[外絮] Why Kobe will win the MVP…

看板KobeBryant作者nyknyy20時間15年前 (2009/11/01 02:07)推噓8(8推 0噓 0→)

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by Lang Whitaker The other afternoon, after that lunch with the Chuckster and EJ and Kenny, after hustling into a cab back to the office, after spending an hour on an NBA TV production conference call as I wrote the post about lunch, while I was editing about a dozen stories for the new issue of SLAM, I realized that it’s time. My summer is over, and the NBA season is upon us, which leaves me grasping for any semblance of free time like I was Larry David falling off a roof. I mentioned last week that I’d decided that this was going to be a Kobe Bryant breakout season, and if anything, that thought has only strengthened over the last week. (By breakout, I mean I think he’s going to close that gap between him and LeBron in the best player in the League discussions. And I think he’s on track for the MVP, which I wrote in SLAM 133.) Five quick reasons why I think Kobe is due for a huge season, maybe his biggest ever: 這位作者認為，今年是科比大爆發的一年. 他認為，在"誰是當今最佳NBA球員"這個話題上，今年科比會拉近他與LBJ的距離，且他列舉了五個原因: 1) It cracks me up every time I hear someone argue that Ron Artest is a step down from Trevor Ariza. Really? Really? There’s a reason Trevor Ariza has been on four teams in four seasons. With the Lakers, he found a perfect fit as a complementary player, more importantly, in a system that played up his strong suits and downplayed things he can’t do (like dribbling). When I was out in Vegas I got to spend some time chatting with Andrew and Brian Kamenetzky, who blog about the Lakers for the LA Times. They mentioned seeing a play in a preseason game where Artest caught the ball at the top of the key, dribble-drove to his left and got right to the rim. It was the kind of play Ariza never was able to do, but the kind of play Artest makes regularly, the kind of play that will make the Lakers a better team. And the people who say Ariza was a great defender? Well, paging Ron Artest! Defense aside, the more offensive weapons Kobe has playing alongside him, the more space that is opened for Kobe. I know Artest has always been more and more prone to force shots throughout his career, but, especially in Sacramento and Houston, Artest was usually the best perimeter player on his team. Playing within the triangle should give him structure, as should being lined up next to Kobe and Odom and Gasol and realizing he doesn’t have to do everything on his own anymore. 為什麼大家都認為阿泰是弱化版的阿里札? 阿泰明明就可以在湖人發揮良好，還可以少做他不在行的項目(像運球). 我在季前賽觀察阿泰，他可以在弧頂持球運到左邊，再右移往籃框進攻. 這個是阿里札做不到的. 還有防守，有誰說阿里札是個好的防守球員?阿泰就沒話說了吧! 而且，只要科比原有的進攻武器還在，阿泰的加盟只會使科比有更多進攻機會，因為阿泰之前在火箭和國王都是一個人撐起全隊；現在，阿泰可以輕鬆一點了. 2) He’s healthy, at least as healthy as he’s been in a long time. No summer hoops, no surgeries, no court cases. Which meant… 科比今年健康，而且一直都是這樣. 今年夏天他沒有比賽要打，沒有手術，也不用跑法庭. 這不就表示... 3) Kobe spent the summer working on his post game, at some point connecting with Hakeem Olajuwon. The more dangerous his post game is, the more defenders have to help on him, the more open jumpers for everyone else. 科比今年夏天花了點功夫研究自己的進攻. 他把自己想成歐拉朱萬. 當自己越深陷險境，表示越多人過來守他，他的隊友就有越多進攻機會可以跳投. 4) The Lakers play 17 of their first 21 games at home. They get that familiarity, get to sleep late, eat at home…and Kobe gets to feel comfortable. 今年湖人前21場球，主場占了17場. 大夥都會打得很棒，會慢慢熟悉打法，每天可以多睡一點，還可以在家吃飯. 科比當然會很舒服. 5) Most importantly, to me, nobody is talking about Kobe right now. At that TNT lunch the other day, do you know how much we talked about Kobe? We didn’ t. Seriously, I can’t remember Kobe being mentioned at all, other than vaguely and in passing. 最重要的是，現在還沒人在談論科比. It’s strange to think of Kobe as being under-noticed, but if anything, that’ s what’s been going on the last two months. While everyone talked about Ron and about Lamar and Khloe, Kobe was putting in work. 其實，去設想科比被大家忽略還真的是有點怪的事情. 但當大家在談論別人時，科比正默默地做自己該做的事. Nobody’s concentrating on Kobe right now, and that’s not something Kobe likes. How does he get all eyez on he? Play dominant basketball. 現在大家的注意力都不在科比身上. 你覺得他會用甚麼辦法使大家眼光都被拉回來? 當然是打出絕對制霸的球風了. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 87.211.192.128