过去常唱衰篮网的 John Hollinger (说篮网第一轮会输给暴龙、去年战绩不会好) 一反往常的没有在这段时间落井下石篮网，反而提出些乐观的看法， 就翻给大家看看吧。 Despite Losses, Nets Have Much Reason for Optimism 尽管输球，篮网还是有许多值得保持乐观的理由。 Basketball By JOHN HOLLINGER Our mind is trained to pay attention to the wins and losses, because ultimately that's what matters. 我们的心总是被训练着去注意球队的输球和赢球，因为这最终总是影响着结果的事。 But early in the season, hard as it may be, the best thing to do is ignore the standings entirely. A close look at what your team is doing and how they're doing it can often be more informative than a win-loss record that can be heavily influenced by a couple of close games, especially in the early season. 不过在每一季的开始，虽然可能很困难，但最好的作为应该是完全的去忽略战绩。 去注意自己的球队目前所作所为，通常会比注意赢几场球赛或是输几场更来的重要， 因为这些输赢很有可能被几场比分接近的球赛所影响到，特别是在球季的开始。 Nowhere is that more true than in New Jersey. Despite beginning the season 4– 2, the Nets' start to the season was rather unimpressive, consisting mostly of late escapes against bad teams. 没有球队比纽泽西更要适合以上的说法。不管一开季是4胜1负的起头， 他们结束跟一些不佳的球队比赛的机会。 Conversely, despite the 0–4 week that followed, which included three homes losses, I'm not nearly as down on Lawrence Frank's squad as some other folks. For starters, although it went down as a loss, the 84–82 defeat against the Hornets last Monday was easily the Nets' best game of the season 大大相反的，不管接下来的一周是以四败收场，其中包含三场主场的输球， 我并不对 Frank的子弟兵失望。就先发者而言，虽然最终是失败为收场， 但82-84输给黄蜂的那场比赛是篮网本季目前最棒的一场球赛。 Damning with faint praise though that may be, it's notable since the Nets were shorthanded and playing one of the league's hottest teams. Similarly, getting pasted by the Magic and Celtics minus Vince Carter isn't as newsworthy as it might seem given that those two clubs are the cream of the East right now. And though a home loss to Miami is hardly a positive, they're much more formidable now that Dwyane Wade is back. 似乎是可以诅咒这开季的安排，篮网目前是短缺人力来对抗联盟当中最火热的球队。 少了 Vince Carter，输给东区最佳的两支球队 Magic 和 Celtics 似乎是没有 报导价值的。虽然输给热火队不见得是一个正面的事，但是他们的D-Wade回来了， 所以热火队目前可不是季初那支热火。 While the Nets are likely to keep sinking in the standings for a little while — the upcoming schedule is brutal, and they're still working out some of the kinks — let's turn the tables and present an optimistic case for the remainder of New Jersey's season: 当篮网还在战绩表上面沉沦的同时，接下来的球赛表对他们来说是相当暴力的。 他们正在想办法把球队打结的地方打开，但让我们看看篮网接下来 有什麽理由值得保持乐观的。 They outplayed a good team last Monday: The scoreboard favored the Hornets, but the Nets were the better team. The only reason they lost was because New Orleans shot a ridiculous 11-of-17 on 3-pointers — and the ones not named "Stojakovic" actually were even better, converting 7 of 10 from downtown. 他们在上星期一表现比一支好球队还要来的好，但是分数板上面黄蜂占得优势， 但我觉得在那场比赛，篮网是表现来的更好的那支队伍。 他们最後输的理由是，黄蜂队有着夸张的三分球投17中11，而 不是那个本季曾三分投十中七的Stojakovic所做出来的结果。 That's a fluke, plain and simple, and if you take that away you realize how unbelievably well New Jersey played at the defensive end, especially in the second half. Of course, there might have been a reason for that, and his name might be…. 简单来说，那场对黄蜂而言似乎有些侥幸。如果你不考虑这些侥幸的东西， 你会发现篮网在防守端做的相当好，特别是在下半场。 当然，总是会有一些原因存在的，而帮助篮网有这些贡献的人名叫做‥ Sean Williams: Nets fans have been clamoring for an upgrade at the center spot ever since Todd MacCulloch left town, but they may not be much longer. Since being inserted into the game against the Hornets, Sean Williams has been fantastic. Sean Williams：篮网球迷自从Todd MacCulloch离队之後一直要求 在中锋位置有个好的升级，但这样的情况应该不会维持太久了。 对上黄蜂的那场比赛， Sean Williams 被安排在比赛当中之後， 他一直保持着梦幻的表现。 The rookie from Boston College got his first start against the Heat in Saturday's defeat and finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. The shot-blocking has been particularly enthralling for Nets fans, who haven't seen a front-court player who can jump over a piece of paper since Kenyon Martin left town. In his limited minutes thus far, he's averaging nearly 20 points and more than 12 rebounds per 40 minutes, shooting 65.7% from the floor, and blocking a shot every eight minutes. 这位来自波士顿大学的菜鸟在他生涯首次先发对抗热火当中， 拿下22分八篮板以及两个火锅两个抄截。 他的火锅能力特别的让篮网球迷感到兴奋，自从Kmart离开之後， 篮网球迷连跳的只比几叠纸还要高的长人都很少见过了。 在他目前受限的时间内，他在四十分钟内可以平均将近 20分以及10篮板， 命中率65.7% 以及三个火锅。 