[外電] Kobe 爽文
Top 50: Kobe Bryant, no. 2
The definitive ranking of the NBA’s best players.
原文網址 : http://0rz.tw/r7hbE
by Jason Rowley
I am often amused when I hear people refer to LeBron James as The King. Of
what? Cleveland? Have you ever heard of a King with no bling? He’s got no
crown, and he moved to try and get a ring in someone else’s (Dwyane Wade’s)
town. In my opinion, Kobe Bryant is way more deserving of the “King”
moniker than LeBron.
聽到有人喊LBJ為皇帝，我常常感到很搞笑。
哪來的土皇帝？克利夫蘭嗎？你曾經見過沒有桂冠的皇帝嗎？
他沒有皇冠，卻跑到了別人的城市（D-Wade的城市）試圖混個冠軍。
小弟不才，以我之見，KB比LBJ更配得上“皇帝”稱號。
There is no perfect way to define the best player in a team sport. For better
or worse, in choosing the best player, we often look for the individual who
combines top-level skill, has the best stats, and leads his team to the most
championships.
沒有十全十美的方法定義球隊中最好的那名球員。
我們在挑選最好球員時，經常比較他們的頂級技術、
最好的資料表現以及是否領導球隊奪冠。
You might recall that when Kobe Bryant was 25 he, too, was a free agent.
Unlike the big names in the Class of 2010, he already had three
(championship) rings. Perhaps he considered moving to the Clippers, but never
a new town. When you’re the best player, they come to you.
回憶一下25歲的KB，當時他也是自由球員，還未達到2010這種等級，
但他已經握有三枚冠軍戒指。可能他也曾考慮轉到快艇，
但絕沒有考慮離開這座城市（LA）。
當你成為最好的球員，總會有人願意加入你的隊伍。
The coaches go to you, too. Just like Coach K did in the final minutes for
the final shots in the fourth quarter of the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal game
against Spain. Players and fans know that if Kobe Bryant is on your team,
especially when the game is on the line, the play gets drawn up for him. Why?
Because he is the best player
教練們也願意和你合作，就像K教練。
大家都還記得2008年男籃奧運和西班牙的決賽最後幾分鐘發生的事情，
隊友和球迷們知道，如果KB在陣中，尤其當比賽僵持不下，
一切劇本由他掌控。為什麼會這樣？因為他是最好的球員。
By the time he was 27, in 2005, Kobe had the best offensive skill set of any
guard in the history of the League. I’d say it happened sometime before he
dropped 81 on the Raptors, perhaps when he gave the Mavs 62 — in three
quarters. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe had 62 and the
Mavericks (team) had 61. This was when the Lakers boasted such “talents” as
Smush Parker, Devean George, Kwame Brown, Brian Cook and Chris Mihm, when a
common but unfair knock on Kobe was that he didn’t make his teammates
better. Do you know where those guys are now (without Kobe)? He has made the
Double Nickel and 63 in the Boston Garden almost insignificant.
時間來到2005年，KB 27歲，
他已經擁有和掌握了聯盟歷史上一名後衛的最佳進攻技巧。
在 81分之前，或許是三節62分時，我曾說過這一切會發生。
第四節剛開始，KB 62分，而整支小牛隊61分。
別忘了，當時KB身邊都圍繞著什麼樣的“天賦”：Smush、Devin、Kwame、Cook和Mihm。
真可笑，當時居然出現這種不公平的論斷：KB沒有讓隊友更出色。
沒有了KB的光環，你們知道這些傢伙現在在哪嗎？
他甚至在波士頓TD花園，豪取55分和63分，得分在KB看來已不再重要，他只想冠軍。
Now, just recently turned 32, Kobe has five rings. He has become a great
teammate. He uses every competitive advantage possible, including speaking to
his teammates in Spanish (Pau) and in Italian (Sasha) during games. Since
that Gold Medal Game, he has won two consecutive NBA Championships (with a
broken finger on his shooting hand and a bum knee, no less) and two NBA
Finals MVPs. He is the best player on the best team in the League. That is
beyond comparison.
