Nugs to need "mental focus" 心态将决定金块能走多远。 Kayla from Denver: Is a 2nd-round series too much to ask? 来自丹佛的球迷Kayla:闯进第二轮这个目标会不会太太苛求呢？ http://tinyurl.com/358wu6 By Chris Dempsey Denver Post Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 04/11/2007 05:24:44 PM MDT I'm getting a really good vibe from the Nuggets. They have shown they can beat the Mavericks, Suns and the Lakers. I'm thinking they have a decent chance to get out of the first round in the playoffs alive. I think it's about their mentality and attitude, and whether they want to play defense. What are you thoughts? -- Kayla O., Denver Kayla - I think you're dead-on about their mental focus being the wild card as to how well they will play in the postseason. The only problem is the Nuggets might have to play the San Antonio Spurs, and if that is, in fact, the case, then the Spurs will have the biggest say in if the Nuggets advance or not. I just don't see that as being a very favorable matchup for the Nuggets, who have not had the greatest amount of success against San Antonio recently. A series against the Suns would be much better. Either way, the Nuggets of the past two weeks need to be the ones that show up for the playoffs. They have proven to be a tougher team mentally of late, and matched up with their talent, it will make Denver difficult to eliminate. 丹佛球迷Kayla: 我真的很为金块队高兴，他们证明了他们可以击败小牛、马刺、还有湖人这些球队。 我认为金块队要闯进第二轮并不是空谈，重点是他们能不能保持坚强的心理状态和 态，度以及拿出做好防守的决心。你的看法是什麽呢？ Dempsey: 我认为你完全说到了重点。金块季後赛能走多远，心理因素将是其中关键。唯一的 问题是，他们也许会遭遇马刺队。如果真的是这样，那麽马刺队有这个能力来决定 金块的命运。 对金块来说，我不认为马刺会是他们想遇到的队伍，毕竟最近他们与马刺的对战表 现并不突出，太阳也许会是更好的选择。无论对手是谁，近二周来的金块队还需要 为季後赛席次努力。最近金块们心态的转变已经证明，他们是一支更顽强的队伍， 加上他们所拥有的才华，任何球队想淘汰金块都不是一件容易的事。 What do you think the reason is that assistant coach Adrian Dantley did not make the Basketball Hall of Fame? They went down the list of his career stats during the Sacramento game. He is definitely worthy. Will he have another chance? -- Mike Fallona, Las Vegas Mike - I'm 100 percent with you on this one. He was one of the greatest players this league has known and deserves it. These numbers you no-doubt know, but to let everyone in on what Dantley accomplished during his career, here they are. * 18th on the NBA all-time scoring list with 23,177 points in a 15-year career (ninth at the time of his retirement) * .540 career field goal percentage * 30-plus points per game in four straight seasons * NBA Rookie of the Year (1984) * Six-time NBA All Star * Two-time league scoring champion * Ranks in the top 10 in eight Utah Jazz categories * All NBA second-team twice Dantley will get another chance to get in, but it will be tougher than it would have been this year, with so few impact players on the ballot. I suspect that the Jazz retiring his jersey should help his case as we move forward with future Hall of Fame voting. 拉斯维加斯球迷Mike Fallona: 你认为助理教练Adrian Dantley无法如愿进入名人堂的原因是什麽？与国王比赛当中 转播单位列出他的生涯数据，显示他绝对值得这样的表扬。Dantley还会有机会进入 名人堂吗？ Dempsey: 我百分之百同意你的看法。他是联盟中极具盛名、也最值得入选的球员之一。下面 所列的资料你一定都知道了，不过为了让大家了解Dantley在他职业生涯当中达成 什麽成就，我就再列一次。 ‧生涯十五年总共得到23177分，排上NBA历史第十八名。（当他退休的那时候排名 第九） ‧生涯投篮命中率五成四。 ‧1984年NBA年度最佳新秀。 ‧连续四季平均得分超过三十。쀊‧六度当选全明星。 ‧在爵士队退休球员前十名中名列第八位。 ‧二次获选最佳第二队。 Dantley还有一次机会可以入选，不过难度会比今年更大，因为今年在竞争上面有 影响力的候选人较少。将来选名人堂球员的时候，我猜爵士队让他在体育馆高挂 球衣是可以帮他加点分数。 What personnel changes do the Nuggets need to make next year to become a better team? -- Carl Kimball, Morrison Carl - Honestly, I don't think much is needed. The big thing is Denver gets Kenyon Martin back next season. That should add toughness and rebounding and another big man that can run in fast-break situations, which is a good thing for a team that says it wants to continue pushing the pace. He'll also add an edge to the team - one that isn't always present this season. The Nuggets' depth at point guard is a bit of a concern, so adding a quality backup in case Steve Blake and/or Allen Iverson are injured might be necessary. DerMarr Johnson ran the point guard slot in that situation this season, which was fine, but not great. That can be better. Other than that, I think the biggest improvement we'll see is just with the team being able to play together through a training camp and an entire season. That should pay the biggest dividends in terms of wins. 