[外電]Odom's ready to grow

看板Lakers (洛杉磯湖人)作者jerrett (...)時間20年前 (2005/10/03 14:13)推噓14(14推 0噓 1→)

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http://www2.dailynews.com/sports/ci_3079332 (抱歉本人英文能力不佳，下文有些不確定的地方若翻譯不好歡迎直接改正) EL SEGUNDO - He thought about his old neighborhood in Queens and all the rappers and ballplayers who made a name for themselves off the streets. He thought about his new home with the Lakers and all of the championship trophies and retired numbers that came before him. 他想起他那些在紐約皇后區的舊鄰居，那些饒舌歌手和有名的球員。他想起他現在的新家--洛杉磯湖人隊和那些在他加入湖人之前的冠軍獎盃及球場上掛著的退休號碼。 When Lamar Odom founded his own record label this summer, he could think of no better name than one taken straight from the lyrics of his cousin, rapper Ali Vegas: From the land of rich soil/Expect branches to follow. So it was that Rich Soil Records was born and Odom last week was left explaining the connection to the Lakers. "It's about tradition," said Odom, who split his offseason between New York and L.A. (這段我有點不太懂)應該是說Odom這個夏天擁有了他的唱片，他和他親戚Ali Vegas合作了一張唱片Rich Soil，(http://www.mixunit.com/millionemcee.html，這是我找到的唱片介紹相關網站)，而Odom在唱片中有一些旁白的對話。而其中一首歌的歌詞 "From the land of rich soil/Expect branches to follow."，Odom解釋道這和湖人之間的關聯，Odom說:"這是關於傳統(應該是指湖人這支具有歷史傳統的球隊)"。 Odom在這個offseason分別待在紐約和洛杉磯一段時間。 But the name is all the more apt when considering how this Lakers' season will be defined by Odom's growth. A year removed from the Shaquille O'Neal trade and coming off shoulder surgery in April, even Odom acknowledges the expectations couldn't be greater as training camp begins Tuesday in Honolulu. 但是當提到Odom本季在湖人的定位與發展，這名字(指Odom?)將會更容易使人聯想到。 Odom在經過歐尼爾交易的一年之後，並且在四月比賽中肩膀受傷，且Odom承認星期二在夏威夷舉行的training camp之前，他的復原狀況仍然不如預期。 "I just think that being the player that I am, and this is my seventh year and we didn't make the playoffs last year, it's kind of like do or die," Odom said. "Not in those terms, but this is it." Odom說:"我只是想扮演好自己的角色，這是我進入NBA的第七個年頭而上季我們並沒有打入季後賽。這就像是一但失敗就會被否定一切，雖然我不認為是這樣但目前情況就是如此。" For all the back-and-forth about Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson, consider the words of general manager Mitch Kupchak, who says, "the biggest challenge we have is to figure out how to use Lamar." 在大家把焦點放在科比和捷克森之間的分分合合之餘，思考湖人總管庫胖說過的一段話，他說:"湖人最大的挑戰就是如何去寫出'Lamar使用手冊'。" Odom is coming off a season that was incomplete. He failed to take the next step toward becoming an All-Star, missed the last 17 games after tearing the labrum in his left shoulder and watched the Lakers finish with a 34-48 record. Odom經歷了一個不完美的球季，他並沒有變成"歐屎大"，他因為肩膀的唇撕裂商而錯過了球季最後的17場比賽，且看著湖人以34勝48敗作收。 He played out of position at power forward, but he never objected. He put up good numbers (15.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists) but also seemed to find his place alongside Bryant. The two played in only 50 of 82 games together due to injuries. 他上季被教練指派越級打大前鋒的位置但他並沒有反對，他拿下了不錯的成績(15.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists)且似乎在與科比配合上找到了他的定位。這兩位球員在上季因為受傷問題僅僅合作了82場賽事中的50場。 "Basketball-wise, I felt like I played good basketball," Odom said. "I only averaged one bucket less than I did in Miami. I tried to play a team game. I think maybe the only part I didn't do well was play offensive basketball a little bit more selfishly." 關於籃球，我感覺還不錯，我只有比在熱火做的少一些(這句不是很確定><)。我嘗試著去融入團隊，我想也許只有一個部分我並沒有做的很好，那就是我應該在進攻上面更加主動。 He is asked if it takes a year to adjust after the O'Neal trade. He responds, "It took A-Rod a year to get adjusted." 當他被問及被交易後是否花了一年時間做調整，Odom回應道:"A-rod花了一年的時間去適應。"(連A-rod都提出來了，那我可以期待odom第二年有A-rod的水準嗎 ><") There are those who say Odom cannot be judged on his first year as a Laker, when the team lacked structure on offense and defense and was shaken by Rudy Tomjanovich's departure as coach. Odom was coming off the disappointment of the Athens Olympics and said he wanted to take back the first 20 games of the season at the All-Star break. 有一些說法說Odom在湖人的第一年表現不應該被那放大鏡檢視，尤其當一支球隊在進攻和防守都缺乏系統並且在老湯離開教練一職後戰術就搖擺不定。Odom曾在經歷令人心碎的雅典奧運後揚言他將會在球季前20場比賽拿回明星光環。 