[外電] 雷霆的“壞叔叔”—Kendrick Perkins

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Crazy Uncle Perk Posted on January 1, 2013 by AlexR44 http://www.thundergazette.com/2013/01/01/crazy-uncle-perk/ We, as fans, sometimes view players as objects of entertainment. We look to them as visual and emotional toys that we unwrap every October, and hope to play with through June. When they no longer entertain us or completely frustrate us, they become highly expendable in our minds. We get on blogs and forums and completely blame that player for everything that is wrong with the team. It doesn’t matter whether the team is the best in the league or the worst in the league, there’s always that one player that catches the ire of most of the fanbase. Unfortunately, we sometimes forget that they are humans too. There has developed a sort of love-hate relationship between Thunder fans and center Kendrick Perkins in the last couple of weeks. None of it is due to anything personal. For all intents and purposes, Perkins seems like an affable guy who is completely devoted to his family. A big extended family that includes his nuclear family and his Thunder fam. Some players talk about their team being a family, when, in reality, family just means people that they have to deal with for 6-9 months out of the year. Some players, though, really do live by the “team is family” creed, inviting teammates to their house and generally, trying to bond with them throughout the season, and sometimes, even after the season. As a team, the Oklahoma City Thunder are very family oriented. The leaders on the team adhere to this concept as does the organization as a whole. The foundational culture of the team is rooted in family. And included in that family, is the entire fan base. We, as fans, are all invested in the same cause, but at different ends of the spectrum. The players are the performers and the fans are the audience. But sometimes, it’s easy to forget that the family concept is a two way street. We, as fans, expect for the team to acknowledge us, either through charity work, through team interviews, or through slogans, such as “Team is One”. We expect players to sign autographs for us at all hours of the day, wherever we see them. But, the sad truth is that fans do a bad job of picking players up when they aren’t providing what we expect of them. Family means different things to different people. To me, family is the group of people you are born/raised into and the people you accept into your circle. It’s a set of people whom you accept and can depend on through the good and the bad. And as a sports family, we’ve accepted the Oklahoma City Thunder into our family. They are interwoven into our fabric from October through June. We have Thunder watch parties, talk about the team around the dinner table, and talk about the people in the organization like they reciprocate talking about us at their dinner tables. Family dynamics are a difficult part of co-existing as a family. Not everyone is going to get along the same all the time. But if a family is to co-exist, they have to accept the good and the bad of a member and go with it. For example, every family has that one family member. You know, the black sheep that’s kind of an outcast and rough around the edges. Its