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Are the Sixers for real?

76人是真強隊嗎?

Philly's roster is young, deep and talented,
but can it hang with Chicago and Miami?

費城的球員年輕、陣容深度夠、有天份，但夠和芝加哥和邁阿密一較高下?

By David Thorpe
ESPN Insider


 In the NBA, a team should never have to apologize for a win or
 multiple wins.

NBA球隊不會因為贏球而道歉。

 Indeed, whether it's because of good fortune, bad luck,
 injuries, suspensions, strange calls or stranger bounces (the
 Boston Celtics won a title on one of the strangest bounces off
 a rim), it's all part of the game.

確實不需要，無論是自己走狗運、對手運氣差、傷病、禁賽、裁判吹判不公、
籃球亂彈(波士頓靠這個贏了一個冠軍呢!)，
這都是比賽的一部份。

 So when a team such as the Philadelphia 76ers surges through
 the first few weeks of the season winning games the toughest
 of ways -- blowing out opponents on the road -- it's certainly
 done its job and doesn't deserve conditional respect or an
 asterisk next to its name while sitting in first place in the
 Atlantic Division standings.

所以，像費城七六人這個球季一開始的前幾周，把對手打得亂七八糟、
站上大西洋組排頭，也不能說只是好運、賽程太軟、只會贏爛隊、
不值得尊重

 However, when the 76ers sit atop John Hollinger's power
 rankings, it definitely begs the question: Are they in the
 same class as the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat?

然而，當七六人還在John Hollinger的威力排行榜上持續領先，
絕對會引起這樣的疑問：
「七六人真的和東區頂尖的公牛或熱火是同一個等級的球隊嗎？」

 Their 10-4 record suggests yes, while their personnel suggests
 no. To be sure, Philadelphia is a well-balanced team, ranking
 among the league's top three in both offensive and defensive
 efficiency. It is no surprise that the 76ers are defending
 well considering they employ a top-three wing defender in
 Andre Iguodala, a strong and smart power forward in Elton
 Brand, a highly motivated center in Spencer Hawes and a host
 of agile, strong and explosive athletes at every other
 position. They play to their strengths; their coach stresses
 defense and they play it with energy and purpose most of the
 time.

十勝四敗的戰績看起來好像是如此，但個別球員的數據就不是這麼回事。
可以肯定的是，七六人是一支非常平均的球隊，攻守效率都是聯盟頂尖；
有聯盟前三的側翼防守球員Andre Iguodala、
強壯又用腦的四號Elton Brand、
積極向上的中鋒Spencer Hawes，
還有一票敏捷、強壯、有爆發力的年輕球員各司其職，
再加上教練強調防守，七六人在比賽當中打得非常強力且充滿能量。

 The bottom line here is that, based on who they've beaten, the
 76ers still cannot yet be considered "elite" or on the same
 level as Chicago or Miami. However, the 76ers are for real --
 a solid team that has a decent chance of making the playoffs.

但回頭看看他們擊敗了哪些對手，七六人離頂尖球隊還是有段距離。
儘管如此，七六人的確是貨真價實的強隊、
一支強悍且能在季後賽有所作為的球隊。

 Here are a few reasons:

理由如下：

 Developing young players

年輕球員的成長

 Lou Williams, Iguodala, Thaddeus Young and Evan Turner are all
 playing better than they did last season. Jrue Holiday has
 shown signs he can be an upper-level point guard (although he
 still has a ways to grow). Brand is contributing again,
 showing so far that his performance last season was not a
 fluke. Jodie Meeks is now a proven, legitimate 3-point threat.
 Nikola Vucevic is a top-10 rookie and perhaps the biggest
 surprise of the 2011 draft class thus far.

