2015-07-28 【Aiden in English】
Losing is a challenging experience. Everyone wishes to avoid it. But sooner or later, people must face it like a grown-up. Additionally, like men, people need to recover. However, it depends on the magnitude of the loss. Our record right now is 1-1 at the 76ers Overnight Camp. It was decent. The thing about the tournament is that all the teams are qualified; the record determines the seed. Today, we had a rematch against UNC, and everyone was pumped, just not in a good way. Our team fell apart after being handed a tough loss to them yesterday. People blamed the free-throw shooter for not making a single basket, and the free-throw shooter blamed our point guard for randomly shooting shots that weren't even open. The arguments dragged on through the morning drills, and everyone criticized each other for doing something incorrectly. Our team split up at lunch and did not talk to other members. We had a game against Duke that we were playing just a few hours before a rematch against UNC, and none of our team members were looking forward to it. The game with Duke started well enough, and our team took a 4-point lead. That moment made me feel more confident in facing Duke. When the lead stretched to 19 points, we went crazy. Then, Duke started eating away at our lead. In every sub, the lead shrank by four or so. In the 4th quarter, the game went into overtime when Duke's number one star knocked down two free throws. At this camp, overtime can't be too long because there is a tight fit in the schedule. This game went to sudden death, and any point, whether a free throw or a field goal, would give the team a victory. We got the ball first, and on a drive, one of our best shooters got fouled and went to the foul line. He missed both, and at that very instant, I knew the game was over. The star on Duke got a wide-open lane and lagged in a bucket. The game was over. The night against UNC, we held our ground against the team's bullies. Although we all played hard, we didn't play as a cohesive team. On defense, we stopped them. But on offense, we gave the ball right back. After the lowest-scoring quarter I have ever seen, UNC pulled away. It didn't seem as if they went on a two-basketball game, you know, when the momentum shifted and grew. UNC was growing stronger with every drive, shot, and pass. UNC was stealing rebounds on every possession. Finally, UNC lifted its foot off the gas pedal and fought for six straight points to end the game. UNC won yet again by 13. GA-Tech has the last seed, being a team with a 1-3 record. But right now, it feels like 1-13. 【紅霞譯】
輸球的滋味並不好受，人人巴不得躲它遠遠的，但是大家遲早要像男子漢一樣去正視它，並像男子漢一樣恢復常態。然而，究竟需要多久才能擺脫影響，那得看輸得有多慘。
眼下在費城七六人隊籃球寄宿營中我們的戰績是贏一場輸一場，看上去不錯，所有球隊均有資格參加後面舉行的循環賽，名次根據比賽結果來定。
今天我們將與北卡大學隊再度相遇，每個人摩拳擦掌，只不過目的不純。昨日我們輸給了這支球隊，大家因此情緒低落，隊友們埋怨投手罰球命中率低，而投手責怪控球後衛在沒有出現空檔的情況下胡亂投籃，整個上午帶球訓練時爭論一直沒有消停下來，彼此之間相互抨擊，午餐時分我們一分為二，雙邊成員互不講話，要知道在打北卡大學隊之前幾個小時，我們需要應對杜克大學隊，隊員們根本沒心思打這場比賽。
與杜克大學隊交手我們先聲奪人，開始領先四分，此刻我對打贏這場球信心劇增；當比分拉開十九分時，大家越打越瘋。接下來對方發起反攻，每次換人，比分就縮小四分左右。第四節上，因為杜克大學隊頭號球星投進兩個罰球，結果把比分拉平而進入加時賽。問題在於，此籃球營時間排得很緊，加時賽不能太長，因此採用驟死賽，任何罰球奏效或投籃得分都算贏。我們首先得球，在運球過程中，本隊最佳投籃手之一因對方犯規而在犯規線上投籃，可是兩發兩誤，即刻我意識到大勢已去，這時杜克大學隊球星面前又出現空檔，他穩穩噹噹把球送進籃筐，比賽到此結束。 夜戰北卡大學隊時，我們咬緊牙關頂住對方猛殺猛打，不管多麼盡力，都未能扭轉失敗的局面。說來本隊防守沒問題，但進攻組織環節薄弱，有一節得分極低，恐怕是我至今所見最差的，北卡大學隊贏得了主動。從賽場來看，北卡隊並非面對兩種不同的比賽，而是士氣不斷高昂，在帶球、投籃和傳球上鬥志旺盛，不放棄任何機會爭搶籃板球，最後他們鼎力出擊連得六分，從而結束了較量。 北卡大學隊以十三分的優勢再次獲勝，而我們喬治亞理工學院則以贏一場輸三場的戰績名列老末，至此倒讓人感覺像輸掉了十三場倒霉的比賽。 Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2014: Music Man Jr(《音樂人》) 2014: YMCA Camp—Basketball(基督教青年會營—籃球) 2012: Music Man Stills(音樂人劇照) 2010: 有錢能讓兒讀書(Money can make kids read)
Coach (教練 07-31-2015) Crosslinks(相關博文): 76ers Overnight Camp─Don't Give Up(七六人隊籃球寄宿營─永不放棄)
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