[外電] 接近的比賽對目前的Pacers足夠了

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http://tinyurl.com/3qhmcn3  by Bob Kravitz
Bob Kravitz is a columnist for The Indianapolis Star.




            Kravitz: Close might have to be good enough for Pacers





Let's be honest about this: Moral victories are just going to have to suffice
for now for the Indiana Pacers. Going toe-to-toe with the Chicago Bulls,
forcing them to execute perfectly in the final moments night after excruciating
night, will just have to be enough for a group going through the most agonizing
growing pains imaginable.
讓我們誠實的面對這些: 幾乎要到手的三場勝利將足夠滿足目前溜馬隊了  在昨晚
勢均力敵的競爭中, 溜馬整晚都帶給公牛難堪  直到最後公牛執行的完美一擊
在經歷過這些難熬的成長苦痛  這些都足以讓一個球隊大大成長


This is who the Pacers are right now: a half-formed lump of clay, a young,
incomplete team that desperately needs a low-post presence who can take over
late-game situations.
這是現在的溜馬隊: 是個半成品, 也是個還不完整的球隊
缺少一個俱低位單打能力  能在比賽後段控制的球員

We saw it in Game 1. And Game 2. And Game 3. As Mike Dunleavy said after
Thursday night's 88-84 Game 3 loss, "It's been Groundhog Day.''
我們看了第一場  第二場   跟第三場球  就像昨天Dunleavy賽後說得:
如同一再重複的乏味劇碼

Sorry, but Reggie Miller, one of the league's greatest closers ever, isn't
walking through those Conseco Fieldhouse doors any time soon.
很抱歉   聯盟最佳的終結者大嘴米勒  近期都不會走進 Conseco球場來

Time is the best remedy for what ails this franchise.
時間是最好治癒   困擾這個球隊的解藥

Here was a scene from the postgame locker room that captured the essence of a
team still fighting through an ungainly adolescence. Roy Hibbert, who just
hasn't taken advantage of a good matchup with Joakim Noah in this series, stood
in the corner and groused about how he wasn't getting the ball often enough in
the low post.
昨天賽後休息室的一小角 你可以看到這些年輕球員 仍然在爭執
在這個系列賽一直沒有對Joakim討到便宜的Hibbert站在角落
他抱怨  他沒有在低位拿到足夠的球


Next to him, veteran Dahntay Jones sat in his chair and, overhearing Hibbert,
shook his head.
"He's young,'' he said. "He'll learn. They'll all learn. It's a progression.
But we've grown a lot these last few weeks.''

在他旁邊的Jones坐在椅子上 聽到這番Hibber的話  搖了搖頭說:
他還年輕  他會學到的  他們都會   這是一個成長的過程
這幾個禮拜以來  我們都成長了很多


The lesson is, you can't complain about a lack of low-post touches when you
shoot a mushy 3-for-12 and take zero free throws. Hibbert is the most likable
personality on this team and has shown flashes, but he's got to be tougher if
this team is going to break through in the years to come.
這個課程就是 --- 當你只有12投3中 而且還沒有半個罰球
你最好不要抱怨你沒有低位持球的機會
從Hibbert的個性跟表現  就可以代表目前的這個球隊的情形
但是在幾年之後   溜馬要有很大的突破
他必須要強硬起來 (當然不是Foster那種)

If we didn't know before, we know now: Larry Bird -- or whoever is running this
team -- needs to find an athletic big man who can draw double teams or go hard
to the basket and head to the free throw line. (Another perimeter scorer would
be nice, too.)
如果我們之錢都不清楚  那我們現在瞭解了: 大鳥  還是那個制服組的哪位 我們需要
一個活動力的高大球員  他可以吸引雙人包夾    或是很堅決的打進籃下
並站上罰球線  (增加另外一個外圍得分手也不錯)

"We're taking good, big steps, but to take that next one, we've got to have a
low-post threat we can go to on a consistent basis,'' Jones said. "Not someone
who makes plays on good nights, not occasionally, but a lot more than
occasionally. I think we have guys who are capable, but they're still growing
into their roles.''
Jones說:我們做得很好  我們進步很多   但是進步到下個層級  我們需要一個
能持續在禁區帶給對方壓力的球員
不是一個偶爾幾個晚上有好發揮的人  我們需要的不僅是偶爾發揮
我認為我們有具備這種能力的球員  但是他們必須成長成那樣的角色


