Nets Taking a Chance on Athleticism by Net Income February 3, 2008, 10:34 am If the Nets' trade of Jason Collins for Stromile Swift says one thing, it's this: the Nets appear to be putting a premium on athleticism... at least on the surface. There may be other moves predicated on this one... the deal does save the team $400,000 in precious cap space... but taken as part of a recent trend, Swift's acquisition may signal a change in Nets' thinking about their identity... and give some hints about what the Nets might want in a Jason Kidd trade. 如果篮网将树树拿去换 Swift的交易说明了什麽，很简单，就一件事：篮 网现在将赌注都押在体能上了，至少表面上来说是如此。当然了，或许接 下来还会有其他的交易诞生，毕竟这个交易可是省下了「珍贵的」 40 万 元的薪资空间呢。不过就最近的趋势来看，或许交易来 Swift代表篮网正 考虑要转变球队的特性，也暗示了他们想要从 Kidd 的交易中得到什麽样 的球员。 During last off-season, the Nets did what they normally do: lard the roster with aging veterans in hopes of getting deep in the playoffs with time-tested players. The Nets spent $5.5 million on Jamaal Magloire, Darrell Armstrong and Malik Allen. Only Allen has been even minimally effective. None can be described as athletic. Shades of Scott Padgett, Lamond Murray, Rodney Rogers, Ron Mercer, Marc Jackson, Jeff McInnis, Alonzo Mourning, etc., etc. The strategy didn't work this season and it hasn't in the recent past. 球季开始前，篮网一如往昔地到处寻觅有季後赛经验的老将，期望能增加 板凳深度，因此花了 $5.5M 找来了 Jamaal Mogloire、Darrel Armstong 和 Malik Allen，目前看来只有 Allen达到了最低限度的效率。而 Scott Padgett、Lemond Murray、Rodney Rogers、Ron Mercer、Marc Jackson 、Jeff McInnis 和 Alonzo Mourning...等等、等等，这些人全都差不了 多少，很明显地这个策略无论是过去还是现在都没有成功。 So since then, the Nets have made one on-court move and one off-court move to improve their athleticism. On court, they switched out Collins and Allen for Josh Boone and Sean Williams. After an initial period of success, the team has drifted into what can most kindly be described as mediocrity. 因此篮网为了增进他们团队的运动性，在场内和场外同时做出了改变；在 场内，他们用 Josh Boone 和 Sean Williams 来替换掉原本的 Collins 以及 Allen，然而经历了一开始的成功之後，球队战绩又开始载浮载沉， 「平庸」已经是对他们最仁慈的形容了。 Now, they have made the mirror image trade of Collins, a brainy but unathletic veteran with 75 playoff games on his resume and a reputation as a solid position defender and a locker-room positive for Swift, a less than brainy but hyper-athletic veteran with only seven playoff games on his resume and a reputation as a shot blocker and locker-room negative. The trade came after Swift was suspended by Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni for conduct detrimental to the team. 现在呢，他们换来一个完全相反的家伙－ Swift。他打球并不聪明，但体 能非常劲爆，生涯只打过七场的季後赛，以敲锅及带来负面休息室效应着 名。 Swift is nothing if athletic. He is a highlight reel, even more so than Sean Williams, if only because of his experience and added muscle. He can run with Kidd or Marcus Williams or whoever else is throwing alley- oops by year's end. Do a Google search for "Stromile Swift" and "athlet -icism" and you'll come up with 3,600 hits. His dunkathons have been called the “Stro Show". Unfortunately, a Google search for "Stromile Swift" and "raw" gives you 4,550 hits. And his nickname in Memphis has often been "Not So". Therein likes the problem. Swift 完全是个体能型的球员，他是个 highlight 制造机，甚至比 Sean Williams 还要夸张。他可以跟着 Kidd 或 Marcus Williams 或是任何一 个能丢 alley-oops 给他的人一起跑动。试着 Google 一下，输入"Stromile Swift"和 "体能"，可以搜寻到 3,600 个结果，他的灌篮马拉松秀为他换 来了 "Stro Show" 的称号。但很不幸的是，输入 "Stromile Swift" 和 "无脑" 却也能找到 4,550 个结果。曼菲斯的人们渐渐开始称他为 "Not So" (不怎麽样)。看来这会是个问题。 