[外絮] Worst NBA Champions 系列(3)

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連接 http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html

去年的文章了 一直沒有時間翻
本來以為會有很多的 不過總共也只有6篇
剛好放假了 就接著翻
新手 有錯請指正 Orz

Worst NBA Champions: Glenn Robinson

Many of you either know or have guessed that I attended Purdue University. As 
it so happened, my freshman year coincided with Glenn Robinson's final season 
as a Boilermaker.

大多數人也許知道或是猜到我是上過Purdue University。碰巧的，我的第一年剛好也是
Glenn Robinson身為Purdue University籃球隊一員的最後一年。
(Purdue University中譯...嗯 普渡大學  Boilermaker就是普渡大學球隊的暱稱
直譯就是蒸汽火車頭 這所大學出過很多太空人)

I have to tell you: Robinson was a college basketball beast. As his NBA.com 
bio points out, he was nicknamed "Big Dog" for his oncourt ferocity. During 
that 1993-94 season, Robinson was...

我必須告訴你: Robinson是大學籃球界的野獸。正如NBA.com 個人簡介指出的，他的暱
稱"大狗"源于他在球場上的兇猛。在1993-94球季，Robinson是...

    ...named the 1994 National Player of the Year by Associated Press/Rupp, 
    United Press International, the Sporting News, Basketball America, 
    Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly, CBS-TV/Chevrolet, ESPN and ABC 
    analyst Dick Vitale, NABC/Kodak, Naismith and the RCA/U.S. Basketball 
    Writers Association...recipient of the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's
    top college basketball player...led the NCAA and the Big Ten in scoring and
    rebounding averages of 30.3 ppg and 10.1 rpg respectively...also the 
    unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year by coaches and media, in addition to 
    being selected the conference's Male Athlete of the Year...first player to
    lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding in the same season since 
    Minnesota's Mychal Thompson accomplished the feat in 1977-78...his 1,030 
    overall points that year and 560 conference points were single-season 
    scoring records...the total of 1,030 points ranked 13th best for a 
    single-season in NCAA Division I history...became the 15th Division I 
    player all-time to score 1,000 in a season...finished his career at Purdue
    with the fourth-highest scoring average ever at 27.5 ppg...led the 
    Boilermakers in scoring in 56 of his 62 contests and recorded 31 career 
    double-doubles (pts/rebs)...his 44 points against Kansas (3/24/94) was a 
    school record for an NCAA Tournament game. 

    ...被(         ...這段懶惰翻了 )等...選為1994年全國最佳球員...獲頒伍登獎...
    以場均30.3分，10.1籃板在Big Ten和NCAA成為得分王和籃板王...成為教練和媒體一
    致認同的Big Ten年度最佳球員，入選體育協會的年度男性運動員...成為Minnesota的
    Mychal Thompson 77-78年之後第一位達到在同一個球季成為得分王和籃板王壯舉...
    1030總得分和560協會得分都是單季得分紀錄...1030分是NCAA Division I 單季得分
    史上第13高...成為Division I 第15位單季得分來到1000分的球員...大學場均得分
    27.5分居Purdue史上第4位...在他代表普渡參與的62場比賽中56場得分是球隊第一
    同時有31場兩雙...(3/24/92)對Kansas的得到44分是學校在NCAA聯賽中的紀錄。

But it wasn't just the numbers.Robinson's performances were overwhelming. 
Drives. Dunks. All manner of crazy shots that routinely went in. And, most 
importantly, victories.

但是不只是因為這些數據。Robinson的表現是壓倒性的。突破。灌籃。各種各樣的瘋狂投
籃一如往常的得分。最重要的是，勝利。

And yet...there were warning signs I didn't pick up on back then. Minor ones. 
Like despite the fact that he was so physically dominant, he loved taking jump
shots, jacking up more than six three-pointers a game. Sure, he hit almost 40 
percent of his treys, but he was always a little too ready to chuck 'em up...
which is why he shot less than 50 percent overall against competition he quite
simply owned. Furthermore, he averaged only 1.9 assists, meaning he was too 
busy creating offense for himself to do it for his teammates. And he averaged 
more than four turnovers per game.

