Will Tim Duncan play another year? By Michael Erler @MichaelErlerSBN on Feb 4 2015, 4:58p 来源：http://ppt.cc/MjH4 --------------------------------- Gregg Popovich gave USA Today's Sam Amick all sorts of juicy tidbits the other day, among them details like the exact length of the extension he signed last summer (five years), the revelation that he really doesn't expect to coach the full term of that deal and also that there is a calculated method to his madness for the way he conducts himself in those sideline interviews during nationally-televised games. Basically, it's a form of protest. I would argue that Pop is being a bit revisionist by choosing not to remember how he acts with the press at times after losses, but it's an interesting little quote from him nonetheless. Popovich给了USA Today的Sam Amick许多的小口资讯，包括他去年夏天跟马刺续约的确切 合约长度(5年)，也坦承他可能不会执教到合约结束。他也说了每次他在场边采访中的疯狂 行径是经过考虑的，那实际上就是抗议的一种。我会为Pop辩论说他其实是有一点修正主 义，因为他选择去忘记他那些在输球後的采访中出现的行径。总之这些说辞依旧是有趣 的。 The money quote, however, was an opinion Pop shared about Tim Duncan, which was surprising on several fronts. 虽然如此，最值得的说辞是来自Pop的对Tim Duncan的个人看法，也是非常令人惊讶的。 --- "No matter how (the season) ends, I think Timmy is going to look at (retirement) again," Popovich told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. "And if you ask me, my guess is that he'll go for another one because he has been so consistent this season. Popovich说道："不论今季是怎麽结束的，我觉得Timmy都会再一次的考虑退休。但是如果 你问我，我的猜想是他会选择再战一年，因为他今季的表现依旧是始终如一的。" "It's just consistent stuff: another double-double, over and over and over again. Because of that, I think in his mind that if it continues through the rest of the year, I think he'll say, 'I'm going to go another year and see what happens.' Because what he has told me is that the minute he feels like he's a hindrance to his team or he's not on the positive end or helping him, he's going to walk right off the court. It might be during the third quarter of a game. "他的表现依然是那样：一次又一次(又再一次）的双十表现，如果这种表现持续到球季 结束，我觉得他一定会想说‘我会再打一年看看会发生什麽事’。因为他告诉我只要他觉 得他会成为球队的阻碍或者是他没办法保持他的好表现时，那一刻他一定会离开球场，哪 怕是还在一场比赛的第三节中。" "He's not going to hang on to finish a contract or make the money or have the notoriety that you know he doesn't give a (expletive) about. So the way he's playing now, he's going to look in the mirror and say, 'Hey, I'm doing all right.'" "他不会硬撑在那边只为了走完合约亦或者是为了钱，更不会让自己声名狼藉。他现在的 表现会让他站在镜子前看着自己并说‘嘿，其实我打得还不赖’。" --- Here's why the story surprised me. First, I would never expect Pop to ever guess at Duncan's intentions on a subject like retirement on the record with a reporter, no matter how good the relationship between Popovich and said reporter is, especially considering how emphatic Duncan has been about not want ing to discuss this particular subject in public. I'd say outside of discussing his private life, the will you/won't you retire questions are Duncan's second-biggest turn-off. And Popovich certainly knows this. 所以这是为什麽这个故事令我感到吃惊。首先，我从来都不会盼望Pop会去猜测并跟一位 记者聊到Duncan对退休的打算，不论他跟那位记者有多要好，特别是Duncan有强调说他不 想在公开场合讨论这个话题。我要说的是，这个‘你究竟会不会退休？’的问题绝对是 Duncan的第二大地雷(第一大是讨论他的私生活)，而Popovich理应要知道才对。 Secondly, Pop is not the type idly speculate about anything. He's a big advocate of not worrying about things you can't control. So my educated guess is that fairly recently, despite Duncan's oft-stated position of not even thinking about the decision until the off-season, is that either he or someone in his camp gave PATFO some strong indications that he's leaning toward coming back, or at the least that retirement isn't a definite "yes." 第二，Pop不会是那种会去随便猜测的人。他是那种主张不要去担心那些你没办法控制的 事情的人。所以我的合理猜测是，尽管Duncan的立场是他不会在球季中想这个问题，可能 他本人或他的团队在最近透露给Popovich跟球团一些强烈的表示说他目前倾向于明年再回 到球场上，或至少退休不会是一个确切的Yes。 