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[转帖]Hoopsworld: 5 Reasons The Spurs Don't Need A Trade

5 Reasons the Spurs Don't Need a Trade
By: Alex Raskin

Besides Tim Duncan, do you know which current San Antonio Spur was drafted the highest?

If you just blurted out, "Kurt Thomas!" you should probably tone it down because most of your co-workers are looking at you now.

Anyway, you're right. Thomas was drafted 10th overall by Miami in 1995 after leading the country in scoring and rebounding at TCU. After that, the next highest draft pick was Michael Finley who was taken by Phoenix 11 picks after Thomas.

In fact, a brief look at San Antonio's roster resembles a "Who's Who" of late first round and second round picks – and those are just the guys that were drafted. Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, Ime Udoka and Malik Hairston all went undrafted but have managed to become contributing members of the team anyway.

Yet, as we approach the February 19th Trade Deadline, we hear more and more rumors suggesting the Spurs are in the market for a big name.

Vince Carter, Brad Miller and even Rasheed Wallace have seen their names tossed into trade discussions concerning the Spurs. Fueling the fire is the fact that there are so many movable players and contracts on the Spurs' roster. So, is San Antonio really going to pull the trigger on something big?

Don't count on it. Here are five legitimate reasons the Spurs can stand pat:

Who needs Vince Carter when you have Matt Bonner?

Matt Bonner was supposed to be a throw-in when the Spurs dumped Rasho Nesterovic's contract on Toronto in June of 2006. What San Antonio ended up with was Robert Horry's eventual replacement.

"We thought enough about him that we didn't bring Robert (Horry) back," said Gregg Popovich. "We hoped he would take those minutes and use them wisely and help our team. I didn't realize he would be shooting the way he's shooting now. He's always been a hard-working kid, he hits the boards hard; but he's never been a pure basketball player in the sense of dribble, catch, shoot, pass, read the situation. He just does two things: He shoots the three and he rebounds. But he's absolutely added to his game. He's pump-faking and driving and making some good passes on the court. He's far-exceeded our expectations for the season."

The NBA's premiere New Hampshire-native, Bonner is sinking an outstanding 49% of his three-pointers and nearly 53% of his total field goals. The former Florida Gator ranks fifth in the NBA in True Shooting Percentage (an all-encompassing shooting percentage that includes two-pointers, three-pointers and free throws) while managing a 17.01 Player Efficiency Rating (the league average is 15). In his third year with the team, Bonner has flown under the radar everywhere but San Antonio.

"We're not surprised," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said of Bonner's success. "We knew that if he got the opportunity and a couple of feet to let that shot fly, he's going to make them. Now that he's even making them more… he's been more confident going to the rim, making a few dribbles and going up with it."

Against New Jersey, Tuesday, Bonner was 4-of-5 from downtown and had 22 points; and in the third quarter, Bonner was able to break open a close game by sinking three quick three-pointers on his way to a 15-point win.

"It's huge because he draws a lot of attention and the opponents start changing the defense they planned," Ginobili continued. "It's really important for us to find more room. Even today, me and Tony didn't have a great game, but with those shots he takes a lot of pressure off of us and that's great."

The biggest benefit of Bonner is that he's giving San Antonio's three stars (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Ginobili) some room to work while making teams pay for their ignorance.

"I think people will start recognizing him and respecting him a little bit more," said Duncan. "I don't know how he continues to get the open shots that he does. I think we play well together. We use him as an advantage. When we can roll and drive with Tony and Manu and draw the defense, we get our shooters open and he's been making shots for us."

Because Roger Mason Jr. has become 'Big Shot Rog'

Another 28-year-old, Mason has been hitting three-pointers at nearly the same rate as Bonner (44.9%). Coming from the Washington Wizards, the former Virginia Cavalier is averaging 11.9 ppg and has hit four game-winning shots this season (most recently in an upset of the defending champion Celtics).

When asked for the reason he's been so successful in late-game situations this season, Mason responds with this: "Focus and I've been blessed to hit some big shots. My mom always said I'm a star to her. I look forward to those moments."

"We knew we were getting a good shooter," said Popovich. "I didn't realize that he was going to be this consistent when we got him. He was a 40% (three-point) shooter when we got him… So we knew he could shoot the three. That was one of the things that attracted us to him besides being a really good kid. We've known him over the years; he was a team player, a hard worker, a quick study. He's learned our defense pretty well."

But what really makes Mason a good fit for the Spurs is his confidence. Like the quiet cockiness of Duncan and Popovich, Mason believes in himself because he knows he has outworked his opponents.

"He's shot a gazillion threes, so he obviously has no conscience," added Popovich. "He's going to let it fly. He thinks it's going in every time and that's how we want him to be."