In the playoffs, teams are just too good at taking away the first -- and often
the second -- option. All night, the Pacers offense was a still life, a bunch
of guys standing around like they were waiting for a bus. There were seven
assists in the first half. There were a paltry four in the second half.
季後賽得對手實在是太強了  他們會箝制你的第一個  甚至第二個攻擊選擇
整個晚上  溜馬的攻擊都很平淡  一堆人站在那裡  好像在等公車
上半場有七個助攻  下半場僅有四次更是少得可憐

In the first two games of the series, the Pacers had success on pick-and-rolls
and moving the ball back out to the screener for open shots. In Game 3, Pacers
interim coach Frank Vogel noted that the Bulls pre-rotated; that is, they
rotated over a third defender to cover the screener. The way to beat that is to
move the ball, make the skip pass, find the open man who has been left alone by
the vacating defender.
前兩場比賽  溜馬的pick n roll戰術很成功的輪轉球  製造空檔投籃
但是第三場  Vogel發現  公牛也適時的輪轉防守球員 那就是
防守溜馬pick n roll的兩名公牛球員之外
第三名公牛的防守者會上前幫忙被擋掉的球員 (像是D. Rose)
要怎樣破解公牛這樣的協防  就是增加球的移動  找到那個沒有人守的溜馬球員

Didn't happen.
不過  這樣的傳球  並沒有發生

Right now, the Pacers are taking graduate-level courses when they haven't yet
finished their freshman requirements.
現在溜馬好像  在修研究所的課程 但是卻還沒有拿到大一的必修課程學分

The Pacers' final offensive possession was a microcosm of this series, one that
left Danny Granger shaking his head after the game, muttering how he was left
with what he called "a double-pump (3-pointer) with two guys in my face.''
溜馬最後的那波攻擊  就是整個系列賽的縮影  在賽後Granger說出當時的情形
關於  他如何在兩個防守球員都貼在臉上的情況  出手三分

Granger got the ball off a screen but was trapped by two defenders. The Bulls
didn't win 62 games by being dumb: They know Granger is the only real option,
having scored eight of the Pacers' final 10 points.
在有掩護的情況下 Granger拿到球   但隨後落入一個兩位防守球員的防守圈套
拿下62場季賽勝利的公牛隊不是白痴  他們知道最後10分拿下8分的Granger
是他們唯一的攻擊選擇

With two defenders in his face, he gave it up to Darren Collison, who should
have attacked the basket and tried to make something happen. Maybe it was the
ankle and maybe not, but he mistakenly gave it back to Granger, whose 3-point
prayer didn't, well, have a prayer.
在兩個防守球員的貼身防守下   Granger把球傳給了Collison 他應該要攻擊籃框的
也許是他的腳傷  也是不是   或是他太累了  所以他判斷錯誤的把球傳回給Granger
可惜他的三分球嚐試沒有應聲入網

Another night, another heart-wrenching loss, but still . . . is there another
NBA city where fans of the team trailing 3-zip feel better about their team
than they do in Indy? It's not much solace, but this group is playing it
out, and at this point, isn't that all anybody wanted?
又是一個讓人心痛的輸球夜晚  不過有那一個城市的球迷會在0:3的落後
還會像Indy的球迷感到鼓舞?  球迷並沒有太難過
球隊打得很好 這不就是大家希望的？

More than that, the Pacers have grabbed an apathetic city's attention. Thursday
night, it felt, looked and sounded like a playoff game, even if there were a
lot of Bulls fans.
更重要的  週四晚上  溜馬在打了這場不折不扣的的季後賽後
也抓住了這個冷漠城市的注意了   雖然場中還是有不少的公牛球迷

This may turn into the most competitive sweep -- or five-game series -- in NBA
playoffs history. Get this: In the first three games, the Bulls have never led
by more than seven points.
這可能會是NBA歷史上  最激烈的橫掃 或是 最激烈的五場系列賽
因為前三場球  公牛從來沒有領先超過7分以上

"We're so close,'' Paul George said quietly.
George說:我們很接近!

