[外電] 活塞全隊都等不及下一個球季的開始

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The morning after, Pistons already eager for next season to arrive 最終戰隔天一早，活塞隊已經在期待下一個球季的到來作者:Keith Langlois https://reurl.cc/Qj1VjM (NBA.com專欄) There's not much that camouflages the desire of NBA players the day after the season finale to lounge on a sandy beach somewhere until nothing aches any longer. But that wasn't the vibe that came from the Pistons as they spoke Monday of the season that was. NBA的球員們在賽季的最後一場比賽之後，通常都會大大方方的找個舒服的沙灘度假勝地躺他個幾天，直到身上的傷痛逐漸恢復。但在星期一一早，活塞散發出來的氣氛完全不是這麼一回事。 “I'm not trying to just go spend some money or go places,” Cade Cunningham said after a whirlwind rookie season. “I’m trying to lock in. I feel like that stuff will come, maybe when I win some games. Maybe then the off-season will be more about resting than anything.” "我沒有打算就這樣去個什麼地方還是撒撒鈔票，"Cade在經歷了他旋風般的菜鳥賽季後如是說，"我試著繼續保持專注。那些東西總會來的，也許在我多贏了幾場比賽之後吧。到時候的休賽季可能就真的會能夠好好休息，而不是擔心其他的。" The Pistons finished the season looking more like a troublesome young playoff underdog than one hoping for the lottery gods to rescue them from aimlessness. 在賽季結束的時候，活塞比起一支需要樂透之神眷顧以找到未來方向的球隊，看起來更像一支年輕充滿活力，足以讓季後賽對手左支右絀的水鬼球隊。 The standings tell another story and they are the ultimate arbiter in professional sports. But they're also a very crude tool if you're looking to predict what comes next. The standings tell you the 2021-22 Pistons were the mirror image of the 2020-21 Pistons – a .278 winning percentage a year ago, a .280 mark this year – and if that’s as deep as you want to dig to gauge the direction they’re headed, you’re starting down the wrong path. 球隊排名看起來完全不是這麼一回事，而在殘酷的職業運動中，它就是一切。但若要預測接下來會發生什麼事情，它同時也是一個太粗糙的預測工具。最後排名顯現的是，21 -22賽季的活塞就跟20-21賽季相差無幾─去年勝率0.278，今年是0.280─而你如果只想要從這個數字去解讀活塞的未來，那你從開頭就已經大錯特錯。 The context of the Pistons season tells a more layered story. The layer that matters most is the one that took form in mid-February and hardened over the next month-plus. It was then when the two veterans around whom the first and second units revolved, Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk, returned from the double whammy of injury and COVID-19 bouts, lining them up to share the court with the rookie around whom the future will be created, Cade Cunningham. 從整個賽季來看，活塞經歷了一個充滿皺褶的球季。其中最皺褶的皺褶應該是發生在2月中，並且在接下來一個多月為球隊打下了基礎。那正是先發和替補陣容中的兩個老鳥球員─Jeremi Grant和Kelly Olynyk─從傷兵和疫情方案回到球隊的時候。他們到這時候才開始一起和球隊的未來支柱CC一起在球場上合作。 Their time together was sporadic and not of much relevance until the night of Feb. 16 in Boston, which came two weeks after Grant and Olynyk rejoined the Pistons off lengthy absences. It was, for all practical purposes, the first time all three were healthy and at full capacity to occupy the roles envisioned for them. 在2/16之前，他們三人一起在場上的時間可說是時有時無，而且打起球來沒什麼默契可言。從對上塞爾提克那場比賽開始，Grant和Olynyk都在一段時間之後回到球隊陣容，也是實質上第一次三個人都完全健康而且在場上擔任球隊希望他們負責的角色。 “A young team like we've got, to get a new team and a young team all in one, it's going to be difficult,” Grant said of a season that achieved redemption over its final third. “We had a ton of injuries. Right before the All-Star break, when we played Boston, is kind of when we got our team back. Since then, we’re .500 or somewhere around there.” "我們這樣的年輕球隊，陣容又新又年輕的球隊，勢必會面對各種困難，" Grant如此描述這樣一支在賽季後1/3令人刮目相看的球隊，"我們遇到一堆傷病問題。但就在明星賽後，對塞爾提克那場比賽，我們整支球隊差不多都健康回歸了。(譯按：大師兄、二師兄、六師弟歸位啦！)