Pritchard Eager to Start Dramatic Offseason
Mark Montieth on May 01, 2019.
Source:
https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pritchard-eager-start-dramatic-offseason
Among other topics Pritchard and McMillan addressed:
Pritchard和McMillan提到的其他话题:
The Previous Season
本季回顾
Pritchard said he was proud of the team that earned a four-seed in the
playoffs despite the loss of Oladipo for 46 games.
在赛季的后46场比赛溜马失去了Oladipo，季末却还是能维持在第四种子，Pritchard对于
球队的表现引以为傲。
译注：溜马季末结算为第五种子，应为Pritchard口误
"When you lose Victor, you not only lose a talent on the floor, Victor brings
a presence," Pritchard said. "He hits the reset button every day and … that
refreshing personality probably was what we missed most."
“当你失去了Victor，你不只是失去了球队的重要天赋，还失去了他在场上所能带来的存
在感。”Pritchard表示：“每天他总是能让球队重新启动... 那种能让球队重整步伐的
个人特质是我们最怀念的。”
Oladipo's Return
Oladipo的回归
Pritchard said it's too soon to know when Oladipo — who suffered a ruptured
quad tendon on Jan. 23 — will be able to play again, but is confident he
will be 100 percent when he does.
Pritchard表示现在要讨论Oladipo什么时候能回到场上还太早，但他有信心Ola能够满血
回归。
"You have the surgery, and for about 12 or 13 weeks it's just about healing,"
Pritchard said. "Now it flips into the physical therapy part. He's just
starting that therapy part.
“做完手术后光是复原就需要12到13周。”Pritchard：“现在刚进展到物理治疗的部分
，他才刚开始而已。”
"I had dinner with him on Sunday, and he made it perfectly clear to me he's
going to be back and a be better player. When that is, I'm not sure. But it's
coming along really nicely and he feels good about it. In Victor style, he
has promised he'll come back at 200 to 300 percent of what he was. When you
talk to him like that, how do you not believe him? It's so contagious, his
personality. I remember leaving that dinner on Sunday thinking, 'Man, we're
going to be really good next year.'"
“礼拜天的时候我和Ola一起吃了晚餐，他清楚明白地告诉我他会回来而且会变得更强。
尽管我不是很确定，不过复健目前进行的很好而Ola的感觉也很不错。用Ola的方式来讲的
话，他保证他回来的时候会变成之前的2、3倍强。当他跟你这么说的时候，你要怎么不相
信他？这是有感染力的，这就是他的人格特质。我记得那天的晚餐后我是这么想的：‘老
兄，我们明年会变得非常非常棒的。’”
Areas in Need of Improvement
需要改进的区块
Pritchard referenced the Pacers' orientation toward defense in recent seasons
and cited a need for more offense.
Pritchard提了近几季溜马所着重的防守端之外，也点出了球队目前需要更多的进攻性。
"You're seeing an offensive league and the rules are changing to give the
offensive guy even more advantage," he said. "So, I think we've got to look
at the offensive side of the ball. We've got to bring players that do one of
two things, or both. We need some creation. We need a guy who can break down
a defense. And shot-making is always going to be paramount, but it's more
paramount than it's ever been before. When you have four or five guys out
there with one or two who can create and other guys who can really shoot,
it's almost impossible to stop a team.
“联盟变得越来越偏向进攻端了，规则也给了对那些进攻型的球员更多的优势。”
Pritchard：“所以，我想现在是我们需要关注进攻端的时候了。我们需要能够创造进攻
(creation)、撕裂防线的球员。投射(shot-making)一直以来都非常重要，但现在它的重
要性甚至远超以往。场上的四、五个人中只要有一两位能够创造进攻，而其他人都能进行
投射时，这样就会是一支无人能挡的球队。”
"When Victor played, he was that creator. When we signed Tyreke (Evans), we
wanted him to be that creator. But you don't have to be a point guard or a
two-guard to be a creator. Domas (Sabonis) creates a lot of offense for us.
It doesn't have to be a certain position.
