[外電] Evans WC Rookie of the Month again

看板Kings (沙加緬度國王)作者eliczone (C'est la vie)時間16年前 (2010/01/05 12:03)推噓10(10推 0噓 1→)

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http://0rz.tw/fsQjl Just because Team Tyreke thinks big doesn't mean they don't enjoy the small stuff. 喜歡大的不代表他們不喜歡小的。 And considering Rookie of the Month awards can only be a natural path to the Rookie of the Year honor that Kings guard Tyreke Evans and his support system so badly want him to win, today's announcement that Evans is two-for-two in that department is a pretty good start. Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings was the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the second straight time as well, although Evans is seen as the clear frontrunner in this race by most - if not all - media. 得每月最佳新秀這個獎被認為是年度最佳新秀必經之路，reke和他的團隊都希望他能夠獲獎，今天宣佈reke2支2連莊，建寧也是。雖然絕大部分都認為reke領先，但媒體不一定這麼認為。 Evans averaged 22.1 points (47.6 percent shooting), 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.62 steals and 35.5 minutes per game in December. He is averaging 20.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists on the season, putting him just a shade away from the elite class of 20-5-5 rookies that only includes Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson and LeBron James. Cleveland's Mike Brown and Memphis' Lionel Hollins were Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively. 12月份reke平均22.1分(47.6% FG%)、5.3籃板、5.1助攻、1.62抄截和35.5分鐘。本季平均20.1分、5.1籃板和4.9助攻，唯一在新秀20-5-5排行榜跑他前面的只有喬神、Robertson 和LBJ。 For those who missed it, we discussed Team Tyreke and the Blueprint they have for the 20-year-old in Sunday's paper. I had been meaning to share some material that didn't make it in the story, so this is as good a time as any. Specifically, the tragic death of Evans' father, John Holmes, to a heart attack four years ago was only barely mentioned in the piece. As I reported on the story, I was curious to learn more about their relationship in light of the fact that his brothers had acted in fatherly roles for so long. reke父親四年前的心臟病去逝很少被提起。當我報導時，我很好奇想要知道更多他們的關係，而他的哥哥們兼父職已經很久了。 Truth be told, I assumed that the siblings stepping up in that way was largely because of some void between Evans and his father. But as his mother, Bonita Evans, told me while sitting courtside at Arco Arena last week, that wasn't the case at all. 我認為會這樣絕大部分是因為reke和父親間的空缺。但他的母親告訴我，絕對不是這樣。 She described the night that Holmes died, and lamented the fact that he was never able to see Tyreke make it to the big-time. 他描述福爾摩斯死的那個晚上，很難過他再也看不到reke的風光時刻。 "Tyreke was on the bed having a beautiful conversation with his father (on the night he died)," Bonita Evans said. "After Tyreke went to New York, that's when he lost his father. They'd been talking about (basketball), he was telling him to go do what you've got to do. He hugged him, kissed him, told him he loved him and that was the last time he got to see his father." 「reke那天和父親有個很棒的談話，在reke去紐約後，也就失去了他的父親。他們會談論籃球，他告訴他去做他該做的。他抱他，親他，告訴他他很愛他，而那是最後一次他看到他的父親」 Tyreke said he knows his dad would be proud of him now. reke說他知道他的父親現在一定會以他為榮。 "He was everything I could ever ask for from a dad," Tyreke said. "I was upset (when he passed) but I got over it. I just kept fighting through it and working hard because I know that's what he would want me to do at the end of the day." 「他是最好的父親，他過世我很難過，但我熬過了。我持續努力，因為我知道他希望我這麼做」reke說。 Bonita, who has previously passed on interviews for stories, could not have been a more delightful lady. Predictably, she and Grandma Alice (who was visiting Tyreke as well) were oozing with pride at how their boys had watched over Tyreke all these years. 