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http://0rz.tw/M7yc6 AMICK: Cousins, other players poised for strong seasons *** Before the first question can even be completed, Cousins -- looking lean with a 6-foot-11 frame that is nearly 20 pounds lighter than it was at the end of last season -- provides a reminder as to why he's rattled so many cages in recent years. He is forever candid and uncouth, and, in this case, quick to correct the premise of a reporter's first question. 表弟看起來比上一季結束時還要瘦差不多20磅(將近9公斤)。 His experience with the U.S. select team in Las Vegas in July won't be remembered as a positive one, he insists, and his well-publicized dust-up with USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo is to blame. 他堅持七月在靶子隊的經驗並不好，尤其是和Jerry Colangelo的交手。 "No, it wasn't [positive]," Cousins interjected unapologetically. "No." 「絕對不是」表弟堅決地說 During the week in which the select squad played against the Olympic team as training for the London Olympics, Cousins drew criticism for being too physical in scrimmages. Colangelo told reporters that Cousins "has some growing up to do." Cousins later approached Colangelo to discuss their rift. 在那個禮拜，表弟被批評打得太兇(太兇也有事？)，Colangelo告訴記者表弟必須有所成長，表弟之後就去找Colangelo談談。 "I didn't enjoy it," he said of the experience. "I went out there, and ... I'm not going to say I didn't learn anything from it, because I did. But it was just, in my mind, another political battle. I learned more about politics. I saw the work ethic of the so-called elite in the league, and I took some notes from that and took that back with me. But as far as the rest of it? No. 「我一點都不享受，我不是說在那邊沒學到東西，但在我心中也就只是另一場政治鬥爭，我學到更多的政治。我看到了聯盟菁英的工作道德，而且我也學到了一些。但至於其他的部分就算了吧」 "Honestly, the scrimmages were one-sided the whole time. To even have a chance, you had to play hard as hell. We were out there getting our heads knocked off, and if they're going to play physical, then I'm going to play physical back. I'm not out there trying to start fights -- just trying to stand on my own. But I guess the ignorance of people is they take it as being immature." 「只要有機會你就必須拚老命去打。如果他們打的很硬，我就會硬回去。我不是去那邊打架的，只是我想有的人就將那視為不成熟」 Cousins was battling for the Olympic spot that opened when Griffin went down with a knee injury. (Griffin has become something of an arch nemesis in Cousins' mind, their one-sided tiff coming to a head last season when Cousins deemed Griffin "an actor" who is "babied" by the NBA.) While Cousins eventually lost out to another former Kentucky big man, No. 1 pick Anthony Davis, his tough play ultimately won him some fans. BG受傷時，表弟有機會進入國家隊，雖然最後是AD入選，不過他的強硬讓他贏得了一些球迷 "He's had a couple really good days here back-to-back," Colangelo said after the select team camp. "His play, his demeanor, his conduct, everything." 「他有連續幾天表現真的不錯，他的表現、行為，所有事情」Colangelo說 More than two months later, Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie agreed that Cousins seemed to take a step forward this offseason. 兩個多月後，Petrie同意表弟在這個季外似乎長大了。 "It has the potential for a really significant growth year for him," Petrie told SI.com. "On the physical side for sure, he really consistently worked on his conditioning, played every day for the past couple weeks here getting ready. He's shooting the ball very well. He's coming into camp in the best shape I've ever seen him, really. 「這很可能是他有長足進步的一年，身體方面是確定的，他一直持續在體能方面努力，過去幾個禮拜每天都有在打球。現在他的投射很棒，他會以最佳狀態進入訓練營，我從來沒看他的狀態有這麼棒過」Petrie說 "So if we can combine the physical improvement with some skill improvement and some mental improvement, then there could be some real growth. ... It's all still in the development phase. He's a player where the elevator for him can still go way up, and we'll keep working with him to try to get him there." 「所以如果能夠將體能、技巧以及心態上的進步組合起來，那就會是真正的成長，目前仍然在培養階段。他是個擁有無窮潛力的球員，我們會持續和他一起努力」 The list of elite NBA centers is a short one: the Lakers' Dwight Howard and Philadelphia's Andrew Bynum. But the idea that Cousins is closing fast in the big-man race is as real as the sneer on his face when he was asked to argue on his own behalf. 目前NBA傑出中鋒沒幾個，湖人的魔獸以及七六人的Bynum，當要表弟為自己說話時他說 "I'm not going to even speak on" who is the best big man in the game, said Cousins, who averaged 18.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks last season for the 22-44 Kings. "Whoever you consider the best in the game, just check my game against theirs. Go look at the game stats and you tell me. 「我不會去談論"誰是最佳大個"，不管你認為誰是最棒的，就去看看我和他們的比賽，然後你來跟我說誰是最棒的」表弟說 "My game speaks for itself. Regardless of our team's record, their team's record, or who made the playoffs or whatever, I'm one of the best big men in this game right now." 「我用表現來說明，不要去管球隊戰績，或者有沒有進季後賽，我現在就是聯盟中最佳的大個之一」 Cousins' trainer, Keith Williams, believes his client has turned a corner. "I think a light has clicked on," he said as he sat near Cousins in his home. "It's not as bright as we want it to be, but it's getting there." 