Goran Dragic-A rising star in Phoenix Suns

今天看了NBA west finals, 虽然太阳输给了湖人，好久没看NBA的我收获一个帅哥，太阳队升起的新星——来自斯洛文尼亚的戈兰-德拉季奇。非常喜欢他那股认真的劲儿。可惜西部决赛已经结束，看来只能等待新赛季的开始了，看好他。

Alvin Gentry Grooming Goran Dragic to take over for Steve Nash

March 25, 2009 – Dr. Casper

This is the first post on The Hoop Doctors by ‘Dr. Casper’ a.k.a. Ben York from Phoenix’s Fanster.comfame, who also was the founder of Ben’s Suns Blog. Ben will be bringing you analysis of league wide issues for The Hoop Doctors, but fittingly in his first post with us, he will be covering an issue that hits close to home for him:

Suns fans, and to some extent NBA fans, had it made for the past 5 years. They’ve been lucky enough to seeSteve Nash, one of the greatest point guards ever to play the game, on a consistent basis. We’ve seen what Nash can do to defenses and game plans virtually shredding any hope of containment. Unfortunately for all of us, the Steve Nash era will inevitably come to an end at some point, and the new future point guard for the Suns is a rookie from Slovenia named Goran Dragic.

After the 2007-2008 season, Suns GM Steve Kerr understood that in order for the Suns to go anywhere in the post-season, they couldn’t rely on Nash to do everything for an entire season only to have him wear down in the playoffs along with the entire team. This was Kerr’s main objective during the past off-season – get Nash a respectable backup point guard whom the players, coaches, and fans trust. Their immediate target during the draft (at their position) was Goran Dragic. In short, Kerr & co. were able to obtain Dragic’s rights from the Spurs and worked out a deal with Tau Ceramica (Dragic’s team in Europe) to get Goran here. With the work put in to get Dragic on the team for 2008-2009, expectations were immediately raised.

Needless to say, following a two-time MVP is certainly no easy task. Under former head coach Terry Porter, Goran lacked confidence and tenacity which translated into an extremely rough start to his rookie season. Porter was more of a disciplinarian and would pull Dragic out the game quickly after a mistake, turnover, or ill-advised shot. Those mistakes began to become more frequent as Goran would play not to lose, instead of playing to win. Fans were left wondering what the Suns front office saw in Dragic and questioned his future in the NBA.

However, under new Suns coach Alvin Gentry, Goran is finding a rhythm and slowly blossoming as a capable back-up. Gentry has helped Goran relax, have fun, and trust his abilities. Under Porter, Dragic didn’t have a single game where he scored in double digits. There were many games where Goran saw no minutes at all. Now, with the support and encouragement of Alvin Gentry, Goran has managed to put together several games of double digit scoring while limiting his turnovers (the most he’s ever had in a single game since early February was 4). He is also shooting a solid 50% from the floor in February and March while averaging a very low 1.5 turnovers per game. More importantly for the Suns, the staff is comfortable playing him when Nash needs to rest and players are starting to trust him.

There is no doubt that Goran Dragic has an extremely long way to go before being remotely compared to Nash. But in his first season away from Europe when all players typically struggle in their first year, Goran is beginning to find his stride and regain the confidence he once lost under Terry Porter.

You can believe with Nash’s leadership, coupled with Alvin Gentry’s support, guidance, and encouragement, Dragic will continue to improve and get better and better each game.

J’ai tué ma mère——我杀了我妈妈

最近迷恋法语，因为不懂所以迷恋。

看法语片，看非常生活化的法语片。

沉闷的生活变得不再那么不可承受。

J’ai tué ma mère 是在电影杂志上看到的介绍，貌似还不错，就买了DVD回来看。

青少年时期眼中的父母都是那么的ridiculous and unbearable,虽然我们不知我们对他们的爱到底有多深。

也许隐隐中，这就是我为什么总是拒绝长大，拒绝结婚生子，总是抗拒最终成为我曾今所厌恶过的那种人。

但是，历史还是会重演，我如何才能避免不幸？

期待年轻导演Xavier Dolan的自导自演的下一部电影 Les amours imaginaires

 

Busy with my so-called life

4月25日晚20:00~21:00

Maximilian Hecker 中国巡演——苏州站

Maximilian虽然不是我多么喜欢的歌手，不过苏州这小地方，这样的歌手能来表演是绝对不能错过的。场地在东园附近的一个厂房改造的青年旅社，人物都是年轻人，虽然我还鱼目混珠其中，但是明显发现自己老了（事实上一个小时站立下来，体力也不断提醒我老了）。谁叫我们年轻的时候没有这样的资源和资金去体验呢。心中默念哪天Jason Mraz来苏州或者上海，我是一定要杀得去的，上海都那么国际化的城市了，Jason Mraz你一定要来啊！（默念一千遍。。。。）

4月26日早08:00赶赴徐州。。。。

很高兴又一次和小沈一起出差，上一次是去南京，去逛了一下南大。这次回到小沈生活了四年的城市，她毫不犹豫的“扛起了把子”，带着我在徐州转悠蹭饭。每次北上天津都只是路过徐州，从来没有踏入过这个城市，但是它曾今是我的精神支柱，因为它差不多是天津和苏州的中点。不管是去上学还是放假回家，每次坐火车过徐州都意味着路程过半。长途旅行对我来说永远都是torture，所以我不喜欢出差也不喜欢旅游。短短的四天出差，只有美食给我留下了深刻印象，“鼎香园”的片片鱼，有点辣，又很鲜，很入味。回程一路沿着沿海高速开了6个小时，还去连云港绕了个弯，看到了平时很难看到的大片农田。这样的出差，这样的在路上，时间过得又慢又快，说不出的滋味，really don’t know what i was saying and i was doing, the passing week is like a dream, not a bad dream nor a good dream. Maybe just getting away a little while from my daily routine makes me feel fresh. 

5月1日 

终于读完了Ian McEwan的《星期六》，跟着主人公的思维度过了一个奇特的星期六，对于清空大脑是非常有用的。

5月2日

终于看到了“A single man"，终于看完了"lovely bones"，终于看完了“Valentine’s Day”……还有好多下载的片子在等着我。。。还有好多定的工作计划根本没做，罪恶感啊!

5月3日

约了Miranda,小新,Stella逛街，好久没有逛街了，据说气温可达30°C。 老天爷。希望这个夏天我能瘦下来。

瑜伽+柠檬汁， 坚持坚持！