Spurs: Popovich surprises Johnson with news of honor http://0rz.tw/fe38v Web Posted: 10/09/2007 11:43 PM CDT Mike Monroe Express-News Staff Writer DALLAS - When Avery Johnson picked up the telephone some weeks ago and heard what Gregg Popovich had to say, he thought the Spurs head coach had cracked open one too many bottles of Bordeaux. 當小將軍在前幾個星期接到一通電話時並聽到Popo的說話時，他認為這位馬刺的總教練打 開波爾多葡萄酒(應該是指在說醉話吧)。 The Spurs, Popovich was trying to tell him, had decided to retire his No. 6 jersey. 「馬刺隊」Popo嘗試的去告訴他「已經決定讓他的六號球衣退休」 "I thought he was just kidding me," Johnson said, "or that he'd had too much wine." 「我認為他是在對我開玩笑」小將軍說「或者他喝太多酒了。」 It was no joke, and the ceremony to retire Johnson's number has been set for Dec. 22, after the Spurs' game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Neither Popovich nor Johnson wanted the occasion to be affected by the intensity of a Spurs-Mavericks matchup. 這並非玩笑，而這個球衣退休儀式將會在12/22出戰快艇後舉行。Popo和小將軍都不希望 這個盛典被馬刺和小牛的強烈對抗所影響。 “Avery and I decided that would be too cruel,” Popovich said. “One of us would have to fake like we were having a good time.” 「小將軍和我都認為那是殘忍的，」Popo說「我們其中一個必須去假裝我們過得愉快。」 Johnson, who played nine seasons for the Spurs, is the team's all-time leader in assists. He said the honor ranks “up there” among those he has received, including being named NBA Coach of the Year. 替馬刺打過九個球季的小將軍是隊史上助攻最多的。他認為這是他曾經得到過中最好的一 項榮譽，包括年度最佳教練在內。 “What a thrill,” Johnson said. “What an honor. It's pretty special. You go to the arenas around the NBA, and there's not many guys whose jerseys are hanging in the rafters.” 「何等興奮」小將軍說。「何等光榮，這相當特別，你到NBA的球場看，並沒有很多球員 的制服被掛在球場上。」 Popovich instigated the decision to raise Johnson's number to the AT&T Center rafters. Popo慫恿決策者將小將軍的號碼掛在AT&T中心上方。 “Avery thought it was going to come when he was about 49 years old,” Popovich said. “I didn't want to wait that long. I wanted to do it while I'm here, very selfishly. I want to be there and be part of the Spurs when we retire his jersey, so why not just do it now? He obviously deserves it.” 「小將軍認為這會在他49歲時發生」Popo說。「我不想等那麼久，我非常自私的想當我在 這裡時就去做這件事。我想在他的球衣退休時在這裡，而且是馬刺的一員。所以為何不現在 就舉行？這明顯是他應得的。」 Officially speaking: The Spurs received their annual preseason briefing from league referees after their morning practice at the AT&T Center. 官方說法：馬刺在AT&T中心的晨練後，接受他們一年一次來自聯盟裁判的季前簡報。 Steve Javie, one of the NBA's top referees and the crew chief at Tuesday's game, spoke to the players and coaches about plays and calls the officials have been instructed to emphasize this season, including an ongoing crackdown on traveling. Steve Javie，星期二比賽的主裁判和裁判團隊，對這些球員和教練說明這一個球季官方 著重的地方，包括裁判會更加嚴格的抓走步。(感謝soaringfish的幫忙) Another emphasis: More leeway for big men to defend smaller players who drive to the basket. 另一個重點：大個有更多的空間去防守矮小球員的切入。 “They were talking about some stuff about the bigs not getting so many (foul) calls in the paint when we smalls drive into them,” said Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who has benefited from his share of foul calls when driving to the basket. 「他們說當矮小球員切入到油漆區時，大個並不會得到很多的犯規吹判。」常在切入時得 到犯規好處的馬刺後衛Manu說。 Easy path to championship? The Mavericks smarted all summer after being ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors, who turned out to be the hottest of the NBA's low-seeded playoff teams. 容易的得到冠軍？小牛在季後賽的第一輪被NBA季後賽低種子球隊中速度最快的金州勇士 擊敗出局後，整個夏天都感到相當難受。 What did the Mavs think of the Spurs' path to the 2007 NBA title. 而小牛對馬刺得到NBA總冠軍的過程是怎麼想的。 “They had, as we would see it, an easy road,” swingman Jerry Stackhouse said. “Really, their main threat was Phoenix, who imploded and messed up their chances. 「如我們看到的，他們經由容易的過程得到冠軍。」搖擺人Jerry Stackhouse說。「實際 上，他們主要的威脅是太陽隊，一支可能弄糟他們機會的球隊。」 “But, hey, take nothing away from them. You've still got to go win it, and they did that.” 「但，那沒什麼。你還是有可能去贏得比賽，而他們做到了。」 話說我也該去讀書了... --

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