Re: Call him Laker Superior

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By Bomani Jones Page 2 Call him Laker Superior Anybody out there still hating on Kobe Bryant needs to stop. Now. No more knocking his shot selection, his reluctance to pass to teammates, or even his belief that shooting in traffic is a better option than another man shooting. (As for things unrelated to the game of basketball, no more knocking him for destroying the Lakers dynasty or for what he told Five-Oh in Eagle, Colo., either.) 任何還在討厭Kobe的人現在應該停止了。不要再抨擊他的投籃選擇，抨擊他不想傳球給隊友，甚至抨擊他愛逞英雄 (被包夾也不想傳球)。 It has been fun, and he earned a lot of it. But when a man has a week in which he puts up 131 points, 25 rebounds and 22 assists over three games and starts the second overtime period of one of those games by dunking on a 7-foot-5 center who blocked eight shots that night, one game after drilling a well-guarded 24-footer after a stinging shot to the funny bone, it's time to give him some props. Most people can't even unscrew the lid of a bottle of hot sauce after something like that. 很有趣的事，Kobe已經賺的夠多了。但這個男人卻在一個禮拜的三場比賽中得131分25籃板22助攻，在第二次延長加賽的開始，就在當晚開火鍋店的姚明頭上灌籃 (其實姚明體力更差也很累了吧XD)，這還是經歷一整場對手從24呎外嚴密包夾、激烈的拐子下投籃的比賽，Kobe的確是需要一些幫忙，他實在太累了，換做是一般人早就連開瓶子的力量都沒有了。 But most people aren't Kobe, the best player on the planet, as singular a superstar as there is in sports. 但是Kobe就是Kobe，鄉民就是鄉民，這位地球上最好的球員，如同其他獨撐大局的明星球員一樣承擔起球隊的重擔。 He's averaging 28.7 points per game, and he's got a career-high .487 shooting percentage. His shot selection has improved some, but not as much as his shot. 現在他以生涯最高的.487 FG%每場得28.7 pt，這樣的改進一部分來自投籃選擇，但是主要還是來自於他投籃的進步。(這裡覺得怪怪的….投籃怎麼還會進步XD) Here's the most interesting thing about Kobe - his game often seems to operate with little concern for what the defense does, a rare trait for a guard in the NBA. Were he an NFL running back, he'd be like Earl Campbell, even though he's as smooth as O.J. Simpson. It doesn't matter much to Kobe if a defender bites on his fake. If he goes left, comes back through his legs to the right, and the poor soul checking him happens to still be in his face, the shot will still go up. There is a decent chance it'll go in, but little doubt that it will go up. Kobe十分的有趣一點 - 就是他在比賽中幾乎無懼於對方的防守，這特性NBA很少見。 Were he an NFL running back, he'd be like Earl Campbell, even though he's as smooth as O.J (這段不會翻，我沒看NFL…..XD)。對手就算緊緊的盯住他，Kobe一點也無所謂。Kobe佯左又再迅速的拉右回來，跟不上的十大好球配角就只能站在那邊，看著小皮球慢慢地上升。There is a decent chance it'll go in, but little doubt that it will go up. (這段不會翻) Take the aforementioned 3-pointer for example. Bryant took an awkward fall in the third quarter against the Mavericks on Wednesday night and took a shot to his elbow that left his arm smarting. After a 20-second timeout, two made free throws and one Dallas possession, Bryant's arm was still a problem. But not enough of a problem to stop him from approaching the 3-point line slowly, dribbling through his legs twice, giving a token jab step (which didn't fake anyone out) and draining a triple. 在上週三對上小牛隊的第三節中，Kobe落地時動作有些勉強，and took a shot to his elbow that left his arm smarting (不太懂什麼是shot to elbow還有上面的shot to funny bone)。