“当Ola在场上时，他就是这样的进攻创造者(creator)。当我们签下TE时，我们想要他成
为这样的进攻创造者。但是并不一定要是控球后卫或是得分后卫才能扮演这样的角色。
Doma也为我们创造了许多的进攻，所以这不一定要是某个特定的位置才能做到这件事。”
"We want to get faster. I really want to do a deep dive on the guys who
create and...I love a great passing team. Passing is contagious and there
were times this past year where the ball really moved — we had an unselfish
team — but if we can get another passer or creator out there with Victor, I
think that gives us a lot of opportunities."
“我们想要打得更快，我会多关注那些有办法创造进攻的家伙... 我喜欢一支注重传导的
球队。传球是有感染力的，今年我们有许多次很棒的传导 - 我们是一支无私的球队，但
如果我们能够有另一个传导者或进攻创造者和Ola一起在场上，我想这会让我们有更多机
会。”
The Pacers were one of the slower-paced teams last season, ranking 27th in
average number of possessions. It's not an absolute asset — Atlanta, which
did not make the playoffs, ranked first and Denver, which ranked 28th, is
still playing — but McMillan would like to play faster. Oladipo's return
obviously would help in that area. McMillan also wants to be able to shoot
more 3-pointers. The Pacers ranked 29th in both makes and attempts last
season.
溜马在上一季是联盟中pace较慢的球队之一，平均球权下排行第27。尽管这并不是什么绝
对的数据，亚特兰大老鹰此项数据排行第一，但没有季后赛打；丹佛金块排行第28，现在
仍在季后赛的舞台上奋战 - 但McMillan还是想让球队速度加快一些，预计在Ola回归后会
对提速这件事有所帮助。另外教练也想让球队多投点三分球，上一季溜马在三分线的出手
与入球都是联盟倒数第二。
"I would like to see us get faster," McMillan said. "3-point shooting is a
major part of NBA basketball. I would like to see us get more attempts."
“我想要看我们打得更快一些。”McMillan说：“三分投射现在是联盟趋势，我们该对此
多做尝试。”
McMillan added that doing so will require both revised structure to the
offense and different personnel.
McMillan认为要做到这件事必须调整球队架构以及需要不同的人手。
"The personnel allows you to play a style of basketball to create that," he
said. "We're not going to run and gun. We're not going to jack up contested
threes just for the sake of getting more attempts. Ball movement and pace can
create those opportunities for you. That tempo, that pace that we're trying
to be consistent at, we weren't consistent this year. Victor was the guy who
established that tempo and pace."
“那种能够让你打出某种风格的篮球的人手。”McMillan说：“我们不是要打跑轰，没有
必要赶时间硬干一些三分就为了能增加出手数。球的转移与跑动可以为你创造出这些机会
。我们想要在这一季贯彻的节奏与风格并没有维持到最后，因为Ola是那个把握球队节奏
的人。”
Domantas Sabonis' Future
Domantas Sabonis的未来
Sabonis showed continued improvement last season, averaging 14.1 points on 59
percent shooting and a team-best 9.3 rebounds. He's eligible for an extension
to his rookie contract in October, just as Myles Turner was last year. If an
extension is not signed he becomes a restricted free agent and the Pacers can
match any offer he receives.
Sabonis在这一季展现了持续的进步，场均14.1分、59%的投篮命中率和全队最佳的9.3颗
篮板。球队有权利在今年十月和他谈新秀合约的延长，就跟Myles Turner在去年签的那份
一样。如果没有签下延长合约的话，他将在季末成为RFA，而溜马有权匹配他所收到的任
何报价。
"With Domas, in the exit meetings...he's just a nice guy, a really good human
being," Pritchard said. "All indications are that he loves what we're
building and he wants to be part of it. I think he wants a bigger role. I
think we need to figure out how to get him a bigger role. He is a major force
offensively. He can be a player who has a huge impact; not just as a sixth
man but maybe as a starter.
