Michael Gbinije and the Nigerian national basketball team won’t advance to the medal round at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, but the Detroit Pistons rookie did pick up some valuable playing experience.
Pistons coach and president Stan Van Gundy said being part of the Olympic experience would only help the Syracuse rookie, who played just one Orlando Summer League game with Detroit because of an ankle injury suffered July 3. He signed his contract 11 days later.
“He got hurt in our camp, but the only issue he has had down there (in Rio) is he got sick and he missed their second game," Van Gundy said today. "He has come back and played in Games 3 and 4. He has played well. His numbers have been good in Games 3 and 4. He has one more today. They cannot move on, so today (Brazil) will be his last one. Overall, I think it has been good experience for him.
“He has been playing off the ball at the two (shooting guard) and three (small forward). He hasn’t really played any point (guard). He has handled the ball some, but generally he’s out there with another guard."
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Van Gundy wanted to experiment with Gbinije at point guard during the summer alongside second-year swingman Darrun Hilliard, but when Gbinije got hurt, those plans were scratched.
So the experience in Rio de Janeiro gave the 6-foot-7 wing some playing time. Gbinije was the 49th pick in June's NBA draft.
所以里約的比賽給了這位2.01米的側翼一些上場時間，貝納杰今年第49順位被活塞隊選中。
“I think being able to go down and play in four games in the Olympics was good," Van Gundy said. “He played three or four exhibition games, so he has gotten some good playing time against good competition. I think that has been a positive."
“我認為去里約并且參加了四場比賽是好的，”范甘迪說，“貝納杰參加了三到四場比賽，跟強隊交手的比賽中得到了很好的上場時間。我認為這是積極的一面。”
The Pistons' other Olympic representative, Aron Baynes, a center on the Australian team, has played well, scoring eight points and pulling down seven rebounds in the team’s 81-56 victory over Venezuela on Sunday.
活塞隊另外一個參加本屆奧運會的人是阿隆-貝恩斯，他是澳大利亞隊的中鋒，表現也很出色。當地時間周日81-56戰勝A隊的比賽中得到8分7個籃板。
In the loss to Team USA, Baynes had to play against Carmelo Anthony.
在輸給美國隊的比賽中，貝恩斯不得不對位安東尼。
“He has played well and he has actually be in some difficult situations and still managed to play well," Van Gundy said. “They have played him and (Andrew) Bogut together. He was guarding Carmelo because Aron was playing the four and Carmelo was playing the four. Obviously, really good work for him, but not an easy situation for him.
“貝恩斯打得很好，實際上他有一些困難的處境，他努力克服并打出了出色的比賽，”范甘迪說到，“澳大利亞隊用博格特和貝恩斯搭檔前場，貝恩斯要去防守安東尼，因為安東尼在美國隊也是打四號位的。很明顯這對貝恩斯是個挑戰，但是他完成的很漂亮?！?/p>
"He has played very steady basketball. The guy is just a good basketball player. He’s playing on a really good team. They play well together and you can see where Aron gets it. He plays good, hard team basketball."
“貝恩斯表現很穩定，是個真正的籃球運動員。澳大利亞隊是個好球隊，他們在一起打球，你能看到貝恩斯很享受比賽。貝恩斯打的很出色，強硬而且注重團隊配合?！狈陡实涎a充說。
