原文 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =/20051231/SPORTS03/512310347/1051 As the Pistons' hype machine gains power, some in the organization are trying to remain a little more grounded. 当活塞已有足以向他人吹嘘的雄厚本钱的时候，这个组织体里的某些人仍试图让他们的基 础更加稳固。 Thursday's 106-101 victory over Miami gave the Pistons a nine-game winning streak and 24-3 record, but players and coaches say there are still areas of concern and weaknesses that should be addressed. 在礼拜二以106比101捏熄热火以後，活塞缔造了本季联盟最高的9连胜和24胜3负的佳绩， 但是活塞的球员跟教练们都说其实他们还有些得多加注意的地方，而且有些缺点也有待改 进。 "Everyone can get better," coach Flip Saunders said Friday. "You can always get better rebounding-wise. The toughest thing in our league is, with the way the rules have changed from last year, where you have to contain people out on the perimeter, and you can't touch people. That's always something that's very difficult." 「每个人都还有进步的空间，」老桑在礼拜五接受访问的时候这麽说。「比方说抢篮板技 巧的『枚角』。我们觉得最难适应的就是联盟在去年更改的新规则。你得把对手挡在禁区 之外，但是你的手又不能碰到他。这是我们觉得最困难的地方。」 Point guard Chauncey Billups pointed out what has happened when the Pistons haven't gotten their perimeter defense going. 活塞的当家控球枪蜥点出了他们未能成功做好禁区防守的原因。 "Sometimes we get broke down outside and get our big men in foul trouble," Billups said. "That's one of the things. We haven't been a great rebounding team a lot of times this year. We've got a few areas that we could get better in. 「有时候我们外围没有守好，而负责镇守篮下的大个子们又陷入了犯规危机，」枪蜥说， 「这只是原因之一。今年我们在篮板的巩固上做得并不是很好，我们还有些地方得再加强 。」 "We have some breakdowns during games. When we get teams down, we seem to let up a little bit." 「我们偶尔会在比赛时出现『当机』的情况，当我们全队陷入低潮的时候，表现会有些走 样。」 Saunders isn't as concerned on the offensive side, saying the Pistons should get better as they become more familiar with the new system. That's a change from past seasons, when 100-point games were rare. 老桑关心球员们在进攻端的表现，不过他更关心球员们是否能更加熟悉新的进攻系统。新 的进攻系统改变了前几季有贫攻困扰的活塞。在那时(指前几季)，单场比赛得分破百对他 们来说可是很少见的。 Such issues might seem like nitpicks when the Pistons are being compared to the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who started 24-3 and ended up winning a record 72 games and an NBA championship. 这类带点吹毛求疵意味的问题常在拿活塞与1995-96年创下72胜10负史上最多胜场纪录的公 牛做比较时被提出。像是在开季24胜3负之後能不能像当初的公牛一样在季末以72胜收尾， 甚至再拿下总冠军之类的。 "We just never like to be satisfied being satisfied," shooting guard Richard Hamilton said. "Every game, we've got to play hungry." 「我们从来都不想这麽容易就感到满足，」Rip说。「每场比赛我们都打得很『饥渴』。」 YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN: The Pistons will get a few days off after today's game , and Saunders, a Cleveland native, plans to spend some extra time there visiting friends and family. 活塞在今天这场比赛以後会有几天的空档，出身克利夫兰的教头老桑打算趁这额外的时间 回家看看家人和老友们。 But after so many years in the league, Saunders finds trips back home stressful. 尽管已经在联盟里打滚了这麽多年，老桑每次去外地比赛後回老家的时候还是倍感压力。 "It's more of a hassle to go back," he said. "You have people coming up as you're standing there before the game and everyone wants to talk to you. It's like players -- when they go back to their hometowns, it's more of a hassle sometimes." 「回家的路上有时会遇到很多『路障』，」他说。「当比赛开打之前，你站在场边的时候 ，人们会跑过来，每个人都想跟你说上几句话。就跟球员们遇到的情形一样－－当他们打 完比赛回家的时候，而有时候你就是没办法避免（球迷的攀谈）。」 But Saunders is glad his parents will have the opportunity to watch him coach the NBA's best team for the first time in person. 不过老桑倒是很乐意让他的父母亲能够有亲临现场看儿子第一次执教NBA第一强队的机会。 "Yep, they've seen every game," Saunders said. "All on TV." 「是啊，他们确实是每场比赛都有看，」老桑说。「只不过，都是看电视转播啦。」 （好像连老桑到克利夫兰来打客场也是这样，感觉老桑讲的时候隐约有股蛋蛋的哀伤...） BRIEFLY: Forward Rasheed Wallace didn't attend practice Friday after being excused to attend the Philadelphia funeral of his cousin Tyree Wallace. Tyree Wallace, 22, was killed last week in a shootout with police after what authorities said was an undercover drug buy. 为了去费城参加表弟的葬礼，溪蛙向球队告假，没去参加这礼拜五的练球。22岁的Tyree Wallace死於与警方的枪战之中，当时他正在进行一场地下毒品交易。 --

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