In his evaluation Wednesday, Jackson described Odom's past season as "choppy." Yet Jackson also made clear that Odom will play what he termed a "very prominent" role, especially when it comes to handling the ball and initiating the triangle offense. 捷克森對於Odom上季的表現只能用"浮浮沉沉"來形容，而捷克森表明會讓Odom在來季他的戰術系統中扮演重要的角色，尤其是在處理球及發動三角進攻方面。 "He's going to be a person that we're going to ask for a lot of responsibility, " said Jackson, who will bring Scottie Pippen to camp to work with Odom. "That's something he's got to step into, but I'm also going to ask him to step into that level." 捷克森說:"我們將會要求他在場上負更多的責任"，而捷克森將在本次訓練營中把Odom交給 Pippen去教導。捷克森說:"某些事情是他必須去做的，而且我將會要求他在此更上一層樓。" The question of where Odom is best suited to play has not been answered, and might never be. 關於Odom最適合的位置一直都沒有個解答，而且以後也可能都不會有。 Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick, who had Odom for a season at Rhode Island, believes the forward is best used in the post with his back to the basket. But Harrick also would let Odom push the break after rebounds. Odom以前在Rhode Island的導師，前UCLA教練Jim Harrick相信在背對籃框時，前鋒是Odom 最適合的位置，但是Harrick也會要求Odom在搶到籃板之後發動快攻。 I thought they played him perfectly in Miami," Harrick said. "They fed him the ball and fed him the ball and he demanded a double team. He's such a good passer, he's so unselfish. I think he's unstoppable down there.' Harrick說:"我認為Odom在邁阿密時的表現是非常完美的。""他們不斷的把球塞給Odom並且試圖讓對手包夾他。而他是個傳球能力很好的球員，他是如此的無私，我認為在那個位置時，他無人能擋。" Odom showed flashes last season, averaging 18.6 points in the 15 games Bryant was lost to a sprained ankle. Yet Odom also failed to take even 10 shots in a quarter of all games he played. Odom曾在上季Kobe受傷15場比賽時曇花一現，他那段時間平均進帳18.6分，然而Odom 在他所有比賽中，並沒有任何一節出手超過10次以上的。 statement about Bryant: "I love being on the court with Kobe. To me, he's the best at what he does. You've seen him shoot the ball 40 times but I've seen him lead the league in triple-doubles. 當被提及關於Bryant時他說:"我喜歡和Kobe在場上並肩作戰。對我而言，他已經做到他最好的表現，你們可能只會注意到他一場出手40次以上，但在我眼中，他的大三元次數是聯盟中的佼佼者。 "He does so many things well. I learned a lot from playing with him. He has an incredible will. He wants to win every game, and that's the type of person that I want on my team." "他(指Kobe)把很多事情做的很好，在與他一同比賽時我學到了很多，他有著驚人的意志力。他渴望能贏得每一場比賽，而這就是我希望在這支球隊中能夠一同奮戰的那種人。 Odom said last week he is comfortable sharing the floor with Bryant, even though that might mean trying to make more plays for other teammates this season. Odom表示上星期與Kobe在球場上交流感到很自在，雖然他可能是在本季嘗試去為其他隊友製造更多機會。 "I think I looked for Kobe in the wrong ways," Odom said. "I really don't have to look for Kobe. I think my job is going to be to be aggressive, stay aggressive for Lamar." Odom說:"我想我不應該試圖在場上尋找Kobe""我真的不需要去太留意他。""我想我應該做的是在場上更具侵略性，使Lamar(指自己)更具企圖心。" The burden of expectations also is something Odom has to overcome. He is always measuring his surroundings, eyes constantly darting on the court, and had to get used to playing on the stage that is the Lakers in L.A. 而眾人期待所造成的重擔也是Odom必須去克服的，他總是在意著他的週遭環境，目光持續環繞全場，他必須要逐漸習慣在洛杉磯湖人隊這個眾人注目的舞台打球。 There is added pressure of being the only remaining player from the O'Neal trade. 對他而言，身為在與歐尼爾交易後僅剩的一個湖人球員，他將背負著更多的壓力。 Odom also suffered a setback with the shoulder injury. He spent the offseason working on his shooting and finishing with his off hand. Odom, who turns 26 next month, has not been cleared to play and will miss some time at the start of training camp. Odom同時也面臨肩傷造成的挫敗，他花費一個offseason來練習他的投籃並且同時復原他另一側的手臂，Odom即將在下個月滿26歲，他還沒完全恢復身手且將會錯過training camp開始的一些賽程。 But if Odom can take root with the Lakers, as the lyric goes, something good will follow. 但是如果當Odom能夠步上軌道，就如同歌詞中所說，好事將會隨之而來。 "I think right now what's the big difference in Lamar Odom is probably my mentality," he said. "I guess I'm a lot more ready mentally, understand expectations being a Laker, playing for the biggest franchise in the world." Odom說:"我想現在Lamar Odom身上最不一樣的地方就是我的心理層面。""我想我現在心智上更為成熟，了解身為湖人一員的使命，為這世界上其中一支最偉大的球隊打球。" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS:如果翻譯有很大錯誤(我猜很多 orz)歡迎直接回文指正，感謝。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.115.130.200