King sees problems, but solutions are hazy 老王知道问题所在，但是没有明确的解决方法。 http://tinyurl.com/7ogw4 By Bob Ford Inquirer Columnist Posted on Tue, Jan. 10, 2006 Much of what 76ers president Billy King knows and believes about the game of basketball came from Duke University, which isn't a bad place to learn things, with basketball chief among them. 七六人老板Billy King对於篮球赛的了解与信念大都来自於杜克大学， 那是不错的学习观念的地方，很多篮球信条也在其中。 He learned that teamwork matters. He learned that talent is a very good thing to have on a roster. And he learned, almost above all, that defense wins basketball games. 他学到团队合作的重要性。他学到有天份的球员在球队阵容里是很好的事。 还有最重要的，成功的防守会赢得胜利。 This season, like the rest of us, he has also learned that the Sixers ain't very good at it. 本季，他就像我们一样学到了，七六人的防守并不出色。 "It's killing me," King said last night. 昨晚老王说：「这简直要我的命」。 The NBA season does not allow for a quick demise, however, and the Sixers have another 48 games in which to torture everyone who thinks good defense is a decent idea. At the current rate, they will win about half of them, lose about half of them and give up a bushel of uncontested shots in all of them. NBA的球季很漫长，而七六人还有48场令那些认为好防守是解决问题正确方法 的人感到煎熬的比赛。按照现在的胜率，他们将赢得一半的比赛，输掉另一半 的比赛。而你会在所有比赛中，看到一大堆七六人毫无对抗性，让对方轻松得 分的画面。 This is not good news for King, who is finding the seat he occupies growing progressively warmer. He has a franchise superstar in Allen Iverson, but won't have him forever. He has a serviceable supporting actor in Chris Webber, but the same issue there as well. 对老板的位子渐渐坐稳的老王来说，这不是个好消息。因为他有可以打造王朝 的超级巨星Allen Iverson，但是并非永远；他有对球队来说很好用的帮手 Chris Webber，但同样地，也不是永远。 He has a .500 team, dwindling attendance and a trade deadline coming around next month, at which time he will be expected to find the magic beanstalk that leads everyone back into the sky. 他有一支五成胜率的球队，和渐渐减少的观众人数，还有下个月即将来临的 交易大限。到那时候，他会期待可以找出带领大家重返天堂的神奇魔豆。 "We're trying to figure it out," King said. 老王说：「我们正在寻找解决问题的方法」。 Before the Sixers went out and beat the Seattle SuperSonics, 107-98, last night - finally finding a team more indifferent to defense than themselves - King was more direct about what he won't be doing than about what he would be. 昨天七六人以107比98击败西雅图超音速之後，终於发现一支比七六人更不注重防守 的球队的老王，更加确定方向，他不会做他也许会做的事。 Ron Artest? Would the Sixers be interested in acquiring the Indiana star with a penchant for trouble? Ron Artest？七六人会对这位可能制造麻烦的溜马明星球员有兴趣吗？ "That's a scary proposition," King said. "Everybody I talk to there tells me that's not a deal you want to make. He's not someone you want on your roster." 老王说：「这是个令人提心吊胆的建议，每个人都跟我说，我不会喜欢这个交易， 他不会是你希望加入球队阵容的球员」。 Trade Iverson? Trade Webber? Go for the big shake-up? 交易Iverson？交易Webber？进行球队重建？ "I never say anybody is untouchable. My responsibility is to try to make the franchise better," King said. "But I don't expect a major trade this season." 老王说：「我不曾说过不会把哪些球员交易出去。我的责任就是试着让球队 经营地更好，但是我不希望本季会有大交易的动作」。 The organization, at least as King portrays it, seems to feel the team will develop with time, and with the addition of a couple of complementary players. King spoke of adding a good perimeter defender, of perhaps adding a big defender. 