[外電] Ding column: Taking a different look at Lakers' Kwame Br

[OdomLamar (LamarOdom)]

原作：KEVIN DING, Register columnist, NBA
來源：http://0rz.tw/ee3D2

副標：His career is considered a monstrous waste of potential, but it can look
      different with a wider perspective on who he is.
他的職業生涯被認為嚴重浪費了他的潛力，但現在我們或許能從比較廣的角度來看待
Kwame Brown。

We all believe we would be so much better than Kwame Brown.

"If I was so big and so strong ..."

"If I had his athleticism …"

"If I got all those opportunities …"
我們都相信自己瞭解Kwame兄比他自己瞭解自己還多。
例如我們會說：
"如果我有這麼大隻然後我也這麼壯的話，我就....."

"如果我有他的運動能力的話，我就......"

"如果我有這麼多機會的話......"

等等....

Brown has had the size, strength, athleticism and opportunities … and yet
here he is. His fellow NBA players see him the same way as everyone on the
outside, having just voted him in a Sports Illustrated poll the player who
does the least with the most talent – by no small margin. Brown got 17
percent of the vote; Clippers forward Tim Thomas was next with 10 percent.
Brown兄擁有身材、強度、運動能力還有很多機會，現在在湖人也一樣。和他同樣是NBA的
球員看待他卻和外人在看待他時卻一樣，就是他被大家票選為全NBA最浪費潛力的球員。
他在這項投票中獲得全部最高的17％的選票，緊追在後的則是快艇前鋒Tim Thomas，他的
得票率則是10％。

It's clear now, six and a half years in the NBA since Michael Jordan made him
the first high-schooler taken with the No. 1 overall pick, that Brown's
projected greatness will never come to be. That size, strength and
athleticism was even combined with opportunities from the very same NBA
coaching combination (first Doug Collins' fire, then Phil Jackson's grace)
that erected Jordan's own legend, but the usual two-pronged adapter of
coaching and experience can work only if a guy actually wants to be plugged
in.
在六年半前，Jordan將他從高中選為NBA選秀的狀元時被希望培養成偉大球員的計畫，
現在看起來是永遠不可能有那天的來臨了。擁有這種身材、強度、運動能力以及來自於
和喬丹傳奇非常相似的教練團組合(首先是火爆的Doug Collins、第二是悠哉的Phil
Jackson)，但這種差異很大的教練團組合和經驗應該只適用於真正想要銜接這種被教導
方式的球員。

Brown doesn't want it. As shameful as that is, let's hold on for a second and
look at it another way.
但Brown兄並不想這樣做。雖然這看起來挺可恥的，但我們現在先把怒氣忍住一下，然後
從另一個角度來看待這件事情。

Don't we all have some friends who hate their jobs? Don't we all know someone
who simply can't deal with confrontation? And if we look around this Sunday,
couldn't we all find a guy who, given the choice between playing in the Super
Bowl and hanging out at a rockin' Super Bowl party, would be a lot happier
wearing a lampshade than a helmet?
我們問問自己，有沒有一些朋友非常厭煩他們自己工作的？我們有沒有認識一些人，他們
並沒有辦法去簡單的面對挫折的？如果我們看看這週日的時後，我們會不會看到有人會有
機會在超級杯裡面打球，或是他會在超級杯盛宴中掛掉，而這種人寧願頭上帶著是燈罩而
不是超級杯的頭盔。

These kinds of guys – even with all the size, strength, athleticism and
opportunity – would not be 6-foot-11, 270-pound Michael Jordans either.
They'd be sitting there with beer in hand, moaning about what time they have
to get up Monday morning, rooting for the underdog Giants to beat the
so-professional Patriots and asking if you've got any more guacamole dip.
而這種人，即便他有身材、強壯的體魄、卓越的運動能力以及很多機會，他們不會有6-11
的高度、270磅重，Jordan也沒有這樣的條件。但他們就是會坐在那抱著小熊，然後靠腰
他們週一早上何時要爬起來，然後看看處於弱勢的紐約巨人是否有機會打敗超強的新英格
蘭愛國者，然後會問你說你有沒有需要更多沙拉醬汁？ (XDDDDDD)

