[外電] Pacers caught in tough place

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http://0rz.tw/003G1 Pacers caught in tough place 溜馬囧了~ Not good enough, right now, to make playoffs; too good for a great draft pick 沒有強到可以穩進季後賽,想抽樂透又不夠爛 The Indiana Pacers are stuck, and it won't be easy to wriggle back into contention, according to one Hall of Fame player. 根據一位名人堂球星說,溜馬陷入的窘境要擺脫不容易 The Pacers (21-32) are 11th in the Eastern Conference but just two games out of a playoff spot going into tonight's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Conseco Fieldhouse. 溜馬排在東區第11位,但是離前八強只有兩場勝差,今晚在家迎戰騎士 "The Pacers find themselves stuck in the middle," ESPN analyst Bill Walton said earlier this week. "They are right there in the mix of things for a playoff spot, but they aren't that good of a team. They don't have a point guard, they don't have a player in the paint and they don't have a go-to player." "溜馬不上不下" Bill Walton在這禮拜出提到, "他們是在角逐季後賽的球隊之中,但他們還不夠強,他們沒有控球後衛,禁區球員,還有關鍵先生" To the everyday fan, the Pacers' easiest solution would be to blow up the current roster -- beginning with making a deal before Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline -- and start from scratch. 對大多球迷而言,溜馬最簡單的辦法就是在交易截止日前砍掉重練 As enticing and simple as hitting the refresh button sounds, it's not that easy -- for the Pacers, at least. Team president Larry Bird can't just pick up the phone and unload his highest-salaried players because they're either hurt, have had off-the-court issues or are underperforming. He can't swap them for younger, less expensive talent because the salaries being exchanged must nearly match. 但是砍掉重練沒有說的那麼簡單,大鳥不可能打通電話就把隊上的高薪球員出清,因為他們不是受傷,場外有事纏身,就是表現不佳,大鳥沒法換到便宜的年輕人因為薪資不符 Any trade conversation involving the Pacers begins with Jermaine O'Neal. The Pacers and O'Neal have been trying to end their eight-year relationship for some time, but O'Neal's health and contract -- two more years, $44 million due after this season -- remain stumbling blocks. O'Neal has been slowed by knee injuries, again, and hasn't played since Jan. 16. He recently started doing on-the-court work, but his return date is not known. 任何有關溜馬的交易都跟小歐有關,溜馬養了小歐8年,但他的健康和肥約一直是個問題,他的膝傷讓他在1月16號開始缺席,至今還沒能確定能夠上場的時間 The Pacers are making and listening to calls about him -- again -- but they have yet to find a deal they like. They've recently spoken with Golden State, New Jersey and Sacramento. 有關小歐的交易傳聞至今都沒下文,包括了勇士,籃網和國王 "Who would have predicted the early demise of Jermaine O'Neal, who not too long ago was mentioned as an MVP candidate, was mentioned as an elite force in the league, to now being barely mentioned?" Walton asked last month. "誰能想的到像小歐這樣不久之前還是MVP候選人的聯盟新貴那麼早就走下坡?!" Walton上個月說到 The Pacers received numerous calls about Danny Granger, Shawne Williams and Mike Dunleavy. They are reluctant to trade any of them because those players are seen as significant building blocks. 溜馬也接到不少有關小葛,小威和小鄧的交易電話,但他們不願意送出這些目前隊上的重要資產 They've tried to deal Jamaal Tinsley but couldn't find a partner. Tinsley's recurring injuries and off-the-court issues haven't helped. Tinsley looked rejuvenated earlier this season until he got injured again. 他們曾試圖交易小汀,但找不到買家,多半是因為小汀的負傷和場外問題小汀本季一開始有大復活之像,但沒多久又受傷了 "Blowing up the roster is one of the hardest things to do," Walton said. "To acquire or trade great players, you don't just pick up the phone and say, 'I want one of those players.' The Pacers have good, but not great players. This is going to be a hard, difficult turnaround for the Pacers." "砍掉重練非常困難" Walton說到,"想得到或交易很棒的球員不是打通電話就好,溜馬友好的球員,但沒有很棒的球員,這讓他們的操作處境很困難 Without a trade, the Pacers don't have salary cap space to acquire a significant free agent this summer. Almost every core player returns. 