[外電] From domination to despair

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From domination to despair Rose's knee injury derailed Bulls' title dreams and raises plenty of questions Updated: May 11, 2012, 7:32 PM ETBy Melissa ESPNChicago.com http://ppt.cc/Vpw0 The skies were blue, the sun shining, the temperature perfect and the day miserable in Chicago on Friday -- at least for Chicago Bulls fans who, though not exactly optimistic about the team's playoff chances after Derrick Rose tore his ACL two weeks ago, were left with an aching void after the team was eliminated in the first round by eighth-seed Philadelphia. The only thing left now, other than the typically frustrating rhythms of Cubs and Sox baseball and football in shorts, is to dwell on the what ifs and what-will-bes. Here are 10 burning Bulls thoughts sure to bug us all summer: 1. Will Rose ever be the same? This is obviously the most haunting thought of all as we wait to see how long it takes for Rose to get back on the court and how he looks when he does. We can certainly expect him to dedicate himself to his rehab and, at 23 years old, with no history of serious knee problems, in otherwise superior physical condition, with the best medical advances and a good attitude, to return close to the player he was. But Rose, as we all know, is no ordinary point guard. What has made him so special is his incredible quickness and uncanny skills and unpredictability in driving to the hoop. The weird move he made when he injured his knee is what makes him great. Can he return to being that player physically and mentally? 2. Why did we think Rip Hamilton was the missing ingredient? He came in with 12 NBA seasons behind him and a recent history of injuries, but no one was expecting him to carry the team, only to complement Rose as a secondary scorer while adding some veteran experience to the lineup. Sure, it didn't help team chemistry when he played only 28 games this season because of a series of injuries, but with Rose playing just 39 himself, there wasn't going to be many opportunities to jell anyway. That being said, hopes were rightfully high going into the playoffs as the two played well together in the final week of the season. And Hamilton played well at times during the playoffs, though without Rose, he and others were not effective enough. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau didn't seem to trust Hamilton enough to play him in the fourth quarter for most of the series. But like it or not, he will be back as the starting shooting guard next season, and I still want to see him and Rose together and healthy, though that might not occur until next spring. 3. Is Thibodeau not as fabulous as we thought? This really shouldn't be the most gnawing fear of Bulls fans. Thibodeau was a great hire two years ago, he earned NBA Coach of the Year honors for getting the team to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals with Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer missing a combined 57 games, and he coached the Bulls to the NBA's best record this season with Rose, Luol Deng and Hamilton together on the bench in street clothes more than they were on the court. But now we are left with a justifiable debate over whether he wears out his