[外電] Lucas: Marcus can be great

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Lucas: Williams can be great Thursday, January 17, 2008 BY DAVE D'ALESSANDRO Star-Ledger Staff John Lucas takes one look at Marcus Williams and sees a kid with the self-awareness of a gym sock. John Lucas 開始注意 Marcus Williams ，而他看到一個充滿自我意識的小孩。 Okay, that's the harsh way of putting it. But that's what the visiting coach sees in his latest pupil: A young player who doesn't know what he has, or how to use it. OK，雖然聽起來很刺耳，但那是這位來訪的教練所見到的：一個年輕球員不知道他擁有的是什麼，而且他不知道如何使用。 "You know, this kid can be great," said Lucas, the legendary coach and player who is working with the Nets' second-year point guard this week. 這位傳奇教練在這週幫忙這二年級生PG， Lucas: 你必須知道，這孩子可以變得很厲害。 "He's got some great talent. You know, point guards are born, they're not made. He's got all the instincts to play the position. There are mostly combo guys playing (the position) now. Jason Kidd is a pure point. But (Williams) has a chance to be that way." Lucas: 他擁有一些非常好的天份。你知道的，控球後衛是天生的，他們不是被製造出來的。他有所有的本能來打這個位置。現在控衛這個位置有許多 Combo 後衛在打。 Jason Kidd 是純控衛，而 Marcus 有機會成為那個方向。 Then Lucas said something that may resonate with Williams, who has heard it over their first two days of workings: He's not going to get there until he breaches what Lucas sees as an obvious mental hurdle. Lucas 說了一些可能會引起 Marcus 共鳴的話，從他們頭兩天的努力。除非 Marcus 能打破 Lucas 所看到明顯的心靈困境，不然他是很難達到上面所說的境界。 "I don't think he believes how good he is," Lucas said. "Because the guy in front of him is so great. It's really hard for a kid like this. You have to get him to accept the fact that his time will come. Even if he was averaging 10 points, he won't play more than 15 minutes." Lucas: 我不認為他目前相信自己有多好，因為在他前面的那個人是非常偉大的。這對一個小孩而言是很難接受的。你必須要讓他接受他的時間將會來臨的事實。就算他過去平均每場十分，現在也將不會打到每場十五分鐘。 Last season, many people in the Nets organization said the same thing: Williams needs playing time to generate confidence, and when he can't get on the floor, his confidence tends to wane, and that has a deleterious effect on his conditioning and attitude. 上一季，在籃網組織許多人說同樣的事情： Marcus 需要更多上場時間來產生自信，當他不能在場上，信心只會一值衰退，而這也會對他的身體條件以及態度造成有害的影響。 That leaves everyone else wondering whether Williams wants it enough -- whether he's going to work to be great, keep the extra weight off, and turn into the leader a point guard must be. 那讓其他的人更好奇是否 Marcus 要的足夠，是否他將會去更努力的下功夫成為更棒的球員。讓自己變得更瘦，並且成為一個控球後衛所需要的領導能力。 Lucas is starting on the ground floor. Lucas 開始留在場上。 "You know what, I have to convince him that he's good first," Lucas said. "I don't think he believes how good he really is. Point guards have swagger. The swagger has to come to him. As he matures he'll get it. Remember, he should still be in college. And now he thinks he should be telling Vince Carter what to do?" Lucas: 你知道的，最先，我必須讓他確信他自己是很棒的。我不認為他現在認為自己很好。控球後衛必須要有能擺架子的氣勢。這氣勢必須降臨到他的身上。當他更成熟時，他將會自然得到。別忘了，他現在應該還在大學裡面繼續打球，但現在就要他到NBA，告訴 Vince Carter 該怎麼進攻(擔任一個控衛指揮隊友)？ Point well taken. It is often forgotten how most of a point guard's development is between the ears, and how it could take two or three or even four years -- which was how long it took for John Stockton and Steve Nash to earn starting jobs in the NBA. 