若不靠交易,溜馬就沒有薪資空間在自由市場上釣大魚,幾乎每個球員明年都留隊 O'Neal can opt out of the final two years of his contract and become a free agent this summer, but nobody expects him to because it's unlikely another team will pay him that much over a two-span. 小歐有權利跳脫最後兩年的合約,但是機會不大因為應該沒球隊能夠額外給他開張大支票 Kareem Rush, Andre Owens, Stephen Graham and David Harrison (restricted) are their only free agents this summer. Harrison ($1.3 million) is the only player of that group making at least $1 million this season. Rush,Owens,Graham和大哈將成為自由球員,但是也只有大哈個人的合約超過1百萬 The Pacers may again be looking to make trades after the season. They could get a high draft pick, depending on their record at the end of the season. Bird, in his first season with control of player personnel, said they currently have "guys that probably play a lot of minutes that should be playing less" if the team were better. 溜馬也可以在季外作交易,而依目前的戰績有機會在選秀順位上取得高順位而大鳥說如果能使球隊更好,某些上場時間多的球員上場時間應該被縮短 "I don't like the word rebuilding because I don't think that's the direction we want to go," Bird said. "Yeah, we want to get better and we'll do that through the draft and we'll add players. . . . Being realistic about it, we have four or five guys that we think are key to what we're trying to do. "我不喜歡重建這個字眼因為那不是我們球隊的方向" 大鳥說,"我們可以靠選秀變的更好...而我們也鎖定了四五個的球員能夠棒住球隊" "We have to get players in here with high skill level, and we know that." "我們必須選到技巧高超的球員" When that will happen is anybody's guess. 大家都猜猜看吧 The races are on Last season at the All-Star break, the Pacers were 28-24 and in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. They finished the season 7-23 and missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons. 去年上半季溜馬的戰績是28勝24負,東區第五,淒慘的下半季表現讓他們退出十年都打進的季後賽 This season, the Pacers are 21-32 and in 11th place, two games out of the final playoff spot. 本季目前溜馬戰績21勝32敗,東區排第11,離前八有兩場勝差 If the season ended today, the Pacers would likely draft ninth. 若今天結算戰績,溜馬選秀位排在第九 East playoff watch Seed Team Record GB T7 New Jersey 23-30 -- T7 Philadelphia 23-30 -- 9 Atlanta 21-28 -- 10 Chicago 21-31 1.5 11 Pacers 21-32 2 Lottery watch Rk. Team Record 1. Miami 9-42 .176 2. Minnesota 10-41 .196 3. Seattle 13-38 .255 4. Memphis 14-38 .269 5. New York 15-37 .288 6. LA Clippers 17-33 .340 T7. Charlotte 19-34 .358 T7. Milwaukee 19-34 .358 9. Indiana 21-32 .396 Got Gordon? Most analysts predict Indiana freshman Eric Gordon will enter the NBA draft, where he is viewed as a top-five pick, according to several mock drafts. He could be gone before the Pacers select. 根據預測,印州的新人Eric Gordon可能在溜馬前就被選走了 Outlet Pick ESPN.com 3 Hoopshype.com 4 Draftexpress.com 5 NBAdraft.net 5 Insidehoops.com 6 Under contract Will it get any better? That's the question. Barring a trade now or after the season, the following players will be back next season: 以下是明年的薪資狀況(如果不做任何交易): Player 08-09 pay Expires J. O'Neal $21.3M '09-10 Troy Murphy $10.1M '10-11 Mike Dunleavy $9M '10-11 Marquis Daniels $6.8M '09-10 Jamaal Tinsley $6.7M '10-11 Jeff Foster $6.1M '08-09 Ike Diogu $2.9M '08-09 Danny Granger $2.3M '08-09 S. Williams $1.5M '09-10 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.113.90.160 ※ 編輯: larson 來自: 140.113.90.160 (02/20 21:14)