[外電] T-Mac, Artest keep it interesting for Rockets

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Daryl Morey and Tracy McGrady had a long lunch the other day and appear to
have made their peace.

莫神跟T-Mac前幾天長談後和解共生了。

“I truly believe it was a misunderstanding,” Morey said.

莫神說："我相信一切都是誤會"

McGrady couldn’t be reached for comment, but he apparently believes he did
inform the Rockets before deciding to have season-ending surgery on his left
knee.

記者沒有問到T-Mac關於這件事的評論，但是很顯然的T-Mac覺得他在決定要動這個
會讓他整個賽季報銷的手術前，有通知過火箭高層。

The Rockets may not buy it, but odd circumstances can make for odd alliances.
Don’t be surprised if McGrady is back in uniform for the Rockets at some
point next season.

或許火箭隊不接受，但是詭異的情況可以導致詭異的共識。假如T-Mac在下個賽季穿著
火箭的球衣回來了，也不需要感到太意外。

To come back and show he can still be an impact player might make him
millions in free agency, and McGrady playing at a high level is still better
than every other reasonable option the Rockets have.

如果回來而且證明給大家看他仍然是具有影響力的球員的話，那他在自由球員市場的身價
還是相當好的，而且T-Mac高水準的表現還是比火箭任何其他的選擇都要好的多。

He won’t be back without the kind of commitment to the rehabilitation
process some think he doesn’t have.

在復建還沒有進行到一定程度時，他是不會回來的。

Ron Artest likely will be back, too. At least the Rockets would like to have
him back. They’re willing to accept his moments of weirdness in exchange for
his toughness and production.

阿泰可能也會留下，至少火箭希望他留下。由於他的堅韌跟場上貢獻，火箭願意接受
他有時候的腦充血。

Both sides have agreed to table negotiations until after the season, but the
Rockets seem to be his best option.

這季結束後，雙方應該會進行協商，但是目前看來火箭是阿泰最好的選擇。

These are the subplots in a week in which the Rockets played five games in
seven days in three different cities. They survived, winning three out of
five, losing only to the Lakers and Spurs.

接下來是一些比較不重要的東西，在最近的七天五場比賽中，火箭活下來了，五場贏了
三場，而且是輸給湖人跟馬刺。

They were in both games until the end, including Saturday’s 88-85 loss to
the Spurs at Toyota Center. Kobe Bryant took over one of the games, Tony
Parker and Tim Duncan the other.

而且輸球的這兩場，都是到最後才分出勝負。

“It’s devastating because we were in position to win this game,” Aaron
Brooks said.

小AB說：今天這場比賽我們是有機會贏的

There’s no shame in losing to these teams. The Rockets knew this stretch
would tell them how far they’ve come without McGrady.

輸給湖人跟馬刺並不可恥，至少火箭知道了在沒有T-Mac的情況下，他們走了多遠。


Far, but not far enough

The answer is they’ve come far enough to make the playoffs, probably to
open the first round with home-court advantage. They’re not yet as good as the
Lakers and Spurs, but they already knew that.

答案是，至少他們進季後賽應該沒問題了，說不定在第一輪還有主場優勢，他們還沒有
跟馬刺或湖人一樣好，但是他們已經知道了。

They’re still growing. They’d better be, because they’ve got trips to New
Orleans, San Antonio and Utah in the next 10 days, and road games against the
Suns and Lakers early next month. Stay tuned for more updates.

他們還在進步。他們必須要進步! 在未來的十天，他們還要在客場對上黃蜂、馬刺、
爵士，下個月初客場還要對上太陽跟湖人。

“I think our best basketball is still ahead of us,” Shane Battier said. “
Last year, we peaked during the streak. The emotional toll it took on us was
pretty significant. By the time April rolled around, we were tired. We were
spent by the time the playoffs came. I still feel we haven’t peaked
emotionally, which is almost as important as the physical part of it.”

Battier說："我們還沒到達最好的表現。去年連勝的時候，士氣的提升對我們來說非常
重要。去年四月季後賽快來的時候，大家都很累。而今年，我相信我們的士氣還沒到
最高點，而士氣是跟體力一樣重要的東西。"

Artest has been looser and more productive since McGrady departed, but he
swears that’s only a coincidence.

在T-Mac報銷後，阿泰表現的更好了。但是他發誓，這絕對是個巧合!

“I miss Tracy,” he said. “I liked playing with Tracy. The problem was that
he was hurt and not playing hard, and that I was hurt and not playing hard.”