大家別忘了，控球後衛的發展通常要好幾年的，甚至三四年， Joh Stockton 和 Steve Nash 也是如此拿得到他們的先發工作。 What usually clicks? They generate enough confidence to do their job at different speeds. Williams, who hasn't played much since returning from his broken foot, plays at one speed. 什麼東西是吻合成功的條件的？他們產生足夠的信心以不同的速度來做他們更作。 Marcus只用最低等級的速度打球，自從腳骨折後還沒有打足夠的時間。 "The thing is, we have to get his energy level up," Lucas said. "We have to get him to understand what playing hard is. Think about the difference between he and Darrell Armstrong: Darrell came from dirt. He went to Fayetteville, and he was in the USBL when I owned the (Miami Tropics). You can't expect Marcus to have that fire, because everywhere he's played, he's been the guy. Lucas: 所以目前該做的事情是，必須將他的能量提高，我們必須讓他了解怎樣才是認真打的球賽。想想看他和 Darrrell Armstrong 的差別。 Darrell 上來幹髒活。他去過 Fayetteville 市，打過 USBL 美國籃球聯盟，當我是邁阿密 Tropics教練時。你不能預期 Marcus 擁有那樣的火力，因為他所打過的地方，他總是那樣子。 "So I'm working on that first," Lucas continued, pointing to his own head. "When all the skills are the same, what separates one player from the rest is that (fire)." Lucas 指著自己的頭並且繼續說：所必須先加強他那個部分，當彼此的技能都一樣時，要分別一位球員就在那裏。 Lucas has been a head coach in Cleveland, San Antonio and Philadelphia. He's seen the ones who have it, and the ones who do not. Lucas 曾經是 Cleveland, San Antonio, 和 Philadelphia的教練，所以他看過許多擁有火力的球員或沒有的球員。 "I had Kobe in our gym in Philly when he was 17," Lucas said. "Nobody has a stronger mind-set than Kobe. From Day 1, he was an assassin. Now Marcus has to get some of that. J-Kidd isn't going to play forever. So the faster he gets some of that, the bigger help he's going to be to this team." Lucas: 當時 Kobe 在我們的費城的體育館，他只有17歲。沒有人有比他更強的心態。從地一天開始，他就是一名殺手。現在 Marcus 必須擁有一部份那樣的心態。 J-Kidd 不可能幫籃網打到天荒地老，只要他盡快得到一些那個心態，那麼他就將會更快幫助這球隊。 The process has been delayed by some bad luck, of course. The cracked metatarsal Williams suffered two days before training camp put him on a shelf for 10 weeks, and since his return Dec. 18, he has played all of 73 minutes. The second year is supposed to be crucial in a point guard's development. Lucas vows this won't be a wasted season. Marcus 的進展有些壞運氣，在訓練營開始前的他的骨折讓他多休息了十週。而自從 12月18號他的歸隊，他只打了73分鐘。第二年對他而言，是一個艱困的一年。但 Lucas 誓言本季不會是浪費的一季。 "The reason I say that is, he has the nuances of how to play," Lucas said. "He's a pass-first guy. I told him when I used to play with great players, like Rudy Tomjanovich and Calvin Murphy, I told them, 'If my pass is on target, you better be making shots. Because I'm giving up my offense for you.' Lucas: 會說這個理由是，他擁有如何打球的了解。他是一名傳球優先的球員。我告訴他當我和一些偉大的球員如 Rudy Tomjanovich和 Calvin Murphy 為隊友時，我告訴他們："假如我的傳球到了你的手上，你最好把球投進，因為我放棄了我的進攻機會給了你" "He has to get that kind of swagger. He's young. And he's playing behind one of the greatest point guards ever to play. So it's hard for him to see that right now." 他最好擁有類似這種的架勢。他還年輕，而他正在一位偉大的控球後衛身後打球。所以這對他而言，目前是很難看到的行為。(完) 我們祝福，Marcus 早點經過這位偉大教練的指引，提早變身。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.58.136