篮球英文堂 第305期:湖人空出的轮换时间会分给谁?

Who gets the Lakers'open minutes?

湖人空出的轮换时间会分给谁？

When Avery Bradley, a Lakers starter all season when healthy opted¹ to sit out of the Orlando restart,

湖人队先发球员艾弗里·布拉德利即使身体健康，仍选择不参加NBA在奥兰多举办的复赛，

the assumption was his 25 minutes per game would be accounted for in the aggregate², divvied up among Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo.

预计其场均25分钟的上场时间将由轮换阵容中的阿列克谢·卡鲁索、肯塔维斯·考德威尔·波普和拉简·隆多分摊。

But now Rondo is out six-to-eight weeks with a broken thumb, and Caruso and KCP probably can't account that big an uptick in their minutes.

但隆多目前的拇指伤势需要6-8周的恢复期，而卡鲁索和波普的出场时间应该不会增加很多。

Danny Green will go up some, but this likely brings J.R. Smith and/or Dion Waiters into play.

丹尼·格林会由此增加一些出场时间，但这些时间更可能分给JR史密斯和迪昂·维特斯。

Are either of those guys ready to consistently contribute at a championship level?

但他们真的准备好贡献总冠军级别的表现了吗？

Lakers fans will clamor for Caruso to see the biggest uptick in playing time.

湖人球迷一定会高呼让卡鲁索获得最大的出场时间增幅。

CBS Sports' Sam Quinn recently broke this situation down, pointing out that Caruso might provide diminishing returns

CBS体育记者萨姆·奎恩近期否定了这一可能性，他指出，由于卡鲁索更倾向是一个短期高能爆发的球员，

as his playing time increases due to his penchant³ for short, high-energy bursts.

如果大幅增加他的出场时间，他的输出效率可能降低。

But to me Caruso is more than a high-energy player. He just does smart things, with and without the ball, on both ends.

但是我（笔者）认为卡鲁索不仅仅是一个只在短期内贡献高能量的球员。他在场上无论是打持球还是打无球，无论是进攻还是防守，都只做聪明的选择。

An impromptu⁴ screen or switch. A hockey assist. A cut at the right time.

比如即兴的挡拆表演，或者及时的换防，亦或冰球助攻，或者是时机刚刚好的切入。

This is a big opportunity for him on a team with championship aspirations⁵ and a shrinking margin⁶ for error.

湖人队作为总冠军的追逐者，一直在缩小容许场上犯错的空间，对卡鲁索来说，这是展现自身的大好机会。

1 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

2 aggregate   

adj.总计的，集合的；n.总数；v.合计；集合

参考例句：

• The football team had a low goal aggregate last season.这支足球队上个赛季的进球总数很少。
• The money collected will aggregate a thousand dollars.进帐总额将达一千美元。

3 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

4 impromptu   

adj.即席的，即兴的；adv.即兴的(地)，无准备的(地)

参考例句：

• The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.这一宣布是在机场举行的临时新闻发布会上作出的。
• The children put on an impromptu concert for the visitors.孩子们为来访者即兴献上了一场音乐会。

5 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

6 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。