[外電]New challenge for old hands

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作者:BOB RYAN

Conventional wisdom held that if there was one team that might benefit from
the NBA lockout, it was the Boston Celtics, for whom every missed game was
one more night they would not have to run up and down those
94-foot-by-50-foot slices of NBA real estate on those 30-something legs.

一般認為,如果有一支球隊可以在縮水球季獲益,那就是Boston Celtics,
對他們來說,每一場比賽就代表那個夜晚他們不用靠那30多歲的腿在nba球場跑上跑下


Then there were the naysayers who declared that any new schedule calling for
back-to-backs and even back-to-back-to-backs would be too much of a challenge
for teams whose primary players were born in the 1970s.

然而新的賽程卻跟他們唱反調 會有背靠背...甚至是背靠背靠背 (靠)
,這對那些1970年代出生的球員會是一大的挑戰

Who among us thought there even would be a Year 4 for this core group, let
alone a Year 5? There would be a three-year window for Big Three II; isn’t
that what we all thought? With needed help from seasoned auxiliary players
James Posey, Eddie House, and P.J. Brown, plus the rapid development of Rajon
Rondo into a major point guard force, they brought home championship No. 17
in Year 1, giving local fans one of the truly great seasons in the Celtics’
 storied history.

大家都以為三巨頭這個組合只能夠維持三年,有誰能想到這支球隊的主力核心可以4年
來都沒什麼變動的?甚至要來到第5年了,

靠著James Posey, Eddie House, 和 P.J. Brown這群經驗豐富的替補,加上Rajon Rondo
快速的進步,成為了球隊的主力控衛,他們在第一年帶回了第17座冠軍,給當地的球迷
Celtics傳奇歷史中一個真正偉大的賽季.

They all will take to their graves the knowledge that no other Celtics team
played as consistently hard from start to finish as theirs did in 2007-08,
and it’s reasonable to assume that, if asked on their deathbeds to recall
the final score of the final game against the Lakers, a smile will come
across each and every one of the faces as they whisper, “131-92.”

他們可以將07-08年所看見的帶入墳墓內,沒有另外一支Celtics可以像今年一樣
從開始到最後都堅持努力然後最後成功的.我想當有人在他們臨終前讓他們回憶一下
總冠軍戰戰勝湖人的記憶時,一張笑臉會立刻浮現在他們的臉上 "那場比分是131-92"

Everything about that season brings back happy memories, but it’s all every
bit as much a part of Celtics history as anything accomplished by Messrs.
Russell, Cousy, Havlicek, Cowens, Bird, McHale, and Parish. It’s past. It’s
done. It’s over.

一切有關那個賽季的回憶都是美好的,但是那也只是Celtics歷史上完美的一部分
從Messrs開始. Russell, Cousy, Havlicek, Cowens, Bird, McHale, 還有 Parish.
我們做到了,然後過去了,接下來是該結束了.

Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce are still here, but time inevitably
marches on, and the last time we saw them on the court, they were incapable
of stopping Miami’s own Big Three when it mattered. Regular-season mastery
meant nothing as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh combined to score
164 of the Heat’s 195 points in Games 4 and 5 of a five-game Miami playoff
triumph.

GAP還在,但是隨著時光流逝,我們去年在最後看到的是他們沒有辦法在關鍵的時刻阻止
熱火三巨頭,在季後賽的GAME4和GAME5他們三個拿下了熱火隊195分中的164分,
這也使的塞爾提克在季賽中對抗熱火的優秀戰績變的毫無意義

We need to know if Danny Ainge had a long-range plan to handle the aging of
the Big Three, and if it already has been altered. He is in the same position
the late Dave Gavitt was in 20 years ago, and we all know how that turned
out. Larry Bird’s back went out first. Then it was Kevin McHale’s lower
extremities. And that left Robert Parish, The Chief, to go it alone.