The Spurs' collective basketball IQ precludes them from needing a big-name scorer

Some teams don't put a lot of thought behind their system. If you happen to have one of the greatest living scorers, you may not need to play disciplined basketball. But for the Spurs (who have had seven different players lead the team in points for a game), intelligence reigns supreme.

Only 21.6% of San Antonio's possessions end in a turnover. That is good enough for second in the NBA. They also rank fifth in the NBA in Effective Field Goal percentage – which weights three-pointers – at 51.5. This suggests that the team is taking the right shots at the right time.

The best example of San Antonio's discipline comes from the number of personal fouls they've committed – 956. In fact, the Spurs have had the fewest number of personal and technical fouls (16) in the league this season. Meanwhile, the star-studded Suns and Celtics have combined for 147 technical fouls between the two teams.

"We're a bunch of boy scouts," joked Popovich. "We're boring. I want some guys with DUIs and stuff. Get a little personality and get a little press."

Popovich, very humorously, has pointed out the obvious. His team stays clean and never has to dig themselves out of a hole that they've dug. By keeping unnecessary points off of their opponents' side of the scoreboard, San Antonio has put less pressure on their own offense.

San Antonio has a near monopoly on playoff experience

Around this time of year, many general managers try and distinguish themselves by adding some experienced veteran to their team. Well, San Antonio can cross that off the "to-do" list.

The Spurs players have played in a combined 846 playoff games. Their coach and best player have been together through four NBA titles. And most of all, adding an older player does not necessarily do anything for you in the playoffs. Sure, Wallace made a big splash when he went to Detroit, but most trades like this don't have a happy ending. Often times, teams send valuable younger players (like Devin Harris) away in exchange for older vets who cannot integrate themselves into a new system (like Jason Kidd).

Which brings us to the fifth and final reason the Spurs shouldn't be active at the deadline…

… San Antonio can win a title and keep their young talent

A rookie point guard out of IUPUI, George Hill has been a revelation while backing up Tony Parker. Like Parker, Hill was a late first-round pick that has blossomed into a solid contributor. He's averaged 6.6 ppg while playing 17.9 minutes per contest. He's also had a decent shot from three (35.3%) and has shown great promise as a playmaker and as a defender.

A good, young talent, Hill is the type of player that can contribute to a title-contender this season while still having the potential to develop into something more down the road. And Hill is just one of several players contributing in the backcourt.

"I think that's one of the strengths of our team," said Mason. "Our backcourt stacks up one-to-five with Bruce, George, Tony and Manu, we have as much depth as anybody. Definitely a good thing – and trade talk is just part of the business."

"You still have a lot of players that you can count on that are still learning how to play with each other," agreed Hill. "That's the main thing: to see that we're coming together as one. We're starting to get more familiar with one another and I think it's only going to get better."

San Antonio's depth has been a major strength all season. When Parker and Ginobili suffered injuries at the beginning of the year, Popovich had no trouble filling their minutes. In fact, by going 11 players deep, Popovich might be preventing further injuries to his starters. It's very doubtful that San Antonio would consolidate this team-wide depth into any single big-name player.

"We've done really well with moving guys in and out," said Duncan. "Some of the young guys have really panned-out for us – Malik (Hairston) stepping up from the D-League. Obviously, George is playing well and we have a gem in Roger. We need everybody to play. It's a long season and we need everybody to contribute and that will help us down the playoff run."

So, will the Spurs be making a big deadline trade?

It's doubtful. They have some trade chips – like the rights to Brazilian big-man Tiago Splitter – but have a long history of holding on to such players in hopes of developing those guys themselves.

That does not mean that Popovich is content with his roster. When asked if he was happy with his team, he replied, "I don't know if 'happy' is an adjective than many coaches use. You're never happy, you just try to make your team as good as you can make it. 'Happy' doesn't really enter into it."

Still, it's hard to see a major move involving the Spurs. The team has three deals this season for more than $9.9 million (Parker, Duncan and Ginobili) and no other player making more than $4.2 million. In fact, San Antonio has less than $33 million committed for the 2010-2011 season, so it seems unlikely that they would waste that cap space in a trade – in 2009. More likely, the Spurs can hold on to that money and invest in the star of their choice in a few seasons.

And, as Mason told HOOPSWORLD, "Half of the stuff that you read about isn't true, but there isn't anything you can do about that. We're focused on winning a championship with the guys that we have."

San Antonio, more or less, this is your team throughout the playoffs and that's a good thing.




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这篇文章好长,自己看完了,基本看懂了意思。
但要翻译本人的英文水平不高,而且文字表达能力不够。

大家自己看看吧,翻译不好的地方大家见笑。


先翻了一部分:

5个马刺不需要交易的理由

除了Tim Duncan,你知道现役马刺球员选秀排名最高吗?