Even at 28, he can run and jump with the best of them, capable of leading a fast break. But he is often injured... and his reputation is the opposite of Colllins in this area as well. Over the past seven and a half years, he has missed an average of 15 games a year. Last year, he missed 28... and that was mainly due to nagging injuries, nothing catastrophic. 28岁的他能跑能跳，非常擅长跑快攻，但他也很容易受伤，这方面他和 Collins 可说是完全相反。在过去的七年半中，他平均每个球季都要缺赛 个 15 场，去年的缺赛场次甚至来到了 28 次之多，而且都是些无关紧要 的小伤，没什麽真正严重的大事。 He doesn't get along with coaches much, as witnessed by his exchange with Iavaroni last week that led to his suspension and now the trade. 但他和教练处得不怎麽样，从他上个礼拜和教练 Iavaroni 的冲突就看得 出来，而这些不聪明的举动也造成现在遭到交易的处境。 And Kidd has been quoted as saying he was "intrigued" by the prospect of playing with him. But who knows when and if the two will even play together. Kidd could be gone at any time during the next 18 days. Swift should be in town for Wednesday's game with the Magic, if not Tuesday's versus his old teammate, Pau Gasol. 而 Kidd 说「很兴奋能和他合作」也令人存疑，毕竟没人知道他们两个究 竟有没有机会一起打球。Kidd 在接下来的 18 天中可能随时会被交易， 而 Swift则是等到星期三对魔术的比赛中才会登台亮相，如果他没赶上星 期二对上他老队友 Pau Gasol 的话。 How much time he will get remains a mystery, even with his athleticism. Are the Nets going to cut away at Sean Williams time when Williams is one of the future foundations of the team and their skillsets are equal? Not likely. Does he spell Boone? It's hard to imagine Swift and Williams on the court at the same time. And with Nenad Krstic working his way back into the lineup, how does that change the mix? 尽管有着劲爆的体能，但他能获得多少上场时间还是个未知数。篮网会缩 减未来球队中心之一的 Sean Williams 的上场时间来给 Swift 吗？况且 他们的技巧还这麽接近？所以应该是不太可能的事情。那 Boone 呢？ 嗯 ，很难想像 Swift 和 Williams 同时在场上的景像。而当 Krstic回到阵 容轮替之後，Swift 的加入又能带来什麽改变呢？ Sean Williams numbers are better than Swift's this season, both overall and in games where they have played 20 or more minutes. Williams is averaging 7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.0 bpg; Swift 6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, and 1.0 bpg. In games where they have played 20+, Sean Williams is averaging 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks... that's 23 games. Swift has averaged 10.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks... that's 11 games. 这个球季 Sean Williams 的数据甚至还好过 Swift，Williams 平均每场 比赛 7.5 分、5.5 篮板和 2.0 个火锅，Swift 则是 6.8 分、 3.7 篮板 和 1.0 个火锅。而在上场超过 20 分钟的比赛中，Sean Williams 平均 9.7 分、6.1 篮板和 2.0 火锅，总共有 23 场；而 Swift 则是平均10.1 分、5.8 篮板和 1.3 火锅，共有 11 场比赛。 No doubt, this analysis could be wrong. The Nets may have some inside knowledge–or hope– that Swift intends to take his player option seriously on June 30 and forego the $6.1 million he is owed... and that could be the underlying rationale for the trade. 毫无疑问，这样的分析是不对的，篮网必然有他们的考量（或是希望）， 期待 Swift 能在 6/30 之前行使他的球员选择权，为篮网省下 $6.1M 的 薪资空间，使得这笔交易看起来更加合理些。 But the Nets had made this kind of gamble before and unfortunately been burned. Remember Eddie Griffin? Swift is not as deeply, deeply troubled as Griffin. But he presents the same risk/reward package... the same tease. If it works, good for everyone. If it doesn't, the lumbering image of Jason Collins could be more fondly remembered than that of the the high flying Swift. 但篮网其实也做过这样的赌注，也很不幸地失败了。记得 Eddie Griffin 吗？Swift 或许不像 Griffin 这麽麻烦，但他身上背负着一样的风险。 如果有帮助，对大家都好；但若没有的话....或许大家印像中那个笨重的 树人，未来大家忆起时，会比飞在空中的 Swift 可爱多了吧。 --

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