡夫子向來是個人非常、非常敬重的教練，」"黑龍"裝熟說： 「我跟他可是多年交情耶，能夠給他帶一定啵棒的！」 「當然啦，如果能多留點時間（上場）給我那是更好.....」 --

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