原文出处： http://0rz.net/eb1dj -- Just what nobody wants: "Darko II: The Sequel." 没有人希望自己成为小米粒二世。 But the Pistons better be careful. Their disjointed development of another young player, Carlos Delfino, is beginning to look familiar. It's that same combination of confusion and consternation that bedeviled Darko Milicic during his ill-fated time here. 不过活塞最好小心一点，他们阵中另一位年轻球员，C.Delfino，不健全的发展已经开 始让他看起来有小米粒化的倾向了。和小米粒待在这里时那段不幸的时间一样的困惑和惊 惶失措现在也正深深困扰着Delfino。 But Milicic was neither mature enough, nor emotionally resilient enough, to understand that the answer to his problems rested primarily within himself. 不过小米粒既不够成熟，在情绪控制方面表现也不够好到足以了解其实他的问题基本 上只有他自己才能找到解答。(http://www.pbase.com/kk02215/image/27869133，我想这 就是本文作者想对小米粒说的话) "Darko and me are different," Delfino said Monday. "I know that I can't give up if I don't play a lot, but you still want to play to show what you can do. I know I can't get down. I have to keep working and trying to get better. It's hard adjusting to not playing as much as you would like." Delfino星期一说道"不要把我和小米粒混为一谈，我知道如果我没办法有很多上场时 间，我不会轻易放弃，而会尽力表现以争取更多的上场机会。我知道我不能灭自己威风， 反而要更加努力，试图有更好的表现，如果自己很努力了，却没办法得到相对应的表现空 间，这会是一件让人难以接受的事。" Problem is, Pistons coach Flip Saunders has no confidence in Delfino beyond giving him sporadic minutes, and that won't change anytime soon. There's too much at stake, especially for Saunders. 问题就在於老桑教练对於Delfino没有足够的信心，所以只愿意给他一些零星的上场时 间，而这问题在短时间内并不会有任何改变。现在对活塞来说可是争取季後赛所有主场优 势的重要关头，尤其老桑更是责任重大。 He has to win NOW! 他现在必须带领球队赢球！ The Darko debacle denied the Pistons a transitional star who could have kept the franchise competing for championships well into the next decade. Now they must squeeze as many titles out of their starting core as possible, and that demands a veteran cast coming off the bench. 小米粒养成计划的失败也意味着活塞期望他能在未来十年让球队继续保有冲击总冠军 实力的计画一并告吹，所以现在他们必须尽可能压榨现有的黄金先发阵容，赢取尽可能多 座总冠军，而要达到这目标球队需要有一群能从板凳上提供奥援的老经验球员。 "I understand how difficult it might be for Carlos," Saunders said, "because when he comes into the game, he's often replacing an All-Star. But I don't see the same reaction from him as we did with the other guy (Darko), and I think that's where his maturity comes into play." 老桑说"我知道这对Delfino来说也许有些强人所难，因为他通常是作为一位全明星球 员的替补上场打球。但我在他身上看不到和我们这样使用其他球员(小米粒)时一样的反应 ，而我认为那就是他展现成熟度的时候。" It's easy falling into a comfort trap when you've got the best starting five the NBA has seen since the glory days of the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s. Saunders likely will have the same starting lineup for the 70th straight game tonight when Dallas arrives for a quasi-critical, regular-season visit. 当你球队阵中拥有自'80年代末期波士顿塞尔提克全盛时期以来首见的黄金先发五虎， 你不用多想就知道该让他们一起先发上阵。今晚达拉斯小牛来到活塞主场踢馆的本季第70 场例行赛，老桑不例外应该还是会维持同样的先发阵容来迎接这场总冠军前哨战。 Antonio McDyess may be playing the best basketball of his career as Saunders' sixth man. Lindsey Hunter, healthy again, has become his trusted graybeard in the backcourt, and newcomer Tony Delk has shown sparks that will undoubtedly earn him valuable minutes come playoff time. 