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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

[PC_LSN_No.2]To Draw a Line in the Sand

Imaging a tribe leader in a desert area where sand is everywhere. There were no trees, rivers and mountains, nothing to look at and say, “This is the border of our land, this is the place we’ll fight to defend.” since there were no nature landmarks to relate to, that commander then takes a stick and drag it along the groud, and in that sense, “draws” a line in the sand and says, here is the border of our land and we’ll fight to defend.

Beyond this line, no enemy must come. It is from that exotic image that we get this idiom meaning to define a symbolic point beyond which there is no further compromise, whatever ideas or discussions are on one side of the line, that is okay, but beyond that point, there can be no further discussion. The line in the sand represents the symbolic border for the negotiations.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

悠篮大陆看来的篮球术语

技术统计:

3P : 三分球(3-point field goals),80赛季开始运用到NBA
3PA : 三分出手次数(3-point field goal attempts)
3PG% :三分球命中率

Age :球员年龄,一般采用每年2月1日这一天球员的年龄
a-of-b shooting: 投篮b次命中a次
All-Defensive Team : 最佳防守阵容。
All-NBA Team: NBA最佳阵容
All-Rookie Team:最佳新秀阵容
All -Star: 全明星
APG: 平均每场助攻(assist per game)
Assist Ratio: 助攻比(缩写为ASR)
1978赛季开始采用. 计算公式是:AsR=100*(AST / (FGA + 0.44*FTA + AST+TO))
助攻比=100*(助攻次数/(投篮次数+0.44*罚球次数+助攻次数+失误次数))
Assist: 助攻(缩写:Ast.)
Attempts:出手次数。

BA: 被盖帽次数(Blocks Against)
Backboard: 篮板。注意不是basketboard。
bench score:板凳球员得分
Block shot: 盖帽(缩写:Blk.)。
Box score: 技术统计。
BPG: 平均每场盖帽

Career-high:职业生涯最高记录

decent numbers:漂亮的,华丽的数据
DEF:防守篮板(后场篮板)。
Defensive efficiency:防守效率(简称Def Eff).
计算公式: Def Eff = 100*(Opp PTS / Opp Poss);
防守效率=100*(对手得分/对手进攻机会)
DNP 未出场,[Did Not Play (Participate)],数据统计时,若一个球员未上场(通常是由于伤病、教练的决定或者私人事情),则记为DNP
double doubles:两双
DPOY:年度防守球员(Defensive Player of the year年度防守球员),常规赛结束后评选该年度最佳防守球员
DRtg:防守效率指数(Defensive rating= OppPts/OppPos * 100)

FG% 球员得分效率(Effective field goal percentage)
计算公式: eFG%=(FG + 0.5*3P)/FGA ;
得分效率=(命中次数+1/2三分球数量)/出手次数
这项统计的分子中,得分再加上1/2的三分得分,而不是1/3的三分数,主要是认为三分的价值比两分球作用大些,或者说效率高些. 例如,球员A的某场比赛是10投四中,其中有两个三分,B球员是10投5中,三分球是零中. 那么他们的效率 是相同的,都是50% 这项统 计指标中,仍然不包含罚球.
Eff 效率(Efficiency); 每百次防守(进攻)机会的防守(进攻)成功次数.
FGA 投篮出手次数(Field goal attempts )
FG% 相当于field goal percentage,投篮命中率。
field goal:投篮命中
field goal percentage 投球命中率
Free throw:罚球(缩写:FT.)。
FT%:罚球命中率。
FTA:罚球次数(Free throw attempts)
FTM-FTA:罚中次数/罚球次数。

G/GP:出场次数(games played)
GB:落后战绩最领先球队的胜场场数(games behind)
GS:先发出场次数(games starting)

Hang time:滞空时间

L:落后场次(losses)

MIN/MP:出场时间(minutes played),1952赛季开始运用到数据统计
most improved player:进步最快球员
MPG:平均上场时间 (minutes per game)
MVP:Most Valuable Player:最有价值的运动员。
MVP CANDIDATES:最有价值球员热门人选

N/A:未进行

offensive rebound:前场篮板球(进攻篮板球)
Off Eff:进攻效率(Offensive efficiency),73-74赛季开始采用.
经验公式:100*(Tm PTS /Tm Poss).
ORtg Offensive rating:进攻效率指数值(Offensive rating),每一百次进攻机会所得分值

play-by-play 每一次攻防的重现,近似于文字直播,每一次进攻防守的细节.
players of the month:月最佳球员
points in paint 内线得分
Poss:进攻机会(Possessions),
PPG:场均得分(Points Per Game)
PTS:得分数

Quadruple-double:四双

Rebound:篮板球
recap:比赛重点过程重现。Re-capture 对一场比赛的重现及总结。
Rejection:盖帽
RPG:平均每场篮板球
Run:连续得分。比赛中屏幕上会经常打出某支球队12-0 run in last 4 minutes,就是说这支球队在刚刚过去的4分钟内连得了12分,打了个12比0的小高潮
Runner-up:第二名

Second chance points:二次进攻得分
schedule 赛程
Sixth Man Of the year:年度最价第六人
Steal:断球;抢断球(缩写:Stl.)
Steals Per Game:场均抢断
Streak:连胜场次

team rebound:球队篮板。投篮不中后篮板因种种原因例如出界而无个人抢到篮板而将球权判给一方此时该队就有了一个球队篮板
Team foul:集体犯规
Teamwork:全队合作
Technical foul:技术犯规
Three-point shot:三分投篮
Three-pointer:三分球
Three-point play:打三分(投中2分并加罚1分)
tip-in:补篮
Triple-double:三双,即三项技术统计指标超两位数
ToR:失误比(Turnover Ratio).公式是:TOR=(TO / (FGA + 0.44*FTA + AST + TO))
失误比= (失 误/(投篮次数+0.44*罚球次数+助攻次数+失误次数))
Turnover:失误,(缩写:To.)。 NBA中专门有一项数据统计叫assist/turnover,是用这个队员助攻 数比上他的失误数,这项统计能准确的反映一个组织后卫是否称职

unanswered points:对手未得一分下的连续得分数。
在比赛进行中,一方球队在其对手无法得分的状况下,以任何方式(包括中篮与罚球)所累积的得分数,即为 unanswered points。在一般的比赛实时数据统计中,unanswered points 会停留在比赛最终之前的状态,例如当对方投进一球之后,我方最后又投进一个三分球,则这个数字会停在 3 上头。

W:胜场次数(Wins)
winning streak:胜场数,连胜纪录
场上用语:

a flat shot:一个弧线低平的投篮
alley-oop:空接扣篮
Arena:比赛场;竞技场。比如Seattle的主场名叫Key Arena
arc:三分线
Arm in the rim dunk :手肘插进篮筐的灌篮
Air ball:“三不沾”,投出的球什么都没碰到
Alley-oop:空中接力。一个运动员把球抛向空中,另一个队员在空中接住球把球扣入篮筐
ankle-breaker:脚踝终结者。指的是一些球员在告诉交叉运球过程中将防守 队员弄到并导致其受伤。
and one:打进加罚,即加罚
a strong finish:有力的结束。球员强力灌篮后,解说员的解说词
away game:客场比赛

baby hook:小勾手
backcourt:后场
back to the basket:背筐
bank shot:擦板球
Baseline:底线。球场两端的边界线
behind-the-back:背后运球
between-the-leg:胯下运球
bounc:反弹传球
Box out:抢篮板球挡人,即抢篮板球时站在对手和篮之间,用身体挡住防守队员的动作
backdoor cut:从两边底线往篮下的战术
Back pass:背后传球
backcourt violation:回场违例
baseball pass:快攻时的长传
baseline driver:底线切入的球员
be sidelined:不能上场,退出比赛
beat the shot clock:在出手时限结束之前(完成出手投篮的动作)。在出手时限结束之前(完成出手投篮的动作).NBA规定进攻一方必须在内24秒出手投篮,但在球过中线以后在前场的发球后,必须在 14 内秒出手投篮,否则违例。
behind-the-back dribble:背后运球
Bench:替补队员
bench warmer:上场时间很少的球员,通常在场下把板凳都坐暖了
blocking foul:阻挡犯规
block out:卡位
Bounce pass:击地传球
Box out:抢篮板球挡人,即抢篮板球时站在对手和篮之间,用身体挡住防守队员的动作
brick:球打在篮筐或篮板上被崩出来,许多公牛队的球迷在客队罚球时都手执一块上写“Brick”的牌子在罚球队员的眼前不停的晃动,扰乱他的视线,以达到干扰罚球的目的。
bury a shot:投篮命中
Buzzer beater:零秒出手,即投压哨球

catch-and-shoot:接球就投
cross-over:交叉过人
carrying the ball:翻腕运球
charging foul:(带球)撞人(犯规)
Clear Path to the Basket:带球球员和篮筐之间有足够空间能让该球员畅通无阻地上篮...
clang:投篮不进,打铁
Close calls:比分接近的比赛
Crutch time:生死时刻,一球定胜负的关键时刻
Crutch shot:关键球,至胜球
cross-leg dribble:胯下运球

