第一次翻译，请不吝指教（NBATV看不到 T_T ) ※ 引述《hardaway (一分钱)》之铭言： : Denver's gold rush 标题:丹佛的掏金潮 (应是比喻丹佛的加温) : By Steve Kerr, Yahoo! Sports : March 21, 2007 : Early in March, with the Denver Nuggets struggling to find their way through : a disjointed season, George Karl pulled a frustrated Allen Iverson aside and : said, "Don't worry – this is going to work, and it's going to work this : season." 早在三月初，老爹走到小艾旁边，他知道目前全队对磨合的问题感到沮丧 不过他对小艾说:"别担心，一切将会好转，而且是在这一季" : "This" referred to Denver's ambitious pairing of Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, : made possible by the midseason trade for Iverson that had yet to yield : successful results. The combination of Anthony's 15-game suspension for : fighting and injuries to Marcus Camby and Nene meant that the Nuggets rarely : were able to put their best lineup on the floor. 而老爹所谓的好转，指的是在季中交易来了小艾，但之间经历了甜瓜的15场禁赛 以及CAMBY NeNe 的受伤，所以都还没看到明显的好转，尤其整队的先发整容还很少 凑齐的情况下。 : Inconsistent basketball followed and Denver hovered around the .500 mark for : most of the season. Even with Iverson playing at a very high level, the : Nuggets just couldn't put any kind of a run together. All the post-trade hype : began to die down, and it didn't appear that Karl's club would be able to : build enough momentum to do any damage in the playoffs. Denver fans were : already talking about "next year." 鉴於上述的原因，丹佛的胜率在前阵子仍在五成徘徊，既使小艾常常有高水准的演出 但这一切似乎让老爹所期待的化学效应，甚至是能在季後赛大放异彩的构想 都画上个问号，连带的丹佛的球迷已经开始在思考，是否该放弃这球季期待下球季 的再出发..... : But the confidence Karl displayed in the team to Iverson was based on one : fact that he reiterated Tuesday night before his Nuggets took the floor in : New Jersey to face the Nets. "We've got talent," Karl said. "A lot of it." : Do they ever. With Iverson and Anthony on the floor together, Denver has two : of the top five scorers in the NBA. Camby and Nene provide athleticism and : shot blocking up front, and when J.R. Smith is healthy, the Nuggets have one : of the more potent three-point shooters in the league. A shrewd trade of Earl : Boykins for Steve Blake gave Denver the floor leader and ball mover it : needed, as Blake has been a source of stability and unselfishness on a team : full of high-profile scorers. 不过既使如此，老爹依然有信心，再逆转篮网的那一晚，老爹说了:"这群小夥子很有天分 而且是非常的他X有天分" 老爹说得没错，掘金队阵中有全联盟两位得分前五名的好手 还有坎比以及奶奶扞卫前场，在加上如果健康的老二，他是联盟里很有三分球浅力的选手 最後就是季中用矮脚虎挑换来的闪灵光头杀手，他无私的组织全场， 让拥有众多得分机器的丹佛掘金队更上一层楼 : But the key to the Denver resurgence has been a commitment to defense. Karl : knows that his team will never be the Spurs, but if the Nuggets defend with : intensity they can cause problems for opponents. : Denver's style is to ball hawk – they're second in the NBA in steals and : eighth in blocks. When they force turnovers and create havoc, they run like : crazy – their 20 points a game off turnovers is second best in the league – : and with Iverson and Anthony attacking in the open court, opponents are : forced to foul, which is why the Nuggets average almost 30 free-throw : attempts (third best in the league). 不过诚如PTT广大乡民也知道的，丹佛最主要的问题还是防守，老爹认为 即使丹佛不可能跟马刺防守一样强悍，但是若是这群小夥子肯努力防守 他们将会由丹佛合金队转变为丹佛白金队，给予对手很大的困扰 这里，球评提到，丹佛的抄截排第二，火锅排第八，这两项让他们有平均20分是发生 在反快攻(全联盟第二)，而就算是打半场系统战，小艾以及甜瓜也会制造对手犯规 这也造就了丹佛平均一场近30次罚球的机会(全联盟第三) : Despite those gaudy numbers, this has not been a good defensive team overall. : The Nuggets may steal the ball, but they also give it right back to their : opponents. They commit 16 turnovers per game, which gives opponents a chance : to run right back at them. They give up more fast-break points than anyone in : the NBA. They have also given up way too much penetration, which has resulted : in 45 points in the paint allowed per game (29th in the NBA). : Essentially, the Nuggets have spent most of the season simply trying to : outscore opponents. That's why they've beaten plenty of bad teams, but not : very many good ones. 但是除了以上的漂亮数据，丹佛的平均每场16次失误，也很容易让他们把球还给对方 他们被人快攻的分数也是全联盟的"佼佼者"，另外的问题就是他们太常让对手 随意闲逛後花园，平均在油漆区都要失个45分(在联盟排名29)，松散的防守 造成的结果就是丹佛与对手疯狂的飙分比赛，也就是这原因，丹佛只能战胜 一些战绩较差的队伍，可想而知也是防守不好的队伍。 : But during the current five-game winning streak, the Nuggets have been much : more solid at the defensive end. They've figured out that when they give : effort defensively and take care of the ball, they are very tough to beat. : Despite shooting only 40 percent, they beat the Nets on Tuesday by taking : care of the ball, not giving up many easy hoops and holding New Jersey to : 40-percent shooting of its own. The 94-90 win marked the first time all : season that Denver won a game when scoring fewer than 100 points. 然而在近期的五连胜中，掘金的小夥子总算知道防守的美妙了，尤其是在礼拜二与篮网 的一战，纵使丹佛的命中率40%左右，但他们也压制篮网队在40%，不再让对方有 轻易出手而且把自己的球权顾得牢牢的。而这场94比90的胜利是丹佛金块 第一次在得分没破百之下打败对手的比赛 : Can Denver keep it up? George Karl thinks so. Last week, his team blew out : the Lakers and pounded the Suns by 24. Karl finally has all his horses on the : floor and they're starting to click. They're also beginning to defend. : Iverson's frustration is gone and he and Anthony are playing well as a : tandem. And even though the Nuggets aren't going to earn anything higher than : a sixth seed in the West come playoff time, they have the talent to match up : with anyone. 回到老问题，这番荣景能维持多久? 老爹非常有信心的指出:在上礼拜左扁湖人右电太阳 我们已经不再是丹佛掘金队了，进而蜕变成丹佛钻石队.......Ost 是的，卡尔已经有着所有他想要的阵容，而在这一段蜕变中，将会带走 小艾对之前的沮丧，进而和甜瓜共创属於金块自己的华丽战法 虽然没有大意外下，丹佛只能不会高於第六种子进入季後赛，但他们绝对有 这个能力以及机会去打败全联盟的任何队伍。 第一次翻译，里面偷加一些小弟的热血辞汇，请大家多见谅 > <" : Maybe Karl was right. Maybe this can work. And maybe it can work this season. : Steve Kerr is Yahoo! Sports' NBA analyst. Send Steve a question or comment : for potential use in a future column or webcast. --

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