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作者 By Jace Frederick | jfrederick@pioneerpress.com

Timberwolves’ bench could be deep and dangerous

Timberwolves’ coach Tom Thibodeau is still getting a feel for much of his
team, but one thing he already knows: He likes his second unit.

“It has played very well, so far,” Thibodeau said. “Now, once we get to
games, we’ll see if that carries over. But I like the depth.”

灰狼教練Thibodeau還在持續的去了解他的球隊中，但已經確定了一件事情，
他喜歡球隊的二陣。

"到目前為止他們都表現的非常好"Thibodeau這樣說。
"而現在開始我們必須從比賽中去看看是否持續帶來這些，但我很喜歡這樣陣容深度。

“Depth” and “Timberwolves” haven’t been paired in the same sentence for
quite some time, unless you were commenting that Minnesota didn’t have any.

But a second unit that could feature players such as Kris Dunn, Shabazz
Muhammad, Brandon Rush, Nemanja Bjelica and Cole Aldrich is at least
intriguing.

"深度"跟"灰狼"我們已經很久沒辦法把這兩個字畫上等號了，
甚至你可以直接評價，明內蘇達沒有擁有這些過。

但現在的灰狼二陣有一些像是Kris Dunn, Shabazz Muhammad,
Brandon Rush, Nemanja Bjelica and Cole Aldrich等等很有特色
的球員，至少這樣的陣容是讓人感興趣的。

Dunn was a Top 5 pick in last spring’s NBA Draft, and Muhammad averaged 17
points for the Wolves last April. Brandon Rush started 25 games for Golden
State last season, and Bjelica was the 2015 EuroLeague MVP. Aldrich, posted
some of the best numbers in the NBA for the time he spent on the court for
the Clippers last season.

And that doesn’t even mention guys like Tyus Jones, a first-round draft pick
in 2015, and Jordan Hill, another veteran signing for Minnesota this
offseason.

Dunn said Bjelica and Rush are some of the easiest guys to play with because
of how well they can space the floor with their outside shooting. Thibodeau
suggested that unit could be difficult to guard if it pushes the ball up the
floor.

Dunn是今年的第五順位，Muhammad去年4月可以拿平均17分，Brandon Rush去年
在勇士打了25場先發，Bjelica是2015年全歐洲MVP，Aldrich他在快艇有限的上場
機會時都能打的不錯。

而我們還埋有提到2015年第一輪選到的Tyus Jones，以及另外一個在今年夏天跟
灰狼簽約的另外一名老將JordanHill。(註：Jones還是今年夏季聯賽半mvp)

Dunn說Bjelica跟Rush兩位都是非常好配合的球員，因位他們都有自己外線能力來
拉開進攻空間，Thibodeau覺得一旦這支二陣開始推進，將很難被阻擋。

“We’ve really been playing well as a team, and just doing the things that
coach has been trying to tell us,” Muhammad said. “… I can’t wait to get
out there and start playing with these guys.”

Thibodeau said adding depth was one of the team’s primary objectives this
offseason，You want a balance. You don’t want to be too young, you don’t
want to be too old,” he said. “But the experienced guys, they still have to
be able to play. If you’re old and it’s hard for you to contribute every
day in terms of practicing and playing, I don’t think it has the same
impact.”

Starting point guard Ricky Rubio called Minnesota’s depth “amazing.”

"我們彼此之間配合的很好，這也是教頭希望我們做到的"Muhammad說到。
"而我也等不急跟這些傢伙一起上場比賽了"

Thibodeau說增加陣容深度是今年夏天最重要的工作。
"你想要取得平衡、你不想要太年輕、你不想要太老"他這樣說。
"但這些有經驗的人必須能上場打，如果都老到不能打了，我不認為能在練習還有
比賽中能帶有一樣的影響力"

灰狼先發後衛RickyRubio稱灰狼目前的板凳深度是"amazing！"

“As better as our second unit is, we’re going to be a better team,” Rubio
said. “So, that’s what we’re looking for pushing forward to a long season.
It’s 82 games, we’re going to need depth and a bench.”

That’s something Rush discovered during his time in Golden State. Sure, the
Warriors had stars in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but the
players around them weren’t bad, either.

"當我們有更好的二陣，我們也會變成更好的球隊"Rubio說道
"這是我們在尋找在漫長賽季中持續向前的方法，這可是82場比賽，我們需要更
好的深度與板凳"。

而Rush的勇士生涯也讓他認知到一樣一樣的事情，

cast to be those type of star players, to have big games when things aren’t
going right for them,” Rush said.

That was one of the main reasons the Warriors thrived throughout a long NBA
season, winning the title in 2014-15 and an NBA-record 73 games last season.
Rush said Golden State chemistry throughout the roster that “paid out pretty
well for us.”

Karl-Anthony Towns said the veteran free agent signings this offseason have
helped build “a great locker room.”

"有件很重要的事情就是明星球員們必須知道他們需要其他球員的協助，尤其
在他們打不好而需要有人來打開場面時"Rush說道。

這也是勇士得到總冠軍跟73勝的原因，Rush也說勇士良好的化學反應讓每個人都
有收獲。

“They give us that intensity, that passion also, and that love of the game
is awesome,” Towns said. “That’s what we needed and we made some great
signings. … We have a team that’s built around winning tradition.

“We all understand that we’re in this together. No matter if you play 40
minutes, you play one minute or you don’t play at all, we’re all giving our
best whether it be in practice, game, being a great teammate. That’s what it
all comes down to.”


需要的，這些都簽的很好，也會讓我們圍繞這這些來建立起贏球習慣"Towns說。

"我們都理解我們是在一起的，不管你是打40分鐘的球員、打1分鐘的球員、或是沒
有辦法上場的球員，我們都極盡所能的練習與打比賽，做一個最好的隊友，
總而言之這就是我們要做的"。

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「在你退役之後，誰將接過NBA的火炬呢？」

「呃，你有很多人可以選擇。Michael，David Robinson，Patrick Ewing，Dominique
 ，Isiah。但是我不會選擇任何人。J博士沒有選擇我，也沒有人選擇J博士。」

「但最終會有一個人自己跳出來說：『嘿，現在輪到我了。』」

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