usually an uncle. They may have either served some time in jail or have a short temper. And they usually have drama with a wife, ex-wife, girlfriend, or baby momma (or a combination of all four) that spills over into family events. And when something goes down involving a bar, a fight, and a woman, you know Uncle was involved. But here’s the thing about Uncle, though. He’s full of wisdom and has a great ear for listening. And, he’s great at some sort of handy work, usually mechanics or carpentry. And when you need him, he’s always there, no questions asked. Well, that Uncle is Kendrick Perkins. He’s a little rough around the edges with the scowl and the intimidation. He’s probably on the naughty list of most of his opponents. And, he’s had some injury issues in the past. But when we need him to guard a Dwight Howard or a Marc Gasol, he’s there with his hard hat on, no questions asked. When we needed him to play through a torn groin and a wrist that needed to be surgically repaired, he gutted it out and performed beautifully. When his young teammates need an ear to vent to, he’s there to listen with some Southern drawl wisdom to accompany it. Whenever we need Perk, he’s there. And yet, when he is used incorrectly, or he doesn’t perform to our standards, we chastise him and await his presence with a pink slip in our hands. If comparing Perkins to a family member doesn’t help you see his value, let me give you some tangible evidence versus some of the top centers in the game: Before Perkins 2009-10 – including playoffs vs. Bynum (LAL), Howard (Orl), Perkins (Bos), Duncan (SA), M.Gasol (Mem), and Nene (Den) – 9-16 2010 thru Feb 23, 2011 – vs. Duncan (SA), Bynum (LAL), M.Gasol (Mem), and Nene (Den) – 2-6 With Perkins March 14, 2011 – end of season (including playoff) vs. Bynum (LAL), Jefferson (UTA), Nene (Den), and D. Jordan (LAC) – 13 – 6 2011 – 2012 – 66 game season including playoffs vs. Bynum (LAL), Howard (Orl), M.Gasol (Mem), Duncan (SA), Jefferson (Uta), and D. Jordan (LAC) – 19 – 11 2012 – through the New Year 2013 – vs. Howard (LAL), M.Gasol (Mem), Duncan (SA), D.Jordan (LAC), and Jefferson (Uta) – 4 – 2 Excluding the first season the Thunder were in Oklahoma City, the team went 11 – 22 against top tier centers in the league before the arrival of Perkins. That’s a .333 winning percentage. After the arrival of Perkins, the team has gone 36 – 19 against top tier centers. That’s a .655 winning percentage. Looking at the raw data, Perkins has nearly doubled the chances of the Thunder winning versus a team with a top tier center. Understandably, the correlation is not one to one. The players around Perkins have gotten better as they have aged. But the Thunder doesn’t improve as quickly as it has without that rock in the middle. And there is no way the Thunder make it to the Finals last season without Perkins manning the middle. The defensive job he did on Dirk Nowitzki, Andrew Bynum, and Tim Duncan was a big reason the Thunder were Western Conference Champions. While his performance against the Heat in the Finals exposed his flaws, it wasn’t like he was put in a position to succeed by Coach Scott Brooks, either. Brooks needs to understand that against smaller, quicker teams, Perkins’s strengths will be negated. Conversely, Perkins needs to understand that against these teams, he may have to sit more time than usual. But that’s the thing about those crazy uncles. They are usually stubborn as a mule. 