WILL STANDINGS MATTER FOR SPURS NEXT SEASON?
排名对新球季的马刺来说重要吗?
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Instead the Oklahoma City Thunder were given the nod by ESPN.com for the best
record in the Western Conference (and best record for the entire league) over
the Spurs by one game and it’s rekindled the argument by the silver and
black faithful that the current NBA champion Spurs don’t get respect from
the mainstream media.
Is this true? Are the Spurs being disrespected by the “worldwide leader in
sports” per usual or might they have a case?
Before throwing ESPN’s opinion under the bus, they might have a case on
their standings and it might encourage San Antonio’s supporters for next
season and possibly heading into the playoffs. Let’s examine the factors
that will play into the Spurs’ standings in the Western Conference.
ESPN预测奥克拉荷马雷霆队将在领先马刺队一胜的情况下在新球季获得西区最佳战绩(同时
也是全联盟最佳战绩)，重新点燃了忠实刺迷对于NBA总冠军队没有得到主流媒体尊重的争
论。
这是真的吗?马刺真的像往常一样被这些"体育专家"看扁了还是他们真的有他们的理由?
在把ESPN的看法当成垃圾之前，我们先来看看有哪些因素可能会影响马刺队在新球季的西
区排名。
Health: We already know the Spurs are expecting to be without Patty Mills at
least half of the regular season due to a rotator cuff injury and Manu
Ginobili’s stress fracture leaves a question mark on how he’ll start off
the season early with more rest and less basketball as he’s known as a
rhythm player. The good news is that the Spurs had an injury plagued season
last year and still managed to win 62 games last season. Even with the team
missing their key back up point guard, their versatility allows them to make
up for missing players. Manu Ginobili, Marco Belinelli, and Boris Diaw have
been known to handle the ball like point guards and newcomer Kyle Anderson’s
character on the court is of a ball handler and distrubor like a point guard.
The Spurs will need Mills’ clutch shooting and defense in the playoffs, but
they’ll likely not miss him as much during the regular season with their
versatility.
健康:我们已经知道Patty Mills将会因为肩伤缺阵至少半个例行赛季，Manu的应力性骨折
也为他会如何开季留下一个问号，因为他是一个重视节奏的球员。好消息是去年的马刺队
也经历了一个被伤病困扰的球季，但他们仍然奋力夺下了62胜。尽管马刺队将暂时失去他
们的关键替补控卫，马刺球员的多功能性让他们仍然能够弥补球员缺阵带来的伤害，大家
都知道Manu、Belinelli和Diaw都能够像个控卫一样处理球(TD表示...)，再加上新来的
Kyle Anderson以往在场上的角色就是像个控卫一样负责处理球和分球。马刺将会在季后
赛需要Mills的关键投篮和防守，但是马刺球员多功能的特性会让他们不至于在例行赛时
太想念他。
Depth: The team has locked in the majority of their core and roster from last
season. The Spurs played around a 10-man rotation in the playoffs with their
depth during a time the rotations tighten. The regular season and lack of
preparation against teams will make it easier for the Spurs to play the
majority of the roster along with some call ups from the Austin Toros.
深度:马刺已经留下了大部分上个球季的核心阵容。在季后赛轮替紧缩的情况下马刺仍然
动用了10人轮替。在例行赛季缺乏对特定球队准备的情况下将会让马刺打得稍微轻松一些
，或许马刺也会从发展联盟叫上来一些球员搭配他们的阵容。
Experience: This isn’t the same experience that will give them the edge in
the playoffs as a team, but instead the experience as a team to know how they
should play in the regular season and the playoffs. With the team’s aging
core and history of injuries (especially during repeating years), they may be
more cautious playing with saving energy, playing more conservative, and
driving recklessly into the paint (…Manu Ginobili). The Spurs might just
become more of a jump shooting team with more of a pick and pop than a roll
to stay healthy and become more aggressive for the title hunt in the
postseason.
经验:这和会在季后赛带给他们优势的经验不同，而是让一支球队知道应该如何面对例行
赛和季后赛的经验。由于年老的核心和他们的伤病史(特别是在卫冕年)，他们可能会在打
球时更谨慎的保存能量，打得更保守，然后不顾一切的杀入禁区(这是在讽刺Manu XD)。
随着Pick&Pop(挡人后外拉)战术的使用多于挡人后内切，马刺队可能会变成一支更仰赖跳
投的球队，这会让他们保持健康并且在寻求卫冕的季后赛中更具侵略性。
These play a huge factor where the Spurs will be in the regular season
standings and it might make a case for ESPN.com’s prediction. The Spurs have
nothing to prove in the regular season and the Western Conference is arguably
weaker overall than last season heading into the playoffs as of today. With
the Spurs already winning a championship with the same team going into this
season, homecourt advantage won’t play as much of a factor as it did last
season with the uncertainty of how the team would react after Game 7′s
heartbreaking loss to the Heat in 2013.
Could the Spurs be the second seed heading into the playoffs? Sure.
以上这些将是影响马刺新球季例行赛排名的关键因素，或许也为ESPN的预测提供了一些理
由。马刺已经没必要在例行赛证明什么，再加上西区的球队整体来看可以说比去年进入季
后赛时弱了一些。
在上个球季拿下冠军的阵容将在新球季回归，主场优势不会再像上个赛季那样扮演这么重
要的角色。(在2013年总冠军赛心碎的失败之后，主场球迷在球员们如何面对失败并卷土
重来的过程中相当重要)
马刺会以第二种子的排名进入季后赛吗?当然。
That doesn’t mean they won’t repeat as NBA champions. With Oklahoma City
predicted as the top seed in the NBA, they’re going into the season with the
same team and possibly Kevin Durant logging in the same number of minutes
that have seen him wear down as the postseason progresses. This San Antonio
Spurs team is now a veteran team in experience in the league and together as
a team and that should throw any regular season importance out of the window.
We may see this experienced team rest their core more often than last season
to save up energy for the playoffs.
但这并不代表他们没办法卫冕总冠军。
奥克拉荷马雷霆队被预测为第一种子，他们也会用跟上季相同的阵容开始新球季，KD登录
的时间很有可能会跟之前差不多，而我们也看到了KD如何在季后赛的过程中被累垮。
现在这支马刺队在联盟中是一支拥有老将经验、团结的队伍，所以可以不用把例行赛的重
要性看得这么重。
我们或许会看到这支经验老到的队伍比上个球季更常让他们的核心休息并为季后赛保存足
够的能量。
In the end, all that matters is this: if the Spurs are healthy going into the
2015 NBA playoffs, they will be considered the favorites regardless of where
they are in the Western Conference standings.
最后，这个才是最重要的:如果马刺队健康的打进2015年的季后赛，无论他们在西区的排
名如何，他们都会被认为是夺冠的大热门!