Lou Williams, Iguodala, Thaddeus Young 和 Evan Turner都打得比去年好，
Jrue Holiday也展現聯盟頂尖控球後衛的能耐(雖然還有不少成長空間)。
Brand持盈保泰，穩定貢獻，顯示去年的好調並非迴光返照；
Jodie Meeks也長成了穩定的三分射手、
Nikola Vucevic本來就是排行前十的新秀，在實戰當中展現的水平卻能超乎期待，
幾乎是2011梯最令人意外的菜鳥

 Of this aforementioned group, only Brand is considered a
 player on the downside of his career. Even if none of the
 younger players get much better, they can still be a factor in
 the East, but Holiday, Turner, Vucevic, Young and Hawes can
 all be expected to get better, as they possess skill and
 basketball IQ and lack only experience.

以上這些人，只有Brand的生涯在下坡路段；
即便這些年輕人就這樣、成長停滯，七六人在東區都還是霸權。
但Holiday, Turner, Vucevic, Young 和 Hawes一定會更好，
技術和籃球智商都具備的他們，唯一欠缺的只是經驗。

 If these youngsters mature rapidly, it would improve the
 76ers' depth, which would make them a much tougher out in a
 seven-game series against either Miami or Chicago.

如果這些年輕球員馬上成熟，七六人會是一支更恐怖的球隊，
在七場的系列賽中和芝加哥或邁阿密將可一搏。


 Strength of schedule

賽程的強度

 Philadelphia has yet to play a team with a top-10 offense, and
 in fact the 76ers have played just four teams in the top 16 in
 offensive efficiency: Portland, Utah, Golden State and
 Phoenix. So it's understandable why questions remain about the
 76ers' defense being considered elite.

費城目前還沒跟聯盟進攻前十的球隊打過，
事實上也只跟四支進攻前段班的球隊對戰過 -- 波特蘭 猶他 金州 鳳凰城
這就是為什麼七六人的防守強度仍遭受懷疑

 However, the schedule continues to be a benefit for
 Philadelphia. The road looks smooth through February in that
 the 76ers play only two "tough" road games, at Miami and
 Orlando.

然而，賽程還是持續的對七六人有利，
二月分的客場之旅只會對到邁阿密和奧蘭多兩支強隊。


 Assets to trade

交易籌碼

 One benefit of having the type of depth that the Sixers
 possess is that they maintain the option of shipping three or
 four of those quality players in return for a top-20 player.
 Having a lot of young assets gives it a lot of options, which
 is why it wouldn't be a surprise to see Philadelphia get
 involved in discussions at the March 15 trade deadline.

在球員市場上七六人仍維持著有利的地位，
板凳的深度足以用三到四位球員去換一個頂尖球星。
年輕人多、交易選擇多，所以在今年三月十五交易大限前是大有可為的。

 Even without a move, the Sixers are built to be in the mix
 near the top of the Eastern Conference, from now through
 April. They're not in the Bulls-Heat realm yet, but the talent
 and growth potential is in place in Philadelphia for this team
 to be a force in the East this season and going forward.

即便不搞交易，七六人仍然是東區前六的隊伍。
雖然還不是公牛-熱火級別的球隊，
但天分和潛力逐漸發揮的七六人有能力在季後賽走得更遠。



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※ 編輯: cz              來自: 206.207.225.62       (01/25 06:01)
推 WBYY:推!! 超猛板凳群XD
推 crewcutlupin:現在的七六人很好看!!!!
推 hssz:七六人目前也沒有說到爭冠的地步，只是先把團隊贏球的氣氛營
→ hssz:造好而已
→ hssz:只有再補一個關鍵時間的Keyman就水到渠成了
→ cz:問題在於 要換誰?
推 WBYY:選我選我
推 ThadYoung:選我選我
推 iAnavel:感覺差一個未來的pf
推 willyt:與其用「補」的，不如期待Evan Turner成長
推 hanway:最新乳摸，球隊對Francisco Elson有興趣..
推 willyt:有阿，上一篇推文我就說已經找Elson來workout了
推 willyt:我們之前也不是沒找過他阿XD
推 unicotexalex:他前幾年在這打過一場xd
推 a88019:借轉巴哈 3Q
推 momofishj:推! 今年有機會前進第二輪甚至前進分區冠軍了!