坍塌的馬刺,回天乏術的波波老爺子
DeRozan ran up the stairs in his escape from James, backing away wasn't very Spursian of him, but these are not the Spurs we're used to.
德羅贊踉蹌着跑上了場邊的樓梯，躲避着詹姆斯的進攻。這樣唯唯諾諾的退卻並不是我們記憶中的馬刺人的風格，但這隻馬刺隊也不再是我們所熟知的馬刺隊了。Before the Knicks, the Spurs had lost eight straight, it was the franchise's longest such streak since 1996.
而在遭遇尼克斯之前，馬刺經歷了一波8連敗，這也是球隊自1996年以來的最長連敗。Though there's always a pro-Pop stat to look at, even in the bad times: San Antonio is the only team without a nine-game losing streak in the last 30 years.
即使在低谷期，我們仍能找到關於波波的積極正面的統計：聖安東尼奧是過去30年裏唯一一支沒有經歷過9連敗的球隊。
In his 24 seasons as head coach, Gregg Popovich has turned around many sorry teams by recasting roster shortcomings as strengths.
在擔任主帥的24個賽季裏，格雷格-波波維奇多次通過調整陣容短板將球隊轉危爲安。Pop's superannuated midrange offense may not pull through to the new decade (They shoot the fewest 3s.). The stats are damning, the aura is lost.
波波這種過時的中距離進攻可能無法延續到明年了(三分投射全聯盟最少）。球隊的各項數據都很糟糕，球隊的氣質也不復存在。San Antonio's tenacious reputation spans decades. When I think of the Spurs, I think of defense.
聖安東尼奧因球風頑強而享譽多年。一想到馬刺隊，就會想到他們的防守。
The Spurs organization used to run like a Ferris wheel. New players were added at each stop while those in their primes were at the top.
馬刺的運轉就像是摩天輪。新球員會在隊裏球員尚在巔峯的時候逐一加入球隊。It rotated season by season, cycling out the old with freshly groomed talent.
雖然隨着賽季的進行，老球員會離開，但新鮮血液也會及時注入。It's not fair to say Kawhi Leonard broke the system, but he at least disrupted it by asking for a trade.
或許把球隊的更新換代的體系全部歸咎於萊昂納德，對他來說是不公平的，但是他提出的申請交易確實一定程度上顛覆了整個體系。It's strange to see a Spurs team without direction. There's no clear next step, either this season or long-term.
看到馬刺失去方向還是很令人奇怪的。他們沒有明確的下一步計劃，不管是本賽季還是球隊長期的發展。Part of Popovich's legend is his ability to pull teams together.
波波的傳奇性就在於他有能力將球隊擰成一股繩。There's still time for the Spurs to recover, but not getting a playoffs seed would mark the official end to an era, one that was expected to conclude with his retirement.
馬刺還有時間重振雄風，但是如果拿不到季後賽名額，這就標誌着一個時代的落幕，屆時老爺子可能也會考慮退休了。更多精彩內容請關注微信公衆號、新浪微博：籃球英文堂
