原文出处： http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/17175076.html -- Former Timberwolf Theo Ratliff's return to the Detroit Pistons is a homecoming in two ways. 前灰狼球员Theo Ratliff回锅底特律活塞对双方来说都有种像是见老朋友的亲切感。 He's back on a playoff-bound team for the first time since he played with Allen Iverson in Philadelphia eight years ago. He's back with the franchise that drafted him when he was a young, supple fellow 13 years ago. 自从8年前在费城和战神小艾并肩作战後他首度回到一支可望进入季後赛的强队。他回 到13年前挑选他的活塞队，13年前他还是个青涩的小夥子。 "There are still a lot of the old faces around here," he said. "As an organization, they haven't strayed from who they are. It does feel a little like home." "队上仍有许多老面孔存在，"他说。"作为一个团队，他们不曾忘记初衷。感觉活塞确 实像个大家庭。" Former teammate Joe Dumars is now president of basketball operations, Michael Curry is an assistant coach and Lindsey Hunter still plays for the Pistons. Some of the security guards he greets now entering the Palace of Auburn Hills every night worked there when he was a rookie. 前队友老乔现在是篮球事务总裁，Michael Curry是助理教练，只有猎人仍留在场上奋 战。有些和他打招呼，每晚都会进奥本山宫殿的保全自从他还是菜鸟时就已经在此工作了 。 Most important for a 12-year veteran who turns 35 this month and has undergone more surgical operations than he can count: Trainer Mike Abdenour and conditioning coach Arnie Kander are still there. 对於这位本月就要满35岁而且接受过的手术已经不尽其数的12年级生来说，最重要的 是：训练员Mike Abdenour和体能教练Arnie Kander仍在这里。 "Arnie's been working on me," Ratliff said Monday before the Pistons flew to Minnesota for tonight's game against the Wolves. "He's popping things and getting things moving that haven't moved in a long time." "Arnie的回春妙手已经在我身上看到作用，"Ratliff在星期一活塞飞往明尼苏达为今 晚与灰狼队的比赛准备前说。"他让一些已经停滞许久的问题开始有了改善。" Ratliff played 10 games for the Wolves after he was included in last summer's Kevin Garnett trade and before he and the team worked out a contract buyout that allowed him to sign with the Pistons as a free agent on March 4. 在去年KG交易案中被打包送至灰狼後，一直到他和球队达成买断合约共识，让他可以 在3月4日以自由球员身分和活塞签约为止，Ratliff只打了10场比赛。 Those four games played in November and six in February were separated by a mystifying knee injury that eventually required arthroscopic surgery. You might have presumed the Pistons, a team already loaded with talent and a set rotation , signed him as an insurance policy and yet Ratliff immediately started two games because Rasheed Wallace was injured. Ratliff has found his way into the team's rotation on a limited but consistent basis since then. 那4场在11月以及6场在2月打的比赛中间隔着一个谜样的，最终走上关节镜手术一途的 膝伤。你可能会想活塞，一支已经塞满天份且轮替阵容固定的球队签下他只是加买一份保 险，不过因为溪蛙受伤，Ratliff很快就被推上先发火线两次。从此Ratliff也在受限但稳 定的基础上找到了自己进入球队轮替名单的方法。 "First two games activated, they threw me right out there," he said. "I'm trying to do a little bit." "头两场可上场的比赛，他们就把我摆了上去，"他说。"我试着拿出更多的贡献。" He has blocked a shot in seven of 10 games with the Pistons and is yet one more weapon on a legitimate title contender that already had plenty of them. Ratliff has reached the playoffs four times but never advanced beyond a conference semifinals (with Philadelphia in 2000) in his career. "他在活塞上场的10场比赛中有7场送出锅子，他是已经坐拥许多优质大个的总冠军强 力候选队伍中另一具秘武。Ratliff有过4次季後赛经验但他职业中自从'00年效力於费城後 就不曾闯过第二轮了。 "I like 'em a lot," Ratliff said when asked about the Pistons' title chances. " This is the most talent I have ever played with. It sure is a lot better playing with these guys than battling every night against them. This is an ideal place for me at this point of my career." "我很看好他们，"被问到活塞夺冠机会有多大时，Ratliff回答说。"这是我待过最有 天分的球队。很肯定地和他们并肩作战要比与他们为敌好太多了。我的职业生涯走到此时 此刻，这对我来说是个理想的地方。" Ratliff said he is "very grateful" to Wolves basketball boss Kevin McHale and the team for the contract buyout that allowed Ratliff to leave for a contender and saved the Wolves money on the remaining weeks of Ratliff's expiring $11.6 million salary. He and his agent quietly proposed a contract buyout to the Wolves weeks before the two sides agreed just before the March 1 waiver deadline. Ratliff说他"非常感谢"灰狼篮球总裁Kevin McHale以及灰狼买断合约让他可以加入一 支有竞争力的球队，不过灰狼也省下了Ratliff本季高达1160万钜额薪资剩下几周的部分薪 水就是了。虽然双方在3月1日的挥弃底限前才达成协议，不过早在数周之前他和经纪人就 已经低调地向灰狼提议合约买断事宜。 "He handled it the right way," Wolves coach Randy Wittman said. "I enjoyed my time with Theo. I thought he was a very professional person and that goes a long way in my book." "他处理得很正确，"灰狼教练Randy Wittman说。"我很享受和Theo同队的时光。我认 为他是一个非常出色的职业球员，我会怀念他的。" The Wolves and Pistons haven't played each other all season. They'll now begin and end their two-game season series in the first two weeks of April. 灰狼和活塞本季尚未交手过。在四月前二周他们将会打完本季两场例行对战。 "I know, it's funny," Ratliff said. "It'll be fun seeing the guys. I enjoyed those guys. I know they're losing right now, but they were a lot of fun to be around." "我知道，这很有趣，"Ratliff说。"再看到这群家伙会很有趣。我很享受和他们共事 的日子。我知道他们现在持续输球，但跟他们打球的那段日子一直都很有趣。" Asked if he would be looking to block one of big Al Jefferson's shots tonight, Ratliff laughed. Wolves guard Rashad McCants was asked if he expected Ratliff to swat a couple of shots tonight. 被问到他是否期待今晚可以送给Big Al一记麻辣锅，Ratliff笑了。灰狼後卫RMC被问 到他是否预期Ratliff可以在今晚扮演好火锅店长的角色。 "Well, he blocks about three shots a game," McCants said, "so I expect he'll get a couple." "嗯，他一场比赛差不多送出三次阻攻，"RMC说，"所以我猜他会敲几个锅子吧。" --

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