Ailing Piston Tayshaun Prince's goal is to play versus Hawks on Wednesday http://0rz.tw/Jc3SS Auburn Hills -- Although, it looked bad at first sight, Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince's sprained right ankle could be ready for Wednesday night's game in Atlanta as the Pistons go bak to playing NBA-caliber competition. 雖然要讓扭傷腳踝的小王子能夠在星期三對老鷹的比賽中上場， 看起來是不太可能的事情 "I didn't do anything today, but I should be all right by the game," said Prince, who's officially listed as a game-time decision. 小王子說：「我今天還不能做任何事情，但那天我應該能夠上場比賽」 Sprained ankles aren't new to Prince, but his right ankle could be more troublesome than the usual ones he's played through in his durable 11-year career. As a left-handed player, he pushes off, accelerates and jumps from his right side - which could slow him down if he does play. 扭傷腳踝對小王子來說並不是新鮮事，但這次扭傷應該比過去生涯所受過的傷還要嚴重。 對於一個左撇子球員，衝刺、起跳、加速等動作都是從右半邊發動，右腳踝的傷勢勢必會 造成影響。 He sprained it in the third quarter of Saturday's game, being fouled by Wizards center Nene. 小王子在星期六對上巫師的比賽中受傷。 "It was a little bit more painful," Prince said. "Like my left one if I sprained it now it could be a bad sprain, but I've sprained it so many times I could bounce right back, but the right one hasn't been twisted." 「跟以往比起來，這次比較麻煩一點」小王子說，「如果是扭傷左腳踝，我可以用右腳來 動作，就跟以前幾次扭傷左腳踝的狀況一樣。」 Prince said strength and conditioning guru Arnie Kander put some special tape on it, which stopped it from swelling - but it was so uncomfortable, it was hard for Prince to sleep. He took it off Monday morning and did some electric stimulation. 小王子說防護員有先貼了一些特殊的貼布在腳踝上消腫。但這讓小王子很不舒服，讓他很 難入睡；於是在禮拜一的時候就把膠布拿掉了，並且改作了一些電療。 If Prince can't go, Pistons coach Lawrence Frank hasn't revealed who would start in his place. 如果星期三小王子沒辦法上場，教練Lawrence Frank也尚未透露誰將會代替他的先發位置 。 "When a guy is injured, it's always next man up," Frank said. "You do everything to rehab him but that's why you have the number of guys you have on the team. You just read the situation." 「有人受傷時，總是會有人替代他」教練Frank說：「對於受傷的球員，你會盡一切可能 的辦法去幫助他康復，但這也是為什麼需要許多替補球員在隊上。」 He has a few options. He could reactivate veteran Corey Maggette, who's been inactive the past two games. Also, moving Rodney Stuckey back to the starting lineup and sliding starter Kyle Singler to his natural spot at small forward could also be in play, as well as starting Austin Daye or giving Jonas Jerebko a spot back in the rotation. 對於活塞教頭，他有一些選擇。他可以繼續啟用老將 Corey Maggette，就像前兩場比賽 一樣；或是把Stuckey重回調回先發的位置，並且讓Kyle Singler回到熟悉的小前鋒的位 置，以及讓Austin Daye 先發，又或者把Jonas Jerebko 回到輪替中。這些都是可行的方 案。 Confidence Builders While nobody's throwing a parade after two straight wins over the Wizards, the Pistons took care of business in a workmanlike fashion. Frank believes it can only instill more confidence for down the road. 雖然沒有人關注活塞的二連勝，但活塞在乎的是他們是否能夠展現出更佳的方式來贏得比 賽，教練Frank相信只要能夠注入更多信心就能夠推動球隊持續前進。 "Especially when you're a team like ours where we go through stretches where we just have a hard time sustaining our play, anytime you win it helps with your confidence," he said. "I read a great thing by (New York Giants coach) Tom Coughlin this morning where he said (though) a team's confidence you earn confidence. 「尤其是當你的球隊剛經歷過一段艱難的時間，任何一場勝利都能帶給我們信心。」 Frank說「今天早上，我從紐約巨人隊總教練Tom Coughlin那邊聽到一句話，他說「一個 團隊的信心就是你能得到的信心」 "Your players earn it, you can't just talk about it or want it, so you earn it through your play, which hopefully can generate wins or generate quality play." 「你的球員得到它了，不是嘴巴說說或是心裡想要就可以得到，必須要透過實際的行動表 現出來，信心可以帶來勝利或是令人讚許的表現。」 Having longer breaks between games wouldn't hurt either. The Pistons have played a league-high 30 games, while the Wizards by comparison have played 25. 有比較長的休息時間也不是什麼壞事，活塞已經打了30場的比賽，而巫師只到目前為止只 打了25場。 "You realize how many more games we've played, but it all catches back up to you," Frank said. "When you have days off, it's the balance between rest and recovery and work." 「你知道我們已經多打了好幾場的比賽，但每一場比賽的收穫是取決於我們自己。當你有 機會喘口氣時，必須要平衡休息、回復體力跟重新回到崗位的時間。」 -- 少年不識愁滋味，愛上層樓，愛上層樓，為賦新詞強說愁。 而今識盡愁滋味，欲說還休，欲說還休，卻道天涼好個秋。 --

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