[情報] Sign of the times: Just who Spurs are

[dawnoneself (I Stray into a Dream.)]

Sign of the times: Just who Spurs are

Web Posted: 04/02/2009 12:00 CDT
http://0rz.tw/8gnLh
Buck Harvey
(以下時間皆為美國時間)

Roger Mason Jr. was saying he wasn't worried, and he was saying you shouldn't
be worried. And almost directly above him, attached to a practice facility
wall, a sign was as reassuring.

“The More You Shoot,” it read, “The Better You Feel.”

So Mason will continue to shoot, as will Michael Finley and Matt Bonner and
everyone else. But to ensure they feel better, the sign should be edited.

“The More You Make” is how it should begin.

關於最近很鳥的外線投射問題，Mason說他不擔心，大家也不需要擔心。因為就在練習場的
牆上，Mason的正上方，有一則標語寫著：「射得越多，感覺越爽(誤)」(-->多練習到時候
你就會投的進的啦)。所以儘管最近的命中率很鳥，Mason還是會繼續出手的，Finley、
Bonner還有其他人也都會這麼做的。

但為了確保球迷們的感受，這個標語應該改為：「進得越多，感覺越爽。」

After the last few games, the sign is the least of the Spurs' concerns. A
smart team isn't calling time when it should, and Tim Duncan's knees look
almost as wobbly as Gregg Popovich's rotations.

但在過去幾場鳥比賽之後，馬刺現在沒這個閒情逸致去關心這個標語的措辭問題。
因為這樣一支聰明的球隊，在該喊暫停的時候沒喊暫停，而且Duncan的膝蓋狀況看起來跟
波波的輪值表一樣地   不！ 穩！ 定！

So the coaches go over the game tape, and they go over mistakes. On
Wednesday, players pointed at a half-dozen areas for improvement.

But the truth isn't nearly as complicated. The Big Three has given way to
bigger threes, and this is who the Spurs have become. They don't do some
things as well as they once did (such as defend), and they try to cover this
up with outside shooting.

When they hit, they are contenders. When they miss, they can lose as they
have.

馬刺教練團們重複地看著比賽的錄影帶，試著找出使比賽鳥成這樣所犯的錯誤。
在星期三這天，球員們也聚集在一起指出了一拖拉庫他們需要改進的地方。

但其實事情很簡單--「馬刺的贏球指標-"三巨頭"，變成了-"三分球" 。」今年的馬刺在
一些地方沒有過去做得好，例如：防守。而刺刺們試著用外線得分來彌補這件事情。

當他們射中了，他們就仍然是總冠軍的有力爭奪者；
當他們一起中邪了，他們就會 哇哇哇哇 輸球了。

Pardon the numbers: They were 8 of 25 on 3-pointers against the Thunder, 7 of
29 against the Hornets, 4 of 17 against Boston and 3 of 19 in Oklahoma City.

That the Spurs lost these four games by a combined total of 10 points is
telling. Who They Are can be powerful if the shots fall.

看看最近這四場輸球時的冏數據：
03/31在對轟隆隆的比賽中(馬刺主場)，三分球8/25(32.0%)
03/29    嗡嗡嗡        (    客場)        7/29(24.1%)
03/20    綠油油        (    主場)        4/17(23.5%)
03/16    隆隆轟        (    客場)        3/19(不想算%)

這四場加起來總共才輸10分，要是能多投進一兩個外線，馬刺的戰績會讓轉播單位很難
忽略聯盟中還有這支球隊(誤)。

Mason helped outline that earlier in the season. When he wasn't beating the
Lakers and Suns with last-second jumpers, he was sprinting down the floor to
pull up at the 3-point line to beat the Celtics in Boston.

這個球季Mason在外圍給了馬刺很大的幫助，對Suns的絕殺聖誕禮物、對Lakers逆轉的2+1
、對Celtics最後20秒擋完馬上拔起來投的逆轉三分彈。

Even then, when Mason looked as if he would never miss, one Spurs staffer
toned down the expectations. “There will come a time,” he said, “when it
will look like he will never make one.”