如今，已經32歲的KB手握五枚冠軍戒指，他搖身變成偉大的團隊球員。
他利用身體每一處細胞保持競爭力，甚至包括比賽中用西班牙語同Pau交流，
用義大利語和Sasha打趣，這一切都是為了讓球隊更強大，為了和隊友共創湖人王朝。
奪取奧運金牌之後，
KB已經連續兩次贏得NBA總冠軍和兩座FMVPs獎盃（斷指和膝傷情況下）。
他就是聯盟最好球隊中最好的那名球員。KB，無與倫比。
Some argue that he is getting old, but at the same age Jordan had only three
rings. And I’m pretty sure Kobe isn’t taking a break to play baseball
anytime soon. Because he’s so fundamentally sound, and constantly adding new
aspects to his game, Kobe has been able to dominate and will continue to do
so, even as his spring and athleticism begins to wane. Five consecutive years
on the First Team All-NBA and First Team All-Defensive Team doesn’t scream
geriatric to me.
有人認為他在漸漸老去。別忘了，相同年齡（32歲）MJ僅僅有三枚戒指。
我非常肯定KB不會偷懶去打個棒球，因為他是如此渴望，
渴望不斷地將新鮮血液注入他的比賽之中，KB能夠統治比賽，並且將繼續統治下去，
儘管他的運動天賦今非昔比。
連續五年聯盟第一隊和最佳防守第一隊，可不是一個行將老去的老將能辦得到的。
This is all stuff you probably already know, but would rather not admit. Just
like years ago, back when people laughably tried to tell me that guys like
T-Mac, Iverson and Vince were as good or better than Kobe, before people were
willing to break the groupthink and admit that his talents deserved to be
compared only to Jordan’s. When Kobe wins his sixth championship and passes
MJ on the all-time scoring list (likely less than four years from now), it’
ll be easier to admit.
這些都是你我知道的，但你不一定願意承認。
就像前幾年，有人嘲笑般轉告我，T-Mac,AI和VC這些傢伙都比KB強，
甚至沒過多久，人們就迫不及待地拋開成見，認可只有KB的天賦才能與MJ相提並論。
假使KB贏得第六座冠軍獎盃，
並且在歷史總得分榜上超越MJ時（四年內或許就能達成），
相信屆時人們更容易承認這一切。
When I hear or see someone say that a player other than Kobe Bryant is the
best in the League, I want to ask, what else does Kobe have to do? I think
the reason people (detractors) say that has to do with a dislike of his
attitude and personality, particularly when he was younger, and the
misconception that he was the problem that led Shaq out of town. But keep in
mind, this criticism came way before we had the time and perspective to watch
Kobe mature and see how Shaq leaves every team — and no one ever wants him
back.
每當我聽見或看到有人說聯盟裡XXX是最好的球員，我超納悶的，
還想要KB做什麼，你們才滿意？
我猜那些謗KB者的理由無非是KB的態度和個性，
尤其他還是young boy時展現的個性，以及將Shaq出走歸咎於KB。
但請注意這些批評發生的時間，
那時候我們還沒有時間關注KB的成熟以及Shaq如何流浪於各球隊間，
以至沒有球隊願意讓他回歸。
While Kobe meets all of the objective measures, he is also a player who
exceeds expectations everyday — not once in awhile, but hour after hour, day
after day, and in the midst of high expectations. Kobe wants it more than
anyone else and constantly proves people wrong.
即使KB滿足所有的客觀標準，但他仍然超過了大家的期望，
並非一時，而是每時每刻、每天每年，KB想要得到的比任何人都多，
他不斷地證明之前人們的認識是錯誤的。
Think about how and when you first saw or heard about Kobe, before you
started hating. He might have been taking Brandy, an R&B Star at the time, to
the prom. Flexing in the dunk contest. Shooting air balls against the Jazz in
the Playoffs. Getting sucker punched by a grown man (32-year-old Chris
Childs) when he was 21. On trial in Eagle County.
