[外電] Scoggins: Williams正等待機會咆嘯

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http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/138825309.html Derrick Williams tweeted a seven-word message Saturday night that didn't require too much effort reading between the lines. Derrick Williams在twitter寫下了7字緘言表達了他在兩個位置上得不到太多解讀。 "Anybody ever felt like a caged lion?" the Timberwolves rookie wrote. Williams的tweet寫道"有誰曾感覺像是困在牢籠的禽獸" Williams smiled when asked after Monday's practice if it's time for the lion to be released with Kevin Love set to begin his two-game suspension for planting his size-19 shoe on Houston's Luis Scola's chest and head. Love跺了一下Scola，也可能為Williams跺出了機會。 "That's funny," Williams said in a tone that suggested he didn't find it funny at all. "That's why you guys are here. I've been ready. I just want to get out there and play a little bit more. I think everybody does. But at the same time, I can't do nothing about that. It's not my decision." 「That's FUNNY」，當Williams說出這句話時的語調也略顯暗示著他的一些無奈。 Williams：「我已經準備好了，我只是需要再多一點時間，我想每位球員都是如此 (Love：我真好命)，但做出決定的並不是我。」 Animal analogies aside, Williams clearly seems frustrated with the start of his NBA career. He's averaging only 18 minutes and 7.3 points per game and has not made the kind of impact anticipated of a No. 2 overall draft pick. Love's suspension should create an opportunity for more playing time and a chance to prove himself. Williams admitted he needs to earn the trust of Rick Adelman and the coaching staff. 一隻禽獸被擺在椅子上，Williams的NBA之路看來感到挫折，現在看來他只是個對球賽一點影響力都沒有的NO.2，Williams需要獲得Adelman與教練團的信任。 "Hopefully, I pick up his trust and I have the ball in my hands more often, " Williams said. "I kind of feel like it's a lack of confidence. Not in myself. But him in me in that position of scoring the ball. I've just got to earn his trust." Williams：「我充滿著希望，希望能獲得信任，希望能得到更多球權，我感覺似乎除了我以外教練團也對我缺乏信心，但在那個能獲得更多球使用的權利上，我希望能獲得更多的信任。」 Williams' role through 24 games is an interesting development and popular discussion around town, but in reality, it's not that surprising once Adelman decided Williams is better suited to play power forward to start his pro career. That's also Love's position and he currently leads the NBA in minutes played at 39.4 per game. The Wolves need Love on the court as much as possible, but that means long stretches on the bench for Williams. 一旦Adelman決議Williams適合呆在PF，那麼位置的擠壓是免不了的，這樣看來長期板凳可能是他最好的發展。 Williams usually sees action when Love gets a breather or in a smaller lineup with Love at center, but neither of those situations lends itself to extended playing time. Ideally, Williams would play small forward with Love at the '4.' That presumably was the Wolves' intention when they selected Williams last spring. 當打三小陣容或Love需要喘息時Williams是會從板凳拉上來上場，但這都沒有讓他地上場時間有所增長，最理想的方向是讓Williams打3號Love打4號，這也應該是灰狼在選秀時作好的考量。 Maybe that will eventually happen. We can't forget he's only played one-third of a condensed NBA season that allows for little practice time. It's perhaps premature to overreact to early returns. The Wolves certainly hope Williams becomes adept at both forward spots, particularly on defense. Until then, his role is backup to a guy who rarely leaves the court. 也許這種情況終會發生，但不能忘記他是在少量練習的情況下也只出賽20幾場球而已，他或許只是在還未開花的情況下被眾人過度反應罷了，球隊也表明希望能在兩個位置都能適應，特別是在防守方面，一直等到那一刻到來前他都打轉在替補的身分，也不太會在場上看到他。 "I'm just out here playing," he said when asked whether he feels more comfortable at either forward position. "If you put me in the right position to succeed, I'm going to be right there to do whatever it is. Three or four, it really doesn't matter. That's the good thing about me. I can play either one and can guard either one. Just put me in there, let me do my best and hopefully at the end of the day we get more wins. So far we're doing pretty good." 被詢問那個位置到較舒服時，他的回答是：「我會用盡我的全力。」 Williams：「如果你把我擺對了，無論什麼我都為球隊帶來最好，究竟是3號或4號那都不是啥問題，我能扮演好其中一個角色也能做好防守，只要把我放好了我就能表演最出色的一面並且看到勝利那一刻到來，至今球隊真是做得非常不錯。」 To his credit, Williams consistently is one of the last Wolves players to leave the court after practice. He stayed an extra 30 minutes Monday working on his jumper. He's putting in the necessary work. 令人感到高興的是，Williams是唯一一個在練習之後還會持續留在場上的球員，在星期一他就再額外使用30分鐘時間做跳投練習，他持續為他的必要工作而努力著。 "I relieve all my anger out here," he said. "Whenever I have a problem, that's always the easiest way to solve things. Hopefully a lot of people will see that." Williams：「在這兒舒緩了我所有的憤怒，我每次都有個問題，那就是會想投機取巧，我很希望每個人都能看到這個問題。」 Williams said he's had a number of conversations with the coaching staff, not necessarily about his playing time but more so about how he can develop and improve his game. The biggest adjustment, he said, is figuring out how to score without having the ball in his hands as much as he did in college. Williams有好幾次好幾次去去與教練團對談，卻不是為了他的上場時間，而是他要如何讓他的能力持續改善向上發展，其中最大的修調， Williams表示：「持續增進在無球狀態能為球隊帶來分數就像他在AZ那樣。」 "Just my whole career, I've been more in the flow of the offense," he said. Williams：「我至今的球員生涯就是大量的進攻。」 He's searching for ways to fit in and define his role. He is an explosive leaper but he's also attempted 40 three-pointers (and made 10). He can create mismatches and use his athleticism to his advantage, but he needs to show better decision-making. Maybe this is just part of his rookie learning curve. 他正在適應以及確定他的位置，他是個有強大跳躍力的球員但他也試圖的投了40顆三分球(中了10顆)，他能創造錯位並用他的運動能力發揮優勢，但他還是需要有較好的decision-making，不過這也許就是新人要去學習的部份 "People say I'm playing a little bit more hesitant than what I did in college just because I was being able to do the things I know I can do, " he said. "It's just a different role. Everybody adjusts. Hopefully I pick up a little bit more." Williams：「常聽人們這麼說，到了NBA後有點陷在猶豫的場上，我必須要說，那是因為我知道我可以，我能去完成，不過我不是AZ那個我，我要以不同的定位在場上，我要為此去調整自己，我期望在任何方面都能得到更多一些。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.184.148.68