[新聞] Nick Collison: Fan favorite

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獻給一路陪伴我們的Collison。 ** 原文連結：http://tinyurl.com/yzjq894 Nick Collison: Fan favorite Nick Collison notices nothing different about the ovations when he checks into games at the Ford Center. Nick Collison上場時，並沒有特別注意到Ford Center為他熱烈歡呼。 His coach sure does. 但是教練有。 "When I sub for him,” Thunder coach Scott Brooks said, "I stand up.” He smiled. "I’m going to share this with you, Nick.” Brooks：「當我要換他上場的時候，我會站起來。」神秘的微笑：「這樣我就可以跟他分享掌聲。」 Collison has never been an All-Star. The Thunder big man probably never will be either. He’s not the fastest or the strongest. He’s not the most athletic or the most skilled. But no one plays the game any harder. Collison從未入選明星賽，未來恐怕也很難入選。他速度不是最快，也不是最強壯的人。他的運動力不頂尖，技術在聯盟裡也不算突出，但沒有人打的比他認真。 In a blue-collar city and a hard-working state, Collison has become a fan favorite. 在這個屬於認真的藍領階級的城市與州裡，Collison已經是球迷的最愛了。 Listen the next time he enters a game, and you’ll notice the energy. Pay attention when he bats a rebound to a teammate or stops an opponent from getting to the basket, and you’ll hear the approval. 下次他上場時仔細觀察一下，你會注意到fans的熱情。仔細看看他為隊友拼搶籃板的樣子，仔細看看他阻止對手投籃的樣子，你也會喜歡他的。 Collison does notice that. Appreciates it, too. Collison知道大家喜歡他。他也非常感激大家。 "I pride myself on that,” he said. "It means a lot to me if fans appreciate what I do.” Nick：「我感到很驕傲。大家認同我的認真，對我的意義很重要。」 That Thunder fans have taken to Collison is no small accomplishment. The most-entrenched holdover from the Seattle Sonics days didn’t always say things that enamored folks in Oklahoma City. 雷霆球迷都認為Nick居功厥偉。身為唯一從超音速時代就在球隊中的球員，他並沒有常說很喜歡OKC。 Now before we go any further, let’s get one thing straight — Collison has never said anything bad about Oklahoma City. 在我們進一步討論之前，你得先知道一件事－Nick從沒說過OKC的壞話。 Of course, he’s never hidden his love of Seattle either. He’s talked about how much of a shame it was that the Sonics had to leave. He’s tweeted about how great a place the Emerald City is to live. He’s continued to live there in the off-season. 當然，他也從未掩飾他對西雅圖的熱愛。他說過，球隊離開西雅圖讓他覺得非常遺憾，他在twitter上說西雅圖是多麼棒的城市，非常適合居住。他在休賽期也依然住在那裡。 Nothing wrong with any of that. Nothing at all. 他講的是對的，一點錯誤都沒有。 Yet, this Oklahoma City-Seattle battle has been contentious from the start. Say something good about one city, and it can be seen as a slight to the other. 然而，OKC跟西雅圖的訴訟戰方興未艾(譯註：前陣子前超音速季票擁有者才打贏官司， Bennett必須要支付1.6M給這些人)。理論上，當你說某個城市的好話，想必另一個城市的人不會很喜歡你。 None of that is what comes up when Thunder fans talk about Collison. 但這並不適用在Nick身上。 "I love to watch him play because he leaves everything on the court and always gives his all,” Edmond resident Leesa Green said. 球迷Leesa Green：「我超愛看他打球，每次他上場都拼盡全力。」 She even bought a No. 4 Collison jersey that she wears to games. 她太愛Nick了，還特地買了Nick的球衣，只要去現場她一定會穿上。 Waylon Ash hasn’t purchased any No. 4 garb, but the Shawnee resident who played basketball as a kid and now coaches youth league for his kids has a deep appreciation for the way Collison plays. His fundamentals. His attitude. His grit. 球迷Waylon Ash雖然沒有買任何關於Nick的商品，但身為少年籃球隊教練的他非常讚許 Nick的打球風格，像是他的基本技巧、他的態度、他的勇氣。 Ash recalled the Thunder’s one-point victory over the Jazz on New Year’s Eve. That night, Collison hit the game-winning free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining. Ash回憶本季跨年夜雷霆對爵士的比賽，這場一分差的比賽，Nick在終場前4.5秒兩罰俱進是勝利的關鍵。 "Nick is humble and gives whatever he can when he is on the court,” Ash said. "He is not going to win a beauty pageant or be the poster child for Nike, but he can surprise you with his grass-roots style of basketball.” 「Nick非常謙虛，而且他在場上奮戰不懈。他的打法並不華麗，不像那些可以為Nike拍廣告的球星，但他扎實的風格總能讓我們有驚喜。」 