另外...有一點值得注意的我沒有接在上面而提出來。很小的。像是儘管他在體格上有優勢
，但是他喜歡選擇跳投，一場比賽嘗試多達6顆三分球。當然，他有著近乎40%的三分命中
率，但是他總是有點太倉促的做出投籃的選擇...這就是為何他在比賽中僅有少於50%整體
命中率。而且他場均助攻僅僅只有1.9個，代表他是一個進攻黑洞。同時他場均失誤超過4個
。

Still, like I said, he was a beast. His coach and comb-over master, Gene Keady
, said that Robinson was "an absolute warrior on the court, especially the 
practice court. If all my players practiced with the same intensity and 
listened to his coaches as he does, my job would be much easier."

但是，像我說的，他是一頭野獸。他的教練和啟蒙導師,Gene Keady說:"Robinson是一位真
正的鬥士,特別是在練習場上。如果我的每一位球員都能達到他練習的強度以及聽從教練的
指導，我的工作將會變得非常輕鬆。"

Sounds positively Kevin Garnett-esque, right? And Keady was a straight-shooting
hardass of a coach, so I had no reason to suspect that Robinson didn't have 
that desire and killer instinct that separate the Michael Jordans from the 
Harold Minors. When he decided to turn pro rather than play out his senior 
season at Purdue, I was absolutely convinced that Big Dog was going to become 
the NBA's next major force.

聽起來很接近KG的風格？Keady是能一位不斷鞭策球員的教練，所以我沒有理由去懷疑
Robinson是否擁有--阻止Harold Miner之類的球員成為下一位MJ--的飢渴和堅韌不拔的精
神。當他決定成為職業球員而不在大四代表Purdue參賽，我完全堅信大狗將會成為NBA下一
位巨星。
(so I had一句 原文相當靠北XD 不過寫的很好 譯者翻不太過來 Harold Miner是真的球員
兩屆灌籃大賽冠軍 關於他的事跡可以參考 http://0rz.tw/AG8CQ 文中使用Minors意指眾
多"小"球員 因具灌籃手段 而像Miner一樣被比作下一位MJ 不過也僅僅如此而已)

The Milwaukee Bucks had the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft, and 
Robinson was the obvious number one pick, even in a draft that featured Grant 
Hill, Jason Kidd and Eric Montross (good call on that one, Celtics). And so 
Robinson became the first Boilermaker to be chosen number one overall since 
Joe Barry Carroll (also known as "Joe Barely Cares") in 1980. That fact was 
pretty ominous...and it was a sign of things to come.

公鹿擁有1994年選秀第一指名，Robinson很明顯會成為狀元，即使這份選秀名單包括Grant
Hill，Jason Kidd以及Eric Montross(Celtics選的不錯)。因此Robinson成為Purdue繼
1980年的Joe Barry Carroll(暱稱"Joe Barely Cares")後第一位選秀狀元。這次選秀的結
果明顯是個惡夢...也是接下來各件事件不好的預兆。

See, Robinson submitted some pretty serious demands. Specifically: a 13-year,
$100 million contract, to which the Bucks responded by spitting out their 
champagne and stuttering "Wha...what the fuuuuuuuuu...."

看看，Robinson提出了一些誇張的要求。特別像是:一份13年，價值1億的合約，公鹿的回
應是吐出口中的香檳而口吃的:"什...什...麼麼麼...."
(一份13年，價值1億的合約的故事 http://0rz.tw/eorFH )

The Bucks wanted Robinson. Desperately. But not desperately enough to commit to
that kind of deal. So Robinson held out until the beginning of training camp, 
when he and the Bucks finally agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract that 
set an all-time record as the richest rookie contract ever. That record still 
stands, mostly because Robinson's deal freaked people out so much that the 
league instituted a salary cap for rookies the very next season.

公鹿想要Robinson。極度的。但沒有瘋狂到答應這樣的要求。所以Robinson等到季前訓練
開始才出現，最後他和公鹿簽下一份10年價值6千8百萬的合約，創下史上最貴的新秀合約
紀錄。這個紀錄目前依然保持著，其中很大一部分原因是Robinson的合約震驚了人們而造
成聯盟為接下來的每個球季制定了新秀的工資帽。

Generally speaking, you'd prefer for a player to force a rule change through 
his, you know, play.