team during the regular season and what kind of a playoff coach he is with an 11-11 record. Oh, and did he make Noah's sprained ankle worse by reinserting him in Game 3 of the Sixers series? While it is unfair to blame him for that, you wonder how much "philosophical" bumping of heads will occur this offseason regarding the wearing-out-his-guys issue. What makes Thibodeau and his Bulls teams play to and above their potential is his unrelenting demands that they rebound and play defense like they're in the playoffs. That should not change. But the minute distribution of his top players can and no doubt will next season. As for his job in the playoffs, he chose to leave the team without a timeout at the end of Game 6, his players were in disarray following Omer Asik's free throws, and his rotation left his players spent in the fourth quarter. But you either trust your coach's decisions or you don't, and Thibodeau is still one of the most trustworthy coaches in the league. 4. Why is Boozer so infuriating? Though we knew before he came to the Bulls that he had the tendency to disappear in big games and take off extra long for injuries, Boozer came through for the Bulls this season. After missing 23 games in 2010-11 (during which the Bulls went 15-8) and slogging through the playoffs both before and after he suffered a turf toe injury late in the Indiana series, expectations were not high for 2012. But with Rose, Deng and Hamilton struggling with their own issues, Boozer did not miss a game for the first time in his career, showed a little improvement defensively and was more than solid with 15 points and 8.5 rebounds a game. Then what does he do when they need him most? He again lays an egg in the playoffs, playing an inferior perimeter game the Bulls did not need and finishing with three points on 1-of-11 shooting with 13 rebounds and three turnovers. Thibodeau had so much confidence in Boozer on Thursday night that he sat him the entire fourth quarter, which is nothing new to Bulls fans. Perhaps fittingly, his contract is equally infuriating -- three years and about $47 million left on a five-year, $75 million contract -- as it does not exactly make him desirable on the trade market. The amnesty clause idea may have sounded good for a time, but don't count on it. 5. Will Deng ever be fully appreciated? Probably not. But Deng was downright heroic this season, playing with torn tendons in his left wrist and sore ribs while earning his first All-Star berth. Even the league's elite have off-shooting days, and Deng, certainly among the next tier, struggled at times. The Bulls had a chance because he was on the floor, he finished strong, and, as always, he played hard. While it is fair to second-guess his decision to put off possible surgery and play for the U.K. in this summer's Olympics, it is difficult to second-guess his motives or his dedication to the Bulls. 