[外電] Losses take luster off win

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

    原文出處：
              http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0319suns0319.html

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This is the Phoenix Suns' Sweet 16.
    這是太陽最後的甜蜜16場。

Their regular season has 16 remaining games, plenty of time to shoo away two
lopsided losses and remember what had them handing out drubbings for weeks.
    他們的例行賽還剩下16場比賽要進行，還有很充裕的時間可以洗刷這兩場難堪敗仗的
恥辱，並記取這幾個禮拜以來屢次遭對手痛擊的教訓。

"We aren't playing hard," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said after his team took
losses by 22 and 24 points, the worst consecutive defeats since Amare
Stoudemire's failed comeback last season resulted in a 38-point loss with him
at New Jersey and 22-point hangover loss without him in Milwaukee last March. "
We just didn't have the juice. We didn't battle."
    "我們沒有認真打球，"太陽教練M.D'Antoni在他的球隊分別以22和24分吞下敗仗後說
。這是他們自上個球季阿罵復出失敗，導致球隊去年三月在紐澤西以38分(阿罵上場14分鐘
但一分未得)和在密爾瓦基以22分(阿罵再次高掛免戰牌)輸球後最糟糕的連敗紀錄。"我們
一點勁也沒有，遑論要與對方拼戰。"

Since a 33-2 stretch ended Jan. 23, the Suns are 14-8 with some losses
attributable to injuries and some poor outings masked as victories. Even
Dallas' 61-29 midgame run of dominance in what seemed to be a validating Suns
victory Wednesday now gets lumped into the perspective of the weekend's two
losses, which featured 43 Suns turnovers and 55.5 percent opponent shooting.
    自從一月23日結束一波33勝2敗的高潮後，太陽近來只有14勝8敗的戰績，其中一些敗
仗可歸因於傷病問題但也有些比賽其實表現不好只是僥倖贏得比賽勝利。儘管太陽在星期
三與達拉斯小牛的西區冠軍前哨戰中勝出，但小牛在比賽中段一波61比29的攻勢現在看來
似乎就已經為太陽在週末的二連敗埋下了伏筆，太陽在這兩場比賽中一共出現了43次失誤
，其對手的投籃命中率亦高達55.5%。

It is enough to stir a change.
    這已經足夠造成一些改變。

A subtle ray of light amid Saturday's embarrassing, 131-107 loss at Denver was
Jalen Rose's play in mop-up duty. Rose scored eight points in six minutes and
had an assist, prompting D'Antoni to meet with Rose after the game and tell him
he would get rotation time this week.
    在星期六太陽以107比131兵敗丹佛的慘敗中，J.Rose於垃圾時間中的表現是唯一讓人
感到一絲絲安慰的。Rose在六分鐘的上場時間內拿下8分並送出一次助攻，這驅使D'Antoni
在賽後立刻與他面談，並告訴他在這個禮拜會把他排進上場輪替名單中。

"We'll give him a shot and see what happens," D'Antoni said.
    "我們會給他一次機會，看看會不會有什麼改變，"D'Antoni說。

Rose likely would take at least the time Eric Piatkowski has been getting as a
ninth rotation player but also could affect James Jones, who is 1 for 9 in the
past two games and had two points, three fouls, two turnovers and two steals
Saturday. Rose averaged 20.8 minutes over a four-game stretch soon after
Phoenix signed him in November, hoping to add another playmaker with postseason
savvy. His minutes declined despite hitting 9 of 21 three-pointers in November
to the point he was out of the rotation in early December.
    Rose應該會取代老皮成為球隊的第九人，可能還會瓜分小JJ的上場時間，因為他在過
去兩場比賽中合計9投1中，而且在星期六的比賽中只貢獻了2分、2抄截，但附帶了3次犯規
和2次失誤。Rose在十一月太陽簽下他後的四場比賽平均得到20.8分鐘的上場時間，球隊期
望他能成為另一名主力球員。儘管在十一月留下了三分球21投9中的好成績，他的上場時間
卻逐漸減少，甚至在十二月初後就完全掉出了上場輪替名單外。

Rose primarily had been a starter while averaging double-figure scoring for
each of the previous eight seasons but handled the 12th man status
professionally, becoming a locker-room favorite, popping off the bench first in
celebrations and continuing to stay in shape. This might be a playoff audition,
considering D'Antoni has said he prefers an eight-man rotation for the playoffs
.
    Rose在職業生涯前八個球季基本上都擔任先發球員的角色，而且每個球季平均得分都
在雙位數以上，但他現在卻落為球隊板凳末端的第12人，成為球員休息室的開心果，在暫
停時間搶著第一個上前和隊友擊掌，不過他仍努力維持著身材。這或許會是他在季後賽前
的最後機會，因為D'Antoni已經表示他希望在季後賽期間維持一個八人輪替陣容。

The Suns' pace has taken a noticeable dip, as they have tried to work Boris
Diaw and Kurt Thomas back into the mix after injury absences. Rose's savvy
can't fix that. The Suns are much easier to guard when they get away from slow
play.
    最近在努力嘗試讓傷後復出的屌爺和KT融入球隊的同時，太陽的步調很明顯地變慢了
。這不是Rose的豐富經驗就可以補救的，因為太陽一旦打不出一貫的快打炫風節奏就很容
易就會被守死。

"We'll get it back," Stoudemire said. "It was a game we have learned from, and
we'll take it as a steppingstone."
    "我們會把它要回來的，"阿罵說。"這是一場讓我們有所得的比賽，而我們會把它當成
墊腳石繼續往前邁進的。"

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推 sonytear:我只能說...外電GOGO~ SUNS GOGO~
推 chouyuu:好人ROSE  加油阿！
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推 sunnyfin:老皮...(淚)
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推 datasi:季後賽真的要維持八人輪替？萬一打太多場的話，去年季後賽
→ datasi:賽的情形，不又要重演了...
推 ShawnMarion:季後賽打八人輪替是再正常不過的調度了
推 chouyuu:季後賽8人輪替很正常  我還看過6人7人的XD
推 Jacobsen:playoff 要是教練心臟比季賽還大顆那我就真的無言了