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http://www.nba.com/preview2006/det.html
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Season Outlook
球季展望
A fifth straight 50-win season, a fourth straight trip to the Eastern
Conference Finals and an NBA-best 64-wins in 2005-06 all suggest dominance in
Detroit, but a playoff loss to Miami and the loss of Ben Wallace represent a
huge chink in the Pistons' armor heading into 2006-07.
連續第五個球季達到50勝以上，連續第四年殺進東區冠軍賽以及'05-'06年球季全聯盟
最佳的64勝戰績在在證實了活塞是一支有主宰力的一級勁旅，但季後賽以二勝四負敗給邁
阿密熱火以及暑假休兵期間失去班蛙表示活塞大軍在'06-'07年球季或許無法再和過去一樣
無堅不摧。
This could have been the year that Darko Milicic stepped into the middle, but
Milicic and Carlos Arroyo – who both stood out at the recent FIBA World
Championships – were dealt to Orlando last season for Kelvin Cato (who had no
impact in Detroit and wasn’t re-signed) and a future first-rounder, ostensibly
to create the cap room necessary to retain Wallace. Oops.
今年或許會是小米粒破繭而出的一年，但他和一樣在最近世錦賽中表現令人驚艷的阿
漏油於上個球季被交易至奧蘭多魔術換取K.Cato(在底特律幾乎毫無建樹而且未與球隊續約
)以及一個未來的第一輪選秀權。而球隊這樣運作的用意是為了挪出一些薪資以留住班蛙，
結果大家都知道了，唉～。
Introducing your 2006-07 Detroit Donuts, a team with a hole in the middle, but
otherwise very appetizing.
現在向你介紹'06-'07年NBA新加盟的球隊 - 底特律甜甜圈，一支中間破了個大洞的球
隊，但其他部分仍是令人食指大動。
Free-agent hire Nazr Mohammed, last seen backing up Rasho Nesterovic in San
Antonio, is the man most likely to inherit Wallace’s starting job. Wallace is
the four-time Defensive Player of the Year; Mohammed has never averaged 30
minutes or 9 rebounds in a season ... but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express
last night.
活塞自自由球員市場找來了上一份工作是在聖安東尼奧馬刺擔任R.Nesterovic替補的
回教人，他將是本季最有可能補上班蛙先發位置的球員。不過班蛙貴為四度年度最佳防守
球員的得獎人，而回教人職業生涯卻從未有過一個球季平均上場時間超過30分鐘或平均籃
板超過9個的成績單...但他昨晚確實是和其他活塞球員一同下榻於假日小酒店。
The remainder of Detroit’s All-Star-laden roster returns intact, augmented by
free agents Ronald Dupree and Flip Murray. Dupree and Murray provide
much-needed depth because it’s impossible to conceive the Pistons making it
through another season with ZERO missed games from their top six players.
除了班蛙，活塞另外先發四虎全都歸隊了，另外還增加了從自由市場投奔而來的R.
Dupree以及F.Murray。Dupree和Murray提供球隊最需要的陣容深度，因為活塞幾乎不可能
再有另外一個只由先發五虎及球隊第六人包辦幾乎所有球賽的球季。
Detroit’s top reserves, Lindsey Hunter, 36, and Antonio McDyess, 32, both have
extensive injury histories, so developing some young talent is paramount.
Detroit had no first-rounder, settling for second-rounders Cheik Samb, a raw
7-1 center from Senegal and Will Blalock, an athletic point guard from Iowa
State.
活塞主要的兩名替補球員是36歲的獵人以及32歲的袋鼠，他們兩人都有令人望之生畏
的慘痛傷病史，所以培養一些年輕而有天份的球員是球隊除了再度登頂外的首要任務。活
塞今年沒有第一輪入選的新秀加入，只有身高7呎1吋但球技仍相當生澀的塞內加爾籍中鋒
C.Samb以及愛荷華州大出身，運動力出色的控衛W.Blalock等兩名二輪新血注入。
The offense should still be among the NBA’s most efficient, provided Rip
Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince can remain
healthy. They share the ball and turn it over less than any other team in the
NBA (11.4 tpg last season), and they’re one of the NBA’s best three-point
shooting teams. In January, people were saying this was a team with five
All-Stars. Only one of them left.
活塞的進攻效率應該能繼續保持在全聯盟前幾名，前提是RIP、槍蜥、溪蛙和小王子能
保持健康。他們盡情享受分享的樂趣而且全隊平均失誤數為聯盟最低(上個球季每場比賽平
均失誤11.4次)，而且他們還是聯盟三分能力最傑出的球隊之一。一月時，人們都說這是一
支擁有五個全明星球員的球隊，而現在只有班蛙離開了。
This is a proud team, one that should be motivated by predictions of its demise
(one ESPN columnist had them ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference). It’s not
a team, though, that will repeat last year’s 64-win regular season. A lack of
depth, the loss of Wallace, and the improvement of other Eastern teams, will
see to that.
這是一支極度重視榮譽的球隊，他們應該會受到球評普遍看衰的負面評價所激勵(某位
ESPN的球評預期他們本季戰績會排在東區第11位)，儘管這將不會是一支能夠再一次重複上
個球季64勝光榮戰績的活塞。缺乏板凳深度，失去精神領袖班蛙，以及其他東區球隊的進
步，我和大家一樣期待活塞本季還能拿出什麼樣的表現。
If they can keep alive their 50-win streak for another season, the season
should be considered a success.
如果他們能將連續50勝球季的紀錄繼續延續下去，那本季就能視為是個成功的球季了
吧。
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