[情報] Bye, George: Hill bids Spurs adios

看板Spurs (聖安東尼奧馬刺)作者steveparker (天阿)時間15年前 (2011/06/25 23:06)推噓13(13推 0噓 8→)

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http://ppt.cc/EX;q Posted on June 25, 2011 at 12:18 am by Jeff McDonald in George Hill Hill催淚連發 If George Hill had known who was on the other line, he might not have answered the phone. 如果當初Hill知道電話線那端的人是誰,那麼,或許他不會接通這命運的轉折聲. He was on his way to a radio interview early Thursday evening when his cell began buzzing. The screen displayed a number he didn’t recognize. 在禮拜四的晚上,當時他在接受電台採訪,這時他的手機無端響起.畫屏上卻是未曾相識的號碼. “It was like 20 digits, so I thought it was probably T.P. calling from France,” said Hill, referring to Tony Parker, his soon-to-be-former Spurs teammate. "那是由大約20個數字組成,所以我想可能是趴車從法國找我敘敘情,"Hill自嘲道, 提到趴車,這曾經共奮戰,轉眼就即將成為過去的前隊友 When Hill heard Gregg Popovich’s voice answer his “hello,” he knew what came next would not be news he wanted to hear. 當Hill從話筒中聽出傳自波波低沉的嗓音說道：哈嘍,他知道,他將聽到他所不願聽到的消息. He was right. Popovich was calling from a secure line to inform Hill that he’ d just been traded from the only NBA team he’d ever known, dealt to Indiana for a package that included San Diego State small forward Kawhi Leonard, the Pacers’ first-round draft pick. 他是對的.波波從一保密線打來通知Hill說他已被他生涯第一支職業隊交易到印的安那溜馬隊,而對方的包裹包含了來自聖地牙哥,第一輪選秀的Kawhi Leonard. The conversation left Hill numb and cursing his caller ID. 這令人傷心的談話霎時間讓Hill麻木呆立,並咒罵了這來電. “If he had called from his actual, real number I probably wouldn’t have picked up,” Hill joked Friday. "如果波波用他原本的手機號碼打給我,那麼,或許我就不會拿起手機接通了," Hill淡淡的笑道. As Hill said this, a group of Spurs youth campers were engaging in a scrimmage behind his right shoulder. Even on his first official day as an Indiana Pacer, Hill wasn’t finished being a Spur. 在Hill說這話的同時,馬刺青年營的一群成員們正在Hill後方正忙於他們的混戰中.即使從今日起他已成為印第安那的球員,他仍盡著他最後馬刺人的義務. “I don’t have a grudge against the Spurs or anything like that,” Hill told assembled media at the University of the Incarnate Word. “The Spurs gave me the chance to play in the NBA. I’m thankful for that.” "我對馬刺沒有絲毫憤怒,任何怨言,"Hill告訴群集在大學的媒體們."馬刺給了我在NBA中的舞台.我對馬刺只有感謝." For those in the Spurs organization, the time will soon come for hellos. Leonard, the 19-year-old taken 15th overall, is expected in town for an official introduction today. So too is Cory Joseph, the 19-year-old point guard from Texas, selected with the Spurs’ original first-round pick at No. 29. 對於馬刺球團來說,這時間即將轉變為對新訪客Leonard的歡迎會,這位19歲第 15順位的好手,今天將會舉行官方的介紹.當然對於新成員Cory Joseph亦同, 一個德州出產的19歲控衛.馬刺第一輪29順位所選中的. Friday, however, was time to bid goodbye to perhaps the Spurs’ fourth-most popular player behind Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Parker, the point guard Hill backed up for three seasons. 然而,黑色星期五,是時候道聲再見對這或許是馬刺自從三巨頭Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili 與 Parker後最受歡迎的控球後衛,George Hill！ When general manager R.C. Buford called trading the 25-year-old Hill “one of the most difficult decisions we’ve had to make,” the emotion was real. 