https://tinyurl.com/25yydjas One of the defining moments of the Timberwolves' 2022-23 season was the one-two punch that happened in the final regular season game against New Orleans: Rudy Gobert taking a swing at teammate Kyle Anderson, a move that resulted in the team suspending Gobert for the subsequent play-in game loss against the Lakers. 上个球季例行赛闭幕战的一二连拳，肯定是决定了该球季走向的关键事件之 一。Rudy Gobert 向队友 Kyle Anderson 挥拳，导致自己无法在附加赛对 湖人战役中出赛。 Around the same time that day, forward Jaden McDaniels punched a wall in a tunnel near the Wolves bench and broke his hand, ending his season. Maybe the Wolves' playoff path would have been different if Gobert had been around for the play-in game or the team's best perimeter defender had been available for any of the postseason. 同个晚上，Jaden McDaniels 也在回休息室走道上搥墙泄愤，导致掌骨骨折 ，球季提前结束。如果 Gobert 能在附加赛出赛，或是阵中最佳锋线防守者 McDaniels 能在季後赛登场，球季最终走向可能有所不同。 Emotions ran high that day because the Wolves needed to win that particular game because of the position they put themselves in the rest of the season; namely by losing games they should have won against teams near the bottom of the standings (they went 6-12 against the bottom seven teams in the league). 当晚那种不能输的压力，导致球员情绪高涨，也因为球队在前面81场的表现 ，遭遇联盟後段球队仅拿到6胜12败，让自己身陷没有退路的绝境中。 The common theme in all this? Maturity. As the Wolves open training camp on a new season this weekend, that is top of mind for the organization from President Tim Connelly on down to the end of the roster. 这些事情共同课题？成熟度。从球队总裁 Tim Connelly 到球员，皆认为是 首要任务。 "Our lack of organizational success is very evident and clear," Connelly said. "So until we take ourselves more seriously, more, no one else will take us more seriously. There's been a very loud mandate and risen bar about how we handle ourselves.” 「球团仍缺乏组织性成功是非常明显的。」Connelly 说道。「所以，直到我 们能更加严肃面对自己，否则没人会认真地面对我们。关於如何修复自身问 题，我们对自己有更大要求并拉高标准。」 There have been offseason comments from the Wolves that they will stop complaining as much to officials and to take those teams near the bottom of the standings more seriously, to do all the little things that teams with deep playoff aspirations do. But the Wolves will have to win over a skeptical fan base with more than pledges. 球团在休赛季曾表达过，将停止对裁判更多抱怨，面对战绩後段球队会更加 专注，修补那些能帮助球队在季後赛走远的细节。但球队必须用除了更多承 诺之外的方式，赢回内心仍有疑虑的粉丝。 Connelly said this season will be a success for the Wolves if they can at least win a playoff series, and that is paramount in a pivotal season that might require some tough decisions next summer with a looming salary-cap crunch. The Wolves cost themselves better positioning to do that a season ago, and that's something not just the younger players on the team said they have pondered this offseason. Connelly 认为球队如果能赢得至少一个季後系列赛，那就算是成功赛季， 而这也是至关重要，考量明年夏天团队薪资状况，将迎来更加艰难的决策。 阵中资深球员也都表达在休赛季反思过相关问题。 "It's just looking in the mirror first and foremost," Anderson said. "The fact I got into it with one of my teammates last year, that just didn't sit well with me this summer. Getting five technicals last year, looking back, that's not who I am. Maybe I can look at it as a rough year. But … being a better teammate, not costing my team points with technicals — that stuff shouldn't happen.” 「首先照镜子看看自己。」KA 说道。「上个球季和队友发生冲突，让我整个 夏天内心不安。还有上个球季领了五次技术犯规，那不是我的本性。也许我 可以把上季视为生涯低潮，但想要成为更好团队成员，不会用技术犯规让球 队失分。那些事情都不该发生。」 Anderson's blowup with Gobert was an example of when communication can go haywire between teammates. That's something center Naz Reid has said the Wolves have learned from and won't take personally. He also said fans should expect to see a more consistent effort regardless of an opponent's quality. KA 和 Gobert 间冲突案例，意味队友间沟通也会断线。Naz Reid 表示球队 已经上了一课，也表示预期球迷看到更加稳定的团队发挥，不管对手是谁。 "We're able to speak to each other with a manner of respect. … I think that was a big thing for us last year," Reid said. "Then the way we handle ourselves, on and off the court. We're going out there to win games, fans paid to see that, and the game of basketball has to mean a lot to us. We're here to win, not just here to go out there and lollygag.” 「队友间沟通能够更加尊重对方，我认为这对上一季的我们来说是很大进步 。」Reid 说道。「还有我们如何处理场内外的状况。我们上场全力求胜，球 迷花钱想看这一点，而不是上场闲晃。」 That last point falls to some of the younger players on the team to remain engaged even on the most difficult nights. Coach Chris Finch said Anthony Edwards and McDaniels, among others, have to find that consistency to prevent losses like the ones the Wolves had a season ago from happening. 最後一个重点落在阵中年轻球员身上，学习如何维持场上贡献，即便当晚状 况不佳。教练 Chris Finch 表示 Anthony Edwards、McDaniels 必须寻求更 好稳定性，避免类似上一季输球的情况再发生。 "By nature, young players tend to be inconsistent," Finch said. "Both those guys have shown the willingness and the ability to play in big moments, but it's sometimes the nights when you're not feeling it 100 percent, or you're not playing on national TV or you're not playing a marquee matchup, those are the teams and those are the games that you have to go and find a way to win, and it's all about your habits and your approach.” 「年轻球员自然有不稳定的状况。」Finch 说道。「他们两位都展现出在大 场面打球的能力，但总会遇到不在百分百状态，或是球赛没有全国转播，不 是关键战役的刺激，你必须在那些比赛开打後，自然找寻赢球路径。而这取 决於平时建立的打球习惯和方式。」 The Wolves have about a month of training camp to improve in those areas. Then the NBA world will see if they can back up their words. 灰狼队为期近一个月的季前训练营已经展开，他们能否兑现承诺，外界将睁 大眼睛检视着。 --- 没太多新的资讯，但能从上一季失败经验中学习成长也是非常重要。 --

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