[外電] 活塞可能完成聯盟史上坦得最漂亮的一季

看板Pistons (底特律活塞)作者wunai (無奈小袋鼠)時間4年前 (2021/05/15 19:21)推噓15(15推 0噓 8→)

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The Pistons are pulling off possibly one of the all-time great tank jobs in NBA history 活塞的20-21賽季，可能是聯盟史上坦得最漂亮的一季 https://reurl.cc/4yZG9R Yahoo Sports專欄, Dan Wetzel, May 12 Someone is going to win the NBA championship this year, and it sure as heck isn’t going to be Detroit. 今年將會有一支球隊贏得NBA總冠軍，而這一隊肯~定不會是活塞隊。 The Pistons are terrible, 20-49 on the season heading into Tuesday’s classic NBA, late-season, no-one-wants-to-emerge-victorious, Tank-A-Palooza against the 21-win Minnesota Timberwolves. 星期二即將面對21勝的灰狼時，活塞的戰績是可怕的20勝49負。而這正是賽季末期，坦隊打算一躺到底，一點都不想增加勝場的階段。 The loser of that one all but assures finishing in the bottom three of the league and securing the best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft lottery. One team will win the game. The other will be celebrating afterward. 這場對戰的輸家幾乎可以保證拿下這賽季倒數前三名的戰績，以最高的機率拿到2021選秀狀元籤。其中一隊將會贏得勝利，但另一隊將可以收割延遲而來的喜悅。 For Detroit in particular, this would mark more than just the traditional trek-to-the-basement season. It might place them second to whomever actually hoists the Larry O’Brien Trophy in accomplishing pretty much all of its reasonable objectives to the season. 特別是對活塞來說，這一季並不只是單純的一躺到底的賽季。如果以賽季初設定的目標達成率來評分，他們甚至可能是除了拿到Larry O'Brien獎盃以外，這賽季表現最好的球隊。 All while rarely actually winning a game. 除了贏得比賽以外的每一個目標。 Consider that Detroit might execute the reverse perfect season by: 考量到在賽季初時，活塞隊可能設定好的幾個目標包括： Losing enough games to secure the best possible odds to win the NBA draft lottery. 累積足夠的敗場數，來保證球隊可以有最高的機率拿到最高順位的選秀籤。 Clear out expensive veterans and develop a trio of impressive rookie talent and potential long-term starters … while still losing enough games to secure the best possible odds to win the NBA draft lottery. 清掉薪資昂貴的老將，練練三個讓人印象深刻的新秀以及潛力先發球員─同時累積足夠的敗場數，來保證球隊可以有最高的機率拿到最高順位的選秀籤。 Do it during a pandemic when almost no one was allowed to attend your games in the first place, yet in a fashion that actually excites fans for the future. 在一個因為疫情使球迷都無法入場觀賽的賽季達成這些目標，同時激勵球迷，讓球迷對未來有所期待。 Simply put, this could be one of the all-time great tank jobs in NBA history. We’re not saying anyone should vote general manager Troy Weaver as executive of the year for fielding a team that could post a .278 winning percentage, but this isn’t easy to pull off. Usually, you are either too lousy to show any signs of progress, or you progress too fast and are no longer bad. It’s a balancing act. 簡單來說，這可能是NBA有史以來坦得最漂亮的一隊了。並不是說2成78的勝率足以讓 Troy Weaver值得被票選為最佳總管，雖然這真的也是滿難的。但通常，坦隊不是表現爛得讓人看不到進展；就是進步太快，到後來坦不下去。這是個不容易的平衡啊！ Like a lot of teams, the Pistons are quite happy to “Fade for Cade (Cunningham)” or “Keep Failin’ for Jalen (Suggs/Green).” 就像其他不少球隊，活塞整個團隊歡喜接受「輸到康寧漢」或是「電梯向下，直達杰倫」的作法。(這兩句英文好漂亮，但我真的不知道怎麼翻得好，可惡!) Houston, for example, has just 16 victories and thus has done a better job of losing games in an effort to improve draft odds. The Rockets didn’t do it, however, while starting their rebuild the way Detroit has. 舉例來說，火箭今年只拿到16勝，所以在坦到狀元籤的部分是做得比活塞好的。但另一方面來看，在重建的狀況就不如活塞那麼明朗了。 Weaver took over as general manager last offseason, inheriting a going-nowhere , veteran-laden roster. Rather than continue to tread water or wait to bottom out in the standings, he proceeded to trade away nearly everyone. Weaver在上個休賽季接手了球隊總管的工作，當時在他手上的是一支滿手老將，看不到未來的陣容。相較於抱著這個陣容繼續浮沉直到深深海底，他幾乎把整支球隊都交易出去了。 He’s has made 10 deals in just 11 months on the job. Whomever he couldn’t swap, he just waived (including Blake Griffin). Twenty-two players suited up for the 2019-20 Pistons. Only one is still around — Sekou Doumbouya, a 20-year-old reserve forward. 過去11個月裡他就完成了10個交易，而換不掉的球員，他就果斷揮棄（包括Griffin在內）。