Defensive 3 Seconds Violation:防守3秒违例
defensive basket interference:防守方干扰投篮得分
delay of game:阻碍比赛之正常进行
deny the ball:绕前防守
dime-a-dozen common:不值钱的(of little value)
disqualification:犯满离场(DQ)
Double foul:双方犯规
double dribble:两次运球
doublepump:拉杆式投篮
Driving Layup:突破到篮下得分
drop pass:吊传

eight-second violation:进攻方8秒钟内未带球过中场之违例 ,以前是10秒,现在为了加快进攻节奏而改为8秒
ejection:驱逐出场,球员领到两次技术犯规会被驱逐出场.
elbowing:打拐子,肘击
expiration:时间终了

foul line:罚球线
free-throw line:罚球线
freethrow lane:罚球圈,禁区
frontcourt:前场
fast break:快攻
flagrant foul:恶意犯规
flopping:假摔
from down town:远距离三分命中。down town是指市中心的繁华地带 from down town即指接近球场中部,刚过半场的远距离三分命中。NBA的解说员都有夸张的倾向,所以现在很多三分线外的投篮命中,即使不是很远,只要离开三分线有一定距离,都用上了这个词组。
from the line:在罚球线,通常指罚球
foul strategy:犯规战术
foul out:犯满离场
foul trouble:快要犯满离场,指球员有犯规危机
four-point play:打4分球
full timeout:长暂停


Game that's game:比赛结束
gear:篮球装备
give and go:(进攻方持球球员的)传切战术
Gunner:经常投篮的投手
go-to guy:球队绝对核心,关键球执行者
“go-to“ man:在关键时刻可以托付重任的人,另一个说法是 clutch player
goaltending:干扰投篮得分。若防守球员封阻的时间太迟,篮球已经过了最高点,或篮球已经碰到了篮板,则为防守干扰球,判进攻成功得分。若进攻球员干扰,则为进攻干扰球,不算得分

handoof:手递手传球
head-turning:街球动作
High post:高位
hacking:打手犯规
Hand Checking:打手犯规
Hit Game-Winner:投入制胜球
holding:拉手犯规
hustle:紧逼防守

illegal offense:进攻违例
illegal defense:防守违例
illegal Screens/Picks:非法掩护
Incidental Contact:合法接触
Inside-out:内线吸引防守,再转移外线进攻
isolation:四位进攻球员在一边,而由第五位球员单吃对方防守球员

jersy:球衣
jockey for position:(篮下)卡位
jumpshot:跳投
jump ball:争球,跳球

kicks:球鞋

loose ball foul:双方均无持球权时的犯规 ,通常发生于双方争夺篮板球时
low post:低位

Matchup:对应关系,攻防上各个位置的对应关系
make the hoop:投篮得分
milk the time away:进攻方以运球或传球方式消耗掉比赛所剩下时间
monster dunk:狂猛灌篮
mid-court:中场

non-bruising:不靠蛮力。形容像布兰德,加内特那样技巧型的大前锋不用蛮力得分
nothing but the net:空心球(入篮)
No-charge area:进攻有理区

outside shot:外线投篮
ower bowl:靠近场地的数排座位
Offensive 3 Seconds Violation:进攻3秒违例
offensive basket interference:进攻方干扰投篮得分,此时进攻方不得分
On Fire:形容百发百中,浑身着火
one man:一人球队
One more wanna quit:要再来一场吗?一般用语挑衅
one-on-one:单挑,也叫做斗牛
one-on-one defense:人盯人防守
OT:加时赛(overtime)
outburst:大爆发
out of bund:出界
out of reach:回天乏术,追赶不及
Outlet pass:第一传,抢到篮球板后的第一传,一般都是隔场的长传.

palming:翻腕运球
perimeter:外线的
perimetershot:中距离投篮
pick(screen):掩护
pick and roll:(进攻方做掩饰之球员的)挡切战术
post entry pass:外线向低位的入挈传球,持球者从外线将球传给位于内线低位的队友
post-up play:(进攻方持球球员背对篮框)单吃对方防守球员之战术
post up:低位背打
pound the boards:抢篮板球
pull-up jumper:急停跳投
pushing:推人犯规
penetration:突破
painted area:罚球圈,禁区
possession:回合

restricted area near the basket:禁区内篮框下的小圆圈区域,即合理冲撞区
Restricted Area:合理冲撞区
return:复出,上场。1.某球员退役,然后重新开始职业生涯 2.回到球场
reverse lay-up:反手走篮
rim-wrecker:篮筐摧毁者

score a basket:投篮得分
second-chance points:二次篮板得分.进攻的一方首次投篮没进,抢到进攻篮板球得到二度投篮的机会「补篮」得分。
shoot behind the arc:投三分球
shoot from down town:通常指某球员三分出手
shoot off the dribble:运球中急停投篮。在向篮筐方向带球突破时的急停跳投
shot clock violation:24秒违例
shot-fake:假动作
shorts:短裤
sink a 3-pointer:投中3分
(slam)dunk:(强力)灌
SoB:You are a SON of BITCH:额 这个是垃圾话
Somebody Frozen by Somebody:某人被某人冻结(防守)
Squad:五人组,篮球队的非正式说法
Starting Five:先发五虎
starting lineup:首发阵容,开场阵容
Strong side:强侧,即有球的一侧
substitutes:替补队员
substitute:换人(上场、下场)
sumo-style:相扑似的比赛风格,常用来形容激烈的篮下对抗
Suspend:暂时中止运动员上场比赛;禁赛
swat-and-deflection machine:盖帽机器
swing the momentum:逆转了全队气势
swish:空心球(入篮)
scoring table:记录台,记分台
sideline:边线
Sky hook:天钩
Somebody beat the buzz:某人试投压哨球
spin move:转身运球

tear sho:抛投,抛射
top of the key:三秒区弧顶
turnaround jumper:转身跳投
tap in:托球入篮
Team foul:集体犯规
technical foul:技术犯规,T
the passing lane:传球路线
three-second violation:3秒违例
three-point play:投进2分球后因被犯规再罚进一分,即打三分
throw in:发球入场
throw a punch:出拳打架
tip-off:跳球,开球
Triple Threat:三重威胁状态, 形容接球后球员所形成的身体姿势可以适合后继的三种动作(传,切,射),可以对防守队员构成三重威胁(具体是哪三重,额 我还不晓得。。)
Trailer:快攻中拖后的球员
Tripleteam:三人包夹
Trash talkTrash talk:球员之间互相挑逗的“废话”、脏话、垃圾谈话
travelling:走步
Turnaround Jump Shot:转身跳投
turn the ball over:失误
twenty-second timeout:短暂停

upfake:投篮时的假动作
uptempo game:高速度进攻

very deep 3-pointer:超远三分

Weak side:弱侧,指无球的一侧
Wide open:开阔,无人防守。大多数情况下战术配合的目的就是给队友制造wide

zero tolerance 零容忍政策
战术用语:

Flex offense:伸缩进攻战术。20世纪70年代流行的一种打法,讲究传球,掩护,反传的一种战术.对人盯人防守十分有效.得分通常是利用球员间内外线的伸缩切入切出,或者罚球区两个肘侧跳投完成.

Give-and-g 基本战术配合之一,进攻队员将球传给另队友--give,然后向篮下切入,再接队友的回传球上篮(或扣篮)得分--go 。

half-court press:半场进逼战术
help defense:协防

man to man offense:盯人进攻法

open court:开放式进攻
out of bounds play:发界外球进攻法

play big:打大个,以大个为中心
Play mind games 攻心战
play small:打小个,以小个为中心,小个阵容
PLSD:普林斯顿战术体系(这个,不用我解释了吧?)
Pick-and-roll 挡拆战术。篮球中的基本进攻战术之一,进攻队员给持球的队友作掩护 英语叫“set a pick“,然后掩护队员向篮下移动叫“roll“,再接队友的传球,在无人防守的情况下投篮。
Pick:掩护。

Run&Gun:小球打法,最典型的为太阳队。一般叫做炮轰战术,缩写为R&G

second effort:二次进攻
shootaroun:投篮
Shooting/not center principle:投篮/不中原则。场上用联防还是人盯人防守,完全靠场上球员自己判断。己方如果投中,对方就要用一定时间发出底线球,回防时就有足够时间布好联防。如果不中对方拿到篮板,就很可能是一个快攻,根本没时间从容布好联防,因此此时就用人盯人防守。
switching:交换防守

zone defense:区域防守,区域联防
技术动作:

around-the-back:绕背运球

baseball-type:大力传球
Between-the-legs:胯下换手

coordination:身体协调能力

double pump:拉杆式投篮
driving to the hoop:带球上篮
Dunk in face:在某人面前扣篮
dish:突破分球
dish out:传球给队友使其轻松得分。
double crutch:空中换手上篮(投篮)

fade-away jumpshot:后仰跳投
finger roll:指尖挑篮
floater:跑投,行进间抛射

mid-range jumper:中距离跳投

No Look Pass:在不看队友的情况下将球传出

off-hand:非常用手
One handed jam:单手灌篮

pump-fake:投篮的假动作:举起球,状似投篮,又放下

Reverse dunk:反身扣篮

shake sb. off晃倒某人

Tomahawk jam:战斧式灌篮
Two haanded windmil:双手大风车灌篮

Windmill:大风车灌篮

YS:面对着防守队员贴身防守时投篮
篮球医学:

achilles tendon 跟腱
arthroscope 关节镜

back spasm 背部痉挛
bone bruise 骨头瘀伤, 擦伤,撞伤

dislocate 脱臼

fracture 骨折

groin strain 腹股沟拉伤

heel Injury 脚后跟受伤

ligament 韧带

meniscus 半月板
microfracture surgery:关节镜软骨手术

MRI 磁共振成像(技术)

negative 阴性的,否定的

plantar fascitis 足底筋膜炎

rehabilitate 养伤

scar tissue 疤痕组织
steroid 类固醇,拟脂醇

touchup surgery 微创外科手术
NBA官方:

a blockbuster deal 球队之间大规模的球员交易
agent 经纪人

Bi-annual Exception 百万条款,双年条款,就是之前的 $1 Million exception(百万条款)。1998-99赛季 NBA 的百万条款的数额为100万美元,百万条款便从此 得名。2005-2011年版的 NBA 劳资条款中将百万条款更名为双年条款”,球 队只能隔年使用,2005-06赛季数额为167万美元,之后每个赛季递增 前一赛季的 4.5%。签约期最长两年,涨幅最高8%

