http://0rz.tw/433TB Pacers must address point guard, post 溜马必须注意的地方：PG、禁区 You've heard their words before. 大家之前就有听过类似的话了。 The Indiana Pacers, in particular president Larry Bird, say they know they have to get better, and despite salary cap limitations, have to upgrade the roster to contend again. 整个溜马队，特别是我们的大鸟先生，说他们知道他们必须更上一层楼，尽管有薪资上 限的限制，但是仍要提升我们的阵容重新加入竞争的行列。 Coach Jim O'Brien says they need to do something else, too: get tougher. 教练O'Brien说他们也必须做一些其他的事情，就是变得更强悍！ "Overall, the team needs to build on our mental toughness and our physical toughness at both ends of the court," O'Brien said. "In order to be a contender in the East, you need -- for a lack of a better word -- reliable toughness in every practice, every game that plays like you're in the foxhole." Obie说：「大体上来说，整个球队需要建立强韧的心理及生理的素质。为了成为东区冠 军的竞争者，我们必须在每次练习、每场比赛展性坚强的韧性，就像在散兵坑中战斗一 样。」 The playoffs start Saturday and, for the second consecutive year, the Pacers won't be participating. 季後赛星期六开打，而溜马将连续第二年无法参加。 A busy offseason awaits, and here are the key issues that need to be addressed. 一个忙碌的暑假正等着我们，而有一些地方必须注意。 Settle J.O.'s future 确定小欧的未来动向 This is the Pacers' version of "Groundhog Day," as they again try to find a trade partner for Jermaine O'Neal. 这是溜马式的土拨鼠节(注)，溜马又要开始再度寻找看看有没有人要跟我们交易小欧。 注：根据北美传说，2月2日当天土拨鼠会走出土洞，看看有没有自己的影子。如果天气 晴朗，看得到影子的话，表示冬天还会延续六周，土拨鼠就会再回到地洞中冬眠六个星 期；反之，如果出洞这一天看不见影子，就是春天即将来临的徵兆。 O'Neal can opt out of the final two years of his contract but won't. He isn't about to leave behind a guaranteed $44 million to test the free agent market. 小欧在这个暑假可以执行他的选择权跳脱他剩下两年的合约，但是他应该是不会这样做 。他不会笨到跳脱还有4400万的两年约去测试他的身价。 The next best scenario is for Bird to trade the six-time All-Star. 对於大鸟来说，最好的下一步，就是交易这个六度全明星身手的家伙。 That won't be easy. 但是这并不容易。 O'Neal had another injury-plagued season. He played in 42 games, his fourth consecutive season of fewer than 70 and the fewest since the 1998-99 season. 这对小欧来说，又是一个伤病不断的球季，只打了42场比赛。小欧已经连续四年出赛场 次低於70场，而今年是从98-99球季以来（注），最少的一季（注）。 （98-99，那时小欧还在拓荒者。而第二少的是04-05年，44场。） Bird, who won't trade O'Neal just to move him, might have to hope that a team in the competitive Western Conference gambles that O'Neal can rebound from his worst season as a starter and reestablish himself as a low-post force. 大鸟可能会希望在竞争的西区，可以有球队愿意赌一把来换小欧，希望他可以在生涯表 现最差的一年後止跌反弹，并且可以自我重建恢复以往低位的威力。 Trade Jamaal Tinsley 交易丁哥 O'Brien wanted Tinsley, but their honeymoon ended in late December. Obie之前是很冀望Tinsley的，但是他们的蜜月期结束在去年的12月。 Like O'Neal, Tinsley again was injured most of the season with what the team calls a "sore left knee" and played in a career-low 39 games. 跟小欧一样，小汀也是伤停最严重的一季，「左膝疼痛」这个词，困扰着他，这季他只 出赛了生涯新低的39场（注）。 （生涯第二低也是跟小欧一样，04-05年的40场。） Tinsley still isn't healthy, has three years left on his contract and was involved in several off-court incidents the past two seasons, all reasons that could scare teams away. 小汀依然是个玻璃人，合约也还有三年，而且在过去的两个球季中，也牵扯了一些球场 外不必要的事件，种种原因让其他球队对他敬而远之。 Fix the point guard position 填补控球後卫这个漏洞 O'Brien has made it clear the Pacers must acquire a point guard who can help fix one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Obie表示溜马需要一个真正能够补上PG这个位置的人，毕竟目前这个位置我们算是全联 盟前几烂的（注）。 （http://www.82games.com/BYPOS3.HTM 看一下，还真的蛮烂的，倒数第八） Travis Diener doesn't turn over the ball and plays it safe, but is better suited off the bench. Flip Murray and Andre Owens likely won't return. Diener虽然表现的很不错，但是还是适合从板凳出发。而Murray跟Owens可能不会再续 约了。 "We need a reliable point guard from the standpoint of a guy that can play at a very high level defensively," O'Brien said. "Defense starts with the guy on the ball. We need to shore up that position." Obie说：「我们需要一个可靠、善於防守的PG。无论如何，我们必须Hold住这个位置。」 Memphis' Kyle Lowry, a defensive-minded player, is one of three young point guards on the Grizzlies' roster and finished the season playing behind Mike Conley. 灰熊年轻三卫之一的的Lowry，就是一个防守型的球员，不过本季，他的前面都有一个 Conley在。 Draft for need 选我们所需的人 The Pacers are slotted to pick 11th in the June draft. 今年6月的选秀，咱们溜马是第11顺位。 They have to decide what's more important: drafting a point guard or getting help in the post. 高层必须抉择哪一个比较迫切：选PG呢？还是补强禁区？ The last time they took a point guard in the first round was 2001, when they swapped a future first-round pick to Atlanta on draft night for the rights to Tinsley. 前一次选择後卫是在2001年的第一轮，当时我们用来年的第一轮选秀跟老鹰换来了小汀。 Unless the Pacers win the lottery, Memphis point guard Derrick Rose will be long gone by the time they pick. Several mock drafts predict Arizona's Jerryd Bayless will be gone, too. 在乐透区里面的好PG有曼菲斯大学的Rose，以及亚利桑纳的Bayless，不过如果没有抽 到乐透，这两个应该都选不到。 Texas' D.J. Augustin, UCLA's Darren Collison and North Carolina's Ty Lawson could be options, if they declare for the draft. 另外的可能人选就是德州大学的Augustin、UCLA的Collison以及北卡的Lawson（如果他 们有确定要参加选秀的话）。 The Pacers could go big. Opponents seemingly conducted layup drills most of the season against them because they lacked an intimidating defensive presence in the paint without O'Neal. Texas A&M 7-footer DeAndre Thomas and Georgetown's 7-2 Roy Hibbert are projected to be available. 溜马也可以选大个。本季对手大都是禁区上篮得分，因为溜马自从没有小欧之後，禁区 就形同不设防。而TAMU的的七尺常人Thomas以及乔治城7-2的大个Hibbert都应该可以选 到。 "It's according to what's going to be there," Bird said. "If there's a good point guard we really like, we have to look at him. . . . You always like 'bigs.' We've got a lot of holes to fill." 大鸟说：「这要根据到时候的状况来决定，如果我们很喜欢而且不错的PG，我们当然会 去注意他....大家总是比较喜欢「大物」，而我们需要补的洞也很多。」 Call Star reporter Mike Wells at (317) 444-6053. 有问题请打 317-444-6053找Mike Wells --

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