Re: [Star]Babcock drops another draft shocker …
※ 引述《illuvive (攸)》之銘言：
: Babcock drops another draft shocker
: Fans up in arms over Villanueva
: DAVE FESCHUK (這傢伙從來不會說好話)
: BASKETBALL COLUMNIST
: They were watching the big screen with jumbo expectations last night at the
: Air Canada Centre, watching as the Raptors shocked the basketball world by
: selecting Charlie Villanueva with the seventh overall pick.
他們昨晚在Air Canada Centre看一齣令人期待的電影電影，但最後他們看到的是暴龍
隊用第七順位選了Charlie Villanueva來震驚整個籃球界。
: And instead of embracing the newest Raptor, the gathering of season-ticket
: holders and assorted faithful applauded his critics.
他們並不太支持這隻新的暴龍隊，這些有季票的球迷，死忠支持者們反而向他們的批評
喝采。
: As the ESPN analysts vociferously panned the Raptors' choice — "Absolutely
: shocked!" hollered the usually rah-rah Dick Vitale — the crowd cheered in
: agreement. When Villanueva took the podium in New York's Madison Square
: Garden for his first interview as a Raptor, Toronto's fans, saddened via
: satellite, filled their arena with boos.
: "There's gotta be a trade," said one distraught fan. "Gotta be," said
: another.
作為一個ESPN分析師來評論暴龍隊的選擇，結論是--「太令人震驚了！」我向那個一直
以來都像大學生啦啦隊一樣樂觀的Dick Vitale如此發牢騷，他也和許多人一樣同意我
的看法。當Villanueva在麥迪遜廣場以暴龍隊球員的身份接受第一次採訪時，多倫多球迷
的噓聲，好像就經由衛星傳到那裡了。一個心煩意亂的球迷說：「這一定要有交易」
「一定！」---他又說了一次。
: But there was no trade brewing behind the scenes, no secret swap to explain
: the unexpected. A year after defying expectations and selecting the
: disastrous Rafael Araujo in the No. 8 slot, Raptors general manager Rob
: Babcock had dropped another out-of-nowhere name.
那是在那場電影之後還是沒有交易，沒有任何內情能夠解釋這件令人難以想像的事情。
在那公然違反期待選擇Rafael Araujo那件事的一年之後，暴龍隊GM Rob Babcock又選
了一個不該在那出現的名字。
: You've heard of out-of-the-box thinking, but this — going with a frequently
: maligned 20-year-old few experts figured worthy of the top 10 —
: was out-on-a-limb thinking. And, if it doesn't pan out the way the Raptors
: are hoping, it could be, for Babcock, out-of-a-job thinking.
你應該有聽過一些非傳統的思考方式，但是這件事---不相信這些極少數的，有20年經驗
的專家心目中的top 10是一種非常冒險的想法。而且如果這沒有成功的話，這對Babcock
來說應該就是一種會讓他失業的思考模式了。
: Taking Villanueva was unconventional if you're being generous, inexcusable
: if you're not. Not only does he play the same position as the club's best
: young player, Chris Bosh, Villanueva has also compiled a checkered record of
: blase performances during his two-year stint at the University of Connecticut.
: "The average fan isn't studying the draft and all the players like we do,"
: said Babcock.
選擇Villanueva是不合常理的，除非你是一個天才，你才有可能辯解你為何這麼做。
不只他和這個球隊中得最佳年輕球員--- Chris Bosh位置重疊，Villanueva在
Connecticut大學兩年中的數據也顯示出他那不成熟的態度。Babcock說：「一般的球迷
對選秀通常都沒有研究，但是所有的球員都會喜歡我們所做的一切。」
: To be fair, it was a night of surprises. Some of the players mentioned as
: Toronto's most probable selections — New Mexico's Danny Granger, who was
: taken by the Indiana Pacers at No. 17, and Houston high schooler
: Gerald Green, who went to the youth-stacked Celtics at 18 — fell out of the
: top 10, meaning the Raptors weren't the only ones who, for whatever reason,
: shied away from those names.
平心而論，這是令人驚奇的一晚。一些被提到最有可能被多倫多選到的球員---
如Danny Granger在第17被印第安那溜馬所選，還有來自Houston的高中生Gerald Green
，在第18順位被那隻充滿年輕球員的波士頓賽爾提克對選走---他跌出了前十，這意味著
暴龍隊並不是唯一一個不論任何理由，最後沒選他的球隊。
: Doubtless, Babcock did his best to redeem himself with the 16th overall
: selection of Joey Graham, the 6-foot-7 Oklahoma State small forward.