Take that with a grain of salt because of the small sample size, but it's still bewildering how the Nets were able to get this guy so late in the first round. With front-court players, that almost never happens. If the kid can avoid igniting herbal plants — something that got him in trouble multiple times in college and contributed to his slide on draft day — he's going to be the steal of the draft. 对以上那些可以保留态度，因为他不大高的个子，但是这还是值得考虑的， 因为篮网能在第一轮选秀後段选到他，真的是非常不容易。 以前场球员而言，这种事情几乎从没发生。 假如这个孩子能避免点燃那过去带给他麻烦和让他顺位变低的烟草， 他将会成为选秀当中的黑马。 The real bonus will come if and when Nenad Krstic gets his mojo back, because Williams's development will banish the likes of Jason Collins and Malik Allen to the nether regions of the rotation. 真正的额外获得是假如 NK 能赶快恢复过去的状态，因为 Williams的发展 将会赶走像 Jason Collins 或是 Malik Allen 这些球员进入轮替的时间。 Richard Jefferson is going crazy: Jefferson's ankle problems were a major reason things turned south last season, but this season has been a polar opposite. With apologies to Jason Kidd, Jefferson has been far and away the Nets' best player in the early going. He's eighth in the league in scoring at 24.2 points a game, inexplicably shooting 90% from the line, and will be a shoo-in for the All-Star team if he keeps playing this way. Richard Jefferson 目前正进入疯狂的状态，Jefferson的脚踝问题 在上季是影响他表现的主要原因，但在本季这状况已经被逆转回来了。 为了向 Jason Kidd 赔罪， Jefferson 目前是篮网开季表现最佳的球员。 目前得分在联盟排名第八，平均24.2分。难以理解的从罚球线命中率90%， 假如他持续这样打，他是会进入全明星球队的。 He'll be even better once Carter gets back. Jefferson is more an opportunist than an every-possession go-to guy, but without Vince his numbers look eerily similar to the 2004-05 Jefferson — a player who was forced to hoist extra shots and ended up shooting 42.2% from the floor as a result. In six games with Carter this year, Jefferson made 48.4% from the floor; in four without him, Jefferson converted only 37.5% while averaging fewer points but more turnovers. 当Carter 回来之後，RJ将只会变得更好，与其说他是每一次进攻的首选者， 不如说他是当大家注意力放在VC身上时，机会最好的人。 少了 VC ， RJ 看起来像04-05年的 RJ 一样，必须大量的出手， 并且命中率维持在42.2%上。 在本季六场和Carter打球的数据，RJ的命中率是48.4%。 少了 VC的这几场比赛，他只有37.5%的命中率，并且平均少了几分 以及多了失误。 Krstic will only get better : Krstic 只会持续恢复： Krstic isn't even remotely healthy right now. He isn't in game shape because he hadn't played in nearly a year after blowing out his knee early last season. The Nets are leaving him out there to shake off the rust, and right now, they're paying a price for it. But as the year wears on and his surgically repaired knee gets closer to full strength, he's going to start acting more like the Krstic we've seen in previous seasons. Well, he'd better, anyway, because otherwise they're screwed. But for the moment, let's see the glass as half full. Krstic 现在称不上健康，他的体态还没有恢复到比赛的最佳状态， 因为将近一年，他没有打球了。 篮网让他在那边擦拭掉他身上的锈，但目前他们必须为此付出些代价。 只要他动过手术的膝盖恢复到完全好的状态，他将会变成 我们过去经常见到的 Krstic。 无论如何，他必须变得更好，不然篮网的状况就糟糕了。 目前为止，我们只能静观其变。 Vince should come back healthy: The silver lining of Vince Carter's ankle sprain is that it might allow his bothersome thumb to heal, which in turn might allow him to make a shot once in a while. Carter was brutally bad in the Nets' first six games, which was a big reason they played so poorly at the offensive end. If he can come back and play more like the Carter of old, then Jefferson's ascension would mean New Jersey's star trio would be as fearsome as it's ever been. Vince 必须健健康康的归队。如果他的脚踝扭伤带有一些光明面的话， 那就是可以藉着这段时间让他受伤的大拇指跟着一起复原，以改进 他的投篮准度。 Carter 在篮网一开始的六场比赛，表现的相当不佳， 尤其是在进攻端方面。如果他能健康回来，打得像过去的VC， 加上RJ的进步，会让篮网的三人组发挥的像过去一样的令人敬畏。 Add it all up, and the Nets could be positioning themselves for a much stronger run than expected. Put a healthy Vince alongside another All-Star in Jefferson, the electric Williams, an improving Krstic, and Mr. Franchise at the point, and you really have something. 把以上所有加起来，篮网就能把他们放在比预期更要好的位置。 把健康的Vince 和另外一位全明星 Jefferson 放在一起， 以及劲量小子 Williams，恢复中的 Krstic，还有在控球位置有着球队先生， 那麽你将拥有些东西。 It could be a month or more until everything comes together, and they might fall well behind the pack in the meantime. But for a team that comes off a winless week with three home losses, the Nets come out of it with a surprising list of reasons for optimism. 要等到这些因子发挥并稳定下来，起码需要一个月，让所有对的事情聚集在一起， 在其间，他们可能表现的不好。 不过在这球队过去一个礼拜没有赢球，篮网还是值得保持乐观并有理由列出 令人惊讶的列表。 http://www.nysun.com/article/66759?page_no=3 --

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