[前言] 这篇刊在 Yahoo! Sports 的专栏文章由 Kelly Dwyer 执笔， 把现阶段魔术的优劣长短都点出来， 褒贬各半写得满中肯的， 所以就顺手翻给版众们吧。 [原文网址] http://tinyurl.com/2xgbdt Magic need to clean up turnovers, defense By Kelly Dwyer Orlando Magic fans and NBA know-alls alike are more than aware of the team's one big attempt at adding talent during the trade-deadline season: GM Otis Smith tried to grab forward/center Kurt Thomas for a pair of expiring contracts and the Magic’s first-round pick in 2010. Seattle considered the swap then balked when the Spurs offered the same package, but with a pick in 2009 rather than '10. 奥兰多魔术的球迷和NBA的专家们都很清楚这只球队在交易截止日前想积极补强的意图： 总管 Otis Smith 想要以两个合约即将到期的球员外加 2010 年的首轮选秀权，从西雅 图超音速那边搞来中前锋 Kurt Thomas 。西雅图考虑了考虑，结果还是把这名老将让给 了筹码差不多（只不过选秀权是 2009 年）的圣安东尼奥马刺。 At first glance, the trade seems a bit off. The Magic think they're Kurt Thomas away from contending? Just a bit part away from the top? This is how deluded their front office is? 第一眼看这宗交易提案，会觉得有点吊诡，难道魔术真以为他们加了 Kurt Thomas 以後 就具备夺冠实力？距离顶端就只剩一步之遥？他们的制服组脑袋有毛病不成？ And then you think about it. 麻烦您再仔细想想。 Thomas provides spacing, hitting that top-of-the-key jumper while allowing Dwight Howard to do his damage down low. He can set screens for the Magic guards without creating offensive fouls. He can still guard all comers down low, letting Howard roam for blocks and rebounds. Thomas 能够拉开进攻范围在罚球圈弧顶跳投，清出空间让 Dwight Howard 在低位恣 意大搞破坏；他也能替魔术的後卫群做单档，而且不会制造进攻犯规；他还能在低位守 住对手球员，让魔兽在盖锅和篮板上更游刃有余。 You think about this Orlando outfit a little more, and you start to wonder why they can't make a run even without Thomas' services. 在您仔细看过魔术队这套阵容之後，您会开始纳闷，难道没有 Thomas 他们就无法有所 作为吗？ The Magic are well above .500, an abject rarity for most other Eastern Conference teams. The group is more or less a lock for the Southeast Division crown, and with that banner comes the third seed in the Eastern playoff bracket. With that seed comes a first-round matchup with one of the Conference’s lesser lights, followed by a likely pairing with either the Detroit Pistons (as it stands now) or Boston Celtics (should the C's start Brian Scalabrine at power forward for the whole of April). 现在魔术队的胜率远高於五成，大多数东区球队皆难望项背，而且魔术也几乎笃定能拿 下东南组冠军，顺便取得东区季後赛的第三种子席位，然後在季後赛第一轮对上没那麽 强劲的对手，接着在第二轮和底特律活塞（现在看来是如此）或波士顿塞尔蒂克（如果 超赛整个四月都让 Brian Scalabrine 当先发大前锋摆烂的话）对决。 Orlando is 4-3 against Boston and Detroit, combined. The Magic are the only team in the league to have beaten both twice. Stan Van Gundy's bunch has the best center in the East, competent point-guard play, two scoring forwards in their prime and a solid bench. What, exactly, are we missing here? 奥兰多本季和波士顿与底特律两队交手的累计战绩是四胜三败，魔术是整个联盟里面唯 一一支能击败这两队各两次的队伍。总教头 Stan Van Gundy 麾下拥有东区最佳中锋、 称职的控球後卫、两位正值巅峰的高得分前锋箭头、还有稳固的板凳阵容。那麽，这支 球队究竟欠缺了什麽？ Actually, that's what coach Stan Van Gundy has been wondering all season. 事实上，这正是 Stan Van Gundy 整个球季都在思考的问题。 Van Gundy has done a remarkable job with this team. The caveats behind that statement are many and of great importance, but he has turned last season's 40-win team into an outfit that is on track to win 52 games. Significant improvement like this cannot be solely credited to the addition of Rashard Lewis and the continued maturation of Dwight Howard. Van Gundy 把这支球队调教的很棒。这句话背後尽管还存在着许多且不可忽视的警讯 但他至少已经把上个球季仅拿 40 胜的球队改造成一支本季即将迈向 52 胜的劲旅，这 等程度的跃进绝对不是归功於 Rashard Lewis 的加盟和 Dwight Howard 的持续成熟就 可以轻易解释的。 Last season's Magic turned the ball over on 19 percent of their possessions, by far the worst mark in the NBA and primarily a function of Brian Hill's incredibly predictable offense. This year the team gives it away on 15.7 percent of its possessions, seemingly a mild improvement, but enough to rank a respectable 13th in the league. The offensive efficiency has shot from 22nd in the NBA to fourth, and though the defense has faltered as a result (seventh to 16th), you can't argue with the winning results. 