原作：Mitch Chortkoff, Mirror Sports Editor 来源：http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=7184 There is no question the Lakers made an outstanding trade last week when they not only sent underachieving Kwame Brown to Memphis but also added 27-year-old all-star Pau Gasol. 毫无疑问地，湖人在上周达成了一场惊天动地的交易，除了送出不符合身价的Kwame Brown ，相反的添加了27岁的全明星级的Pau Gasol。 But while joy spreads around town I wonder if expectations for this season are unreasonable – like the Lakers recovering from where they are now to be real contenders for the NBA championship. 不过当欢乐正在这座城市弥漫开来时，我担心这样的期待在本季是否有点不太合理--就是 湖人重新成为NBA总冠军大热门。 In my mind there are two realities. The Lakers will be of championship caliber next season after they start fresh and work out any problems that might occur with a new cast of players. And, the Lakers have much to accomplish in a short time in order to become elite this season. That’s not an impossible situation but it’s going to be difficult. 在我的想法里有两个现实面要思考。湖人在下季如果用新的阵容开打，并且排除掉新阵容 里所有可能发生的问题後，他们有可能是总冠军的大热门。但，湖人若要在本季短短的时 间就要成为总冠军的争夺者则还有一段路要走。虽然要拿下不是不可能，但这将是很困难 的一件事。 Let’s start with the negatives. 从消极面先来看。 The Lakers had lost recent games to Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas, Cleveland, and Detroit and were plunging in the standings at the time of the trade. And with center Andrew Bynum out of action all this month with an injury their chances of moving up aren’t good, even with Gasol. 湖人近期输掉了对太阳、马刺、小牛、骑士*及活塞的比赛，然後在交易发生时排名还在下 落。而且，在整整一个月还要失去Bynum的状况下要继续让排名上升是很困难的，即便拥有 Gasol。 That leaves the strong possibility the Lakers won’t finish in the top four in the West, meaning they won’t have home court advantage in the playoffs. Houston won an NBA championship once as the sixth seed, but that’s a rarity. 这也很有可能发生的是，湖人在最後不会在西区的前四种子内，也代表他们在季後赛开打 後不会拥有主场优势。火箭曾经以第六种子的身份拿下NBA总冠军，但这是很稀有的事件。 (这边个人想反驳一下： 1.当年火箭第六种子，欧拉朱万可没有缺阵两个月啊。 2.去看看湖人本季的客场战绩，目前14-11排西区第四，仅落後太阳17-9、黄蜂17-7及火 箭16-11) Also, it remains to be seen if a front line of Bynum, Gasol and Lamar Odom will work out. That’s the projected lineup, but who would guard the small forwards? To me, that’s still going to be up to Luke Walton and Trevor Ariza, and where does their playing time come from? Would Odom be satisfied with less minutes and a reduced role? 再者，前场锋线如果由Bynum、Gasol及Odom来站的话是否能够运转的起来。这目前是计画 中的先发锋线，但谁要来打小前锋？对我来说，这仍然需要Luke Walton或Trevor Ariza来 担任，但他们上场的时间要从哪里来？Odom可以忍受上场时间的缩短及角色的稀释吗？ Now to the positives. 现在来谈谈积极面。 Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy, now an NBA TV analyst, says the Lakers are now the most talented team in the league. And in Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers have the man who could make the parts fit. 前NBA教头，现在是NBA TV分析评论员Jeff Van Gundy说，湖人目前是联盟中最具潜力的 球队。而且有名人堂教练Phil Jackson，湖人就具有可以整合每块拼图的能力。 Owner Jerry Buss has agreed to pay the NBA luxury tax in order to pay Kobe Bryant, Gasol and an anticipated huge contract to Bynum next year, ending speculation that he wouldn’t take that step. 老板Jerry Buss也同意为了支付Kobe Bryant、Gasol及未来Bynum的顶级合约，他会愿意付 出NBA豪华税，也打破之前他不想付豪华税的猜想。 Finally, the chances of Bryant staying rather than opting out of his contract following next season have improved dramatically. After Bryant demanded a trade last summer the Lakers chose not to trade him but to add talent in order to satisfy him. 最後，Kobe明年选择留在球队而不会选择跳脱合约的机会也大增。在去年Kobe要求被交易 後，湖人非但没有把他给交易出去，反而还增加了球队的潜力来满足他。 When asked if the acquisition of Gasol increases the Lakers’ chances of keeping him for several more years, Bryant replied: “It doesn’t hurt.” 当被问到，把Gasol交易来是否会增加未来几年他留在湖人队的机会时，Kobe回答，"这没 什麽不好啊。" Actually, it would be foolish for Bryant to opt out of his contract now that the Lakers have improved their roster. Where could he go where the chances of winning would be greater? 而事实上，当湖人现在增强他们阵容的状况下，Kobe要选择跳脱合约也太蠢了点。他到哪 可以找到比现在更有赢球机会的球队呢？ In summary, the Lakers’ immediate future looks good, but playoff position and injuries will determine who wins the NBA championship this season. 总而言之，湖人的未来目前看起来希望无穷，但季後赛的种子顺位及伤病将会决定谁才能 拿下本季的NBA总冠军。 Should the Lakers do remarkably well, emerge from the West, and play the Celtics in the NBA Finals, Boston, with a far better record, would have the homecourt advantage. That is an advantage never to be minimized. 湖人必须要能够打得非凡无比，并且从西区脱颖而出，然後和比湖人战绩好上太多，并且 具有主场优势的Boston Celtics在总冠军赛碰头。主场优势是永远不可能被缩小的。 (Rasheed：X的，你把我们活塞放在哪里！=_=+) --

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