오호~ 크리스영

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크리스영 선수? 아니면 대략 낭패지만.. 크리스영이 넥스트 디박 후보에 올라 있답니다.

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He could have been the next Vlade

Chris Young was possibly a diamond in the rough; instead, he's on the diamond

The missing key to the Kings' season was in Oakland when it all ended, aiming pitches instead of jump shots while the team he almost played for was slumping in Seattle. Princeton graduate Chris Young stood on the mound to face the A's at the Coliseum on May 3, a second-year pitcher with poise and power whose 6-foot-10 stature inspired comparisons to a young Randy Johnson. Up the coast at KeyArena, where the Kings were hours from being beaten in Game 5 by the SuperSonics in the first round of the playoffs, assistant coach Pete Carril was comparing Young to a young Vlade Divac, never mind that the analogy was long since irrelevant. "He'd be playing with us right now, I thought," Carril said just before tipoff. "Yes, sir, he was strong, tall, a good shooter, excellent passer, a bona fide low-post player. I think he would've been good." For what it's worth, the Kings are happy for Young, even if his decision to put on spikes rather than high-tops last November means they'll never know what could have been. It was worth $1.5 million to Young, who said the Kings offered him a two-year contract at the NBA minimum in 2004 that led to the Texas Rangers winning his services with a three-year deal. Now Young is a starter in the big leagues, with a 3-2 record and a 3.18 ERA, and it's looking as though longevity will be his on the diamond. Meanwhile, 'tis the season for what-ifs for the Kings, who could have used a Divac double when they were being manhandled by SuperSonics center Jerome James in the postseason. Young's hypothetical tale wouldn't be worth telling if Divac hadn't left for Los Angeles in the offseason, taking with him a high basketball IQ and passing skills that served the Kings' Princeton-style offense so well. Or if Chris Webber hadn't been traded to Philadelphia. Or if Brad Miller's leg injuries didn't keep him out of the last 25 games of the regular season and, even after his return, keep him from playing like Brad Miller in the playoffs. Suddenly, the idea of how another skilled big man could have fit in seems plenty intriguing. That's what Carril and Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie were thinking last year, when they let the 260-pound Young know that his future in basketball could be more prosperous than his present was in baseball. At Princeton, Young had been the first man in Ivy League history to be Rookie of the Year in two sports. He set the school record for blocks as a freshman, and averaged 13.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his two seasons. An Ivy League rule prevented him from playing as a junior, since he had signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates after his sophomore season. Post-Princeton, though, Young pursued baseball. He spent 2 1/2 seasons in Class A, then another season-plus in Double A before reaching Triple A four years in. The bus trips, small paychecks and smaller crowds had left him open to a career change. His Kings courting had begun even before then. While pitching for Double-A Harrisburg in July 2003, Young stopped by his alma mater on an East Coast trip to New Jersey. In his old gym, he ran into Carril, who coached Princeton from 1967 to 1997 and is credited with creating the same offense many NBA teams use. While Young ran through a casual workout, Carril watched intently in what became an informal tryout of sorts. "The skill set coach Carril was looking for are things you can't teach," said Scott Bradley, the Princeton baseball coach and a close friend of Young's. "(Young) told me that (Carril) never looked to see if the ball went in the basket or not. He looked at his feet, his form." Young met Petrie a year later when the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks visited the River Cats. Such was the extent of the contact between him and the Kings, but it was plenty. While Petrie says he never made an official contract offer to Young, he acknowledged contract discussions were "in the sense of talking about what could have been available." Carril simply said Young would have been a King if he wanted to be. Young says he was offered a two-year deal, with incentives. "At that time, being in baseball and not having anything (financially) guaranteed, (playing for the Kings) was very enticing," said Young, who is playing for his third organization. "It was extremely risky for them to take a chance on me. At the same time, they really believed in me. I was really close to coming." While Petrie isn't one to look backward, he said Young was full of potential. "He had a great sense of passing the ball, was mobile, a legitimate 6-11 kid," Petrie said, implying he's even bigger than listed. "There was skill there, and if he would have gone into the draft (after college), he would've gone no later than the first round." The timing just didn't go the Kings' way. The Rangers promoted Young to the major leagues just in time to keep his frustrations in check, and he went 3-2 with a 4.71 ERA in seven starts after the August call-up last season. When Young told Rangers manager Buck Showalter during the offseason that the Kings were still pursuing him, general manager John Hart offered Young the three-year deal that determined Young's decision. "I had a lot of sleepless nights last summer with that weighing on me, just wondering what my potential would be in another career," said Young, who delayed his wedding plans until he knew where home would be. "I'll have to live with never knowing." Young may never stop peeking at Kings box scores in the morning's sports pages, just as he did after every game for the past seven months. But for the short term, the question of whether he made the right pick is being answered. The right-hander has allowed two earned runs in his past 18 2/3 innings and continues to impress those who know talent. His April 22 win at Yankee Stadium left Johnson believing. The likely future Hall of Famer met Young in the weight room before that game, giving him tips on how to pitch when you're tall. After Young beat the Yankees, Johnson was left with the opinion that, "he's further along than I was at 25." Johnson can empathize with the career crossroads as well. Coming out of Livermore High School in 1982, he passed on basketball scholarships to Saint Mary's and USC to play baseball with the Trojans. "When all is said and done, I think you'll see that he made the right decision," Johnson said. "His composure, his mechanics, and his stuff are going to get better with time. He has a grasp of being tall and keeping everything under control. He's a more developed pitcher than I was." The what-ifs in Young's mind have gone away for now, even if the Kings may always wonder. "I was extremely impressed with (Petrie) and really appreciate what they did for me," Young said. "(Petrie) said to me, 'You're getting an opportunity to live out your dreams, so go for it.' Part of me is still sad that I didn't get that experience."

너무 길어서 자세히 읽어 보지는 못했습니다만(이따가 간단한 해석이라도 올릴께요..-_-;;) 넥스트 디박이라 하니 은근히 기대되네요.. 킹스의 모션오펜스에 날개를 달아줄 또한명의 포인트 센터의 탄생을 바라며..

(출처는 www.sacbee.com)

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1등!!!!

[kobe834]

(난입) 제가 볼땐 텍사스레인저스에서 뛰어난 성적을 올리고 있는 영선수가 NBA진출하지 않을꺼 같은데요 작년시즌인가도 킹스가 영입을시도했다는데 절대로 오지않을꺼같습니다 테클 절대아닙니다 MLB를 좋아하는사람으로서 이렇게 글을 올립니다

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저도 kobe834님과 같은 생각.

[아우구스투스]

미치지 않고서야... 요즘 페이스 좋은데...

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저도 동감... 요즘 잘하죠. 크리스영...

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크리스영이 야구선수였나요..OTL;;;;; 어쩐지 낯이 익는다 했다..;;;