The morning after, Pistons already eager for next season to arrive 最终战隔天一早，活塞队已经在期待下一个球季的到来 作者:Keith Langlois https://reurl.cc/Qj1VjM (NBA.com专栏) There's not much that camouflages the desire of NBA players the day after the season finale to lounge on a sandy beach somewhere until nothing aches any longer. But that wasn't the vibe that came from the Pistons as they spoke Monday of the season that was. NBA的球员们在赛季的最後一场比赛之後，通常都会大大方方的找个舒服的沙滩度假胜地 躺他个几天，直到身上的伤痛逐渐恢复。但在星期一一早，活塞散发出来的气氛完全不 是这麽一回事。 “I'm not trying to just go spend some money or go places,” Cade Cunningham said after a whirlwind rookie season. “I’m trying to lock in. I feel like that stuff will come, maybe when I win some games. Maybe then the off-season will be more about resting than anything.” "我没有打算就这样去个什麽地方还是撒撒钞票，"Cade在经历了他旋风般的菜鸟赛季後如 是说，"我试着继续保持专注。那些东西总会来的，也许在我多赢了几场比赛之後吧。到 时候的休赛季可能就真的会能够好好休息，而不是担心其他的。" The Pistons finished the season looking more like a troublesome young playoff underdog than one hoping for the lottery gods to rescue them from aimlessness. 在赛季结束的时候，活塞比起一支需要乐透之神眷顾以找到未来方向的球队，看起来更 像一支年轻充满活力，足以让季後赛对手左支右绌的水鬼球队。 The standings tell another story and they are the ultimate arbiter in professional sports. But they're also a very crude tool if you're looking to predict what comes next. The standings tell you the 2021-22 Pistons were the mirror image of the 2020-21 Pistons – a .278 winning percentage a year ago, a .280 mark this year – and if that’s as deep as you want to dig to gauge the direction they’re headed, you’re starting down the wrong path. 球队排名看起来完全不是这麽一回事，而在残酷的职业运动中，它就是一切。但若要预 测接下来会发生什麽事情，它同时也是一个太粗糙的预测工具。最後排名显现的是，21 -22赛季的活塞就跟20-21赛季相差无几─去年胜率0.278，今年是0.280─而你如果只想 要从这个数字去解读活塞的未来，那你从开头就已经大错特错。 The context of the Pistons season tells a more layered story. The layer that matters most is the one that took form in mid-February and hardened over the next month-plus. It was then when the two veterans around whom the first and second units revolved, Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk, returned from the double whammy of injury and COVID-19 bouts, lining them up to share the court with the rookie around whom the future will be created, Cade Cunningham. 从整个赛季来看，活塞经历了一个充满皱褶的球季。其中最皱褶的皱褶应该是发生在2月 中，并且在接下来一个多月为球队打下了基础。那正是先发和替补阵容中的两个老鸟球 员─Jeremi Grant和Kelly Olynyk─从伤兵和疫情方案回到球队的时候。他们到这时候 才开始一起和球队的未来支柱CC一起在球场上合作。 Their time together was sporadic and not of much relevance until the night of Feb. 16 in Boston, which came two weeks after Grant and Olynyk rejoined the Pistons off lengthy absences. It was, for all practical purposes, the first time all three were healthy and at full capacity to occupy the roles envisioned for them. 在2/16之前，他们三人一起在场上的时间可说是时有时无，而且打起球来没什麽默契可 言。从对上塞尔提克那场比赛开始，Grant和Olynyk都在一段时间之後回到球队阵容，也 是实质上第一次三个人都完全健康而且在场上担任球队希望他们负责的角色。 “A young team like we've got, to get a new team and a young team all in one, it's going to be difficult,” Grant said of a season that achieved redemption over its final third. “We had a ton of injuries. Right before the All-Star break, when we played Boston, is kind of when we got our team back. Since then, we’re .500 or somewhere around there.” "我们这样的年轻球队，阵容又新又年轻的球队，势必会面对各种困难，" Grant如此描述 这样一支在赛季後1/3令人刮目相看的球队，"我们遇到一堆伤病问题。但就在明星赛後 ，对塞尔提克那场比赛，我们整支球队差不多都健康回归了。(译按：大师兄、二师兄、 六师弟归位啦！)