HOOPSWORLD：http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=10139 Blazers Coming Of Age The Portland Trail Blazers have a new motto this season. The numbers may not add up to everyone but it makes complete sense to those involved: 15=16. 波特兰拓荒者这季有个新口号，15=16，这数字对每个人或许没啥意义，但是的确可以 引伸出一些比喻。 This isn't exactly lost in translation - far from it. 这完全不是翻译上的错误，意义差多了。 For head coach Nate McMillan and the rest of the Blazers the equation equals out. It will take Portland's entire 15-man roster to help qualify the Blazers as one of 16 playoff teams this season. 对总教头Nate McMillan和其他拓荒者球员来说，这方程式意味着拓荒者将用满编的15 人名单，去达成这季16支晋级季後赛队伍之一的目标。 At least that's the goal – the playoffs – and the motto the team has openly embraced. But "15=16" aren't the only numbers being tossed around Rip City these days. In fact the whole league knows where the Blazers stand among the elder teams. 这口号代表球队想抓住这至少季後赛的目标，但是"15=16"的数字不仅只在波特兰而已， 事实上全联盟的球队都知道拓荒者将与更老的他们对抗。 At an average age of 23 Portland is officially the youngest team in the NBA. 平均年龄仅23岁的拓荒者是NBA官方中最年轻的球队。 "I don't want people doubting us because we are so young," said small forward Travis Outlaw who recently turned 24-years-old. "We drafted some players that are really ready to come in and play. But I think we can accomplish a lot this year." 即将满24岁的小前锋Travis Outlaw这麽说到：我不要人麽怀疑我们只因为我们太年轻， 我们选进了些已经准备好有贡献的即战力球员，我想今年我们可以实现很多东西。 While guys like Raef LaFrentz (32), Joel Przybilla (29) and Steve Blake (28) don't exactly qualify for their pension, the young core of Rudy Fernandez (23), Greg Oden (20), Jerryd Bayless (20) and Nicolas Batum (20) are perhaps the most glorified rookie class in team history, leaving some critics to berate Portland's inexperience as their one downfall this season. 当像Raef LaFrentz(32)、Joel Przybilla(29)和Steve Blake(28)这些老将，没拿出与 他们退休金对应的身手，年轻的核心如Rudy Fernandez(23)、Greg Oden(20)、Jerryd Bayless(20)和Nicolas Batum(20)这些或许是球队历史上最有天份的菜鸟群们，留下给 专家用没经验的理由看衰他们这季的成绩。 For even their heralded leaders -Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge – are only entering their third year in the league. 即使是对於他们的领导者Brandon Roy和LaMarcus Aldridge，两人都仅将是进入NBA的第 三年而已。 "We're younger than we were last year. We're young," Martell Webster said, with the Blazers having lost some age and experience in both James Jones (28) and Jarrett Jack (almost 25) this past offseason. Martell说到：我们将比去年更年轻，我们是如此年轻。拓荒者在暑假时因James Jones (28)以及Jarrett Jack(快25)两人的离开，会失去一些年龄和经验。 "We're going to live up to our expectations. Just because we are young doesn't mean we're going to back down. We feel young from a youth standpoint and at an age standpoint, but as for the guys that are here, we feel like we are veterans." "我们将达到我们的期望，我们年轻不代表我们会放弃，从年轻和年龄的观点来看，我感 觉的确很年轻，但对於在这里的家伙们，我感觉我们已经是老鸟了。" Make no mistake about it. Youth is on Portland's side. 别搞错了，年轻是拓荒者的优势。 Don't confuse youth with inexperience and a lack of drive. Even the Blazers rookie class takes exception. Oden had an entire year to scout the big men of the league and muscle-up while rehabbing his surgically repaired knee. Fernandez wasn't a multiple Spanish League MVP for nothing and Bayless learned some tricks of the trade while a member of the US Select team this summer competing against Chris Paul and Deron Williams. 别把年轻和缺乏经验及没干劲搞混了，即使拓荒者菜鸟们有个例外，Oden有了一整年去 观察联盟中的球员，以及在复健他手术後的膝盖时增加了肌肉。Fernandez欧洲的几个MVP 不是拿假的，还有Bayless夏天被选进美国陪打队时从对抗Chris Paul和Deron Williams 也学到了些东东。 Portland is in good hands. They don't need a bunch of rookies to broadcast that news across the league, although it sure doesn't hurt. The lack of veterans on the team is obvious, maybe even more-so with growing pains apparent. But that doesn't mean the team is devoid of leaders on the floor or in the locker room. 拓荒者牌面不错，他们不需要一群菜鸟们去联盟做广播，虽然这也没伤害什麽，这球队 缺乏老将是显而易见的，可能还比表面的困难更多，但这并代表这球队缺乏场上或是更 衣室的领导者。 "A big thing for our team last year was we didn't have that vocal leader," admitted Brandon Roy. Brandon Roy承认：去年对我们球队而言重要的是，我们没有能发声的老大。 "On the floor, me and LaMarcus tried to play as leaders but I don't think we had that voice in guys' ears. I think it is more of a natural progression this year that I feel comfortable with talking to the guys, to be in certain spots. I think I feel more comfortable with myself and how I'm going to approach things." "在场上我和LaMarcus试图扮演领导者，但是我想我们并没有用声音去传达到队友的耳朵 ，我想今年我将会自然而然地更适应和队友们的沟通，在有些场面时。我想我感觉自己更 适应了，且我将可以掌握一些事。" Roy now hopes to be that main voice of reason, or at least one of the voices this year. Roy现在希望自己今年能成为场上球队发号命令的领导者。 If the one knock on Portland this season is their "youth" then there is plenty worse that has been said about this franchise in the past. Then again, wading in the fountain of youth is nothing new for the Blazers. It's been like that for some time now. 假如某人批评拓荒者这季他们的"年轻"，然後有很多关於过去许多的坏事，然後还有费力 用年轻人当作根基，对拓荒者已不是新鲜事，这好像有段日子了。 The one difference though this season is Portland knows what must be done to combat being labeled the youngest team in the league. 这季的差别在於，拓荒者知道必须和联盟最年轻的标签来对抗。 "Now it's on our shoulders to push one another," said Roy. Roy说：现在该是男人拿出肩膀的时候了。 -- 极度不准确翻译，开心就好 --

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