[外電] The Problem Is Not The Talent; The Problem Is the Drive

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BY CHRIS ALVINO ON MAR 19, 2011, 8:45 PM
重要的不是天份是實踐！

I have been on a recent hiatus from contributing to this site over the last
couple of weeks.  During that span, there has been plenty going on, plenty of
talk, plenty of good, and surely plenty of bad regarding the Knicks.  One
issue that I have been requested to chat about was the announced ticket price
spike.  Perhaps I will speak more on that in the future, but for now, I will
say this.  I am not a Knicks’ season ticket holder.  I do not make it to
many games during the year as my schedule just does not permit for it.  For
those of you that will experience the ticket price spike and have to choose
whether or not to pay this added premium, I do empathize.  Some of the
projected increases for certain seats is unbelievable and will probably price
some long time customers out of the building.  However, that is a choice that
people have the ability to make for themselves.  We live in a society where
fair market value for a product or a service is what a customer is willing to
pay for it.  I was certainly no economics major in college, but I do
understand that there is a limited supply of seats that James Dolan has to
offer to Rangers and Knicks home games.  If the demand for those seats
outpaces that limited supply, even at escalated prices, then I cannot sit
here and blame Dolan for this move.  The only way to prevent a spike is to
call Dolan’s bluff.  Something tells me however that the tickets will be
sold in spite of this price spike.  Just a hunch I guess.

我好幾周沒有貢獻這個網站了。在這段期間，有很多事情發生，有很多討論，有好的，當
然也有壞的。其中一個我被請求談談的話題是有關季票漲價的事。也許我以後可以對這話
題講得更多一點，但是現在，我只能說，我沒有尼克季票啦！我沒有把很多次去看尼克比
賽排入我的行程表，就單純的因為沒辦法。對於得要經歷季票漲價的那些人，我深感同情
。一些預定增加的票價說是要為了增加球館座位，實在是難以置信，並且只會讓一些老顧
客因價錢而被逐出場館。無論如何，這是個人們可以替自己做決定的選擇。我們生活在一
個採自由市場價值的社會，人們可以決定要不要花錢買這個產品或服務。我在大學是沒有
主修經濟學啦，但我能理解Dolan要供給NBA尼克和NHL遊騎兵的座位是有限的，如果對於這
些座位的需求增長增加了，那漲價來降低入場人數也無可厚非，我無法責怪Dolan這個動作
。唯一能阻止漲價的方法大概是說Dolan在唬爛，我認為就算票漲成這樣還是會賣得一乾二
淨，就只是直覺。

Now that I got that out of my system, I have to touch on what the average fan
should care much, much more about – the on-court play of this current Knicks
bunch.  The team has not only been a .500 ball club since the Carmelo Anthony
trade was made, but this team has looked every bit the part of a true .500
ball club.  Inconsistency, discontinuity and confusion have developed
obstacles on this team’s road to success.  One game, the team can hit 20 30
pointers and win in impressive and imposing fashion.  The next?  The next
game they lose to the Pistons.  Enough said.

現在，我把這件事趕出我的腦袋，我們來談論一般球迷更更更應該關注的：現在尼克隊的
場上表現。這支球隊在甜瓜加入後，就不應該再只是個五成勝率的球隊，但他們現在完完
全全符合所有一隻只有五成勝率的球隊的樣子：不協調、不持久以及混亂不清已經在他們
通往成功的路上產生許多阻礙。他們可以一場大勝個二三十分，但下一場？下一場他們輸
給了活塞，不用多說了吧。

Before I get much further, my overarching feeling about this team is that
they will eventually mesh.  They will eventually become a cohesive unit.
 Lastly and most importantly, they will eventually win.  No empire was ever
built overnight, and clearly this Melo – Amare tandem has not yielded the
expected results – yet.  Sometimes good things take time to develop, and the
team is going through some early growing pains right now.

在我更進一步之前，我對於這支球隊內心的感覺還是他們終究能結合在一起，他們會成為
一個有凝聚力的團隊，而且最重要的是，他們終將勝利。羅馬不是一天造成的，而顯然這
輛甜瓜-阿罵牌雙輪馬車還沒產出被預期的效能。好東西得要花時間去等待，這支隊伍現
在正在經歷成長的陣痛期。

The results have not been all bad since the trade.  For every fan that will
complains about losing to the Cavs and Pacers both twice and the Pistons last
night, do not forget about some of the wins that this new look Knicks squad
has had, including blowing out playoff caliber teams in the Grizzlies, Hawks,
Jazz, Hornets as well as beating the Heat in Miami.  Do those games mean
anything?  To steal a thought from the immortal Mike Francesa, you cannot
take this team’s temperature after every single game.  In New York and with
new aged media, it is tough for fans not to take this team’s pulse every
single day, but at the same time it is unfair to do that.  When the smoke
clears, expect this team to make the playoffs as either the 5th, 6th or 7th
seed.  If that does not happen, then this conversation can take a completely
different tone.