buy out 买断

cap space 工资帽范围
CBA 劳资协议条款(Collective Bargaining Agreement)
Collactive Bargaining Agreement 劳资协定

free agents 自由球员
front office 决策人员,管理层

Hall of Fame 名人堂
head coach 主教练

lottery 乐透,确定选秀顺序的过程

Naismith Award 纪念篮球发明人的Naismith奖

qualifying offer 报价合同

release 裁掉某某球员

Salary Cap 工资上限
scout 球探;斥候;情报搜集工作
SRO:座票售罄,只剩站票(Standing Room Only)

the coaching staff 教练组成员
trade deadline 交易截至日
trade kicker 转会保证金

unrestricted 不受限制的

video coach 负责剪辑录像分析球员技术动作和战术的教练

waive 放弃,中止合同

球队名称及球馆:PHX 菲尼克斯太阳
LAC 洛杉矶快船
LAL 洛杉矶湖人
SAC 萨克拉门托国王
GSW 金州勇士
POR 波特兰开拓者
SEA 西雅图超音速
MIN 明尼苏达森林狼
UTA 犹他爵士
DEN 丹佛掘金
MEM 孟菲斯灰熊
NOK 新奥尔良黄蜂
HOU 休斯敦火箭
DAL 达拉斯小牛
SAS 圣安东尼奥马刺
MIL 密尔沃基雄鹿
IND 印第安那步行者队
CHI 芝加哥公牛
CAV 克里夫兰骑士
DET 底特律活塞
ATL 亚特兰大老鹰
CHA 夏洛特山猫
ORL 奥兰多魔术
WAS 华盛顿奇才
MIA 迈阿密热火
PHI 费城76人
BOS 波士顿凯尔特人
NYK 纽约尼克斯
NJN 新泽西篮网
TOR 多伦多猛龙
Sacramento Kings 萨克拉门托国王队 ARCO Arena 阿科球馆
Phoenix Suns 凤凰城太阳队 US Airways Center 美国空中走廊中心
LA Lakers 洛杉矶湖人队 STAPLES Center 斯台普斯球馆
LA Clippers 洛杉矶快艇队 STAPLES Center 斯台普斯球馆
Golden State Warriors 金州勇士队 the Arena in Oakland 奥克兰球馆
Utah Jazz 犹他爵士队 Delta Center 德尔塔中心球馆
Seattle Supersonics 西雅图超音速队 KEY Arena 钥匙球场
Portland Trailblazers 波特兰开拓者队 The Rose Garden 玫瑰花园球馆
Minnesota Timberwolves 明尼苏达森林狼队 Target Center 标靶中心球馆
Denver Nugget 丹佛掘金队 Pepsi Center 百事中心球馆
San Antonio Spurs 圣安东尼马刺队 SBC Center SBC中心球馆
Memphis Grizzlies 孟菲斯灰熊队 FedExForum 联邦快递球馆
New Orleans Hornets 新奥尔良黄蜂队 New Orleans Arena 新奥尔良球馆
Houston Rockets 休斯敦火箭队 Toyota Center 丰田中心球馆
Dallas Mavericks 达拉斯小牛队 American Airlines Center 美国航空中心球场
Washington Wizards 华盛顿奇才队 Verizon Center Verizon中心
Orlando Magic 奥兰多魔术队 TD Waterhouse Centre 水屋中心体育馆
Miami Heat 迈阿密热队 American Airlines Arena 美航球馆
Charlotte Bobcats 夏洛特山猫队 Bobcats Arena 夏洛特体育馆
Atlanta Hawks 亚特兰大鹰队 Philips Arena 飞利浦斯球场
Milwaukee Bucks 密尔沃基雄鹿队 Bradley Center 布拉德利中心
Indiana Pacers 印地安纳步行者队 Market Square Arena 城市广场球馆
Detroit Pistons 底特律活塞队 The Palace of Auburn Hills 奥本山宫殿球场
Cleveland Cavaliers 克里夫兰骑士队 Gund Arena 冈德体育馆
Chicago Bulls 芝加哥公牛队 United Center 联合中心球馆
Toronto Raptors 多伦多猛龙队 Air Canada Centre 加拿大航空中心球场
Philadelphia 76ers 费城76人队 First Union Center 第一联盟中心
New York Knickerbockers 纽约尼克斯队 Madison Square Garden 麦迪逊广场花园
New Jersey Nets 新泽西网队 Continental Airline Arena 大陆航空球场
Boston Celtics 波士顿凯尔特人队 Fleet Center 福利特中心球馆

[HC_TSL_No.9]We're better equipped to survive the loss of Brendan Haywood

...and it's not because of JaVale McGee. (Okay, maybe JaVale McGee has a little to do with it).
我这样说的理由不是因为JaVale McGee.(好吧,可能JaVale McGee对此也有一定的帮助)
For obvious reasons, this season will be the test of my "Brendan Haywood is among the most underrated players in basketball" theory (before Doc jumps down my throat, I'll admit that it's not exclusively my theory...I had to be convinced of it by others). Even in past years, when Brendan was supposidely struggling enough with his effort level for coach Eddie Jordan to bench him, he was an unbelievably important part of our team. He wasn't a great rebounder or a particularly fluid scorer, but he was an outstanding individual and team defender and a space-eater that made things easier for our perimeter-oriented stars. Etan Thomas' effort level may have been higher, but no amount of effort was ever going to make him as important to the team's success as Haywood.
因为一些众所周知的原因,这个赛季将是测试我的“Brendan Haywood是篮球领域中最被低估的球员之一”理论的好机会(在Doc跳出来抽我之前, 我首先要承认这不是我独占的理论,我只是十分赞同这个理论)。即使在过去的几年中,when Brendan was supposidely struggling enough with his effort level for coach Eddie Jordan to bench him, 他是一个不可思议的重要的球队组成部分。他不是一个伟大的篮板手,也不是一个持续的得分手,但是他是一个杰出的个人和团队防守者,一个内线悍将,他让我们的外线球星更加轻松。Etan Thomas的effort level可能更高,但是这没有让他成为像Haywood那样让球队成功的人。

I've referred a lot to Haywood's on/off court numbers in the past without actually providing them. Here's what Haywood has meant to the Wizards' defense in each of our playoff years. DE stands for defensive efficiency (points allowed/100 possessions, for you newbies).
我以前已经提到了很多Haywood在场和不在场的数据对比,但是没有一直没有吧这些数据好好整理出来。以下是在最近几个奇才进入季后赛的赛季中,Haywood对奇才的防守的贡献对比。DE代表防守效率(啥,你不知道什么叫防守效率,好吧,就是对手平均100次进攻所得的分数)

Year DE on DE off Difference

2004/05 103.1 113.1 9.9

2005/06 106.5 110.6 4.1

2006/07 108.1 114.7 6.6

2007/08 109.7 111.2 1.5

The pattern is actually pretty simple. With Haywood on the court, we've been about a league-average defensive team. With him off the court, we're basically at the very bottom. Assuming, hypothetically, that Haywood played every minute of every game at that same level, our defensive rating would have been good enough for the following respective rankings: 13th, T13th, 15th and 25th. Without him? 30th, 26th, 30th and T27. When I speak of Haywood's incredible on/off ratings, this is what I'm talking about.
这个数据表格浅显易懂。Haywood在场上的情况下,我们的防守达到联盟的平均水平。当他下场的时候,奇才的防守水准基本上是联盟倒数。假设,只是假设而已,Haywood以以上的防守水准在每场比赛都打满48分钟,我们这几年的防守排名将相应达到以下的相应水准:13th,13th,15th,25th,如果他不在场? 那排名相应为:30th,26th,30th,27th。这就是我所说的Haywood在场与不在场的惊人对比。

Of course, it's not all about stats, but they prove the subjective conclusion. I say that Haywood, due mostly to his size and smarts and not necessarily his effort, is an incredibly underrated defender, particularly on a team with such awful perimeter defenders. The numbers support that. Etan Thomas works hard, but he's a poor helpside defender and gives up too much size in individual defense. He can try all he wants, but he'll never be the defender Haywood is.
当然,数据并不能说明全部,但是数据证明了我的观点。我认为Haywood是一个被低估的防守者,他在防守端有着不可思议的表现,而且这是因为他的体格和机智,而不仅仅是他的努力。上面的数据证明了这个结论。Etan Thomas是个十分努力的人,但是他在协防上做的很失败,而且在一对一防守中也不够强硬。他可以努力提高自己的防守,但是他永远也不会达到Haywood的高度。

Ah, but as you can probably see, there's an outlier here. Shockingly, it's last season. For all the talk about Haywood's improvement, he actually affected the defense far less than in past years. His improvement mostly came on the offensive end, where he became a zillion times more efficient while cutting his turnovers. Defensively, however, one can make a legitimate argument that he actually got worse. As you can see, when Haywood was in the game, the Wizards actually defended worse than their season defensive efficiency rating.
对了,你可能已经发现数据中有一个很令人震惊的特例,发生在上个赛季。虽然大家都认为Haywood进步了,但是他真正对球队防守的贡献与过去的几年相比却大大的下跌。实际上,他的进步大多在进攻端,他的进攻效率有了惊人的增长同时还减少了失误。然而在防守上,你可以说他是变糟糕了。从数据上可以看出,当Haywood在场的时候,奇才的防守实际比他们的赛季平均防守效率还要低。

