[外電] Trade Makes Lakers A Power, But How Soon?

[OdomLamar (LamarOdom)]

原作：Mitch Chortkoff, Mirror Sports Editor
來源：http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=7184

There is no question the Lakers made an outstanding trade last week when they
not only sent underachieving Kwame Brown to Memphis but also added
27-year-old all-star Pau Gasol.
毫無疑問地，湖人在上週達成了一場驚天動地的交易，除了送出不符合身價的Kwame Brown
，相反的添加了27歲的全明星級的Pau Gasol。

But while joy spreads around town I wonder if expectations for this season
are unreasonable – like the Lakers recovering from where they are now to be
real contenders for the NBA championship.
不過當歡樂正在這座城市瀰漫開來時，我擔心這樣的期待在本季是否有點不太合理--就是
湖人重新成為NBA總冠軍大熱門。

 In my mind there are two realities. The Lakers will be of championship
caliber next season after they start fresh and work out any problems that
might occur with a new cast of players. And, the Lakers have much to
accomplish in a short time in order to become elite this season. That’s not
an impossible situation but it’s going to be difficult.
在我的想法裡有兩個現實面要思考。湖人在下季如果用新的陣容開打，並且排除掉新陣容
裡所有可能發生的問題後，他們有可能是總冠軍的大熱門。但，湖人若要在本季短短的時
間就要成為總冠軍的爭奪者則還有一段路要走。雖然要拿下不是不可能，但這將是很困難
的一件事。

Let’s start with the negatives.
從消極面先來看。

The Lakers had lost recent games to Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas, Cleveland,
and Detroit and were plunging in the standings at the time of the trade. And
with center Andrew Bynum out of action all this month with an injury their
chances of moving up aren’t good, even with Gasol.
湖人近期輸掉了對太陽、馬刺、小牛、騎士*及活塞的比賽，然後在交易發生時排名還在下
落。而且，在整整一個月還要失去Bynum的狀況下要繼續讓排名上升是很困難的，即便擁有
Gasol。

That leaves the strong possibility the Lakers won’t finish in the top four
in the West, meaning they won’t have home court advantage in the playoffs.
Houston won an NBA championship once as the sixth seed, but that’s a rarity.
這也很有可能發生的是，湖人在最後不會在西區的前四種子內，也代表他們在季後賽開打
後不會擁有主場優勢。火箭曾經以第六種子的身份拿下NBA總冠軍，但這是很稀有的事件。

(這邊個人想反駁一下：
 1.當年火箭第六種子，歐拉朱萬可沒有缺陣兩個月啊。
 2.去看看湖人本季的客場戰績，目前14-11排西區第四，僅落後太陽17-9、黃蜂17-7及火
   箭16-11)

Also, it remains to be seen if a front line of Bynum, Gasol and Lamar Odom
will work out. That’s the projected lineup, but who would guard the small
forwards? To me, that’s still going to be up to Luke Walton and Trevor
Ariza, and where does their playing time come from? Would Odom be satisfied
with less minutes and a reduced role?
再者，前場鋒線如果由Bynum、Gasol及Odom來站的話是否能夠運轉的起來。這目前是計畫
中的先發鋒線，但誰要來打小前鋒？對我來說，這仍然需要Luke Walton或Trevor Ariza來
擔任，但他們上場的時間要從哪裡來？Odom可以忍受上場時間的縮短及角色的稀釋嗎？


Now to the positives.
現在來談談積極面。

Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy, now an NBA TV analyst, says the Lakers are
now the most talented team in the league. And in Hall of Fame coach Phil
Jackson, the Lakers have the man who could make the parts fit.
前NBA教頭，現在是NBA TV分析評論員Jeff Van Gundy說，湖人目前是聯盟中最具潛力的
球隊。而且有名人堂教練Phil Jackson，湖人就具有可以整合每塊拼圖的能力。

