New Orleans Hornets backup shooting guard Marcus Thornton's role diminishing Published: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 4:52 PM Updated: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 5:31 PM 原文连结：http://0rz.tw/qAcIZ Though he played 30 minutes and scored 17 points against the San Antonio Spurs two weeks ago, New Orleans Hornets backup guard Marcus Thornton’s role appears to be diminishing. 虽然两个星期前对马刺他上场30分钟拿下了17分，不过MT的影响力似乎在减少中… He did not get off the bench in Tuesday night’s victory against the Los Angeles Clippers and played only five minutes and did not score last Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks. 他对快艇的比赛没有上场，而再上一场对公鹿的比赛上场了5分钟没有任何的得分。 “Everybody thinks Marcus did something wrong, but it’s not that,’’ said Coach Monty Williams, who has led the Hornets to a franchise-record 7-0 start. “It’s all on me, what I feel is best for our team, yet he’s getting better defensively. 带领黄蜂迈向开季七连胜的教练Monty说：大家都认为MT做错什麽事情，但并不是这样的。 这是我的决定，我觉得我们是最好的球队，而他的防守则是越来越好了。 “I know I can put him in the game and he can put some points on the board, but that’s not the whole game. The thing that people forget is that I am his fourth coach (including LSU Coach Trent Johnson) in about a year and a half and that’s a lot on a guy.’’ Monty说：我知道我可以让他上场，他也可以贡献一些分数。但这不是比赛的全部。这会 让人忘了一件事情，我是他的第四位教练（包含大学时期的Trent Johnson）再这一年半 的时间里，对他而言这是一个很大的问题。 Desiring depth, there is a logjam at the backup guard spots with Willie Green, Jerryd Bayless and Thornton. Wanting Green and Bayless in the game, Williams said he played rookie forward Quincy Pondexter to take advantage of his size defensively against the Clippers. 板凳深度上後卫有威力绿、贝勒、MT。比赛中Monty则大多是让威力绿和贝勒上场， Monty表示对快艇他让Quincy Pondexter上场是因为他可以利用他的身高去防守对手。 “It's hard to play three small guards in the (Western Conference),’’ Williams said. “Having Marcus, Jerryd and Willie out there, puts a lot of pressure on Willie.’’ Monty说：在西区的比赛，让三个小後卫上场比赛会很难打，有MT、贝勒、威力绿再这里 ，可以给威力绿添加一些压力。 Regardless of Thornton’s limited role, the Hornets’ backups have been vital. During the fourth quarter against the Clippers, the Hornets’ backups scored 30 of New Orleans’ 31 points. Green scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the quarter while guard Bayless scored 11 of his 15. 撇开MT的贡献有限，板凳群仍然是球队重要的一个环节。对快艇的比赛，第四节板凳的得 分拿下全队31分中的30分。威力绿这节拿下15分，全场拿下19分。贝勒则是这节拿下他全 场19分中的11分。 “The team is winning, so it’s all good right now – everything is good,’’ Thornton said. “I’m happy for the team, and I’m going to continue to support them. When you are not having a good game, we have guys that can step up and carry the load.'' MT说：球队赢了，所以这没什麽问题—什麽都好。我很替球队感到高兴，我也会继续支持 球队。当你没办法上场比赛时，我们仍然可以加强自己的能力。 -- 大概翻一下，有错勿怪。 --

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