[情報] Spurs' Popovich expects quiet summer

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Tony Parker went through injuries this season like the San Antonio Spurs went
through lineups. Both helped explain their situations Monday.

Parker這季經歷數次的受傷就如同馬刺隊更換了數次的先發陣容。兩者皆幫助說明了馬
刺隊禮拜一的處境。　

For the Spurs, it was shrugging off being swept in the playoffs by Phoenix
and 'fessing up that their overhauled roster -- the one that added players to
the Big Three of Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili -- never became
championship material.

對馬刺而言，要擺脫在季後賽被太陽隊橫掃的陰霾，也承認了被翻新的球員名單從來不足
以構成具有冠軍實力的隊伍。

For Parker, it was facing questions about his future in San Antonio.

對Parker而言，面對的則是他在馬刺隊的未來。

"It would surprise me if Tony hadn't played this year with some kind of
health ailment that we would even be having this conversation," general
manager R.C. Buford said.

"如果Tony這一季沒有絲毫負傷出賽的情狀我會感到很意外，更遑論我們現在還會有這段
對話，" GM R.C Buford說。

Both Parker and the Spurs head into summer with unmet expectations. Coach
Gregg Popovich joked last July that he should be fired if the revamped Spurs
didn't win a fifth title, but on Monday he dubbed this the most challenging
of his 14 years in San Antonio.

邁入今年的暑假，Parker跟馬刺隊都未符合期待。教練Pop去年七月戲稱如果大幅改變過
後的馬刺沒有贏得第五次冠軍他就應該被開除，但禮拜一的時候他特別註解了他在S.A這
14年來，這一季最具有挑戰性。

Parker, meanwhile, never came close to his All-Star form in 2009 while
battling injuries. The 27-year-old has one year left on his contract, but
both Buford and Parker tempered rumors that the Spurs might let him go.

Parker在同一時間，從未接近他09年的明星身手，同時還要跟受傷纏鬥。這位27歲的球員
合約還剩一年，但Buford跟Parker兩人皆"緩和"了馬刺隊可能會放他走的傳言。

"The speculation on Tony is [based] outside of our organization, not
internally," Buford said.

"對於Tony的質疑是來自於外界，而不是球隊內部" Buford說。

Parker said his heart remains in San Antonio.

Parker則說他的心留在聖城。

"I trust Pop and R.C. to make the right decision for our team," Parker said.
"They've been great for our team over the years. I really trust them."

"我相信Pop跟R.C會做出對球隊有利的決定"Parker說。"這些年這兩人對我們的球隊有
極大的貢獻跟幫助。我很相信他們。"

As usual, the Spurs will be scrutinized over whether their aging core can
reach that level again. Ginobili turns 33 this summer and Duncan will turn 35
when the playoffs roll around next year.

如同以往，馬刺會再度被檢視日趨老化的核心能否再攻頂。Ginobili今夏就會滿33，而
Duncan會在明年季後賽滿35。

No longer the dominant player in his prime, Duncan had a brilliant start to
the playoffs but leveled off in the Phoenix series. He'll likely take an
extra month off again this summer to rest up, particularly the left knee that
he protected with a brace all season.

如今已非昔日巔峰期具有主宰力的Duncan，季後賽剛開始時表現亮眼，但隨著與太陽隊
的系列戰每況愈下。今夏他極有可能再次多休息一個月，特別是為了保護他這一季都帶著
護膝的左膝。

Popovich and Buford had liked their chances with this bunch. But instead of
reclaiming their spot atop the West, the Spurs finished with the worst
regular season in the Duncan era and needed a late surge just to lock up the
No. 7 seed.

Pop跟Buford都曾認為這個組合機會很好，殊不知馬刺非但沒有重返西區強權，反而在
Duncan時代拿下了第七種子的最爛季賽紀錄，甚至需要季末的一波高潮才能鎖住第七種子
。

Upsetting Dallas in the first round had the Spurs thinking they'd finally
figured it out. But after getting booted by the Suns in four games -- the
first time San Antonio has been swept in a playoff series since 2001 -- the
Spurs made some tough admissions.

第一輪將小牛推翻讓馬刺一度以為"一切終於對了"。但被太陽4-0橫掃後（自2001年以來
第一次被橫掃），馬刺承認了難以面對的事實。

"Everybody could tell it wasn't enough. That we were not ever, probably, a
championship-caliber team," Ginobili said. "We were close. But we never made
it to that level."

"每一個人其實都可以看出不夠。我們可能從未是一隻能奪冠的隊伍"Ginobili說。"我們
很接近，但我們未曾達到那個境界。"

The Spurs looked like the winners of the NBA offseason a year ago when they
landed swingman Richard Jefferson in a lopsided trade and signed veteran
Antonio McDyess. So long as Parker, Ginobili and Duncan stayed healthy, the
Spurs figured they could contend again.

馬刺去年在季前看起像最大的贏家，透過一面倒的交易得到了RJ也簽了老將McDyess。
只要三巨頭能保持健康，馬刺相信他們仍有奪冠實力。

But it never went that smoothly. Jefferson, who averaged 22.6 points two
years ago in New Jersey, struggled adapting to a new role in a new system.
His 12.3 points per game scoring average was the lowest since his rookie year.

但一切都沒有太順遂。RJ兩年前在NJ還有平均22.6分的實力，來到馬刺後卻始終在新的系
統下找不到定位。他這一季平均12.3分是他自新秀年來最低的。

Jefferson is due to make more than $15 million in the final year of his
contract next season. He did not speak with reporters Monday at the Spurs
practice facility, but teammates defended his underachieving Spurs debut and
spoke like they expected him back next season.

RJ下一季的薪水將逾1500萬美金。他禮拜一在練習場時沒有跟記者碰面，但他的隊友替他
未如預期的表現辯解，言中亦透露出他們期待他下季仍然會回來。

"Every new player that we had since I been here in San Antonio has always
sucked the first year and they play better the second year," Parker said.

"自從我加入馬刺以來每一個新球員第一季都表現得很爛，但他們第二季都會更好"
Parker說。

Popovich said he'd be surprised if the Spurs were as active this summer as a
year ago. The Spurs believe they have an emerging star in George Hill, and
high-energy big man DeJuan Blair will work on his shooting this summer rather
than play in the summer league.

Pop說馬刺如果今夏還像去年一樣積極的話他會很意外。馬刺相信George Hill會成為明日
之星，而像勁量電池般渾身是勁的Blair則會在暑假好好練一下他的射球，不會參與夏季
聯盟。

One of the biggest summer subplots is whether the Spurs can finally bring
6-11 center Tiago Splitter into the fold. The Spurs drafted Splitter in the
first round in 2007 but he has remained in Europe ever since.

暑假最大的計畫之一是馬刺是否能終於把6-11的中鋒Tiago Splitter帶進球隊。馬刺在
07年的選秀會選到他，但他一直留在歐洲。

"We needed to try to get younger, more athletic. And we did, but probably not
enough," Popovich said. "We need to work more in that direction."

"我們需要變的更年輕，更有運動力。我們也照做了，但可能做得不夠，" Pop說。"我們
必須朝那個方向再做更多的努力。"

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看完這篇應該可以得到的結論有:

1. Parker應該不會被動
2. Parker說新球員第一季has always sucked，所以他承認了RJ很爛 QQ
3. RJ會不會被動不知道，但至少他的隊友不這麼認為。

翻得很快，有誤懇請指出^^

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