交易以來的結果並不是全都是壞的。那些抱怨尼克竟然各輸給了騎士和溜馬兩次以及昨晚
對活塞敗陣的球迷們，可別忘了尼克取得的幾場勝利，其中包括擊敗那些具有季後賽水準
的灰熊、老鷹、爵士、黃蜂以及在邁阿密擊敗熱火。這些比賽有什麼意涵嗎？盜用一下偉
哉Mike Francesa(脫口秀主持人)的說法：你不能每場每場比賽都那麼計較。在紐約以及各
個新的舊的媒體中，球迷很難不每天都對尼克隊把脈問病一番，但這麼做同時也是不公平
的。等到迷霧散去，期待這支球隊會進入季後賽吧，不管是第五第六還第七種子。如果沒
進的話，哼哼，到時候文章就不是現在這種語氣了。

But instead of analyzing this team’s performance from a pure win-loss
perspective, I would like to point out the overarching problems that I see,
and have seen, with this team during the 2010-2011 campaign.  I have stated
constantly on this site that super stars win in this league.  Most everyone
can agree that this is a super star driven league and a super star driven
sport.  Right now, the Knicks have two such caliber players in Carmelo
Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.  While the team cannot win solely because of
them, they have a good enough supporting cast around them to make some
serious noise.  You see, to me, the problem is not the talent on this team.
 The current roster has plenty of that.  Rather the bigger issue with this
team is the consistency of this team’s drive.  The consistency of this team’
s heart.  The consistency of this team’s will to win.  Those things have to
stem from the team’s two superstars, or else the team simply will not
succeed.  In watching some of this team’s recent losses, I look no further
than the team’s than the super stars.

取代單純用勝負觀點來分析這支球隊的表現，我想指出我在本季尼克隊的征戰中所看到的
也是曾經看過的最重大的問題。我在本站不斷地提到過：超級巨星獲勝，這就是NBA。大多
數人都能同意這是一個由巨星支配的聯盟，也是一項由巨星支配的運動。現在，尼克擁有
甜瓜和阿罵兩位鋒線，然而球隊不是單靠他們取勝，他們還有一群好綠葉圍繞他們並製造
出一些話題。你看，對我而言，問題不在於這支球隊的天份，現在的球員名單天分已經快
滿出來了，這支球隊更重要的問題是球隊實踐的持續性，球隊的心的持續性以及對於獲勝
的意志的持續性。這些東西要由兩位巨星來發起，否則他們就無法取勝。在最近幾場輸球
裡，我觀看的重點都放在兩位球星的身上。

First, I will look at Amare Stoudemire.  As great as he has been this season,
no one can deny that he has not been able to stop opposing forwards this
season.  Blake Griffin, Elton Brand, JJ Hickson, Tyler Hansbrough, Kevin
Love, just to name a few have all torched the Knicks this season.  I know it
would help if Amare had a legit center to play alongside him, but at some
point, Amare has to step his game up and put his foot down against these
opposing power forwards.  It is almost becoming a common theme to watch Amare
get outrebounded and bullied around in the paint against some of these
inferior players.  His toughness, his grit and his defensive intensity have
to improve.  Even last night I saw Ben Wallace – that is right, Ben Wallace
– beat Amare baseline for two lay-ups.  Ben Wallace.  As if that was not bad
enough, I saw Chris Wilcox make Amare look like a point guard in the paint
last night.  In this league, for big men to be truly successful on both ends
of the floor, they have to be tough.  In the land of the giants, play hard or
get played.  As noted on this site, Amare has publicly stated that the team
should go back to playing speedball.  First, how about grabbing a few
rebounds and throwing some elbows in the paint?  Then you can worry about
this team’s offensive game plan.

首先，我們來看阿罵。本季傑出的表現，誰都不能否認敵隊的前鋒無法阻止他。給力芬、
名牌、JJ Hickson、Tyler Hansbrough還有愛，都在他面前看來微不足道。我知道如果有
個正統中鋒在他旁邊會有幫助啦，但同樣的，阿罵也必須要挺身而出對抗這些大前鋒啊！
幾乎每場比賽都得看到阿罵在禁區裡被這些弱弱的(按：有點引戰...)球員霸凌。他必須加
強他的硬度、他的膽量還有他的防守強度。光是昨晚，我就看到大班－沒錯，就是大班－
在底線吃了阿罵兩次上籃。如果大班還不夠糟，我看到Chris Wilcox讓阿罵在禁區裡看起
來像個小後衛。在這個聯盟裡，要成為真正成功的長人必須在攻守兩端都夠硬。在禁區這
塊巨人之土上，不是你硬起來打別人，就是被別人打。如同本站寫到的阿罵公開的陳述球
隊應該回到過去的快速球風。先抓幾個籃板並且在禁區裡賞幾個拐子之後，再來擔心球隊
的進攻體系，你覺得怎麼樣？