I won't argue that Haywood has dropped off defensively, but I will argue that last year may be the beginning of a trend. With Randy Ayers coming in, there was much more of an emphasis on team defense than in the past. This, of course, meant that we protected the paint like crazy, but it also meant that "blame" was spread around more. This certainly hurt Haywood's impact, and in many ways, it may have been problematic because Haywood is a solid presence that can deter penetration on his own. It did, however, make things a little easier for everybody else. Instead of having to remember all these odd zone traps, which can be difficult even for strong defenders, the rest of the Wizards had a true philosophy that their defensive-neglicent minds could actually understand. Protect the paint, at all costs.
我不想在他防守效率上的下降做任何争论,但是我认为去年可能是一种趋势的开端。随着Randy Ayers的到来,奇才发生了改变,过去不被重视的团队防守越来越成为球队的重心所在。这意味球队开始严密保护油漆区,同时这也意味着更多的人要承担防守的责任。but it also meant that "blame" was spread around more. 这样的策略必然降低了Haywood在防守方面的影响,Haywood做为一个防突破的好手,在重兵把守的油漆区反而难以发挥,因此这样的策略让人心存疑虑。但是它有一个好处,那就是让其他人的任务变得简单。现在队里那些对防守没有什么概念的球员可以不用再去记忆那些奇怪的防守陷阱区是什么,要知道即使对于一个强悍的防守者来说也不是一件容易的事情。他们只要记住一条真理,那就是保护油漆区,不计任何代价。

Why does this matter? Because unlike in past years, where the Wizards' defense was so dependent on Haywood, the club doesn't actually have to change much of their philosophy. They will still cut off the lane because, for the first time last year, the entire team was doing that instead of Haywood exclusively. All the drills the team ran during training camp to close out on shooters are still going to make a difference, not only because that's basic defense, but also because they're going to do so from the same areas they did last season. Essentially, Ayers actually created a scheme, even if one could argue that it was the wrong one because of Haywood's ability to deter penetration on his own. Now that Haywood is out, that "protect the paint" scheme actually makes sense, and with a year of learning it under their belts, the rest of the club should know better what to do within it.
为什么这对Haywood有影响?因为在过去的几年中,奇才十分依赖Haywood的防守,而去年开始情况却有所不同。当然奇才的防守方式并没有发生天翻地覆的变化,在防守中尽力切断对手的传球路线仍然是防守的方针之一,但是以前只有Haywood这样做,而上个赛季是头一回全队都执行了这个策略。在训练营中球员对投篮者进行逼迫的训练也将继续使球队变得不同,不仅仅是因为这是基础的防守,还因为他们是在过去一个赛季防守的基础。实际上,虽然有人对Ayers防守策略中对Haywood防突破能力的忽视颇有怨言,但现在Haywood受伤缺席,这种保护油漆区的战略有了意义,通过一年实打实的学习,剩下的球员知道怎样才能做得更好。

Of course, another key will be that there are better backup options. If Etan Thomas returns healthy, he can make up a lot of Haywood's offensive improvement. He can score pretty efficiently and grab a decent number of offensive boards, though he needs to be less turnover-prone and a better free throw shooter to mimic Haywood. Andray Blatche's emergence also helps; he proved last year that he can play center, and anything from McGee and Oleksiy Pecherov will be better than past seasons. But the real reason we might be better-equipped to handle Haywood's loss is because of a change in philosophy.
当然,另一个关键点是有比往年更好的后备球员。如果Etan Thomas健康的回归,他可以弥补很多Haywood在进攻上的进步。他能够做到有效的得分,交出一份漂亮的进攻数据,虽然他需要更少的易于失误和更好的罚球来达到Haywood的程度。Andray Blatch也能为球队提供帮助,他上个赛季证明了他可以打中锋, 还有McGee和Oleksiy Pecherov加入使得内线情况比前几个赛季要好得多。但是但是我们准备好处理Haywood的缺阵的真正的原因是防守策略上的变化。

That's not to say the loss stings. On a team that's likely to play slower with Gilbert Arenas injured, Haywood was an underrated part of the half-court offense, bringing skills no one player can replace. His loss also means we're going to have to double-team the post even more, opening up shooters on the weakside. But at the very least, we have more tools to stop the bleeding than we did in 2006/07.
并不是说我们因此就可以在没有Haywood的日子里毫无痛楚。在一个因为Gilbert Arenas的伤病而降速的球队里,Haywood是一个在半场防守中被低估的部分,他带来的技巧不是一个球员可以代替的。他的缺席还意味着我们不得不更多的包夹内线,导致外线弱侧的射手无人看管。但是至少在止血上,我们比2006/07赛季有了更多的工具。

Friday, October 10, 2008

[HC_TSL_No.8]Hey, I'm right about Redick

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原文标题: Hey, I'm right about Redick
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COMMENTARY Orlando Magic
Hey, I'm right about Redick

J.J.-mania is difficult to comprehend

Until further notice, you are now entering the No-J.J. Zone.

After today, this column space is the only place you can go in this entire town that will be absolutely and completely J.J.-free.

Until J.J. Redick actually does something notable in a real NBA game (not the 12 points he scored in that laughable 118-80 exhibition victory Wednesday against the Charlotte Bobcats), you will not see his name or his face anywhere near this column.

I just can't take it anymore. Every time I open up the sports section, every time I turn on a sports radio show, every time I click onto a Magic message board, all you see or hear is J.J., J.J., J.J.

I called up Sentinel Magic writer Brian Schmitz's blog Wednesday at OrlandoSentinel.com and three of the four most recent posts were about J.J. For crying out loud, look at all the pictures of J.J. around this column. Even our photographer Gary Green is infatuated with the guy. The only way J.J. could possibly get more publicity is if he were having an affair with Sarah Palin. He gets more media attention in this town than Casey Anthony's trash.

Coming soon: Nancy Grace shrieking into the camera: " Stan Van Gundy must be held accountable. He must play J.J. Redick now!"

Believe me, I know this isn't J.J.'s fault. He doesn't ask for all the attention and, in fact, seems a little embarrassed about being perhaps the most beloved benchwarmer in the history of sports.

"You get a little tired of it and it wears on you a little bit," Redick admits. "Everywhere I go in town, I always see somebody -- whether it's a waiter in a restaurant or a teller at a bank -- who says, 'I sure hope you play more this year.' "

This strange fascination with J.J. remains one of the most puzzling phenomena in sports. I've said many times that there's never been a guy sitting at the end of the bench who occupies such a large space in the heart of the fans.

Magic fans actually come to games hoping to see the third-team shooting guard play. Isn't this a little like going to a Springsteen concert to catch a glimpse of the tambourine player?

Van Gundy likens the situation to the backup quarterback traditionally being the most popular player on an NFL team. Good comparison -- but only if the backup quarterback were Tim Tebow and the team was the Jacksonville Jaguars.

When J.J. came off the bench and entered the lineup during Wednesday's game, the crowd roared. When he drained two straight jumpers to help lift the Magic to a 40-9 first-quarter lead, the place went crazy.

Good grief, was this a Magic preseason game or Duke in the Final Four?

(We now interrupt this J.J. column to inform you that the Charlotte Bobcats were so bad Wednesday night that I think I saw Larry Brown looking for another job at halftime. And our apologies to the Magic for second-guessing them on drafting Fran Vazquez over Sean May. At this point, Vazquez looks like the better pick).

We now resume with our regularly scheduled column.

As the months and years pass with J.J. sitting on the bench, you keep thinking the obsession might fade, but it just keeps getting stronger. It was fueled once again this week when the Magic picked up the option on J.J.'s contract and Van Gundy said that if the season started now J.J. would be in the rotation.

Translation: "Hey, Magic fans, get your season tickets today!"

As long as Van Gundy is telling fans what they want to hear, why doesn't he also declare Shaq is coming back, the Pistons have moved to the Western Conference and there will be free beer at the arena this season?

As you can tell, I'm just a tad skeptical about J.J. suddenly becoming a factor at shooting guard. You simply can't ignore the fact that the Magic used their first-round draft pick to take rookie shooting guard Courtney Lee and then used their remaining salary cap space to sign free-agent shooting guard Mickael Pietrus.

Don't get me wrong, I hope Magic fans get their wish and J.J. becomes a regular contributor. The fact is, he is fun to watch because nobody on the team shoots it like he does.

But I'll believe it when it actually happens in a real game. Let's see how the situation plays out during the three weeks leading up to the regular-season opener Oct. 29.

Until then, welcome to the No-J.J. Zone.

Mike Bianchi's Open Mike blog can be read at OrlandoSentinel.com/openmike, and he can be reached at mbianchi@orlandosentinel.com.

不可置信、难以理喻、令人抓狂,J.J.症候群
Hey, I'm right about Redick October 9, 2008

(注:本文中所有的J.J.都是指魔术球员J.J.罗迪克)

在没有下一步的公告之前,现在的这个专栏将是无J.J.区。

今天以后,这里将是这个城市里唯一一个你能找到的完全不讨论J.J.的地方。

除非J.J.罗迪克能够在一场真正的NBA比赛中大放异彩(在周三那场荒唐的季前赛118-80战胜山猫中取得的12分不能算),否则他的名字和面容将不会在这个专栏中出现。

我真的不能再忍受了。每次我打开体育栏目,每次我收听体育电台,每次我点击魔术新闻,铺天盖地的都是J.J.,J.J.,J.J.。

要知道在周三比赛那天,OrlandoSentinel.com上布莱恩.施密茨(Brain Schmitz)的博客发表的最新四篇文章中,三篇与J.J.有关。更让人抓狂的是,看看我们这个专栏附近的无所不在的J.J.的图片吧,甚至连我们的摄影师加里.格林(Gary Green)也完全沉浸在J.J.中不能自拔。J.J.的知名度是如此之高,以至于要想继续提高恐怕只能借助和莎拉.帕琳(Sarah Palin, 著名女政客,见注1)搞出点事情了。在这个城市,他得到的关注甚至比凯西.安东尼(Casey Anthony, 最近的一个轰动本地的女童失踪案件女主角,见注2)拙劣的谎言还要高。

看看即将播出的节目是什么?南希.格雷斯(Nancy Grace)对着镜头歇斯底里:“斯坦范甘迪要对他让J.J.作板凳的行为负责,他必须立刻让J.J.上场!”