當馬刺總經理R.C. Buford說出Hill這筆交易是"馬刺有史以來最艱困的決定時," 所流露出的不捨是無法騙人的. Thursday’s draft-night trade, which also awarded the Spurs rights to Indiana ’s second-round pick (Latvian sharpshooter Davis Bertans), and 2005 second-rounder Erazem Lorbek of Slovenia, came quickly — just moments after Houston made the final lottery selection at 14. But it did not come out of left field. 禮拜四交易落定,當然獎品多了個二輪秀拉托維亞神射手Davis Bertans.還有 2005年斯諾維尼亞的Erazem Lorbek.就在火箭在選完14樂透籤時. The Pacers had been chasing Hill, a home-grown Indianapolis star the Spurs had taken 26th overall in 2008, almost as long as he’d been in the NBA. 溜馬覬覦Hill許久,土生土長的印地安納明星,在2008的26順位被馬刺挑走,從很早很早就被溜馬盯上了. “We’ve been after him for a while,” Pacers president Larry Bird told reporters in Indiana. “Today, (the Spurs) thought it was the right time.” "我們追逐已久,"溜馬掌權者大鳥 Larry Bird跟記者說道."而今,馬刺認為時機已到." It says something about the Spurs’ belief in Leonard that they were willing to deal Hill — a player Popovich has only half-jokingly called “my favorite player” — to get him. 有說法相信馬刺會為了交易到Leonard而交易掉波波曾半開玩笑所說心中的愛將 Hill. The Spurs covet the 6-foot-7 Leonard’s size on the wing, where Richard Jefferson was the only player last season to top 6-6. A top-notch rebounder for his height, Leonard ?also fits with Popovich’s goal of reclaiming the Spurs’ defensive identity. 馬刺著眼於他6-7的身高與優秀的翼展,Richard Jefferson是上季唯一高於6-6的小前,頂尖籃板手,也符合波波所聲稱馬刺精神的防守好手. “He’s got a blue-collar ethic about him,” said Steve Fisher, Leonard’s coach at San Diego State. “He’s not afraid to bang an elbow or scrape a knee. He’ll grab a rebound or take a charge or whatever you need.” "他有著一切藍領苦工的運動精神,"Leonard的前教練Steve Fisher說道."他從不畏懼身體的碰撞,他會盡力去抓下那籃板或毫不猶豫的犯規,只要你想要他去做他就會去." In pulling a reluctant trigger on the deal, the Spurs also had financial issues to consider. 當然馬刺也由於財務問題需要去考慮交易. Hill is due a pay raise when he comes off his rookie-scale contract after the 2011-12 campaign. Leonard will come cheaper, and at a position of greater need. Hill將會在2011-12年結束新人約而面臨加薪.Leonard相較之下更便宜,而且在更需要的位置上.（RJ你自盡吧....） As news of his trade sunk in Thursday night, Hill admitted he was too raw to properly process it. By Friday, he had settled on the bright side of his relocation. 交易在禮拜四晚上塵埃落定,Hill承認他起初是有點受挫.但過了一天.他以他開朗的一面面臨了未來. “It was always a dream when I was a kid to play for the Pacers,” said Hill, a schoolboy star at Indianapolis’ Broad Ripple High before playing his college ball at IUPUI. “I’m excited about that.” "這是我從小的夢想之一,為自己家鄉的溜馬隊打球,"Hill說道,他是當地高中的球星, 在他大學在IUPUI打球前."對此我相當興奮." In April, not long after the Spurs’ season ended, Hill added a tattoo of his home state to the left side of his abdomen. 四月時,在馬刺球季結束不久,Hill在他左側腹部刺上了他家鄉的刺青. He meant it as a nod to his past. He had no idea it would so soon predict his future. “I knew this was a business,” Hill said. “You can be here today and be gone tomorrow. It’s just about how you embrace it and what you do to make a name for yourself in the next location.” 他本來只是為了告訴自己莫忘舊.然而想不到轉瞬間預言成真. "我知道,這就是職業籃球的商業行為,"Hill說."你今日或許仍在,明日就遠走. 這是關於你如何去看待它還有你如何在下一個崗位努力建立一席之地." 好長翻錯請指正 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.171.70.142

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