http://sports.tom.com/2006-07-13/0424/00909094.html 不足1.80米的卢卡斯在拉斯维加斯夏季联赛上让所有的大个子感到了震惊，他场均拿下 23.4分（联盟第二）6.4次助攻（联盟第一），剩下来的事情水到渠成--火箭将和他签约 ，把卢卡斯召进下赛季阵容。北京时间7月13日火箭官方网页消息，小卢卡斯已经深深打 动了火箭高层，双方签约在即。 卢卡斯曾经有过这样的困惑，在80年代中後期，他为自己老爸的球队做"球童"，球员们一 开始热身，就要把他赶走。卢卡斯说道，"通常我也会在球场上投几个篮，我不明白的是 ，为什麽他们一来就要把我赶走，我可是一直想留在场上和这些球员们一起练投篮啊。" 现在卢卡斯有了这样的机会，他有望在下赛季成为火箭队的一员，身份从"球童"晋升到" 球员"。他在夏赛中的表现如此神勇，火箭已经没有理由再拒绝他。上赛季为休城打球的 时候，卢卡斯显得非常生涩，但现在的他已经炼成"转身跳投"的绝技，速度也提升了。 火箭有一套战术是"中锋策应"，卢卡斯就是能执行这套战术的最佳球员之一。火箭助理 教练西伯杜说道，"卢卡斯在拉斯维加斯打出了完美的一周，他已经变得越来越有信心了 ，而且获得了经验。只需要再磨炼一段时间，他就能成为真正的NBA级别的组织後卫。卢 卡斯能做很多不同的事情，他的投篮技巧非常好，挡拆技术也炉火纯青，我想他已经做 好打NBA比赛的准备了。" 火箭将给卢卡斯这个机会，特别是他们追求麦克-詹姆斯不成的情况下，队中目前只有阿 尔斯通一个正统组织後卫。卢卡斯和阿尔斯通一样具有调配球队进攻和快速领会教练意 图的能力，而他的优势在於投篮能力以及年龄。卢卡斯说道，"我这一周的表现帮了自己 大忙，虽然我不知道火箭或是其他NBA球队会不会给我合同，但至少我已经证明了自己可 以在NBA打球，我现在只是盼望得到一个机会而已。" 唯一可能阻碍卢卡斯未来发展的就是他的身高，他穿鞋也只有5尺11寸（约1.80米），而 NBA控卫的尺寸正变得越来越高大，他们大部分都比卢卡斯高12厘米左右。不过小卢卡斯 并不认输，"我已经证明了自己的身高并不是问题，我的防守做得不错，我能阻止他们突 破，也可以制造对手进攻犯规。我希望能为火箭队打球，也喜欢为范甘迪效力，但是球队 需要做出决定，判断签下我是不是最有利的。现在我只能等消息。" - - - - - ※火箭官网原文：http://0rz.net/b21AH Here to Stay? Rockets guard John Lucas is making push to be on the team's roster next season By Damien Pierce Rockets.com LAS VEGAS - John Lucas III had only one gripe about being a ball boy for his father's team back in the mid-'80s. He never understood why he had to leave the floor during warm-ups. "I used to shoot before all the other players got on the floor and I never understood why they forced me off the court once they got on it," Lucas said. "I've always wanted to stay on the floor and shoot with the other guys." He might get a full-time opportunity to do that this fall. After displaying one of the most impressive performance among all the players at this past week's Toshiba Vegas Summer League, Lucas is making a serious push to spend the next NBA season in a Rockets uniform. The former Oklahoma State point guard, who is the son of former Rockets guard John Lucas, guided the Rockets to five consecutive summer league wins over the past week after averaging a team-best 23.4 points and 6.4 assists per game. He routinely nailed fade-away jumpers and was almost always the quickest player on the floor. Whenever the Rockets needed a big bucket or play, Lucas was the one to do it. Besides maybe a few gamblers, no one had a better week in Vegas than Lucas. "He had a great week in Vegas," Rockets assistant head coach Tom Thibodeau said. "He is becoming more confident and gaining experience. It's just a matter of time before he is an NBA point guard." The Rockets could be the team that gives him that opportunity. The team is in the market for a reserve point guard to spell starter Rafer Alston and Lucas proved this week that he has a good grasp of the team's playbook. He played briefly with the team last season. He was typcially getting other players in the right place as the team's floor general this week. Beyond that, the second-year player showed off a more consistent jumper than his rookie season and had little trouble getting to the basket. He believes he'll be in a NBA uniform in the fall. "My performance this week helped me out a lot," Lucas said. "I don't have any control on whether the Rockets or any other team out there offers me a chance to be on a roster. But I think I showed people that I can play in the NBA. I just hope someone gives me a chance." The knock on Lucas is his size. Since he is only 5-foot-11, opponents could expose his lack of height by constantly postin him up. Lucas, however, isn't convinced that he'd be a defensive liability. Despite his size, no one had much luck backing him down in Las Vegas. "I showed this week that my height isn't a problem," Lucas said. "I played good defense, I scrapped and I took charges." Even though Lucas' size is a concern, Thibodeau sees plenty of upside in the guard. "The thing I like about John is that he can do a number of different things," said Rockets assistant head coach Tom Thibodeau, who served as Houston's summer league coach. "He has a great skill of shooting the ball and he is a terrific pick-and-roll player. He has shown this week that he is ready for an opportunity in the NBA." Lucas would love for that opportunity to come with the same team that he once served as a ball boy for. He's never been more ready for it. "I would love to play for the Rockets," Lucas said. "I love playing for Coach (Jeff) Van Gundy, but they have to make a decision that's best for them. I've just got to wait and see what happens." -- "Olajuwon" translates to "always on top" in Yoruba. --

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