墨瑞森球迷Carl Kimball: 来年为了成为更强的队伍，金块队需要做哪些球员异动的调整？ Dempsey: 老实说，我不认为金块队阵容上需要多大的变动。明年最主要的改变就是 Kenyon Martin将回到阵中，他的归队可以增强金块的防守硬度以及篮板能力； 另外，他们多一位可以参与快攻的大个子。这对一支追求进攻速度的球队来说 是一件好事。他的归队让金块又多了一项优势，这是本季看不到的。 此外，金块队控球後卫的深度是另一个议题。为了避免Steve Blake或Allen Iverson 受伤，甚至二人同时缺阵时人手短缺，他们需要增加一名堪用的控後。 DerMarr Johnson本季就是替补这样的空缺，他表现还可以，不过还可以更好。 除此之外，与本季相比最大的进步，就是金块队将全员到齐，历经训练营的练习， 然後一起为下个球季打拼。所产生最大的效果，就是金块队应该可以赢得更多胜利。 It's hard for me not to blame George Karl for the Nuggets' struggles to stay above .500 given the amount of talent on their roster. Other than having more time to gel, is there another reason why Denver is going to be stuck facing the Suns or Spurs in the first round of the playoffs? -- Sean, Fort Collins Well, Sean, obviously the Nuggets have played much better basketball of late, but this is a situation in which you can understand why games in November, December and January actually do make a difference. The wins you get then affect how your team finishes in April. Had the Nuggets played better in January and February, we might be talking about a whole different playoff seed - a higher seed - and that would mean the Nuggets could have avoided playing any one of the "Big Three" in the first round. But, the suspensions and trades and injuries and lack of focus cost the Nuggets victories earlier this season, and now they are stuck with facing a top-tier team in the NBA's better conference. 弗特克林斯市球迷Sean: 对我来说，以金块队这样有才华的阵容，胜率始终在五成边缘挣扎，很难不去责怪 教练George Karl。除了需要时间让他们磨合之外，还有什麽原因让他们得在第一轮 就面对像太阳或马刺这样的强权？ Dempsey: 很明显金块队在球季末已经打出更好的战力，借此你就可以知道为什麽在一月、 十一月、十二月的时候，这支球队表现有所落差了。之前拿下多少胜场数，会决定 四月球季结束时整年的战绩。 假如金块队在一月和二月的表现更好一点，我们现在可能就是以完全不一样的位置— 高顺位种子—来讨论季後赛，也就是他们不需要在第一轮就得面对西区三雄。然而 禁赛与交易还有专注力不够，让他们在季初的时候付出了代价，所以现在他们就必 须在联盟战力较强的西区当中，面对高战力球队。 Has an eighth seed ever won the NBA Finals? -- T.R., Washington T.R. - No. The 1999 New York Knicks reached the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed in that strike-shortened season. They beat the top-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference first round and went on to beat the Atlanta Hawks and then the Indiana Pacers in the conference finals. The San Antonio Spurs, however, with David Robinson and Tim Duncan, beat the Knicks in five games to win the NBA title that year. To this day, however, the Knicks and the 1993-94 Denver Nuggets are the only two eighth-seeded teams to win a first-round playoff series. 华盛顿球迷T.R.: 有没有一举拿下总冠军的老八球队？ Dempsey: 没有。1999年纽约尼克队在缩水球季曾经打到总冠军赛，他们在第一轮击败高种子 热火队，接下来击败老鹰，更在东区冠军战打败溜马。不过有David Robinson与 Tim Duncan双塔助阵的马刺还是在历经五场比赛之後就拿到冠军。 直至今日，只有尼克和1993-94球季的金块队可以闯过季後赛第一轮。 With the development of Nene, who's going to start next year when K-Mart is back, hopefully healthy? -- Jim, Westminster Jim - Good question. My guess right now is Nene would (and should) start and Kenyon would come off the bench, particularly to limit his minutes at the beginning of the season so that he can work his way back into a rhythm and show that he's completely healed. If all of that works out, coach George Karl could have a field day mixing and matching his lineups on a nightly basis. He could even put out a combo of Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Martin, Nene and Marcus Camby. That would be a pretty impressive starting five. But Martin's health will be a determining factor at the very least early in the season. 威斯特敏斯球迷Jim: 本季NENE成长之後与下一季健康归队的K-Mart谁会是先发前锋呢？ Dempsey: 这是个好问题。现在我会选择Nene会（也应该）担任先发大前锋，然後Kenyon从板凳 出发，那麽他就可以慢慢找回球场上的节奏，并证明他已经完全恢复。如果事情顺利 ，教练George Karl可能就需要一些时间、经过比赛来调整最佳先发阵容。他也可能 会摆上Allen Iverson、Carmelo Anthony、Martin、Nene、Marcus Camby。这也许会 是相当令人印象深刻的先发阵容。Martin的健康状态将会是明年开季最有决定性的 影响因子。 --

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