我們要知道Ainge必須要解決Celtics的老化問題,而且是已經考慮改變陣容了,
他跟20年前的 Dave Gavitt站在同樣的位置上,大家都知道當年的結局
先是Bird的背部,再來是Kevin McHale的腳.最後只剩下酋長Robert Parish孤軍奮戰

There were flashback nights for each of them, and when those nights
coincided, the Celtics were still a force. But they lost to the younger
Knicks in 1990, the younger Pistons in 1991, the younger Cavaliers in 1992,
and the younger Hornets in 1993 before missing the playoffs in seven of the
next eight years.

Celtics還是一支強大的球隊.他們還會在某天晚上突然爆發,但是他們在1990年輸給
年輕的尼克,1991輸給年輕的活塞,1992年輸給年輕的騎士,1993年輸給年輕的黃蜂.
然後接下來八年中只有打進一次季後賽.

The frustrating thing about being an aging player is that some nights it’s
still there, and someone can be deluded into thinking nothing has changed.
But it is not there with the regularity that made someone a star.

讓這些老將感到沮喪的是,當他們狀況好的時候,可以對自己撒謊說:一切都沒問題
但是當他們狀況不好的時候,你就希望我們有另一個球星可以站出來

Allen and Garnett each have reached that stage. As an example, two years ago,
Allen went from setting a record for 3-pointers against the Lakers one night
to an 0-fer the very next game. Last May, KG went from a killer 28-point,
marauder-on-defense Game 3 against the Heat to Just Another Guy status in the
remaining two games.

Allen和Garnett就是這個狀況,舉個例子: Allen在兩年前對陣湖人的時候破了三分球紀錄
但是下一場比賽三分球的命中率卻是0, 去年五月,KG在對陣熱火的時候砍下了28分
可是在接下來的兩場比賽就後繼無力了.

Granted, there was another major factor in that series loss to the Heat.
Rondo was playing with a badly impaired shoulder, doing so on nothing but
guts and instinct. The Celtics lost Game 4 in OT and, despite all their
problems, carried a lead into the fourth quarter of Game 5.

誠然,會輸給熱火還有一個一連串的主因,Rondo靠著受了傷的手肘,用勇氣和執著在奮戰,
在GAME4輸在延長賽,然後在GAME5第四節後繼無力

Ainge’s first major task is to construct a roster. Last I heard, he had
seven players under contract: Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Rondo, Jermaine O’
Neal, Jeff Green, and Avery Bradley. An eighth man would be first-round draft
choice JaJuan Johnson, the slender 6-foot-10-inch inside-outside threat from
Purdue. A ninth could be second-round pick E’Twaun Moore, a guard who also
comes from Purdue, but that’s no lock.

Ainge的第一個任務是要弄出一份完整的陣容,最後我聽到的,他還有七個球員有約在身
Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Rondo, Jermaine O’Neal, Jeff Green, 還有Avery Bradley
第八位是第一輪選秀,來自普渡大學的JaJuan Johnson, 第九位是第二輪選秀,同樣來自
普渡大學的後衛 E'Twaun Moore

Glen Davis is a free agent, and my guess is that Ainge will let Baby see what
’s out there. There’s always a chance someone will be a big enough Baby fan
to overpay him. If not, the Celtics probably would welcome him back on their
terms. Then again, there’s enough drama surrounding him that the Celtics may
already have decided enough is enough. Baby keeps assuring us that he’s “
maturing,” but I’m not sure Doc Rivers is completely buying it.

大寶是自由球員,但是我猜Ainge會讓大寶知道這裡沒辦法給他更多,應該會有個"大城市"
給大寶試試身手.如果沒有,那C's可能會用條款讓他回到球隊內.如果最後他真的戲劇性的
重回塞爾提克,那他將會繼續證明他"成熟"了 不過不確定河流會不會買他的帳...

Given the unavoidable age factor - find another team that plans on starting
four players 33 or older - the Celtics will need major contributions from
some guys with young legs. Rondo, of course, is a given. The next guy up is
Green, who has a long way to go if he’s going to keep me from looking
utterly foolish by having proclaimed that he was the best player changing
sides in the controversial deal with Oklahoma City. (Granted, that’s
probably not one of his major motivations.) I still think Green can help this
team in many ways, and you have to believe the Celtics’ brain trust does,
too.

