[外電] A requiem for the S.S.O.L. Era in Phoenix (四)

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

2007 SUNS
    2007年的太陽隊

Relevant Details: 61 wins, 110.2 points per game, 102.9 points allowed, .494
FG%, .399 3FG%, 1,967 3s attempted, lost in Western semis (San Antonio, six
games).
    相關數據：61勝，每場平均得分110.2，失分102.9，49.4%投籃命中率，39.9%三分球
命中率，三分球出手次數1,967次，止步於西區準決賽(血戰六場後敗給聖安東尼奧)。

Nine-Man Rotation: Nash (45.5% 3FG), Marion, Stoudemire, Diaw, Barbosa (43.4%
3FG), Raja Bell (41.3%) 3FG, James Jones (37.8% 3FG), K. Thomas, Banks.
    九人輪替陣容：飄髮哥(三分球命中率45.5%)、Matrix、阿罵、屌爺、小巴(三分球命
中率43.4%)、辣椒標(三分球命中率41.3%)、小J.J(三分球命中率37.8%)、K.T、銀行。

Comments: Let the record show that the S.S.O.L. Era peaked in January -- I even
commemorated the moment with 3,500 words of critical acclaim -- before losing
steam down the stretch and eventually falling to the Spurs for three reasons:
The Suns couldn't defend Duncan (no surprise); Nash and Marion had worn down
from extended seasons in '05, '06 and '07 (279 games for Nash, 290 games for
Marion); and they caught a bad break with the Stoudemire/Diaw suspensions for
Game 5. We could argue this one to the death, but I will always believe the
Spurs were better; they led five of the six games by 10-plus points in the
fourth quarter and executed down the stretch whenever they wanted.
    評價：紀錄顯示"七秒或更快"的時代在一月中來到了巔峰 -- 我甚至寫了一篇長達
3,500個字的文章來慶祝和紀念這光榮的時刻 -- 不過太陽最終還是因為體力透支以及下面
三個原因而敗給了馬刺：太陽沒辦法阻擋石佛(一點也不意外)；飄髮哥和Matrix在'05、
'06、'07連續三個球季加時出賽導致氣力放盡(飄髮哥打了279場，而Matrix的出賽場次更
是高達290場)；以及阿罵和屌爺在關鍵第五戰遭到禁賽。我們或許可以畢生不斷談論這個
話題，不過我還是會認為馬刺技高一籌；六場比賽中，他們在其中五場的第四節領先超過
10分，感覺就像他們有隨時可以終結比賽的能力。

More importantly, this was the season when the Suns entered "no-man's land"
stylistically -- they couldn't get stops against a really good team, but they
couldn't sustain a breakneck pace for eight months anymore because Nash and
Marion were getting older and they didn't have a decent backup point guard (or
any young legs, for that matter). Even their one chance to acquire an elite
rookie backfired: Heading into the 2007 lottery, they owned the rights to
Atlanta's pick but it was top-three protected ... and Atlanta ended up drawing
the No. 3 pick. Had they gotten No. 4 or No. 5, potentially, they could have
packaged that pick with Marion and Thomas for Kevin Garnett or drafted a
blue-chipper as bait for Pau Gasol during the season. Nope. Instead, it was a
Spaulding Smails draft: they got nothing and liked it.
    更重要的，這是太陽開始陷入"進退兩難的局面"的一個球季 -- 他們沒辦法擊退一支
真正的強隊，原因是飄髮哥和Matrix的年紀逐漸大了且全隊上下沒有一個合適的替補控衛(
或任何能夠在飄髮哥下場休息時頂替控球的年輕球員)，他們沒辦法在為期八個月的漫長球
季中持續快得足以扭斷脖子的特有球風。正所謂屋漏偏逢連夜雨，他們竟然失去了唯一一
個獲得頂級新秀的大好機：'07年選秀會前，他們握有一枚亞特蘭大有前三順位保護的選秀
權...結果亞特蘭大抽到第三順位。如果太陽能拿到第四或第五順位，或許，他們就能把它
和Matrix及K.T一起打包去換取KG，不然還可以挑選一名潛力新秀作為球季間引誘砲枷鎖加
盟的誘餌。結果命運之神狠狠地開了太陽一個玩笑：他們啥都沒得到。