袋鼠也许会在扮演老桑的球队的第六人的情况下打出篮球生涯最佳表现，而再次恢复 健康的猎人大叔也成为了後场可靠的替补战力，新同学T.Delk则已经充分展现了随插随用 的免热身特性，这让他在即将到来的季後赛也能获得可观的上场时间。 When your objective is winning now, you run at full speed until the tank burns empty. And if the young can't keep pace, they're left behind. 当今球队最重要的目标就是赢球，你会全速前进，直到能源耗尽为止。如果年轻球员 没办法跟上球队的脚步，他们只好被远远抛在後头。 Saunders is no different from Larry Brown in that regard. Flip's immediate predecessor was roundly chastised from those on the outside looking in for not finding sufficient developmental time for Darko. 面对这问题时，其实老桑和L.Brown的想法没有什麽不一样，但老桑的前任(Brown)却 因为没有给小米粒足够的上场/磨练空间而遭致舆论严厉的批评。 The popular refrain became, "Would it have killed the team to give him eight to 10 minutes a game?" But the fact that Darko has been consigned to NBA purgatory in Orlando while Delfino rides the bench underscores the first challenge of a championship-contending coach. 最常被拿来老调重弹的变成"一场比赛给他8到10分钟的时间上场体验一下比赛的感觉 就会毁了一支球队？"不过事实是小米粒已经被送到以拥有"毁"人不倦的队医而闻名的奥兰 多魔术队，而Delfino则是取代原本专属於小米粒，在板凳区防守开特力的工作，因为老桑 教练正尽全力在寻求执教以来第一枚总冠军戒指。 The future never rests beyond the upcoming playoffs. 球队在即将到来的季後赛结束前都不会停下全力冲刺的脚步。 Delfino on Monday compared the adjustment to playing time distributed with an eyedropper to a "slap in the face." But it's up to him whether the inconsistency of his contributions beats him down mentally to the point of no return. Delfino星期一时将调整过後所分配到越来越少的上场时间比喻为一记耳光，不过只有 他自己才能决定是否要让不稳的表现导致上场时间减少的结果给狠狠击倒在地，直到无可 挽回的地步。 "I know I can play," he said. "I just need the chance to show it." 他说"我知道我能打，只是没机会表现而已。" Darko was a disaster-in-waiting at the outset. He never liked the game, an indifference exposed in his lackadaisical work ethic. But that's not the case with Delfino. He's canned energy and has a borderline-reckless spirit, which, when properly channeled, will serve him well at this level. 小米粒从加入活塞那一刻就注定会失败，他从未热爱比赛，在场上漫不经心的态度完 全和他懒洋洋的工作精神相呼应。不过Delfino完全不是这样的懒骨头，他在场上有源源不 绝的活力和不顾後果的拼战精神，等到他哪一天开窍了，这些身体及心理素质将使得他成 为一名水准以上的好球员。 But the Pistons' continued success limits the chances of that happening in Detroit. And what do you think will happen to Delfino if Grant Hill comes back and assumes a role off the bench? 不过活塞持续不断的获胜限制了他在底特律发光发热的机会，而且如果G.Hill真的回 锅活塞并且扮演一个称职的替补球员，你想Delfino下场会是怎样？ Ridiculous, you say? 很可笑，是吧？ Hill told the Chicago Tribune on Monday he might entertain a comeback with the Pistons perhaps as early as next season should Orlando cut him loose despite owing him $18 million next season. Any new team could then sign Hill for the league minimum. Hill星期一时告诉芝加哥论坛报说如果奥兰多魔术决定买断自己下一季价值1,800万的 合约，那他最快可能在下一季就会重回活塞怀抱，但是任何一支球队(除了魔术)都有权以 联盟最低薪资与Hill签约。 Such possibilities only further diminish Delfino's chances with the Pistons, but that's become the price of contention. 像这样的可能性只会更进一步减少Delfino继续穿着活塞球衣的机会，不过那是球队为 了变得更有竞争力而不得不付出的代价。 --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.241.111.125