[外電] 光明的未來必須奠基於現在的痛苦

看板Cavaliers作者McDaniel (反對威權政府復辟)時間12年前 (2012/03/28 12:13)推噓12(12推 0噓 19→)

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http://0rz.tw/yxFi2 作者：Shaun Powell Plan for prosperous future costs Cavs some success now 為了未來強盛的計畫，需要以騎士隊目前的某些成功作為代價。 Posted Mar 23 2012 11:09AM This year is going spectacularly well for the Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving is on the verge of winning Rookie of the Year and the team keeps losing. 對騎士隊而言，今年的表現是引人注意地好。KI幾乎將會贏得年度最佳新秀，而球隊仍持續輸球。 Both are almost equally important to the future of the franchise. The better Irving plays, the more secure he looks as a star-in-the-making. The more the Cavaliers lose, the better their chances of grabbing another building block in the Draft. 前述兩者對這位未來的看板球員幾乎是相同地重要。Irving打得愈好，則他「成為球星」這件事看來會更加穩固。騎士隊輸得愈多，則他們在選秀會上掠奪其他重建球員的機會將會更好。 While the Cavs are thrilled that Irving is the real deal, they don't need him to be so good that he puts Cleveland in the playoffs. As much as this may sound like yet another Cleveland bashing -- and it isn't -- the best way for the Cavs to build a winner is through the Draft. Cleveland isn't exactly Destination City No. 1 for free agents. 當Irving與騎士隊達成簽約時，他們是興奮的，而他們並不需要他好到可以以其一臂之力助騎士隊進入季後賽。對騎士隊建構成一支常勝軍的最佳方法是藉由選秀補強，這也許聽起來像另一個對克里夫蘭造成的痛擊（而它並非如此）。克里夫蘭並非自由球員們心中確切的首選標的城市。 Therefore, all the most important basketball games for Cleveland are taking place away from the Q. And away from the Cavs. They're being contested in the NCAA tournament, where general manager Chris Grant and his elves are scouring the scene and hoping to give Irving some help. It won't be too long before the Cavs can't use the lottery to fortify themselves because Irving, by taking his team to the playoffs one day, won't let them. 因此，克里夫蘭所有最重要的籃球比賽都將離開the Q 球場舉辦。也避開騎士隊的賽程。這些場地將被NCAA錦標賽所使用，而在NCAA錦標賽中，總管Chris Grant 與他的小精靈們將擦亮鏡面，且希望給Irving 幫助。在騎士隊不需使用樂透籤重建球隊之前，前述的事並不會太長久。因為藉由Irving有朝一日帶領他的球隊進入季後賽，他將不會使前述的事發生。 The Cavs lost in overtime Wednesday in Atlanta which was, in the end, a good thing. They fell four games behind in the chase for the eighth playoff spot. They "hurt" themselves a week earlier by trading Ramon Sessions to the Lakers, which should weaken them from competing for that final spot, too. 美國時間上個星期三於亞特蘭大的比賽，騎士隊最終敗於延長賽，這並非壞事。在追逐季後賽的八個席次之一，他們仍落後四場勝差。他們在一星期前藉由交易Sessions去湖人隊來「自殘」，而這件事也應該會削弱他們在追逐季後賽席次的競爭力。 Grant and owner Dan Gilbert have a solid plan. It's all about the Draft, all about stockpiling young talent and hoping it turns into assets to be kept or traded. It's the only logical way to go if you're a city that can't offer sunshine, tax-free paychecks or world-class nightlife to entice the top free agents. Cleveland certainly isn't alone in that regard, but the plight of the Cavs became that much more magnified in the LeBron James drama, when Dwyane Wade told LeBron that he wasn't coming to Cleveland. You know what happened next. Grant 與老闆Dan Gilbert 有著一致的計畫。全都與選秀有關，與囤積年輕有天份的球員，並轉為可以留著或交易的資產有關。假如你處於一個無法提供陽光、免稅的薪資或世界級的夜生活，來誘使頂級自由球員前來助陣的城市，那麼前述之計畫便是唯一符合邏輯的方法了。有鑒於此，克里夫蘭無疑地並非孤獨的；但在LeBron James戲劇之中，當 Dwayne Wade 告知LBJ 他並不會前來克里夫蘭時，騎士隊的困境變得更為擴大。而你們也知道之後發生了什麼事。 By trading Sessions, the Cavs now have two first-rounders in June (their own plus the Lakers') and a second-rounder from New Orleans, which is like a late first-rounder. In the future, they also have a conditional first-rounder from the Kings that could come about by 2016, along with a pair of firsts from Miami. 