资料来源: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/17/timberwolves-owner-says-playoffs-priority -this-year/ MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the All-Star break in 13th place in the muddled Western Conference, seemingly faced with two options. 以西区13顺位之姿进入明星周的灰狼，在剩余的赛季看似有着两个选择。 They can try to chase down the eighth seed and make the playoffs, with the Denver Nuggets just 3 1/2 games ahead of them. Or they could turn their eyes toward the lottery, either using a higher draft pick to add another talented young player or as an asset to move this summer in a quest for an accomplished veteran to complement a promising trio of young stars. 灰狼可以以西区第八种子作为目标，目前与老八丹佛金块仅有3.5场胜差。或着灰狼可以 将目光转往选秀。不论是在高顺位乐透区再选进一位有天分的新人，或着将选秀作为 交易一位老将的筹码。 For Wolves owner Glen Taylor, president and coach Tom Thibodeau and GM Scott Layden, there is no debate. 这个问题对於灰狼队的老板Glen Taylor以及教练兼GM的锡箔度而言，答案无庸置疑地一 致。 “We’re all of the same mind, to get in, get the experience,” Taylor told The Associated Press. “Just the winning of games to try to get there is worth it. Our guys can’t see anything positive about losing games. They must win games, and then if we can win enough to get into the playoffs, that in and of itself would be a major step for our young players.” 老板Taylor告诉媒体"我和老席有着一致的想法，打进去，去取些经验。输球是不会给少年狼 任何正面的帮助的。他们必须去赢得比赛，如果我们能够赢得足够的胜利进入季後赛， 打进去季後赛本身对於少年狼来说便是巨大的一步。 The Timberwolves (22-35) have shrugged off a lousy start to show signs of improvement over the last 30 games, but there is an awful lot of work to do. Five teams are ahead of them in the race for a likely first-round date with the Golden State Warriors, and the young Wolves are still trying to get a firm grasp on Thibodeau’s defensive system. 最近的30场比赛中，灰狼已经摆脱糟糕的开季并显示出进步；但仍有一狗票问题等着 解决。在灰狼的前头有五支队伍正在进争与金州勇士进行第一轮的比赛；而我们的 少年狼仍在尝试掌握锡箔度的防守系统。 Making it more daunting, Zach LaVine had surgery on a torn ACL on Tuesday and will miss the next nine months. That leaves 21-year-old Karl-Anthony Towns and 22-year-old Andrew Wiggins to carry the load, barring a trade before the Feb. 23 deadline. LaVine的ACL受伤(缺席至少9个...月T.T)，让整个竞争更让人畏缩。 除非2/23前有所交易，不然剩下21岁的KAT以及22岁的AW将会来Carry这一切。(Rubio:...) In the last two games before the break – a loss to Cleveland and a win at Denver – Wiggins became the second player in franchise history to score at least 40 points in back-to-back games. Towns has solidified himself as one of the best young big men in the game, averaging 28.4 points and 11.4 rebounds in the seven games since LaVine was injured. 最近的两场比赛，AW得到了B2B 40+分。而KAT自从LaVine受伤以来提升了他的数据至 场均28.4分11.4板。(Rubio:...) “We’re on the right path,” Wiggins said after the loss to the Cavs. “We’ ve done a lot of good things. There’s still some stuff everyone needs to work on, but we’ve done some good things.” AW在对骑士赛後表示"我们是在正确的道路上。我们做了很多正确的事情。当然还有许多 东西需要我们每个人去搞定，但我们已经做了许多正确的事情。 The Timberwolves are 11th in the league in offensive rating, but 23rd in defensive rating, a point of consternation for Thibodeau, who is known as one of the best defensive tacticians in the league. And a 6-18 start to the season put them in a deep hole. The Wolves are 11-9 in their last 20 games, but still on pace for about 31 wins, which would be just a two-win increase over last year’s team coached by Sam Mitchell. 灰狼在联盟中进攻排名第11，但防守仅排第23。对於以防守闻名的锡箔度而言，这样的 结果实在是令人相当惊愕。(Rubio:...) 6胜18负的惨开季使得灰狼在开季就先掉到谷底。即使最近20场比赛中取得了11胜， 但仍在往去年老山姆的31场胜利前进。因为目前成绩不过比去年此时老山姆时期多个 两场胜场~ “I thought with (Thibodeau’s) experience and his mentoring, it would push it along a little faster,” Taylor said. “And it hasn’t gone as fast as we hoped. But I appreciate that he’s looking at the long run. He came here to be the coach for the long run. We hired him for the long run. And we’ve got players that we anticipate will be here for a long time.” 老板Taylor表示"我是站在锡箔度这边的，我赞同他的经验以及指导方式。虽然进步 没有我们设想的快，但我认为锡箔度有着不错的长远计画，我们也是因为长远的计画 雇用了他，毕竟我们已经有了一些为了长远计画的球员。" While disappointed in the win total, Taylor said he was bullish on the direction of the franchise. 尽管对於总胜场数有些失望，Taylor仍旧表示乐观。 “I’m happy with my coach. I’m happy with the general manager. They’re being very patient working through this,” Taylor said. “On the other side, I was hopeful that we would have more wins.” Tayor又说"锡箔度真的赞，教得好管理的也好。他非常地有耐心处理这一切，我对 我们的胜场数充满乐观~~" The one thing that appears to be missing is a strong, veteran, defensive-minded presence to hold things together when the young guys either get too excited or lose focus. 灰狼或许还欠缺一位防守意识强韧的老将，一位可以将少年狼过於兴奋或失去专注时 抓起来鞭的老将。(KG:....?) “I know the guys will look at other alternatives, but I also know them well enough that they aren’t going to do something foolish,” Taylor said of the looming trade deadline. “They aren’t going to do something that would hurt the team in the long run just to make us look good in the short run. This is a long-run game for all of us. Taylor谈到关於交易大限"眼光要放远~我明白我们的团队会寻求一些机会。但我非常了 解他们不是短视近利的笨蛋。一切都要为了长远的计划做打算。" Taylor has thrown millions into a new practice facility that opened two years ago and a renovation to Target Center that began before the season started. He has also added two minority owners to strengthen his financial position, hired a new CEO in Ethan Casson and has been pleased with the developments on the business side of his operations. Taylor已经花了数百万元打造了新的球馆并重新装潢了主场。他也加了两位财务小老板， 还雇用了新的CEO，对於球队的管理及发展尚感到满意。 “They can see I’m committed for the long run and we’re making investments back into the team and building for the long run,” Taylor said. “I think we ’ve done all of those things. The only thing that hasn’t lived up to our expectations is the number of wins I would’ve hoped we’d have to this point. ” Taylor表示"大家都知道我一切的投资及支持都是为了球队长远的计画。万事具备了， 接下来就剩胜场数了。" --

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