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Suns Look to End Season on Positive Note

季末的正面能量

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With only nine games left in the season and the Suns 4.5 games back of the

eighth seed in the Western Conference, idealism has turned into realism when

it comes to their playoff chances.

本季比賽剩下九場，但勝差仍落後西區第八名 4.5 場；

原有的理想在看著季後賽名單的時候也不得不面對現實。

“Memphis is playing great and New Orleans is playing great, so all the teams

that we’re chasing are playing really good and we’re not,” Suns Head Coach

Alvin Gentry said. “So they’re going to get separation. We’re still alive

in the playoff race, but we’re on life support.”

「灰熊打得很好，黃蜂也打得很好。

  似乎我們的競爭對手們...都打得很好，我們自己卻不太好，」

太陽教練 Alvin Gentry 表示。

「所以差距就這樣拉開囉。

  在這場季後賽名單大戰之中，

  我們雖然還活著啦，但恐怕也只是一息尚存。」

With the Suns in need of a miracle to make the postseason, they’re still

going to continue to play as if one is in the works. At least, that’s what

their co-captains are saying.

太陽現在得需要一點奇蹟才進得了季後賽，

但他們絕不會因此擺爛...

呃，至少隊長們是這樣說的啦。

“Regardless of where we are, we have to play hard, with dignity and respect

each other and the game and play for our fans,” Suns point guard Steve Nash

said. “Whether we get in or not, we can walk away and say that we tried. We

may not have been good enough, but we tried.

「不管我們的處境怎樣，我們還是得盡力打球，

  不失尊嚴，並且尊重彼此、尊重比賽，為我們的球迷努力。」

Steve Nash 表示，

「不管我們最後進不進得去 (季後賽)，

  我們都可以昂首闊步，不留一絲遺憾(？)地說至少我們試過了。

  我們可能表現不夠好，但我們試過了。」

(譯註：幹...翻到這邊有點感動...)

“If we have that attitude, that’s the only we may we can have a miracle and

get it. That’s the way we have to approach these games; with maximum effort.

”

「就算有奇蹟，我們也得拿出最好的態度才能得到。

  這就是我們面對接下來比賽的態度；盡力而為。」

Two years ago, the Suns found themselves in a similar position, recovering a

year later to earn a No. 3 seed and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

They finished 46-36 in the 2008-09, only to bounce back to a 54-28 record the

following year.

兩年前，太陽也陷在相同的狀況之中，

但隔年便立刻觸底反彈成為西區第三種子。

他們在 08-09 球季只有 46-36 的成績，

而隔年則飛躍到 54-28。

“I think that the fact that we’re disappointed is a good,” Suns small

forward Grant Hill said. “I think a lot of franchises would take our record

(right now) any day.

「我們還會失望，這是件好事。」

Grant Hill 表示，

「許多明星球員都可能隨時面臨這樣的境地。」

“I think two years we knew we didn’t make it to the postseason, but we felt

good about ourselves going into the summer. I think that has to be our goal.”

「沒記錯的話，過去大概有兩年沒進季後賽，

  但當時我們依舊覺得狀況很好。

  我想...這大概就是我們的目標吧。」

Taking a more concrete approach, Coach Gentry wants his team to work towards

finishing with a winning record. But like his captains, he knows that

ultimately going into the offseason on an uplifting note could be more

important than anything tangible.

教練 Gentry 的發言則更清楚，

他要球隊在季末繼續不斷嘗試漂亮地贏球。

但就像隊長們一樣，

他很清楚拉尾盤闖進季後賽比什麼都更重要。

And when you listen to Nash and Hill talk about the conclusion of the season,

that's what they're more focused on: the team's psyche.

如果你聽到 Nash 跟 Hill 對本季的結語，

你就會知道他們最在意的是什麼：球隊的心態。

“Maybe it’s some building for next year or we discover something about

ourselves, but there’s no gain in having less than (a dedicated) approach,”

 Nash said. “It’s difficult to be in this position, but I’m not above it,

and we’re not above it, and here we are.

「可能下季會搞來新的球員，或者我們發現了自己的問題之類的，

  但如果態度不認真的話就等於什麼收穫也沒有。」Nash 表示，

「處在這種狀況之中很難熬，

  但就是這樣囉...我們都身在其中。」

“We had a great year last year, but we only have five guys left from last

year’s team, so you can’t expect to be exactly where we were last year. If

the playoffs happen, we’ll be ecstatic. If it doesn’t, we have to feel like

we handled the situation like professionals.”

「我們去年很棒，但去年的成員只剩下五個還在，

  所以你也不太可能去期待發揮出一樣的成果。

  如果有幸打進季後賽，我們肯定爽歪了；

  但如果沒有，我們也得拿出職業運動員的水準去接受現實。」

Having been in this position before, Nash and Hill are speaking from

experience. They know taking a turn for the worst right now can have serious

repercussions heading into the following season.

Nash 和 Hill 都是經歷過這種困境的人，因此這可是他們的經驗談。

現在去多做無謂的「最壞打算」的話，

可能只會更為下一季帶來嚴重的副作用。

“The offseason is long, especially when you’re not in the playoffs so you

want to bring back the mindset that you were upset being on the outside

looking in,” Hill said. “We also want something to feel good about so we

feel like we have a chance to turn things around.”

「季後賽很長。如果你只能看比賽而沒得打的話，那更長。

  我們要帶出那種因為打不成而惱怒的感覺。」Hill 表示，

「同時，我們也必須要找到一些令人開心的事情，

  讓下季的反彈看起來更唾手可得。」

With less than 10 games left and having lost three straight, that time to

cultivate some momentum begins now.

此時剩下的比賽不到 10 場，

而太陽已經連敗了三場。

燃燒最後動力的時機，就是現在。