6. Do we love Asik or is he just a big lug with bad hair? "Love" may be a little strong, but there is every reason to like him. As a backup. To be fair, as a starting center playing 39 minutes in his fifth career start Thursday night, he did yeoman's work with 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. He needs to be better than 45 percent from the foul line, but in the big picture, it's unfair to pin the loss on him. It would have been nice to see him take a bigger leap forward this season, but he is still a serviceable backup to Noah and a vital part of the bench mob. 7. Will the bench mob ever be the same again? It might, but the players won't have the same names on their jerseys or the same magic they have built together the past two regular seasons. The Bulls hold options for Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver and C.J. Watson. Brewer almost certainly will not be back with Jimmy Butler a less expensive option, and Korver is highly iffy, though the Bulls will have to look for a 3-point replacement. As for Watson, a suitable backup behind a healthy Rose, the playoffs exposed his weaknesses as a floor leader and reliable shooter. The Bulls will be looking for an upgrade, and it is not inconceivable that they could open the season with Watson. Considering they will need a starter for at least the first two months, if not more, you have to think it will be someone new, though. 8. Would Noah have given them a chance to get to the conference finals again? He definitely would have given them a significantly better chance to get past Philadelphia and into the second round. Averaging 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists before spraining his ankle in Game 3, Noah provided that tangible intangible known as energy, resulting in great defense, better ball movement and leadership. Given that the Bulls should have beaten the Sixers even without Noah, you have to think he would have led them into the second round. Once there, I liked the Bulls chances of making it a series against Boston or Atlanta. Noah also made Boozer better. Without him, well, it wasn't pretty. 9. Should Taj Gibson be a starter? Yes. Will it happen with Boozer's contract? No. That's not the way it works in the NBA, and it is a huge advantage for the Bulls to have his outstanding shot-blocking ability and overall defense come off the bench. Gibson was perhaps the only Bulls player to come out of this postseason disaster with his stock higher. He was already a fan favorite and improving. Now he needs to stay the course. Not starting will only really matter to his agent. 10. Would the Bulls have been good enough to beat the Heat and go on to win the NBA title if everyone were healthy? It was going to be tough, no question. With the advantage of seeing Miami, San Antonio and Oklahoma City in the first round, it may have been that much tougher. But I liked the Bulls' chances with home-court advantage a few weeks ago. If healthy, the Bulls could have given any of those teams a run. Hindsight is not always a good thing, and there will be those who pick apart the Bulls to the point that we forget how good a team they were at full strength. Looking back, you can make the argument that it was a monumental feat with Rose and Noah out of the lineup, that they should have at least pushed the series to a Game 7 in Chicago. The Bulls can only hope that 2012 doesn't turn out to be the best chance they never had. Hoop翻譯 [翻譯團]芝加哥公牛，從統治到絕望由黎睿藍發表在虎撲籃球‧公牛專區 http://bbs.hupu.com/3710147.html 天空蔚藍陽光燦爛氣溫宜人的週五，卻是芝加哥悲慘的一天，至少對於芝加哥公牛隊粉絲來說是這樣。兩周前羅斯十字韌帶撕裂傷後，雖然公牛粉絲們對隊伍季後賽的前景不甚樂觀，但在第一輪就被八號種子費城76人隊淘汰，還是給他們徒留了一種痛苦的空虛感。