我們這些球迷呢，經常會把球員視作娛樂和吐槽的對象。每年十月，球員們就像一個個被剝去包裝的玩具，他們充滿情感，又栩栩如生。我們，希望他們能一直走到來年的六月。然而，無可奈何花落去，似曾相識燕歸來。當他們人老珠黃、風韻不再，甚至讓人感到厭煩不已的時候，在我們心中，他的存在也就變得完全無關緊要了。我們登陸自己球隊的 blog和論壇，絮絮叨叨的訴說著球員對球隊帶來的所有負面影響。然而這種風氣跟球隊戰績似乎沒有什麼關係，無論你喜歡的球隊是聯盟第一或者是倒數第一，隊內似乎總會有一名隊員不可避免的背上最重的黑鍋。令人遺憾的是，我們有時候會忘記，他們也是有感情的人。過去幾週，在雷霆球迷和球隊中鋒Perkin之間，產生了一種剪不斷理還亂的愛恨情仇。而這些糾葛僅僅跟球員在球場上的表現有關。事實上，Perkins是一位和藹可親且富有愛心的男人，他全心全意愛自己的“家”，這個家不只包括有自己的小家，而且包括雷霆整支球隊這個大家。有些球員總是說球隊就像一個大家庭。殊不知，在這些球員眼裡，家庭這個詞只是意味著跟隊友每年在一起耗掉6 到9 個月的時間而已。而有些球員，會真正信奉“球隊一家親” 這個信條。整個賽季中，他們經常請隊友到自己的家裡來玩，漸漸的試著與隊友建立更加親密的關係，甚至有時候這也會發生在休賽期。作為一支NBA 球隊，俄克拉荷馬雷霆，是真正的親如一家。球隊的領袖一直堅持擁護“球隊是一個整體”。而且球隊的文化正是牢牢地紮根於家庭這一概念。在這個大家庭中，我們所有可愛的雷霆球迷也是其中的一大部分。球迷們喜愛球隊，就像對待事業一樣執著，只不過我們在選擇退出時，身處在不同基調或不同區段罷了。球員們是表演者，而我們就是觀眾。但是有時候，我們很容易忘記，你在為家庭做貢獻時，家庭也會回報你。作為球迷，我們會期待球隊能夠用各種方式取悅我們；慈善活動也好，球隊採訪也好，甚至口號也罷（例如去年雷霆的季後賽標語：Team is One—— 球隊是一家）。無論我們在哪兒碰到自己球隊的隊員，我們都希望他們能時時刻刻笑臉迎人，並耐心地為我們簽名合影。然而，令人傷感的事實是：當球員們沒能提供我們希望他做到的一切時，我們便不會像以前那樣繼續支持他們了。不同的人對於“家庭”有不同的理解。對我來說，家庭就是包括陪你從小長大的那群親人，以及你願意並接受進入你自己圈子的人。無論你貧窮或富有，無論你疾病還是健康，這些人都是你生命的重要組成，也是你生命的依靠。而作為一個體育家庭，我們都已經愛上了雷霆這支球隊，我們也願意讓他成為我們生命中的一部分。每個10 月到6 月的輪迴，他都會和我們的生活交織在一起，情意綿綿。我們參加雷霆的派對聚會，茶餘飯後談論著球隊的點滴，我們私下八卦球隊球員和管理層，似乎就像他們也會做同樣的事情八卦我們一樣。一個家庭，他的家庭內在動力是存在於人際關係中很難產生的一個部分。因為並不是家庭裡的每個人在任何時候都會和睦相處。但是如果一個家庭想要長久溫馨的發展下去，那麼他就必須接受每個成員好的一面和壞的一面。舉個例子吧，每個家庭都會有那麼一個成員，扮演著類似於害群之馬的角色，就像一個不受歡迎的流浪漢，不修邊幅，放蕩不羈。而這個人通常會是你的某一個叔叔；他或許蹲過一段時間牢房，又或許脾氣暴躁性情乖張；他與他的妻子、前妻和女友的事情都是那麼的複雜凌亂；甚至他會在年少輕狂之時不小心搞一個孩子出來；這些事情讓整個家庭頭疼不已。當與酒吧、暴力、女人這樣的詞有關的事情發生之時，你不用猜也會知道這個叔叔牽涉其中。不過呢，這個叔叔也是有好多優點的。他很聰明很能幹，耳聰目明。而且非常擅長機械類或者木匠類的手藝活兒。當你有什麼事情需要他幫忙的時候，無論如何，他總會及時出現，並且任勞任怨。好吧，我想說的是，這個讓人又愛又恨的叔叔，就是Perkins。那張每天都愁眉不展且陰雲密布的面孔，讓他看上去有些不好相處。他的名字很有可能出現在最不受對手歡迎球員榜單上的前列。而且他有一些傷病隱患纏身。但是，當你需要他去防守Howard或者小Gasol，他會義無反顧的帶上他那張頑固的撲克臉隻身向前，沒有抱怨。當你需要他帶著傷病（撕裂的腹股溝和需要手術的手腕）上場完成任務的時候，他總會強硬的堅持到底並打出不錯的表現。當球隊的年輕球員需要有一個人去側耳傾聽他們的怨言，他會用南部郊區特有的慢吞吞的語言智慧陪伴他們度過漫漫長夜。無論什麼時刻，只要你需要Perkins，他就在那裡，不離不棄。然而，當他沒有在場上找到自己位置的時候，當他沒有打出符合球隊水平表現的時候，我們總是責罵他，總是期待著他下次出現的時候手裡握著一份解僱通知書。如果把Perkins比作自己家庭的一員還是不能幫助你理解他的價值，那麼讓我列出一些雷霆面對頂級中鋒的實打實的數據來吧。 Perkins加盟之前: 2009-2010 整個賽季（包括季後賽），當面對Bynum（湖人）、Howard（魔術）、Perkins （賽爾提克）、Duncan（馬刺）、M.Gasol（灰熊）、Nene（金塊）時，球隊9 勝16 負。 2010 年10 月到2011 年2 月23 日，當面對Duncan（馬刺）、Bynum（湖人）、M.Gasol（灰熊）、Nene（金塊）時，球隊2 勝6 負。 Perkins加盟之後: 2011 年3 月14 日到賽季結束( 包括季後賽) ，當面對Bynum（湖人）、Nene（丹佛）、Jefferson（爵士）、D.Jordan（快艇）時，球隊13 勝6 負。 2011 年到2012 賽季( 包括季後賽) ，當面對Bynum（湖人）、Howard（魔術）、 Duncan（馬刺）、M.Gasol（灰熊）、Jefferson（爵士）、D.Jordan（快艇）時，球隊 19 勝11 負。 2012 年10 月到2013 年新年。當面對Howard（湖人）、Duncan（馬刺）、M.Gasol（灰熊）、Jefferson（爵士）、D.Jordan（快艇）時，球隊4 勝2 負。以上這些數據還不包括雷霆遷到俄克拉荷馬的第一個賽季。當雷霆隊在面對頂級中鋒的時候，沒有Perkins，雷霆總共11 勝22 負，勝率只有33% 。 Perkins到來之後，面對頂級中鋒時雷霆隊已經36 勝19 負了，勝率為65.5% 。看看這鮮活的數據，Perkins幾乎讓球隊面對頂級內線時的勝率提高了一倍。當然，可以理解的是，這兩者（Perkins到來和球隊勝率）之間的關係絕對不是一對一這麼簡單。畢竟歷經時間的積累，Perkins的隊友也變得越來越好，越來越成熟。但是，如果沒有這樣一個堅硬的磐石坐鎮內線，那雷霆不會提升的如此迅速。此外，如果上個賽季沒有Perkins在內線奉獻力量，那麼雷霆也絕對進入不了總決賽。看看Perkins對Dirk、Bynum、Duncan的防守吧，這也是雷霆成為上賽季西區冠軍的重要原因。儘管他在總決賽對陣熱的表現暴露了他的缺點，但是更多的原因在於Brooks教練沒有把 Perkins放入正確的位置；或者說，Brooks應該了解，在面對小個且快速的對手時， Perkins的強項會被抑制，弱點會被放大。換個角度想，Perkins也應該知道，當面對小個陣容時，他也應該在板凳上坐比平時更多的時間。但是呢，這就是壞叔叔的特點：他總是頑固的像一頭拉不回來的驢。翻譯:http://bbs.hupu.com/4881895.html -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.36.89.173