In his defense, Barnes has become a contributor http://tinyurl.com/buwga By PHIL JASNER [email protected] Posted on Tue, Jan. 03, 2006 SACRAMENTO - This will be his second time back in Sacramento with the 76ers. He will have some friends and family in the Arco Arena stands tonight. He will see lots of familiar faces, maybe even recall some nice nights on the court. 这是他加入七六人之後，第二次回到沙加缅度。今晚会有一些朋友及家人来到 Arco Arena帮他加油。他将看见很多熟面孔，也许在场上还会勾起一些美好的回忆。 No, no, not Chris Webber. 不不，我不是说Chris Webber。 Matt Barnes, who grew up in Sacramento, worked as a Kings ballboy and later starred at his hometown Del Campo High. 在沙加缅度长大的Matt Barnes，原本是当国王队的球童，接着便在家乡的 Del Campo高中发光发热。 At least Webber has been a Sixer all along, since the now-famous trade of Feb. 23, 2005, when the Sixers acquired Webber, Barnes and Michael Bradley from the Sacramento Kings for Kenny Thomas, Brian Skinner and Corliss Williamson. Barnes dressed for four of a possible 28 games last season, then was allowed to leave in free agency. He signed with the New York Knicks, was a starting forward on opening day, appeared in six games, even started five, then was summarily waived Dec. 3. He was back with the Sixers on Dec. 9. 至少Webber从2005年2月23号的大交易以来，就一直待在七六人队。那时候 七六人用Kenny Thomas、Brian Skinner和Corliss Williamson，向国王队 交易来Webber、Barnes以及Michael Bradley。Barnes在上季剩下28场里为 七六人打了4场球。本季成为自由球员之後加入纽约尼克队，开幕战担任先 发前锋；打了6场比赛，5次先发上场。然後12月3号被尼克队挥弃，12月9号 再度与七六人签约。 This time, he's getting spot minutes in critical defensive situations 这次，他在七六人防守不好的批评声浪中，有一些上场时间。 "He's been great for us,'' Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks said. "Every time we've inserted him in a game, he's been great for us. Sometimes, he wouldn't play for a whole half and then we'd throw him in in the third and fourth quarters. Every time we've played him, he's made major contributions.'' 七六人教练Maurice Cheeks说：「他对我们来说很重要，每次我们把他放在 场上，对我们来说他就很重要。有时候他不会打整个半场，所以我们在第三 节和第四节会让他上场，每次他上场比赛总是会有重大贡献」。 Barnes isn't going to dazzle anyone with his offensive skills, but that's not why Sixers president/general manager Billy King wanted him included in last February's deal; he knew Barnes, from UCLA, had a reputation as a defender. In the meantime, though, Barnes invested some time with shooting instructors and has at least improved in that area; overall, he's shooting 45.2 percent from the floor this season, including making 8 of 12 as a Sixer. He's averaging 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds overall. Barnes并没有让对手目眩神迷的得分技巧，因为这不是经理Billy King把他 列在去年2月的交易名单中的原因；他知道来自UCLA的Barnes有着很好的防守 名声。同时Barnes花费一些时间与投篮教练练习，至少增进一些投篮技巧。 本季他投篮命中率45.2，包括在七六人投12中8，平均2分、1.3个篮板。 "I had seen him play for Sacramento,'' said Cheeks, who spent three seasons- plus coaching the Portland Trail Blazers. "We needed guys to come off the bench and not [have to] run plays for them, but to generate some defensive energy.'' 为拓荒者执教超过三季的Cheeks说：「我看过他为国王队打球」， 「我们不太需要板凳球员上场得分，但是一定要有防守的能量」。 That works for Barnes, who hasn't forgotten the night he was traded. 这就是Barnes的功用，而他还没忘记被交易的那个夜晚。 "[The Kings] had just gotten to Dallas; they called me, said there had been a trade, that I had been included, that I was going to Philly,'' Barnes recalled. "I thought, going into it, it was going to be a great opportunity. It didn't work out.'' Barnes回忆起来：「那时候国王队来到达拉斯作战；他们叫我、告诉我， 将会有个交易，我要交易到费城。我想这也许是一个好机会，但是事实刚好相反」。 Then-Sixers coach Jim O'Brien had no room on his bench for Barnes. "I was playing well in Sacramento before I got traded, and then not even being given an opportunity the last half of the season, it hurt a little,'' Barnes said. 当时的七六人教练Jim O'Brien并没有空间让他待在板凳上。 Barnes说：「被交易之前我在国王队打的不错，但是下半季我连上场机会都没有， 这造成一些伤害」。 It didn't stop there. Barnes had trouble getting offers for this season, because, he said "A lot of teams were questioning why I wasn't playing, if I had a bad attitude. There were a lot of questions.'' 事情还没结束，Barnes本季遇到没有合约的窘境。 他说：「很多球队对於为什麽我无法上场打球感到疑惑，是不是我有着不好的心态， 或者很多问题」。 "But it's all in the past,'' he said. "I'm here now, getting a chance." 「但是一切都过去了」，他说。「我现在在这里，也有了上场的机会」。 Barnes加油，七六人需要你的防守。 --

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