Sergio's English Has Improved

by sergioFTW on Oct 4, 2007 8:22 PM PDT

There are four audio clips of Sergio at Media Day over at the Oregonian, http://blog.oregonlive.com/blazers/2007/10/listen_up_2.html.

On thing that is clear right off the bat is that his english has improved--a remarkable improvement in understanding it and a decent but not spectacular improvement in speaking. At some point the interviewers even compliment him on his improved english skills.

The other info from the interviews that i found interesting is he doesn't seem at all deterred by the things Nate has said, and says his plan is to go in and play hard and earn a spot.

Also, when asked what parts of his game he wanted to work on, he said he wanted to improve all aspects,and when pressed for details he said, in this order: 1) defense, 2) shooting, 3) less turnovers. from his lips to god's ears, i say! he definitely gave the right answer, let's hope he really does improve all that stuff.

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I also noticed his improved english...

He sounds much better to me. I was happy to hear during the quickchat that Sergio was one of the faster and better conditioned players on the team. He must be cutting back on the cigs...

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by myemic23 on Oct 4, 2007 9:58 PM PDT reply actions

I have an unconfirmed source

I heard that all he did was switch to ultralights.

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by tominhawaii on Oct 4, 2007 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions

What?

Not Menthols?

All the cool kids smoke Kools...

by DonkeyShins on Oct 5, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Speaking

another language is a lot more difficult that understanding it, so obviously the understanding comes first. Once he gets the understanding down the words and sentence structures he hears will build up and resonate with him, especially if he is living here and hearing (and having to speak) English all day every day. He has obviously been working on it this off season though. Kudos on that part, now let's see him play!

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by einman77 on Oct 4, 2007 11:14 PM PDT reply actions

I thought...

the whole Nate comment about Sergio being out of the rotation got blown out of proportion. I could be wrong, but I don't think he even started for his own national team. Last season at times found himself as the "option" after Dan Dickau.

This season he will be battling with Green to back-up Jack or Blake. That's got to be a step up. He's young enough, and evidently smart enough to realize he is going to have to earn his playing time. Good for Sergio, and Good Luck! If he can live up to his flashes of talent, I'll be glad he is a Blazer.

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by Krang on Oct 5, 2007 11:05 AM PDT reply actions

I'm very glad his English is improving

that should be a really big help.

by drawingjeremy on Oct 5, 2007 11:36 AM PDT reply actions

The work and dedication...

...Sergio is displaying with his English. Leads me to believe his goal is to be the best NBA baller, he can be. I suspect his focus has been on improving his NBA game, his long term goal. I hope to see the same improvement on the Court as his language skills display.

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by BlueBooYay on Oct 5, 2007 5:18 PM PDT reply actions