Now, let’s talk about Carmelo Anthony.  Prior to the big deal, a friend of
mine who was against dealing away our former young core said to me that he
never liked Melo’s body language out on the court.  He did not deny his
talent or his physical abilities, but he did question his drive.  Since his
arrival, I have been able to somewhat understand his view.  Last night in the
final minute of the game, his poor body language was on full display and it
cost the team a chance to tie the game.  After missing a lay-up with about
thirty seconds left, Carmelo pouted about the no-call (as he always does)
before heading back on defense only to stand around with his hands on his
hips.  While watching, I said to my dad that Carmelo looked like he was in
absolutely no position to make a defensive play.  The action was on the other
side of the court, but had the ball shifted to his side, Melo would not have
been able to react to it.  Within seconds, a shot went up and Melo
half-heartedly went for the rebound, only to have it stripped away from him.
 With that, the Knicks’ chance came to end.  The game was over.  It was a
ball that Melo should have had, but he was not in position to make the play.
 I was left only to question his intensity after that.  After missing the
lay-up, foul or not, I would expect a true star to have one thing and one
thing only on his mind, I am going to get that ball back and I am going to
make the next shot.  Well, Carmelo had a chance to get the ball back.  And he
blew it!  Earlier in the week, Carmelo went on public record as to question
the coaching staff’s defensive schemes.  He pleaded for the team to simplify
its defensive strategy.  To an extent, he can be right.  However, there has
never been a defensive scheme in the history of basketball that did not
require some effort.  No defensive strategy, whether it be complicated or
simple, can work unless the players actually work hard on the defensive end.
As we all well know, the core underlying point to any defensive strategy is
to keep the opponent from scoring. Carmelo, if it is a simple defensive
strategy that you want, then just keep that core underlying point in your
head.  Do not get beat off the dribble.  Do not let the opposition get easy
buckets.  Get into the face of the opposing offensive player.  Do not let
your man score.  How is that for simple?

好，現在換幹譙甜瓜(無誤)。回到之前的大交易，我有一個反對把之前的年輕核心交易出
去的朋友說，他從來都不喜歡甜瓜在場上的肢體語言。他不否認他的天分和體能條件，但
他質疑他的實踐。自從甜瓜來了以後，我似乎明白我朋友在說甚麼了。在昨晚比賽的最後
時刻，他糟糕的肢體語言完全展露出來且使球隊喪失追平的機會。在上籃沒得手之後還剩
三十幾秒時，在回去防守之前，甜瓜只是站著用雙手插腰，噘起嘴來不滿於沒有哨音(就像
他一如往常的作為)。看到這一幕，我跟我爸說，他看起來好像完全不用防守的樣子。場上
動作在另一邊發生，球輪轉到甜瓜該負責的區域，他完全無法反應，幾秒之內，球投出，
甜瓜要跑不跑的走回來想搶籃板，但卻只有進網。就這樣，尼克的機會沒了，比賽結束。
這是一個甜瓜該拿下的球，但他不在位置上去做到。我只有一個疑問，在上籃沒進之後，
不管有沒有犯規，我所期待的真正的球星在心中只有一個念頭：我要拿回這球，我要再投
一次。嗯...甜瓜有機會拿回球的，但他搞砸了！幾周之前，甜瓜公開質疑教練團的防守方
針，他要求簡化球隊的防守策略。某種程度來說，他可能是對的，但無論如何，世界上沒
有任何一種防守方法是不需要投入一些努力的。沒有任何一種防守策略能運作，不管是複
雜的還簡單的，除非球員真的認真在防守端努力。大家都知道，所有防守策略為的就是不
讓對手得分。甜瓜，如果你想要的是簡單的防守策略，那請把這一點裝進你的腦袋裡。不
要被運球晃過，不要讓對手簡單得分，把你的臉放在對手面前，不要讓你守的人得分。這
樣夠簡單了沒？

All in all, I do expect this team to mesh and I am not getting too caught up
in this team’s record heading into the playoffs because once the playoffs
start, records will not matter. Instead, I do get caught up with the overall
feel of this team’s play.  From where I am sitting, this team has to have a
stronger will to win than it has shown of late.  Talent alone will not win a
championship.  The drive, or should I say a consistent drive, to do so has to
be there as well.  If the lack of such a drive continues to be an underlying
problem for this team, then therein lines the problem.  It has to start with
team’s two studs.

最後最後最後，我真的預期這支球隊能整合在一起，我也不會太在意球隊進入季後賽的戰
績，因為一旦進入季後賽，紀錄就不重要了。相反的，我關注的是這整支球隊打起來的感
覺。這支球隊必須有比最近所表現的更強大的求勝意志。只有天份不能贏總冠軍。實踐，
或者該說是持續的實踐也是必須的。如果目前這種實踐力的缺乏依舊存在於這支球隊，在
之中就有著問題，要由這兩位學生來解決。

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