由于这个假期被搁置在纪念我们面前的那些人之前,它似乎似乎记得普拉丁尔历史上的一个邪教传说现在已经去了他的休息,迪拉登·彼得罗维奇。大多数人都可能知道Driazen的故事,但它不会伤害它,特别是因为我们中的一些最近的粉丝可能没有超过名称。
德拉赞是一个6“5”从克罗地亚后卫。他是一个吃晚饭erstar in Europe before Europe had superstars. His following was massive, rivaled only by that of Arvydas Sabonis. But Drazen was more approachable than the Lithuanian Lug because of his smaller size and his style on the court. He could score in any number of ways but his trademark was one of the purest jumpers the game has ever seen. Drazen wasn't the classical physical specimen. He was in shape, obviously an athlete, but he really looked and carried himself more like a YMCA gym rat than a world-renown superstar. But when he gave a little jiggle then popped open for a silky, perfect three pointer there was no doubt who and what he was.
The Blazers drafted Petrovic in the third round in 1986. This was the same draft in which they selected Arvydas Sabonis. (Sabonis was actually our second pick in the first round that year. Walter "Butter Knife" Berry was the first.) Like Sabonis, Petrovic took a while getting over here. His first season with the Blazers was 1989-90. He became an instant fan favorite, half for his already-established legend and half because he was just so darn cute. Almost immediately Portland fans began to chant for Drazen to be put in games, at times haranguing coach Rick Adelman mercilessly. On several occasions the entire arena would be chanting, "Dra-zen! Dra-zen!" as the young man sat on the end of the bench. Finally the coach, upset for himself and (as he said) somewhat embarrassed for Drazen took up a public campaign to quell the chanting.
尽管大幅上的公众支持乘科科维奇在其就职季节每场比赛仅12.6分钟。其中一些是由于他的比赛中明显的缺陷。他不是一个伟大的个人后卫,并且在执行团队防御时经常迷失了......经常争先恐后地追随任何球的谁无论职位如何。他的运动能力并不达到NBA标准,他几乎没有在轮辋上方游戏。他的上篮经常被封锁,当他在休息时有明确的道路时,他被维护者抓住了。还为他的短暂贡献了法院,他当时对欧洲球员的一般怀疑态度。地面几乎没有被打破,联盟周围的主要意见是欧洲超级明星可能相当于NBA中的第9或第10个人。(难以相信,鉴于当今联盟的大欧洲存在。)但是最大的酒吧来玩时间是迪拉登之前的警卫轮换,这几乎没有开始和结束特里波特和克莱德德雷克勒。
尽管他的比赛中缺乏演奏时间和缺陷,但Driazen立即展示了他可以射击和得分球。我有机会观看他亲自玩耍,他的射门是广告的一切。45%是当今防护队的较高拍摄平均水平。45%是最低Drazen ever shot for a season. His career average ended up at just under 51% which is absolutely unheard of for a perimeter player who had trouble finishing inside. He also shot 44% from the three-point line. Many players today claim that unless they get major minutes they can't get into rhythm. Drazen rolled out of bed every morning in rhythm and never turned off.
在他令人沮丧的新秀季节之后,Drazen的道路在1990年夏天更加困难,并在Blazers的Danny Ainge收购。Heretofore Adelman最喜欢的丹尼年轻人一直是替补席上的主要警卫。由于他扮演了Point Guard,Drazen必须在射击后的位置拿起几乎所有的德雷克勒的废料。然而,敏锐地扮演了两个位置,手写在墙上倾斜。据报道,Drazen和Danny对团队角色的辩论声称,声称赢得了几分钟的胜利,年轻人迪拉登说,即使是在丢失的团队中也能获得更多时间。在1990-91赛季早期,Petrovic在18场比赛中平均每晚仅7.4分钟,他达到了突破点。他为贸易提供了游说,并获得了贸易。三方交易向新泽西州和净北港口凤凰凤凰沃尔特戴维斯送货。戴维斯在32场比赛中播放了那个季节的西装外套,平均为6.1分。这是他与团队的任期的程度。
与此同时,迪拉登与他的新团队有超过20分钟,平均为12.6分......在那年波特兰的平均水平几乎是他的平均水平。下一个赛季网上让他成为一部分启动阵容,并给了他37分钟的比赛。他在51%拍摄时评分20.6分。此季节('92 -93)后他平均为52%的射击点,从三点弧拍摄45%。
1993年夏天,Drazen返回欧洲以为他的国家队发挥。他于1993年6月7日在德国阿古瓦恩的一家汽车事故中丧生。他是一位乘客,据报道,在沉船时睡着了。当我听到这个消息时,我仍然记得我在哪里......驾驶我的旧,殴打丰田花冠,拉入加油站燃料。我把车停在侧面点,坐着麻木了一段时间。尽管他的斗争似乎似乎总是很开心,几乎无忧无虑,当他在法庭上出来时。他有这种争取和技巧的这种组合,让你钦佩和扎根。毫无疑问,他在联盟的猖獗步伐中仍然很长一段时间,他能够玩耍。
丹Len彼得罗维奇在2002年被融入了Naissith纪念篮球名人堂。然而,对我来说,他总是是甜蜜的镜头试图在NBA中制作它的孩子。
这是一个链接Drazen's NBA statistics。
这是一个到Drazen's Wiki Page这包括他的生命的更详细的故事和与几个致敬地点的联系。
--dave(blazersub@yahoo.com.的)
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