Pritchard：“Domas是个不错的家伙，目前所有的迹象都显示他喜欢在这里、热爱我们所
打造的事物以及成为其中的一份子。我想他会想要扮演更重要的角色，我们会一起研究该
如何搞定这件事。他在进攻端上是个强大的助力；他可以成为那种拥有巨大影响力的球员
，也许是先发球员而非仅仅是个第六人。”
"The one thing I know with Domas, he's going to make himself better this
summer. He texted me last week, when can he start getting back in the gym and
can we get one of the coaches to start working with him? His role will be
bigger."
“Domas会在这个夏天让自己变得更强。”在本周三举行的季末会议上，Pritchard：“他
上周传了讯息给我，问说他什么时候可以回球馆训练还有能不能帮他找个教练帮他进行特
训；他将会扮演更重要的角色。”
The Turner-Sabonis Conundrum
Turner和Sabonis的难题
https://imgur.com/DPtGQy9
Sabonis' growth adds fuel to the argument that he and Turner should start
together. Their pairing had a decidedly negative statistical impact on games
in the 2017-18 season, but a positive influence this past season when they
played together for longer stretches of time.
Sabonis的成长激化了他和Turner是否该一起先发的讨论。在2017~2018的赛季中，他们的
场上搭配在数据面有明显的负面影响；但是从上季开始加长了共同上场时间后，得到了正
面的数据回馈。
For Sabonis to get more than the 24.8 minutes he averaged last season, he
likely would have to start with Turner.
要让Sabonis得到超过本季场均24.8分钟的上场时间的话，很有可能他必须与Turner一起
先发。
"They can play together," McMillan said. "You look at some of these teams in
the playoffs, these teams are big. I think the game is going to turn and
you're going to see more big forwards and centers playing together again, as
opposed to the spread four that you've seen the last five or 10 years.
“他们可以一起上场。”McMillan表示：“你可以看一下季后赛的一些队伍，他们场上也
摆了不少大个子。我想比赛正在转变，你将会看到更多大个子的中前锋在场上搭配，而非
最近5年、10年常看到的延展四号(spread four)。”
"They played a lot together this season and they were able to adapt to how
teams were defending them when they were out there together."
“他们在这一季一起打了不少时间，而且他们有办法一起应对那些针对他们的防守。”
Pritchard issued no command that they be used together more often, but
believes it will work itself out if they continue to expand their skills.
Pritchard并没有强迫他们该要更常一起上场，不过他相信如果他们继续扩展技能包，这
件事会自然地发生。
"I believe good players figure it out," he said. "Myles is getting to the
point he's an elite defender and we have to use him more offensively. He said
in his exit meeting he wants to be more of a two-way player. Sabonis' ceiling
is really high offensively, but if he can become a better defender then I
don't think there's any doubt they can play together, and play major minutes
together.
“我相信优秀的球员会找到解答的。”Pritchard：“Turner已经成为了一位优秀的防守
者，而我们需要让他在进攻上有更多表现；而Sabonis在进攻上有很高的天花板，如果他
可以成为更好的防守者，我想不到他们为什么不能一起在场上合作的理由。”
"I don't want to pigeonhole myself into anything because of our flexibility.
I want us to build a roster that's really good. In my mind I see those guys
playing a lot of minutes together. But my job is to get the best talent and
help Nate look at a team in a way he feels he can maximize its potential. And
then I hand the team off, and I have ultimate trust in him and how he uses
those players."
“我想对此保留一些弹性而不先把这件事情说死，我想让我们打造优秀的轮值名单。在我
的想法上我认为他们会一起上场不少时间，但我的工作是找到最好的天赋并帮助Nate把球
队调整成他认为能让潜力最大化的方式。到时候我就会把球队交出去，对于他如何使用球
员这件事情上给予最高的信任。”
Aaron Holiday's Role
Aaron Holiday的角色定位
The rookie point guard averaged 5.9 points in 50 games last season and showed
flashes of being a starter-quality player. McMillan said it's impossible to
predict his role next season without knowing what point guards will be
acquired or re-signed in the offseason, but he spoke optimistically of
Holiday's future.
