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NBA Finals: Kevon Looney, Jordan Bell ready to fill big role
OAKLAND — Jordan Bell’s season at Oregon ended last year when he failed to
corral a rebound in the last seconds of a Final Four loss to North Carolina.
Kevon Looney watched from the bench last June as the Warriors won their
second NBA title in three seasons.
From those humble vantage points, Bell and Looney are now poised to play
substantial roles beginning Thursday in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland
Cavaliers.
One of them is likely to start at center, although neither had been given the
official word.
“Steve changes his rotation a lot,” Looney said of Warriors coach Steve
Kerr. “You just go with the flow and stay ready.”
Bell couldn’t be more ready.
“I’m used to being in moments like this at every level of my basketball
career,” he said. “Obviously, this is way bigger. I’m very excited for it.
”
Looney, who sat out all 17 postseason games a year ago because of a left hip
injury, started four of seven games against the Houston Rockets in the
Western Conference finals, contributing 3.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19
minutes per game.
“It’s been a lot different for me,” Looney said. “Play some big minutes
and try to make a difference in each game. It’s been big for me. It’s been
a lot of fun.”
Looney said he felt part of the team a year ago, but acknowledged, “This is
just a different feeling, being in the game, making a difference and them
depending on me.”
Both 6-foot-9 post players earned time primarily because of their defensive
versatility. Especially with wing Andre Iguodala sidelined the past four
games because of a knee injury, the Warriors are relying on Bell and Looney
to be able to guard post players but also jump out on switches.
“I saw a role I could play, which was switching out on screens on the
defensive end, and crashing the boards on the offensive end, try to score
around the basket,” Looney said.
As much as anything, it was a matter of being healthy. Looney struggled with
injuries to both hips his first two seasons, which led to others casting
doubt on his future.
“There was always a question if it was going to happen for me,” he said. “
I stayed pretty confident in myself, even though people told me it wasn’t
going to happen. You might get traded, you might even get cut.
“I always had confidence in myself and my game and what I could do. I knew
if I kept working hard my moment would come. On this team, Steve gives
everyone an ample opportunity to play. For me to be here, I don’t I think I
even dreamt of starting in the Western Conference finals.”
Bell still thinks back to the Final Four, where North Carolina’s Kennedy
Meeks wrestled a rebound away from him after a missed free throw by a Tar
Heels player with four seconds left. North Carolina won 77-76.
The lesson he learned then, and tries to apply to his budding NBA career: “
Knowing that every mistake can cost you a game.”
General manager Bob Myers said the Warriors saw plenty they liked in Bell,
who had 16 rebounds in the loss to Carolina.
“More for us, we saw the way the league was going. It’s evolving into a lot
of switching and athleticism,” Myers said. “There’s a lot of things we
liked in him. Bottom line, you draft players that help you win.”
Bell had a clear vision once the trade happened. He even anticipated the
chance to face LeBron James in the Finals.
“To me, this was the best situation I ever could be put in,” he said. “I
felt like I was the No. 1 pick in the draft.
“When I came to this team, I knew we were going to the Finals. And I knew,
more than likely, LeBron was going to go because they went three years before.
前情提要:
金洲勇士队总教练Steve Kerr (史总)，在记者日有提到，Kevon Looney跟Jordan Bell
两人将会肩负更多的责任，甚至担纲先发。
本文简述:
去年的总冠军战，Kevon Looney在板凳席上观看了他进NBA这三年来的第二个总冠军
，尽管只是脚色球员，但 Bell and Looney 准备在这次的总冠军上负起重要的脚色 ，
其中一人甚至需要担任先发中锋，但目前还没有确定是谁。
下列是关于Kevon Looney的简易访谈
1.谈到史总
Looney谈到史总:他改变了许多的球员轮替，你只需要听他的号令，然后准备就绪。
Bell 则是一直都准备好参战了，他说:在我的职业篮球生涯中，这种大场面非常多
，它们(大场面)让我强壮成长，我很期待。
2.谈到场上的任务
去年因为左髋受伤，而在场边观赏了17场的季后赛，在西区冠军赛中，先发四场对抗
休士顿火箭队，贡献3.7分，5篮板，在平均上场时间19分钟里面。
Looney说到:这对我是很大的挑战，上场更多的时间，并且持续进步，这很辛苦，但
我乐在其中。
他继续说到:我在去年感受到身为球队一份的荣耀，但老实说，今年我扮演的角色更
重要，甚至让球队需要仰赖我的表现。
Looney在西区冠军的比赛中主要肩负的是防守端的重任，六尺九吋的他在Iguodala
受伤后，和Bell一起在防守端保护勇士队，当队友的后盾。
Looney说到:我能做的就是挡拆后可以换防出去，巩固篮板球，并想办法偷袭篮下。
3.谈到个人的受伤问题
但，很重要的一件事情就是，Looney两度受伤的髋骨，让人不禁质疑他的耐战度，
甚至是整个职业生涯。
Looney谈到这点:这是每人都会面临到的问题，我对自己很有信心，尽管人们常呛我
要被交易或是释出，但这些都没有发生。
4.谈到是否可以先发
Looney说:我对自己很有信心，只要尽全力在场上奋斗就好，在我们这球队中，史总
给每个人很多机会上场打球，对我来说，有没有先发都没有关系。
再来是Jordan Bell的访谈
(他谈了很多以前NCAA比赛的事情，恕删，可自行看原文。)
在被交易到勇士队之后，Jordan Bell有了新的视野，他甚至不排斥在总冠军战上面
迎战LeBron James
"对我来说，目前这是我的最佳状况，我甚至觉得我是第一顺位的新秀。"
"当我加入这支球队，我知道我们会进入总冠军战，而我知道，LeBron Jame也会进入
冠军战，因为他们前三年都进了。
心得: #相信史总
#我要先发