上个球季，魔术队的进攻持球有 19％ 的机率会发生失误，拜前教练 Brian Hill 呆板 易被预测的进攻战术所赐，这等成绩在全联盟敬陪末座。今年，魔术把持球失误比率降 到 15.7％ ，看似进步程度有限，却足够排到全联盟第 13 名；整体进攻效率也从 22 名跃升至全联盟第四位，尽管防守排名也因此从第七滑落至第 16 名，但这样能赢球却 是不争的事实。 So why are the Magic so maddening and why is nobody considering them a possibility for the Eastern Conference finals? 那魔术队又为啥这麽想补强？为什麽没有人认为他们能打进东区决赛？ Mainly because the stigma remains, and it isn't entirely undeserved: This team can still be incredibly careless with the ball, it doesn't always take the best shot available and it sometimes forgets that it has to work hard defensively just to remain among the ranks of the mediocre. Put this frustrating mix together and the Magic are often looking at a 33-18 deficit as they head into the second quarter. 主要还是因为魔术难以摆脱的污名，而且这污名得来也不是没有道理：这支球队在处理 球上还是很不谨慎。魔术的球员没办法一直寻求最佳的投篮机会，而且他们有时候也会 忘记想要骑在中流队伍之上就得用力做好防守这个道理。把这些令人气馁的表现混在一 块儿，就是魔术队在比赛迈入第二节时时常看到类似 33:18 的大比分落後。 And yet, the Magic still have a chance to work their way into the lofty status that Boston and Detroit have enjoyed all season. Orlando is 38-23 and 15 of its last 21 games come against teams with losing records. In Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis, the Magic have a pair of forwards who turn 29 this year and are in the midst of their ostensible primes. Lewis has struggled to fit in at times, but he's also been cast as this team's fourth offensive option for long stretches and there's no reason why a hot hand and a few good screens wouldn't produce a 45-point night, even in the playoffs. 就算是这样，魔术队还是有机会打进波士顿和底特律整个球季都坐很稳的头等地位。奥 兰多目前的战绩是 38 胜 23 败，剩下的 21 场季赛有其中 15 场的对手胜率低於五成 。而且魔术现在坐拥 Hedo Turkoglu 和 Ra$hard Lewi$ 这两只今年才年满 29 岁、正 值生涯巅峰的前锋组合， Lewis 有时候看起来难以融入这支球队，但事实上他很长一 时间都是担任球队第四号进攻点的角色，只要手感发烫、再搭配几个漂亮的单挡掩护， 他没有理由不能一场砍下 45 分，即使在季後赛他都能有此表现。 In Howard, the team has a go-to center who contributes on both ends of the floor and that's a facet that no team in the East can match, if not counter. If his head is in the right place, he can more than make up for the team's rebounding woes, get the opposition in foul trouble (thus sending Orlando's cadre of sound free-throw shooters to the line) and throw in 25 points without having many plays called for him. 此外，魔术也拥有 Howard 这只禁区凶器，他在攻守两端做出的贡献足以让东区其它球 队口水流乾，别说抗衡就连相比都难。如果他努力的方向正确的话，他可以弥补这只球 队欠缺篮板的缺点、让对手陷入犯规麻烦（顺便把魔术的一票罚球大队送上罚球线）然 後在不用积极挺身而出的情况下就豪取 25 分。 So the stage is set. The run is possible. Van Gundy has inherited his predecessor's insistence on moaning about his point-guard tandem at every given opportunity, but things could be worse. J.J. Redick could use a few more minutes per game, but it's hard to argue with the league's fourth-best offense. The cohesion on both ends of the floor will likely improve as the season drones on and Van Gundy's pleas become more and more familiar. 对於魔术来说，舞台已经架好，冲击列强不是没有可能。 Van Gundy 已经继承前任教 头留下的传统，只要抓到机会就要鞭一下他的控卫群，但情况可能会更加恶化。他可以 多用 J.J. Redick 几分钟，但你很难去质疑这个全联盟第四佳的进攻团队。随着季赛 逐渐尾声，这支球队在攻守两端的凝聚力有可能将得到改善， Van Gundy 对球员苦口 婆心的要求也会愈来愈耳熟。 All it takes is an inspired run to end the season, and the Magic - great in the one position (low-post center) Boston and Detroit are not - could find themselves a worthy conference finalist come June. 现在只差一股作气漂亮地结束这个球季剩余的赛程，拥有双塞两队所欠缺优质低位中锋 人才的魔术队，是有可能在六月的时候打进东区冠军赛的。 [後记] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's RALLY TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --

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