Celtics look for one Tony Allen to emerge ~ - 波士頓塞爾提克 Boston Celtics

東尼你給我振作啊～～～

There is the confident one who throws down highlight-reel dunks
and showcases a big smile afterward. Then there is the Allen who
heard some boos at TD Banknorth Garden Sunday after missing a
layup against Miami.

本賽季的東尼．艾倫有二種面貌，一個自信地在灌籃後笑容滿面，另一個
則是在主場迎戰熱火時錯失上籃機會接受觀眾噓聲的東尼．艾倫。

Celtics coach Doc Rivers has said his main goal by the end of the
regular season is to get Allen going. The frustrated Allen hopes
Rivers gets his wish, too.

Doc曾說過季賽的最後階段希望看到TA的成長，而飽受挫折的TA當然也希望如此。

"I show flashes of what level I can play," Allen said. "It's just
trying to get that consistency."

”我必須持續地展現出我可以做到多好，而不只是靈光一閃。

Allen is averaging 6.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 18 minutes per
game in his role as a reserve, spelling Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
His most productive month was February, when he averaged 9.9 points
and 1.1 steals in 19.7 minutes, shot 52.6 percent from the field and
33.3 percent from 3-point range. He scored at least 14 points four
times in 11 contests.

TA上場平均18分鐘裡能得6.2分和2.2籃板。在二月份裡的表現最為精彩，平均
上場19.7分裡能夠貢獻9.9分和1.1搶斷，同時有著52.6%的投籃命中率和33.3%
的三分命中率，在11場的比賽中更有4場至少拿到了14分。

In March, however, Allen regressed.

但今年三月，TA的成績降到了谷底。

He averaged 3.9 points and 0.6 steals in 17 minutes per game, shot
34.5 percent from the field and missed all nine 3-point attempts in
14 contests. He didn't score in double figures in any game during
March. In Sunday's win over Miami, Allen had 2 points on 1-of-7
shooting, 2 assists, and 4 fouls in 19 minutes.

14場比賽裡，上場時間平均只有17分鐘，僅得3.9分，0.6搶斷，命中率低至
34.5%，而三分球更是9投0中，沒有一場比賽得分超過隻位數。周日戰勝熱火
的比賽裡，TA7投1中，僅得2分，2助，上場19分鐘裡就有4犯。

"He's struggling, but he's coming out of it," Rivers said. "He did
some good things [against Miami]. Obviously, the layup was a blunder.
But that happens. Overall, he's doing some good things."

”他在努力從低潮中振作，在那場比賽中他的表現還過的去，的確，那個上籃
很糟，不過發生了也就算了。”

Rivers, said Allen, is "not trying to get me to score 30 points or
nothing like that. He's just trying to get me to take shots when
I'm open, drive aggressively, get to the rim, and play solid defense,
which is what I'm really here for. Basically, he just wants me to be
playing good."

“教練並不是要我得30分或者什麼的，他只是要我把空檔的球投進，打得更具
侵略性，沖搶籃板，積極防守，而這些正是我所要做的事情。其實他就是希望
我能打得更好一些。”TA都知道的。

Ray Allen is considered by some one of the top shooters in NBA history,
and after yesterday's practice, he worked with Tony Allen on his shooting
technique and shared his shooting philosophy.

我們另一個Allen是公認的NBA歷史上的頂級射手。昨天的訓練結束之后，他就向
TA的技術提出了自己的建議，並分享了自己的投籃心得。

"There are so many plays where he has the ball and teams are leaving
him open and telling him to shoot it," Ray Allen said. "It's confidence
for him and using the power he has in his legs to get up into his shot.

”很多次當他無人防守時，我們總是希望他可以把球射入籃框內。”雷槍感嘆，
”他必須要有信心並且有效的使用他那出色的爆發力來得分。”

"He has to have the confidence to shoot the shot. A lot of his shots
are short because when he's shooting the ball he's holding on to it
[too long]. I tried to explain what I'm thinking when I'm shooting
and what I want."

”他投的很多球都過短，因為他投籃時持球的時間太長了。我盡力向他解釋了
我投籃時的想法，以及我對他的要求。”

The main reason for Allen's up-and-down play seems to be his surgically
repaired left knee.

難道原因還是出在他那動過手術的膝蓋上嗎？

Allen missed the last 48 games of the 2006-07 season following the
surgery and is still wearing a brace. He expected his knee to be much
stronger by now. He said he hyperextended it while elevating for that
missed layup against Miami, but will be ready to play tonight against
Chicago.

上賽季TA就因手術缺席了最後48場比賽，現下他還帶著護膝。他說對熱火比賽中的
那次上籃不進是因為自己起跳時出力過猛，但他已經準備好了晚上對公牛的比賽。

"It sure isn't 100 percent to where I want it to be, but I'm fighting,
" Allen said. "That's all I can do at this point. Some days it gets
better than others.

”我的膝蓋還沒有100%恢復，但我一直都在努力。”TA說道，”現在我所能做的
就只有這些了。總有一天我會完全恢復的，到那時一切都會好起來的。”

more stories like this"I was told that this would happen. Fighting is
what I got to do from here on. It's no excuse on anything. I'm just
taking it in stride.

籃球場上這樣的故事太多了，我必須奮鬥，失敗沒有藉口可言，我必須克服它。

"It's frustrating. It's behind me and all I can do is move forward."

”這很令人挫折，我也只能把他置之腦後。”

Rivers said he believes that some of Allen's issues are mental, since
doctors have assured the Celtics that the knee is strong again.

Doc認為TA的問題主要還是在心理上，因為隊醫保證那雙膝蓋已經完全康復了。

"He's better," Rivers said. "I think he has to [get] better on the
floor as far as his play. I don't use his knee [as an excuse] anymore."

”我可不會接受這原因當藉口，球場上他的表現還要更好才行。”

While Allen's scoring dipped dramatically last month, Rivers is more
concerned about his role as a defensive stopper and his ability to get
Pierce and Ray Allen rest. The Celtics have reserve guards who can
score in Eddie House and Sam Cassell, but Allen is considered the best
defender.

雖然上個月TA的得分急劇下降，但Doc更關心他作為防守者的角色，以及他能夠
幫PP和雷槍所爭取到的時間。隊上不乏能得分的替補球員，如房子和外星人，
但無疑TA是最好的防守者。”

"He's a defensive stopper, No. 1," Rivers said. "No. 2, if he's not,
then that really extends Ray and Paul's minutes. We need him to give
our guys a break."

”第一點，他的防守滴水不漏，第二點，他的上場可以為PP和雷槍帶來休息的
時間。”Doc解釋。

Allen will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, but he said his
pending status hasn't affected his play.

TA明年就要變成自由球員了，雖然他說這不會影響他現在的表現。

"I just let it go," he said. "It is what it is."

時候到了他會很坦然的面對一切。

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相信大家都曾經被TA的TO和無腦氣到,不過最近的比賽,我也感覺到他防守上的
努力,有很多球都是搏命去守下來的,對球隊當時的氣勢絕對有正面的幫助...
但是在進攻上...TA的穩定度還是不夠,放槍後下場表情當然也是很挫折,看到
被噓的TA,其實心裡還是有點捨不得啦...

有些國外的球迷已經開始和明年的TA說BYE~BYE了....TAT....

TA你真的要趕快變聰明,了解自己的定位和Doc需要他做什麼,我們季後賽防守
組的主力就要看你了~~~~

看有什麼可以補腦都寄給你好了~XDDDD


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