原文出处： http://0rz.net/b81Ar -- LAS VEGAS -- At first, the news of Ben Wallace's departure saddened Pistons power forward Jason Maxiell. After all, Wallace was Maxiell's mentor, motivator and tormentor throughout his rookie season in 2005-06. 拉斯维加斯讯 -- 一开始，班蛙离队的新闻使得活塞的大前锋J-Max感到难过。毕竟在 '05-'06年J-max的菜鸟球季，大班是他的良师益友，大班的存在让他感到痛苦万分却也激 励他提高学习慾望。 Maxiell was going to miss him. Shoot, he was even going to miss lugging Wallace's boombox to every game -- which was Maxiell's rookie responsibility last season. J-Max要失去这位亦师亦友的战友兼竞争对手了，甚至也免除了每场比赛都必须帮班蛙 扛他笨重的boombox的苦差事 - 那是上个球季菜鸟J-Max最"甜蜜"的负担。 (译按：boombox就是类似那黑人手上提的录音机的东西，网址：http://0rz.net/011zz) His outlook brightened, though, after he talked to Wallace last week. 但和班蛙聊过之後，他的想法整个明亮了起来。 "I talked to him on the phone, and he said, 'The door's open for you now,'?" Maxiell said. "He said, 'Go play hard in summer league and come to camp next year ready to go to work.' That's what I plan to do." J-Max说"我和他通了电话，他说'通往成功之门已经为你敞开，认真面对夏季联赛，然 後做好十足的准备再回来参加季前训练营。'而那正符合我的计画。" Maxiell said that, though he and the team hated to see him leave, there were no hard feelings. J-Max表示尽管自己和球队都不乐意看到他离队，但还不至於无法接受。 "Ben had to look out for what was best for him and his family," he said. "He doesn't have that many years left in his career, so he had to take care of his family, no matter what they say about him stealing a check or whatever. You know, it's going to be tough for us, but like he said, it opens a door for me." 他说"大班必须寻求对於自己和家人最好的一条路，他的职业生涯黄金时期已经剩不了 多久，所以他必须顾虑到他的家人，不管其他人认为他是偷拐抢骗弄了一张巨额支票或什 麽的。你知道的，那会让我们感到棘手，不过就像他说的，通往成功之门将为我展开。" Maxiell, who played in 26 games last season, has a legitimate chance to be the fourth big man in coach Flip Saunders' frontcourt rotation. Maxiell has cut 15 pounds off his 6-foot-7 frame and, with his ability to score off the dribble and with his post-up game, he could help shore up one of the Pistons' primary deficiencies -- points in the lane. 上个球季打了26场球赛的J-Max有相当大的机会成为老桑教练固定前场轮替球员名单中 的第四号大个子球员，6尺7寸的他成功甩掉了15磅的肥肉，而且还增加了自行带球进攻以 及禁区单打的能力，他可以帮忙补足活塞主要的缺陷 -- 禁区内得分的能力。 "You look at the rules of the league now (no more bumping and grabbing) and Maxey, the thing he has the ability to do is put the ball on the floor strong, take two or three dribbles and get to the rack," Saunders said. 老桑说"你看看现在联盟的生存法则(不能再多的身体碰撞和拼斗争抢)，再看看J-Max ，他球风硬朗，有能力可以运个两、三次球，强行挤到篮下再将球摆进篮框。" "This is a big summer for him, from the standpoint of gaining confidence and developing what you would consider a go-to-type move." "就增加自信和可能可以发展成一位被认为是个关键时刻值得信赖的球员的观点看来， 这对他来说是个重要的夏天。" It is clear the coaching staff is done babying Maxiell. He scored 15 points in the team's summer-league opener against the Wizards on Saturday and he had some dominant stretches in a scrimmage against Golden State on Sunday. 很明显地教练团培训青涩的J-Max的计划已经取得了初步的成效她，他在星期六夏季联 盟开幕战活塞击败巫师的比赛中得到15分，而且在星期天与金州勇士的练习赛中也展现了 某些具有主宰力的禁区技巧。 But the coaches were far from satisfied. 但教练们还不甚满意。 "Right now, he needs to get in better shape," said Don Zierden, Pistons assistant in charge of the summer team, which played its second game late Monday. 星期一活塞结束夏季联盟第二场比赛後，负责督导、训练参与夏季联赛球队的助理教 练D.Zierden说"他需要立刻将身材练得更好。" "When I graded the film, he did some very good things offensively. But in transition, getting up and down the floor, which is supposed to be his strength , I think he could've done a better job, and we told him that." "当我观看影带时，他在进攻端表现优异。我们原本认为攻守转换，於球场两端来回奔 跑是他的强项，但实际观察後发现他应该还能表现地更好，而我们也告诉他这样的想法。" Zierden also chewed on Maxiell for grabbing just four rebounds in 31 minutes. Zierden也对於J-Max上场31分钟却只抓下4个篮板的效率感到困扰。 "That's not good enough for him," Zierden said. "You know, his thing for us is going to be bringing energy off the bench. But he's got to bring it every night . That's his niche. Be energetic, rebound, run the floor and bang people around . This is his opportunity to show he can fill that niche for us." Zierden说"那成绩对他来说还不够好，你知道的，他对我们的功用就在於从板凳席上 提供活力，而且这必须是他每场比赛都必须做到的事。那是他被交付的课题，为球队带来 活力，拼抢篮板，担任快攻时拖车的脚色并且给予身旁的敌手强力重击。夏季联赛是他展 现自己具有完成球队交付予他的任务的能力的机会。" The Pistons are also working with Maxiell on his free-throw shooting. He made just 14 of 42 free throws last season, after being a career 65-percent free-throw shooter at Cincinnati. 活塞也正致力提升J-Max的罚球命中率，他上一次罚球出手42次仅命中14球，这对於在 辛辛那提大学就读期间拥有平均65%的他来说是张不及格的成绩单。 "He has the ability to get to the basket, and when you do that, you are going to get fouled a lot," Saunders said. "He has to make those free throws." 老桑说"他有能力在禁区里搅和，而当你这麽做，你一定能要到许多犯规。所以他必须 想办法将那些球罚进。" He missed 6 of 11 against the Wizards, but made 8 of 10 in the scrimmage against Golden State. 他在对上巫师那场比赛中11次罚球出手有6球不进，但在与勇士的练习赛中罚10中8。 The other facet of his game under construction this summer is his passing. He has been somewhat of a Bermuda Triangle in the post -- the ball goes in and never comes back out. 他这个夏天另一个必须学习的课题是他的传球能力，他就像是禁区中的百慕达三角洲 -- 球一旦到了他的手上就回不来了。 "He has to learn that when he makes his move and he gets under the basket, he has to look to kick the ball back out," Saunders said. "Too many times he gets in a position where he's trying to make a play from behind the basket." 老桑说"他必须学习在禁区内卡位时，一面注意队友是否有出手空档并适时将球回传。 有太多次他努力卡位後已经被篮板压迫到没多少出手空间却还是勉强出手。" Maxiell has displayed plenty of defensive muscle, though. Against the Wizards, second-year forward Andray Blatche scored 10 quick points against Amir Johnson before Maxiell switched on to him. Blatche only scored six points in a bit more than two quarters against Maxiell. 不过J-Max已经展现许多防守的拼劲和肌肉，在面对巫师的比赛中，二年级前锋A. Blatche在A.Johnson的防守下很快地就拿到10分，但後来换成J-Max防守後在两节有余的时 间内仅仅再攻得6分。 Monday, he was set to face his toughest test -- guarding Suns forward Amare Stoudemire. 星期一他将面对最严厉的考验 -- 防守太阳的明星中前锋小史。 "Right now, I am just here to work on my game and practice hard," Maxiell said. "I know we don't really have a solid low-post player on our team and I believe that I can step in and do that." J-Max说"现在我只是到这儿来认真练习，加强球技。我知道球队缺少一位球风强硬的 内线球员，而且也相信自己可以再进步，补上这个空缺。" --

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