無法避免的年齡因素 你找不到第二支有4位超過33歲的主力先發球隊了
 C's需要一些年輕的球員來作為球隊主力,Rondo當然是一定有的,接下來則是Green,
不過他與我印象中去年那筆愚蠢的交易中最優秀的球員的標準還有一段路要走
我始終相信Green能在許多地方上幫助這支球隊,就看C's高層的是不是也這樣想了.


Let’s say they max out. Let’s say the old guys stay reasonably healthy. Let
’s say Green actually does produce and Rondo remains Rondo. Let’s even give
them help from an unexpected source.

來假設一下,假設老夥伴們保持健康,假設Green發揮他的作用,Rondo保持好的狀態
如果他們都能提供這支球隊意想不到的幫助


Is this a playoff team? Yes. But is it a true contender? No. There will be
nights when their fans will love them, but there also will be nights when
their fans will fear for them. The overwhelming odds are that, if this core
group stays intact, the season will end with a playoff loss to yet another
younger, fresher team.

一支季後賽球隊? yes, 但是有機會拼冠軍嗎? no,將會有許多的晚上大家會
愛死他們的表演,但是同時也有許多的晚上大家會擔心他們的身體狀況. 即使這個核心
狀況保持良好,但在季後賽還是會敗在其他更年輕更新的球隊.



However ...

但是...

Danny Ainge runs this team, and if there is one thing we know about Danny
Ainge is that he will take risks. He knows what happened to the franchise
when Gavitt allowed nature to take its course, and it’s difficult for me to
believe he will follow that same path.

Ainge負責這支球隊的運作,而我們知道這位GM就是充滿冒險精神.
他知道當年Gavitt是怎麼選擇的,然後我很難相信他會走當年前輩同樣的老路


Garnett makes far too much money to be attractive to anybody. Don’t we all
agree that Pierce is on his way to being becoming a Celtic lifer? So that
leaves Allen, who still has great value and who could be the missing piece of
the puzzle for many teams.

KG的大合同對每支球隊都有著負擔,然後大家不會不同意PP在C's待一輩子吧?
所以,讓Allen離開,他還有著不錯的價值,會是許多球隊需要的奪冠拼圖


The lockout gave Danny even more time to think. He will do something. It’s
inevitable.

停擺給了Ainge思考的時間,毫無疑問 他一定會有所行動的...


...好累總算翻完了 如果有錯 就麻煩指證了...