相信我,我知道这不是J.J的错,他并没有要求人们的关注,实际上,他看起有些尴尬,因为他可能成为体育史上最受人喜爱的千年板凳。

“这让人觉得有点累,这样的关注消耗了我的精力,” 罗迪克承认。“在这个城市我不论走到哪处,总会遇到一些人,不论是餐厅的侍者还是银行的出纳,他们都会对我说,‘我相信你今年一定会有更多的出场机会。’”

这种对J.J.的怪异的迷恋现在仍然是体育界中最令人困惑的现象。我已经提到过很多次,从来没有一个坐在板凳席末尾的家伙能在球迷心中占据如此大的比重。


实际上,魔术的球迷到场内看球就是希望看到那个魔术第三梯队的得分后卫上场比赛。 这情况难道不像是在一场古典音乐会上寻找一个电吉他手一样吗?

范甘迪现在的情况就像置身于NFL(美国职业橄榄球联赛)中,在那里有个传统,替补的四分卫往往是最受欢迎的球员。你要是觉得这是个很好的类比,那也得在四分卫是Tim Tebow(佛罗里达大学橄榄球队的超级新星)而球队是杰克逊维尔美洲虎(Jacksonville Jaguars, 佛罗里达州的NFL球队)的情况下才对。

在周三的比赛中,当J.J.从板凳上站起来并走入场地的那个时刻,人群沸腾了,而他将魔术首节领先提升到40-9的2个跳投更是像2颗爆弹,掀翻了球馆的顶棚。

天哪,这到底是魔术的季前赛还是杜克的最终四强赛?

(我们现在就将中止专栏中有关J.J.的内容,因为我们认为周三的比赛不能说明问题。夏洛特山猫实在是太差了,以至于我觉得拉里.布朗在中场休息的时候已经可以开始着手寻找他下课后的新工作了。我们还要对当初鄙视魔术的决定道歉,他们选择了弗兰.瓦兹奎兹(Fran Vazquez,魔术2005年首轮第11位)而放过了肖恩.梅(Sean May,山猫2005年首轮第13位)。现在看来,瓦兹奎兹似乎是个更好的选择。)

我们的专栏现在将会回复到正常的轨道中来。

随着J.J.在板凳上度过了一月又一月,一年又一年,人们认为这种执念会慢慢的减弱,但是它却像个气球一样越来越鼓。当魔术宣布执行了J.J.的球队选项后,这颗气球几乎就要爆炸了,连范甘迪也不得不说如果现在赛季就开始,J.J.将会进入轮转阵容。

当然这些可以理解为:“魔术的球迷们,快来买季票吧!”

得了吧,如果范甘迪说出了球迷的希望,那他为什么不再宣布一下沙克正在回归魔术的进程中,活塞已经搬到了西部还有这个赛季在主场会提供免费啤酒?

你知道,我只是对J.J.突然成为得分后卫上的一个重要元素抱有怀疑态度。你不能忽视魔术在这个夏天的行为:他们用首轮选秀权拿下了康特尼.李,一个得分后卫,然后用剩下的薪水空间签了一个自由球员,迈克尔.皮特鲁斯, 还是一个得分后卫。

不要误会,我不是J.J.黑。就如每个魔术的球迷期望的那样,我也希望J.J.能够成为魔术常规阵容的一分子。 但事实是,他现在只是看起来很美,因为球队里没人能像他那样投篮。

除非范甘迪说的真的发生了,我才会相信,让我们等待3周后10月29日的常规赛揭幕战吧,看看那天会发生什么。

至少现在,欢迎来到无J.J.区。

注1,Sarah Palin:阿拉斯加州第一位女性政要,共和党总统候选人麦凯恩的竞选搭档。最重要的是,她曾获得某选美比赛的冠军...

注2,Casey Anthony:最近的一档儿童失踪案的核心人物,其女儿Caylee刚蹒跚学步,却被报失踪。问题是被报失踪的时间距离事件发生的真实时间已隔一个月,而作为母亲的Casey更是在问询中漏洞百出,谎言屡屡被揭穿,目前女童仍在搜寻中,受到舆论的广泛关注。


原作者Mike Bianchi,他的博客:Open Mike blog的地址是 OrlandoSentinel.com/openmike, 邮件:mbianchi@orlandosentinel.com

Sunday, October 5, 2008

DIY to celebrate National Day ^ _^

国庆没有回崇明,小小的折腾了一下,攒了个台式机。毕竟笔记本用了有4年了,有点不堪重负。而且现在家里有了个支持HDMI3.0的电视,不整个高清实在是太浪费了。
开始之前做了不少功课,也看到很多人的疯狂,DIY这件事情有时变得欲壑难填,4K的CPU,16K的整机,真的用得着这样的性能么?用更少的钱,更多的动手弥补,才是DIY的精神吧。
我的目标是一台放在客厅里的高清输出的机器,平时还可以下下电影动画,游戏几乎不玩,功率尽量低(电费很贵的)。

1. 因为放在客厅,小机箱是第一选择,二来外形不要太电脑,特别一些。
2. 不需要考虑游戏,所以整合主板,同时也能降低功率。
3. Intel平台功率更低,但是AMD平台性价比更高,整合主板的显示性能更好。
4. 不超频,不然小机箱会变成火炉……
5. 声音要小……(可耻的失败了)

有将近10年没有自己DIY过了,所以这回网上采购了配件,完全自己组装~
第一天,配件还没来,已有的配件有:鼠标,键盘,显示器(我家电视),音箱
键盘是赤木的走前留下的,拆开一看,恶心了半小时……图就不上了,看看洗后的吧。


背板,印刷电路


卸下键帽后的前面板,当然是洗过以后的=.=



overview



键帽全家福



完工!



第二天,机箱和电源送到了。建基(Aopen)的小机箱,样子很有特点。唯一恼人的是由于是小机箱,在配件上必须有所选择,不是什么都放得进去。电源必需方方正正, 12CM风扇侧出风才行,所以枪毙掉了大量主流推荐的电源。


Aopen的小机箱,很喜欢这个外形


开盖后



这个机箱的电源位比较特别,所以很多常用的电源不能用,不得不选了这个,事后证明是个错误,巨吵无比……




机箱到底有多小,和电源比一下 (电源和常见的大小差不多)


侧视




第三天,机箱内的东西也全到了。


主板,技嘉的780G



盒子里配件齐全


Mirco-ATX,不然不能放到这个小机箱里



光驱,大家都推荐先锋



CPU



无线网卡,电视机那边没有网线口



硬盘,西数的600G哦



内存,Kingstone 1G×2,够用就好


顺便买的超MINI优盘,上班有时会用到。以我的手指为参照



全部家当



AMD X2 5200+ 我的首次AMD体验



箱内侧视图



箱内俯视图



另一面的侧视


最后一天,HDMI线到啦。可以想象一根线上千元么?HDMI就有可能,当然不是我买的这根,我的80块……


最后的拼图,HDMI线



最后效果,还不错吧,看电影和动画挺开心的^_^
就是电源啊电源,太吵了,有人说的好,电脑一关,世界就清净了,totally agree...

[HC_TSL_No.6]喜忧参半:给麦子祈福,为蓉蓉鼓掌

美联社(Associated Press)报导:正在火箭为阿泰的到来而欢欣雀跃的时候,麦蒂的伤势却不得不让他们担忧。

休城的头号得分手在周一说,他的左肩发现关节炎并需要在本赛季结束后进行手术。他还提到他左膝的伤势恢复得比做手术时的预期要慢。

麦蒂是在3月24日与国王的比赛中扭伤肩部的,在整个余下的赛季中,他都依靠护具的保护来继续比赛。在5月时他做了一次手术来清除肩部和膝盖的疏松组织。他说他的膝盖目前大概恢复到百分之75到80的程度,完全恢复需要再等待2个月。

麦蒂说是一次MRI检查发现了他肩膀的关节炎。

“这是我这个赛季必须要面对的事情,”麦蒂(上赛季场均21.6分,入选NBA第三队)说,“我的膝盖在揭幕战那天应该没有问题。”

麦蒂说膝伤不会影响他的训练和比赛,但是他也补充说:“这多少有些困扰我。”

在周二,火箭进行了一次训练,这是阿泰自从8月由国王交易到火箭后首次参加训练。上赛季火箭的常规赛战绩为55胜27负,但是连续第六年在季后赛首轮失利。

阿泰的到来增加了攻防两端的多样性,一个可以锁死任何锋卫的防守者,同时也是一个进攻手段丰富,可以缓解姚麦进攻压力的得分手。

上赛季阿泰场均得分20.5,篮板5.8另有3.5次助攻,但是他那不可捉摸的行为同样声名远扬。他永远无法回避在2004年9月奥本山宫殿,他对球迷的暴行使他成为了丑闻的主角,而在来火箭之前,他与国王也长期不和。

今年28岁的阿泰在周一表示,他已经是个成熟的人,不论在场上还是场下。当前有一个大好良机,一展宏图的机会,他会懂得克制自己的情绪。

“我很高兴能在一个有机会获得胜利的球队打球,”阿泰说。“这让人有了更多争取的动力。我在这种情况下会变得很饥渴,我很喜欢为某些东西而战的感觉。而今年我的确是有战斗的目标。”

休斯敦另一个让人重点关注的是他们逐渐团结在主教练阿德尔曼的身边。阿德尔曼在国王曾指导过阿泰一个赛季。对此,阿泰说他还没有发现一个球员与阿德相处得不和谐,也没有人会不喜欢他独特的进攻体系(Free-flowing offensive system)。

阿 德尔曼希望能看到阿泰和麦蒂同时在场上比赛,使得火箭在两翼都能威胁对手。“他们给我带来了一个和崔西相似的家伙。他可以用背身单打蹂躏体型较小的对手, 也能够靠运球来摆脱防守,”阿德说。“崔西是一个伟大的传球者,而蓉蓉在这方面同样不差。对于我们来说,重大的挑战是如何让他们能配合起来,以及如何让他 们和姚鱼水相容。”

当姚在2月脚伤休赛期间,麦蒂承担了更多的进攻压力。在过去的8个赛季中,他的平均得分超过了21,但是在7次季后赛之旅中都止步于第一轮。

有了阿泰,他终于可以在进攻端找到一个完美的帮手。

“我知道我因为没法带领球队在季后赛中前进而受人非议,”麦蒂说。“当你缺少那些能够助你提升的拼图时,这是一件很困难的事情。而现在拼图来了,我们可以走着瞧。”

阿泰还可以扮演上赛季巴蒂尔的角色,防守对面的箭头人物。阿泰说上赛季在国王他被要求多得分,教练(指国王队教练Reggie Theus)允许他在防守端放点小水来保持体力。

“我认为我现在可以做出更强硬的防守,”阿泰说。“我总是想去防守最好的球员,但是教练不会让我一直都这么干,因为我还有得分的任务。今年,我可以全身心的投入到防守中去,我已经有好些年没享受到这样的乐趣了。”

阿泰表示他会很开心的接受阿德交给他的任何角色。他还补充说交易还没结束他就已经激情澎湃。

“当下的球队,不可思议,空前绝后,”他说。“这种快感无时不在,似乎永远无法减弱。我到现在还很激动,夏天的训练给了我足够的信心,我知道我已经准备好了迎接一个伟大的赛季。”

PS:
为了保证严谨和方便,给出昵称的对应关系,不要说我多此一举 >.< 崔西,麦子 = Tracy McGrady 阿泰,蓉蓉 = Ron Artest (阿泰斯特) 阿德 = Rick Adelman(里克.阿德尔曼)


McGrady says shoulder arthritic, knee slow to heal

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets, buzzing about the arrival of Ron Artest, already have injury concerns with Tracy McGrady.

Houston's leading scorer said Monday that his left shoulder is arthritic and will require surgery after this season. He also said his left knee is healing slower than expected from surgery in the spring.

McGrady sprained his shoulder against Sacramento on March 24, and wore padding to protect it for the rest of the season. He had surgery in May to clear loose tissue in his shoulder and knee. He said his knee is "probably 75-80 percent" healthy and will take another two months to fully heal.

McGrady said an MRI revealed the arthritis in his shoulder.

"That's something I've got to deal with again this season," said McGrady, who averaged 21.6 points last season and was selected third-team all-NBA. "My knee should be ready to go by opening night."

McGrady said the shoulder injury was not going to keep him out of practices or games, but added that, "it's going to bother me."

On Tuesday, the Rockets hold their first practice with Artest after picking him up in an August trade with Sacramento. Houston went 55-27 last season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs for the sixth straight year.

Artest adds versatility on both ends — a lockdown defender who can match up with guards or forwards and a multidimensional scorer who should take some of the offensive burden off McGrady and Yao Ming.

Artest averaged 20.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season, but he's still known as much for his unpredictable behavior as his basketball skills. He'll never shed the notoriety as the central figure in the November 2004 brawl with fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills and he feuded with Kings management this summer before the Rockets acquired him.

The 28-year-old Artest said Monday that he's matured, on and off the court, and will keep his emotions in check because of the golden opportunity in front of him.

"I'm grateful to be on a team that has a chance to win," he said. "It adds extra motivation, extra 'go-get-it.' I kind of thrive under those situations. I like when I have something to play for. This year, I really do have something to play for."

One of the main attractions in coming to Houston was reuniting with Rick Adelman, who coached Artest for one season in Sacramento. Artest said he's never known a player who didn't get along with Adelman or like his free-flowing offensive system.

Adelman wants to see Artest and McGrady play together, giving the Rockets scoring threats on the wings.

"He gives us a guy, similar to Tracy, in that he can post up smaller people, he can take people off the dribble," Adelman said. "Tracy is a great passer, Ron will be a good passer. That's going to be our main challenge, working those two guys together, and see where they fit with Yao on the floor, too."

McGrady had to handle more of the offensive load when Yao broke his left foot in late February. He's averaged more than 21 points for the last eight seasons, but is 0-7 in playoff series.

In Artest, he may have finally found the perfect offensive complement.

"I know I get criticized a lot for not leading my team out of the playoffs," McGrady said. "It's hard when you don't have those pieces that you need to elevate you to that next level. Now, I have that and we'll see what happens."

Artest can also step into the role Shane Battier played for the Rockets last season, defending the opposing team's top scorer. Artest said he was asked to score more for the Kings last season and that coach Reggie Theus told him to ease up on defense to conserve energy.

"I think I can play a little harder on defense now," he said. "I always wanted to guard the best player. Coach wouldn't let me guard the best player all the time, because I had to score also. This year, I can go all-out on defense. I haven't had that joy in a couple of years."

Artest said he will happily accept whatever role Adelman gives him. He added that the enthusiasm since the trade hasn't worn off.

"This team right here, this team can be unbelievable," he said. "It's been an all-time high and it's kind of stayed there. I'm still excited. I prepared this summer and that's given me enough confidence, knowing I've prepared to have a great season."

翻译完工时间:9-30
翻译作品链接:http://bbs.hoopchina.com/read.php?fid=131&tid=438069&toread=1
招工连接:http://bbs.hoopchina.com/read.php?fid=131&tid=437877&toread=1
原文标题: McGrady says shoulder arthritic, knee slow to heal
原文链接:http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3hO7vikzsgEUApIM3nzGVOdHnAwD93GMF900
原文作者: CHRIS DUNCAN
译者:Nevup
备注:
不愧是蓉蓉,搞说唱的人说话都带押韵的……非吾辈的语文水平所能及
祝福麦子,火箭加油


Wednesday, October 1, 2008

[HC_TSL_No.7]波兰人在奥兰多,国际球员炼成路

最近戈泰特接受了一家波兰最大的报纸的大型访谈,当然他们用的是波兰语,但是我会尽可能的翻译过来,因为这很值得一看。格泰特谈了大量的NBA内幕消息, 有关球队和他自己(还有波兰国家队的消息,但我想诸位看官可能不会很感兴趣)。虽然我的英语远远未到完美,但还是希望大家能喜欢。以下是原文链接:

原文链接

“ 刚开始我并不在魔术的轮换阵容之中。我觉得教练对我没有信心,但是我和很多队友一起打过夏季联赛和季前赛,我觉得和他们比起来我并不是那么差,所以我并没 有失去信念。大概是在赛季中段的时候我感觉撑不住要崩溃了。要知道我每天训练5次,我的状况很好,然后在比赛时我穿着西装做在板凳席的后面。我觉得全场 2万人都在看着我和那套西装。那些日子很煎熬,但是我活过来了。几乎每一个新人都要经历这样的时光。

不知为什么,在训练的时候我却十分引人注目。我和尤因打赌我能罚球线起跳扣篮,我赢了。我和阿罗约打赌我可以在一对一中赢他,我也做到了。有一次训练后我还秀了一把足球,把大家都吓到了。

我 没有获得上场机会的原因是身体还没到能承受NBA级别的对抗的程度。我每天都和霍华德做对抗练习,只要一个小时就能让我筋疲力尽。对于我来说,他实在是太 强壮太有冲击力了,于是我开始健身,每周有4次我在健身房里头挥汗如雨。有时结束了健身真的很想回家,但是我为了其他的训练项目我不得不留下来继续。我会 从早上8点半开始健身一小时,配合不同的教练做不同的项目。然后是差不多一小时的个人训练,主要是内线脚步和投篮。最后是和球队的常规合练。有时还会去游 个泳。结束训练后在更衣室一坐下来常常觉得天旋地转,然后我会以最快的速度吃点水果,洗个澡,倒头就睡。

我母亲在奥兰多的两个月大大助长了我的体重,因为她每天都煮饭给我吃。我最后长了5公斤(11磅)。但是一点都不胖,只是更壮了,要知道我的脂肪比是3.9%。

得益于更强壮的体魄,我在训练中变得更加自如。德怀特对我不能再予取予求,他需要花更大的气力来对付我。我现在还能在力量上战胜阿多纳尔.福耶尔,而以前我只能靠速度来击败他。这个赛季我增重了12公斤(26磅),这让我变得更好。

我 的NBA处子秀是在3月1日。那是对纽约尼克的比赛,当时队里有几个伤病,我坐在板凳席上想我的机会来了,当时的感觉很好。在比赛最后的时刻我进入赛场, 溜底线过了艾迪.库里,投中了我在NBA的第一球。说实在的,他那时很累了,而我正是精力充沛。但是整个板凳席还是沸腾了,每个人都在为我喝彩,那感觉太 棒了。我的妈妈也在观众席看着我。

我第一次看到沙克.奥尼尔是在对迈阿密热火的季前赛比赛之前。我们结束了训练而他们的将要开始。我打算 拜访一个来自德国的前队友。我那时正在打电话,隔着帘子看着球场的地板。突然沙克跑到了附近的篮圈边上。他看起来仿佛和整个篮架一般大。他看到了我并警告 我在比赛的时候要小心他的大肘子。但是后来他没有上场,我最终没有得到和他同台竞技的机会。

因为对新人的“照顾”,我闹了很多笑话。在我 们第一场季前赛之前,杰米尔和德怀特让我第一个从休息室里出去站到场上,于是我一个人跑到了场地中央,但是他们把队里其他的人留在了过道里。我一个人孤零 零的面对着1万8千名观众,而他们却笑得前仰后合。我感到很不好意思但是这让我觉得我是这里的一份子。