阿泰說："我很想念Tracy，我很喜歡跟他一起打球，問題是那時候我跟他都受傷了而表現
不好。"

Artest is a challenge to coach. He freelances too much at times and can test
the fabric of the locker room.

對教練來說，阿泰是個挑戰....他有時候實在是不受控制，這對休息室氣氛來說也是個
考驗。

He apparently had issues with Rafer Alston, who wouldn’t hide his annoyance
that Artest isn’t always fanatical about running the play that has been
called.

之前Alston批評了阿泰一番，這樣看來阿泰跟Alston顯然是有些不愉快。

Morey doesn’t agree with those who have wondered whether McGrady thought
adding Artest to the mix was a mistake.

對於有些人很好奇T-Mac是不是覺得阿泰加入球隊是個錯誤，莫神也否定了。

“Not true,” he said. “Not true at all. Tracy was genuinely excited when I
told him we’d gotten Ron. He knew Ron gave us a better chance of winning a
championship.”

莫神說："一切都不是真的，當我告訴Tracy阿泰要加入我們球隊時，他很高興。他知道
阿泰可以讓我們更有機會朝總冠軍邁進。"

Artest is good enough to put a team on his back in the playoffs. That’s the
good Artest.

阿泰好的地方是，他可以在季後賽扛起一支球隊。

There’s also the bad Artest. That’s the one who takes strange shots,
commits silly fouls and puts his team in a hole.

但是阿泰不好的地方是，他會投一些莫名奇妙的球，犯一些無腦的規，幫球隊挖一個
大洞。

For instance, Saturday night. He helped lift the Rockets from an 11-point
deficit in the third quarter into a two-point lead midway through the fourth
quarter.

例如說，對馬刺的時候他幫助球隊從第三節落後11分，變成在第四節中間領先兩分。

He then missed four straight shots down the stretch. Still, his toughness and
resolve are a bonus for a team that sometimes has been lacking those
ingredients.

但是接著他四球沒投進，但是他的堅韌跟鬥志，對於一個有時候會缺乏這些東西的球隊
來說，還是好的。

“He’s got an edge to him,” Battier said. “I wouldn’t say it’s a
malicious edge. He wants to do everything in his power to help his team win
the game. If that doesn’t happen, he doesn’t react well. Most competitors
don’t take losing well.”

Battier說："阿泰有點像雙面刃，我不會說這是惡意的。他想要用他的力量來讓球隊
獲勝，但是假如輸球了，他的反應也不會太好。大部分的人對輸球的反應都不會太好。"

Nothing has changed much since the first time Battier laid eyes on Ron Artest.

從Battier見到阿泰的第一面起，至今阿泰仍然沒啥改變。

“We were both 14 years old and playing at the George Washington Invitational,
” Battier said. “He played for a team that had him, Elton Brand and Lamar
Odom. Imagine those guys together. He was probably about 6-4, 225 pounds. I
remember this guy with massive long arms and just a tough kid, a tough
competitor.”

Battier說："在我們14歲的時候我們在George Washington邀請賽中比過賽，他跟Elton
Brand還有Lamar Odom同一隊，想像一下這些人在同一隊是怎樣。那時候阿泰大概是
6-4, 225磅，我記得他有著粗壯的手臂，而且是個很頑強的對手。"


Depth and toughness

Battier watched as McGrady and Artest struggled with playing with each other
in the first half of the season.

Battier看著在賽季一開始，T-Mac跟阿泰兩個人一起打球的不適應。

“We were all having a hard time earlier this year,” he said. “We didn’t
know how Ron would fit in. We didn’t know Tracy’s role. We were floating
for about two and a half months. Unfortunately, we lost a lot of games we
shouldn’t have.”

Battier說："在今年初，我們狀況不是很好，我們不知道要怎麼讓阿泰融入團隊，
我們不知道T-Mac的腳色。我們調整了兩個多月，很不幸的，我們輸了一些不該輸的
比賽。"

Despite those losses, the Rockets will be in the playoffs for the third
straight season. They don’t have McGrady’s occasional greatness, but they
have depth and toughness.

撇開輸球不談，今年將是火箭連續第三年進季後賽。他們沒有T-Mac偶爾的爆發，但是
他們有著深度和硬度。

All in all, that’s a pretty good exchange. In other words, they still could
make things interesting. Come to think of it, they already have.

總之，他們讓事情變的很有趣!

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