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※ 編輯: auron4041       來自: 59.112.211.59        (11/27 18:13)
推 gaiaesque   :每季都會講一次...這季還是要講...希望大家健健康康!
→ gaiaesque   :過完這季!
推 rainingdayz :最後幾段竟然說雷槍可以動???
→ rainingdayz :還有黑寶自稱mature............恩...
→ rainingdayz :很好奇到聖誕節陣容會長怎樣 希望小綠真的能站出來
→ auron4041   :不然我翻成"到期的"好了?
推 rainingdayz :不是翻譯的問題啦:p 只是覺得這一波過去更不信任BBD
→ TT123       :KG跟PP對其它球隊來說其實太貴，又是目前的核心戰力
→ TT123       :算起來能動的只有Ray..但是要Ray的球隊也一定是C's
→ TT123       :的主要對手之一，所以基本上GAP是動不了
※ 編輯: auron4041       來自: 59.112.211.59        (11/27 20:46)
→ piercepaul  :又談到要動Ray了,又要製造驚慌了XD
推 fascinated  :雖然說太多比賽對老人不好 但是沒比賽 新隊友如何融
→ fascinated  :入呢  不過即使沒這封館 前提也要河流敢用新人
→ fascinated  :說來說去 河流再不改掉操老人的習慣 今年就算馬上開
→ fascinated  :打季後賽 我也不覺得會有啥奪冠機會
→ fascinated  :我印象中 上一季不過比賽前有多長的休息時間(單位:日
→ fascinated  :超賽到了第四節也是常常撈賽
→ fascinated  :                 管
推 betterorange:push 感謝翻譯
推 jrump       :推f大 還有不管怎樣都不想要大寶回來
推 jghs121     :還是在想著 如果不動臭臉  就能夠勝熱火...
→ laoh        :他是用排除法來看要動誰,問題是動了能換到什麼呢?
推 PikaRen     :現在的薪資結構不錯啊 沒必要亂換搞掉明年搶大魚機會
→ PikaRen     :Green跟West留下來就差不多了 其他就看緣分
推 larson      :要留Green應該不簡單喔~他的經紀人是David Falk說~
推 kidd910     :對面的唬人隊大舉招兵買馬??而我們呢??
→ piercepaul  :湖人開始招兵買馬了嗎?
→ auron4041   :其實西區怎麼玩到不是重點...現在的問題是
→ auron4041   :靠現有的戰鬥力要怎麼面對熱火 尼克 公牛
→ auron4041   :還有籃網 魔術  有錢老闆和特赦條款的發揮
推 tsaiwaichen :今年大概就不上不下吧...進季後賽不成問題...
推 fk920       :哀...真煩....又要動Ray=.=
→ tsaiwaichen :但是目前的禁區加上年齡問題 季後賽要走遠很難...
→ tsaiwaichen :最主要看Green能成長多少 確立一下新核心
推 fascinated  :我們需要多一點苦工 搶籃板 做掩護 守籃下
→ fascinated  :我們需要Green和Rondo多一點默契 不管是場上或場下
→ fascinated  :我們需要冰河融化~~~
推 bhgkai      :這賽季 戒指幾乎不可能 除非魔術隊的高個子或蜂王能
→ bhgkai      :盤來（這也是不可能了）..現階段Green和Rondo不可能
→ bhgkai      :在一個或半個賽季內成長至 全明星先發的高度
→ bhgkai      :也許有朋友要講要Rondo符合，但你我知道他還有一堆
→ bhgkai      :地方要"長" 要長到沒有三老 也能獨當一面的那種水準
推 bhgkai      :GAP已經變成 當年上將輔佐TD那樣角色 但是我們缺TD
推 bhgkai      :至少短時間 期待不了 /.\ 簡言之：『我們要重建了』
→ piercepaul  :有個全明星先發的球員也不是冠軍保證吧,而且怎麼好像
→ piercepaul  :每個人都要某個球員各方面都很突出才叫強?
→ truth76901  :不怎麼看好Green，不是他不好，是球隊打法跟系統問題
推 tsaiwaichen :內線還是最大罩門阿 這種東西都是一分錢一分貨...
→ tsaiwaichen :之前能靠老將抽樂透(還失敗居多) 現在老將有更多選擇
→ tsaiwaichen :內線要補可用之兵又更難了....
推 dreamaker1  :同樣不看好Green 不認為他能長到全明星級
推 larson      :如果Ainge夠大膽,可以拿KG+快艇首輪+XX去換魔獸+Hedo
→ larson      :看看有沒有機會XD
推 PikaRen     :沒機會 QQ
推 bhgkai      :保證？有人說保證了嗎？
→ bhgkai      :現在除了熱火 恐怕也沒哪隊敢喊的十拿九穩
→ bhgkai      :陣容越整齊 當然可以去賭看看，沒有？這也不是棒球
→ bhgkai      :至少現階段『18』是不用想了
推 tomwang     :去年跟前年還有機會 今年恐怕是沒什麼希望了...
→ tomwang     :最樂觀的狀況是明年便宜續簽雷槍跟KG 然後搶到一隻大
推 tomwang     :魚 分擔三巨頭的上場時間
推 Fcukman     :其實只要Green恢復他在雷霆的身手就會很有希望了...
→ Wavecloud   :希望Green積極一點 上季他很少主動發動攻擊
推 francis1n   :No.....我愛GAP....
推 dreamaker1  :Green上季對上melo簡直是慘不忍睹..