Rau New York Native AJ Griffin, Ua Si Rau Cov Knicks 'Yuav Ua Npau Suav Come True'

AJ Griffin loj hlob hauv Ossining, NY, ntaus pob hauv tsev kawm ntawv theem siab ntawm Archbishop Stepinac hauv White Plains thiab ua si rau New York-based PSA Cardinals Nike pab pawg neeg hauv paus.

Tam sim no tom qab nws lub caij ua tiav ib zaug ntawm Duke, 6-ko taw-6 tus tub txib me me paub tias nws muaj lub caij nyoog nws lub nroog New York Knicks tuaj yeem coj nws nrog tus lej 11 xaiv nyob rau hnub Thursday NBA Draft.

"Ua si rau Knicks, qhov ntawd yuav yog kev npau suav tshwm sim," Griffin hais rau hnub Monday ntawm Zoom hu.

"Qhov tseeb, kuv loj hlob ntawm no thiab kuv xav tias tsuas yog lub sijhawm lom zem hauv New York. Kuv paub cov plays thiab kuv paub feem ntau ntawm cov players. Nws yuav yog tiag tiag, tiag tiag, zoo tiag tiag. Kuv tsis paub tias kuv yuav xav li cas txog qhov ntawd [tau sau los ntawm Knicks.] Kuv tsuas paub tias nws yuav zoo siab heev. Kuv ua si ntawm MSG ob zaug xyoo tas los, nws tsuas yog kev paub zoo li tsis muaj lwm yam. Nws tsuas yog yuav yog qhov kev paub zoo kawg nkaus. "

Txawm hais tias kov yeej lub hauv caug pob txha los pib lub caij, Griffin nruab nrab 10.4 ntsiab lus thiab 3.9 rebounds thaum tua ib qho kev xav tsis thoob 45 feem pua ​​​​ntawm qhov sib sib zog nqus lub caij dhau los no hauv tus kws qhia Mike Krzyzewski lub caij kawg ntawm sab nraud.

"Rau peb, nws yuav tsum tau ua lub luag haujlwm rau peb qhov uas nws tua yog riam phom," Duke tus pab Chris Carrawell tau hais. "Yog li, peb hais rau nws, tsuas yog ua tus tua phom zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub tebchaws. Tab sis, raws li cov txiv neej no pom nyob rau theem tom ntej, lawv tuaj rau kev ua haujlwm, nws tuaj yeem tawm mus.

“Koj tau txais ib tug menyuam yaus uas tuaj yeem tua tau, nws yuav muaj peev xwm muab pob rau hauv pem teb thiab tsim kev txhaj tshuaj. Nws lub cev, kuv tsis paub txawm tias nws txawm nkag siab nws lub cev los tsis tau. Nws tau txais kev tsim zoo heev thiab nws tau txais kev tsim zoo ib yam li Jimmy Butler thaum muaj hnub nyoog no. Yog li, nws qhov kev ntaus pob ncaws pob zoo tshaj yog ua ntej nws thiab. "

Adrian Griffin, AJ txiv, ua yeeb yam ntawm Seton Hall, ua si ze li ntawm kaum xyoo hauv pab koomtes thiab tam sim no yog tus pab nrog Toronto Raptors. Adrian tau nrog AJ ntawm Draft Lottery hauv Chicago lub hli tas los.

AJ niam, Audrey, yog lub hnub qub khiav ntawm Seton Hall. Nws tus tij laug Alan ua si ntawm Illinois thiab Syracuse, thiab nws tus muam Aubrey ua si rau poj niam lub hwj chim UConn.

Carrawell hais tias "Kuv ib txwm hais qhov no, kuv hais ib txwm coj tus menyuam yaus," Carrawell hais. “Nws nyob hauv cov noob, txiv neej. Coj tus me nyuam pro. Yog tias koj txiv ua si hauv NBA thiab peb tab tom nrhiav tus menyuam, coj nws. Ntawm qhov xwm txheej phem tshaj plaws, nws yuav yog tus qhab nia 1,000 thiab qhov zoo tshaj plaws koj yuav tau txais AJ Griffin's, Seth Curry's, Dunleavy's, cov neeg no yog cov neeg ua haujlwm nyuaj, kev saib xyuas qis, kev ntaus pob ncaws pob IQ siab, thiab nws tau ua txhua yam no nrog ploj lawm ib xyoos thiab ib nrab hauv tsev kawm theem siab. Nws nco ntau lub sijhawm, yog li nws qhov kev ntaus pob ncaws pob zoo tshaj yog ua ntej nws thiab. "

AJ paub zoo txog Knicks 'brass thiab players.

Hmo ntuj ntawm Draft, Knicks Thawj Tswj Hwm Leon Rose, GM Scott Perry thiab lwm tus thawj tswj hwm William "Wide Wes" Wesley nres hais nyob zoo rau nws thiab nws txiv hauv ib txoj hauv kev.

Griffin kuj paub txog Knicks tis RJBarrett, uas kuj yog ib qho-thiab-ua tiav ntawm Duke ua ntej dhau los ua tus No. 3 tag nrho xaiv peb xyoos dhau los.

Griffin tau hais tias "Kuv tau ntsib RJ ib zaug lossis ob zaug," Griffin hais. “Peb tau tham ib pliag. Koj ib txwm txuas nrog kev ntaus pob. Nws yog ntau ntawm kev sib nrig sib phooj ywg. "

Nws hais ntxiv: "Kuv xav tias tsuas yog los ntawm kev saib nws ua si thiab nws ua si li cas kuv xav tias peb tuaj yeem ua tau zoo ua ke. Kuv paub tias nws nyiam pab txhawb thiab nce toj thiab tau txais qhov chaw txhaj tshuaj. Peb nyob ntawm Duke thiab peb nyuam qhuav tau txais qhov kev sib txuas Duke. Kuv xav tias zoo li qhov ntawd yuav yog qhov txias ua si nrog nws thiab peb yuav ua kom muaj kev sib tw ua si. "

Ib cag ntawm Knicks, Griffin tau ua haujlwm rau San Antonio, New Orleans, Portland thiab Indiana. Cov Knicks yog nws qhov tsis ntev los no.

Nws tau hais tias "Nws zoo heev, nws yog qhov kev tawm dag zog zoo, kuv qhov kawg," nws hais. "Nws yog kev tawm dag zog zoo."

Griffin yog ib tug ntawm tsib tus neeg ncaws pob Duke hauv xyoo no Draft thaum lawv sim ua kom haum rau Kentucky rau cov players feem ntau xaiv hauv thawj puag ncig los ntawm ib lub tsev kawm ntawv (2010).

Nws tau hais tias "Kev dhau los ntawm cov txheej txheem no nrog kuv cov phooj ywg, nws yog qhov kev paub tsis tshua muaj thiab lom zem," nws hais. "Koj feem ntau tsis tau txais plaub lwm tus txiv neej uas tau sau rau tib hmo Nws tsis yog lom zem rau kuv xwb tab sis rau kuv cov phooj ywg. Txhawm rau dhau los ntawm cov txheej txheem no ua ke, nws tsim cov ntawv cog lus ntau dua thiab kuv xav tias lawv tsuas yog zoo siab pom lawv mus qhov twg. "