Owner Jerry Buss has agreed to pay the NBA luxury tax in order to pay Kobe
Bryant, Gasol and an anticipated huge contract to Bynum next year, ending
speculation that he wouldn’t take that step.
老闆Jerry Buss也同意為了支付Kobe Bryant、Gasol及未來Bynum的頂級合約，他會願意付
出NBA豪華稅，也打破之前他不想付豪華稅的猜想。

Finally, the chances of Bryant staying rather than opting out of his
contract following next season have improved dramatically. After Bryant
demanded a trade last summer the Lakers chose not to trade him but to add
talent in order to satisfy him.
最後，Kobe明年選擇留在球隊而不會選擇跳脫合約的機會也大增。在去年Kobe要求被交易
後，湖人非但沒有把他給交易出去，反而還增加了球隊的潛力來滿足他。

When asked if the acquisition of Gasol increases the Lakers’ chances of
keeping him for several more years, Bryant replied: “It doesn’t hurt.”
當被問到，把Gasol交易來是否會增加未來幾年他留在湖人隊的機會時，Kobe回答，"這沒
什麼不好啊。"

Actually, it would be foolish for Bryant to opt out of his contract now that
the Lakers have improved their roster. Where could he go where the chances of
winning would be greater?
而事實上，當湖人現在增強他們陣容的狀況下，Kobe要選擇跳脫合約也太蠢了點。他到哪
可以找到比現在更有贏球機會的球隊呢？

In summary, the Lakers’ immediate future looks good, but playoff position
and injuries will determine who wins the NBA championship this season.
總而言之，湖人的未來目前看起來希望無窮，但季後賽的種子順位及傷病將會決定誰才能
拿下本季的NBA總冠軍。

Should the Lakers do remarkably well, emerge from the West, and play the
Celtics in the NBA Finals, Boston, with a far better record, would have the
homecourt advantage. That is an advantage never to be minimized.
湖人必須要能夠打得非凡無比，並且從西區脫穎而出，然後和比湖人戰績好上太多，並且
具有主場優勢的Boston Celtics在總冠軍賽碰頭。主場優勢是永遠不可能被縮小的。
(Rasheed：X的，你把我們活塞放在哪裡！=_=+)

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推 YOSIKI:睡前最後一推!!
推 drunken:ending speculation <-- 打破別人的猜想
※ 編輯: OdomLamar       來自: 123.50.41.29         (02/08 05:39)
推 phosun7:不用擔心你們會贏的!絕大多數資深太陽迷已失望!!Y
推 wonder234:Go!!! Lakers!!!!!
推 iamckman:睡醒第一推!!
推 oldfat:Buss說他願意付豪華稅耶~＊*＊ˋ( ￣▽￣)ˊ＊*＊
推 bbolivier:又沒有說畏了要付Odom豪華稅
推 wowowawa:豪華稅沒有提到Odom  但是真的很希望看到Odom留下.....
推 ted0217:有種小看我們的感覺 等傷兵歸隊 除了可能失去一些主場優勢
→ ted0217:不認為我們陣容沒有一拼的本錢 而且現在客場戰績不錯
→ ted0217:對魔術有點拼之外 有機會再拿下三勝以上 Kobe的手指要快好
推 KB24MANIA:對太陽馬刺小牛騎士活塞這五場，都是在bynum不在的情況
推 bbolivier:其實我覺得Odom最適合的球隊是勇士，他如果和傑克森和
→ KB24MANIA:下到比賽最後關頭才敗陣下來，單只是看戰績似乎不客觀
→ bbolivier:Davis或阿泰一起打全場快攻會很有看頭，比太陽的小球猛
→ KB24MANIA:我還是覺得只要湖人打出自己的水準就有機會拿下總冠軍
推 kevincy:騎士依舊打星號  科科
推 opoos:前場戰力的整合和分配真的需要禪師好好想辦法，不然一定有人
→ opoos:會不滿意上場時間，或是太少而無法發揮
推 Bigcookie2:我想Odom不是會抱怨的人...
推 ymca8:不知道有幾場都被婊掉...特別是某皇帝那2場...
推 frankmaki:噗!再沒多久~Odom會大聲喊~~交易我