一般來說，你更加期望看到一個規則因為球員的，嗯你知道的，表現而改變。

Big Dog had a pretty good rookie season: 21.9 PPG (10th in the league and 
number one among rookies), 6.4 RPG (second among rookies), 2.5 APG, 1.4 SPG 
(second among rookies), and 45.1 percent shooting. He even cut down on his 
three-point attempts (only 3.4 per game), although his accuracy dropped to 
32.1 percent. He was also sixth in Usage Percentage. Unfortunately, he also 
led the league in total turnovers (313).

大狗擁有一個出色的新秀球季:場均21.9分(聯盟第10，新秀中第1)，6.4個籃板(新秀中第2
)，2.5次助攻，1.4次抄截(新秀中第2)，45.1%命中率。他甚至減少了他的三分出手次數(
僅有3.4次每場)，即使他的準確度下降到32.1%。他在Usage Percentage中排第6。不幸的
是他的總失誤也領先全聯盟(313次)。
(想要了解Usg%的板友 可以參考板上的好文)

Even more unfortunately, the Bucks weren't winning. So even though he earned 
two Rookie of the Month awards (in December and April) and made the 
All-Rookie First Team, he finished third in balloting for Rookie of the Year, 
behind co-winners Hill (19.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 5.0 APG, 1.8 SPG) and Kidd (11.7 PPG
, 7.7 APG, 5.4 RPG, 1.9 SPG), who supposedly had better all-around seasons.

更加不幸的的是，公鹿沒有獲的更多的勝利。因此雖然他獲得了兩次每月最佳新秀(在12月
和4月)以及入選新秀第一隊，他最終在年度新秀獎項中只得到了第三，位于並列第一的
Hill(場均19.9分,6.4籃板,5.0次助攻,1.8次抄截)和 Kidd(場均11.7分,7.7次助攻,5.4個
籃板,1.9次抄截)之後，兩位被認為有更加出色的球季的球員。

Of course, the voting was skewed by a few factors. In Kidd's favor was the fact
that his Mavericks improved from 13 wins in 1993-94 to 36 wins in 1994-95 
(Robinson's Bucks only improved from 20 wins to 34 wins). Hill's Pistons 
improved by only eight wins (20 to 28), but Grant's apparently selflessness was
considered a stark contract from the me-first Robinson, who held a proverbial 
gun to his team's head and held out for an historic contract.

當然，這些選票被一些因素影響。偏好Kidd的建立于小牛的戰績由93-94球季的13勝提升到
了94-95球季的36勝事實。(而Robinson的公鹿僅由20勝提升到34勝)。Hill的活塞提升了8
勝，不過相較于'我永遠是第一'的，一位提著一把'槍'指著他的球隊要求天價合約的
Robinson，尋求一般合約的Grant表現更加的無私。

Still, considering the slow-it-down and grind-it-out era in which he was 
playing, the numbers from Robinson's rookie season seemed to mark him as a 
superstar in the making. What nobody could have known at the time was that 
Robinson had already more or less hit his peak as a player. He would average 
a few more points (23.4 in 1997-98) and rebound a little more (setting a career
high with 6.9 RPG in 20001-01), shoot somewhat better from the field (47.2 
percent in 1999-00) and downtown (39.2 percent in 1998-99), but his career 
averages (20.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.7 APG, 45.9 percent shooting from the field and
34 percent from downtown) were pretty indicative of what he gave the Bucks 
year-in, year-out.

還有，考慮到他處於不再瘋狂進攻，更多消磨打磨的時代，Robinson新秀球季的數據令他
看起來像位明星球員。而大家都沒有想到的是這些數據或多或少已經是Robinson作為一位
球員所能達到的頂峰。他也許能多得個幾分(97-98年場均23.4分)以及多摘幾個籃板(00-01
年生涯紀錄場均6.9個籃板)，達到更好的命中率(99-00年47.2%)，三分命中率(98-99年
39.2%)，但是他的生涯場均(20.7分,6.1個籃板,2.7次助攻,45.9%命中率,34%三分命中率)
已經明確的指出了這已是他年復一年所能帶給公鹿的極限了。

And hey, those are solid numbers. Guys have made All-Star teams with worse 
stats than that, and, in fact, Robinson made a couple of those (in 2000 and 
2001). But honestly, those results were pretty disappointing for somebody whom
people expected to become a Jordan-like player.

