[外電] This year, Bryant put the 'V' in MVP

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This year, Bryant put the 'V' in MVP
Keven Chavez 


Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA. 

Kobe Bryant是NBA裡最好的球員。

Bryant has elevated his game to another level this season, quite literally 
carrying the Lakers into the playoffs. Without Bryant, the Lakers right now 
would be considering whether they should draft Adam Morrison or Rudy Gay. 
Instead the Lakers are wondering whether they match up better with the Suns or
the Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. 

Bryant在這個球季把他的球賽提升到另一種層次，更實在地帶領湖人進到季後賽。如果沒
有Bryant，湖人現在或許在思考該選Adam Morrison還是Rudy Gay。然而湖人現在卻能煩
惱的是，他們在西區季後賽第一輪，碰上太陽跟碰上金塊，那個比較好。

With that in mind, Kobe Bryant should also be the easy choice as the league's 
Most Valuable Player. 
In all likelihood, however, he will not earn the award this season. 
What should be an open-and-shut case, is instead considered a wide-open race. 

照這樣來看，Kobe Bryant也應該會是聯盟選最有價值球員時的好選項。可是，從所有可
能性來分析，他今年應該不會獲得這個獎項。原本應該是一目了然的事，現在卻被認為是
人人有機會的競賽。

So why won't Kobe be the choice? Well, probably because we media types - who 
vote for this award - like to overthink the word "valuable," thereby missing 
the implication of simply picking the most outstanding. 

所以為什麼Kobe不會是那個選擇呢？好吧，或許是因為我們這些手中握有選票的媒體人喜
歡過度在"有價值"這個字上打轉吧，因此無法看到這個獎的意涵，那就是這個奬其實只不
過是選出表現最特出的球員而已。

Since it's a lot easier to focus on Bryant's on-court positives (35 ppg, an 
unexpected playoff berth, a Bonds-esque respect from opponents during crunch 
time, that 81-point game), maybe it's best to focus on the supposed negatives 
against the "Bryant in 2006" campaign. 

要把焦點著重在Bryant在場上的正面表現是十分容易的，例如平均35分、意外的晉級季後
賽、在關鍵時刻給對手Bonds式的問候、還有那場81分的比賽。但是比起"Bryant在2006"
的宣傳效果而言，或許要把焦點放在假設性的負面上更是極度容易。

Kobe is selfish. 

Kobe很自私。

This might be true, but is that really a negative aspect in a basketball 
player? Consider any great player in NBA history. Selfish is an adjective 
which would fit almost every time. There is only one ball, someone has to take
charge. Shouldn't the "most valuable" player be the one with that ball in 
their hands? 

或許是真的，但是這對一個籃球員就一定是負面的嗎？看看NBA歷史中隨便一個偉大球員
，自私是個幾乎都可以套在每個人身上的形容詞。球只有一顆，總是有人要拿，難道"最
有價值"的那個球員，不該是把球拿走手中的那人嗎？

Kobe doesn't make his teammates better. 

Kobe無法讓他的隊友更好。

This may have once been true, but it's getting more and more difficult to 
support this thinking. 
Who would have thought Lamar Odom would crank out near triple-doubles almost 
every night and Kwame Brown would come to life? 
The Lakers are unquestionably better this season than the one before, this 
month than last and this week than last. Some, if not most of the credit must 
go to the star player. 

這或許曾經是對的，但這個論點愈來愈難成立。誰曾想過Lamar Odom會幾乎每晚都很快的
送出近乎是大三元的成績，還有誰又曾想過Kwame Brown能再度復活？湖人這個球季毫無
疑問的比去年好，這個月比上個月好，這個禮拜比上個禮拜好。如果最大的功勞不是因為
那個明星球員，那總有一些吧。

The difference is Phil Jackson, not Kobe. 

造成改變的是Phil Jackson而不是Kobe。

This is debatable, but ultimately impossible to tell, particularly since Kobe 
missed so much time with his injured shoulder last season. 
It's undebatable, however that Kobe Bryant was strong, focused and committed 
all season. Now, with the playoffs on the horizon, the whole team looks like 
that. Coincidence? Doubt it. 