That's basically what's going on inside Brown, who was stumped when asked the
day he came to the Lakers what motivated him. (He eventually turned to the
cop-out answer of "winning.") Brown has been pushed toward greatness and has
pushed back, preferring to blend in with the regular folks. That's how DJ
Mbenga can learn more from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 10 days than Brown has in
2? years.
這基本上就是Brown的心理狀態，那種被問到待在湖人有什麼事情會激發他，然後會呆掉
的那種(不過他改推說另一個答案--勝利XD)。Brwon被期待可以成為偉大，後來卻退縮，
他更寧願讓自己跟一些平常人混在一起。這就是為什麼DJ Mbenga在10天以內從
Abdul-Jabbar身上學到的東西比Brwon兄2年還要多。

On Friday night in Dallas, Brown air-balled a foul shot. To fill the uneasy
moment that always follows such a glaring individual error, a stoic Brown
softly spoke a single expletive.
上週對小牛的比賽，Brown先生在罰球線上丟了個肉包。為了要逃離這種萬眾矚目的窘境，
Brwon兄嘴巴就輕輕的念了幾句。

Even his curses are unconvincing.
即使他的咒罵看起來不是很能讓人接受。

It's his smile that looks real.
但他的笑容看起來還是很純真....

Not long after his air ball, Brown had that easy grin on display. The
Mavericks brought three awkward fans onto the court to stage a dance contest
during a timeout. Nobody appreciates hokey, in-arena entertainment more than
Kwame Brown.
他在丟完肉包後不久，他還是表現出輕鬆的笑容。接著小牛在暫停時間帶了幾個球迷到場
中央去玩搞笑的跳舞比賽。沒有人比Brwon對這種白爛搞笑的場內娛樂還樂在其中。

In fact, after practice the previous day, Brown had found an Elvis mask –
 complete with big goggle sunglasses and bigger hair -- in the Mavericks'
prop area. Bryant was literally in mid-sentence of answering a reporter's
question on that touchy topic of his unhappy offseason when Brown strutted by
– and Bryant had to laugh, saying: "That's just wrong!"
事實上，在前一天的練習時，Brwon先生在小牛的道具室找到了一個貓王面具--上面就是
有一個大凸眼的眼鏡還有很大的頭髮。而Kobe此時正在回答記者關於他去年休季期間的不
愉快和爆怒的事情，此時這位Brwon兄就帶著這個面具走來走去....然後Kobe就笑著對他
說："這樣是不對地"

Which brings us to another point: Brown's teammates love him. Now, how can
this be when they could be getting so much more from him (or getting Caron
Butler's 21.9 points, 7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals instead)?
不過這也給我們帶來一個訊息，Brwon的隊友很愛他。不過現在該問的是，他們可以從
Brwon身上得到更多的幫助(或是看看Caron Bulter的21.9分、7籃板、4.3助攻還有2.4抄截
)。

That's the thing about accepting people for their true selves: It frees you
up to let their flaws go a lot easier and focus on what they do bring. And
Brown does consistently post team highs in camaraderie, to the point that his
explanation for wanting to return from an injury earlier this season was so
he could be with his teammates on the road.
這也是有關於他們可們接受一個人真正的內在，他可以讓一些嫌隙簡單的過去，然後專注
於他們可以作什麼事情。而Brwon兄就時常可以讓球隊間的友誼處在很好的狀態，而這也
是他解釋為何他想要趕快從季初的傷兵名單中趕快出來，這樣他就可以跟著他的隊友們去
客場之旅觀光了。XD

When Lakers fans were dropping that avalanche of boos on him two weeks ago,
every Lakers player on the floor with him made sure to swing by Brown and
encourage him – with many more teammates echoing Bryant's sharp condemnation
to fans afterward: "If they want to do that, they can stay home." The way
those guys kept trying to give Brown the ball so he could make amends said a
lot to Jackson about the team's unity, actually.
當湖人球迷兩週前把他噓到快崩潰時，每個上場的湖人球員也都肯定Brwon兄的輪轉，並
且都有激勵他的言語，特別是很多隊友也都對kobe對球迷尖銳的發言有所同感，當天Kobe
對球迷說："如果他們想幹這種事情，那他們應該留在家幹。"就像Phil所言，要讓球隊實際
的統合成功，場上的球員就要持續的把球塞給奶油先生，然後讓他可以在場上作修正。

The game Tuesday night against New York will be Lakers fans' last chance to
boo Brown before the team embarks on a nine-game trip with Brown, not Andrew
Bynum, at center. Jackson called Bynum's eight-week-minimum absence a "huge
opportunity that just presented itself on the plate" for Brown, whom Jackson
advised in October to make "a dramatic change" if he hoped to command the
mid-level salary-cap exception this summer as a free agent.
今天對尼克的比賽也是湖人球迷在湖人開啟艱辛客場九連戰之前，湖人迷有機會噓一噓這
位替代Bynum打中鋒的Brown兄。Phil談到Bynum至少八週的缺賽，對Brwon兄來說將是"他
對眼前的狀況要表現他自己的巨大機會"，就像10月時Phil也跟他說過，如果他想在這個
暑假成為FA後拿到中產等級的薪水的話，那他就得要有"巨大的轉變"。