當然，那是不錯的數據。一些獲選全明星隊的數據比他還差，還有，事實上Robinson也兩
次入選了全明星隊(2000年和2001年)。但是老實說，這些成績對於一些期望他成為像是
Jordan那樣的球員的人們來說是相當的失望的。

So what happened with Glenn? My first roommate out of college, who was also a 
Purdue alum, liked to say, "Glenn got $100 million coming out of college and 
spent it all on Twinkies." Robinson wasn't fat, exactly, but he did look a 
little soft. He played like it too. I mean, here was a physical specimen who 
averaged only 4.4 free throw attempts per game over his career. As his career 
progressed, he took jump shots more and more and attacked the basket less and 
less. Robinson became the master of the midrange jumper...kind of like Luol 
Deng before Luol Deng was Luol Deng.

所以Glenn究竟發生了什麼事情?我在大學的第一位室友，同時也是一位Purdue的傑出校友
有些話說:"Glenn離開了大學並得到了1億但卻花在了奶油鬆糕上。"Robinson並不肥，根本
不，但他看起來有點軟。他在球場上也是如此。我的意思是，這裡有一位實物範例在其生
涯中僅有場均4.4次罰球出手數。在其球場生涯過程中，他選擇越來越多跳投而越來越少選
擇進攻籃底。Robinson成為中距離跳投好手...像是Luol Deng成為Luol Deng之前的Luol 
Deng一樣。
(Twinkies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie )

His defense was soft too, which helps explain why his career Defensive Rating 
(107 points given up per 100 possessions) was higher than his Offensive Rating
(102 points scored per 100 possessions).

他的防守也一樣軟，這說明了為何他的生涯DRtg(每100次防守對手可得到107分)高於其生
涯ORtg(每100次進攻可得到102分)。

Eventually, the Bucks got better, although it had as much to do with the 
additions of Ray Allen and Sam Cassell as it did with Robinson. That trio was 
good enough to almost make the NBA Finals in 2001, but they were upended by the
Philadelphia 76ers (not to mention some very questionable officiating) in the 
Eastern Conference Finals. Robinson lasted only one more season in Milwaukee 
before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Toni Kukoc, Leon Smith and a 2003 
first round draft pick that would become T.J. Ford.

最終，公鹿變的更好了，儘管Ray Allen 和Sam Cassell的加入需要付出和Robinson加入一
樣的代價。三巨頭也幾乎帶領公鹿進入2001年的中總冠軍戰，但是他們在東區決賽中輸給
了76人(更何況有幾位非常可疑的裁判)。在其被交易到老鷹隊換取Toni Kukoc, Leon 
Smith以及2003年選秀首輪簽也就是T.J. Ford以前，Robinson僅在公鹿多待了一季。

In Atlanta, Robinson was who we thought he was -- 20.8 PPG and 6.6 RPG, just 
like clockwork. But even though he led the team in scoring, ranked second in 
assists and steals, and came in third in rebounding, that wasn't good enough 
for the 2002-03 Hawks (these days, that kind of output would have earned him a
six-year, $119 million contract). So Atlanta included in in a four-team trade:
Robinson and a 2006 second round pick that became Boobie Gibson were sent to 
the Sixers; the Minnesota Timberwolves sent Terrell Brandon to the Hawks; the 
New York Knicks traded Latrell Spreewell to the Timberwolves; the Sixers 
shipped a 2007 first round pick to the Hawks while sending Randy Holcomb, 
Keith Van Horn and a bag of cash to the Knicks.

在老鷹隊，Robinson的場均20.8分和6.6個籃板被認為像是發條裝置一樣規律而有效率。但
是儘管他的得分是球隊第一，助攻和抄截位居球隊第二，籃板位居第三，對於02-03球季的
老鷹來說這依然不夠好。(在現在這樣的數據能夠幫你賺到一份6年1億1千9百萬的合約。)
所以老鷹在一場涉及四支球隊的交易中:將Robinson和06年次輪選秀簽--Boobie Gibson送
到76人;灰狼送出Terrell Brandon到老鷹;尼克將Latrell Spreewell交易到灰狼;76人送
出07年首輪選秀簽到老鷹同時送出Randy Holcomb,Keith Van Horn和現金到尼克。
(07年首輪選秀簽這支後來是選到誰阿? 為什麼我看到這簽是從溜馬那過來的... )

In theory, Philly had finally found the long sought-after second option for 
Allen Iverson. Only Big Dog had never been paired with a ball hog like The 
Answer. Not surprisingly, his stats took a big hit (16.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 44 
percent shooting). To make matters worse, he missed 40 games that season 
(including the last 20): three because of suspension and 37 due to injury 
(first a left ankle sprain and then right elbow surgery).