這可以說是有爭議的，但也不是絕對不可能判斷的，尤其是自從Kobe上個球季肩膀受傷而
缺賽這麼多場以來(湖人的表現)。
這也可以說是根本不用辯的，不過這個要說Kobe Bryant錯，那就錯在他整個球季都很專
注也很堅定。現在，隨著季後賽接近，整支球隊看起來比較有專注跟堅定的意志了。巧合
嗎？質疑。

Kobe's not a team player; He broke up the dynasty. 

Kobe沒團隊觀念，是他讓王朝崩解。

This will always be Kobe's personal Swift Boat Veterans argument. 
Some fans will never forgive him for being the last one standing after the 
Lakers were dismantled. 
Would a team of Kobe, Shaq and 10 D-League-caliber players be much better than
this year's team? Doubt it. 

這永遠會是Kobe個人如同Swift Boat Veterans般的爭議。有些球迷永遠不會原諒他，只
因為他是湖人被拆散後的，最後一個還穩如泰山的。但是一支擁有Kobe, Shaq加上10名發
展聯盟等級般球員的球隊會比今年的好上很多嗎？質疑。

So who might beat out Kobe? 

所以誰能贏過Kobe？

Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki is a valid candidate every year, but why this season? 
The Mavericks increasing last season's win total from 58 games to 60? Whoopee.
Elton Brand has clearly been great, but Cuttino Mobley and Sam Cassell truly 
changed the face of the Clippers. Detroit's Chauncey Billups is just one piece
of a tremendous team. Cleveland's LeBron James is worthy, but he'll have 
plenty more chances to win MVPs. 
Ditto for Miami's Dwyane Wade and Denver's Carmelo Anthony. 

小牛的Dirk Nowitzki每年都能變成MVP的正當候選人，但為什麼今年不行？小牛從去年的
58勝成長到今年的60勝？哇！
Elton Brand顯然很不賴，但是Cuttino Mobley和Sam Cassell也的確改變了快艇的表面價
值。活塞的Chauncey Billups不過是偉大球隊中的一塊拼圖。騎士的LeBron James真的有
價值，不過他還有很多次機會可以拿MVPs。熱火的Dwyane Wade和金塊的Carmelo Anthony
也一樣。

And then there's last year's winner, Phoenix's Steve Nash. 

接著還有一個去年的得主，太陽的Steve Nash。

Consider that in the entire history of the NBA, only 25 players have won the 
league's MVP award and you could write a near complete history of the league 
using only those names. Cut the list down to those players with multiple 
selections (Pettit, Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Moses, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Karl 
and Duncan) and you might realistically have your five starters and five 
reserves on your all-time, all-NBA team. 

從NBA完整的歷史來看，到目前只有25名球員拿到聯盟的MVP，你簡直可以僅僅用這些名字
來寫下NBA幾乎全部的歷史。讓我們把名單縮減到那些拿過好幾次的人(Pettit, Russell,
Wilt, Kareem, Moses, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Karl和Duncan)，那你從古到今的NBA第一
隊的先發五人和替補五人也差不多有了。

Nash was a nice selection last season. He and the Suns came out of nowhere. 
And perhaps his performance this season has been even more "valuable," with 
superstar teammate Amare Stoudamire missing most of the season with a knee 
injury. 
But the league's media members are also the game's historians. They are the 
protectors of the NBA's legacy. Look again at the list of multiple winners 
and ask yourself if Nash belongs on that list. 

Nash是去年很不錯的選擇，他和太陽隊從沒落到昇起。而且他今年的表現或許更"有價值"
，因為全明星隊友Amare Stoudamire膝傷而幾乎整個球季無法上場。
但是NBA的媒體朋友們也是研究球賽的歷史學者，他們保障的是NBA留給後人的一切，再看
一次那拿過很多次MVP的名單，捫心自問，Nash是不是該放到名單內。

When considering this era of NBA basketball, should history recognize its 
greatest players as Tim Duncan and Steve Nash? Yes, and an emphatic no. 
Kobe Bryant deserves his spot in the record books. He's earned his place in 
history. 
Bryant is the game's most outstanding player and he's also its most valuable. 
That's not a contradiction.

不過回到眼下的這個NBA籃球的年代，歷史是不是該認定他最好的球員是像Tim Duncan還
有Steve Nash呢？是應該，不過還有一個強而有力的否定來源。
Kobe Bryant在紀錄簿上應該寫上一筆，他在歷史中佔有一席之地。
Bryant是比賽表現最傑出的球員，他也是最有價值的。
這並不矛盾。

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