表弟的訓練員Keith Williams認為表弟已經有所轉變。「還不到最後，但已經邁向目的地」 Should Cousins become a mainstay on the Western Conference All-Star team, he has the potential to be an All-Interview regular as well. Sometimes surly, other times comedic or insightful, and always unfiltered, Cousins is a reporter's dream when it comes to -- as the kids say -- keeping it real. In a 30-minute chat, he didn't hold back on a number of touchy topics. ‧ Cousins revealed for the first time that his former girlfriend from his hometown of Mobile, Ala., gave birth to his son, Amir, five months ago. It was, to be clear, one of the few times in the interview that he offered a hearty smile, speaking of how fatherhood had changed his perspective: "It's fun. I'm enjoying it. You've got to grow up fast. It's an added responsibility. Now you're not just a role model for the fans, you're a role model for someone who is actually looking up to you. It changes your mindset." 表弟第一次透露他的前女友五個月前替他生了個孩子。這是少數幾次面談他笑的這麼開心。「這很有趣，我很享受，你必須快點成長，責任變大了，現在不只是球迷的榜樣，還是一個真的尊敬你的人的榜樣」 ‧ On his distant memories of Paul Westphal, the former Kings coach who consistently battled with Cousins before he was fired seven games into last season: "Every chance [people] get, they bring it [the Westphal incident] back up, never accepting the fact that maybe it was Westphal and it wasn't DeMarcus. But hell, we're going to stick with DeMarcus, to say it was DeMarcus. I haven't had an incident since, so you tell me. "We've moved on, and we've gotten better from it. But I don't feel like I was treated right [by the organization] in that whole situation." 關於西佛，表弟說「人們只要逮到機會，就會提這件事，從來不接受是西佛搞的鬼，而不是表弟弄的。但現在找的到表弟，所以就說是表弟。我們已經往前走了，已經越來越好了，但我不覺得在那事件我有被球團正確地對待」(翻的很爛，請指正) ‧ On his summer workout routine that has drawn so much praise from his Kings bosses: 談到他夏天的訓練贏得國王老闆許多的讚美 "I basically doubled up my workouts. Even when [agent and adviser John Greig] wasn't in town, I still made sure I worked out. I was in the gym, running every night, watching the way I eat, watching my calorie count. Every little small thing. 「基本上我訓練量加倍，甚至就算他(John Greig)不在，我還是會訓練。我那時候會每晚都待在健身房，關注我的飲食以及所攝取的卡路里，所有微小的事情」 "We haven't really worried about the [exact] weight, but I don't want to overdo it. I'm watching what I eat, trying not to eat too many heavy meals. I wasn't [doing that before]. Well, I was, but I wasn't as disciplined." 「我們並不真的擔心重量，但我不想要做得太過火，我會試著不去吃太高熱量的食物。過去的我不會這麼做」 Last offseason and during the season under Westphal, Cousins said, "I put in the work but there was nothing positive coming out of it. No matter how much I did, it was never good enough. I wanted to be good. I wanted to be great. I wanted to be in the best shape. But at the same time, if I don't have the support system that's there and that's also trying to help me get there, then what can I do? What I'm saying is that was the Westphal era. Now we all have a goal, we know where we want to be. Me and coach [Keith Smart] are on the same page, so it's easier to get it done." 上一季還在西佛的魔掌下，表弟說「我有努力，但沒啥好結果。不管我做多少，都還是不夠好。我想要變得更好，但如果我沒有好的支援來幫我，那我要怎麼辦？不過那已經是西佛時候的事了，現在我們有共同的目標，我和教練想法一致，所以簡單多了」 ‧ On the team and, specifically, the dynamic between him and fourth-year guard Tyreke Evans: 關於reke和他 "At the end of the day, everybody in that locker room knows this team is myself and Tyreke's. I don't give a [expletive] about no articles [asking whose team it is]. This team goes as far as we carry it." 「每個人都知道這支球隊是我和reke的。我不會去評論那些文章，球隊能走多遠就看我們的了」 ‧ On the Lakers' new Super Team: 關於湖人的超強陣容 "That's whatever. I don't care. Dwight, Andrew, same thing. That's something they have to work out. I couldn't care less about the Lakers." 「我不在意，魔獸還是敗男都一樣，他們還是必須去努力」 ‧ On playing in the frontcourt with rookie power forward Thomas Robinson, the Kansas product who fell to fifth in the draft after being projected as high as No. 2: 關於和TRob搭擋 "His motor is crazy. That alone will help him. I really see him being like [Utah's] Paul Millsap. He's going to help us out a lot as well. He's not really the political type [personality-wise]. He's going to get straight to the chase. He's got a lot to prove. He came in the league the same way I did -- thinking like, 'Why is no one else believing in me? Why did I drop down so much?' He's definitely got a killer-instinct mindset, which I like, and he's trying to prove people wrong." 「他的運動神經真的太不可異議了。我認為他很像Millsap。他會幫助我們很多，他不是那種狡猾的人，他很直來直往。還有東西尚待證明，他和我當初一樣，為什麼別人都不相信我？他絕對有殺手的心志，他會證明人們是錯的」 =========================================================================== 翻得不是很好，Amick這篇寫的很棒 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.168.234.89

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