[外電]灰熊追求穩定
原文http://0rz.net/0613t
Damon Stoudamire stood near a tunnel in FedExForum where his teammates burned a
path toward the locker room.
小飛鼠站在FedEx廣場裡其中一條通道,那是灰熊球員從盥洗室走到休息室的必經之路
One by one, fans stopped in their tracks to greet Stoudamire and encourage the G
rizzlies' injured point guard. Stoudamire, who is recovering from left knee surg
ery to repair a torn patellar tendon, stood without the aide of crutches and lat
er walked away with a visible limp and noticeable, albeit slight, improvement in
the leg.
球迷們一個接著一個排好隊向小飛鼠打招呼,給他加油打氣
小飛鼠左膝的肌腱斷成兩半.雖然只能跛行,但小飛鼠已經不需要別人攙扶
他的情況有所改善
"You know," Stoudamire said. "I'm not even going to Houston (as originally plann
ed) to rehab. I'm going to stay right here and be with my guys."
"你知道的"小飛鼠說,"為了修養我不會去休士頓(取消原定的計畫)"
"我要跟我的朋友們待在這裡"
They need him.
他們需要小飛鼠
The Grizzlies sorely miss "Bigs." They won't see him back on the court this seas
on, but they could use him and draw from his strength.
灰熊非常想念這位小巨人,本季小飛鼠再也無法上場比賽
不過灰熊可以受到他的鼓舞
Stoudamire, in a way, has come to symbolize what this campaign is about.
小飛鼠在某種意義上代表這場戰役
Thirty games remain following All-Star Weekend. The Grizzlies are in contention
for a playoff spot. And like many teams, they will emerge for the stretch run of
their schedule wanting to quickly establish hope for the rest of the season.
全明星週之後還剩30場比賽,灰熊處於能進入季後賽的末段班
像許多隊伍一樣,他們希望在剩下的賽程裡取得季後賽的門票
Enter Stoudamire.
話題回到小飛鼠身上
It's not as though anyone would literally equate a stretch of 12 losses in 15 ga
mes to a serious knee injury.
似乎不會有人把小飛鼠的傷勢當作在15場比賽裡輸了12場的藉口
But ...
但是...
"The worst is behind me," Stoudamire said, "and hopefully, the worst is behind o
ur team. I just think I need to be around to help keep the guys up and help keep
us on track."
"對我來說最壞的已經過去"小飛鼠說,"希望對灰熊來說最壞的也過去了"
"我只知道我必須陪在他們身邊支持他們"
The Griz take a three-game winning streak and a seventh place Western Conference
playoff seed into the weekend.
明星賽前灰熊拉出一波三連勝,西區排名第七種子
Don't let the record and smooth statistics fool you.
不要被這些數據騙了
Sure, the Griz (29-23) have just one fewer win than they did at this time last s
eason. Sure, they lead the NBA in scoring defense by allowing opponents to avera
ge just 87.1 points.
當然,灰熊29勝23敗比去年同期多了一勝,他們也是聯盟平均失分最少的球隊(87.1)
Yes, 7-foot forward Pau Gasol will strut around as an All Star Sunday in the Toy
ota Center.
而且7呎前鋒賈索兒入選西區中鋒替補
But the sign on the door upon their return for Tuesday's game against the Toront
o Raptors should read: Continue to compensate for Stoudamire, finish the season
stronger than years past, improve playoff positioning and ... somehow find a way
to compensate for the loss of Stoudamire.
但明星賽結束星期二對上暴龍就有許多課題等著灰熊
他們依舊沒有小飛鼠,需要比去年有更好的戰績,爬上西區更好的排名...
還要找到彌補小飛鼠戰力的方法
That Stoudamire is feeling better and mobile enough to deliver an assist or two
with off-court leadership lends to optimism. But with the Grizzlies adding late-
game woes to their deficient rebounding, having their most clutch performer on t
he sideline doesn't bode well at this time of year.
所幸小飛鼠感覺好多了,他可以做點簡單的運動,在練習時傳一兩個助攻,情況樂觀
但灰熊疲弱的籃板迅速添加他們的敗場數,而他們最關鍵的球員本季只能坐在場邊觀看
The Griz need someone, preferably Gasol, to emerge as a reliable fourth-quarter
playmaker. Games after the All-Star break tend to take on playoff-like intensity
as teams jockey to earn a playoff berth and position in the standings.
灰熊需要一個在第四節值得信賴的球員,那個人最好是賈索兒
明星賽後的比賽會越來越白熱化,大家都想要季後賽的門票,取得更多主場優勢
The Griz were 18-10 when Stoudamire's season ended Dec. 30. Their record is 11-1
3 without him.
12月30號前,灰熊在有小飛鼠的情況下18勝10敗,沒有小飛鼠戰績11勝13敗
"It's really hard to put into words," Griz coach Mike Fratello said when asked h
ow much the team misses Stoudamire's presence down the stretch of games. "There
are black and white things like statistics. But we know as a staff and teammates
what he was doing defensively against the other point guards. Then, there are t
he other things -- the behind the scenes stuff in the locker room and on the pra
ctice court. All of those things add into what's important about having him. Whe
n you lose somebody like that, it doesn't matter who the person is coming in bec
ause rarely does the (new) guy have the exact same qualities of the guy you lose
. ... You miss all of the things that he gave, which you don't have enough room
to write about."
"他的貢獻很難用言語形容"費老大評論小飛鼠缺陣後灰熊的表現
"有些東西是看得到的,像數據,但有些東西我們看不到"
"他負起防守對方控球後衛的重任,他的貢獻還不只是這樣,像是在休息室或是訓練的時候"
"很難找到一位新成員能夠取代他...你想念他做的每一件事"
Clearly, though, the Grizzlies have enough talent to amend a disturbing track re
cord for how they enter the playoffs.
當然,灰熊有很大的機會打入季後賽
The onus on them is to avoiding regular-season finishes like the 2004-05 campaig
n when they lost five of the last six games before the postseason. In 2003-04, t
he Griz dropped seven of their last eight regular-season games.
他們要避免球季尾聲的崩盤,04-05球季的最後6場季賽他們輸了5場
03-04年最後8場輸了7場
The results are well-documented: Consecutive first-round sweeps equal eight stra
ight playoff losses.
結果顯而易見:灰熊季後賽八連敗,連續兩年在第一輪被橫掃出局
Their schedule is favorable this time around given the Griz play 17 games at hom
e, including five of nine in April.
賽程對灰熊是有利的,他們還剩下17場主場比賽,四月的9場比賽裡有5場是主場
"We still have a lot of work to do," Fratello said.
"我們還有很多工作要做"費老大說
The Griz aren't in position to waltz into the playoffs.
目前灰熊並沒有在季後賽取得有利的種子
And they well know that limping into the postseason doesn't work well, either.
他們也知道跌跌撞撞闖進季後賽是不會有好下場的
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