[外電] K-Mart enjoying makeover

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K-Mart enjoying makeover By Dave Krieger Denver Post Columnist http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_12276827 Kenyon Martin admits that Dirk Nowitzki, the next NBA star on his playoff menu, has an advantage. K-Mart 承認他下一輪的對手Dirk 確實有個優點－ "He's taller than me, of course," Martin said of the Mavericks' 7-foot forward. "But I think I make up for height in other ways." 「他比我高（關於小牛的7呎前鋒），但我會以其他方式彌補身高差距。」 At "other ways," he raised his eyebrows and grinned. The wretches knew what he was talking about, but just in case, he spelled it out: "Hold him, grab him, push him, whatever you can do." 說到”其他方式”時，他挑起眉且露齒笑著。聰明的人就知道他在說什麼，但為了避免有人聽不懂，他補充：「抓他、拉他、推他，反正就是任何可以做的。」 Martin held court following Nuggets practice Friday for longer than any other player. He seemed to enjoy it, which is quite a contrast from some of the tense interview sessions he conducted during his first four seasons in Denver. Martin在週五的練習中比其他人花更多的時間。他卻很享受，和他來到Denver 前四季的訪問時不一樣。 "They say time heals a lot of things," he said. "In this case, it did." 「他們說時間會治癒很多事情，在這裡，確實如此。」 At 31, he is one part medical marvel, a veteran of microfracture surgery on both knees, and one part rejuvenated spirit. In the wake of the Nuggets' recent success, it is popular to talk about the maturation of J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony, but it is Martin who has been transformed. 31歲，一個醫療的奇蹟，一個雙腳膝蓋都經歷microfracture手術的勇士，和一個重新恢復活力的靈魂。在金塊最近的成功裡，大家都在討論J.R.和Melo 的成熟，但是Martin才是真正經歷轉變的人。 Three years ago, he was just one of the Nuggets' busload of malcontents. In fact, he became a symbol of the team's rampant dysfunction when coach George Karl suspended him in the midst of another first- round playoff loss, this one to the L.A. Clippers. 三年前，他還是金塊隊中最不滿的人之一。事實上，他甚至是隊上不受控制的代表，Karl過去曾在第一輪對戰快艇時對他處以禁賽。 "Every day I would wake up with a bad attitude," Martin said. "You can't walk without hurting. I can't do my job. That makes for bad days. I had a lot of them the first four years I was here." 「我每天起床就是帶著不好的態度，走路都會痛，我甚至不能做事，那讓我的日子不好過。我在這裡的前四年都是這樣度過。」 For a long time, if you wanted to insult former general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, you just mentioned the max contract he gave Martin back in 2004. 過去很長一段時間，如果你要羞辱前總管Kiki Vandeweghe，你只要提到2004年他給Martin的大合約。 "I wasn't going to get caught up in trying to prove everybody wrong who said I was overpaid," Martin said. "I earned it. Nobody give it to me. I earned it. So I don't get caught up in trying to prove myself to other people. 「我沒有要一直去證明那些人（認為他薪水過高的人）是錯的，我是應得的。沒有人"給我錢"，而是我憑本事賺來的。所以我不需要去證明給那些人看。」 "Some of these guys around here know what I went through day in, day out, to try and get myself right. It just didn't go in my favor, but I was out here trying to gut it out. A lot of guys would have just shut it down after the first (microfracture), but that ain't me. 「這裡有些人知道我經歷的那些日子，每天來來去去，希望自己能好起來，事情總是不如願，但我還在這裡對抗著。很多人在經歷一次microfracture手術後就出局了，但那不是我！」 "I knew what I did to get through it, and it was about me being comfortable and happy with myself and then proving to these guys around here that I'm trying to be the player that I was. And I think they saw that." 「我知道我會回來，並且我會對自己很開心、滿意，然後證明給那些人看，我有像以前一樣的身手。我想他們看到了。」 With his knees pain-free at last, Martin stood up in training camp last fall to support Karl's new emphasis on defense. He has embodied it in his play all season. At 31, he has finally become the player Vandeweghe thought he was getting. 在膝蓋都痊癒後，Martin在秋天的訓練營站起來，支持Karl的強調防守新政策，他整個球季都貫徹著。在31歲，他終於成為那個Vandeweghe認可的Martin。 "I think a lot of it was me getting out of my own way," Martin said. "Me knowing the things that I'm capable of doing and just getting past the bad attitudes and injuries and everything like that. I was coming in here, and I was a wreck. I wasn't no fun to be around, and I'm pretty sure for (Karl), it was hard to coach me." 「我想是我自己脫離了過去，我知道我可以做到，脫離過去的壞態度和傷病，還有其他的事。我來到這裡，受到挫折。我不是不喜歡這裡，我想，對Karl來說，要教導我真的很難。」 That so much of his athleticism and strength has survived those microfracture procedures amazes even Martin. "The way medicine is these days, I guess anything is possible," he said. "I'm living, walking testimony to it." Martin本人都對自己在microfracture手術後的體能和強度感到驚訝。「現在醫學這麼發達，我想什麼事情都有可能。我就是個活生生的例子！」 His numbers have never told his story, which is why it's so hard for casual fans to appreciate his game. Defense is difficult to measure in the NBA. You have to actually watch the games. You have to see it. 他的數據不會說出這些故事，這就是為什麼一般的球迷不會感謝他的貢獻。防守在NBA是很難衡量的。你必須直接去看球賽，你必須親自看到！ None of the available defensive statistics measures the ability to guard somebody, which is where Martin excels. Karl put him on Kobe Bryant last spring. Last series, it was David West. Starting Sunday, the 2006-07 NBA most valuable player. 沒有一個防守數據能夠衡量你能防住一個人的能力，也就是Martin所擅長的。去年，Karl讓他防守Kobe，前一輪則是David West。而星期天，就是06-07的MVP。 "The game's going to dictate how many touches he gets, but he's going to get an opportunity to score between 20 and 40 points, depending on how well he's playing," Karl said of Nowitzki. Karl談到Dirk：「這場比賽取決於他接觸到多少的碰撞，但他可能可以得20到40 分，看他的狀況而定。」（這……有說跟沒說一樣吧） "If we keep him under 20, we're going to do a special job. If we keep him between 20 and 25, we're going to live. And anything above that is going to have to be an adjustment, probably, in the game to say, 'Hey, we've got to do something.' " 「如果我們把他壓低到20分以下，我們做的非常好。如果我們讓他得20到25分，我們還可以存活下來。25分以上的話，我們就要做些調整了，可能在比賽時會說 : 嘿！我們必須要做些什麼！」（還是有說跟沒說一樣） The initial plan is not to give Martin much help. That's OK with him. What better way to show the world he's back? 一開始的計畫就是讓Martin一對一防守，不會給他太多幫忙防守。但對他來說應該沒問題。還有更好的方法證明他已經回來了嗎？明天就要第二輪了！看來K-Mart已經準備好了（Karl應該也準備好了?!）大家一起幫金塊加油吧！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.230.86.231 ※ 編輯: iamweak 來自: 61.230.86.231 (05/03 14:48)

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