※ [本文转录自 NBA 看板 #1IOzwbaz ] 作者: idiotsmart (一根毛儿) 看板: NBA 标题: [外絮] 对拓荒者队寄予厚望吧！ 时间: Sun Oct 20 21:46:07 2013 Setting expectations for the Trail Blazers 对拓荒者队寄予厚望吧！ Less than four years ago, the Portland Trail Blazers were thought to have as bright a future as any team in the league. Chad Ford and John Hollinger ranked them first overall in the 2009 NBA Future Power Rankings, commenting: 在三年多前，波特兰拓荒者队是联盟中前途最被看好的球队。Chad Ford和John Hollinger在2009的未来实力排行榜将其排在联盟第一，并评论： On paper, no other team possesses as bright a future as the Portland Trail Blazers. It all starts with the players. Nobody, not even Oklahoma City, can match the stable of young talent the Blazers have built. Brandon Roy is already a superstar, and joining him are potential stars like LaMarcus Aldridge (24), Greg Oden (21, even if he looks more like 51), Nicolas Batum (20) and Martell Webster (22). 单看阵容，没有球队像波特兰拓荒者一样前途一片光明。这一切要由球员开 始说。没有任何一队能和拓荒者队充满才华洋溢的年轻球员的阵容相比，即 潜在的球星，像24岁的LaMarcus Aldridge、21岁的Greg Oden（虽然他看起 来像51岁）、20岁的Nicolas Batum和22岁的Martell Webster。 The Trail Blazers were about to settle into a period of peace, prosperity and stability, but we all know what happened next. 拓荒者队本来即将开始一段平和、成功和稳定的时期，但我们都知道接下来发生 什麽事。 Aldridge and Batum emerged from the rubble as the sole survivors among core players, coaching staff and management. The result has been an interesting exercise in rebuilding at a moment nobody ever dreamed the Blazers would have to rebuild. Catastrophes are devastating, but the only thing to do is start again, even if the final product isn’t ultimately as nice as what was destroyed. Aldridge和Batum是唯二从核心球员、教练团和管理阶层的断垣残壁中生存下来的 人。结果便是在这个没人想过需要重建的时间点进行有意思的重建。灾难毁人无 数，但唯一能做的便是从头再起，即使最终结果不像摧毁前一样好。 “We can't live in the shadow of what might have been,” Portland general manager Neil Olshey says, “We'll never know." 「我们不能活在如果的阴影中。」拓荒者队总管Neil Olshey说。「那个如果永远 不会变成结果。」 Soon after signing on as general manager in the summer of 2012, Olshey drafted Damian Lillard and matched an offer sheet on Batum. Along with Aldridge, the Blazers now have a coveted point-wing-big core. That’s most of what they had last season, but without a bench, they played .500 ball for the meat of the season. They have a sturdy foundation if Lillard becomes the top-10 point guard he appears to be, and if Batum (only 24) achieves his potential as the full package of playmaker-shooter-defender. Olshey在2012夏天接下总管一职後，他马上选了Damian Lillard并跟进Batum的合 约。加上Aldridge，拓荒者队现在有令人垂涎三尺的控卫－侧翼－禁区三核心。 这三核心也是上季拓荒者最大收获，在缺乏板凳支援的情况下，他们球季大半时 间还维持五成胜率。如果Lillard能顺理成章的成为联盟前十控，同时Batum（才 24岁）达到潜力所及的三合一全能球员（进攻发动者、射手、防守大锁），那拓 荒者就有稳固的基石。 We’re starting to get a glimpse of what the building is going to look like. Lost amid Olshey's candid, Oh-Dear-God media-day address on the persistence of the Aldridge nonstory was a pithy description of the organizational blueprint: 我们能一窥拓荒者队未来的样貌。Olshey直言不讳的在喔天啊媒体日（译按：拓 荒者GM在媒体日对於Aldridge一事说出「喔天啊」）坚称关於Aldridge的新闻是 空穴来风这个举动简要说明了未来建队蓝图： We’ve supported [Aldridge] with veterans. We've continued to do what we need to do in terms of bringing young talent in here. We've kept our long-term flexibility. We have the ability to aggregate our assets and put those into play if it gets to that point -- where we can put another star around him and [Lillard] and some of the other guys. 我们签下老将以辅佐Aldridge。我们为了引进年轻好手持续做该做的事。我 们维持长期的弹性。我们有能力聚集手头的资产并在对的时候用下去，那个 时间点就是可以签下另一位球星和Aldridge、Lillard及其他人一起合作。 This is the design going forward in Portland: Develop the Aldridge- Lillard-Batum trio while accumulating assets and maintaining flexibility that can ultimately yield one more key piece. 