NBA's Tragic Division: the Atlantic By Roscoe Nance 2/6/2007 11:16 PM ET 文章重点： Nets, Drowning in the Atlantic, Want to Keep Carter 在大西洋中溺水的篮网队希望能够留住 Carter。 The numbers don't lie. The Atlantic, home to original NBA franchises Boston, Philadelphia and New York, is the weakest of the league's six divisions. 数字不会说谎，目前拥有塞尔提克、七六人、尼克队等 NBA传统强队的大 西洋组现在竟然是六个分组里最糟糕的一个。 Of the five teams, only the Toronto Raptors have a winning record (25-23). The Boston Celtics' five-game winning streak from Dec. 9-16 is the division's best this season. 大西洋组的五支队伍里面，目前只有多伦多暴龙队目前有超过五成的胜率 (25-23) ，而本组最长的连胜纪录则是塞尔提克在 12 月 9~16 日所打出 的五连胜战绩。 "You don't have to be great to win that division," TNT analyst Steve Kerr says. "Mediocre is going to get it done." 「其实不需要太出色的表现就可以统治这个分区，」 Steve Kerr 这麽说 着：「中规中矩的表现就可以了。」 That's why every team in the division — including the Celtics, despite their franchise-record 15-game losing streak and 12.5-game deficit behind the Raptors — considers itself a contender. 这就是为什麽这个分区里的每支队伍都认为自己还有登顶的希望，包括目 前十五连败、和暴龙队有着 12.5 场胜差的波士顿塞尔提克队。 "We have staying power," Boston coach Doc Rivers says, describing the teams in the division. "We don't go anyplace. We just stay right next to each other." 塞尔提克的教练 Doc Rivers 说道：「我们当然有机会，我们（分组内的 五支队伍）之间的差距都不大，触手可及。」 (话说老兄你们好像刚好是离比较远的那支耶...) Collectively, though, the teams have become the butt of jokes and have been referred to as the Titanic Division, Tragic Division and Sub-Atlantic Division. 尽管如此，这个分组还是被大家笑话，人们戏称大西洋分组为「铁达尼分 组」、「悲惨分组」、「沈船的大西洋分组」。 (美国人的创意总是花在莫名其妙的地方...) "What wounds your pride is your play, regardless of what people say," New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank says. "Regardless of what the jokes are, they're justified. You have to be disappointed." 纽泽西篮网队总教练 Lawrence Frank 说道：「不管人们怎麽说，是我们 自己的比赛让我们的名誉受损，不管那些笑话怎麽说，那都是情有可原的 。这的确很令人失望。」 In spite of the jokes and bad records, one of the five teams will win the division and make the playoffs. "We're looking at it as an opportunity," Toronto swingman Morris Peterson says. "If we put some wins together, we can separate ourselves." 尽管围绕着那些笑话及糟糕的记录，这五支队伍中总有一支会取得龙头的 地位并杀入季後赛。暴龙队摇摆人 Morris Peterson 说 ：「如果我们能 够持续地赢球，就可以从（笑话、糟糕的记录、其他糟糕的队伍..等等） 中把我们自己给分出来。」 The same can be said for the other teams. Here's a look at the Atlantic Division teams, their assets and liabilities, prospects for this season and long-term outlook: 接下来在分析大西洋组各队的阵容，就只取篮网队出来看吧。 New Jersey Nets (22-27, second place) How they got here: The Nets have been the dominant team this decade with two Finals appearances and four division titles. They traded Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles and allowed Lucious Harris to leave via free agency following 2003-04 season after winning three division titles in a row and posting a 148-98 record. They are 113-100 the past 2.5 seasons. 球队历程： 在 2000 年後，纽泽西篮网队一直都是这个分组的统治者，他们两次打进 总冠军战，四次取得分组冠军的战绩。然而，在他们打出 148 胜 98败的 战绩并取得三次分组冠军後，接下来的 2003-04球季他们交易掉了Kenyon Martin 和 Kerry Kittles ，并放着 Lucious Harris 不管让他成为自由 球员，接下来的两个半球季篮网队的战绩是 113 胜 100 败。 Assets: The Nets have a veteran core — guard Vince Carter, point guard Jason Kidd and forward Richard Jefferson— to match any trio for offensive explosiveness. 球队资产： 篮网队以三个经验老到的好手为核心：後卫Vince Carter、Jason Kidd、 前峰 Richard Jefferson，在联盟中无论遇到任何的後场组合都可以 ─ 打爆他们。 Liabilities: Carter, their leading scorer, can be a free agent after the season. Team leader Kidd turns 34 next month. Jefferson has been hurt two of the last three seasons. They have no young players for trades, are about $14 million over the cap and won't be under it until 2009-10 depending on Carter's status. "You have to wonder how long Kidd can keep doing it, and Carter is no youngster," ESPN radio analyst and Hall Fame coach Jack Ramsay says. 球队负债（隐忧）： 得分主力 Carter 在本季结束後将有机会成为自由球员，队长 Kidd 下个 月就要满 34岁了，而 Jefferson 最近三个球季中有两个球季都被伤痛困 扰着。然而，这支球队并没有年轻小将可以进行交易，球队资薪总额超越 上限一千四百万美元之多，而且在 2009-10球季之前都不可能低於上限， 当然这也要看 Carter 的状况。名人堂教练 Jack Ramsay 说 ：「篮网队 必须考虑一下 Kidd 还能这样打几年？而且别忘了 Carter 也不年轻了。」 This season: The Nets haven't recovered from a 5-9 start. Losing center Nenad Krstic (knee surgery) for the season and Jefferson (ankle surgery) indefinitely has not helped. When Jefferson returns, even if he isn't 100%, the Nets will have a decided edge in experience in the division and should finish first. 本季状况： 五胜九败的开局战绩後，篮网队至今一直没有恢复应有的水准，少了整季 报销的中锋 Nenad Krstic（膝盖手术）和不知何时归队的 Jefferson (脚踝手术）更是雪上加霜。等 Jefferson 归队後，就算他无法立即恢复 百分之百的水准，还是提供了篮网队争夺分组冠军决定性的优势。 Long-term outlook: It will be difficult for the Nets to stay on top, given their dependence on veterans and not knowing how youngsters Antoine Wright, Marcus Williams and Hassan Adams will turn out. Club president Rod Thorn has done wonders with trades over the years, acquiring Kidd, Carter and Jefferson. More will be expected to keep the Nets in contention. Carter is the key. 长期展望： 在过度依赖老将，以及 Antoine Wright、Marcus Williams、Hassan Adams 这些年轻球员尚未证明自己价值的情况之下，篮网队要登顶肯定困 难重重。经过数年的交易，篮网队现在拥有 Kidd、Carter、Jefferson这 些球星，但这支球队的近况让总管 Rod Thorn已经开始担忧了，或许需要 更多的交易来维持篮网的竞争力，在这之中 Carter 绝对是个关键。 What they're saying: "If you lose a player like Vince and don't get anything for him," Thorn says, "that would be a tough loss. … We'd like to sign him if it's possible because he's still one of the best players." 想说的话： Thorn 说道 ：「如果失去了一个像 Vince 这样的球员，却又一无所获的 话，那就真的是损失惨重了。(你不必太担心这个...因为真的发生的话你 可能会先被杀掉..) 可能的话我们非常希望能和他续约，他仍然是联盟中 最优秀的球员之一。」 原文：http://0rz.tw/312op --

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