2013-14赛季NBA热门问题，布鲁克林1.89亿美元的投资会打水漂吗？近期美媒体评论道，这个数目是篮网老板米哈伊尔-普罗霍罗夫今年在阵容上的投资，包括领先联盟的工资单(league-leading payroll)和8900万美元的奢侈税(luxury taxes)。如果篮网打造这个阵容不是为了夺冠，那简直太糟了。如果他们这些魅力非凡的老将们团结一致打趴了年轻的竞争者，将会是个精彩至极的故事（It would be a tremendous story if their charismatic stars could rally together to beat the younger contenders.）。但是显然很多年轻的队伍更适合NBA漫长的赛季（But there are too many younger teams better suited to withstand the long NBA schedule.）。

篮网也许可以从马刺那里获得灵感，但是马刺仍是冠军的有力争夺者，因为在邓肯和马努-吉诺比利身边有充满活力的年轻人，同时托尼-帕克仍旧尽可能常常推动比赛节奏。篮网并不适合力量打法（These Nets are not built to exude energy.）。布鲁克-洛佩兹和乔-约翰逊身边的凯文-加内特，保罗-皮尔斯和杰森-特里，都超过36岁了。他们最年轻的巨星，29岁的德隆-威廉姆斯，由于近年来的伤病速度也慢了下来。除了安德烈-基里连科外他们没有速度，基里连科很难保持健康，在他最近的8个赛季中缺席了151场比赛。说篮网有足够深度通过常规赛取得成绩的人实在太不切实际了。在赛季结束的时候他们还会变老，年龄是他们脆弱的一面（They're still going to be old at the end of the season, and their age is going to leave them vulnerable. ）。

Will Brooklyn make good on its $189 million investment?That's how much Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is investing in this year's roster between his league-leading payroll plus $89 million in luxury taxes. It's as if he's trying to compete with the Yankees rather than the Heat. The short answer is that the Nets are not built to win the championship, and that's too bad. It would be a tremendous story if their charismatic stars could rally together to beat the younger contenders. But there are too many younger teams better suited to withstand the long NBA schedule.

The Nets may seek inspiration from San Antonio, but the Spurs have remained relevant because they've worked in young athletic legs around Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili while Tony Parker has continued to push the tempo as often as possible. These Nets are not built to exude energy. They've surrounded Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, all 36 or older. Their youngest superstar, 29-year-old Deron Williams, has been slowed by physical setbacks for a couple of years now.

DOLLINGER: Nets in top 10 of preseason Power Rankings. They have little speed apart from Andrei Kirilenko, who has had problems staying healthy, missing 151 games over his last eight NBA seasons. Those who say the Nets have the depth to pace themselves through the regular season are being romantic. They're still going to be old at the end of the season, and their age is going to leave them vulnerable.

☆☆☆☆☆篮球专业术语
☆payroll工资单， league-leading payroll联盟领先工资单；
☆luxury tax奢侈税；
☆rally (球类运动等)连续对打，rally together群起而攻之；
☆long NBA schedule漫长的NBA赛季；

☆☆☆☆☆五星级词汇及短语
☆investment投资n. 投资；投资额；可投资的东西；投资的财产，投资的对象
(时间、精力等的)投入；
☆charismatic超凡魅力的；神赐能力的，charismatic star具备超凡魅力的巨星；
☆exude vt. 散发；流出；使渗出；vi. 流出；渗出；发散；exude energy激情四射，力量爆发；
☆ vulnerable易受攻击的，易受…的攻击；易受伤害的；有弱点的，经常用来形容球队脆弱的词语。