Look, these rankings might seem easy to put together, but it takes hours of hair-splitting internal debate. So believe me when I say there's a certain starting center that flirted with this early position in the Countdown until reality set in that big-bodied centers are just too hard to find (not that Dallas won't decide to amnesty this certain starting center anyway) to toss one, as disappointing as he might have been, into the trash bin at No. 14. 今年的这系列似乎很容易排，但我内心还是有点挣扎，相信我， 我们的先发中锋是可以排更前面的，但是好的大个子实在难寻， 而不是因为小牛决定不对他使用特赦。 Such is the case even when talking about a hustle guy like The Custodian, the quintessential locker-room guy, a guy the coach knows is always ready, the guy who will always make the smart play and come through in a pinch and always, always works his tail off. 来谈谈对上的拼命三郎，"The Custodian"--Brian Cardinal， 在休息室鼓舞士气的典型球员，教练总之知道他准备好了，并 且在场上做出智慧的决定，并且总是毫不保留的拼命。 That described Brian Cardinal a year ago during the Mavs' championship run. This year? Eh, not so much, minus the work-his-tail-off part. 这样的形容是去年冠军阵容中的Cardinal，今年，呃，就把他 毫不保留的拼命那部份删掉吧。 At 35, if Cardinal can't be counted on to get in the game and knock down a corner 3-pointer to go along with a jarring drawn charge, then he becomes expendable. Therefore, and it is with a touch of sadness, Cardinal's two-year stop in Dallas, as entertaining and as joyous (mostly) as it was, has come to a close. 35岁的卡大叔今年的上场时间不稳定，他的底线三分跟作对手 进攻犯规的能力都不见了，他只是上场牺牲打而已。因此，让 人感伤的是，Cardinal在这两年为达拉斯带来的欢乐与活力， 似乎已经到了终点。 At No. 14 in the Countdown is ... BRIAN CARDINAL Pos: PF Ht/Wt: 6-8, 240 Experience: 12 years Age: 35 (May 2, 1977) 2011-12 stats: 1.0 ppg (20.4 3FG%), 0.8 rpg Contract status: Free agent 2011-12 salary: $854,389 2012-13 salary: TBD His story: Consider this about Cardinal: During last season's playoff run, he knocked down 3-of-4 shots from beyond the arc. He made 10 overall this season, which is especially tough to swallow considering the 3-ball accounted for 89.1 percent of his total shot attempts. Cardinal dropped 42-of-87 (48.3 percent) from beyond the arc in 56 games during the 2010-11 season. The addition of Lamar Odom obviously pushed Cardinal deeper on the bench, but even after Odom's dismissal in early April, Cardinal didn't see much time. Cardinal will draw a charge or make a steal, but he's got to be able to spread the floor while he's on it. 看看以下的数据，Cardinal去年季後赛三分球投4中3，今年他整 季三分球才投进10颗，更让人难以接受的是他三分球出手比例占 了他所有投射当中的89.1%。Cardinal在10-11球季的56场出赛中 三分球投87中42，命中率48.3%，Odom的到来压缩了Cardinal的 上场空间，但尽管Odom在四月离队了，Cardinal还是没有机会上 场。他或许还能够做几个犯规或是抄到球，但他在进攻端没办法 做出贡献。 His outlook: During the Mavs' exit interviews, Cardinal made it clear that he wants to play at least one more season. It's highly doubtful that it will be in Dallas, but surely there's a team out there that can use a steady veteran presence for spot minutes. Who knows, maybe the Mavs will have a last roster vacancy as free agency toils into August and beyond and they'll bring him back on another veteran's minimum deal. Remember, when Cardinal first arrived at training camp in 2010, he was on a make-good contract with Steve Novak. Cardinal made good, Novak did not. 在小牛本季最後的访问中，Cardinal说的很清楚，他至少还想打 一年。但他离开小牛的可能性很高，可以确定的是会有球队想要 倚赖这位有经验的老将。谁晓得小牛会不会在八月签完市场上的 球员之後还发现名单有空缺，於是就用老将底薪签回他。别忘了， 在2010年的训练营当中，他跟Novak的合约是季初谁打的好就留 下，结果Cardinal打的好，Novak却没有。 --

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