But by "dramatic change" Jackson didn't necessarily mean big production or
want-to; he meant just growing up at 25 and trying to be a little more
professional. The coach who once asked Brown for 15-point and 10-rebound
averages has gotten past those delusions – and so must Lakers fans in this
world where what we see is colored so by our expectations.
不過Phil對於"巨大的轉變"這詞，並不是要他可以有多大個貢獻或是真的要他去作，而是
只是希望他可以在場上待25分鐘，然後讓自己可以打得更專業一點。曾經要求過Brwon兄
一場要貢獻15分10籃板的教練也都從這泡影中走了出來，所以我們世界廣大的湖人迷們
應該從這角度出發，我們的人生才會是彩色的。

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這篇真的是夠酸了
這是Orange County's New專欄作家的文章XD
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推 k7117836:又是崩潰...
→ k7117836:感謝翻譯!!
推 iorichou:有酸 kwame難道只想當個宅宅嗎...
推 Kreen:超酸的，不過酸文就是要這樣才專業啊。我每天都會看這作者的
→ Kreen:文章XD
推 DariusKid:push!
推 SULICon:酸文就是要這麼專業!!對了  Elvis是貓王
→ Kreen:kevin ding 之前的文章也很有趣，建議有空都可以翻來看XD
→ RAGERACER:酸...不過我覺得他寫的也沒錯.真的有人就是希望歡樂就好
推 sheng0812:推，希望KWAME能找出自己的路
→ OdomLamar:感謝蘇力肯...XD
※ 編輯: OdomLamar       來自: 123.50.41.29         (01/31 01:35)
推 cccwka:推~~~~
推 zehow:誇米要是明年領中產做個20分鐘的防守組我就很滿足了
推 SULICon:Kevin Ding之前的文章都蠻酸的 XD
→ OdomLamar:我覺得者寫超級杯那段我翻得快笑死
→ SULICon:話說我早上有傳給DariusKid看這篇  沙拉醬那個真的是XD
→ OdomLamar:還有他受傷想要趕快復出去參加客場之旅是真的嗎？XD
→ SULICon:就像系隊的學弟不能上場也會想去外縣市參加大X盃一樣= =
→ SULICon:就算沒上場也是可以去到處玩玩  人之常情...
→ OdomLamar:6-11(211公分)的大個竟然會寶成這樣...XD
推 jajacat:我自詡超樂觀，但是Kwame的樂觀強到一種程度耶！XDDDD
推 ElginBaylor:誇米該練練魚翔拳了嗎?XD
→ jajacat:這算一件好事嗎？不知道有沒有人聯想到魯夫？XDDDDDDDDDD
→ jajacat:Kwame快決定你要當  籃～板～王！  不要再吃了！
推 k7117836:其實看了之後會比較喜歡他 他戴面具被KOBE勸導那段超XD
→ OdomLamar:看起來年輕的Brwon不被期待 是因為他的個性 而不是天分
推 dan0206:這種人需要的是循循善誘...要是一直很激烈的對待他他可能
→ dan0206:就乾脆放棄了...如果當初他是像霸男這樣養也許會好很多
推 Maxslack:簡單說...他沒有一個身為職業球員的自覺 唉
→ Maxslack:有時候能不能成為明星已經不是條件問題 在於心態
→ Maxslack:也好 公務員心態就就領公務員級的中產吧...別凹太多
→ Maxslack:現在就期待他"撐住"禁區就好 等霸男回來再交給他接管吧!
→ Kreen:其實他是天然呆 囧
→ lakeson:TT，高中跟老大一樣備受期待...我還拿tmac新人卡換他的
推 lintsungyi:不知道為什麼...看一看居然開始喜歡上這傢伙~
→ lintsungyi:感覺真是天兵一個呀~跟我有夠像~~~
推 willer:這樣的話 蛋糕事件就不足為奇了
推 richard1003:是Br"ow"n不是Br"wo"n.....
推 jjoy88:成功球員的須要的是.."強悍的意志" "對勝利的渴望"...
→ jjoy88:現在對誇米的要求 只要不要搞出些低級的失誤就好了=_=\\
推 hankkchang:超酸的 XD