Bill Simmons on Lakers coming out of West
專家Bill Simmons預測西部列強排名，湖人名列榜首
來源：http://thelakersnation.com/blog/?p=2505
Bill wrote anarticle on the teams in the West and who will come out. He listed the Lakers as#1.
比爾-西蒙斯寫了一篇文章有關於西部球隊的實力排名。他把湖人隊排在了第一位。
ESPN: 1. LOS ANGELES (49-22)
ESPN：1. 洛杉磯湖人 （49勝22負）
Scouting report: This teamhas everything you’d ever conceivably want in a playoff contender — asuperstar, two more scoring options, a low-post player who has to bedouble-teamed, a shot blocker, multiple three-point shooters, a bench that canaffect games, a superior coaching staff, and most importantly, a scorer who’sgoing to get every borderline call in a close game because he’s Kobe Bryant …if they’re healthy and running on all cylinders, they have the highest ceilingof any playoff team … of course, we don’t know if they’re healthy yet, so allbets are off … they’re most vulnerable in round one as they’re working backBynum and Gasol into the rotation, which is what makes a potentialLakers-Warriors series so damned tantalizing.
觀察報告：這支球隊擁有每一樣你可以想象得到的一支強勁季後賽球隊所擁有的東西– 一個超級巨星，兩個以上的得分點，一個必須讓對手雙人包夾才能夠防得住的內線球員，一個不錯的蓋帽選手，一群神準的三分投手，一個可以影響比賽的替補球員，一個非常出色的教練，最重要的是湖人有一個可以在比賽比分緊咬的情況下，勇敢的去接每一個邊線開球繼而發動進攻的得分手，因為他是科比-布萊恩特...如果湖人對的球員都是健康的，沒有受到傷病困擾，配合默契的話，那麼他們就是聯盟最有高度，最具競爭力的季後賽球隊…當然，我們不知道他們是不是全部都健康，所以所有打賭暫時不算數…湖人對如果在季後賽第一輪碰到金州勇士，那將是一件令湖人很頭疼的事情，即便拜納姆和加索爾都歸隊，湖人也是最容易受到勇士狂轟濫炸的襲擊。
Biggest strength: Whetherthey win the title or not, it’s been a sincere pleasure as a basketball fan towatch Kobe tap into his talents, trust his teammates, pick his spots, forgetabout statistics and become the player we always wanted him to be. Whether hewins the MVP award or Chris Paul wins it, we haven’t seen two better individualseasons in the same year since Jordan and Barkley in 1993 … and if you throw inthe fact that LeBron is averaging an absurd 31-8-8 right now, you’d have to goback to Bird, Magic and M.J. in ‘88. Holy schmoley. Should I write the word“amazing” again? Probably not. This season has turned me into “The Bachelor.”
最大的優勢：無論湖人是否能夠奪冠，科比展示出他最大的能耐，相信他的隊友，做好他的本分，不去追逐個人數據，成為球迷想要他成為的那種成熟偉大的球員，這是每一個湖人球迷都很愿意看到的事情。無論是科比還是克里斯-保羅贏得MVP，這都是非常一個很令人振奮的賽季，自從1993年喬丹和巴克利爭奪MVP以來，我們很難得再看到兩個如此有實力的球員在激烈爭奪MVP頭銜…如果你現在擺出勒布朗-詹姆斯的數據，現在他場均31分8籃板8助攻，那你得回頭看一下前輩們的作為，大鳥伯德，魔術師約翰遜，還有１９８８年的喬丹。太讓人驚訝了。我是不是應該把“驚訝”這個詞在寫一遍？可能不用了吧。這個精彩的賽季把我變成了一天到晚看球的“單身漢”。
Biggest weakness: I knowhe’s been playing out of his mind lately, but I still don’t trust Lamar Odom.During regulation of Monday’s Warriors game, he went to the line in the finalfew seconds with a one-point lead, endured a few taunts andstanding-in-front-of-him maneuvers from Davis and Jackson … and eventually, hehad this weird smile on his face, almost like the smile a boxer gets rightbefore he’s about to get knocked out. Of course, he missed the first freethrow. Mark my words — there’s going to be at least one monster moment inApril, May or June when Odom has to come through in a humongous spot for theLakers. And he won’t.
