By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-24 20:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
银黑军团的节日经典演绎
平安夜，霜冻银行中心球馆，
冬日初寒，一切逐渐沉寂；
场馆大门紧闭，工作人员早已离去，
我独自一人漫步于此。
走廊空旷如鬼城，休息室空无一人；
不见托比，不见韦斯，也不见埃利奥特的身影；
我随时都可能被驱逐出去，
然而一路走来，却未见任何保安。
但远处传来一阵低低的呼喊，
随着我的脚步，声音越来越大；
我确信，声音来自球迷商店外，
我奔向球场，推开幕帘。
灯光从椽子上倾泻而下，洒满地板，
如此耀眼，我难以看清眼前的一切；
球场已经为 马刺 的比赛做好了准备，
但是，今天并没有比赛安排。
然而，他独自一人站在场边——波波维奇教练！
当他的目光与我相遇时，他示意我停下。
他拍了拍手，球员们鱼贯而入，
如此惊喜，我一时不知所措。
“维克多，凯尔登，德文，扎克和特雷，
叫上杰里米，布莱克，斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)和马拉基，
保罗，马穆，巴斯，尚帕尼和巴恩斯已经准备好了，
现在让西迪，莱利，英格拉姆和迪克跟上。”
霎时间，他们开始了训练，
动作优雅流畅，没有花哨，没有虚饰。
传球精彩绝伦，投篮流畅精准，
每一个战术都旨在让对手捉摸不透。
一次又一次，篮球空心入网，
这比我所期望的还要精彩；
我惊叹不已，简直惊呆了，
我走向了那些我永远买不起的座位。
一阵狂喜涌上心头，我感觉自己仿佛喝醉了一般，
突然，大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)，乔治·格文(George Gervin)， 帕克 ， 马努 和 邓肯 从天而降！
他们身穿无袖T恤，脸上洋溢着笑容，
转眼间，这五位传奇就将再次驰骋赛场。
马努面带喜悦地拿起篮球，
仿佛在感受着它的一切；
然后走向中场，加入欢呼的人群，
他们眨了眨眼，穿上了球衣和白色高帮球鞋。
波波维奇指着球员们，做着手势，然后大声喊道：
“‘可怜我’太多了，你们的‘去你的’呢？
是时候向我展示你们的决心了。
来吧，我想看到一些狠劲。”
球员们加快了节奏，球在他们之间传递，
比赛一直持续到天亮；
许多人想来却错过了，
很明显，在场的人都相信这套体系。
波波维奇不再多言，只是静静地看着他心爱的弟子们，
然后，一丝微笑出现在他的脸上；
他知道他正在激发出每个人的最佳状态，
现在是球队解散的时候了。
他把球员们聚拢过来，依次拥抱了每一个人。
他说：“感谢你们的到来，但在我们结束之前；
在我们告别之前，还有一句话要说，
享受平安夜吧，因为明天我们要火力全开！”
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点击查看原文：Open Thread: Spurs the Night Before Christmas
Open Thread: Spurs the Night Before Christmas
A Silver & Black take on a holiday classic
‘Twas the night before Christmas at the Frost Bank Center,
Things were winding down for the first cold of winter;
The doors had been closed and the staff were all out,
But I made my way in to take a walk about.
The halls like a ghost town, the lounge had no man;
No Tobey, no Weiss, no Elliott on hand;
I expected any moment to be sent into the night,
But turn after turn no usher in sight.
But off in the distance I heard a small holler,
It arose with each step and so I continued to follow;
From outside Fan Shop the noise came, I was certain,
I ran toward the arena and pushed on through the curtain.
The light shone from the rafters and bounced off the floor,
So bright that I struggled to see what was in store;
The court was set up for the Spurs to come play,
But alas, there was no game scheduled this day.
But there he stood alone at courtside- Coach Pop!
And when his glance crossed my path he motioned to stop.
With a clap of his hands the men entered the court,
It was such a surprise I found myself out of sorts.
“Victor, Keldon, Devin, Zach, and Tre,
Grab Jeremy, Blake, Stephon, and Malaki on your way,
CP3, Mamu, Bassey, Champagnie, and Barnes have what we need,
Now let’s get Sidy, Riley, Ingram, and Duke up to speed.”
And quick as a flash they started on drills,
With movement and grace- no flash, no frills.
The passes were glorious, the shots smooth and pure,
Each play designed to make the opponent unsure.
And ball after ball the net made such a swish,
This was much better than anything I’d ever wished;
Caught in amazement I was literally floored,
As I made way to seats I could never afford.
A madness washed over me, I felt I was drunk when
Out of nowhere came Robinson, Gervin, Parker, Manu, and Duncan!
The t-shirts -no sleeves, grins framed in their faces,
In a moment these five would be off to the races.
With a look of joy Manu took hold of the ball,
And held it as if it was taking in all;
Then to center court to join the hullabaloo,
With a wink they donned jerseys and white high top shoes.
Pop pointed and gestured, then yelled at the crew,
“There’s too much ‘poor me’, where the hell’s the ‘screw you’?
It’s time to show me that you really care.
Come on, I want to see some nasty out there.”
And the men upped the tempo, threw the ball ‘round the horn,
Still the game went on through the night until morn;
With so many who wanted to be here but missed them,
It was clear that those present believed in the system.
Pop spoke no more words but observed his dear brood,
And then a small grin appeared defining his mood;
He knew he was getting the best of each man,
And the time had come for the team to disband.
He gathered them round and hugged each one in turn.
He said, “Thank you for coming but before we adjourn;
Just one last thought before we say goodbye,
Enjoy Christmas Eve because tomorrow we LET IT FLY!”
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By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock