Chauncey Billups doing his part for Pistons in the huddle Billups在球员聚集时为活塞做自己的本分 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131206/SPORTS0102/312060122/1127/rss13 Auburn Hills — When Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks gets off the bench for timeouts, he knows one person invariably will be standing to his left or his right, and it’s not one of his assistant coaches. 当活塞总教练Cheeks在暂停离开时，他知道某个人固定会站在他的左右侧，而他并 不是助理教练群之一。 It’s Chauncey Billups, remember him? 他是Billups,还记得他吗？ “First guy in my huddle, every time,” Cheeks said. “He has guys on the side. He’s been very helpful for us when he hasn’t played.” “每一次都是第一个聚在我身旁的人”，Cheeks说，”他让大家聚在一起，当他无法 上场时也对我们很有助益。 Billups hasn’t played since the first half of the Pistons’ loss to Golden State in Oakland on the West Coast trip in November, missing the last 12 games. But he’s inching closer to a return, having practiced Friday before the team headed to Chicago. Billups从活塞十一月份西区之旅，在Oakland输给勇士的上半场之後就未曾上场，错 过了12场比赛。但他正缓慢地接近回到场上的状态，星期五在球队准备前往芝加哥时 参与了练习。 “First time I’ve practiced. It felt pretty good,” said Billups, who’s battling knee tendinitis, common for players his age. “I know I’m not ready to play yet but I want to see how it feels. We’ll see.” “我第一次参与练习，感觉还不错”，Billups说，他正与膝盖肌腱炎搏斗，在他岁数的 球员身上是很平常的。“我知道我还没准备好上场，但我想知道脚的感觉，我们会知道 的。” With the guard depth, initially it seemed having Billups was a luxury, but with Will Bynum out, Brandon Jennings uncharacteristically turning the ball over more while being forced to play 40-plus minutes and rookie Peyton Siva struggling in his limited time, Billups’ value is trending toward being more tangible than intangible. 现在後卫群的深度，最初拥有Billups是非常豪华的，但伴随着Bynum缺席，Jennings 被迫上场超过40分钟进而出现一些不寻常的失误，而新秀Siva仍在有限时间里挣扎， Billups的价值就趋向更具体明确了。 It doesn’t mean Cheeks isn’t appreciating Billups being ultra-engaged with his teammates during timeouts, though, especially since a vocal leader hasn’t truly emerged yet. 这并不表示Cheeks不欣赏Billups在暂停时过分参与队友的讨论，特别在真正指挥者还 没出现时。 “Chauncey has done it in huddles, even when he’s not playing,” Cheeks said. “His voice has a lot of impact. It has a lot of standstill when people stop and listen. It doesn’t matter to me where it comes from as long as it comes. ” “Chaauncey聚在一起时都这麽做，虽然他没有上场”，Cheeks说，“他的声音影响力很 大，当球员停下来听时有很大的空档，对我来说这不要紧。” (这段很不确定...) Where fans likely miss Billups the most, even though he’s not the player he was during his first tour with the Pistons, is down the stretch of fourth quarters, when the young Pistons team often looks frenetic and struggles to hold leads. 当年轻的活塞队在第四节表现下滑，经常看起来浮躁且无法保住领先的地位时，球迷们 似乎最想念Billups，即使在他与活塞本季首次西区之旅时他不在上场名单里面。 (不太确定这里是不是指本季首次的西区之旅...) “It seems like we’re getting to know each other a little better, how we need to play,” Billups said. “We have to get a lot better in the fourth quarter. We could have four more wins if we’re just steady, not great but steady.” “我们似乎更加了解彼此，知道该要如何一起打球”Billups说，“我们必须在第四节表 现更好，如果我们先前保持稳定，只要表现稳定不用特别好，我们可以多赢得四场以上 的比赛。” About to enter a stretch where they’ll play three likely playoff teams in the next four days, it’ll not only be a test of their depth all around, but their evolving maturity.On opening night against the Washington Wizards , Billups hit crucial 3-pointers to keep their charging opponent at bay. 接下来的四天他们将与三只可能打入季後赛的球队交手，这不但是对球队深度同时也是 成熟度进步多少的测试。在开幕战对战巫师时，Bullups投进关键三分球，让对手的反扑 无力回天。 “I hate it because I know that’s one of the areas I can help us,” Billups said.“I know it’s not gonna go away, experience is the best teacher.” “我讨厌什麽都不能做，因为我知道那是我们可以帮助他们的地方”Billups，“我知 道那问题不会消失，经验是最好的老师。” In the time since, the close wins have had more tense moments than usual, but it’s better to learn through winning than to keep adding debilitating “L’s ” on the ledger. 比数接近的胜利比平常有更多的紧张时刻，但透过赢球而学习到经验好过继续在战绩表上 增加L(输球)。 “You know, I think we play ourselves into playing not to lose,” Billups said.“When you have a lead and playing not to lose as opposed to just playing.When you’re playing not to lose, you turn it over, think too much, second-guess situations, boom, turnover, boom, layup. Snowball effect.” “你知道的，我认为我们让自己陷入避免输球而打球的状态”Billups说，”当你拥 有领先，你会为了避免输球而打球，而不是单纯打球。当你为了避免输球而打球，你 转换了风向，想太多且对自己的决定产生怀疑，碰，发生失误，碰，被上篮得分，滚 雪球的效应。 It was certainly a point of emphasis in Friday’s practice, given they’ll play four games in the next five days, then three games in four days, then three games in four days again before Dec. 20. 这肯定是周五练习时的重点，在接下来的五天将打四场比赛，然後四天内打三场比赛， 然後在十二月20号前再一次四天内打三场比赛。 “It’s something we went through today,” Cheeks said. “Just executing our offense, especially on the road with so many things going against you. When you have a lead, you know other teams will come back; to make a play like in the Miami game, that’s special for us.” “那是我们今天会做的些事情”Cheeks说，“执行我们的进攻，特别是在客场有很多对你 不利的因素。当你拥有领先时，你知道其他球队会反击，就之前像对热火的比赛，对我 们来说是特别的。 Cheeks remembers Mandela Cheeks回忆Mandela Cheeks was at a loss for words when asked about the passing of Nelson Mandela, the South Africanleader who died Thursday. 当被问及Mandela逝世的事情时，Cheeks不知道该怎麽表达，南非总统周四过世。 “Special, the things he went through,” Cheeks said. “I don’t know what other word to say. Special guy, special circumstances.” “特别，他所做的事情。”说，“我不知道还有什麽字能描述，特别的人，特别 的成就。” There’s one iconic picture of Mandela in Detroit, wearing a Pistons jacket and Pistons hat in 1990, when he came on a six-city tour after spending 27 years in prison. He’s seen in pictures with Isiah Thomas and John Salley, pumping his fist to well-wishers before speaking at a packed Tiger Stadium that summer. 底特律有一张Mandela的肖像照，在1990年穿着活塞的夹克与帽子，在他27年的牢狱生活 後拜访了六个城市。照片里他与I.Thomas与J.Salley，那个夏天在爆满的老虎体育馆演讲 前，他向善心人士们握拳振臂。 -- 翻译的不好请见谅 ><" --

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