Bryant 在20秒暫停之後，兩次罰球後小牛的球權，Kobe看起來手臂似乎還是有些不適，但是似乎不影響Kobe慢慢的靠近三分線，晃兩下假動作，再來個探步，最後噴個三分球。 Kobe had no intention of going to the rack, and he surely didn't plan to give the ball to anyone else. And guess what? Even with a bruised wing, he should have done neither. There was little doubt that the jumper would go in, and if it didn't, it was still a better look than putting the ball in the hands of any other Laker. Right now, there aren't a lot of good reasons for Kobe to share. Shaq is no longer an option. For the next few weeks, neither is Lamar Odom. Kobe shares the floor with guys like Smush Parker and Kwame Brown. This is pretty much the same flawed roster the team trotted out last season. There are a couple of improved players - notably Luke Walton and Andrew Bynum - but overall they're still the same dudes, none of whom can be counted on consistently. The Lakers' most significant offseason addition, Vladimir Radmanovic, is averaging a disappointing 6.5 points a night, and that's after putting up 27 against the Wizards on Sunday. Kobe並不想要上擔架，也不想就此下場，接下來呢? 他傷了他的手，應該是不能做什麼了，看樣子跳投也有問題，最好是把球交給其他隊友打，但是現在看起來，這似乎不是個好主意，因為Shaq已經不在了，Odom最近也還在板凳養傷，Kobe只能把球交給像是Smush Parker或是Kwame Brown之類的隊友，這就像是去年依靠Kobe的隊型一樣，縱使今年有了 Walton跟Bynum小弟的進步，但是仍然是不能要求他們太多，事實上隊上除了Kobe沒有人可以穩定的依靠。而湖人季後的大斬獲 - Radmanovic，平均只有令人失望的6.5分，而且這還是禮拜天對上巫師得了27分之後的平均數。 While Shaq was in his prime, shots like Kobe's 3-pointer against the Mavs were hard to watch. It seemed absurd that Bryant could think that a 20-footer with someone's freakishly long arms in his face was a better look for his team than swinging the ball around and setting up a post feed. Even when he would meander through the regular season out of shape, the Diesel was unstoppable. Shaq was ridiculously strong, as agile as any human his size could be and he had an underrated repertoire of post moves. Anything more than a wide-open jumper was an inferior option. 過往Shaq還主宰球賽時，像Kobe等外圍攻擊手小牛是很難去應付的。但是現在的隊型讓 Kobe覺得，自己一個20呎的跳投去面對著對手嚴密的防守，可能都比要現在這支球隊導球去找出空檔來的好 (隊友處理球不太可靠)。然而他就算身體狀況不好，只能辛苦地去面對接下來的季賽，但是他的企圖心一樣不會停止。而以往擁有Shaq這隻籃下怪物時，這使得外線除了空檔之外的攻擊方式都是次等選擇。(不像現在Kobe必須去處理外線被包夾下的球) It didn't matter that Kobe would hit plenty of those contested shots. That he would even consider taking them was the problem. And the Lakers were worse for it. From Bryant's second season in the NBA until last season, he averaged more shot attempts per game in losses than he did in wins. 過往Kobe不在乎他投了多少球，也不在乎那幾球有多高難度，他甚至該考慮這樣的方式的確造成問題，而且Lakers也的確因為這樣更糟糕，從Kobe第二季開始到上一季，他平均出手比較多的比賽，總是輸多贏少。 Not this season. In the 13 Lakers wins he's played in, Bryant's averaging 21 shots per night. In the Lakers' eight losses, he's averaging 17.5 attempts. So for the first time since he was a rookie, the Lakers are better the more Kobe shoots. 現在開始不一樣了，這季Kobe贏的13場比賽，平均投了21球，而輸的8場比賽，平均只有頭17.5球，所以這表示這是第一次開始，Kobe多投對球隊是有益的。 Wait, did the devil just open up a lemonade stand? Kobe Bryant doesn't shoot enough? He's too willing to pass the rock? With the collection of vagabonds surrounding him and the fact that he's more deadly than ever, what was a bad shot in 2001 is a great one in 2006, even if the two happen to look the same. 