有一次在慈善活动中,德怀特竟然宣 布其中的一个奖励是和波兰新秀跳一支舞。幸好是一个女人赢得了这个奖励,而不是某个伙计,而且还是个挺漂亮的女人。我们跳舞的音乐旋律来自“泰坦尼克号 ”。还有一次他们逼迫我在德怀特的生日晚会上唱“祝你生日快乐”。在赛季结束前的3个月我一直都给这帮家伙带甜甜圈,果汁和报纸。但是当我开始在季候赛中 出场时,他们免除了我的这些任务。

这些都挺好玩的,一点也谈不上什么羞辱,这是作为新人在NBA必须经历的,而不巧在球队里今年只有我一个新人。下赛季康特尼.李就要来给我端茶啦~

一 切好像很突然,我开始每场都有固定的上场时间,虽然只有几分钟。在最后一场我有了更多的出场时间,得了12分10个篮板,我想我展示出了自己的能力。然而 我并不指望能在季后赛上场,我只希望自己不会在非激活名单里,但是我确实上场了!我很激动同时也准备好了面对挑战,这世上最坏的事情是什么?和德怀特做对 手。但这是我每天的必修课,所以我没有必要害怕别人。没人比他跳得高,没人比他壮,没人像他那么有统治力。世界上再也找不到这样的球员了。

在和底特律的比赛中与拉希德华莱士对抗是一件很不容易的事情。他投篮很准,有很好的控制前后场篮板的能力,他富有侵略性还爱说垃圾话.虽然他很蔑视我,但是我在他面前得到了几分,这大大提高了我在球队里的位置。

我知道我的机会就是我代替德怀特上场的3分钟。我必须要竭尽全力的去跳、跑、防守、拼搏。教练告诉我我的职责就是篮板、盖帽、干扰对手。在德怀特休息的时候努力保持住现在的比分。我有责任做好防守。

我可以尝试在进攻端有所作为,但是我不会乱来。但如果在我熟悉的位置要到了球,没有理由不利用这个机会攻击对手。我做脚步练习有8个月了,我可以试着把它用到比赛中来。

一年的NBA生涯我成长了。我变得更强壮,对手现在不仅仅要在篮下提防我,也需要注意我的中距离。我会从失败中汲取经验并准备好接受挑战:做国家队的领袖或从板凳上站起来推动魔术继续前进。

垃圾话?我会但是我很少说。有一次我上场了3秒钟,只是为了造一次战术犯规。我问华莱士:“你准备往哪里跑?我需要对你犯规。”他的回答大概是:“去你妈的,要犯快犯。”于是我对他犯规。但是我会尽量不在球场上乱喷。

底特律在东区半决赛中击败了我们。比赛里显示出了我们板凳深度的不足和德怀特的无法完全发挥,并不是说活塞知道怎么击败我们。德怀特后来给我们每个人都发了短消息,承担了所有对比赛失利的指责。但是那不全是他的错。

德怀特23岁,他常常能拿下20分20个篮板。在过去的4年他从未缺席而且每场比赛都有统治级的表演。他是世界上唯一能做到这样程度的球员,但是你不能指望他接管一切。他需要一群有才华的人在他身边提供支援。

德 怀特是我的导师。但是在练习中,我们相互促进. 他可以给我自信,我很欣赏像他这样的人。他挣了无数的钱,在饮料瓶上,城市里最大的广告牌上,任何地方都能发现他的脸。他有好几辆车,有保镖跟随,但是你 一点也不觉得他像个黑帮人物,他也不戴金链子之类的东西。他是一个很友善的人,你可以和他谈家庭,女人,电脑游戏,汽车等等。我听到很多有关科比,勒布朗 和加内特的故事,但是他们都和德怀特不同。幸亏有了他我在球队里的感觉好多了。他会叫你回防,发短信给你,帮助他的队友。他不会每天去外头寻欢作乐,他最 喜欢的只有篮球,或许还有电脑游戏。

我和德怀特有一个衣服上的交易。起因是杰米尔父亲的葬礼。我穿了一套我3年前买的西服,就是在选秀夜 那晚穿的那一套,看起来并不差。但是当德怀特看见我他对我说:“到我那边去一趟”。等我到了,一进门他就说:“到那件房的右手边选吧,随便拿什么都可以 ”。我走进那间屋顿时觉得自己到了购物中心,我实在没法相信眼前所看到的。我于是从衣架上取了衣服放到车上。现在我还去德怀特那里打劫衣服,因为我觉得他 的衣服我穿着很合适,而且我估计他花了好几十万美元在衣服上,引得我常常流连忘返。但是这无本交易以后可能行不通了,毕竟我也不再是个新人了。

德 怀特比我年轻但是有时我觉得他像我的哥哥,或者说表哥更贴切一些。特科格鲁更像我的哥哥。我们在一些敏感的问题上会用塞尔维亚语交流。不论是日常还是去客 场比赛他都很照顾我。有时他在场上会对我说:“今天我累坏了,你要注意点,一会我会传球给你。”德怀特从不会说这些。在波兰对意大利的比赛我得了28分, 赛后特科格鲁发短信给和我打趣:“防守你的是不是个瞎子?”

开车穿越奥兰多你会经过老虎伍兹,文思卡特,沙克还有很多明星的家。我住在城区的边上,靠着湖,房里五间屋,4个浴室,还有一个能停2辆车的车库。但是我只有一辆车,是宝马的M5-我开过的最好的车了。

我十分喜欢周围的环境,显然挣的钱多了,有个好房子和漂亮的车让我得到了更多的尊重,但现在我应该学会如何处理这些事情,我永远也不会忘记那些使我站在这里的人。

我 们每天训练一次,所以我有很多闲暇的时间。有些NBA的球员没有好好的利用这些时间使得他们最终失去竞争力而离开联盟。我用这些时间参加了西班牙语课程, 做了些房地产投资,还有一些投资由我的哥哥帮我打理。当然,少不了玩的时间:水上摩托,彩弹射击,打靶,和朋友见见面,电影院等等。你说有没有参加晚会? 我如果说没有肯定是骗人的。因为老队员有决定权。如果他们定下了开晚会,我也不能说不。所以很不幸的,有时我还是得去的。

这个赛季我还没 在更衣室里见过大麻。我们每个赛季要检查4次,而且惩罚是十分严厉的,即使是傻瓜也会放弃做这种事情。我不清楚别人在休赛期会不会尝试这些,至少我是绝对 不会碰的。我也不喝酒。我整年都如此努力的训练来保持良好的体形,不想因为一些愚蠢的爱好而前功尽弃。但是我知道在晚餐的时候喝杯酒是件好事,为了健康着 想。

我们是2支拥有自家飞机的NBA球队之一。舒适的座椅、每个人都有自己的屏幕、水果吧,还有一个厨师,实在是太棒了。虽然有一次飞机的引擎烧着了害我们不得不紧急着陆。其实我当时并不感到恐慌,因为我正在睡觉还不知道怎么回事。

我的第一桶金几乎已经光光了。这里交交税,那里租个房子,就只剩2千美元了。当然现在宽裕多了。NBA里有一个有趣的针对球员的投资基金。任何球员付1.5万美元一年, 联盟就也会付1.5万,到你50岁的时候你就可以得到3百万。

我 知道美元在贬值但是我并不是很关注。我并不是为了钱而打球,不然我可以去巴塞罗那或者贝纳通队。我十分喜欢奥兰多,明年我的合同就要到期了,这让我觉得十 分为难。但是如果魔术提出一份百万级别每赛季的合同即使那只有假设说老鹰出价的一半,我还是会留在这里因为我知道球队重视我。但是如果魔术不欣赏我给出和 我现在持平的工资我可能不得不选择一个别的希望得到我的球队,当然我很不希望这样的事情发生。

另一方面,我意识到我在某一天将不得不离开魔术。我不打算整个职业生涯都做德怀特的替补。但是我在这里永远也排不到他的前面。

我有一个梦想是成为波兰有史以来最伟大的球员。近一点的目标是在队里能有个好位置,成为主力替补,还有欧洲冠军然后是在NBA中进入首发阵容,这些都很难,我还要更努力才行。

你问我想不想有那种明星的感觉?当然不想,但是后来发现有时候这样的事情难以避免。我喜欢做个普通人-我每天都吃饭,喝水,训练,睡觉8小时。在NBA打球或在国家队出彩都是因为我努力的缘故。每次精彩的比赛都会给我更多信心,我很自信。

我 的缺点?首先,我需要在跌进同一个坑差不多20次才能学会下次要避开它。第二,我对人有时容易过于傲慢。在健身房里有时训练助理说一些鄙视波兰人的话,我 就一定会不依不饶的给他颜色看,我知道这样不好。第三,我开车太快了。有次我在限速90公里的地方飙上了310,这是很愚蠢的。我还有很多球场上的坏习 惯。

Gortat recently gave a massive interview to one of Polish biggest newspapers. It's in Polish of course, but I'll try to translate as much as I can because it's worth it. Plenty insider info about NBA, the team and himself (Polish national team also, but I don't think you'd be interested). Hope you'll enjoy reading although my English is far from perfect... Here's the link:


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"At the beginning I was out of rotation in Orlando. I felt coaches don't have confidence in me. But I played with many teammates in summer league and preseason and I wasn't that bad against them. So I ddn't lose my faith in myself. OK, maybe in the middle of the season I was on the verge of breaking down. I trained 5 times a day and I was good and during games I sat down in suit behind the bench. I had a feeling 20 thousand people was looking at me sitting in that suit. It wasn't easy but I waited it through. Almost every rookie has to experience it.


During treinings I somehow impressed. I had a bet with Patrick Ewing that I can dunk from the free throw line. I won. I also bet with Carlos Arroyo that I can win with him one on one and I won too. One time after training I showed soccer tricks and guys were surprized.