在你恨KB之前，仔細想想你是在什麼時候、怎麼樣第一次聽到或見到KB的。
可能是KB和R&B歌手Brandy談戀愛時，也可能是他騰空於扣籃大賽之時，
也可能是KB對爵士季後賽投出air ball那時，
也可能是21歲KB被32歲的成年人打中流氓神拳時，
或者是站在鷹郡法庭上的時候。
Kobe’s is the story of a 6-6 guard who never got cut from his high school
team. Instead, he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s state high school scoring record
by scoring a total of 2,883 points. He outplayed all of his contemporaries
and has amassed more rings than any of the other top players of his
generation. He is already considered by many to be the greatest Laker ever.
His motivation, clearly, has always been to achieve and surpass what anyone
thought was expected.
KB，同樣1米98，從未被高中球隊除名。
高中時期，他以總分2883打破了張伯倫保持的費城高中總得分紀錄。他超越了他的時代，
他奪得冠軍戒指總數比他同時代的任何一名頂級球員都多，
他已經被很多人視為湖人歷史上最偉大的“湖人”。
他的驅動力總是超越任何人的預期。
To be the best, you have to win… and that’s what drives me.” — Kobe Bryant
“成為最好的球員，你必須贏，勝利驅動著我。”---Kobe Bryant
Recently, Kobe was asked who would win in a game of one-on-one between him
and LeBron. In case you missed it, here was his response: “I’d win.”
最近，KB被問到和Lebron玩一對一，誰能贏。聽仔細了，他的回答：“我會贏。”
Seems like LeBron agrees with me. You might have heard his response to a
similar question as heard in a soundbite on Weezy’s song, “Kobe Bryant”:
似乎LBJ也贊同我，你可能也聽過類似問題James的回答：“Kobe Bryant”：
“I’ve been quoted as saying Kobe is definitely the best player in our league
…to me, in my eyes, the best scorer in our league, there’s not another guy
in the League that can accomplish what he is doing…”
“我一直在說KB絕對是聯盟裡最好的球員.......
對我來說，在我眼中，他也是聯盟裡最強悍的得分手，
不會再有另一個傢伙能超越他的成就...”
My point is that if you measure the best player by who would win in
one-on-one, who wins the most games or titles, who scores the most, what he
has already accomplished, proving haters and doubters wrong, by what the best
coaches and players show and say, or exceeding expectations, it is clear that
Kobe Bryant is the best basketball player in the world. And it’s not even
that close. (KD is on deck.)
我的立場很明確，
如果你打算以“單挑誰厲害”
“贏得更多的比賽或冠軍”
“得到更多的分數”
“用實際行動堵上憎恨者的嘴”
“被最好的球員和教練們一致認可”
等標準來判斷誰是世界上最佳籃球運動員，
那麼這個人無疑是Kobe Bryant，沒有之一 （KD才剛上路）。
Now, if you think the best player is simply the most dominant athlete — the
guy who is the biggest, strongest and fastest — with the most future
potential, then the best player in the League would be someone else: Dwight
Howard.
如果你用“最具統治力”
“最高最壯最快”
“更具潛力”等標準來界定最好球員時，
那麼聯盟最佳球員應當是另一個人：Dwight Howard。
Kobe’s unique drive and determination have taken him further than most
people anticipated. Go ahead and compare him to, or rank him beneath someone
else. Watch all the other All-Stars assembling like Voltron, come through to
the Staples Center, see the guy who never left, and maybe kiss the real king’
s rings.
KB獨一無二的驅動力和決心讓他走得比大多數人預期還要遠。
儘管拿其他人來和他比較吧，讓那些全明星球員們組團吧。
當他們終有一日能夠殺到Staples Center，看到這位從未離開的湖人之王傲然屹立之時，
或許他們想要做的只是跪下親吻王者的戒指！
To be the best player, you have to beat the best, and I think Kobe will be
king for a while — no one has the combination of attributes to knock him off
his throne anytime soon.
想要成為最好的，你必須打敗最好的，
我想KB在一段時間之內還將是NBA的王者，沒有人能撼動他的王座。
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