[外電] 切勿以貌取人

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Don't be deceived by Steve Blake's looks
切勿以貌取人

By KEVIN DING
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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原文網址:
http://www.ocregister.com/sports/steve-257796-blake-deceived.html%C2%A0

Here he is …

他來了…

 The rarely spotted white American NBA point guard … wearing a normal man’s
size 13 shoe and weighing in at 172 pounds, lighter than Nate Robinson and a
ridiculous 38 pounds fewer than Derek Fisher …

非常稀少的美籍白人NBA控球後衛…
穿著普通的13號鞋，172磅，比Nate Robinson還輕，
比Derek Fisher更是輕了驚人的38磅重…

A product of the same 2003 draft that saw LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane
Wade in the top five … and this guy going at No. 38, right after Mario
Austin and Travis Hansen and just before Slavko Vranes and Derrick Zimmerman
…

在2003年的選秀中與LeBron James、Chris Bosh、Dwyane Wade同屆，
這位帥哥排名38順位，
位於Mario Austin和Travis Hansen後，在Slavko Vranes和Derrick Zimmerman之前。

 The Lakers’ key offseason acquisition whose toddler sons Jamison and
Nicholas wanted his introductory news conference to end because they had been
promised McDonald’s for lunch

作為湖人休賽期間最主要的收穫，
他的兒子們Jamison和 Nicholas，希望爸爸的記者見面會趕緊結束，
因為他們已經約好去麥當當共進午餐。

Steve Blake!

史提夫 布雷克！

He’s not the sort to take offense at the kidding above or hackneyed Slim
Shady references, and he’s not here to wow you.

他不是那種別人對他開玩笑或者說賣弄那些黑色幽默會生氣的人，
他來這裡的目的也不是為了嘩眾取寵。

He’s just here to win. And know that along the way, he’s also going to
teach some lessons about looks being deceiving and stereotypes being
dangerous.

他是來贏球的，而他一路走來都是這樣，
要不要請他教教我們如何看起來比滿臉草食系，卻又在冷漠表情下暗藏殺傷力。

Blake has always been serious about his game – to the point that he was the
subject of some serious controversy in high school about illegally attending
basketball power (and state champion with him) Miami High, then moving on to
hoops factory Oak Hill Academy in Virginia the way guys like Carmelo Anthony,
Stephen Jackson and Brandon Jennings did.

Blake對比賽一直很用心—高中時期，
因為他頑固的主導控球權甚至成為了各種論戰的焦點，
好在所屬的邁阿密高中還是獲得了州冠軍。
之後和Carmelo Anthony、Stephen Jackson和Brandon Jennings 一樣，
轉學到籃球名校佛吉尼亞橡樹山學院。

Blake is a far better athlete than is generally understood, with Mitch
Kupchak revealing that in Blake’s Lakers pre-draft workout he “tested out
as one of the best players we’ve ever had as far as physical ability.” That
was seven years ago, and even though Blake still looks like a dude working
behind a Subway counter, he actually does mixed martial arts that showcase
his uncommon core strength.

Blake比我們之前大致瞭解的情況要好上很多，Mitch Kupchak爆料說，
當初Blake來湖人試訓時，湖人方給出的評價是-
"經過測試，他是我們所見過身體素質而言最好的球員之一"。
那還是7年前的事了，即使現在Blake仍然看起來像麥當當櫃檯後面的收錢的小二，
但事實上他已然成長為一名展現出非凡長才的球員。

Blake’s competitive fire would fit well in the Octagon, too. He can be found
on YouTube going face-to-chest to 7-footers Andrew Bogut and Dwight Howard in
just the past six months, standing up for himself. The over-under on
confrontations between Blake and Sasha Vujacic in practice next season? I’ll
say 12 … unless Vujacic and his expiring contract get traded before they get
there, though the odds of that salary dump decreased when free agent Raja
Bell chose Utah over the Lakers.

Blake的求勝欲望也很適合這個偉大的球隊。
在YouTube你依舊能找到六個月前，
當他面對七呎長人Andrew Bogut和Dwight Howard時依然毫不退縮。
猜猜看下季訓練時，Blake和Sasha Vujacic會擦出多少次火花？
我猜大概12次…除非Vujacic帶著他將要期滿的合約在Blake報到前離開天使城，
雖然這機率在自由球員Raja Bell選擇了爵士而不是湖人後顯得非常低。

Blake did describe himself Wednesday in his first Lakers news conference as “
scrappy,” which is pretty much a bio requirement for second basemen with
light hair. But the subtext in the word “scrappy” is usually “limited,”
 and that’s not truly Blake.

Blake在週三他第一場湖人見面會時將自己定位為“scrappy(指替補)”的形象，
這確實是這位金髮替補後衛需要的形象。
但是“scrappy”的另一方面通常是"limited(受限的)"，顯然那不是真正的Blake。

He showed that in his triple-double against the Lakers while with the
Clippers in the April 14 regular-season finale.