这个便是拓荒者队正在建构的阵容。在建立Aldridge-Lillard-Batum三巨头时累 积资产和保持弹性，并最终能补上关键拼图。 “Upon conclusion of the 2014 season, we will know whether or not we have reached the fork in the road,” Olshey says. “Either we are on the right course with our current roster by having drafted well, signed good contracts, acquired Bird [rights] players, and this group will stay together and we’ll make a strong move forward. Or we’re going to aggressively look to aggregate some of our assets to consolidate them into one player to join those players we believe represent the core of the franchise.” 「在2014球季的尾声後，我们就知道我们是否遇到岔路。」Olshey表示。「我们 要不是藉着成功选秀、签好的合约、获得适合的球员并且球队团结一心，在现有 的阵容中维持正轨并更向前一步。便将积极的聚集一些现有资产并将其换成一位 球员，和我们相信能代表球队核心的球员们合作。」 Either (a) the Trail Blazers crack the code, or (b) the roster beyond the core remains a little iffy, which means resources will be pooled and big game will be hunted. With that strategy in mind, how important is it that Portland wins in 2013-14? Last season, expectations were modest and priorities were more specific -- the primary one to develop Lillard's skills and confidence. The fact that the Blazers were able to accomplish that task is a far greater takeaway than the 33-49 record. The team played .500 ball until Feb. 10 and there was a general optimism in the Rose Garden. 选（A）拓荒者队能解决现有问题，或（B）除了核心外，这个阵容将保有一些变 动可能，也就是现有资源会被聚集而且将狩猎大球星。以这个策略为基准，对拓 荒者队来说在2013-14球季赢球有多重要？上一季，期望是适度的且优先事项比较 明确，主要就是培养Lillard的技巧和信心。事实上拓荒者队能达成目标比起33胜 49败战绩来的更重要。球队直到2月10号前还维持五成胜率，而当时Rose Garden 球场弥漫着一股乐观的气氛。 This season, defining expectations for the Blazers is more complicated than merely improving on 33 wins. Odds are they will, but determining what level of success constitutes a good season is difficult. The roster is better than it was last season now that the team has acquired Robin Lopez, Mo Williams, Dorell Wright and Thomas Robinson to add depth where there was none, though seventh in the West is ambitious, even with the upgrades. Still, Olshey’s position is that W's are an imperative. 这个球季，拓荒者队要设定他们的球季目标不单是赢超过33场这麽简单。赢超过 33场的机会很大，但决定达到怎样的高度才能算是一个好的球季并不容易。球队 阵容比上一季来的更好，现在他们得到Robin Lopez、Mo Williams、Dorell Wright和Thomas Robinson以增加去年没有的板凳深度。即使球队升级了，要到 达西区第七名依然是个充满野心的目标。仍然，Olshey的态度表示胜场数极为重 要。 “All of our offseason moves were made with the intention of competing immediately while not jeopardizing our long-term flexibility,” Olshey says.“We are still focused and committed to developing our young talent, but it will not be at the expense of winning.” 「所有休赛季的动作是为了要有即时战力，同时不伤害到球队的长期弹性。」 Olshey表示。「我们仍然专注且致力於培养年轻潜力，但并不会牺牲胜场数。」 There are important intangible factors at work, as well. Aldridge has stated he’s content in Portland, but it’s fair to believe the team’s success will be an important factor in his overall happiness moving forward -- and winning breeds satisfaction. And besides Salt Lake City, there isn’t a market more vested in the fortunes of its NBA team than Portland, so trajectory matters. The nice thing about 33-49 is the modest baseline it offers, and though a 41-41 record wouldn’t win the Blazers anything -- maybe not even a postseason berth -- plus-eight wins isn’t chopped liver. It’s the savory roasted game hen at Pok Pok. 这个运作同时有着重要的无形要素。Aldridge表示他很满意待在拓荒者队，但会 认为球队的成功是让他更开心的重要因素并不过分，而胜利带来满足感。同时除 了盐湖城外，没有一个市场比波特兰投入更多财富到NBA球队里，因此球队能上轨 道很重要。33胜49败战绩的好处在它划出适当的基准点，而虽然41胜41败的五成 胜率可能不能带给拓荒者队任何东西，或许连季後赛席次都没有。但多8场胜场并 不是微不足道的。正相反的是多这8场极具意义。 