But hey, even with the window closing for the S.S.O.L. Era, there was still
time for two more crucial mistakes.
    不過嘿，就算"七秒或更快"的時代已經快要落幕，太陽高層仍有時間可以犯下兩個致
命的錯誤。

Mistake No. 1: Selling the No. 24 pick (Rudy Fernandez) for $3 million to
Portland. Of everything Sarver inflicted on the Phoenix fans since 2004, this
may have been the biggest slap in the face. You can't play the luxury tax card
with Fernandez because he wasn't planning on joining the NBA until 2008 or 2009
at the earliest, so actually it would have been savvy if the Suns drafted him
and stashed him in Europe for a year or two. Instead, Sarver basically
announced to his fans, "Screw you, I'd rather have the $3 million, I'm taking
the cash." Let the record show that, by all accounts, Fernandez would be a
top-5 pick in this year's draft after lighting it up in Spain. Can you quantify
the damage there? I say no.
    錯誤一：為了300萬美元而把第24順位選秀權(Rudy Fernandez)賣給波特蘭。自'04年
以來，這可說是Sarver對於太陽球迷造成傷害最嚴重的一次。你根本不會因為挑選
Fernandez入隊而支付豪華稅，因為他計畫最早在'08或'09年才要加入NBA，所以事實上，
如果太陽選了他之後把他留在歐洲多磨練一兩年，會是相當明智的作法。結果，Sarver直
接向球迷宣佈，"管你媽媽嫁給誰，我就是要那300萬美元，給我現金。"數字會說話，根據
傳言，在西班牙打得虎虎生風的Fernandez如果今年才參加選秀會，身價將會高居前五順位
。你能量化這個傷害有多大嗎？我沒辦法。

Mistake No. 2: By dealing Thomas to Seattle along with two first-round picks (
2008 and 2010), they saved about $8 million (plus another $8 million in luxury
tax expenses) ... which would have been fine if Seattle didn't eventually waive
him so he could get picked up by San Antonio, where he helped beat the Suns in
the '08 playoffs and played crunch time in all five games. Even if it was a
defensible trade financially, that's what happens when you cut off your nose to
spite your face.
    錯誤二：因為把K.T連同兩個第一輪選秀權('08和'10年)交易到西雅圖，太陽可以省下
800萬美元(另外還可以省下800萬美元的豪華稅)...如果西雅圖最終沒買斷K.T的話，其實
這筆交易還在可容忍範圍之內。不過他被買斷之後加入了咱家的死敵聖安東尼奧，並且在
'08年季後賽和我們交手的五場比賽中扮演了關鍵加害者的角色。就算這筆交易在經濟考量
上是可接受的，結局會演變成這樣也只能算是自食惡果了。

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推 BrentBarry  :XD 不過Fernandez今年來有可能前5嗎?
推 Kreen       :有喔！
推 thegod13    :06-07季其實算是完全體  不過......
推 elvies      :這些數據的意義不大~期待新球季吧~
推 younun      :傳球很犀利
推 truegodchild:能給我一個沒意義的理由嗎?
推 YuuAoi      :Fernandez前五太高了 前十差不多 但是太陽還是虧了
推 BrentBarry  :對太陽老闆而言 300萬重要多了
推 chadey      :能給我一個沒意義的理由嗎? +1
→ chadey      :大概是指 不要緬懷過去了吧!? XD
推 elvies      :樓上正解~~人事全非~~儘管景物依舊~~
推 ykshih      :第一行翻錯了，是西區第二輪 (或說準決賽)
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※ 編輯: kerrys          來自: 118.232.65.198       (06/14 20:56)