By David Aldridge Inquirer Staff Writer For the first third of his NBA career, Michael Jordan was Picasso, creating new and exciting art every night, changing what we thought was possible on a basketball court. In a four-season stretch starting in 1986, Jordan averaged 37.1, 35, 32.5 and 33.6 points per game. 在他的nba生涯前三分之一，Michael Jordan像是毕卡索，每晚创造崭新又令人兴奋的艺 术，他改变了篮球场上所能想像出的任何事。从1986年连续四个球季先发，Jordan每场平 均37.1、35、32.5和33.6分。 His team, though, couldn't get past the Pistons in the playoffs. 可是他的球队不能在季後赛闯过活塞队。 Not until the Bulls developed what assistant coach John Bach would famously call "the Dobermans" - Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant teaming with Jordan to wreak havoc at the defensive end - did Chicago finally conquer Detroit. 直到Pippen和Horace Grant与Jordan组成可怕的防守大队，公牛才击败活塞。 Which brings us to your Philadelphia 76ers and the hard choices Maurice Cheeks faces in the weeks to come. 这告诉76人和陷入困难决择的Cheeks一个必须面对的事实。 This season's Sixers are exciting and efficient on offense, well worth the price of admission. Going into their game last night against the Knicks, the Sixers were leading the league in scoring, at 103.9 points per game. 这一季的76人拥有刺激又有效率的进攻，经过昨晚尼克的比赛後，76人以每场103.9分 站稳联盟得分首席。 Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, for now, have answered all the questions about whether their differing offensive skills could mesh. Iverson is as potent as ever, and Webber still has those incredible hands and passing eye. Having C-Webb on the floor makes every player a potential scorer - and thus better. 现在AI和CW巳经回答了这个问题--是否他们不同的进攻方式可以合拍。Iverson和以往一 样拥有强大的影响力，Webber仍然有绝妙的传导和传球视野。Webber在场上使每一个球员 成为有潜力得分者。 The Sixers have been outstanding on offense. At the other end? Not so much. 76人巳经有杰出的攻击力了。可是其它方面呢? 不是很多。 Going into last night's game with the Knicks, the Sixers were giving up 105 points per game. Only Toronto and Seattle were as bad at stopping people; only Toronto, Seattle and Atlanta were worse in defensive field goal percentage than the Sixers' .469 allowed. 昨晚对於尼克，76人被得了105分。只有暴龙和超音速的防守和我们一样这麽差劲，只有 暴龙、超音速和老鹰在对手的命中率方面比我们的0.469还糟。 They are not a good defensive team. 他们不是好的防守队伍。 And that ultimately will doom them to a seventh or eighth seed in the playoffs - if they're lucky - and a quick exit. 假如够幸运的话，季後赛将会可怜的落在第七或第八种子，并且很快就出局。 The Sixers can score, but they cannot win shoot-outs. They don't have enough scorers. 76人可以得分，可是不能多点爆发。他们没有足够的得分者。 One of the best statistics by which to measure a team's real effectiveness is average margin of victory. Good teams win comfortably; mediocre teams struggle to put opponents away. As of Friday, for example, the Pistons were winning by an average of 8.9 points per game. The Spurs won by an average of 8.66 points, Dallas by an average of seven points nightly. 一个有关胜利的效能统计。好的球队嬴得轻松，中级的球队费力的求胜。例如，活塞每场 平均嬴对手8.9分，马刺8.66分，小牛7分。 The Sixers' average point differential, even with a winning record, was negative 1.07. 76人的平均得分差是负1.07分。 It says here that the only way Philly can win consistently - and, certainly, the only chance the Sixers would have in the playoffs - is to adopt a defensive mentality. And they have the personnel to do so. 可以维持嬴球并且进入季後赛的唯一方法是带入防守的精神，而且有人去做好这件事。 