The recipe on the floor should result in a better product. The Blazers ranked 26th in defensive efficiency last season, which means there’s virtually nowhere to go but up. There was only so much that a defense with a 6-foot-9 center could do, but this season Portland will feature Lopez in place of J.J. Hickson. With Lopez, Aldridge and Batum, there’s now some serious length on the floor, and a lot more for coach Terry Stotts and his staff to work with. 现在球队阵容应该能有更棒的战绩。拓荒者去年的防守效率排在第26名，也就是 说只能变得更好。当球队的中锋是6尺9寸时防守也不能要求太多，但这季拓荒者 队由Lopez接替J.J. Hickson的中锋位置。当Lopez、Aldridge和Batum在场上时， 防守端的有着实在高度，同时有很多变化能让Terry Stotts教练和他的团队去操 作。 “We’re going to change our principles,” Stotts says. “We’ll have a style of play defensively that our team lends itself to -- changing our pick-and-roll schemes, not getting out and extending our bigs very much. The principle being we need to do a better job of protecting the rim and forcing midrange jump shots. We were in the bottom of the league in attempts at the rim and in attempts being converted at the rim.” 「我们将会改变原则。」Stotts表示。「我们将会有一套益於球队的防守风格。改 变档拆策略、巩固禁区并不让高个球员跑得太出去。这个原则即是我们必须更努力 保护禁区和迫使对方投中距离跳投。我们去年在全联盟中是篮下出手的後段班，而 且让对手篮下出手数也是吊车尾。」 On the other end, the Blazers’ starters posted a healthy 104.1 points per 100 possessions, considerably better than the league average. Stotts runs a diverse, user-friendly offense that combines much of the philosophy he helped develop in Dallas with Lillard’s inclination to play in the half court, Billups style. Portland features more jump shooters than iso scorers, so Stotts encourages early jumpers, but Lillard and Aldridge are powerful tools in the half court, and you can do a lot worse than running two-man action for those guys several dozen times a game. The trick for the Blazers is splitting the difference, creating flow while exerting Lillard’s control over the game. 另一方面，拓荒者队先发球员有着良好的每100球权得104.1分的表现，比起联盟平 均好得多。Stotts的进攻战术多元又容易掌控，其中包含他在达拉斯建立起的进攻 哲学，再加上Lillard偏好着Billups风格的半场阵地战。拓荒者队球员以跳投见长 而非单打好手，所以Stotts鼓励快攻跳投。但Lillard和Aldridge是半场进攻的强 力武器，而且在一场比赛中打个几十次那两人的小组配合比起打其他战术可能更好 。拓荒者的诀窍就是折衷分配，让传导流畅的同时发挥Lillard的控场能力。 “Damian’s a scoring point guard who’s used to having the ball in his hands,” Stotts says. “The challenge for our team is being able to get the ball ahead quicker. I don’t want to play a 100-possession game but I do want to get the a ball ahead. That makes the flow in the half court easier.” 「Damian是个进攻型控卫并习惯持球。」Stotts表示。「对我们球队来说，把球更 快传到前场是个挑战。我并不想每场球赛打到100次球权，但我的确想要让球往前 场传。这会让半场进攻更流畅。」 Lillard is still young, and we don’t yet know who he’s going to be. His potential is every bit as elastic as Aldridge’s is settled. We know precisely who Aldridge is, but projecting Lillard’s growth is tough, which, in turn, makes setting the bar for the Blazers challenging. Lillard还年轻，而且我们也还不知道他会成为怎样的球员。他的潜力让他有机会 达到Aldridge的高度。我们很清楚Aldridge是怎样的球员，但预测Lillard的成长 并不容易，因此要设定拓荒者队的极限很困难。 Whether clearing it means logging more than 33 wins, or finishing .500, or qualifying for the playoffs, this incarnation of the Blazers is now officially on the clock. 无论期望是赢超过33场胜场、或以五成胜率作结、或挤进季後赛，这支新世代拓荒 者队现在正式的步上正轨了。 原文网址－ http://tinyurl.com/l5kkrng 心得： 这季的拓荒者其实补强并不差 但好像满不受到重视的（？） 文章中有几个关於球队本身重点 1. 跳投大队 拓荒者是名副其实的跳投大队 不多多挑战篮框的话，球队当机时真的会没有拉锯能力 而这也是拓荒者常常输球的方式 2. 防守 上季J.J. Hickson成绩进步让人眼睛为之一亮 但是防守上挺悲剧的 需要其他人帮忙擦屁股 因此新球季最需要改善的便是防守 3. 板凳 上季拓荒者队的BOX特色就是先发一片正、板凳一片负 新的补强和年轻人的成长希望能改善板凳支援不足的问题 上季表现优异的勇士、火箭 加上今年可能会起飞的鹈鹕 还有新世代拓荒者 西区的新兴球队不容小觑 拓荒者今年目标绝对是打进季後赛！ -- 新手NBA外电翻译+数据分析部落格 http://mola79321.pixnet.net/blog 欢迎来讨论!!! --

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