如果你正好叫出:"Kurt Thomas!" 你应该降低声调因为你周围的大多的同伴正在看着你。

不管怎么说,你是对的。Thomas1995年被迈阿密用第十顺位摘下因为他在TCU的得分和篮板。

事实上,简单看看马刺的球员像“那个谁谁谁”第一或第二轮靠后顺位被选择的球员。Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, Ime Udoka a和 Malik Hairston 都是非选秀球员却努力地为球队做着贡
献。

然而,当我们接近交易截止日期的时候,我们听到越来越多的关于知名球星交易的流言。

Vince Carter,,Brad Miller甚至是Rasheed Wallace 的名字都成为关于马刺大交易的讨论中来。(Fueling the fire is the fact that there are so many movable players and contracts on
the Spurs' roster. )然而,马刺是不是真的需要这样的大交易。

不用数,这里有五个合理的理由说明马刺可以保持不变。

当你有Matt Bonner时还需要Vince Carter 吗?

Matt Bonner是在马刺在2006年6月交易Rasho Nesterovic时从多伦多换来的。
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ID为dabing的网友说Tom网已有相关翻译贴:
http://nba.sports.tom.com/2009-02-13/0L14/01411762.html?source=TOM_N34

特地找了下:


五点理由马刺无需交易 邦纳进步飞速可与卡特齐名

交易截止日2月19日已经是近在眼前了,各种交易传言也是基本上达到了最热点,文斯-卡特、布拉德-米勒和拉希德-华莱士,这些名字的共同点就是都和马刺扯上了关系。不过,实际上,细细想来,马刺并不需要上面提到的这些球员,理由有五点。

1、 有了马特-邦纳,为什么还需要卡特?

"他是我们没有召回罗伯特-霍里的原因,"马刺主帅格雷格-波波维奇说,"我们是希望马特能够珍惜他的出场时间并能为球队提供帮助的,结果他现在是让我们大为吃惊。马特在各方面都表现的很积极努力,可能他在控球、传球、补位和阅读阵型等方面还有欠缺,但是他的外线投篮和篮板真的是给了我们很大的帮助,他是我们今年最大的惊喜。"的确,邦纳可以说是今年联盟内最耀眼的射手,他的外线达到了49%的准头,投篮命中率也接近了53%,他在投篮命中率包括中投、三分和罚球方面排名联盟第五,而且个人效率值17.01也超过了联盟平均值15.00。有了这样可靠的优质射手邦纳,马刺还有必要弄来一个卡特吗?何况马刺已经拥有三巨头了,明星太多对这支朴实的球队来说并不会是喜事。

2、 罗杰-梅森也在茁壮成长

和邦纳相似,梅森也是稳定的外线投手,赛季命中率44.9%也属上乘,而且他本赛季已经上演过4次压哨制胜表演了。"我知道他是一个很好的射手,"波波维奇说,"不过我当初并没指望他会如此稳定,现在看来他不但能在外线投篮,也是一个很好的团队球员,而且对于我们的防守战术,他理解的非常迅速透彻。"对于现在的马刺来说,梅森就是那种非常可靠实用,并且作用明显的球员,这样的球员,显然不应当被当作交易筹码。

3、 马刺的团队精神并不依仗大牌得分手

对于某些球队来说,是会围绕一名球星构建战术体系,而马刺不是,得分方面他们总是会有不同的家伙出来会球队分担责任。马刺的触球中只有21.6%会酿成失误,这在联盟中排名第二,同时马刺在投篮效率方面排名联盟第五,这都说明马刺的进攻战术非常合理有效。"我们就像是童军一样,"波波维奇打趣说,"太有组织了太有纪律了,甚至显得有些无聊,我都希望能有些家伙跳出来惹点事。"的确,马刺这支球队就像是军队,永远都是那么安分,严格遵守教练战术,如果真弄来一个大牌得分手,能安分守己吗?

4、 马刺的雄厚季后赛经验

在赛季的这个时候,很多球队交易的原因是想要得到一些老兵,以求在季后赛能够有所帮助,不过很显然,马刺并不需要这样做,他们的季后赛经验已经足够丰富了。眼下的马刺球员合计一共打过846场季后赛比赛,而且主帅和主力球员合力拿到过4个总冠军。新来的老兵能够为马刺提供什么呢?

5、 马刺兼具夺冠实力和天赋球员

眼下的马刺,在战绩和状态方面都具备了夺冠的实力,此外,他们也培养出了梅森、邦纳和乔治-希尔这样的年轻好手,可以说板凳深度是马刺本赛季最大的优势,所以即便是在赛季初托尼-帕克和马努-吉诺比利都未能上场的时候我们也没有看到马刺出现崩溃的迹象。"我们在人员配置方面做的非常好,"蒂姆-邓肯说,"年轻球员的成长对我们帮助很大,乔治和其他球员都在努力进步,这样很好,我们必须得有一套阵容,阵容中的每个人都能有所贡献,这样才能挺过漫长的赛季。"
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