Spurs: Popovich surprises Johnson with news of honor http://0rz.tw/fe38v Web Posted: 10/09/2007 11:43 PM CDT Mike Monroe Express-News Staff Writer DALLAS - When Avery Johnson picked up the telephone some weeks ago and heard what Gregg Popovich had to say, he thought the Spurs head coach had cracked open one too many bottles of Bordeaux. 当小将军在前几个星期接到一通电话时并听到Popo的说话时，他认为这位马刺的总教练打 开波尔多葡萄酒(应该是指在说醉话吧)。 The Spurs, Popovich was trying to tell him, had decided to retire his No. 6 jersey. 「马刺队」Popo尝试的去告诉他「已经决定让他的六号球衣退休」 "I thought he was just kidding me," Johnson said, "or that he'd had too much wine." 「我认为他是在对我开玩笑」小将军说「或者他喝太多酒了。」 It was no joke, and the ceremony to retire Johnson's number has been set for Dec. 22, after the Spurs' game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Neither Popovich nor Johnson wanted the occasion to be affected by the intensity of a Spurs-Mavericks matchup. 这并非玩笑，而这个球衣退休仪式将会在12/22出战快艇後举行。Popo和小将军都不希望 这个盛典被马刺和小牛的强烈对抗所影响。 “Avery and I decided that would be too cruel,” Popovich said. “One of us would have to fake like we were having a good time.” 「小将军和我都认为那是残忍的，」Popo说「我们其中一个必须去假装我们过得愉快。」 Johnson, who played nine seasons for the Spurs, is the team's all-time leader in assists. He said the honor ranks “up there” among those he has received, including being named NBA Coach of the Year. 替马刺打过九个球季的小将军是队史上助攻最多的。他认为这是他曾经得到过中最好的一 项荣誉，包括年度最佳教练在内。 “What a thrill,” Johnson said. “What an honor. It's pretty special. You go to the arenas around the NBA, and there's not many guys whose jerseys are hanging in the rafters.” 「何等兴奋」小将军说。「何等光荣，这相当特别，你到NBA的球场看，并没有很多球员 的制服被挂在球场上。」 Popovich instigated the decision to raise Johnson's number to the AT&T Center rafters. Popo怂恿决策者将小将军的号码挂在AT&T中心上方。 “Avery thought it was going to come when he was about 49 years old,” Popovich said. “I didn't want to wait that long. I wanted to do it while I'm here, very selfishly. I want to be there and be part of the Spurs when we retire his jersey, so why not just do it now? He obviously deserves it.” 「小将军认为这会在他49岁时发生」Popo说。「我不想等那麽久，我非常自私的想当我在 这里时就去做这件事。我想在他的球衣退休时在这里，而且是马刺的一员。所以为何不现在 就举行？这明显是他应得的。」 Officially speaking: The Spurs received their annual preseason briefing from league referees after their morning practice at the AT&T Center. 官方说法：马刺在AT&T中心的晨练後，接受他们一年一次来自联盟裁判的季前简报。 Steve Javie, one of the NBA's top referees and the crew chief at Tuesday's game, spoke to the players and coaches about plays and calls the officials have been instructed to emphasize this season, including an ongoing crackdown on traveling. Steve Javie，星期二比赛的主裁判和裁判团队，对这些球员和教练说明这一个球季官方 着重的地方，包括裁判会更加严格的抓走步。(感谢soaringfish的帮忙) Another emphasis: More leeway for big men to defend smaller players who drive to the basket. 另一个重点：大个有更多的空间去防守矮小球员的切入。 “They were talking about some stuff about the bigs not getting so many (foul) calls in the paint when we smalls drive into them,” said Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who has benefited from his share of foul calls when driving to the basket. 「他们说当矮小球员切入到油漆区时，大个并不会得到很多的犯规吹判。」常在切入时得 到犯规好处的马刺後卫Manu说。 Easy path to championship? The Mavericks smarted all summer after being ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors, who turned out to be the hottest of the NBA's low-seeded playoff teams. 容易的得到冠军？小牛在季後赛的第一轮被NBA季後赛低种子球队中速度最快的金州勇士 击败出局後，整个夏天都感到相当难受。 What did the Mavs think of the Spurs' path to the 2007 NBA title. 而小牛对马刺得到NBA总冠军的过程是怎麽想的。 “They had, as we would see it, an easy road,” swingman Jerry Stackhouse said. “Really, their main threat was Phoenix, who imploded and messed up their chances. 「如我们看到的，他们经由容易的过程得到冠军。」摇摆人Jerry Stackhouse说。「实际 上，他们主要的威胁是太阳队，一支可能弄糟他们机会的球队。」 “But, hey, take nothing away from them. You've still got to go win it, and they did that.” 「但，那没什麽。你还是有可能去赢得比赛，而他们做到了。」 话说我也该去读书了... --

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