※ 引述《NetsFan (随时做好准备)》之铭言： Friday, February 23, 2007 BY DAVE D'ALESSANDRO Star-Ledger Staff In the end, it came down to this: Rebuilding is for the other guy, but not Rod Thorn. 整件事情最後的结论就是：重建是其他人要做的事，而不是 Rod Thorn的 工作。 The Nets never let go of a superstar, or a role player, or their goal of becoming an elite team again as the final opportunity to make trades passed yesterday, when their chief executive saw no other alternative but to stand pat. 篮网队并没有送走他们的超级巨星、他们的关键球员，交易可能是他们重 返荣耀的最後机会，但一直到了交易截止日仍然没有任何事情发生。他们 的总裁也意识到除了维持现状，并让这支球队更进一步地磨练之外，已经 没有其他选项了。 "Our focus is, we want to be as good as we can every year. We think that's important," the Nets president said yesterday, dismissing the notion of scrapping the current group -- including the team's two stars on the wrong side of 30, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter -- and starting anew. 「我们的目标，是每一年都尽力成为最好的球队，我想这是非常重要的。 」篮网队总管 Rod Thorn这麽说道，他打消了拆散这支队伍的想法，打算 以原有的阵容重新开始。而篮网队目前的两个球星 Kidd 和 Carter 都已 年过三十了。 "We've had a time to build a tradition here the last five or six years, and we want to try to maintain it as best we can. Without using it as any crutch whatsoever -- because a lot of teams have had injuries -- we've been without our second- and third-leading scorers (Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic) for quite some time, and obviously that's taken a toll on our team. 「在近来的五、六年之中，我们建立了球队的优良传统，同时也试着好好 地保持下去。伤兵问题夺走了我们球队中得分排名第二和第三的球员（小 杰和小克），对我们来说这很明显是个相当大的损失。 "You have to be cognizant of that when you assess where your team is, and what your team can do. You have to look at it and assume (it would improve) when everybody is reasonably healthy." 「你必须很清楚你的球队的能耐，还有他们能发挥到什麽程度，假设他们 都健康的话。」 That's his spin, and he's sticking to it. And even though the ship might be headed for the rocks at 25-30, Thorn said holding on to Kidd and Carter sends a message to the team's fan base that the Nets will try to make a push for a playoff spot. 这是他的看法，而他也信守他的教条。尽管这样的做法使得球队目前呈现 25 胜 30 败这样差强人意的战绩，但 Thorn 认为将 Kidd 和 Carter 留 在队上可以让球迷们相信篮网队正在为他们的季後赛而努力。 "I would think we're saying we're not giving up on the season, No. 1," he said. "And that our team could be a very good team going forward." 他说：「我想我们还没有放弃这个球季，我们还有登顶的机会，我相信我 们是支很棒的球队，可以走得很远。」 The inaction wasn't entirely unexpected, as Thorn had anticipating very little reshuffling of his roster over the past two weeks despite having the instinct to pursue a trade of Kidd, whose value will never be higher; or of Carter, who can opt out of his contract this summer. 在交易截止日之前没有任何动作并不完全出乎意料，Thorn 对於将球队阵 容重新洗牌本来就不那麽热衷，尽管他在过去两周内有那麽一点意思想要 寻找 Kidd 和 Carter 的交易机会，而 Kidd 的价值已经无法再提升了， Carter 则是有可能在这个球季结束後选择跳脱他的合约。 And the fact that he didn't make a move -- which would automatically trigger a rebuilding process -- surprised none of his peers. 做出这样的交易无疑地会启动球队的重建之旅，然而对於他没有进行任何 动作，他的同事们一点都不感到惊讶。 Bryan Colangelo's reaction was typical: "I doubt, knowing the competitive spirit that Rod Thorn has, that he was ever going to go into that fire-sale mode," the Toronto president said yesterday." ... Knowing Rod, at the end of the day, he fully intends to try to catch the Toronto Raptors." Bryan Colangelo 的反应是最典型的：「以我对 Rod Thorn这个人的了解 ，我本就怀疑他会做这种跳楼大拍卖式的动作。」这位暴龙队的总管说： 「我了解 Rod 这家伙，他一直到最後一刻都还是想把暴龙队给拉下来。」 And Thorn couldn't do that by trading either Kidd or Carter. 而 Thorn 当然无法透过交易 Kidd 或 Carter 其中任何一人来达成这个目标。 "We had conversations with a whole bunch of people in the last three or four days, and I can't say we ever got close to doing anything," Thorn said. 「在最後的三、四天，我们和很多人讨论过，但结果是我们甚至不能让结 论稍微接近『交易』这个选项一点。」Thorn 这麽说道。 