Re: 好久沒聯絡的 Jim Beseda

[bluewalker (花巷草弄5號)]

Price: No, the Blazers aren't looking to trade Shareef. I think
they want to keep their options open, especially with Zach coming
up on free agency at the end of this season.

致普萊斯：不，拓荒者眼下並不急著交易掉 Shareef。我認為他們想要保有
主動的選擇權，特別是當 Zach 在這個球季結束後會變成自由球員。

Right now, if the Blazers wanted to trade Zach and keep Shareef,
they would only be able to trade Zach at the value of his current
contract, which is well below his market value. If they wait until
next summer, they can work a sign-and-trade deal, where they sign
him for what he's worth and trade for a player of similar value.
Or they could sign him and keep him, and then go ahead and trade
Shareef, or do work the same sign-and-trade scenario with him.

以目前來說，如果拓荒者打算交易掉 Zach 並留下 Shareef，他們將只能以
 Zach 現有合約價值來作為交易基準，而合約的面值可是大大地低於他的市
場價值。若拓荒者等到明年夏天將可以來個先簽後換的交易，( 譯：是一個
球員換三個首輪選秀權的交易嗎？) ，也許是以合理的價碼續簽他之後交易
回價值相等的球員。或者是續簽他並且留下他然後交易掉 Shareef，甚至是
採取相同的先簽後換方案來處理 Shareef的事情。

Shareef has been one of Portland's best players during the exhibition
season, and I'm guessing that he will start at small forward and
that Darius will come off the bench. That is the way Cheeks has
been working them so far, and I suspect he will continue to use
them that way. Some people have suggested that maybe Shareef should
start at power forward and Darius start at small forward with Zach
coming off the bench, but that's never going to happen. Zach will
always be the starting power forward.

Shareef 可是波特蘭在熱身賽裡表現最好的球員之一，而據我在猜他將會是
先發小前鋒的人選， Darius 則會從替補席出發。這也是到目前為止Cheeks
在調度上所做的改變，我猜想他會繼續採用這樣的調度方式。有些人曾建議
也許 Shareef應該打先發大前鋒而讓 Darius 扛先發小前鋒，把 Zach 放在
替補席上，但這是不可能發生的事。 Zach 將會是先發大前鋒的不動人選。

So, your starters will be Randolph, Abdur-Rahim, Ratliff, Anderson
and Stoudamire. The primary reserves are Miles, Pryzbilla, Frahm
and Van Exel, and then Patterson, Outlaw and Telfair will be used
as needed. Stepania probably will start the season on the injured
list, and I think the Blazers will have to put Khryapa on the injured
list, too. That's 14 players.

所以拓荒者的先發五人將會是Randolph、Abdur-Rahim、Ratliff、Anderson
和Stoudamire。主力替補球員則是 Miles、Pryzbilla、Frahm以及大眼外星
人，若是有需要的時候也會看到 Patterson、Outlaw和高中生控衛上場亮相
一下。Stepania最可能在開季時成為傷兵名單的先發，而我在想拓荒者也會
把俄羅斯小子 Khryapa放在傷兵名單陪Stepania作伴。這樣就有十四個球員
了。

My guess is that the team will leave Woods on the suspended list
and that eventually he will be waived. I'm also guessing that the
Blazers will cut Geno Carlisle before the start of the regular season,
although they might have room for him if they cut Woods before next
Wednesday.

我的猜測是球隊會把 Woods放在留校察看的名單當中而最終他會被揮棄掉。
我也猜拓荒者會在例行賽開始之前跟 Geno Carlisle說珍重再見，就算是球
隊在下星期三以前先把 Woods踢出球隊而還有留下他的空間。

The Blazers are improved, but I don't know if they have kept pace with
some of the teams around them, such as Denver, Phoenix, Houston and
Utah. Those teams look better, too. I think Minnesota, San Antonio,
Sacramento are locks to make the playoffs, followed by Dallas, Denver,
Houston and the Lakers. I could be wrong about the Lakers, who may
have fallen more than I suspect after losing Shaq, but my guess is
that there are four teams -- Balzers, Grizzlies, Jazz and Suns --
that will be in a close battle for that last spot. I'm not giving
Seattle, Golden State or the LA Clippers little chance of reaching
the playoffs.

拓荒者和上一季相較確實是有進步，但我不曉得他們進步的幅度是否跟上了
同在西區的一些球隊，像是丹佛、鳳凰城、休士頓和猶他。這些球隊看起來
也比上一季更好。我認為明尼蘇達、聖安東尼奧、沙加緬度已經鎖定季後賽
的席位，緊跟在後的還有達拉斯、丹佛、休士頓和湖人。我對於湖人的預測
是有可能會出錯，失去了 Shaq 後的湖人可能順位跌得比我所想得更低，但
我猜想有四支球隊--拓荒者、灰熊、爵士和太陽--在競逐季後賽的最後一席
上將會有一番激烈的近身戰。我不認為西雅圖、金州或是洛杉磯快艇有一絲
機會進入季後賽。

Anyway, thanks for the message. Talk to you again soon, I'm sure.
總之，謝謝你的來信。我相信很快就有機會跟你再聊聊。
Cheers,
展信愉快，
Jim
吉姆敬上。

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