原文出处： http://tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=178773&hubname=nba -- Season Preview 季前预览 Phoenix Suns 凤凰城太阳 I'll say it at the outset and be done with it: No one knows what to expect from Amare Stoudemire this year after a year spent rehabbing his surgically repaired knee, so suffice it to say that I expect him to come back down to Earth considerably while probably logging roughly 35-38 minutes per game. 我会在刚开始这麽说，也会这样来结束它：没有人知道该如何期待小史在经过一整年 的时间去治疗手术後的膝盖还能保有几成的实力，所以如果他平均还能上场35至38分钟并 且有着强硬的表现，那就够瞧的了。 That out of the way, let's preview the run 'n' gun Suns. 撇开那个不确定因素不说，让我们来预览一下擅长跑轰战术的太阳吧。 Much like the Miami Heat, the time for this Phoenix team is now. It can't be said any simpler than that. Each year that they fail to reach and win the NBA Championship is a year they get further away from the ultimate prize. This team will chug along for exactly as long as Steve Nash's aging body will allow them to, and then it will be time for Mike D'Antoni to regroup and rebuild. 就好像迈阿密热火，凤凰城的黄金时光就在当下，没有任何一句话能够更简洁有利地 说明这个情形了，每一次他们角逐总冠军失败都代表着他们距离这个至高无上的荣誉越来 越遥远。只要S.Nash还能拖着他年迈的身体继续带领这群小夥子，这支球队就能保有竞争 力，但Nash高挂球鞋後就是冷笑话冠军重建球队的时刻了。 The positive side to that reality, though, is that they are in just as good a position today as they've ever been to nab the NBA crown, and sit among the best in the league who are waiting to see how the seeding works out for the playoffs and the real season's beginning next April. 话虽如此，事实上还是有正向的一面，因为他们目前正处於有史以来最接近NBA总冠军 的位置，而且稳居联盟前几名，可以高枕无忧地观察季後赛的各个种子顺位如何产生并全 力冲刺明年四月才开始的真正球季。 Last year, the Suns unlikely trip to the Western Conference Finals proved how close this Suns team is to being ready to suit up in June. The real issue with this team didn't come down to defense or rebounding, but depth. They were simply exhausted by the time they faced off against Dallas, having gone seven games in their two previous series and the waves of players they faced from the Mavericks bench was simply too much to overcome. 去年，太阳一路挺进西区冠军赛的不可思议之旅说明了这支球队在全员到齐後，距离 六月登基到底有多近。这支球队最大的问题不是防守也不是篮板，而是板凳深度。太阳在 对上达拉斯小牛时已经精疲力尽，经历两轮都与对手鏖战至第七场才分出胜负的艰困赛事 ，小牛板凳球员出色的表现，太阳根本就是无法招架。 So going into the summer, freshly promoted GM D'Antoni opted to go the quiet route to try and shore up some bench players of his own for his speedy group of ballers. What he ultimately came up with was gunslinger Eric Piatkowski, veteran forward Jumaine Jones and, most intriguingly, point guard Marcus Banks. Piatkowski and Jones offer a skill set that meshes perfectly with this team, since both can nail the three-point shot and play multiple positions on the floor. They will both allow for starters Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Boris Diaw and Raja Bell to get some rest during the regular season without throwing in the towel in the process. 所以今年夏天才刚被提擢为总管的冷笑话冠军就积极地为他速度飞快的跑轰大队物色 一些替补人选，最终他找来了神射手E.Piatkowski、经验老道的前锋J.Jones，以及最让人 感到兴奋的新成员 - M.Banks。皮老和Jones提供和球队超契合的球技，因为他们两人都有 三分投射能力而且也都能分摊场上好几个位置的工作。他们将可以让先发球员们如小史、 S.Marion、屌爷和R.Bell在例行赛期间得到一些时间休息，而不用在季後赛来临前就体力 放尽。 However, the dark horse here, and ostensibly the most important acquisition, remains Banks. He will be asked to spell Nash for as many minutes as he can to allow the 32-year-old Canuck as much downtime leading up to the playoffs as possible. Nash, as his two MVP trophies will attest to, is the undisputed leader of this team. Everything about the way the Phoenix Suns ball is predicated on having Steve Nash on the court as much as possible. The catch is that he is nursing a bad back, as he has for years, and running him into the ground throughout the season is becoming less and less desirable with each passing year. Banks, therefore, will have to not only be able to come into the game to get Nash some breaks, he'll need to do it at a high level for it to matter. 话虽如此，今年夏天最大的收获应该还是Banks的加盟莫属，他将被要求去为那位32岁 的法裔加拿大人分摊尽可能越多越好的上场时间，以便他将绝大多数的精力保留到明年四 月，带领球队继续在更重要的季後赛冲锋陷阵。Nash，就像他连续两季获得联盟最有价值 球员的肯定，无庸置疑地，仍是这支球队的领袖人物，而凤凰城太阳的篮球最高教条就是 让Nash尽可能地待在场上领导球队，越久越好。不过已经困扰多年的背痛是他最大的隐忧 ，而且每过一年，不管是Nash自己或是球队都越来越不乐意Nash整个球季都在场上奔跑。 所以Banks不只是必须分摊一些时间让Nash可以有充分的休息，也得要拿出更高水准的表现 才行。 ...to be continued ...未完待续 --

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