He wasn't predicting doom. He was predicting the swings that shooters go
through. Mason's stats suggest he's back to an appropriate level; he's at
nearly 42 percent from behind the 3-point line for the season, and that's the
highest of his career.

Still, his 3-point percentage has dropped every month this season, and he's
not among the top 20 in the league anymore. He's not the only Spur who has
been missing lately, but, with the most 3-point attempts on the team, maybe
no Spur better defines the slump.

在當時那些「Mason看起來就像是：凡出手必留下記分板分數」的風光時刻，一個馬刺的
職員卻說：「狼甘有天天在過年的，總會有這傢伙百投不進的時刻會出現~」

這個職員不是看Mason不爽、也不是一個死烏鴉嘴，他只是說出了射手們都會經歷的起伏。
Mason這季的三分球命中率回到了一個較正常的狀況-42%，但這仍是他生涯最高的了。

不過，Mason的三分球命中率每個月都在往下掉，現在他已經不是聯盟三分球前20名準的
傢伙了。他雖然不是最近唯一外線很冏的人，但身為一個三分線出手次數最多的刺刺而言
，也許沒有任何一個人比Mason更適合來談談這個窘境了。

So he stood under the sign that playfully encourages free-throw shooting
(figuring the more you practice, the better you will be). And then Mason gave
an explanation.

For one, there is nothing technical he did before that he's not doing now.
His success has come through long hours of repetition, and coaches see no
changes. They say he is sound mechanically, with a solid shooting base, and
he senses the same.

“I feel good,” he maintains.

所以他現在站在這個用來鼓勵罰球訓練的標語之下接受訪問，Mason說：「他最近可沒有少
做任何投籃練習，我之前能投進的任何一球，都是我每天持續不斷練習才有的結果。」
教練們也說：「Mason是個有著扎實投籃基本功夫的投籃機器，他最近練習也沒偷懶，投籃
的感覺也沒什麼不同。」

Mason再次強調：「目前我投籃的感覺   很   好。」

He doesn't take many bad shots. Manu Ginobili is much more likely to force,
which makes his overall shooting percentages so remarkable. So Mason is
confident, with opportunity and form in place, except for one flaw.

“It's mental,” Mason said. “I'm rushing.”

Maybe that happened in the fourth quarter against the Thunder. Then, he
missed two threes from the corner, and he was so open on both that he might
have lost the rhythm that comes with a reactionary release.

Manu在手感不好的時候往往會選擇強行突破，這使得他的總投籃命中率很出色。
而Mason其實也不是真的投得很爛，所以在有好的空檔時，Mason還是會勇於出手，
這絕對是一個正確的心態，除了一個問題-「我太急了，Mason說。」

也許這發生在03/31對雷霆的第四節比賽中，他投失了兩個"放很大"的底角三分，這種機會
可不是天天都有，於是他急著出手，所以沒投進......^^"

Mason is certain he can correct this and that his teammates will follow. He
will test that belief next in Indiana. But this is a subtle skill, with
talent mixing with a mysterious groove, and this is what the Spurs have come
to rely on.

Given that, there is only one way the Spurs can feel better. As the sign
should say.

Mason確定他可以想辦法改進這件事情，而他的隊友們也是一樣，在下一場對Pacers的比賽
時大家就等著看吧(案：結果勒結果勒 結果勒結果勒)。

但外線是一種很玄的東西(背景音樂參考：我願意)，需要天份加上感覺對了才能投進。
而這種很玄的東西卻是馬刺現在賴以維生的。即使如此，目前能使刺刺們感覺更good的
唯一方式就如那個標語球迷版該說的一樣：「進得越多，感覺越爽。」所以，投進那些
該死的三分球吧~~~
      ↑我好像把我的OS翻進去了^^

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