理論上，76人終于找到了長期追求的，Allen Iverson以外第二個選項。只是大狗從沒有能
夠和"答案"一樣的球豬搭配上。不意外的，他的數據嚴重下滑(場均16.6分,4.5個籃板,44%
命中率)。讓事情變得更加嚴重的是在那個球季他缺席了40場球賽(包括球季最後的20場):
3場因為停賽以及37場因傷而缺席(一開始是左腳踝扭傷再來是右手肘手術)。
(關於ball hog的解釋http://0rz.tw/6i9rx 這里介紹了不少籃球俚語 有興起的可以看看)

The following season, Robinson didn't play a single game for the Sixers. 
Supposedly, this was due to injury, but the scuttlebutt was that Philly coach 
Jim O'Brien refused to play him (which was true) and that Robinson up and left
the team (which was also true, but that was actually due to the fact that his 
mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and, sadly, passed away during the 
season). And so on February 24, 2005, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets
for Jamal Mashburn and Rodney Rogers. Then, on March 1, the Hornets waived him.
A little over a month after that, he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs.

接下來的賽季，Robinson沒有為76人出賽過一場比賽。可能的原因是因為受傷，但是有傳
言說是因為76人教練Jim O'Brien不想用他(這是真的)因此Robinson離開了球隊(這也是事
實，但更多是因為他的母親被診斷出了肺癌，讓人悲傷的，她在那個球季中過世了)。因
此在2005年2月24日，他被交易到黃蜂以換取Jamal Mashburn和Rodney Rogers。之後，在
3月1日，黃蜂將他放在讓渡名單上。在過了一個多月後，他被馬刺簽了下來。

You might be tempted to say, "Huh, wha...?!" But the move made sense, in an 
"Oh, shit, we are in panic mode" kind of way. See, at the time, Tim Duncan and
Devin Brown (who had become an important offensive component for that team) 
were hurt, and the Spurs -- who after much begging were finally turned down by 
Karl Malone -- were literally praying for offense. As Gregg Popovich said after
the signing: "He's a heck of a shooter, and we have some nights where we have 
trouble getting it into the hole."

你也許會說:"蛤,什麼...?!"但是這是可以理解的交易，在"噢，該死，我們正處於恐慌狀態
"的情況下。來看看，當時Tim Duncan和Devin Brown(已經成為是馬刺進攻組成中重要的
一員)都已經進入傷兵名單，馬刺--經過多番請求依然被Karl Malone拒絕了--祈求的只是
一位進攻球員而已。正如Gregg Popovich在簽約完成後說的:"他是一位真正的射手，我們
也曾因為他而陷入苦戰好幾次。"

Like most of the rest of the world, the Spurs were dubious about whether Big 
Dog could adjust to, you know, passing the rock and playing D.  Said Popovich:

和其餘大多數人一樣，馬刺也不確定大狗是否能做出調整，像是傳球以及防守。Popovich
表示:

    "I had him set up pretty good, I think. [The Spurs' players] were expecting
    a black hole. You know, somebody [who] as soon as he caught the ball, it 
    was gone; never see it again. I said, 'I want you guys to make sure that 
    you give him an opportunity to learn defense and all of that; but trust me,
    all he's going to do is shoot it every time he touches it. You're going to
    have to be very patient (with him).' We had him set up that way. He's smart
    . He came in and it might have taken him, you know, five minutes before he
    shot (the ball). He took a whole five minutes! In that five minutes, they 
    saw him try to play D, so they accepted it."

    "我認為，我已經把他安排好了。「馬刺球員」都預期會出現一個黑洞。你知道的，一
    部分的人在「他」拿到球後，球就消失了；再也看不到了。我說，'我要求就是提供他
    機會去學習防守和其他的一切；但是請相信我，每一次拿到球後他會做的就只會是出
    手而已。你需要有更多得耐心(去對待他)。'我們已經做出了安排。他很聰明。他參與
    了練習然後，你知道的，在他出手(投籃)以前他花了五分鐘的時間。他花了五分鐘的
    時間!在這五分鐘裡隊友們看到他試著去防守，因此他們接納他了。"

Said Robinson: "This is one of the best teams in the NBA. All I have to do is 
to come in and help out. ... This is a new beginning."