Those roots extend back to Iowa where Collison was born and raised. The son of a high school basketball coach, he grew up in the gym and around the game. He watched the practices. He heard the halftime speeches. Nick的態度打小就開始養成了。他的老爸是高中籃球教練，所以他一天到晚在體育館，看著籃球隊長大。他會在旁邊看練習，在比賽中場時聽教練的檢討。 He learned more than X’s and O’s. 他學到的不只是基本動作而已。 "You should play the game for the right reasons, and that’s to try to win and try to do things to help your team win,” Collison said. "Every play, there’s situations where you can help your team.” Nick說：「我想我們應該要以正確的理念打球，試著讓球隊贏球，也試著讓自己的表現可以幫助球隊。每個play都有可能幫助球隊的。」 And he plays like he wants to capitalize on those opportunities on every play. 所以他在場上對每個play都當作關鍵play在打。 It not only helps his team but also prolongs his career. 這不僅幫助了他的球隊，也讓他可以在這聯盟持續生存下去。 "I think NBA-wise, I have average talent,” Collison admitted. "I don’t think I’m playing over my head athletic-wise, but I also know there’s a lot of guys that are probably more talented than me that aren’t able to play. I think it’s because I’m able to do things to figure out how to help the team. ” Nick：「我想我在NBA裡，算是天份一般的人。我不認為我的表現能夠超越我的天賦，不過我也知道有很多天份優於我的人卻不能在這聯盟立足。我想這是因為我知道該做什麼事來幫助球隊吧！」 New Year’s Eve, that meant hitting the game-winning free throws, but most nights, Collison’s contributions are less obvious. Tipping a rebound to Jeff Green. Screening a defender so Kevin Durant can get a clean look. Taking a charge. Encouraging a rookie. 今年跨年夜那兩顆致勝罰球就是最好的例子，不過很多時候，Nick的貢獻是從Box上看不出來的，像是把球撥向Green讓他搶到籃板，幫KD擋人讓他可以順利得分，他勇於負責的態度，還有鼓舞年輕球員，給他們信心等等。 "He’s like the glue to our team,” Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook said. Brooks said, "You can never get enough guys that all they want to do is help the team be successful.” Russ說：「他讓大家融合在一起。」Brooks說：「我想一心一意只想讓球隊成功的球員永遠不夠。」 On Tuesday night, that meant blocking a shot. The Thunder had watched their double-digit lead over the Mavericks dwindle to eight points, and when Shawn Marion eyed a shot from close range, it looked like Dallas would draw within two possessions. 對小牛的比賽，Nick又用一個火鍋證明了他的理念。雷霆從兩位數的領先一路被追到只差 8分，Shawn Marion想要再進一球拉近比分，這樣他們只需要再兩顆三分球就追平了。 But Collison came from the other block, swatting the shot, then punching the rebound to a teammate as he tight roped the out-of-bounds line. 但Nick送給Shawn Marion一個大鍋子，並且奮勇把瀕臨出界的球救回來，讓隊友掌握住球權。 The crowd roared. 全場歡聲雷動。 The Thunder scored the game’s next seven points and won going away. 接下來雷霆連得7分，把比賽贏到手。 "If you look on a score sheet, I’m probably not going to impress too many people,” said Collison, who had eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks against the Mavericks. "But ... fans really are the most important thing to making the league work. There’d be no NBA without people wanting to come see the games. 該場比賽得到8分9籃板3鍋的Nick說：「如果你只看box，我的數據算還好罷了。但聯盟能生存下去，最重要的就是有球迷了。如果沒有人想來看比賽，那NBA也沒辦法繼續下去。」 "To get positive feedback from fans is huge.” 「得到球迷正面的鼓勵真的很重要。」 The admiration is mutual. 要怎麼收穫先怎麼栽。 Collison, after all, is Oklahoma City’s kind of player. This is a place where teamwork is a hallmark. It was there after the bombing. It is there every time a tornado roars through or ice storm bears down. It is the heart of the Oklahoma Standard. (不管他說過什麼)Nick畢竟是雷霆的一員。這隻球隊最大的特點就是團隊合作，合作也是 Oklahoma州最重要的價值觀，不論是在爆炸案過後(譯註見後)或龍捲風襲擊過後。 We get after it and get the job done. 我們堅持信念，並且依此完成我們該做的。 Ditto for Collison. Nick也是一樣。 "Our city, I see why they love him,” Brooks said. "Other than him being 6-10, they see themselves out there probably playing the same way.” Brooks說：「我知道為何OKC這麼愛Nick，除了他是個6呎10的大個子以外，OKC還從他身上看到自己擁有的那種奮鬥精神。」譯註：奧克拉荷馬爆炸案http://tinyurl.com/yz8wtkn，發生於1995年4月19日，OKC。共造成168人死亡，超過800人受傷，是九一一襲擊事件發生之前在美國本土造成死亡人數最多的恐怖襲擊事件。 -- 哲學的義務，是去除因誤解而生的幻想。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 211.22.7.197