藉由交易Sessions，騎士隊現在擁有兩支首輪籤（他們自己的和湖人隊的），以及一支從紐奧爾良得到的二輪籤，這支籤的位置與首輪末段很接近。未來他們也有一支從國王隊得到的有條件首輪籤，這支籤約在2016年以前，伴隨著從邁阿密過來的兩支首輪籤（被騎士隊擁有）。 "If we feel like we have too many picks," said Grant, "maybe we'll put a package together to try to move up, move them to a future year, trade them for other players, attach them with players and try to move up. They're more chips in the game. And for us, the more assets we have ... the better." 「假如我們覺得我們擁有太多選秀籤的話，也許我們將會把它們聚為一個包裹並交易更高順位的籤，或是交易為一支未來的籤，抑或交易它們換來其他的球員，也可能將他與球員一起交易來更高順位的籤。他們是交易中的籌碼。對我們而言，我們擁有愈多的資本，對我們愈有利。」Grant 如此說道。 Of course, that only puts pressure on Grant to make the right call in June. When you rely so much on the Draft, you can't afford to make the kind of mistake that sets a team back for years. They hit bulls-eye with Irving, who only stayed for lunch at Duke but clearly was the best player in the 2011 Draft. Forward Tristan Thompson seems a little less of a guarantee -- this could be the spot where, in hindsight, the better Thompson would've been Klay -- but big men need more time to develop than others. 當然，那是唯一對Grant 在六月做出對的判斷所施加的壓力。當你非常指望於選秀會時，你不能懼怕因做出錯誤決定而使球隊退步好幾年。他們命中靶心選擇了Irving，雖然他只短暫待在杜克大學，但他仍明顯地是2011年選秀會中最棒的球員。前鋒Tristan Thompson看來像是個尚未證明的球員（但是事後諸葛來看，有可能在這個順位上，最好的「 Thompson」也許不會是Klay），但禁區大個子需要比其他類型的球員更多時間去成長。 Also, the Cavs aren't projected to have salary cap issues in the near future; the most expensive deal on their books is Anderson Varejao's. There's no dead weight -- thanks to the amnesty clause which wiped out the millions owed to Baron Davis -- and first-round picks don't see a big score for at least three seasons. The cap space will allow the Cavs to take a salary dump from another team, or perhaps sign a B-list free agent who fills a role. 而且在未來幾年中，騎士隊不用計畫討論薪資上限的議題。在他們帳冊中最貴的契約是Anderson Varejao那筆。沒有累贅（感謝特赦條款將欠Baron Davis 的數百萬給消滅）然而首輪籤不能視為至少過去三季以來的大收穫。薪資空間將允許騎士隊從其他球隊得到薪資拋棄，或是簽下一個Ｂ級的自由球員來補足一個要角。 "Our path right now is pretty clear to us, which is nice because it allows us to be very decisive," said Grant. "We finished the (trade) deadline, now the next opportunity to improve the team is through the Draft." 「對我們而言，我們現在的方法是非常清楚的，它是很棒的，因為它讓我們非常果決。我們結束了交易大限的事宜，現在來說，下個讓球隊改善的機會是透過選秀會。」Grant 提到。 The Cavaliers endured a 2010-11 season that flirted with infamy, no thanks to LeBron's Decision. But while the fans were busy wasting their vocal cords on LeBron, and fretting about the losing streaks, the Cavs were sinking far enough to the bottom to increase their odds of getting Irving. In hindsight, was the losing worth it? Absolutely. 不幸地因為LeBron的「決定」，騎士隊忍受了與罵名調情的2010- 11球季。但是當球迷忙於力扯他們的聲帶在噓LBJ ，以及對連敗憂愁，騎士隊正沉到足以增加機會得到Irving的深處。事後來看，失敗值得嗎？確實值得。 And what good would come from grabbing the final playoff spot this year? Or even next year, to be honest? The Cavs have their point guard of the future, a good kid who brings a mix of fundamentals and flash. If Thompson pans out, then that's two starting positions secured. 那麼爭取到本季季後賽的席次會有什麼好事呢？或者是下一季？騎士隊有了他們未來的控衛，一個帶來混合著基礎及耀眼光芒好孩子。如果Thompson也獲得成功，那麼兩個位置就有著穩當的明星球員了。 Now it's up to Grant to throw his Draft dart in the right direction. They need to acquire all the help they can get, build themselves into a contender, and then, three years from now, give LeBron a chance to make another free agent Decision. 現在取決於Grant 朝向正確的方向丟出他的選秀之鏢。他們需要獲取所有他們可以取得的幫助，來重建他們自己成為一支勁旅；而且從現在開始的三年後，給LBJ 機會再做另一個身為自由球員時的「決定」。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.251.189.209

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