原文网址:http://tinyurl.com/brrkjx7 By Sekou Smith
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – The start of the NBA playoffs is just days away and
that’s always a signal for superstars to ready themselves to step into the
spotlight on the game’s biggest stage.
It’s also the time for those unsuspecting guys, the unsung contributors on
playoff teams from throughout the league, to raise their level of play with
their respective seasons on the line. We like to call them Hang Time’s
Playoff Wild Cards, guys who will impact their teams and potentially the
outcomes of their respective team’s first round series.
The Starting Five of HT’s Playoff Wild Cards Team (and just like Miami Heat
coach Erik Spoelstra, we don’t get caught up in positions. We’re going with
the best five Wild Cards):
NBA季后赛就快要开打了，这也是超级巨星们自我充电，踏入这个比赛最高殿堂的焦点。
而这也是那些平时并未被特别注意的球员的时刻，他们对各自已经进入季后赛球队有着
被埋没的贡献，我们通常喜欢称之为 Hang Time's Playoff Wild Cards
这些球员将会潜在地影响他们的球队在第一轮季后赛的表现。接下来我们将会介绍五位
这种球员（就像热火队的教练，我们并没有挑出所有位置，我们找出最好的五位）
1.Jeremy Lin, PG, Houston Rockets
By now Rockets fans know that the star point guard they snatched away from
New York last summer is not the same guy who inspired Linsanity. What they’
ve got is a guy who is much steadier and just as productive, statistically,
through 82 games with the Rockets (13.4 ppg, 6.0 apg and 3.0 rpg) as he was
in 25 games with the Knicks (14.6, 6.2 and 3.1). What makes Lin a Wild Card
is knowing that he’s capable of getting on the kind of roll that created the
Linsanity phenomenon. The right matchup in the playoffs could be all he needs
to morph back into the player we saw during his magical ride in New York.
现在火箭队的球迷知道他们从尼克队挖来的控卫明星跟当初林来疯的家伙不尽相同，他们
知道的是现在这家伙更稳定而且更有贡献。
单从数据上来说，在火箭队的82(将近)场比赛中有着场均13.4分 6.0次助攻 3.0个篮板
，而在尼克队的25场比赛中有着场均14.6分 6.2次助攻 3.1个篮板球，让Lin挤进这排行
里面的原因就是他有办法扮演着当初林来疯现象的角色，在季后赛适当的对决可能
是Lin重回他在纽约那趟惊奇之旅所需要的。
2.Danny Green, SG, San Antonio Spurs
Green is easily overlooked on a team with superstars like Tony Parker and
even Tim Duncan who are often foolishly overlooked by the masses when the
conversation turns to the true superstars in the league. What cannot (and
should not) be overlooked is Green’s season-long penchant for taking and
making big shots, not to mention his 43 percent shooting (for the second
straight season, mind you) from beyond the 3-point line. Green is the
beneficiary of defensive attention being paid to Parker and Duncan, and he
takes full advantage of defender’s inattention to detail all the time.
Green是一个在拥有Parker跟Duncan这样的明星球队中很容易被忽略的家伙，就算是
Duncan这样子成为联盟中的巨星也很容易被一般大众所忽略。
不能忽视Green喜欢在季赛中完成Big Shot的倾向，更不用说他还有43%的3分投篮
命中率(这是他连续第二个球季有这种表现)，Green是那种当大家把防守注意力放
在Parker还有Duncan身上时的最大受益者，当防守者对他稍加不注意时,他可以占尽
所有便宜。
3.Jeff Green, SF, Boston Celtics
If the Jeff Green that showed up after All-Star weekend is the same Jeff
Green that shows up for the playoffs, the Celtics will be one of the
postseason’s most dangerous lower seeds. Green has averaged 17.6 ppg, 5.3
rpg and 2.7 apg in 34.1 minutes a night since the break (compared to the 10.3
ppg, 3.3 rpg and 1.0 apg he posted in 24.6 minutes before the break). Green
has the size, athleticism and skill on both ends of the floor to battle elite
small forwards. The Celtics need him to do it every night in the postseason.
如果在下半球季的Jeff Green跟季后赛的Jeff Green一样，那么老赛将会是季后赛
球队中，所有低名次种子当中最危险的，Jeff Green在下半季之后在34.1分钟的时间
有着17.6分 5.3个篮板 2.7次助攻的成绩(上半季的24.6分钟: 10.3分 3.3个篮板
1.0次助攻)，Green有宽度，有运动性，有能力在攻守两端完成每一场战斗的优秀前锋
，老赛需要他在季后赛的每个晚上都这样做。
4.Jimmy Butler, SF, Chicago Bulls
In a season when Derrick Rose‘s supporting cast has been under scrutiny
every single night, Butler has shined in his opportunities to contribute,
particularly on the defensive side of things. He’s the battled the likes of
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony and more than held his own in those
matchups. Some young players struggle with a sudden increase in minutes, many
of them spent in different roles. But not Butler. The more he’s played the
better he’s played, giving Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau yet another rugged
contributor on a team filled with them. If Butler continues to score the way
he has recently (15.6 ppg on 53 percent shooting in his last five games), he’
ll have an even greater impact than expected in the playoffs.
在这个没有Rose支援球季，Butler把握住他的机会并且在防守端贡献良多，他面对到
到像小皇帝或是瓜瓜这样球员的机会比他自己的还多，有些年轻球员在这种上场时间
突然暴增的情况有些挣扎，他们通常扮演不同的角色，但不像Butler，他越打越好，
这也让公牛教头Thibodeau多了个坚固耐用的贡献者。
如果Bulter继续他最近这样得分的表现(近五场比赛中有着53%的命中率 15.6分的表现)
，他将会再季后赛给予超乎球队想像的影响力。
5.Corey Brewer, SF, Denver Nuggets
This Wild Card thing is easy for Brewer. He does it daily for a talented and
deep Nuggets team that has thrived all season by unleashing that depth on the
opposition. What makes Brewer so effective in this role is his non-stop
motor, his activity on both ends of the floor, his ability to shoot it from
distance and the fact that he finishes at the rim and in transition. It’s
pretty remarkable considering he doesn’t appear to have gained a single
pound since middle school (we’re joking here). Brewer averages 12.2 ppg
without any plays being called for him … ever. He should have “Wild Card”
stitched across the back of his jersey instead of “Brewer.”
这件事对Brewer非常简单，在金块成功茁壮的这季，他深深地展现他的天份，并且撕裂
对手的防守。Brewer这样子高效率的表现，可以归功于他扮演着球队不会停止的发动机，
他在攻守两端的活跃性，他远距离投篮以及转换攻击的能力，这真的是非常的杰出，
而且他似乎从中学开始就没有变胖（开个玩笑），他本季平均12.2分没有任何主打他的
战术，他的球衣上应该刺上"Wild Card"而不是"Brewer"。
不负责任翻译 By Visa Card
Jeremy Lin, Danny Green, Jeff Green, Jimmy Butler, Corey Brewer
以上这五位谁是你心中的"Wild Card"呢?