But that would mean Cheeks would have to do something very difficult - reduce the minutes of Webber and Kyle Korver. 但是那是指Mo必须做非常困难的决定--减少Webber和KK上场的时间。 Webber has never been a great one-on-one defender. Neither is Iverson, his steals totals notwithstanding; steals are vastly overrated. But Iverson's going to play 40 minutes every night. That ship has sailed; no coach is going to last long around here keeping A.I. on the bench. CW从不是一个好的一对一防守者。AI也不是，尽管抄截很多。不过AI每晚必须打满40分 钟，也没有一个教练会将他长时间放在板凳上。 Webber does help his team's defense by rebounding. When he plays a full season (or comes close), he is usually good for 500-plus defensive boards - not quite in Karl Malone or Charles Oakley territory, but pretty high quality. This season, he is on pace for more than 600 defensive rebounds, which would be his career best. Webber用篮板在防守上帮助球队。当他打满整季，他总是保持500多个防守篮板--虽然 不到Karl Malone和Charles Oakley的境界，也是相当有水准了。这一季，他正一步一步 迈向超过600个防守篮板，此为生涯最佳。 But he is not a shutdown guy. Nor is he a great shot-blocker. 但是他不是一个禁区守护者，也不是好的封阻好手。 Korver tries, but he just can't stay in front of people. Korver很努力，但是他就是不能把人卡在身後。 But Cheeks has alternatives. He can put three - and occasionally four - defenders on the floor with Iverson. He has already got Andre Iguodala to sic on the Kobes and Ray Allens and Rip Hamiltons of the league. And if Samuel Dalembert really is ready to play regularly, Philly's defense will immediately improve. Cheeks能够决择。他可以放上三个，偶尔四个防守者在场上搭配AI。Iggy巳经可以防守 Kobe、Ray Gun和Rip。假如Dalembert真的准备好去应付每一场比赛，我们的防守将立即 的提升。 The D would also improve with more time for John Salmons, who has earned that with dramatically improved offense this season. (No doubt, Salmons' better numbers are due in part to being on the floor with Webber, who still has incredible vision and passing ability at power forward.) 当Salmons有更多的上场时间，防守也会提升。他本季在进攻上有长足的进步。(无疑的， 鲑鱼的得分有部分受益於Webber良好的策应能力和视野。) And while Steven Hunter is not as good a rebounder as Webber, he's a very good shot blocker and low-post defender. You can't play Hunter and Dalembert together all the time, but it can be done occasionally. 猎人不像Webber是一个篮板好手，他是封阻高手和好的低位防守者。你不可以一直把猎 人和小戴一起放在场上，可是可以偶一为之。 The Sixers have the ability to turn people over, to speed their opponents up, to play 94 feet. Cheeks has trapped and pressed on occasion, but he has done less of it as the season has gone on. He needs to do more. 76人有能力去翻覆对手，使他们疲於奔命，像玩94尺一样。Cheeks困扰於重要时刻的调 度并且试着去加强，可是他在以往的比赛做得太少。他需要做更多。 This is not a call to bench Webber. Or Korver, for that matter. But Cheeks needs to get his stoppers out on the floor as much as possible. It's what this team, this season, will do best. Does anyone really think that Salmons and Iguodala are going to continue shooting 56 and 53 percent, respectively, all season? 这不是说Webber和Korver因为防守必须坐板凳。但是Cheeks需要让stoppers尽量在场上。 这将使这球队在这季表现更好。任何人真的认为鲑鱼和Iggy会继续分别维持5成3和5成6 的高命中率一整季吗? We are not hating on C-Webb. Of course he should still start. Of course he should still finish - most nights, anyway. Of course, he's a key component of this team. 我们不是讨厌C-Webb。当然他仍然应该先发，大部份的关键时刻他也仍然会在场上。而且 他在这个球队是一个关键要素。 But Cheeks' best chance to win is to let his dogs out. 但是，Cheeks的最好嬴球机会就是"把他的狗放出来"。 -- 这是小弟第一次翻译外电，很多地方其实我自己也不太懂， 献丑了，翻得不好的地方麻烦高手们帮忙说明一下!^^ --

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