http://0rz.tw/143Bz Saturday, February 9, 2008 Rob Parker Pistons need love from Detroit's fans 活塞需要底特律球迷的爱 AUBURN HILLS --The expectations are so high now that people have been blinded. So much so, they don't even know what they're watching. 现在大家的期望非常高，所以也变得盲目。期望高到他们甚至不知道他们看到了 什麽。 The knee-jerk reaction, whenever the Pistons are mentioned, is to always think another team is better and en route to winning the championship. 每次当活塞被提到时的直觉反应，总是会想到有另一个球队打得（比活塞）更好， 正往赢得总冠军的路途上迈进。 The Piston-hating in Motown has to stop. 在汽车城的活塞讨厌风气得停止了。 Fans here, for whatever reason, don't love this team unconditionally. And that's wrong. Not only does this team mirror this city better than any other professional squad here, but this team also has done nothing but make fans proud. Most NBA fans would die to have a team that's in the championship mix every year. 在这里的球迷，不管什麽原因，不会无条件地爱上这个球队的。这是不对的。不只 是因为这个球队比其他底特律的职业球队更能反映这个城市，这个球队还让球迷感 到骄傲。大部分的NBA球迷都会爱死一支每年打进冠军赛的球队的。 Nonetheless, Detroit fans are both spoiled and irrational. 但是，活塞迷都被宠坏且变得荒谬。 Shame on you. Yeah, you. 以你为耻。对，就是你。 Others get more love 其他球队得到更多的爱 For whatever reason, fans here will give the Lions the benefit of the doubt any chance they get. They were duped this season after the Lions got off to a 6-2 start. 不知道是基於什麽原因，这里的球迷无怨无侮地支持狮子队。在狮子六胜二负的开 季之後他们被愚弄了。 The Tigers get the royal treatment even though they lost to an inferior Cardinals team in the World Series in 2006 and failed to make the playoffs last season. And the Wings haven't brought a Cup home since 2002. 老虎队即便在2006世界大战输了较差的红雀队，上季还没打进季後赛，他们还是得 到王室般的待遇。而红翼自从2002年以後还没拿过冠军回家。 It's time for Detroit fans to recognize that the love of this city's life is the Pistons and you shouldn't take them for granted another minute. 是活塞迷该体认这个城市生活之爱是活塞的时候了，你不该再有一分钟把这个球队 的成就视为理所当然。 The Pistons showed you again why they are the best team in town Friday night. It didn't matter if Brandon Roy played or not, he didn't. The Pistons worked over the Portland Trail Blazers like a burger and fries, winning 91-82 before a sellout crowd at The Palace. 活塞在星期五晚上又再次告诉你为什麽他们是这城市里最棒的球队。不管Brandon Roy 是否上场，他没有。活塞对待波特兰拓荒者就像汉堡薯条一样，在满场的宫殿 球迷面前以91-82击败他们。 "We've raised the bar so high that it's like we'll see you in June," said Chauncey Billups, who had all 17 of his points in the first quarter. "I'm not going to say they don't appreciate it. "我们的标准被升的非常高，就像大家会说『我们六月见啦！』，"在第一节拿下他 全部分数17分的枪蜥说。"我不会说他们不感谢我们的成绩。 "They just get immune to it (all the winning)." "他们只是对（那些胜场）免疫。" Billups added: "On one hand, it's great to know the fans have confidence in you like that. On the other hand, it's not always this good. This is an unbelievable thing we got going here. You never know when it can be over." 枪蜥补充： "一方面，知道球迷对你这麽有信心是很令人开心的。另一方面却不是 那麽好。我们能走到这里是非常惊人的。你从不会知道这种成就什麽时候会结束。" Another great season 另一个美妙的球季 For those who have not noticed, the Pistons have now won seven in a row and are 36-13 with the second best record in the NBA. And Boston, which started 20-3, now has just two wins more than Detroit. 要告诉那些还没注意到的人的是，活塞现在是七连胜而且36胜13负的成绩是 NBA第 二好的。而波士顿，开季20胜 3负，现在只比底特律多两胜。 For sure, the Pistons don't want a parade for playing well in the regular season. It's just they shouldn't have to feel as if they are second-tier or have to prove anything. 当然，活塞不想要因为在例行赛打这麽好而举办游行。只是他们不该觉得他们像二 级球队或是还得证明什麽。 Yet, fans want to trade Tayshaun Prince or Richard Hamilton. Or they are still crying about not drafting Carmelo Anthony. 还有球迷想交易小王子或Rip。还有人仍旧对没选Carmelo Anthony而抱怨。 The Pistons -- going for their seventh straight 50-plus win season -- have been so good, for so long that fans just want to fast forward to the postseason. 活塞 -- 准备要迎接他们连续第七个50胜以上的球季 -- 打得非常好，这麽久以来 都打得这麽好而球迷只想要赶快进到季後赛。 Sure, the Pistons expect to get to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth straight season and finally make their third trip to the NBA Finals in the last five seasons. 当然，活塞被预期会连续第六季打到东区冠军战，也会在过去五个球季中第三次打 进NBA冠军战。 "We want to be impressive in the regular season and more impressive in the playoffs," coach Flip Saunders said. "我们想要在季赛打得很好，在季後赛打更好，"老桑说。 Fun to watch 看来饶富乐趣 But all that can wait. 但这都可以等 Fans should watch this season the way they did five years ago when this well-oiled machine was getting started. Fans should never get tired of winning. 球迷应该像五年前当这个顺利运转的机器开始工作时一样的态度来观看这个球季。 球迷绝不该对胜利感到厌倦。 And there are so many reasons why it's fun to watch the Pistons make yet another run into June, starting with the young players. In the first half, where the Pistons built a 59-35 lead, Rodney Stuckey (nine points), Amir Johnson (nine points and four rebounds) and Arron Afflalo (four points) were all present and accounted for. 有很多在活塞进入六月赛程前观赏起来会很有趣的原因，从年轻球员讲起吧。在上 半场活塞取得59-35的领先时，Stuckey（9分），Amir（9分和4篮板）及Afflalo （4分）都是功臣。 "It's nothing like winning, being on a winning organization that's main goal is to win," Afflalo said. "没有什麽比胜利的果实还要甜美，在一个胜利的组织中首要目标就是赢球，"Afflalo 说 This is a great team, a championship-caliber squad. It's time folks around here recognized it. 这是个伟大的球队，一个冠军层级的球队。是底特律人该认可这点的时候了。 --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.229.142.199 ※ 编辑: Afflalo 来自: 61.229.142.199 (02/10 23:26) 感谢kerrys指教。 ※ 编辑: Afflalo 来自: 61.229.142.199 (02/11 16:32)