在那之後的比賽我們維持了差不多五成勝率吧。" Indeed, from that night in Boston, when the Pistons beat the team that was arguably the best in the NBA since Jan. 1, they went 8-8 over 16 games until Grant suffered a March 23 calf injury that ended his season. By every measure, the Pistons were a middle-third NBA team over that stretch, which translates to one which would be in the thick of a playoff chase extrapolated over 82 games. 的確如此，從打敗了幾乎被認為是進入2022後最強球隊的賽爾提克開始，接下來16場比賽活塞共取得了8勝8敗的戰績，直到3月23日Grant因為小腿受傷整季關機。不管從哪個角度看，活塞隊在那段期間都算是聯盟裡的一支中游球隊，如果可以把這段時間的表現放大到整個球季，絕對是季後賽席次的強力競爭者之一。 And that’s where you start when you forecast next season. The Pistons project to have an unusual degree of roster stability – especially in an era where 40 or 50 percent churn is typical – plus perhaps the most cap space in the NBA and a likely top-five pick. That roster includes 10 players 23 or under. Based on their track records, it’s fair to guess virtually all of them have ample capacity for improvement. 而這才應該是你預測下個球季表現的開頭！活塞在下個賽季看起來會有一個相當穩定的陣容─特別是球隊陣容常常有4成到5成大洗牌的這個年代─加上可能是全聯盟最高的薪資空間，還有非常高機率的前五順位選秀籤。這個陣容將可能有10名球員年紀在23歲以下。根據這些小將們現有的紀錄來看，可以合理推斷他們全都還有超大的進步空間。 Over those 16 games, the Pistons beat playoff teams Boston, Toronto, Atlanta (twice), Charlotte and Philadelphia. The season ended Sunday, but the Pistons – to a man – talk as if they’d be A-OK if next season were to begin next week. 在那16場比賽中，活塞擊敗了好幾支季後賽球隊包括塞爾提克、暴龍、老鷹(2次!)、黃蜂和76人。球季雖然在星期天就結束了，但活塞的氣氛看起來就像是下個賽季如果下周就開始也完全沒問題！ “We know where we’re trying to get to,” Cunningham said. “It’s exciting for all of us. We’re all ready to take that next step and try to compete for wins.” "我們清楚知道未來的方向，"CC說，"我們都超興奮的！我們都已經準備好進入下一個階段並且嘗試去贏得更多比賽。" “We definitely want more wins in the win column, for sure,” Isaiah Stewart said. “It’s definitely going to be taking a leap. We’re putting that pressure on ourself. We know that’s doable.” "我們絕對希望在勝場的欄位多添幾筆紀錄，肯定的，"小史都說，"我們的表現肯定會更上一層樓！我們給自己這樣的壓力，但我們也知道我們一定辦得到。" The wins the Pistons banked in the home stretch and the way they competed game after game – only one of their losses during the 8-8 stretch was by double digits and that was by 11 points, to Boston, in a game the Celtics led by two points after three quarters – fundamentally altered their self-image. 活塞在主場累積的勝利還有他們在每場比賽中展現的強烈競爭意識─在8勝8敗的那段時間中只有對塞爾提克的比賽以兩位數之差落敗，11分，而且那場比賽到第三節結束時，塞爾提克還只領先2分─徹底的改變了他們對自己的觀感。 “The second half of the season was great momentum for us,” Saddiq Bey said. “Leading into this summer, I think we know exactly what we need to do for us to be successful. Now we’re not guessing what it takes to win. Now it’s about actually doing it and putting in the work and staying healthy and continuing to be the best we can be.” "後半段賽季我們打出了很棒的氣勢，"(今年全勤的)Saddiq Bey說，"進入夏天休賽期前，我想我們已經很清楚知道要如何取得成功。所以現在我們不需要猜說我們要怎麼贏球，我們只需要實際去做，埋頭苦幹，同時保持健康，持續打出我們的最佳表現。" 譯按:由阿Bey來說保持健康真的很有說服力啊XD “That’s who we are and who we thought we were going forward,” Olynyk said of the post-All-Star break Pistons. “You just see so much growth in all those young guys. Next year and moving forward, these guys are only going to get better.” "我們就是這樣，而且我們會保持這樣的態度繼續向前。"Olynyk如此解釋明星賽後的活塞，"你完全可以看到這些小夥子們有多大的成長，從明年開始到以後，這些傢伙只會變得更強。" ------ 翻完覺得像是一篇雞湯文。不過賽季後段的比賽也真的是很像去年，雖然還是一直輸球但同時給人充滿希望的感覺。大家參考參考囉。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 123.194.139.195 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Pistons/M.1649870591.A.507.html

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