The reason I didn'y play was unsufficient physical preparation. I played every day against Dwight HOward I after one hour I had enough. His dominance and energy was too much for me. So I commited to working out at the gym. I trained vary hard 4 times a week. Sometimes after gym session I felt like going home but I have to stay for another part of the training. I was at the facility at 8:30 - one hour at the gym with different trainer to each exercise then almost an hour of individual traing of moves in the paint and shooting and finally regular work out with the team. Sometimes a swimming pool too. There were moments when I sat doown in the locker and I had convultions. i had to quckly eat fruit, take a bath, have a dinner. And then sleep.


Very helpful in gaining the weight was my mom's two months stay in Orlando. She cooked me a couple of meals daily, I gained 5 kg (11 pounds). But I wasn't fatter, just stronger. My fat level is 3,9%.


Thanks to bigger strength I looked better during tranings. Dwight had sometimes problems with me, he had to hustle more. I also overpowerd Adonal Foyle who I outplayed only with quickness before. 12 kg (26 pounds) I gained during the season gave me so much.


I debuted in the NBA on the March 1st. There were a couple of injuries in the team. I sat on the bench for New York Knicks game but I felt this was my time. I felt great. I entered the game in the finishing part and I scored my first points in the NBA. I went past Eddy Curry from the baseline. To be honest he was very tired then and I was fresh but the whole bench exploded, everybody was cheering. I was very happy. And my mom watched me from the stand.


First time I saw Shaquille O'Neal was before our preseason game with Miami Heat. We finished our treining and they begun. And I wanted to watch my former teammate from Geermany. I talked on the phone and was looking at the floor from behind the curtain. Suddenly Shaq run over to the near basket. He was as big as basket's construction. He saw me and let me know that during the game he will hurt me with his elbow. But in the end he didn't played. I still hadn't played against him.


I had a few funny stories. Before our first preseason game Jameer Nelson and Dwight told me to go out first from the locker and go to the floor. I did and they held the rest of the team in the corridor. So I ran out to the middle of the floor alone. 18 thousand people cheered and the guys were rolling from laughter. I had a red face but I felt I was part of the team.

During on of the charity events Dwight announced that one of the prizes will be a dance with rookie from Poland. Luckily a woman won it, not some guy. And she was kinda pretty. We danced to the theme from "Titanic". Some other time I had to sing "Happy Birthday" at Dwight's birthday party. And during three last months of the season I brought guys donuts, juices and papers. But when I started playing in the play-offs they relieved me from this duty.


Those are nice things, certainly not a humiliation. That's the role of rookie in the NBA and I was the only one on the team. Next season Courtney Lee is going to bring me tea to the locker.


Suddenly I started playing regularly. Only a few minutes but almost in every game. In the last game I had more time. I had 12 points and 10 rebounds, I showed I can play. I didn't count on playing in the play-offs though. I only wanted to be in the active roster. But I started playing! I was excited but also ready for everything. I wasn't afraid. What could have happened to me? The worst - playing against Dwight - I had in my own team. Nobody jumps higher, nobody is stronger, nobody is so dominating. There's no such other player in the world.


I had a hard time playing against Rasheed Wallace from Detroit Pistons. He shoots, he plays back and front to the basket, he's aggressive and also very ****y. Although he desregarded me and I scored some points on him. It dramatically improved my position in the team.


I knew my chance were those three minutes when I entered the floor for Dwight. I was to jump, run, defend, fight to death. The coach told me: rebound, block, disturb the rival. Try to keep the score without Dwight. I had defensive duties.


I could try to play in the offense but not at any price. But when I got the ball on my positions there were no possibility not to take advantage of it. I practised those moves for 8 months so I tried to do that during the game.


After a year in the NBA I grew up. I'm stronger and I can be dangerous not only under the basket because I can shoot better now from longer distance. I can learn from my mistakes and I'm ready to accept challenges - being a leader of national team or pushing Magic when I come off bench.


Trash talking? I can talk that way but I rarely do it. One time I entered the game for 3 seconds just to commit a foul. I asked Wallace: "Which way you're gonna run because I need to foul you?" And he was like: "Not your fcuking business, just play." So I played. There was a foul. But I try not to be ****y on the floor.


Detroit destroyed us in the Conference semifinals. It showed we had too short bench and Dwight limited himself. It wasn't about Pistons knowlegde how to play against him. Dwight sent us all text messages later taking the blame for losing the season. But it wasn't the whole truth.


Dwight is 23, he regulary scores 20 points and rebounds, he didn't have a break last 4 years and he dominates in every game. He's the only player in the world to do such things but you can't expect that he suddenly will take over a whole planet by himself. He needs a group of talented people around him.



Dwight is my mentor, but outside the floor. During practice it happens that it's me who has more remarks about his play then he about mine. But he can give me self confidence. I admire the man he is. He earns millions of dollars, you can see his face everywhere - from the beverage bottles to the biggest billboards in the city. He has a few cars, bodyguards but there's no gangsta feel around it, no gold chains and stuff. He's very nice man. You can talk with him about family, girls, computer games, cars. i heard different stories about Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or Kevin Garnett and there's really a huge difference between them and Dwight. Thanks to him we feel so much better in the team. He calls you back, send text messages, helps his teammates. He's not into partying and girls every day. Only thing he takes an interst in is basketball, maybe computer games.


I had a "garment deal" with him. It started from Jameer's father funeral. I put on the suit I bought three years ago, especcialy for the draft night. It didn't look that bad but when Dwight saw me he said: "Come to my place". I entered and he says: "Go to that room and pick from everything that is on the right hand side". I went in and felt like in the mall. I even didn't think what i took. I just took the stuff from the hangers and put it in my car. And I still get clothes from Dwight beacause it appeared that his clothes suit me perfectly. And as he probably spends hundred thousand of dollars on clothes so a lot stays for me. But it's probably going to change because I no longer will be a rookie.


Dwight's younger than me but in some sense he's like my older brother. Or maybe not, he's rather like cousin. Hedo Turkoglu is like my brother. I talk with him in Serbian on some serious issues. He takes care of me during the day and when we are on the road. Sometimes he tells me on the floor: "Today I'm exhausted. Look out, I will be passing you the ball". Dwight would never say that. After Poland's game with Italy when I scored 28 points he texed me: "Were the opponensts blind?"


Driving through Orlando you pass Tiger Woods', Vince Carter's, Shaq's and other stars' houses. I live in good neighbourhood outside of town, near the lake. I have 5 rooms, 4 bathrooms, and a garage for 2 cars. But I only have one car - BMW M5 - the best it could be.



I feel very good in this kind of surroundings. It's obvious that having money, beautiful house, nice car gives me more and more respect. Now it's all on me how I will deal with it. I'll never forget people thanks to who I'm here (...).

We practice once a day so I have much free time. There were players in the NBA who didn't use it properly and now they are out of the league. I took Spanish lessons, I invest in real estate and some , othher things my brother takes care of. But there's always time for fun - PWC's, paintball, shooting range , meetings with friends, cinema. Parties? I would lie saying there are no parties. But it's all in team's elders jurisdiction. If they decide we go out, I can't say no. Sometimes I have to go, unfortunately.


I see no marujuana in the locker during the season. We have tests 4 times a season and the penalties are so severe that even the stupidest players give up on it. I don't know what they do during the offseason. I was never into it. I don't drink alcohol either. I work so hard for the whole year to get into good shape and I don't wanna lose it because of stupid fun. But I know it's good to drink a glass of wine during the supper. Just for health.


We are one of two NBA teams whith its own plane. Comfortable seats, a screen for everyone, fruit bar, a cook, everything's perfect. Although one time our engine started to burn and we had to make emegrency landing. I didn't panicked because I was sleeping and didn't know what's going on.


A couple of my first chacks had no value. Tax here, rate for a house there and I was left with 2 thousand dollars. Now it's better. And a intersting thing. NBA runs a investment fund for players. Everybody pays in 15 thousand a year, the league pays another 15 thousand. After you turn 50 you can get 3 million dollars.


Dollar is losing it's worth but I don't pay attention. I'm not playing for money. If I did I would go to Barcelona or Benetton Treviso. I like Orlando very much. The situation in which I have to change the franchise next year would be extremely difficult for me. But if Orlando offer me million dollar per season and ie. Atlanta Hawks half as much, I'd stay here because I feel great. But if the Magic don't appreciate my work and offer me the same wage as now I can chose a better offer from different franchise. Unfortunately.


On the other hand I realize I'll have to leave Orlando. I simply have no intention of being Dwight's substitute for the rest of my career. And I'm never gonna get in front of him in the rotation.

One of my dreams is to become the best Polish player ever. The closer dreams are to gain a strong position as a backup in Orlando, medal at European Championship then a spot in the starting lineup in the NBA. It's plenty hard work.


Do I feel like a star? Certainly not. But somethings happening around me lately. I feel a regular human being - I eat, drink water, practise, sleep 8 hour a day. Playing in the NBA and good games in the national team are only about my hard work. And every good game gives me more confidence. I feel confident.

My shortcomings? First: I need to make a mistake like 20 times to make a conclusion and learn something out of it. Secondly: I easily get prejudiced towards people. Trainer's assistant in the gym said something stupid about Polish people and I know that on next occasion I'll do everything to make his life miserable. And I know it's bad. Thirdly: I drive to fast. It happens that I drive 310 km\h when I shouldn't drive more than 90. It's total stupidity. And I still have too much bad habits on the floor.

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原文标题: 空缺
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原文作者: ...同空缺
译者:Nevup
备注:
不知为什么,听戈泰特的这些话让我想到了姚明,也许国际球员在很多地方有相通之处。
翻译完这篇,完全蜜上他了......