在4月14日對抗湖人時拿到大三元的那場比賽裡，他展現出了他的真正實力。

“After the game was over, I was very happy that I did that against the
Lakers,” Blake said, fully aware that jumping into the triangle was a
logical fit for him this offseason.

"那場比賽結束後，我非常的開心，我能在對抗湖人的時候能有這樣的表現，" Blake說，
 他現在已充分了解到融入三角進攻這個動作對他來說，在休賽季就要著手開始進行。

 About making it to the Lakers now, Blake said: “There’s no better place
for me to be.”

如今夢想成真成了湖人的一份子，Blake說：“對我來說，沒有比這裡更好的地方了！”

Kupchak, while specifically praising Blake’s defense, mentioned the Lakers
conceivably keeping the triangle even if Phil Jackson does not return after
next season. But it goes beyond that. To play alongside Kobe Bryant, the
point guard needs to be versatile enough to do more than move the ball around
the court.

Kupchak還特別稱讚了Blake的防守。
他提到，湖人應該會延續三角進攻的打法，就算下個賽季之後Phil Jackson離開湖人。
但是對PG的要求不止是防守，在Kobe Bryant身邊打球，PG要求必須要夠全面，
在場上不僅只是傳傳球而已。

Bryant shuffles his deck all game long to be quarterback, running back and
wide receiver, which means the point guard with him needs to be able to play
all those positions at any time. For example, not too many point guards in
this league are great catch-and-shoot guys, but Fisher and Blake are. Fisher
and Blake are also two of the few players who could rank among league leaders
in both assist-to-turnover ratio and 3-point percentage.

Bryant就像是賭桌上的洗牌員，掌控著整場牌局，
更像橄欖球裡的四分衛、跑鋒、接球員，
這意味著他身邊的PG必須立刻跑到那些他應該出現的位置。
比方說，聯盟中並不是所有的PG都是很好的”catch-and-shoot”的球員，
但Fisher是，Blake也是！
Fisher和Blake都是那些少數能夠同時在助攻失誤比和三分命中率上都名列前茅的球員。

Blake is aware of the similarities, and he embraces that to the point that he
has invoked Fisher’s name in the past to people skeptical of Blake.

Blake知道這些相似點。過去只要有人質疑他的時候，
他甚至會引用Fisher的例子來反駁那些人。


 “I’ve always looked up to him,” Blake said. “He’s a winner.”

"我一直十分尊敬他，” Blake說。“他是個贏家。”

Frankly, Blake might not even be here if not for Fisher’s success. The
Lakers would’ve looked for someone more exciting … or might’ve even let
Jordan Farmar (who is half-white, it should be noted) run more of the show.

坦白說，如果不是Fisher的成功，Blake也許不會來到湖人。
湖人應該會尋找更有衝擊力的球員…或許會讓Jordan Farmar
（他算是半個白人，這個必須得寫上）有更多機會去表現。

Instead, Farmar has been cast off and winds up in a new jersey, literally,
with No. 2 for the Nets. (No, it’s not a tribute to Fisher; it’s symbolic
of the second phase in Farmar’s career. Yes, it’s predictable for Farmar to
view himself more as Bryant, who switched midstream to No. 24.)

相反的，Farmar不被湖人所青睞，去紐澤西打拼了，
搖身一變成了籃網隊的第二號PG。
（不，這 不是獻給Fisher的禮物，而是Farmar進入了職業生涯的新階段。
  是的，或許哪天Farmar就覺得自己越來越像Bryant，
  賽季打到一半換個24號的隊服穿穿也是有可能的。）

And here’s Blake, who was drafted by Washington not because he kicked Kirk
Hinrich’s rear in a head-to-head pre-draft workout as much as because the
Wizards were installing the read-and-react Princeton offense under Eddie
Jordan back then.

回到Blake，
他之所以被華盛頓巫師看上並不是因為他在試訓練習時打爆了Kirk Hinrich，
而是因為當時巫師準備在Eddie Jordan執教下跑跑普林斯頓進攻。

Blake is very much the perfect triangle player. He can shoot 3-pointers very
well and is savvy enough not just to practice jumpers randomly the way Ron
Artest does – but rather from the spots in the offense where he knows his
shots usually come.

Blake是個非常適合三角進攻的球員。他三分球投的不錯，也有足夠的悟性，
不用像Ron Artest一樣漫無目標的練習跳投，
而是在進攻端出現在他知道的那個他應該出現的投籃位置上。

Mike Penberthy and Coby Karl, the last white American guards employed by the
Lakers, did that, too. Rest assured, Blake can do more.

Mike Penberthy和Coby Karl，這些二流的白人後衛都能在湖人有些表現，
而Blake肯定能做到更多。

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