New Orleans Hornets plan to continue to build around Chris Paul Published: Thursday, May 05, 2011, 6:28 AM 原文：http://0rz.tw/aCyHL After his New Orleans Hornets tussled with the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs before bowing out in six games, General Manager Dell Demps said the bar has been set. 与湖人的季後赛结束後，GM Dell Demps 有些计画已经拟定了。 To raise it, he wants to improve the talent around star point guard Chris Paul. 希望能够提昇CP3的队友们战力。 Despite the prospect of a labor uncertainty if a new collective bargaining is not approved by June 30, and not having a first-round draft pick in next month’ s NBA draft, the Hornets are likely to pursue improvement through trades and free agency. 虽然CBA前景不明，不过我们明年没有第一轮选秀权，要补强只能透过交易和自由市场。 “If the right situation presents itself, we won’t hesitate,’’ Demps said during Wednesday’s news conference at the New Orleans Arena. “I don’t feel like our hands are tied. You can make trades now as long as your team is not in the playoffs. We need to figure what opportunities are going to arise. We don’ t want to think too quickly.’’ Demps说：如果是通往好的方向，我们将毫不犹豫。我不觉得我们现在情况是被限制住手脚 。还是可以作交易啊，只要球队没有在季後赛里。我们需要审慎评估机会，而不是让人觉的 躁进。 Demps identified re-signing power forward Carl Landry and the return of injured forward David West as vital. West, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in March, can opt of his contract by June 30. Demps认为把Carl Landry找回来跟把DX留下来是同样的重要。 West, however, has not indicated what he may do. 不过，DX目前还没有任何的表态。 “They are good basketball players, and we would like to grow with them and have both of those guys back,’’ Demps said. “Not only are both guys very good people, it’s very important to have high character guys. Demps说：他们都是优秀的球员，我们希望和球队一起成长的这些家伙都能够回来。这不 仅是他们是好人，同时他们的素质相当高。 “We really want to keep the core together. David is a big part of what we do. He has got a tough decision to make. When we made the trade for Carl we assume the risk, we knew he would be a free agent. But we also had the opportunity to have him, I think, for 23 games and the playoffs.’’ 不管我们作什麽，我们都要把核心球员留下来，而DX是很重要的部份。虽然DX现在有着很 艰难的决定。当我们提出交易Landry来时评估的风险，我们就知道他将成为自由球员，不 过在经过23场季赛跟季後赛之後，我认为我们很有很大的机会可以把他找回来。 Even more vital is keeping Paul around long-term. Demps said they can begin negotiations with Paul on an extension this July, if a lockout does not occur. Paul can opt of his contract at the end of next season. 更重要的是把CP3留住。Demps表示七月开始我们可以和CP3谈论延长合约，假如没有谈成， 那CP3过了明年将可以选择跳脱合约。 Paul is the only player in NBA history to average more than 20 points and 10 assists per playoff game. Against the Lakers, Paul averaged 22 points, 11.5 assists and 6.7 rebounds. CP3是NBA历史上唯一一位平均20分10助攻的球员，对湖人的系列赛，CP3平均22分、11.5 助攻和6.7篮板。 “I think we are building a team, and I think Chris is a big part of that,’’ Demps said. “I don’t think anybody in the NBA can win a game by themselves. We’re trying to build a good basketball team, and Chris is a very important part of it.’’ Demps说：我们正在建立一个团队，而我认为CP3是最核心的那部份。我不认为任何人在NBA 可以靠自己一个人去赢球。我们正在打造一个优秀的团队，而CP3是最重要的那部份。 After last week’s Game 6 loss, Paul said he was pleased with the direction of the franchise. He praised Demps for the trades made to improve the roster and Hornets Coach Williams’ ability in preparation. 上星期G6输球後，CP3曾表示他很高兴球队正往正确的方向前进，他称赞了Demps改善球队 的能力和教练Monty的执教功力。 