For now, close is just going to have to be good enough.
至少現在   想辦法拉近彼此差距就很足夠








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推 unmeinohito:他必須要強硬起來 (當然不是Noah那種)
推 yushi:感謝。(RoyHibbert你好好打球不要跟在我後面啦) XD
※ 編輯: eertllams       來自: 131.193.22.183       (04/23 00:44)
推 unmeinohito:翻得非常好 就爛在自我補充
推 RoyHibbert:這篇翻得很棒，很精確的寫出我們的狀態(I'll learn!)
推 sinrong:不要跟在我後面XDD
推 luke77222:感謝翻譯！
→ luke77222:四樓暑假請加強下半身的重訓，不要再減重了
→ luke77222:低位持球機會少和卡位能力有蠻大的關係
推 amani:原來我們那麼近
→ luke77222:Chad Ford說Pacers只缺一個真正的Star就能成為title的競
→ luke77222:爭者，大家覺得呢?               (我是覺得這太樂觀了)
推 yushi:確實是缺一個真正的Star，但這枚星來了能否起到好的化學作用
推 yushi:又很難說。
推 RoyHibbert:想必那個真正的Star就是我           (是真的太樂觀了)
推 pppacers:說真的我覺打的還不錯了 對上聯盟戰績第一的,沒狂洩
→ pppacers:希望能贏個一場也好
推 dusted:還是希望能贏個一場 這對這些年輕人會是很大的鼓舞
推 oglms:原來我們那麼近
→ oglms:我真的覺得小葛要受到稱讚!!不管球賽的結果如何,比較起季賽
→ oglms:小葛有一場沒一場的命中率,這三場比賽他的確是使我們保有領
→ oglms:先或者是落後時不被拉開的第一號人物
推 oglms:可見他已經做好扛起季後賽的心理準備了!!
推 sango354:同意，妙麗這幾場常常在關鍵時刻跳出來著實讓人振奮
推 wxes51303:不管結果如何 溜馬都贏到了別人的尊重!
推 unmeinohito:不過看來佛爺沒得到此翻譯者的尊重
推 larson:Foster那兩次犯規真的也就是季後賽等級的hard foul,就連公
→ larson:牛教練跟Dereck Rose在賽後都不予置評了,聯盟之後還追究,擺
→ larson:明了就是要捧Rose嘛~ ╮(╯▽╰)/
推 pezhan:不差他的尊重啊其實
推 luke77222:反正在聯盟的眼中，我們始終都是搗亂奧本山皇宮的壞蛋，
→ luke77222:不意外啦
推 azndevil26:只能說PLAYOFFS不是給娘娘打的 軟蛋是走不遠的
推 RoyHibbert:突然發現G4是凌晨2點半打 要熬夜天亮說晚安了嗎 = =
推 pheather:樓上振作啊,G3賽後放了些炮,總得拿出相應表現才行
推 sssfrost:http://ppt.cc/G8;C 最後兩球的分析，很棒。
推 b89701221:大家早點睡吧  兩點半見囉
推 tigerD:有時希望可以網羅哈沃德...
推 larson:sssfrost大的連結分析不錯,特別是第一球,DC的攻擊選擇還得
→ larson:再加強就是了
→ thexfilesfan:感覺這位翻譯者也對神米不怎麼尊重,原文明明沒有任
→ thexfilesfan:何稱號,就硬是要多加個大嘴
→ thexfilesfan:一直很厭惡"大嘴"這稱號,不知道是哪個多事的人亂取的
推 unmeinohito:大嘴算是習俗通稱  不太算他不尊重
推 sango354:大嘴米勒～大家一般的稱呼，很ok的啦 :p
→ thexfilesfan:可是一些美國的撰稿或NBA相關新聞記得未曾看過Miller
→ thexfilesfan:的名字前亂加稱號的
推 lavida:大嘴應該是通稱吧, 我十年前就聽過了
推 spahappy:大嘴真的叫很久... 我爸當年溜馬迷 也是叫他大嘴