翻译自 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5752251.html May 4, 2008, 1:47AM Rockets to build on Yao-Tracy foundation after latest playoff defeat By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle "We've had a lot of injuries over the year," Alexander said. "Those injuries don't let you do what you want to do. I've never been around a bunch of players who played harder, with more heart, never gave up, every game. That's how you win 22 games in a row. They're guys you want on your team." 「我们今年伤兵实在太多了，」老板Alexander说。 「这些伤病让你没办法作想作的事。我的球队里从没看过这麽多球员总是在场上不要命 的拼死拼活，永不放弃，每一场都是如此！这就是为什麽火箭有办法创下22连胜。 他们都是你希望球队里有的角色。」 Still, with another season over in the first week of May, the Rockets did not consider getting healthy their only offseason goal. Though general manager Daryl Morey said decisions have to be based on a team with Yao, the series played without him cannot be ignored. 今年球季再次结束於五月的第一周，保持健康并不是火箭的唯一目标。尽管Morey 说火箭会以姚明为中心，但这次缺乏姚明的季後赛也不能被忽视。 "The series definitely influences how you look at players," Morey said. "Obviously, the playoffs are the most important stage of the season. 「这次季後赛会让你改变对一些球员的看法，」Morey说。 「很显然地，每一年最重要的就是季後赛。」 "It is an emotional time right now. What we're going to do is take a step back and evaluate where our roster is at and the decisions we have to make. One thing we know for sure, we will continue our strategy of building around Yao and Tracy." 「现在是个令人感伤的时候。我们要做的就是回顾今年球季，评估现在的阵容，做出正确 的决定。我们现在唯一确认的就是，我们将继续以Yao和T-mac作为球队的中心。」 Alston indispensable Still, the series seemed to reveal or underline several issues. Alston, whom the Rockets worked to replace last offseason, became indispensable, with the Rockets losing the three playoff games he missed or left with injuries. They will have four point guards under contract — Alston, Bobby Jackson, Aaron Brooks and Steve Francis. 这次的季後赛还突显出一些问题。去年季後赛结束後，火箭曾经一度想要找人取代Alston ，他今年却变成球队里不可或缺的一员。今年季後赛Alston缺席或因伤离场的三场比赛， 火箭最後都是输球。现在控球後卫这位置上有四名球员：Alston、Bobby、Brooks、Francis The backups at the shooting guard/small forward positions have been undersized or unreliable, with Rick Adelman hesitant or unwilling to play Steve Novak or Luther Head and with Head struggling badly through a second consecutive playoff series. 现在得分後卫、小前锋这位置的替补不是太小只就是不可靠，Adelman也不太敢用Novak或 Head。而Head更是连续两年季後赛都打得非常糟糕。 Backup center Dikembe Mutombo, though a surprising success after Yao's injury, is 41, much more limited offensively than in his prime and again considering retirement. 替补中锋 Dikembe Mutombo，这个41岁（？）的老将虽然在姚明受伤之後打出令人惊讶 的成绩，但他的进攻能力越来越有限，而且他再次考虑是否要退休。 The Rockets do have young players, particularly rookies Carl Landry and Brooks, whom they believe will grow, and they have always thought the team will be more effective running Adelman's offense in year 2. 火箭有一群年轻的球员，尤其是菜鸟 Landry 和 Brooks，火箭相信他们将会成长。 而且他们也一直相信球队在Adelman的体系之下，第二年将会打出更有效率的进攻。 "We have players who will continue to grow under coach Adelman," Morey said. "When building around Yao and Tracy, we'll either improve the players we have or have the ability to improve through free agency and trades." 「我们的菜鸟在Adelman的率领之下将会持续成长，」Morey说。 「当球队建立在Yao和Tracy之上时，我们也需要让自己的球员成长，或是透过自由球员和 交易来加强阵容。」 Well over the salary cap, the Rockets can offer free agents all or part of their midlevel exception, expected to start at about $5.6 million per year. They also have a $2.4 million trade exception after the trade-deadline maneuvering. For the first time this decade, the roster is not swelled with bloated, long-term contracts. 刚好在薪资上限边缘，火箭可以提供全额或部分中产给自由球员，除了大约每年560万的 中产之外，火箭还有240万的交易条款。这是火箭近十年来第一次彻底把烂约清光光。 With a first-round pick and signing Landry, a restricted free agent, the Rockets would exceed the luxury tax if they spend all the midlevel exception. But for the right player, Morey said, Alexander would permit that move, as he did last summer to sign Francis. 新的第一轮选秀、签下限制自由球员Landry，如果火箭再动用全额的中产，则球队将 会超过奢侈税的徵收标准。不过 Morey 说，只要是签下正确的球员，老板Alexander都会 允许他那麽做，就像他去年夏天签下Francis一样。 The free-agent market is unclear, with many coveted players such as Gilbert Arenas, Elton Brand, Baron Davis, Corey Maggette and Shawn Marion holding the right to opt out of contracts and become free agents, joining a deep group of restricted free agents. All would expect much more than midlevel contracts, but few teams have much spending room. 自由球员市场现在还不太明朗，今年有许多令人垂涎球员，像是 Arenas、Brand、Baron Davis、Maggette和Marion，都有机会成为自由球员，再加上还有为数众多的受限制自由 球员。这些球员可能都会想要远远超过中产的薪资，但只有少数球队有足够的空间。 "It's going to be a very interesting offseason free agency-wise," Morey said. "This may be the first year there are more players than money. We will look closely at players that might fall into midlevel range and ones that are strategic fits for any amount up to full midlevel line." 「今年球季後的自由球员市场将会变的很有趣，」Morey说。 「今年有可能是第一次球员供过於求。我们将会好好挑选有可能跌到中产薪资范围的球 员，然後砸下全额中产。」 Things to come? Until then, the Rockets believe the accomplishments of the season are signs of hope greater than after many of the previous first-round losses. 在那之前，虽然今年再度死在第一轮，但今年的成就让火箭看到更多的希望。 "What we really had to overcome throughout the season, losing me for probably about a month of the season, losing Yao for the time we lost him, we really hung in there and had a magnificent year," McGrady said. 「今年我们真的克服了许多困难，包括我缺赛了大约一个月，姚明也缺赛非常久的时间， 但我们依然坚持下去，打出令人感动的伟大球季，」 T-mac说。 Morey said the season that just ended could be the start of something better. Morey说今年赛季的结束也许就是光明未来的开始。 "I'm just really proud of the team and the coaching staff for the incredible effort put in," he said. "We came up a little short, but the future looks bright." 「我为这只球队以及努力付出的教练团感到骄傲，」Morey说。 「虽然我们最後仍然功亏一篑，但是未来是光明的。」 As Alexander would say, "definitely," even if he has learned "you never know." 就像Alexander说的，你永远无法预测未来会发生什麽。 [email protected] -- █ █ ███ █ █ █ ████ ████ ████ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ████ █ █ █ █ █ █ ██ █████ █ █████ █ █ █ Ｘ Japan THE LAST LIVE ▉▊▋▌▍▎▏ http://barkleyc.blogspot.com/ --

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