Last summer Paul said he would be open to a trade if the franchise wasn’t committed to winning. He jumped on the board after meeting with Williams and Demps, who assured him they want to win as badly as he did. 去年夏天CP3曾闹出了转队的风波。不过在他和球队高层坐下来谈过之後，教练和GM同时跟 他保证，他们跟CP3一样有夺冠的决心。 “We’re gratified that we were able to make some progress, and we’re certainly not satisfied with what we have achieved,’’ Hornets President Hugh Weber said. “That’s the culture that we’ll hopefully accelerate. When you build something special, you build for the long term and there are no shortcuts. You have to do things the right way.’’ 总裁Weber说：我们感到非常欣慰，我们能够取的一些进展，重点是我们不会满足目前的成 就。这是种养成，而我们希望能够加快，当你建立了些特别的东西，你就必须眼光放长，这 部份是没有捷径的。你必须走在正确的路上。 To make a deeper playoff run and improve this season’s 46-36 record, the Hornets will have to improve their front-court depth, get more consistency at shooting guard and improve their bench.The Lakers’ bench outscored the Hornets ’ reserves in every game except Games 1 and 4. In Game 5, the Hornets’ reserves were outscored 29-14. No Hornets reserve averaged more than 5.8 points in the series. 为了让黄蜂在季後赛走的更远，以及提昇今年例行赛46胜36败的成绩，黄蜂必须提昇前场的 高度还有得分後卫的位置和替补的战力。对湖人的比赛中除了G1和G4之外湖人的替补球员都 压着黄蜂的替补打。G5黄蜂替补的得分为29-14。最终这个系列赛中黄蜂的替补球中没有人 得分平均超过5.8分。 “I think you can always improve that area,’’ Demps said. “It’s something we will look at this summer.’’ Demps说：对於这个问题，今年夏天我认为你可以看到一些改善。 Guard Marco Belinelli, who shot only 36.5 percent against the Lakers in the playoffs, will become a restricted free agent this summer. If he gets an offer from another team, the Hornets can match it and keep him. 得分後卫贝里在对湖人的系列赛中命中率只有悲惨的36.5％，而他即将成为受限制的自由 球员。如果有其他球队开给他合约，黄蜂将有跟着的权利。 Backup center/forward Jason Smith also will become a restricted free agent and backup shooting guard Willie Green will be an unrestricted free agent. Jason Smith也将成为受限制的自由球员，威力绿则是不受限制的自由球员。 Backup center Aaron Gray can opt of his contract next month. Gray则可以选择跳脱合约。 “For us, I think it’s an obvious thing that Chris is the kind of guy that you need to put athletes and shooters around him,’’ Williams said. “It’s easy to say that you’ve got to get this, but in getting that does it fit with what we do? That’s the evaluation progress that is going to take place between now and when we do it.’’ Monty说：我们来说，我认为很明显的是我们要将球队核心CP3周遭的球员们搞定。不过这件 事情说起来很简单，但哪些部份是我们必须去作的？这部份的评估是我们现在正在做的。 Demps said they are not going to pinpoint their emphasis to improve one area, such as at shooting guard. He praised Belinelli’s production, saying he had some big games and wasn’t afraid to take tough shots. Demps表示我们将不会去破坏自己的优势地方只为了改善某一区块。就好像是以得分後卫来 说，他蛮赞赏贝里的，有些比赛中贝里并不怕对方强硬的对待。 “If you look at his body of work and his history, this the first time that he’ s had consistent minutes,’’ Demps said. “We’re very happy with Marco. He’s one of the guys you root for, and I think he will better next year. Demps说：你看看他的身体条件和他的纪录，以及一直以来始终如一的态度，我们很高兴能 拥有贝里。他是我们支持的球员其中之一，我想明年他会表现的更好的。 “I want to make sure I’m looking at an even wider spectrum in just making our team better. Sometimes making your team better doesn’t always mean going for one position. I’m looking more at what is the best fit for the team.’’ 我想要确定能够让球队整体变得更好，有时候让球队变得更好并不是说要让某一个位置凸 显出来，我得要看看有什麽是最适合球队的。 John Reid can be reached at [email protected] or 504.826.3407. --

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