這幾年Bonita和祖母愛麗絲很驕傲地看著他們的小男孩。 And while second-oldest brother, Reggie, was the one who spotted Tyreke's talent earlier than the rest (he was his coach as a glorified toddler, after all), his mother said it wasn't hard to see what Tyreke could become. He had a strong desire to get better from an early age as well. 二哥Reggie比其他人都還要更早看到reke的天份，他母親說不難看出reke會變怎樣。他很小就有強烈慾望想要變強。 "I used to fuss with him, say 'Get in this house and out of that snow,'" Bonita said. "They'd be out there balling (in Chester, Pa.), guys trying to beat him and they couldn't beat him. And I'm thinking, 'Oh my God these boys are going to get sick out here in this weather." 「我習慣寵他，說"進來家裡，下雪了"，他們出去打球，人們都想要擊敗他，但他們辦不到。我在想"我的老天啊，這些孩子們在這種天氣一定會感冒"」 Tyreke was dominating from an early age, and he admitted there were times when he coasted because the competition couldn't even keep up when he was in third gear. reke很小時就很傑出，他承認只要他認真起來，一帆風順。 "(High school) wasn't pushing me," he said. "I was just waiting to get (to college) so I can make the next step. When I got to college, I was playing hard every possession. Guys in college work hard...you can play zone, it's harder to score in college. Memphis was a good team, good crowd out there, sold out every night." 「高中沒辦法讓我進步，我就只是等著進大學。當我進大學時，我每次攻守都很努力，大學裡的球員都很努力。因為打區域，在大學裡更難得分，曼菲斯是隻好的球隊，那裡有好的觀眾，每晚都賣光」 The pros have pushed him even harder. "It's the best feeling just going up against the guys you've been watching for a while now, and guys I've been going up against (in the NBA) - even if it's a backup point guard - they play hard," Tyreke said. "It's a challenge to go out there every night, especially when you've got (New Orleans') Chris Paul and (San Antonio's) Tony Parker and those types of guys. If you don't have a good game against them, you get mad at yourself because of how you want to play. 「能夠和你已經注意很久的人對抗是最爽的，而我現在在NBA，就算只是個替補PG，他們還是很努力，每晚都是挑戰，尤其是當你面對CP3和趴車類型的人時。如果打得不好，就會對自己的表現生氣」 "I obviously turned it on and off when I wanted to (in high school), that's what a lot of people would say. But (his focus, intensity and energy) is up every time I step on the court (now). In high school, you'd play a good team and be up one night and then play a terrible team and feel like, 'Ah, I don't feel like playing tonight.' People would be like, 'You should've scored 50.' And I'd be like, 'I played hard, but it's not the same as playing against the top teams.'" 「在高中時我可以輕鬆想幹嘛就幹嘛，但現在只要站上場就是全力以赴。在高中，對上強隊時會很興奮，但對上爛隊時就會不想打球，人們會說你應該得50分的，但我會覺得，我會打得很努力，但就是不會像對強隊那樣」 With so much of the story focusing on everyone around Tyreke, he was hardly heard from. One question I wanted answered, though, was whether he was completely on board with this elaborate approach or whether he ever wished Team Tyreke would just let him go it alone. Tyreke said he sees his family, trainer Lamont Peterson and childhood friend/roommate Dwayne Davis as much-needed support, even if the quarters are a bit cramped in his Natomas townhouse. 有這麼多關於reke的故事，但他很少聽那些。他是否很喜歡現在這種方式或者有沒有想過要自己走呢，不依靠Team Teryke。reke說他將他的家庭、Lamont和Dwayne視於最重要的支柱。 "It's never got to the point where I said, 'Give me my space,' but I'll tell them if I'm not feeling it," Tyreke said. "We have communication. If they think something is good for me and I don't, they say, Alright, at the end of the day you make the decision.' And if it doesn't go right, don't say we didn't tell you. That's how they look at it." - Sam Amick 「我絕對不會說"給我空間"。我們會溝通，如果他們認為某件事對我是好的，但我不這麼覺得，他們會說，好吧，你自己做個決定。如果最後不對了，他們也不會說我們不跟你說，這就是他們看待事情的方式」 -- -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.130.141.241