[轉錄] 活塞沒選Chris Douglas-Roberts之原因

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※ [本文轉錄自 Pistons 看板] 作者: Afflalo (Arron Afflalo) 看板: Pistons 標題: [外電] 活塞沒選Chris Douglas-Roberts之原因時間: Sun Jun 29 13:07:47 2008 From June 28, WDFN.com: WDFN早上的節目有人打電話進去說他那晚待在Chris Douglas-Roberts家中。 CDR表示他不認為自己適合活塞，沒興趣成為活塞人，想要去一支"ran more" 的球隊。 CDR認為他不會掉到第29順位，覺得掉到像29這麼低的順位讓活塞選他對他來說是種羞辱。CDR身旁的人還說CDR認為自己穩穩的有20順位。活塞的確有找 CDR來測試，但他沒來。 http://tinyurl.com/3p9xtq 活塞隨隊記者批CDR by A. Sherrod Blakely AUBURN HILLS -- There's a part of the NBA draft process that's seldom talked about, but plays as big a role as any in who a team selects. 選秀過程中有一個部分很少被談到，但卻對球隊的選擇有重要的影響。 It's the part where draft prospects decide which teams to work out, and which ones to blow off. 就是參與選秀的球員決定到哪隊測試，不到哪隊測試的這部分。 Having covered soon-to-be pro athletes in football and basketball for more than 15 years, I've seen a lot of guys screw this process up. 超過十五年採訪未來職業足球員、籃球員生涯，我看過很多成功的例子。 And we saw quite a few guys get this painfully wrong Thursday night. 在星期四晚上我門也看到幾個得到慘痛教訓的球員。 The thing that disturbs me - and I would imagine, most fans - is how a lot of these soon-to-be-millionaires just don't seem to get it. Playing in the NBA is more than just a job; it's a VIP pass into a lifestyle that few ever understand and even fewer gain admittance into. So to see draft prospects take all this for granted, before they even get to the league, is disturbing. Sadly, Memphis' Chris Douglas-Roberts, a Detroit native, falls into this category. 出生自底特律的CDR就是個失敗的例子。 RELATED CONTENT He was a very good college player, and certainly one of the nation's best. 他是個很不錯的大學球員，也是全國最好的球員之一。 But good enough to blow off working out for teams in the first round, teams that were picking around where he was supposed to be drafted? 但好到足以拒絕第一輪球隊的測試，那些應該會選到他的球隊？ I don't think so. That was among the reasons why the first round came and went Thursday night, and he was still on the board. 這也是在星期四晚上第一輪過後他仍然沒人要的原因之一。 Detroit was among the teams with first-round picks that Douglas-Roberts as well as a couple other notable second-round picks (Mario Chalmers being one of them) elected to not work out for. 活塞是CDR選擇不去測試的第一輪球隊之一，幾個值得注意的第二輪選秀（包括Mario Chalmers）也選擇不到活塞測試。 They weren't the only ones. 他們不是唯一這樣做的選秀。 A number of players were drafted later than expected because of their refusal to work out for certain teams. 有幾個比預期晚才被選上的球員也是因為他們拒絕到一些球隊測試。 Douglas-Roberts, whose skinny frame and ability to score in bunches is reminiscent of Richard Hamilton's game, refused to work out for the Pistons despite being considered a late first-round pick. He was under the impression that he would be gone by the time No. 29 was on the clock. CDR偏瘦的身材和得一堆分數的能力讓人想到Rip，雖然被視為第一輪末段選秀他仍拒絕到活塞進行測試。他認為自己會在29順位前被選走。 Oops. So when the Pistons traded out of the first round and had pick No. 32 and Douglas-Roberts was still on the board, it didn't matter. Detroit had no plans on drafting him. And so he continued to fall before ultimately being scooped up by New Jersey with the 40th pick. 所以當活塞交易了第一輪選秀換來第32順位時CDR仍沒人要。活塞沒計畫選他。然後他就一直掉到第四十順位才被籃網選走。 His arrogance reminded me of when I covered college football back in the 1990s. There was a receiver who had a great junior year, decided to come back and was solid as a senior. He was all over the place on most draft boards, but all had him being drafted by somebody. 他的傲慢讓筆者想到1990年代的一位大學足球員。大三打得很好，大四也是。選秀會前也被評估一定會被某個球隊選走。 We were talking one day leading up to the draft, and I found it odd that he had narrowed the list of teams he'd work out for to about five or six. 但他只去了五、六個球隊測試。 Big mistake. All of his workouts were horrible. And as his agent tried to scramble to get more workouts, teams didn't want to bring him in because of how poorly he had performed elsewhere. He went undrafted. 他的測試很糟。當經紀人想幫他多去幾隊做測試時因為之前他的測試太糟了，所以就沒有球隊再找他去測試。最後在選秀時沒人要他。 A few years later, I covered a wide receiver who also opted to come back after a strong junior season. He was even better as a senior, and it was a pretty safe bet to believe that he would be taken in the first round. 幾年後另一個大四畢業生一般相信會在第一輪中選。 I remember asking him leading up to the draft what teams did he plan to work out for. 筆者問到他計畫去哪些球隊測試。 "Anybody who wants me," he said. "任何想要選我的球隊，"他說。 That wide receiver was Torry Holt, who went on to be the No. 6 overall pick, a Pro Bowler, a Super Bowl champion and when he's done playing, a likely Hall of Famer. 那人就是Torry Holt，在第六順位被選上，拿過超級盃冠軍。職業生涯結束後有可能會進名人堂。 Like those two football players, Douglas-Roberts has talent and clearly a high opinion (ego) of himself. But when you allow that ego to ride shot gun on the eve of your professional career, you're doomed to crash sooner or later. 就像那兩位足球員一樣CDR擁有天份，也對自己有很高的期望。但當你讓那自尊凌駕於職業生涯的話，你遲早都會失敗的。 Players can't work out for every team with a draft pick. 球員無法到每隊做測試。 I understand that. But this isn't like picking a girl friend or a new car. 但這不像選馬子或新車。 This is a job we're talking about; a very high-paying job with very few openings, mind you. 這是一個高報償，機會低的工作。 And if you're trying to land such a coveted job, why would you limit your options? 當你想得到這個夢寐以求的工作時，你會限制自己的選擇嗎？ And if you're a team trying to figure out who to draft, why would you take a guy that clearly didn't want to be part of your team? 如果你是一個試著了解要選誰的球隊，你會找一個顯然對成為你們球隊一份子沒興趣的人嗎？ Fans can take Joe Dumars to task for drafting Walter Sharpe, a player most of us never heard of or saw play before. But his decision to not take Douglas-Roberts was a no-brainer. 老喬不選CDR是非常簡單的決定。 Would the Pistons have taken Douglas-Roberts at No. 32? 活塞該在32順位選CDR嗎？ Who knows. 嚇人栽。 But his refusal to even give the Pistons a chance to work him out, made the decision to blow him off at No. 32, an easy one to make. 但他拒絕讓活塞有機會測試他，也讓活塞在32順位時不選擇他的決擇變的容易。 http://tinyurl.com/4mzchj -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.229.127.171 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.140.110.33