19-20賽季的22名球員中，現在只剩下1個人─Sekou Doumbouya，20歲的年輕潛力前鋒。 “I wasn’t going to be cautious; that’s not who I am,” Weaver said before last season. 威佛在賽季前說："我沒有要小心來的意思，我不是這種人。" A swirl of deals that netted him essentially three first-round draft picks in the 2020 draft — point guard Killian Hayes (seventh overall), center Isaiah Stewart (16th) and forward Saddiq Bey (19th). 一整套交易幫他在2020選秀日換來了三個首輪籤，他選了三個人，控衛Killian Hayes(7) 、中鋒Isaiah Stewart(16)和前鋒Saddiq Bey(19)。 All three look like keepers. 三個人看起來都是值得留下來好好練的球員。 Stewart is arguably a top 10 rookie; Bey is top five. Hayes has battled through uncertainty and injuries to emerge as potentially the best of the lot — he’s averaging eight points and 6.9 assists in his last 10 games. While he ’s no sure-thing superstar, he’s also trending closer to that than lottery bust. Stewart的表現幾乎可以讓他列為10大新秀；Bey有前五的水準。而Hayes經過掙扎和傷病之後，現在看起來是三個人裡面最令人期待的。Hayes在過去前10場比賽裡繳出了平均8分 6.9助攻的成績，雖然他不一定會是個明星級球員，但目前看來也絕對不是一支垃圾籤。 If nothing else, the Pistons appear to have a point (Hayes), 3-point gunner (Bey) and mobile big man with an interest in rebounding (Stewart). And each has had a season to get acclimated to the league and grow through ups and downs with coach Dwane Casey ... all while continuing to lose games, of course. 如果沒有意外的話，活塞看起來已經有一個控衛、三分射手和具活動力而且愛抓板的長人。三個人都跟著Casey教練一起經歷了一個起起伏伏的賽季，並且漸漸適應這裡的強度。 Detroit might be able to add the kind of talent that a top-three pick usually provides to a roster that is prebuilt for them and their skill set. This could be a very nice setup for a Cunningham/Suggs/Green, with plenty of time for a young nucleus to grow together in the seasons to come. 活塞很有機會在這個已經稍有雛型的陣容上再加上一個充滿天賦的前三順位球員，這樣的設計不論對Cunningham/Suggs/Green來說都是好事。在未來的幾個賽季裡，新的核心球員和現有陣容一起成長。 Traditionally, this is done the opposite way — you get your star and then add around him. Weaver flipped the script and, as such, Detroit could be two years ahead of schedule. 傳統上來說，重建走的是相反的路線─先找到你的核心球星，再圍繞著他打造球隊。但 Weaver把劇本倒過來寫，也因為這樣，活塞的重建進度可能已經超前了兩年。 All of this was accomplished during a season that was both delayed and shortened due to COVID-19 and took place in front of almost no fans. If there were ever a year that didn’t matter, this was it. No season ticket-holder had to sit (and spend) through the dregs of “the process.” 而整個重建的動作是在一個因為疫情延後開始而且縮水的的賽季，還有幾乎沒有球迷在場的球場上進行。如果有個賽季是大家不太在乎的，那大概就是這個賽季了，畢竟沒有買了季票的球迷需要在場邊忍受這個"過程"。 Of course, what looks good so far guarantees nothing. The rookies may excel on a team with few options, but prove incapable of leading a title contender. Some intriguing Weaver additions such as Jerami Grant and Josh Jackson have produced big stats, but even on bad teams, someone has to score. There are no shutouts in the NBA, after all. 當然，現在看起來不錯並不是對球隊未來的任何保證。新秀們也許能在陣容選擇不多的狀況下看起來令人驚豔，但後來證明缺乏足夠的能力衝擊總冠軍。Weaver帶來的幾個亮點像是Jeremi Grant和Josh Jackson地卻打出了漂亮的數據，但是即使在爛隊也是有球員要負責拿分。畢竟，能在NBA打滾的沒有一個是廢咖。 And Detroit could make the mistake of beating Minnesota, finishing strong and ruining their draft positioning. Or their eventual pick may not pan out. 此外，活塞也可能犯下打贏灰狼，季末連勝然後毀了抽籤機率的錯，或甚至最後的選秀順序還是輸給其他強運的球隊。 Who knows? Anything is possible. 誰知道呢？任何事都可能發生。 In the bizarro world of the NBA though, sometimes the league’s winners aren’ t always the teams that, you know, actually win. 你也知道，在這個奇幻的NBA世界裡，有時候聯盟的贏家並不是真的贏了比賽的人。 If Detroit can pull this off, few will have done the losing-as-planned tank job better. 但如果最後一切都按照計畫進行，活塞可能坦了非常漂亮的一季。 ================= 果然不是只有我們自我感覺良好，覺得活塞坦得很漂亮啊~ 一邊輸球一邊打出內容不錯的比賽，新秀們的表現看起來也很令人期待。今天不意外的敗給金塊，星期一對熱火就是最後一場比賽了希望就像最後一句話一樣，今年活塞可以坦出漂亮的一季!! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.232.128.62 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Pistons/M.1621077694.A.320.html

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