Robinson說:"這是NBA中最好球隊之一。我需要做的只是參與進來然後盡我所能。...這是
一個新的開始。"

Well...sort of. In his nine regular season games as a Spur, Robinson averaged 
10.0 PPG and 2.7 RPG in 17.4 MPG. Which was about right: His Per 36 stats were 
20.6 PPG and 5.5 RPG...pretty much right on target with his career Per 36 
minute numbers of 20.2 PPG and 5.9 RPG.

嗯...我也不清楚。在他于馬刺的9場常規比賽裡，Robinson場均出賽17.4分鐘，得到場均
10.1分及2.7個籃板。換算成每36分鐘則是:場均20.6分及5.5個籃板...接近于他生涯每36
分鐘的數據:場均20.2分及5.9個籃板。

And about that defense? Pop wasn't worried about it: "The good thing is, he's 
intelligent and he understands the game. He'll pick up the team-defense 
concept, so he won't have to be the best individual defender."

對於防守的部分呢? Pop表示不擔心:"好的方面是，他有才能而且能理解比賽。他會學會
團隊防守的觀念，所以他不需要成為最好的一對一防守者。"

It was kind of true: In that (admittedly small) nine-game sample, Robinson had
an Offensive Rating of 106 and a Defensive Rating of 100. It was the one and 
only time in his career that Glenn scored more points per 100 possessions than 
he gave up. He even squeezed out one last Big Dog game: 23 points (on 9-for-11 
shooting) in 22 minutes against the Grizzlies on April 18. It was the last 
20-point game he ever had.

這是一種事實:在(無可否認地是小樣本)的9場比賽數據中，Robinson的ORtg是106而DRtg是
100。這是Glenn生涯中第一也是唯一一次在每100次進攻/防守中得到的分數比失去的分數
來的高。他甚至繳出了最後一場他統治的比賽:4月18日和灰熊的比賽上場22分鐘得到23分
(11投9中)。這是他最後一場20分以上的比賽。


Then came the playoffs.

之後來到了季後賽。

During San Antonio's road to the title, Robinson appeared in 13 games, playing 
8.7 MPG and averaging 3.8 PPG, 1.6 RPG and 0.1 APG while shooting 35.6 percent
from the field (16-for-45) and 30 percent from downtown (3-for-10). His 
Effective Field Goal Percentage was 38.9, his PER was 11.7, and he scored 97 
points per 100 possessions while giving up 101. He managed a Win Share of 0.2.

在馬刺成為冠軍的路上，Robinson參與了13場比賽，出賽場均8.7分鐘，得到場均3.8分,
1.6個籃板及0.1次助攻，35.6%命中率(45投16中)以及30%三分命中率(10投3中)。他的eFG%
為38.9，PER是11.7，每100次進攻/防守中得到97分失去101分。Win Share值為0.2。

During the NBA Finals against Detroit, Glenn appeared in only three of the 
seven games. The first three. In Game 1, he actually provided a small spark off
the bench: 6 minutes, 2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Those would be 
his only positive contributions of the series. Robinson was a non-factor in 
Game 2, mostly because he didn't check in until there were about three minutes 
left and the Spurs were up by 22 points (he went 0-for-1 from the field and 
committed a turnover). Afterward, Robinson said:

在和活塞的總冠軍戰中，Glenn僅參與了7場比賽中的3場。最前面的三場。在第一場比賽，
他的確貢獻了一點板凳火力:6分鐘，2分，3籃板以及3記火鍋。這也就是他在冠軍戰中所能
提供的正面貢獻了。在第二戰中Robinson顯得不重要，很大原因可能是因為他僅在最後3
分鐘馬刺領先22分的時候上場(留下了投1中0，以及1個失誤)。賽后 Robinson說:

    "Man, I'm happy. All I have to do is just be available. Just like in Game 1
    . If I'm needed, just give them a little spark. And leave the rest up to 
    the guys.

    "我很高興。我需要做到的就是當個稱職的球員。就像第一場比賽一樣。如果他們需要
    我，我就提供火力。然後將剩下的交給他們。"

    "I'm going to get a chance in one of these games. People know what I can do
    . People understand the things that I've been going through, and I'm still 
    moving. That's why the minutes don't bother me. I'm gearing up for next 
    season."