最大的軟肋：我知道最近奧多姆已經很用心去打球，但是我還是不太信任他。在星期一對勇士的比賽中，在最後幾秒鐘的時候湖人還領先一分，奧多姆上罰球線，忍受了戴維斯和史蒂芬杰克遜跟他說的一些嘲弄奚落的話…最終，奧多姆臉上露出怪異的笑容，就像是一個拳擊手快要被人打倒前露出的笑容一樣。當然，他投失了第一個罰球。記住我的話
– 湖人隊會經歷一些困境，奧多姆這個位置上會經受很多考驗，我敢說至少會有一段極為艱難險阻的時間出現在四月、五月或者是六月。
(Follow-up to that story: In that same game,the Lakers were up two with four seconds left in overtime when Kobe got fouled.Three interesting things here. First, none of the Warriors came within 10 feetof him. Second, he stared down all the Warriors around him, drained the firstfree throw and muttered “Game over, game over” to everyone who would listen.Third, he made the second one and that was that. The lesson, as always: It’sgood to have Kobe Bryant on your team.)
（繼續剛才那個故事：同一場比賽中，湖人在加時賽最後4秒領先勇士兩分，科比被犯規。這裡有三件有趣的事情。第一，沒有一個勇士球員站到離他10英尺遠。第二，他盯著勇士的球員，罰進了第一個罰球之後，咕噥著對所有能聽得見的每一個勇士球員說：“比賽結束了，你們完了。”第三，他罰進了第二個球和重複剛才做的事。這就是很好的一課，它告訴你一句：有科比在你的球隊是一種福氣。）
Biggest X-Factor: Bynum.Can he bounce back from the knee injury? Can he get back in shape in time? Willhe be able to effectively defend Shaq or Duncan in round two or round three?Every Lakers fan just stopped breathing for a few seconds.
最大的未知數：拜納姆。他在膝傷後能否恢復到以前受傷前的狀態呢？他能否及時得回到良好的競技狀態呢？他能否在季後賽第二輪或者第三輪的時候很有效的防守住奧尼爾或者是鄧肯？
每個湖人球迷都會停下來屏住呼吸好好想一想這些問題。
Unsung Hero: SashaVujacic, quite possibly the league’s best bench player of anyone who plays 20minutes or less. He’s a feisty defender, he shoots 40-plus from three, he canguard anyone and play three positions, he’s a legitimate threat to get punchedin the face during the playoffs, and if that’s not enough, I’m almost positivethat he’s wearing some sort of hair net. We haven’t had aso-much-fun-to-hate-him playoff villain like this guy in eons. He’s like BruceBowen crossed with one of John Lithgow’s henchman in “Cliffhanger.”
未被贊頌的英雄：沙沙-武賈西奇，他可能是聯盟出場20分鐘或更少時間的替補球員中最好的一個。他是個很活躍的防守者，他有著驚人的40%以上的三分球命中率，他可以防住很多對手而且在場上可以打三個位置，他將會是湖人季後賽中最令人膽寒的一個球員，一個可以給對手致命一擊的球員。如果這還不夠的話，我可以肯定的跟你說，沙沙打球的時候頭上總是帶著髪網（沙沙一頭飄逸長髮，經常用髪網把頭髮包起來不讓他的飄逸長髮在跑動中亂了）。我們對沙沙永遠沒有一種一到
季後賽就“由愛變恨”的感覺。沙沙是布魯斯-鮑恩和約翰-里斯高（美國著名的電影明星）的合體，一個讓人在看他的比賽時有一種“扣人心弦”的感覺的人。
Best-case opponents: NewOrleans, Denver or Utah.
季後賽最理想的對手：黃蜂或掘金或者爵士。
Worst-case opponents: SanAntonio or Golden State.
季後賽最頭痛的對手：馬刺或金州勇士。
Prediction: Athrowback Lakers-Celtics Finals will end up being the single best thing tohappen to the NBA in 10 years. And that’s an understatement.
專家預測：如果湖人和凱爾特人能夠再度在總決賽相遇，重溫像以前的兩強爭霸的場景，那將會是NBA近10年來最令人興奮的一件事。不過這只是一個保守些的說法，因為有很多不確定的因素。
Eventual 2007-08 Legacy: Put itthis way — I wouldn’t bet against the answer to this question being, “The yearKobe won the MVP and the title and earned his rightful place among the greatestplayers ever.” As always, stay tuned.
2007-2008賽季最有可能發生的事：就這樣說吧– 我不會為這個問題的答案去跟人打賭，“今年科比贏得MVP和總冠軍，在所有最偉大的球員中，科比得到了他應該得到的榮譽和對他個人價值的公正的評價。”讓我們放長雙眼，走著瞧吧。 |
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