[新聞] Let the rebuilding begin with that guy full of potential

看板Orl-Magic (奧蘭多魔術)作者Choirboy (唱詩班男孩)時間20年前 (2004/06/25 23:28)推噓1(1推 0噓 2→)

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From Orlando Sentinel Jerry Brewer所做的Sport Commentary，他認為選Howard是魔術隊明智的選擇，在T-Mac 離開幾已成定局的現在，魔術隊走上重建是勢在必行。中間他提到，目前高中跳級生，在第一年就有所成就的只有兩人，一個是LeBron James，另一個是KG，而他認為Howard有成為第三人的可能，而且會成為一個比T-Mac 和Kobe更出色的球員……前提是魔術隊好好培養他的話。（按：說了和沒說一樣 orz......）另外提到他擁有很好的籃球智慧。當人家問這些待選球員「你是誰」時，他回答「我們是NBA 的未來」，充份展現出對自己的信心。他也希望在生涯結束時，能成為NBA 最好的球員。這位評論家認為未來魔術隊在得分、籃板、助攻及阻攻的數據上，Howard都將是最好的球員。（按：不要啊，我不要還是一人球隊）再附一張狀元照片：http://tinyurl.com/2crzs ------------------------------------------------------------ It might take one month or one road trip, one season or one game, one lifetime or one trip down the court. When Dwight Howard will become a player is unknown. The Orlando Magic trust that he will become one. It's the correct assumption. After all the debating, the Magic did what was necessary. They chose to rebuild. Simmer down, OK? I loved Emeka Okafor, too. But time has stopped in Orlando. The Magic are on pause now. They are rebooting the system. It's the only way to build a strong team post-Tracy McGrady. And since they aren't looking at a clock, Howard makes the most sense. So the future is the future. Forget all this talk about rebuilding quickly and jumping right back into contention. It won't happen. The Magic are too competitive to concede the notion, but they realize it is a possibility. Howard is the No. 1 pick, and we must be patient with him. Unless the Magic pillage a team in this imminent McGrady trade, they won't make the playoffs next season. In fact, they shouldn't make the playoffs, to be honest. It's time to get this thing right. I have serious doubts about whether the Magic can do this, but they deserve a chance. Ultimately, we have to give them a chance because McGrady will leave -- little can change that -- and the Magic won't discontinue play after he departs. Howard is worthy of our intrigue. LeBron James should be considered the most amazing prospect ever to hop from high school to the pros. Kevin Garnett should be a close second. After those two, Howard merits consideration for third, even ahead of Kobe Bryant and McGrady. This guy will not fail. With him, it's a when-question, not an if-question. Disregard all the unoriginal blabber people use whenever any talented prep dares go to the NBA. Howard will not fail. He is no Kwame Brown. He is an athlete with a basketball IQ, with a feel for the game. One day, he might lead the Magic in points, rebounds, assists and blocks. He can be that good -- if the Magic can develop him. "I'm always leery of a kid who's dominant at his level based on athleticism and physical talent," Magic General Manager John Weisbrod said. "This kid is big and strong and athletic. The big difference is his basketball IQ is off the charts." Superstar-less, or at least headed in that direction, Weisbrod had to make this decision. On a much smaller scale, the Howard-Okafor debate resembled those James-or-Carmelo Anthony whispers last year. Reasonable thinkers believed James was a surefire Hall of Famer, Anthony a surefire perennial all-star. Easy choice. Howard has more developing left than James does, but he has Hall of Fame talent. Okafor has the talent of a perennial all-star. "I'm just a regular guy," Okafor said before the draft. In his words, Howard is just a Kevin Garnett-Tim Duncan mixture who's about to be the greatest player ever. He shouldn't have said so little. Why couldn't he foresee himself turning water to wine, or eliminating I-4 traffic, or building the Magic a new arena dunk by dunk? "I want to be the greatest player ever at the end of my career," Howard said, a sentence he first uttered to Weisbrod. Maybe this time, the Magic can keep a star around longer than four years. Assuming Howard becomes a star within four years. He will. Just ask him. ESPN aired a promo for the prep-to-pros candidates. It asked, "Who are you?" Howard answered for the group. "We are the NBA's future," he said. He is the Magic's future. Grab a magazine and wait. Another rebuilding period has begun with promise. Jerry Brewer can be reached at jbrewer2@orlandosentinel.com. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.41.75 ※ 編輯: Choirboy 來自: 140.112.41.75 (06/25 16:13)