[外電] Channing Frye: Big ball, 'big impact' in the playoffs ch

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原文：http://0rz.tw/dKyWs Channing Frye: Big ball, 'big impact' in the playoffs chase It has been a dark season for Channing Frye, normally one of the most upbeat Trail Blazers. Slotted by coach Nate McMillan at season's start to play a big role as the backup power forward, Frye by December found himself out of the playing rotation and into a place where reflection and perspective were his only consolation. "Deep valleys," Frye said. "This has been a season of deep, deep valleys." But with the final two months of the season here, and the Blazers in the midst of a serious run at the playoffs, McMillan has summoned Frye from that deep valley and inserted him back into the rotation. McMillan hopes Frye can provide outside shooting, rebounding and defensive bulk, which he feels the team will need with a schedule that promises more physical games. Although rebounding and defense are not Frye's fortes, McMillan said the move will allow him to coach a game more creatively. The Blazers have been playing a lot of "small ball," using the wiry, 6-foot-9 Travis Outlaw at power forward, but McMillan wants the option of putting Outlaw at small forward and using the 6-foot-11, 245-pound Frye at power forward. "I just think now, with us going into the second half of the season, we are going to need our size," McMillan said. "I don't think we can continue to play a lot of small ball and play Travis at that four a lot. So we are going to need Frye." Frye has been in the rotation for the past seven games, as the Blazers shuffle their big men at center in the absence of injured center Greg Oden. But even when Oden returns, which could be as soon as Wednesday's game against Indiana, McMillan said Frye will remain in the rotation. He said he made that determination as he surveyed the Blazers' remaining schedule during the All-Star break, before anyone knew the extent of Oden's left knee injury. "I've really looked at it, and I just think having that big body out there, and having that option of either going small with Travis or big with Channing can really help us," McMillan said. "I have a feeling he can provide some freshness, a spark." So far, Frye's return has been much like his season: up and down. At San Antonio last week, he led the team in scoring with 15 points and added seven rebounds, which came one night after he went scoreless with one rebound in just nine minutes against Houston. In the seven games since the break, Frye is averaging 6.3 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 45.4 percent (20 for 44) in 17.4 minutes a game. If anything, Frye says, his return to the rotation comes with a fresh mindset after months of analyzing and wondering what went wrong and why he was on the team if he wasn't going to play. "Not playing all those months, it really gave me an opportunity to think and value how much I love playing ball and how much I believe I can make a big impact on a team given the opportunity," Frye said. "A lot of guys don't play and they have a pity party. For me, it made me appreciate the game. I missed it a lot. I saw a lot of guys miss a shot and get down, and I was thinking, 'Well, at least you got the chance to miss a shot.'" Nobody figured Frye would slip to such depths as the season neared. He was a mainstay at the Blazers practice facility this summer, where he worked himself into the best shape of his career, and he had extended his specialty -- the mid-range jumper -- out to the three-point line. He was awarded the team's Most Outstanding Worker award and had coaches, including McMillan, forecasting a big season. But a month before training camp, Frye had surgery to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. He returned more than two weeks ahead of schedule and sputtered, going 0 for 7 in the season opener. "If I could do it over again, I would have given myself another couple of weeks," Frye said. "I don't think I gave myself enough time." His early season was dotted with modest contributions: 17 points against Miami, 12points against Chicago, 10 in the home opener against San Antonio. But for the most part, he was scuffling, more apt to commit a foul than to hit a jumper. The breaking point for McMillan came at Boston on Dec.5, when in the midst of what was then a close game, Frye went up for a jump shot, but then changed his mind. Stuck, Frye panicked and threw the ball down to the court to avoid a traveling call. The ball bounced directly to Leon Powe, who went in for a layin ... while being fouled by Frye. For all intents and purposes, Frye had played himself out of the rotation. The next game, at Toronto, Frye did not play. Over the next 31 games, Frye would play more than 10 minutes once -- a blowout loss in Philadelphia -- and 15 times he would not get into the game at all. "Early in the season, he kind of got off to a slow start and I went away from that rotation," McMillan said. "And we almost went to eliminating that option." It was a demoralizing time for Frye. The coach wasn't using him, the team wasn't playing a style that fit him -- using isolation plays for others instead of an open-court spread offense -- and it was all happening in the last year of his contract. At 25, he was supposed to be entering his prime. Instead, he was becoming a bench warmer. Frye credits Bobby Medina, the team's strength and conditioning coach, for pulling him through the darkest times. Frye said Medina would get his mind off not playing by giving him a new challenge in the weight room every day. As a result, Frye stayed conditioned for when his name was called by McMillan. "Trust me, it wasn't easy," Frye said. "I might make it sound easy, but it really sucked for a while. I mean, we were winning games, which was great, but I had this feeling of, 'What have I done to help?' I hadn't done anything to help. I wanted to really enjoy it, to be able to go home and really feel like I helped the team." Now, with that chance in front of him, Frye says he will embrace the opportunity like never before. "I've got nothing to lose, and I've had that mindset since I came out of that DNP slump (Did-Not-Play)," Frye said. "I told myself 'You know how to play, you know how to get yourself in position to score, shoot with confidence.' If it goes in, it goes in. If it doesn't, who shoots 100percent? Nobody. "The main thing is, I'm not going to let this game change me. I'm going to be professional. I'm going to be positive. That's just me. If anything, I changed in a good way. I'm more comfortable with myself. I appreciate the opportunity more. Because I love playing, man. Win or lose, I just love playing." 看來 McMillan 會讓 Frye 重回輪替的陣容，就算 Oden 回來之後 Nate 說他認為我們需要大個子，所以會讓 Frye 打替補的大前鋒讓 Outlaw 去打小前鋒(可是我記得法外打小前鋒的績效差大前鋒很多啊....) Frye 後悔季初太急著復出了，這季打太爛所以掉出輪替陣容現在算是 Frye 的好機會，可以證明他還可以打，最好跟去年一樣季末拉尾盤就好了喔..還有聽說被 Jason Quick 稱讚過的都有魔咒，大家拭目以待插播 Oden 的情況，McMillan 說他認為大叔還需要多休息一陣 "I don't think he'll be coming back any time in the next few days." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 221.169.172.177