Return of Spurs' backcourt stars means new roles for Mason, Hill http://0rz.tw/2d59e Web Posted: 12/01/2008 11:28 CST By Jeff McDonald - Express-News Spurs guard Roger Mason Jr. was an architecture major, not a math major, at the University of Virginia. Yet even he can read the arithmetic on the wall. There are 48 minutes in a regulation NBA basketball game. Only five players can play at a time. With the recent addition of erstwhile injured guards Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker to the lineup, Mason is prepared for the inevitable subtraction to come in his minutes. In fact, he is looking forward to it. 马刺队後卫Roger Mason Jr.，来自维吉尼亚大学，主修的科目为建筑学，虽然数学 并非他的专门，但他应该懂得基本的算数知识。 NBA比赛规章中规定：一场篮球比赛为48分钟，一队只能同时有五名球员上场。 随着伤兵Manu Ginobili和Tony Parker陆续归队，Mason的上场时间势必会随之减少 ，Mason必须先对这一点做好心理准备。但事实上，他本人对此事抱持正面的看法。 "It's a great thing," Mason said. "Manu and Tony command so much attention out there. It's going to help the rest of us get a lot of open looks and make us that much stronger." "这是一件好事。" Mason说 "Manu跟 Tony 在球场上会吸引许多防守者的注意，这让我们其他球员拥有更多的空 档机会，这样一来我们的团队发挥会更加出色。" During the injury-plagued first act to their season, the most encouraging storyline for the Spurs has been the rapid emergence of two newcomers: Mason, the sugary sweet shooter signed away from Washington during free agency, and George Hill, point-guard gold the team found with the 26th pick in the June draft. 在开季就饱受伤兵困扰的马刺队，目前最让人振奋的事情当然就是两位新人的窜出。 两位新人分别是：Mason，今年从自由球员市场签下来的三分射手，之前效力於华盛顿 巫师队。以及George Hill，今年马刺队第一轮26顺位选进的一名控球後卫。 Mason is averaging 33.8 minutes per game, second on the team to Tim Duncan and more than double his career average. Afforded a larger role due to the Spurs' backcourt injuries, Mason has made the most of it, scoring 14.8 points per game and fostering a reputation as one of the NBA's deadliest deep threats. Through 16 games, Mason has made 43 3-pointers, hitting them at a 52.4-percent clip, to rank second in the league in both categories. Hill, meanwhile, is averaging 11.1 points to become a steady cog in the Spurs' rotation. Mason平均上场时间为33.8分钟，仅次於Tim Duncan。这项统计数据甚至超越他两倍的 生涯平均。拜後场伤兵困扰所赐，Mason必须在队上扮演着重要角色，而他也做的相当 完美，平均每场攻下14.8分，并且被认为是联盟中最致命的三分射手之一。 在前16场比赛，Mason已经投进了43个三分球，三分球命中率52.4%，这两项数据都在 联盟中排第二。(三分球进球数第一是Jamal Crawford和Rashard Lewis，三分命中率 第一则是Anthony Morrow) 同时，G.Hill也进入的马刺的固定轮替阵容里，他平均每 场能贡献11.1分。 With those two joining the likes of Parker and Ginobili, as well as Michael Finley and Ime Udoka, the Spurs own perhaps the deepest collection of guards during coach Gregg Popovich's tenure. For Popovich, the trick now will be finding enough minutes for all of them. 随着Parker和Ginobili的加入，在加上阵中原来的Michael Finley和Ime Udoka等人， 马刺队囤积了大量的後场人才，这可能是波波的执教生涯中後场人手最充足的一次。 对波波来说，他必须想出让这些球员都能有足够上场时间的方法。 "That's always part of it, figuring out what the rotation is going to be," Popovich said. "The sooner we can do that, the better." That task resumes tonight at the AT&T Center, when the Spurs face a Detroit team in the midst of a backcourt makeover of its own. "是球队运作的重要一环，决定要使用何种轮替阵容。"波波总教头说 "我们应该不久後就能作到，而且能作的更好。" 这项工作在今晚的AT&T Center将会持续进行，後场刚复活的马刺队将要面对底特律 活塞队。 On Nov. 3, the Pistons sent Chauncey Billups to Denver to acquire Allen Iverson, a dazzling score-first (and second and third) lead guard whose game may or may not mesh with Richard Hamilton's. The Pistons have gone 6-6 since, struggling to recreate the chemistry they enjoyed under Billups. In a way, Detroit players are still feeling themselves out. "It's kind of like training camp right now," Iverson said. (这里讲活塞队就先不翻了…) The Spurs, in some small way, know the feeling. Back-to-back nights late last week alternately showed the inherent potential of the Spurs' semi-new backcourt, as well as the enormity of the chemistry project that lies ahead. In a 109-98 victory over Memphis on Friday, the first game the Spurs played this season with both Parker and Ginobili in tow, those two combined with Mason and Hill to total 61 points. A night later, in a 103-84 loss at Houston, none of the above played particularly well. Mason (eight points) and Hill (three) each endured his second-lowest scoring night of the season. 上星期的背靠背比赛中，马刺展现新的後场阵容的强大潜力，以及良好的化学作用， 这使他们在比赛中居於领先地位。 星期五对阵孟斐斯灰熊队的比赛，马刺取得108-98的胜利，这是Parker和Ginobili同 时出赛的第一场比赛，这两人加上Mason和Hill总共得到了61分。 但在隔天晚上，马刺以84-103输给了休士顿火箭，上述球员并没有特别出色的表现， Mason (8分)和Hill (3分)分别得到他们本季第二低的得分数据。 "I think we kind of forgot about them a little bit," Ginobili said. "Tony and me have to realize they are both great players, and we have to involve them a bit more." "我想我们有点儿忘掉这两人。" Ginobili说 "Tony和我都知道他们是很棒的球员，我们必须给他们更多参与比赛的机会。" A critical question going forward is what becomes of Mason. Having started at shooting guard and point guard this season, Mason's versatility has been vital. One way or another, he figures to play an essential role in the Spurs' immediate future. 现在出现了一个关键性的问题，那就是Mason在球队里的定位。 在本季曾经分别以先发控球和先发得分後卫出赛的Mason，Mason的多功能身手为球队 注入一股活力。但不论球队如何定位他，他知道自己将会在马刺的未来扮演重要的角 色。 "He's been everything we expected, plus," Popovich said. "He's really saved us at times." "他做到了我们期望它所做的任何事，甚至更多" 波波说 "他的到来真的非常及时，他帮助我们度过难关。" Mason's goal for his first week of practices with Ginobili: Just don't get hit in the face with the ball. "He makes these crazy passes that just somehow find you," Mason said. "You better be ready." For Mason and Hill, there will be more crazy passes to come and, with them, more opportunities ahead. That much is guaranteed, even if minutes might not be. Mason开始和Ginobili练球的第一个礼拜，他订了一个目标：不要被球砸到脸。 "他总是能够找到你，并做出一些疯狂的传球。"Mason说 "你最好随时有准备球会飞来。" 对Mason和Hill来说，随着伤兵归队，他们可能没有受到保证的固定上场时间，但可以 保证的是，但他们未来会接到更多如此疯狂的传球，球队也会有更多比分领先的机会。 -- 边看比赛边翻的:p 可能有翻错还请多多包含 :) --

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