Last match I’ve got a foul in attack without dropping and the coach told me that if they strike me then I must drop. I thought “next time I am dropping on to the floor since I can do it so convincingly” he says laughing.

So he is basically saying Nate told him to flop….interesting…

Re’cd

Short on time today, so just a few translation comments.

“Reformed” — usually it is people that are reformed (dropping bad habits, changing for the good). Probably you want “renovated”. In America, it would be “apartment” or “condominium” (or “condo” for short). In the UK, “flat” is perfect.

“My own team mates can’t believe the reaction of fans at me”, says. — “to me” is better, and “the reaction of fans”, while technically correct, is a little awkward since it makes two short prepositional phrases in a row. That’s not wrong, it just forces your readers to think a little bit about what you mean, so if you have a better option, you should use it. In this case, you do, because you can use the possessive — “the fans’ reaction to me.” The comma after “me” should come inside the quotation marks — “the fans’ reaction to me,” he says.

Against Golden State, he had 5 TO. Sergio, six. And they were told off, of course. “It is those times which you have to agree you failed (he says in spanish "you have to drop your ears and bear it” I think in english you say “with your tail between your legs”). — Yes, that would be good. Perhaps, “It is at those times that you have to listen to what is said and accept it like a dog with its tail between its legs.”

People loves me — should be “People love me.” Many English verbs use the “s” at the end to indicate singular, and leave it off for plural. “Nate loves me, people love me, jscot corrects my English, jscot and timbo correct my English, Dave at BE writes well, Dave and Ben at BE write well,” etc.

Hope that helps a little.

On the non-language front, I thought the comments about Sergio were really interesting. We know from Batum that Sergio was the fastest on the conditioning drill, that shows he’s really, really been working hard. And Rudy’s comment that Sergio is the backup PG rings true — not just based on what he’s seeing in workout, but also the way others respond to Sergio — that says even more to me.

Can he hold the position? I don’t know, but it sounds like he really is going after it this year, and did a lot of the things he needed to do to get it. Nate will like that he came in to camp in great condition, that goes a long way. And confidence means a lot, and Sergio is gaining confidence right now.

This could be a really fun year. Blake is a quality PG, one with whom you could win a championship, who has really worked hard to be what this team needs, and we have two guys on the team that could be pushing him really hard by the end of the year. By next year’s training camp, the competition could be brutal.

I was thinking about this on my way back from work today, and I really think the thhe Rudy-lamarcus connection could be outsanding. I was also considering that a Rudy/Martell/Lamarcus/GO lineup could be an offensive juggernaut. With Oden grabbing rebounds and throwing outlets down the floor, Rudy could run with Martell and LMA on the wings and run up scores on the fastbreak in a hurry. Unfortunately injuries are dogging us now, and the Martell injury will hurt us A LOT.

Travis has the skills to be a starting SF in this league, but if he doesn’t get mentally prepared for getting the starter’s role so abruptly, we will have BIG problems early on in the season. LA, Houston, Dallas, Denver, and other teams with good 3’s will cause match up problems for us unless Outlaw is in, but on the flip side, he might become the odd man out offensively. Rudy has made a statement in these 1st 2 games that he is physically and mentally ready to lead the 2nd unit if needed, and appears to become the de facto leader on the floor whenever Roy isn’t in the game.

The way things are going, Outlaw might need to adapt to Rudy, rather than the other way around, and this is what I feel is the biggest blow from Martell’s injury, not the fact that Martell can catch and shoot better than Outlaw. Martell knows how to adapt to his teammates style of play, and has shown that he is capable of doing it. Outlaw has not exhibited this tendency yet, and while it is premature to say that he will always be a 1 trick pony, the signs are troubling for me.

Whew, this was much longer than I intended it to be….I apologize for anyone wasting a half hour deciphering through my stream-of consciousness.

About the flooping and Rudy – and the Spanish Team in the Eurobasket – the Championship by national teams in Europe . The author is a Greek ;)

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=siKWh0DkCz8&feature=related

Very funny ;)