[外電] Suns searching for chemistry

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這是一篇值得大家注意的外電，內容如下

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0106suns.html

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 6, 2008 09:43 PM

It is alarming when Suns center Amare Stoudemire sends a morning text message
that he will not be coming to practice a day after showing frustration in a
loss in which he did not shoot in the third quarter and nearly went the final
six minutes without a shot until a last-second 3-point try.

It is more alarming that Stoudemire's absence is not even the biggest issue
for a 23-10 team enjoying itself about as much as the New York Knicks are
these days.

The Suns are 1-6 against the West's current playoff seeds, with another one,
Denver, visiting tonight. Stoudemire is expected back Monday from what the
team called an absence for "personal reasons." Word around practice was that
he could not make it to the 45-minute practice because his two kids were
sick.


He was sick about Saturday's 118-113 loss to New Orleans. After the game, he
paused for words, rubbed his head, punched his palm and said, "We've got to
all get on the same page."

Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said Stoudemire had an excuse for Sunday's
absence. Kerr did not go into more detail, saying, "We're going to handle it
internally."

Guard Raja Bell also missed Sunday's practice but was asked to do so to
recuperate from the flu that sent him home after playing 2:36 on Saturday.

What ails Phoenix is harder to pinpoint.

"I can't put my finger on it right now but, for whatever reason we aren't as
good as we were the last couple, three years," said Suns coach Mike D'Antoni,
who met with Stoudemire's fellow co-captains, Steve Nash and Shawn Marion,
individually on Sunday. "We're kind of wobbling. We've got to find some
answers."

The Suns have had defensive and rebounding issues in this era. A lack of
chemistry seems to be at the heart of this team's issues. It has never been
"peaches and cream," as ex-Suns guard Joe Johnson once put it, but it rarely
looks like they enjoy each other's triumphs.

On Saturday, guard Leandro Barbosa played volleyball with a loose ball the
length of the floor, hustling to keep it alive until it went out of bounds
off New Orleans. Barbosa's momentum carried him off the court with only
Marion near him. The crowd roared with approval. Marion turned and walked
away.

At another point, Marion posted up a guard when Barbosa waved him out of the
area in a move you could not fathom him doing two years ago. Barbosa drove
and missed.

The Suns are also quick to look disgruntled with each other when things go
amiss. That includes Nash, who may be tired of juggling agendas.

Nash said he may be oblivious to the finger-pointing to a fault but called it
a "losing fallacy."

"If that stuff is going on, it needs to be stopped or else we can kiss it
goodbye, because you can't win at this level if you don't have great
chemistry and you don't pull for each other," Nash said. "If you're worried
about your shots or about yourself or making excuses and pointing fingers at
other players, that's for losers. We've been a winning ball club here, and if
we want to take that next step, that's going to be a big part of our
character."

As for Saturday, D'Antoni said Phoenix "probably should've tried" going to
Stoudemire more in crunch time and that he would have played Brian Skinner
more. Phoenix is 14-2 when Stoudemire takes at least 14 shots and 12-0 when
he has 20 points and 10 rebounds.

星期六教練說球隊應該嘗試讓阿罵在關鍵時刻多承擔攻守責任，並且也要讓Skinner多上
一點時間。

當阿罵出手14次以上時，球隊是14勝2敗。而且當他得到20分且10籃板時，球隊更是有
12勝零敗的佳績。


D'Antoni did not rule out a starting lineup change but will go
"soul-searching" first.

"There's a sense of urgency to get this win," forward Grant Hill said of
Monday night's game.

以下是截自中國網站的翻譯，大意上正確，我亦把過於煽動與臆測的用語刪去了。
有漏翻的地方我亦補上。

目前資訊太少，無法評論。還是讓今天比賽說明一切吧！



來自《亞利桑那共和報》的消息，太陽隊現在出現了值得警惕的情況，阿罵在上一場失利
過後，灰心喪氣的給球隊發短信表示不參加次日的訓練，那場比賽他第三節和第四節最後
6分鐘幾乎沒有一次出手。更值得警惕的是目前23勝10負的太陽隊看起來並沒有在享受自
己的戰績，反而開始像紐約尼克斯一樣軍心渙散。
　　
　　太陽隊最近7場對陣西部上賽季季後賽球隊的比賽只贏了1場，而且明天丹佛掘金又要
兵臨城下。預計小斯週二會回歸球隊，他今天的缺席球隊給出的理由是"個人原因"，稱其
缺席球隊45分鐘的訓練是因為自己的兩個孩子生病。
　　
　　太陽113-118負於黃蜂的比賽過後，阿罵自己表現的更像一個病人，他時而默默不語
，時而不停搖頭，時而捶胸頓足，言語間滿載著失落。太陽隊總經理史蒂夫-科爾表示小
斯缺席球隊訓練事出有因，但是沒有透露更多細節，"我們會緊密關注這件事。"
　　
　　"我目前還不能插手這件事，但是無論因為什麼原因我們的球隊都無法像過去的三年
那麼出色了。"太陽隊主教練麥克-教練在週一私下會見了阿罵的隊友，Nash和馬里昂之後
如是說，"現在球隊處於一個搖擺時期，我們要努力找尋解決辦法。"
　　
　　我們還可以留意一些細節，對陣黃蜂的比賽中巴博薩過多粘球，而且很少衝擊內線，
只是在週邊亂槍打鳥。巴博薩因為這樣的表現被替換下場，那個時候只有馬里昂站在他的
附近，觀眾席傳來噓聲之後馬里昂也轉身然後走開了。另外一個時刻，馬里昂為巴博薩擋
住對方的後衛，但是巴博薩卻示意他離開那個區域，自己強行突破之後再次投失。
　　
　　當隊友表現不佳的時候，太陽隊的隊員看起來不能像從前那樣互相諒解，這其中就包
括Nash，也許對於這樣高強度的指揮和調解他已經感到了疲倦。"如果這樣的情況繼續，
我們要麼拿出行動來制止，要麼就眼看著自毀前程。沒有化學反應的球隊很難走的更遠，
隊友之間也會慢慢失去相互信任。"Nash說，"如果你對自己的投籃沒信心，或者找藉口、
對其他隊員指指點點，那麼你只能成為失敗者。我們是一支勝利之師，如果大家還想再上
一層樓的話每個人就必須清楚自己的角色。"
　　
　　對於爭取阿罵下一場的回歸，教練說太陽隊會"盡最大努力"。當阿罵每場至少投籃14
次的時候，太陽戰績是14勝2負，而當他交出得分籃板 20+10成績的時候，太陽12戰全勝
。教練說球隊暫時不會對先發陣容進行調整，但是每個人都必須首先"找回靈魂"。







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推 flybow:其實球隊在核心不變情況下打了幾個球季都無法奪冠，這或許
→ flybow:也是另一種的化學效應，話說球隊核心應該在這個時候更加
→ flybow:挺身而出來提振士氣
推 chouyuu:其實我也覺得  Barbosa的黏球問題真的需要解決一下
推 zaktaso:怎麼覺得他們在說的人是Bell
→ zaktaso:太陽已經沒有退步的空間了  也許明年他們就失去奪冠的機會
→ zaktaso:若是如此  今年是他們最後拼命奪冠的機會  也許某些球員
→ zaktaso:不希望這個機會流失吧(非常不希望)