这位在上一季出赛了50场比赛的新秀控球后卫，场均能拿下5.9分，也展现了一些能够成
为先发等级球员的潜力。McMillan表示现在不可能去预测小假日的角色定位，因为他不知
道这个休赛季会找谁进来或重签谁，不过他对于Holiday的未来感到乐观。
"I'm very comfortable with him," McMillan said. "He has a maturity about
him...whenever he got the opportunity to play he played with confidence and
did some good things for us.
“我很满意他的表现。”McMillan：“他展现了不错的成熟度... 当他有机会上场表现时
，他总是带着自信并且为球队带来帮助‧”
In the playoffs, I actually put him out there because I wanted to see us play
faster. I think he has that capability to do that. I think he should be a
rotational player next season and a guy who can play the one and the two.
There are certainly areas he'll need to grow, but I like what he brings to
the floor. He's a young kid who has a great deal of confidence. I think he
can help us. Improving tempo, pace, 3-point shooting — he brings all that to
the floor. He certainly should be in rotation next year."
“在季后赛时把他摆上场因为想让球队打得更快一些，我想他有能力做到这件事。他可以
打1号或2号位，我想下一季他会在球队的轮替阵容内。他有需要成长的区块，不过我喜欢
他在场上时能为球队带来的东西，加速节奏、三分投射等等。他是个有自信的小伙子，很
明显他下一季该出现在我们的轮替阵容中。”
Also...
另外...
Asked about his interest in re-signing Bojan Bogdanovic, who averaged 18
points last season and hit 42.5 percent of his 3-point shots, Pritchard said:
"We would like to have extensive talks with Bojan. He's not restricted, so
he's going to have interest (from other teams). We can feel that already. You
can feel that at the trade deadline when people are talking about players. On
July 1, I'm pretty sure I'll have a good conversation with Bojan."
Pritchard被问到了是否有兴趣续签上一季拿下场均18分、42.5%三分命中率的Bojan
Bogdanovic，他表示：“我们想要再跟他多谈谈。因为他并不是受限球员，所以他会有兴
趣去看看其他球队，我们已经感受到这点了。在交易大限前的讨论时，我们也有同样的感
觉。在7/1开市以后，我很确定会和Bojan有个良好的对话。”
McMillan praised second-year forward TJ Leaf's improvement. Leaf only
averaged 3.9 points, but played well late in the season and scored 28 points
in the final regular season game at Atlanta, when he got to start while most
of the starters were rested.
McMillan称赞了二年级生前锋TJ Leaf的进步。尽管Leaf整季的场均仅3.9分，但是在赛季
后半段有着不错的表现。与亚特兰大的例行赛中当大多数的先发球员轮休时，他先发拿下
了28分。
"I love TJ's feel for the game," McMillan said. "I think he's one of the best
post players we have. He's patient down in the post, he rebounds the ball,
he's long. The thing he needs to add his strength.
“我喜欢TJ对比赛的感受度。”McMillan说：“我想他是我们最好的禁区球员(post
player)之一，他有高度、在禁区里面打得有耐心并掌握篮板球。他该做的就是继续加强
他的力量。”
"I think he can be a spread four."
“我想他可以发展成一个延伸四号。”
McMillan also said he withdrew from the USA Basketball coaching staff headed
by Gregg Popovich because of conflicts with the Pacers schedule. The gold
medal game in FIBA World Cup play will be played on Sept. 15. The Pacers open
training camp the following week and will go to India for preseason games
shortly after that.
McMillan也提到因为行程与溜马的时间表有所冲突，所以他辞退了由Gregg Popovich所领
军的美国国家队教练团。FIBA World Cup的金牌战将会在9/15举行，而溜马的训练营则会
在隔周开始举行，并在之后前往印度打热身赛。
"My first obligation is to the Pacers," McMillan said.
McMillan：“溜马是我的第一优先。”
译注：
下篇的篇幅比想像中长，所以花了比较多时间。
查不到spread four的意思，所以把他当成stretch four(延伸四号)来翻了，
若有误请版友协助指正。
另外，昨天是小沙生日，今天是Ola生日，祝他们生日快乐！
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