等等，這表示惡魔要轉性了嗎? Kobe不再投到爽了嗎? 他開始很願意傳出球了嗎? 現在他懂得利用週邊的綠葉使他變的比以往更致命，2001年跟2006年碰巧看來都是幹很多分，但是意義顯然不一樣了。 If Kobe's problem is that he doesn't shoot enough - which no one thinks is caused by fear or reluctance - is there anything left to knock in his game? He might be better at getting to the basket than any 11-year veteran has ever been. By that point in their careers, most players tend to grow weary of being pounded in the paint and spend a lot more time hanging around the perimeter. His perimeter jumper is as nice as it ever has been. He's a defensive stopper, and his conditioning is unreal. Anyone who saw Bryant go to the rim and swat Gilbert Arenas' layup in transition with 4:25 left in regulation Sunday night can verify those last two points. 如果Kobe的問題是他投的不夠，而顯然也不會有人覺得他是害怕不敢投 XD，那到底還有什麼使他投的少? 他也許是在NBA打滾11年人中，最會攻擊籃框的人，而這些打滾這麼久的人，往往都傾向不再這樣賣命地殺進殺出，也不願意去游走犯規尺度邊緣追求勝利，然而 Kobe的 perimeter jumper (中距離) 還是跟以前一樣好，他也一樣是個強悍的防守者，他的狀況有點不太合常理，但是任何人看過上次對巫師那場，Kobe在常規賽剩下4:25時，奮力地衝到球場邊緣八掉Arenas快攻那個火鍋，就可以證明Kobe現在還是很拼。 And for the first time in his career, Bryant sincerely seems like one of the guys, someone whom most people might actually be able to hang with. He smiles and jokes with his teammates. He encourages them. After spending years in a tug-of-war with Phil Jackson, the two appear to interact like a father and son. 這是Kobe生涯第一次真誠地讓人看來他是可以依靠的，他會跟隊友開玩笑，也會笑而不是以往板著臉，他也激勵著隊友。在花了幾年跟肥爾北北爭奪打球的自主權後，這兩個人的關係開始像個父子。 And it's a beautiful sight. 這看起來是這麼美好 Unlike any other athlete, Bryant has grown up before our eyes. We saw him enter the league with youthful hubris, followed by an adolescence when he grew tired of Jackson's paternalism and sharing a room with his de facto "big brother." He then found himself free from both of them but overwhelmed by leading his own crew. Now, with more years of experience and a new willingness to take a helping hand from Phil, he has turned into as complete a player as we'll ever see. 不像其他的運動員，Kobe已經在我們注意到前成長了。我們看著他含著金湯匙進入NBA，接著像是青少年叛逆期一樣，厭煩肯德基爺爺的碎碎唸，討厭大人自以為是大哥哥講五四三。當時他只懂得要主導權，而不是帶領球隊去贏得比賽。現在過了風風雨雨，Kobe能自願地接受Phil的指導，進化成完成體。 Kobe's professional evolution has been similar to the personal progression many people make as they move from their teenage years into adulthood. That makes sense. After all, the world met Kobe when he was 17. The only difference is that the vast majority navigates those formative years in private while Kobe did so under the bright lights of Hollywood. But as most people figure things out, Kobe has done the same. Kobe的職業進化有點類似人格發展，就像是從青年逐漸成熟為成人，這是很合理的，畢竟他當初也年僅17?就進NBA，這唯一跟大家成長不太一樣就是，鄉民都在電腦前面，而Kobe 是在電腦、電視裡面，大家很容易去看到他的問題，其實Kobe就像一般人一樣。 He has come so far, both on the court and off, that his biggest problem right now is that he might not shoot enough. Who woulda thunk it? 到目前為止，他最大的問題是……他現在可能投的不太夠有人要戰嗎? -- 第一次翻有些地方直接翻譯好像很死所以我把一些語氣用中文補充出來有錯的地方謝謝指導還有我不會上色一直找不到湖人板那篇教上色的 Orz -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 211.76.175.139 ※ 編輯: kenneth99 來自: 211.76.175.139 (12/20 11:45)