除了熊隊（橄欖球隊）和白襪隊（棒球隊）那典型的令人沮喪的比賽節奏之外，對於芝加哥而言，現在唯一遺留下來的事情就是詳談那些假設分析和未來預測。以下是十個將困擾我們整個夏天的十大熱點問題。（羅斯的膝傷讓公牛的冠軍夢脫離了軌道，引發了很多的問題。） 1.羅斯還會是之前那個羅斯嗎？很明顯這是最令我們糾結的看法了。我們都等著看他要多久才能回到場上，當他回來時他又會表現如何。我們當然可以期望他全身心投入到複健中去，一個23歲的，沒有大的膝蓋傷病史，在其他方面身體狀況都是一流，有著最好的醫療進步，以及一個良好的態度，（這樣的球員）回歸時狀態會接近曾經的那個他。但是大家都知道，羅斯絕不是普通的控衛，讓他與眾不同的是他那難以置信的速度，不可思議的技巧和不可預測的進攻籃筐方式。那個讓他傷到膝蓋的詭異移動，同樣也是讓他出類拔萃的原因。當他回歸球場，他的身體和精神上還是以前的那朵玫瑰嗎？ 2. 為什麼我們覺得漢密爾頓是缺失的那一個成分？他打了12個賽季，最近也添了一筆新的傷病史。但是沒人期盼他能扛起整支隊伍。（人們寄希望於他的）只是作為一個第二得分手輔佐羅斯，同時為陣容增加一點老將的經驗。當然，由於一系列的傷病，他在本賽季僅僅打了28場比賽，但是羅斯個人也只打了39場，總之沒有太多的機會（讓他倆）去凝結在一起。話雖這麼說，在賽季末的最後一個星期，他們兩個配合的很好，（導致大家對）季後賽的希望也隨之上升了。漢密爾頓在季後賽裡有時也打得不錯，即使因為羅斯無法上場，導致他和其他的球員效率不夠高。在系列賽的大部分時間裡，公牛隊主教錫伯杜對他的信任度不足以讓他在第四節時把漢密爾頓放在場上。但是無論你喜歡與否，下個賽季他都會是首發SG，我仍然想看到他和羅斯健康的在一起，雖然這得等到下個春天才能夠實現了。 3. 錫伯杜是不是沒我們想像的那麼好呢？這真的不應該是最讓公牛粉絲備受折磨，擔驚受怕的那一個想法。兩年前錫伯杜是一個偉大的教練，諾阿和布澤爾加起來總共缺席了57場比賽，他還是帶領著球隊打到了東區決賽，這為他贏得了當年NBA年度最佳教練的殊榮。本賽季鄧和漢密爾頓更多時候是穿著街頭服飾雙雙坐在板凳上，但是運用羅斯，他又執導公牛拿到了NBA歷史（常規賽）最佳戰績。我們現在面對著一個正當的辯論，關於他是不是在常規賽期間耗盡了這支隊伍，而有著 11勝11負的季後賽記錄，他又是怎樣的一個季後賽教練。在對戰76人的第三場比賽裡他讓諾阿重新插入了陣容，此舉是不是加劇了諾阿的踝關節扭傷傷勢？雖然因為這個而怪他不是很公平，但就錫箔杜累壞了多少球員的問題肯定夠大傢伙在休賽期好好討論一番了。讓錫伯杜和他的公牛隊員們發揮全部甚至是超於他們的潛力（的原因）是他不屈不撓冷酷無情的要求他們去抓每個籃板，像是在打季後賽一樣去每場拼防守。這點不應該改變，但是錫伯杜對他的頂尖球員在上場時間上的分配問題，在下個賽季毫無疑問（需要去做出改變）。至於他在季後賽裡的工作，在G6的最後時刻他選擇不去要暫停，Omer Asik罰球後他的球員手足無措打的亂七八糟，他的輪轉讓他的球員在第四節有些精疲力竭了。但是你要麼信任教練的決定，要麼不信，錫伯杜仍然是整個聯盟最值得信任的教練之一。 4. 為什麼布澤爾這麼令人火大？雖然在他來公牛之前我們就知道他有在重要比賽掉鏈子的傾向，傷病恢復也需要比一般球員多點的時間，本賽季布澤爾（這些缺陷）還是顯露了出來。 2010-2011他缺陣23場（這23場公牛隊15勝8負）。他在第一輪對上印第安那步行者的系列賽後期腳趾受傷，在他受傷前後，公牛隊艱難挺過了那兩輪季後賽。2012年大家對他的期望也不高。但是隨著羅斯，鄧，和漢密爾頓疲于應付他們自己的問題，布澤爾職業生涯第一次全勤，沒有缺席任何一場比賽，在防守端他也顯得有了一點進步，表現比較穩定，場均15分8.5個籃板。然後在我們最需要他的時候他又做到了什麼？他再一次在季後賽裡完敗，他遊弋於中距離，幹著公牛隊不需要他幹的事情。帶著三分球11中1，13個籃板，3個失誤，終結了這次季後賽之旅。週四晚錫伯杜對布澤爾信心滿滿，整整第四節都把布澤爾留在場上，這對公牛粉絲來說已經沒什麼新鮮的了。恰當的說，他的合約也（跟他的季後賽表現）一樣讓人不爽，五年7500萬美元的合約現在還剩餘三年4700萬美元，這使得他在交易市場上也不受待見。一度我們認為特赦條款聽起來很不錯，但是也別指望這個了。 5. 鄧曾經被充分賞識嗎？也許沒有。但是鄧在本賽季是個徹頭徹尾的英雄，左手腕肌腱撕裂和肋骨酸痛的他堅持打比賽，贏得了他的第一個全明星賽。即使是精英球員也有投籃失准的時候，而鄧只是下一個層級的球員（和羅斯、杜蘭特這些超級球星相比而言），時不時的他也會很掙扎。但是因為鄧在場上，公牛隊就有機會，他能強勢終結，而且，一如既往，他打的很努力。猜測他拖延手術好去為英國打夏季奧運會的決定，還算是公平的，但是現在已經很難再去猜測他來到公牛的動機，或者去質疑他對公牛隊所作出的貢獻。 6. 我們愛阿西克嗎？還是他就是一個頂著糟糕髮型的傻大個？愛這個詞可能語氣強烈了點，但是是有理由去喜歡他的。公平的說，作為一個替補，在週四晚上他職業生涯第五次作為首發中鋒出場，打了39分鐘，做了一個藍領的工作，拿下10 分，9個籃板，2次封蓋。罰球命中率45%，他需要在這裡做出提升。但是綜觀全域，把這次失敗怪罪在他身上不大公平。本來我們是很高興看到他本賽季取得了長足的進步，但他仍然只是一個可用的諾阿的替補，一個板凳暴徒的重要組成部分 7. 這支板凳暴徒還會回來嗎？可能吧，但是球員們球衣上的名字可能會發生變化，他們在過去兩個賽季建立起來的魔力也不會再相同。公牛隊將要從布魯爾科沃爾和沃特森三人中作出選擇。考慮到jimmy butler更便宜一些，布魯爾應該不會回來了；科沃爾前景不明，一旦他離開球隊，那麼球隊就需要一個三分射手來替代他；至於沃特森，作為健康羅斯的替補，他是很合適的，但在季後賽中，他暴露出了領袖能力不足的問題以及不是一個可靠的射手；公牛在尋求提升，賽季開始的時候看到沃特森首發出場可不要驚訝；考慮到公牛需要在至少前兩個月裡有一個先發出場的球員，雖然你也許會認為那個位置可能是個新面孔。 8. 諾阿有沒有給他們機會，去再次挺進分區決賽？顯然他本來會給他們更好的機會，去淘汰掉費城76人隊，挺進季後賽二輪。在G3扭傷腳踝前諾阿場均15分，9個籃板，3次助攻。諾阿提供了諸多有形無形的的東西，諸如能量，更好的防守，更流暢的籃球流動，和領導能力。鑒於此，即使沒有諾阿在場，公牛隊也本應該戰勝76人隊。你不得不覺得本來他將會帶領他們進到第二輪的。一旦成功，公牛隊可能會對上凱爾特人或者老鷹。沒諾阿在場時，布澤爾更強了，好吧，這可不怎麼光彩。 9. 泰 - 吉布森應該首發嗎? 他應該。布澤爾的合約橫杠在面前，他能首發得了嗎？不能，這不是NBA的運行方式。吉布森卓越的封蓋能力以及替補球員的整體防守能力對公牛隊而言是一個巨大優勢；吉布森可能是從這個季後賽災難裡脫穎而出的唯一一個公牛球員。球迷們都很喜歡他而且他還在持續進步中。現在他需要堅持到底，不能首發並不要緊，除了對他的經紀人來說。 10. 如果全員健康的話，公牛已經強到可以滅掉熱火，贏得總冠軍了嗎？毫無疑問這將是艱難的。尤其是在見證了邁阿密，聖安東尼奧和奧克拉荷馬城首輪的表現後，事情會變得更加艱難，但是我喜歡幾周前由於有著主場優勢，公牛隊所能占得的優勢。如果健康的話，公牛會對任何一支球隊形成威脅。事後的認識並不總是一件好事，會有些人對公牛隊吹毛求疵，進行嚴厲批評，以至於會讓我們忘記了當這個球隊全員健康時是一支多麼好的隊伍。回溯以往，你可以聲稱：陣容裡沒有了羅斯和諾阿，至少球員們盡力嘗試把比賽打到搶七，這是個壯舉。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.121.4.151 ※ 編輯: rosebulls 來自: 59.121.4.151 (05/28 10:42)