至少老王建构了这支球队的雏形，他似乎认为这支球队会随着时间而成长， 也会增加一些补足球队缺点的球员。老王提过想增加一名外线防守球员， 或是一名防守型大个儿。 "I'd like to add toughness," he said. 「我会想加强球队韧性」，他说。 According to King, the roster is essentially set, the coach isn't going anywhere and there is a benefit to allowing the team some time to find itself. 根据老王的说法，这阵容基本上已经建构好了。他不会换教练，而让这支队伍 花些时间找出自己的战力，也是一项有利的方式。 "We've had a lot of coaches. We've had a lot of different systems," he said. "The team that went to the Finals was a group that had been together for a while and had a lot of continuity." 他说：「我们已经有很多名教练，已经有很多不同的系统。那支打进总冠军战 的七六人队，花了一段时间磨合，战力也持续一段时间」。 So, what you're seeing is probably going to be what you will continue seeing, especially since other teams aren't beating down the door to take Matt Barnes and Steven Hunter off their hands. 所以，现在你看到的这支球队，也许会跟你将来看到的一样。特别是自从其他 球队并没有压低Matt Barnes、Steven Hunter的价钱，好让他们脱手之後。 If you like the action of a 110-105 game, then maybe continuity isn't such a bad thing, but playing this kind of defense is no way to win on a consistent basis in the NBA. 如果你喜欢以110比105这种分数赢球，或许情况持续下去也不是坏事。 然而这种防守，在NBA里是不可能一直赢得比赛的。 "Rebounding has been questionable all season long," coach Maurice Cheeks said. "Maybe we play good defense, then we give up an offensive rebound and they get an open three-pointer." 教练Maurice Cheeks表示：「一整季以来，篮板球的拼抢一直都是我们的问题。 或许我们做好防守了，但是我们让对手抢到篮板球，接着对手就有三分线上的 大空挡」。 The effort is there, according to Cheeks, although he admits that "the numbers don't bear that out." 根据Cheeks的说法，他们还是有努力；尽管Cheeks承认数据并不能证明一切。 The numbers before last night's game said that the Sixers were the second-worst defensive team in the league, giving up 102.2 points per game. 数据显示，在昨天的比赛之前，七六人是联盟防守第二糟的球队， 每场让对手拿下102.2分。 "It's something we have to get better at," Cheeks said, although he didn't offer or expect a speedy solution to the problem. Cheeks说：「这是我们要加强的部份」。然而他并没有提供或期盼有 快速解决问题的方法。 Last night was intriguing if you ever wonder exactly what Webber does for the Sixers. He was out with a sore back and the Sixers' defense had one of its better recent games, although rebounding was still atrocious. 如果你曾经怀疑过到底Webber为七六人做了什麽事，那你会觉得昨晚他的缺阵 比对七六人的表现很耐人寻味。他因背伤不克出赛，而七六人却打出最近最好 的一场防守，虽然篮板仍惨不忍睹。 In any case, it doesn't take a Duke education to know that if the defense doesn't improve every night, the Sixers won't be improving, either. 无论如何，你不需要受过杜克大学的训练，就可以知道，如果七六人没办法 每晚都加强防守，他们也不会进步。 The good news is that the front office and coaching staff appear to know the problem. The bad news is there is no apparent plan for fixing it. 好消息是，球队高层还有教练团都知道问题所在； 坏消息是，他们没有可以明白解决问题的方法。 "We need better defense, but do you sacrifice areas you're good in?" King said. 老王说：「我们的确需要较好的防守能力，但是你会舍弃你比较专精的部份吗」？ The obvious response to that question is: If the areas you're good in are so darn good, then why is the team 17-17? 很明显地，这个问题的答案是：如果你表现好的地方真的他妈的那麽好， 为什麽球队战绩是17胜17败？ Questions, we got. Answers, we're waiting. 问题，我们已经有了；答案，我们还在等。 For Billy King and the Sixers, the clock is ticking. 但对於老王和七六人来说，时间是不会等人的。 --

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