原文出处： -- GRAND RAPIDS -- Ben Wallace was missing, although it didn't appear the Detroit Pistons were missing him as they romped past the Minnesota Timberwolves. 大湍市讯 -- 班蛙闪人了，但当底特律活塞大军辗过明尼苏达灰狼时，他们似乎不怎 麽想念他。 Even the most diligent search party couldn't have found a good 'fro wig in the crowd of more than 10,000 people Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. Nary a Big Ben replica jersey could be located adorning an adoring fan, although one guy sported a vintage Joe Dumars jersey. 尽管最勤奋的搜寻部队也没办法在范‧安道尔球馆超过一万名的观众中找出一位头戴 爆炸头假发的球迷，甚至也找不到任何一位标准篮球粉丝装扮的球迷身着大班的球衣，只 有一位球迷拿着一件着复古的老乔球衣在现场炫燿。 Dumars, these days the team's president of basketball operations, noticed only that the arena was full for a preseason game on the other side of the state. It made him feel good. 迩来执掌球队篮球事务总裁的老乔只注意到在底特律州另一端体育馆所举办的季前巡 回赛吸引了满场的球迷到场观赏，这让他感到相当满意。 He said he has moved on from what he calls the "Ben situation." Wallace went to the Chicago Bulls for more money, and perhaps sketchy basketball differences he had with Detroit coach Flip Saunders. 他说自己已经从"大班离队心灵创伤症候群"中走出来，班蛙为了获得更优渥的薪资以 及或许与待在活塞老桑教练麾下稍有不同的篮球生涯而远走芝加哥。 It's no bull the Pistons are not the same team without the best defensive player in basketball. It's bull to think they are better. 不是开玩笑，但活塞在失去篮球界最佳防守员後已经不是同一支球队。如果你认为他 们会变得更棒，可能会被人认为是在开玩笑。 That's also not to say they couldn't end up good enough, or maybe better. Who would have thought the loss of Grant Hill in a deal with Orlando that included Wallace seven years ago would have turned out so well for the Pistons? 但那并不代表说他们在经过磨合後还是没办法表现良好，甚至更胜以往。七年前当活 塞以G.Hill向奥兰多魔术换取班蛙和C.Atkins时，谁能料想得到活塞在那之後四年能够获 得欧布莱恩金盃。 "Whenever you have change, it allows someone else, or even other people, to emerge," Dumars said. "I have personal experience. I know how it works. Change always opens the door for somebody." 老乔说"不管什麽时候有了一个变动，那会让其他的某个人，甚至是好几个人破蛹而出 。我自己就有过这样的经验，所以我知道确实如此。改变总是能为某个人打开一扇门。" Dumars, the young player, met Adrian Dantley when he came to the Pistons. The rookie guard and the veteran forward became fast friends. Then Dantley was traded. 当年老乔还是小乔时，他在加入活塞後认识了A.Dantley。这个菜鸟後卫与前锋老将很 快地变成了麻吉，但过没多久Dantley就被交易出去了。 Dumars didn't like losing a friend, but suddenly emerged as a scorer in an offense that didn't stall in Dantley's hands. 但小乔不像是失去了一个朋友，反而突然在进攻端表现得像是一个可靠的得分手，和 Dantley还在队上时判若两人。 Dumars became a central player on back-to-back NBA championship teams. He recently was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. 小乔在那支连续两年抢下NBA总冠军的球队中成为一个不可或缺的核心球员，并且在最 近入选篮球名人堂。 He allows then, the loss of Wallace could help some players. 他认为班蛙的出走或许对於某几位球员有所助益。 "From a leadership standpoint, it's probably going to allow Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun (Prince) to grow a little bit more," Dumars said. "From a pure basketball standpoint, a guy like Nazr Mohammed gets a chance to play with four great starters who are still here. 老乔说"从球队领袖的观点来说，那可能会让RIP和小王子有更多的一些成长；从纯粹 篮球的观点来说，像回教人这家伙就能获得和仍留在队上的四名出色先发球员共同打球的 机会。" "And there's a young player like Jason Maxiell, who is only starting to blossom ." "而且这里还有一个年轻的球员 - J.Maxiell，这个才刚开始要发光发热的小夥子。" For his part, Dumars works each day thinking change. He said he is consumed with the idea one more piece can be found to help the team win. 对他而言，老乔每天都在思考这个变动，他说他竭尽脑汁思考每一个能帮助球队获胜 的方法。 He added Mohommed and Flip Murray, both veterans who have benefited other NBA teams. He made it a franchise goal immediately after last season to end the recent dependence on seven or so players and build a deeper team. 他帮球队网罗了回教人和F.Murray，他们两位都是在其他NBA球队中有杰出贡献的老经 验球员。他在上个球季结束後很快就达到了这个重要的目标，结束了球队仅仅倚赖七八位 核心球员决定比赛胜负的窘境并且打造了一支更具深度的球队。 He also insisted the central character elements of the team should not change. 他同时也坚决地表示这支球队的核心元素不应该改变。 "If you think these guys are not going to be unselfish and dedicated all of a sudden because Ben left, then you are really shorting guys like Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, really the whole team. "如果你认为这些球员在班蛙离队後就会突然变得自私，那你真的就太小看枪蜥、溪蛙 、袋鼠以及这一整支球队了。" "Those guys are going to continue to play like they have. They are not going to turn into something they are not." "那些家伙将会继续打出他们既有的球风，他们并不会因此而有所改变。" When Dumars realized last summer that Ben Wallace had made up his mind to leave , he said he took a pragmatic approach. 暑假时当老乔意识到班蛙下定决心要转投其他球队怀抱，他说自己当机立断在最快时 间内就做了所有能做的、最实际的补救措施。 "I don't look back," he said. "I'm happy we had the great six-year run. To think you are going to have a 10-year run in pro sports today with free agency is probably naive. 他说"我不回头看，我很高兴我们在过去六年杰出的表现。在当今具备自由球员市场制 度的职业运动圈，肖想拥有一个长达十年的黄金岁月未免也太过天真了些。" "Ben and I shook hands, we hugged and told each other best of luck. Then it was time to move on. Ben was the original cornerstone of some great success, but make no mistake, the other guys we brought in have similar values and work ethics. Good people, man. You win with good people. "班蛙和我握了手，我们互相拥抱并且诚心地祝福对方，但之後就是往前迈进的时刻了 。班蛙是球队某些关键胜利最起初的基石，不过别搞错了，其他我们网罗的球员也拥有相 同的特质以及职业道德。好人万岁，老兄。拥有好球员你才能赢球。" "These guys still believe in hard work, sacrifice and teamwork. Ben was not a one-man show." "这些家伙仍相信努力奋斗、牺牲奉献以及团队合作，我们之前并不是只靠大班的个人 秀在赢球的。" Wallace is a no-show now, have 'fro will travel, and a reason for Dumars to present the leftovers and newcomers with a challenge. 班蛙带着他的爆炸头离开了，并且给了老乔一个好理由去激发留队的老朋友以及甫加 入的新面孔全心投入，面对新球季的崭新挑战。 "The fact that Ben left and we might take a drop is not a bad position to be in ," Dumars said. 老乔说"事实上班蛙的离开可能会让我们的表现和之前相比有一些落差，但长远看来这 将并不是一件坏事。" "It allows me to say to these guys, 'Hey, you have to prove it all over again. ' "那让我可以对这些家伙说'嘿，再一次去证明自己的能耐的时候到了。'" "That could be a good thing." "那或许会是件好事也不一定。" --

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