在那之後的比赛我们维持了差不多五成胜率吧。" Indeed, from that night in Boston, when the Pistons beat the team that was arguably the best in the NBA since Jan. 1, they went 8-8 over 16 games until Grant suffered a March 23 calf injury that ended his season. By every measure, the Pistons were a middle-third NBA team over that stretch, which translates to one which would be in the thick of a playoff chase extrapolated over 82 games. 的确如此，从打败了几乎被认为是进入2022後最强球队的赛尔提克开始，接下来16场比 赛活塞共取得了8胜8败的战绩，直到3月23日Grant因为小腿受伤整季关机。不管从哪个 角度看，活塞队在那段期间都算是联盟里的一支中游球队，如果可以把这段时间的表现 放大到整个球季，绝对是季後赛席次的强力竞争者之一。 And that’s where you start when you forecast next season. The Pistons project to have an unusual degree of roster stability – especially in an era where 40 or 50 percent churn is typical – plus perhaps the most cap space in the NBA and a likely top-five pick. That roster includes 10 players 23 or under. Based on their track records, it’s fair to guess virtually all of them have ample capacity for improvement. 而这才应该是你预测下个球季表现的开头！活塞在下个赛季看起来会有一个相当稳定的 阵容─特别是球队阵容常常有4成到5成大洗牌的这个年代─加上可能是全联盟最高的薪 资空间，还有非常高机率的前五顺位选秀签。这个阵容将可能有10名球员年纪在23岁以 下。根据这些小将们现有的纪录来看，可以合理推断他们全都还有超大的进步空间。 Over those 16 games, the Pistons beat playoff teams Boston, Toronto, Atlanta (twice), Charlotte and Philadelphia. The season ended Sunday, but the Pistons – to a man – talk as if they’d be A-OK if next season were to begin next week. 在那16场比赛中，活塞击败了好几支季後赛球队包括塞尔提克、暴龙、老鹰(2次!)、黄 蜂和76人。球季虽然在星期天就结束了，但活塞的气氛看起来就像是下个赛季如果下周 就开始也完全没问题！ “We know where we’re trying to get to,” Cunningham said. “It’s exciting for all of us. We’re all ready to take that next step and try to compete for wins.” "我们清楚知道未来的方向，"CC说，"我们都超兴奋的！我们都已经准备好进入下一个阶 段并且尝试去赢得更多比赛。" “We definitely want more wins in the win column, for sure,” Isaiah Stewart said. “It’s definitely going to be taking a leap. We’re putting that pressure on ourself. We know that’s doable.” "我们绝对希望在胜场的栏位多添几笔纪录，肯定的，"小史都说，"我们的表现肯定会更 上一层楼！我们给自己这样的压力，但我们也知道我们一定办得到。" The wins the Pistons banked in the home stretch and the way they competed game after game – only one of their losses during the 8-8 stretch was by double digits and that was by 11 points, to Boston, in a game the Celtics led by two points after three quarters – fundamentally altered their self-image. 活塞在主场累积的胜利还有他们在每场比赛中展现的强烈竞争意识─在8胜8败的那段时 间中只有对塞尔提克的比赛以两位数之差落败，11分，而且那场比赛到第三节结束时， 塞尔提克还只领先2分─彻底的改变了他们对自己的观感。 “The second half of the season was great momentum for us,” Saddiq Bey said. “Leading into this summer, I think we know exactly what we need to do for us to be successful. Now we’re not guessing what it takes to win. Now it’s about actually doing it and putting in the work and staying healthy and continuing to be the best we can be.” "後半段赛季我们打出了很棒的气势，"(今年全勤的)Saddiq Bey说，"进入夏天休赛期前 ，我想我们已经很清楚知道要如何取得成功。所以现在我们不需要猜说我们要怎麽赢球 ，我们只需要实际去做，埋头苦干，同时保持健康，持续打出我们的最佳表现。" 译按:由阿Bey来说保持健康真的很有说服力啊XD “That’s who we are and who we thought we were going forward,” Olynyk said of the post-All-Star break Pistons. “You just see so much growth in all those young guys. Next year and moving forward, these guys are only going to get better.” "我们就是这样，而且我们会保持这样的态度继续向前。"Olynyk如此解释明星赛後的活 塞，"你完全可以看到这些小夥子们有多大的成长，从明年开始到以後，这些家伙只会 变得更强。" ------ 翻完觉得像是一篇鸡汤文。不过赛季後段的比赛也真的是很像去年，虽然还是一直输球但 同时给人充满希望的感觉。大家参考参考罗。 --

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