Finally, Pop subtly called out a number of Spurs including Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Tiago Splitter in the story, while praising Duncan's play. This had been an issue earlier in the year, when Duncan made it plain that he disliked being lumped with the others when Pop called out the team's effort in losses, especially in games where Duncan had played well. It is Duncan's one and only point of vanity. Pop can curse him out in practice, away from prying eyes all he wants, and he can even suggest that Duncan played poorly when the occasion fits, but do not ever question his effort publicly. It really upsets him. Ever since that incident (I want to say it was after the home overtime loss to the Lakers) Pop has made sure to clarify that Duncan is the exception when it comes to critiquing the team's effort. 最後，Pop也在赞美Duncan的时候，巧妙的提到了一些球员，像是Manu、Tony跟Tiago。这 在今年刚开始的时候是一个问题，在Pop提到说球队输球是因为球员们在球场上不够努力 的时候，Duncan之前就表示不喜欢被归类为不努力，尤其是在Duncan表现还很不错的比 赛。这也可以说是Duncan唯一的自负吧。Pop可以在私底下练习的时候咒骂他，甚至可 以在某些对的时候针对Duncan的表现提出疑问，但是你绝对不能在公开场合中去询问他在 球场上的付出，这会让他感到不开心。自从那件事(我只想说那是在主场对上湖人的延长赛 失利後) Pop已经会确保他在评论球队的努力及付出时，去澄清Duncan是唯一的例外。 Though Duncan doesn't pay attention to media, word always trickles in one way or another. My theory is that Pop wants Duncan to hear as many flattering things as possible. It's why he gives flowery interviews about him to national reporters. I also believe he's subtly putting pressure on Duncan to keep playing. He's making it clear that he doesn't want to coach a mediocre team led by Kawhi Leonard and Parker on his last legs. Heck, if he can convince Duncan to stay on for one more, that might pull in Ginobili for another year too. These are Pop's guys. They're all he's known for the past 13 years or more. He doesn't want to work with new people. He's too old to learn new tricks. Even Leonard's already in his fourth season and it's more like five years if you add in all the playoff wars. I think Pop meant it when he said, for years now, that he was intent on following Duncan out the door. 虽然Duncan不会去注意媒体，这些话难免会传到他耳里的。我的理论是Pop要Duncan听到 这些赞美他的话。这是为什麽他会在这种绚丽的采访中提到他。我也相信这是他巧妙的给 Duncan有继续打下去的压力。他已经很白话的说不想在教练晚期执教一队由Leonard跟 Parker领军的平凡的球队。天啊，如果他可以说服Duncan再战一年，这可能也会让 Ginobili也在留下一年。这些人都是Pop的人啊，他们在过去已经认识13年以上了。Pop 不想跟新人合作，他已经老到很难去学习新把戏了。甚至Leonard也在他的执教下打了4季 了，如果考虑到季後赛，已经像打了5年了。我觉得Pop对於他会跟随着Duncan离开是有着 非常认真的态度。 There's also this tidbit, again from another extended interview Pop granted, this time to Sports Illustrated's Ian Thomsen, about Leonard. Though he can't name names because of the league's tampering rules, Popovich implies pretty clearly that he doesn't expect at all to be able to land a big star in free agency (such as LaMarcus Aldridge or Marc Gasol) even if the Spurs have the cap room. So, just for the sake of the 2015-16 Spurs, Duncan or Ginobili might be their best --or even only-- chance to even be a fringe contender. If they don't come back, then the next best plan, really, is to make up an injury to Leonard and tell him to spend the year relaxing on a beach somewhere, maybe pretend to be Larry O'Brien trophy and visit Ginobili in Argentina, Duncan in St. Croix and Bonner in New Hampshire. 这边还有另一个小讯息是来自Pop跟Sports Illustrated的采访，是关於Leonard。虽然因 为NBA的规则(tampering rules) Pop不能提到一些名字，但是他已经讲的蛮清楚的说他不 认为他们可以在自由市场上捞到大鱼(像是LaMarcus Aldridge或Marc Gasol)，即使是他 们有那个薪资空间。所以，为了2015-16年的马刺，Duncan或者是Ginobili可能会回来。 即是他们绝对不回来，下一个最好的打算，将会是想一个受伤理由给Leonard然後告诉他 去哪边找个海滩放松一下，可能叫他想像一下自己是Larry O'Brien奖杯然後去Argentina 探望Ginobili，去St Croix看看Duncan，还有在New Hampshire的Bonner。 In closing, I'd just like to add (with help from Sports Illustrated's Rob Mahoney) that Tim Duncan is a Golden God and I never want him to leave. 最後，我只想要说Tim Duncan是最伟大的人而我从来都不想要他离开。 ------------------- 伟哉叮当肯，再战10年吧！！！ 倒数第二段根本搞笑吧XDD 看来作者根本就觉得Duncan明年会再回来 (Cuban表示:...) 最後一段的Golden God不太确定翻得对不对，应该意思有到吗？ --

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