Kidd was the most sought-after player since the trade market opened in earnest, but after weeks of speculation that the Lakers, Warriors and others were willing to pay the price to extract him from the Nets, no offer came close. Kidd是今年的交易市场上最後欢迎的球员，但经过好几个礼拜的讨价还价 後，无论是湖人、勇士或其他球队都没有办法提出令篮网队满意的价码， 交易传闻最後也就不了了之。 And just to illustrate how little regard the rest of the league seemingly has for Carter, Orlando general manager Otis Smith drove home a dagger yesterday. 至於联盟中其他队伍对於 Carter 的兴趣之低落，从魔术队总经理 Otis Smith 昨天直接开车回家就可以看得出来。 "I wouldn't give up a 21-year-old big man for a 30-year-old guard," Smith told Florida Today, referring to rumors of a swap involving Darko Milicic and Carter. "... I'm not going to take a step back and fall for what I call fool's gold. It shines and it glitters, but it just doesn't stick or pass the test." 「我不会放弃一个 21 岁的长人来换取一个 30 岁的後卫。」对於Milicic 和 Carter 之间的交易传闻，Smith 昨天对着媒体这麽说道：「我不会做 让球队往回走的这种事情，我不会上当，（对於Carter）我称之为"fool's gold" ，表面上看起来可能闪闪发光，但无法通过严厉的考验。」 Numerous general managers and coaches have said similar things without attribution about Carter but few have ever publicly disrespected his game. 很多总裁以及教练有同样的想法，但他们都没有把矛头指向 Carter ，也 几乎没有人公开地发表对 Carter 不敬的言论。 Thorn's response: "I have no comment on that." Thorn 的回应：「对於他的发言，我不予置评。」 For now, however, that's all background music -- at least until the Nets play Orlando again March 23. For now, the Nets are going to try to convince their increasingly skeptical fan base that this season is still salvageable. 然而，这些都不是重点，至少在 3/23 篮网对上魔术时来说是如此。现阶 段而言，对篮网最重要的事情就是找回球迷们越来越涣散的信心，他们必 须让球迷相信这个球季是还有希望的。 One thing that could make a difference is that the trade deadline is no longer hanging over the them. 现在有件事情可以改变这一切（指球迷越来越没信心），那就是至少球队 目前已经不受交易传闻的影响了。 "It's as much of a distraction as you allow it to be," said Lawrence Frank, whose team tries to end a three-game losing streak tonight against Sacramento. 篮网队教练 Lawrence Frank 说：「你的注意力是否要被（交易传闻）分 散，这完全是你可以控制的。」篮网队试着在今晚对国王的比赛中终止他 们的三连败。 Notes: Kidd did not take part in practice yesterday, ostensibly to rest his sore back, nor did he address the media. The Nets confirmed they concealed that their most important player has been playing with a cracked rib, but claimed it has not affected his game and that his 2-for-14 performance Wednesday was a mere coincidence. Kidd昨天并没有参加练球，也没有对媒体发表任何言论，他必须让他的背 充分休息。篮网队宣称 Kidd 肋骨的问题并不会影响他的表现，上一场比 赛投 14 中 2 的表现只是一个巧合而已。 Frank spelled out the franchise's policy of truth manipulation -- especially around the trade deadline -- by stating, "We're not going to divulge every nick, knack, bruise, bump if it's not preventing the guy from playing." ... With his left knee wrapped in a cumbersome contraption, Frank 对於队长出赛的说明（尤其是在交易截止日附近）：「只要不会妨 碍球员出赛，我们不会揭露每一个问题不大的小伤病。」 这边有关於KRSTIC的消息 Krstic took foul shots yesterday under the supervision of rehab specialist Matt Gibble. All is well, the center said. Krstic 在复健员 Matt Gibble 的帮助之下，昨天已经开始练习罚球。一 切都还不错，这位中锋说道。 When asked whether he's on a treadmill, he replied, "No -- just bike. I'm soft, you know. ... I lost a couple pounds, that's good for me. I didn't get fat." ... Carter, on the injury to Dwyane Wade, who might miss a month with a shoulder separation: "It's definitely a great opportunity. But we still have to win games. If we don't win games, we're just missing a great opportunity." 当被问到是否已经开始使用跑步机训练时，他回答：「没有，只有骑骑脚 踏车而已。我很软，你知道的… 我瘦了一点，我想对我来说这还算不错 ，我并没有变胖。」 Carter 对於 Wade 肩膀脱臼的发言：「对我们来说 这当然是个很好的机会，但我们还是需要赢球。如果我们没办法赢球，就 等於是白白错失了大好机会。」 Dave D'Alessandro may be reached at [email protected] --

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