Jumping to Araujo's defence

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Jumping to Araujo's defence By STEVE BUFFERY, TORONTO SUN The agent representing Raptors whipping boy Rafael Araujo rushed to his client's defence this week. 經紀人在這禮拜對他的客戶---暴龍隊戰犯Rafael Araujo發表了辯護。 Diron Ohanian, a lawyer with the Los Angeles legal firm Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, believes the second-year NBA centre will evolve into a valuable player, despite the constant criticism from media and fans. Diron Ohanian（洛杉磯......好長的頭銜）相信這個兩年級生中鋒將逐漸成為一個有價值的球員，儘管媒體和球迷對他多所批評。 By the end of last season, fans at the Air Canada Centre took to booing Araujo mercilessly, as well as general manager Rob Babcock, who drafted the former Brigham Young standout with the eighth overall pick in 2004. 在上個球季的尾聲，在加拿大中部的球迷無情的對Araujo展開了噓聲，就像對GM Rob Babcock一樣，這個傢伙在2004年不顧大家反對用第八順位選了Araujo。 But Ohanian says everyone should keep the faith. 但是Ohanian說每個人都還保持著信心。 "He's going to do what it takes to succeed," Ohanian said from his L.A. office. "Don't bet against him. When you have the kind of determination he has, you ought to be able to pull through." Ohanian在他L.A.的辦公室說：「他將要出運了！」（？）「別跟他對賭。當你有一點他的那種信念，你就能度過危機。」 Ohanian believes Araujo's contributions as a player are underappreciated. While the second-year player's stats weren't great, he does open up space for other players, particularly Chris Bosh, and his size often prevents the other team from gathering in rebounds. Ohanian相信Araujo作為一個球員來說，他的貢獻是不夠的。雖然這個二年級生的數據還不夠好，但他能為其他的球員清出空檔，特別是Chris Bosh，而且他的身材也能防止其他隊的球員搶籃板。 Araujo, who averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes during the 2004-05 campaign, insisted last season that the boos and jeers did not upset him. Ohanian, however, isn't so sure, but added his client will use the negativity as motivation. Araujo在2004-05球季平均上場12.5分鐘，可拿下3.3分和3.1籃板，上個球季的噓聲和嘲弄並沒有擊倒他。雖然Ohanian不是很確定，但更進一步來說，他的客戶已經習慣這些負面的刺激了。 "He's a pretty tough guy," Ohanian said. "I've never known him to back down." Ohanian說：「他是個相當堅強的傢伙。」「我從不認為他會打退堂鼓。」 The respected agent added that, despite the booing, Araujo still enjoys playing in Toronto. 經紀人又附帶說了一點，儘管有那些噓聲，不過Araujo仍相當享受在多倫多打球。 "Does he hold that against the city? Absolutely not," Ohanian said. Ohanian說：「他想要反抗這座城市嗎？」「絕對沒有！」 "As long as he's competing and playing, he's going to love it. He loves basketball and he loves to compete." 只要他在還在比賽和打球，他就會去熱愛這一切。他喜歡籃球和對抗。 Araujo spent most of the summer working out with the Brazilian national team, but was unable to compete at the world championship qualifying tournament in the Dominican Republic because of an eye injury. Nevertheless, Ohanian said his client is in tremendous shape and will head into camp 20 pounds lighter than his previous playing weight of 290. Araujo把他大部分的暑假都花在巴西國家隊上，但因為眼睛受傷，使得在多明尼加舉行的世界盃他並沒有辦法上場。不過Ohanian說他的客戶身材相當壯碩，而且將會減去20磅的體重。 "The coaches sat down with him at the end of last season and outlined what they expected from him (this season)," Babcock said yesterday. Babcock昨天說：「在上季的尾聲做練坐到他的旁邊並且描繪出他們對他在這季的期待。」 "They wanted him to lose weight, to become quicker, and he has really taken that to heart. 「他們希望他減去體重，變的更快，而且他真的把這些事放在心上。」 "The way he dealt with everything last year was superb," Babcock added. "He never pointed the finger at anybody else, never said anything was anybody else's fault. He made no excuses. He just took everything and worked harder. Babcock說：「他在上季處理每件事方法都非常的好。」「他從來不會刻薄的對待其他人，從來不會指責任何其他人的過錯。他不會編造藉口。他只會做好每件事並且努力工作。」 "To me, that's very admirable." 「對我來說，這非常的令人欽佩。」 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 不好意思，之前去考轉學考，好久沒上版翻外電我現在從東海資工轉到中興......中文（嘿嘿...這是興趣）所以啦！對於一個中文系學生來說，英文不怎麼樣是正常的，大家加減看吧！ Araujo不是不好，只不過用第八來選，真的太高了(怎麼好像今年某人？...XD) 希望今年的某人不要搞笑啊...... 要不然球迷就無語問蒼天了ORZ -- ※ 編輯: RafaelAraujo 來自: 222.157.80.46 (10/02 09:50)