The Process has been delayed. Stymied. Halted.
過程被延誤了，被阻礙了。過程停滯了。
Not with these kids. Not with this coach.
這幫孩子還做不到。這個教練還做不到。
They’re just not ready. It’s just that simple.
他們還沒有準備好，就這麼簡單。
This sort of yardstick series is a necessary part of The Process, but that
doesn’t mean it hurts any less.
這樣一輪讓球隊認清自身實力的季後賽是過程的必要組成部分，但這並不能減輕球迷心中
的痛苦。
Rookie point guard Ben Simmons can’t contend with a team that engineers its
game plan to expose his inability to shoot. Second-year center Joel Embiid,
who played in only 31 games last season, lacks the repertoire and the
refinement to carry a team for four quarters. Brett Brown, in his first
playoff run as a head coach, can’t get them past a Celtics team whose two
best players aren’t even playing. That should tell you all you need to know
about how well Brad Stevens is coaching his club by comparison.
塞爾蒂克的戰術成功暴露了西蒙斯投射能力幾乎為0的致命缺陷，這個新秀控衛在對手的
防守下顯得有些無所適從。二年級的恩比德去年只打了31場比賽，他尚且還不具備在
第四節獨當一面帶隊取勝的能力。今年是布朗第一次率隊打進季後賽，面對兩名核心報銷
的塞爾蒂克他也沒能夠找到取勝的途徑。相比之下，史蒂文斯超強的執教能力就顯露無疑
了。
Sorry, coach, but we’re going to write that. The matchups hurt the Sixers
chiefly because the Sixers are so young. They’re so young chiefly because
The Process – begun five years ago by Brown, former general manager Sam
Hinkie and owner Josh Harris – is clearly far from complete.
抱歉，教練，我就要這麼寫了。之所以76人在對位中處於下風就是因為他們太年輕了。
而他們這麼年輕的原因就是五年前由總教練布朗，前總經理辛基和球隊老闆哈里斯發起的
過程還遠遠沒有到完成的地步。
“I don’t like blaming youth.We made mistakes. It doesn’t matter how old we
are,” Embiid insisted. “It doesn’t matter we’ve never been in this
position.”
“They showed up in the time when it was the time to show up, and we didn’t,
” Embiid continued.
They will, of course. They will one day.
Just not today.
“我不喜歡拿年輕做藉口，我們犯下了錯誤，這與我們的年齡無關，”恩比德說道，
“這也與我們從沒有闖入過季後賽無關。”
“他們在需要有人站出來的時候站了出來，但我們沒有，”恩比德繼續說道。
你們會的，你們總有一天可以做到的。
只不過不是今天而已。
by Marcus Hayes, STAFF COLUMNIST @inkstainedretch | [email protected]
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