http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/john_schuhmann/10/06/magic.love/ index.html GMs love a winner, but where's the love for the Magic? 針對各隊GM的調查結果公布後，魔術明顯沒有愛 Posted Oct 6 2009 1:52PM Stan Van Gundy likes playing the no-respect card. He loves to remind reporters of the times they've doubted his team. Throughout the course of the 2009 playoffs, Van Gundy was quick to tell the media -- many of whom wanted to see the Celtics and Cavs in the Eastern Conference finals and the Cavs and Lakers in The Finals -- that his Magic were spoiling all the fun. 魔術總教練范甘迪善於打別人不看好的仗。他喜歡提醒記者們， 你們懷疑過我的球隊多少次了? 今年的季後賽，范甘迪就讓想看超賽大戰騎士、騎士對決湖人的記者吃鱉了。 This fall, the NBA's general managers are giving him more ammunition. In responding to NBA.com's eighth annual GM Survey, the league's top basketball minds picked four different teams to win the title, but the Magic were not among them. And only 7.1 percent of the respondents believe Orlando will repeat as Eastern Conference champions. 今年秋天，NBA再度針對各隊GM進行調查，大家對明年總冠軍的預測只有四支球隊有望， 但沒想到魔術竟然不在其中；對於東區龍頭，也僅有7.1%的GM認為魔術可以取得。 這無疑又給了范甘迪大發雷霆的機會。 Now, both the Celtics and Cavs made big additions to teams that were already strong, so it's reasonable to think that they can get past the Magic. But 17.3 percent of the GMs believe that Orlando made the best overall moves this summer, swapping Hedo Turkoglu, Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee and Tony Battie for Vince Carter, Ryan Anderson, Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass and Jason Williams. 今年由於超賽與騎士，這兩隻本來體質就不錯的球隊， 都進行大補強，因此認為這兩隊能贏過魔術還算合理。 此外，也有17.3%的GM認為魔術今年夏天的做法是各隊最佳: 他們清走了火槍兵，街球王 和Lee還有巴提，換來了卡特、Anderson、巴恩斯、巴斯和傑森威廉斯。 Only San Antonio received more votes for its offseason roster-shuffling. Cleveland got just one vote (for adding Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon and Leon Powe) and Boston got none (for the additions of Rasheed Wallace, Marquis Daniels and Shelden Williams). 馬刺隊是各隊GM眼中補強最好的球隊，魔術排名第二。 騎士隊在這項調查只得了一票(得到大歐、Parker、Moon、Powe)， 超賽甚至連一票也沒撈到(得到溪蛙、M.Daniels和S.Williams)。 So why do more than 10 percent of the GMs believe that the Magic did the most to improve their team, but still won't make it back to The Finals? Is it the prospect of a healthy Kevin Garnett (Boston got 50 percent of the vote to win the East), a more motivated LeBron James (Cleveland got 42.9 percent), or is it just a lack of respect? 那麼，究竟為什麼有超過10%的GM認為魔術的補強最好，卻還是不認為魔術可以重返 總冠軍賽? 是因為今年真男人已經康復，小皇帝更臻完美(騎士被看好進入總冠軍賽 的比例有42.9%)，還是魔術就是沒有得到應有的尊重? Before you answer that question, take note of the responses to one of the two new questions in this year's survey: "Which is the best defensive team in the NBA?" The GMs voted for Boston (60.7 percent), San Antonio (32.1 percent) and the Lakers (7.1 percent). Again, the Magic didn't get a single vote. 回答這問題以前，我們先來看看這份調查中新增的其中一個問題: 「 哪隊是NBA最佳防守球隊? 」 GM們投給超賽(60.7%)和馬刺(32.1%)以及湖人(7.1%)。 魔術又一次一票未得。 But the numbers show that Orlando was the No. 1 defensive team in the league last season, allowing just 99.5 points per 100 possessions, edging out Cleveland (99.6) and Boston (99.7). The Lakers ranked fifth (101.9) and the Spurs ranked sixth (102.0). 但是數字會說話: 去年魔術是聯盟第一的防守球隊，每100次對手進攻機會裡， 平均讓對手只能得到99.5分。第二名是騎士的99.6分，再來才是超賽(99.7)。 湖人只排第五(101.9分)，馬刺第六(102分)。 Almost half of the GMs said that Dwight Howard is the best defensive player in the league, 64.3 believe that Howard is the best interior defender, and one GM voted for Van Gundy as the coach with "the best defensive schemes." But none of them showed love for the Magic as the best defensive team in the NBA. 近半GM認為魔獸是聯盟最佳防守球員，64.3%則認為魔獸是最佳內線防守球員。 但是只有一名GM把"最會擬定防守戰術教練"投給范甘迪。 而且，還沒有任何GM認為魔術會是本季最佳防守球隊。 If you've followed the GM Survey over the years, you've noted that general managers are a very reactive bunch. Whenever the Spurs win the title, Gregg Popovich dominates the coaching questions the following fall. After the Heat won in 2006, Pat Riley topped most of the lists. 若你每年都注意這項GM調查，你會注意到各隊GM都是一群制式化反應的傢伙。 當某年波波率領馬刺奪冠，波波下季開始前的GM調查裡， 就會在所有和教練有關的選項裡獨占鰲頭。 當2006年熱火奪冠，萊里就在下次的調查中占盡優勢。 So where's the love for the Magic this year? Perhaps if they make another Finals run, they'll get more respect in next year's survey. 所以，魔術的愛到底在哪? 大概要等到今年魔術再次打進總冠軍賽，明年的調查才會有愛吧。 --

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