: Graham, who was projected by some to go even higher, is a hard-bodied athlete
: whose defensive bent and 89 per cent free-throw percentage suggest he
: doesn't mind hard work. But if the 23-year-old's got a weakness it's his
: rebounding (he averaged just 6.1 per game last year).
無疑問的，Babcock在第16順位為他自己做了最好的補償，選了Joey Graham，這個6呎7
吋，Oklahoma State的小前鋒。他是邁向高峰計畫中的一部份，他有勁爆的體能，防守
能力佳，罰球命中率有89％，這也顯示了他並不畏於做苦工。如果要在這個23歲球員的身
上挑出一個毛病的話，那就是他的籃板了（去年每場只有6.1個）（我覺得應該是故意提
的，為的是顯出他的好）
: The Raptors, of course, were the worst rebounding team in the NBA last year.
: And Villanueva, some in the organization were whispering yesterday, was the
: best rebounder available.
: Maybe, but his average of 8.3 boards per game last season won't exactly get
: the season-ticket hotline ringing off the hook.
: But stats don't tell the whole story. He's been criticized by his college
: coach, Jim Calhoun, for a lacklustre work ethic and a lack self-confidence.
: Last night the Raptors handed out a packet of Villanueva-related information
: to the media, included in which was an ESPN scouting report: "The words
: `potential cancer' get mentioned too frequently when scouts talk about him,"
: was the summation.
沒錯，暴龍隊是去年NBA中籃板最差的隊伍，而Villanueva，一個在團體中有著流言蜚語
的球員（指態度吧！）是我們能得到的最佳籃板手。
或許是吧！但是他上一季平均的8.3個籃板並沒有辦法讓訂購季票的熱線響起。
不過數據並不會說出全部的事情。不過他的大學教練Jim Calhoun卻批評他欠缺職業道德
缺乏自信。昨晚暴龍隊給了媒體一個有關Villanueva訊息的袋子，其中包括ESPN的偵察
報告：「當球探們談到他的時候，有一個字眼被多次提到---潛在性的惡性腫瘤」，這正
是其他報告的的總和。
: The phrase that came to mind when Villanueva's big-screen image was being
: booed at the ACC last night was "potential career killer."
: Babcock, when his visage appeared on the screen, was jeered by his club's
: most loyal fans.
當Villanueva這齣大戲上映時，有一個片語應被注意，這個片語昨晚在ACC中還被用來噓
，那就是「potential career killer」（我不會翻，應是諷刺他的態度）
當Babcock的臉出現在螢幕上時，他將會被他球隊中的忠實球迷所嘲笑。
: That's perhaps because it's undeniable more highly regarded big men, not to
: mention flat-out better players, were available at No. 7. Channing Frye, the
: Arizona centre, went eighth. Andrew Bynum, the high school phenom, went 10th.
: Fran Vazquez, the physical Spaniard, went 11th. Sean May, the soft-handed MVP
: of the Final Four, went No. 13.
或許長人應該要受到較高的關注，但是仍有許多更好的球員可以用第7順位去選到，像
Channing Frye，Arizona的中鋒在第8被選。Andrew Bynum，優秀的高中球員，在第10
被選。Fran Vazquez，一個強壯的西班牙人，在第11被選，Sean May，一個有柔軟手感
的最後四強MVP，在第13被選。
: Even Villanueva said he was "shocked somewhat" to be selected so high. "The
: future for (Villanueva) is what he eventually believes it is going to be,"
: Calhoun said in December. "But he's got to believe."
: If Villanueva believes in himself, he'll be one of the few.
: Getting the fans to believe in Babcock, after yet another draft-night leap of
: faith, is another matter entirely.
甚至連Villanueva都為他在如此高順位被選而感到有「一點」驚訝。「Villanueva的未
來就像他所想的一樣。」Calhoun在12月的時候說：「他一直以來都相信這件事。」
如果Villanueva如此相信他自己，那他只是那少數人中之一，讓球迷相信Babcock，在選
秀之夜過後做出180度轉變，是另一件重要的事情。
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