    "我將會在這些比賽中得到上場的機會。他們知道我的能力。大家知道我所經歷的，而
    我還會一直前進。這就是為何上場時間不會影響我。對於下個賽季的比賽我已整裝待
    發好了。"

That "next season" never came. After a token appearence in Game 3 -- 5 minutes,
0-for-2 from the field, 0-for-1 from beyond the arc, all zeroes across the box
score -- Robinson never again logged a single minute for the Spurs. I mean, he 
celebrated like a mother fucker when San Antonio won the title in Game 7, but 
the Spurs didn't ask him back. No other team signed him. And Big Dog quietly 
faded into retirement.

他期待的'下個賽季'沒有出現。在參與了第三場總冠軍戰--出場5分鐘，2投0中，三分1投
0中，得分紀錄板上出現的都是0--Robinson再也沒有為馬刺出賽過。我想說的是，他在馬
刺于第七戰奪冠後慶祝得像瘋子一樣，但是馬刺沒有在和他簽約。也沒有其他球隊簽他。
大狗就這樣靜悄悄的退休了。

That was way back in 2005. Meanwhile, Hill and Kidd -- who beat Robinson out 
for Rookie of the Year way back in 1995 -- are still in the league. Last season
, they both made significant contributions to 50-win teams. Hill even played in
the Western Conference Finals.

這是在2005年的事情。同時，Hill和Kidd--在1995年最佳年度新秀票選中擊敗過Robinson
的兩位球員--依然在聯盟中奮戰。上個球季，他們都為各自50勝的球隊作出了重要的貢獻
。Hill甚至在西區決賽中出賽。

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Robinson was supposed to be The Man. I can't
tell you exactly why it didn't happen. I mean, I can point out the flaws in his
game. I can suggest that there might have been a lack of killer instinct. Too 
many mid-range jumpers, not enough all-out attacks on the basket. Too much 
money too soon. Maybe even too many Twinkies. I guess we'll never know for sure
.

不應該是這樣子的。Robinson應該是那位獲得榮耀的人。我不能告訴你為何這些事情沒有
發生的確切的理由。我的意思是，我可以告訴你他在比賽中的缺點。我認為可能是因為他
缺少了堅韌不拔的精神。太多的中距離跳投，沒有全面的進攻手段。過早陷入金錢的誘惑
。也許是在防守方面太軟。我想我們永遠無法得到真正的理由。

What I do know is that, as a Glenn Robinson fan and a former Boilermaker, 
watching him dance around like a maniac during the Spurs' championship 
celebration made me feel kind of ashamed. Because, honestly, in my foolish 
youth, I believed Robinson would be winning multiple titles as the leader of 
his team. I thought he could be a Larry, Magic or Michael-level player.

我所知道的，作為一位Glenn Robinson的球迷以及曾是Purdue球隊的一員，看到他在馬刺
總冠軍戰慶祝的像瘋子一般的行為讓我覺得有些羞愧。因為，老實說，在我年少的時候，
我堅信Robinson將會以球隊的領導者身份帶領球隊獲得多次冠軍。我曾認為他能夠成為
Larry, Magic或是Micheal等級的球員。

Maybe I'm projecting. Maybe I should be more disappointed in myself than I am 
in Glenn. Maybe I'm just embarrassed because my basketball acumen failed me 
when I was evaluating him. But I'm not the only person who got hoodwinked. 
There are an awful lot of people who feel -- despite the 20+ PPG average over 
his 11 seasons -- that Glenn Robinson failed to live up to his potential.

也許這只是我的推斷。也許相較于Glenn我應該要對自己感到更失望。也許我只是在尷尬，
因為我的籃球觸覺在評價他的時候讓我失望了。但我不是唯一被蒙蔽的人。有一群數量可
觀的人認為--儘管在他11個球季有著場均20+的得分--Glenn Robinson辜負了他的潛能。

But -- unlike Hill and Kidd -- he has a ring.


下一期 Worst NBA Champions: Antoine Walker
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推 happykiddog :pippen也是進功黑洞阿  不然當年公牛最後攻擊就不會
推 Maxslack    :像是滷蛋成為滷蛋之前的滷蛋XDDDDDD
→ happykiddog :喬單和kukoc了  關鍵進功從沒給pippne
→ happykiddog :pippne雖然得分數字還可以看 是因為有喬單幫忙
→ happykiddog :關鍵時刻進攻寧願給kukoc 不給pippen就知道了
→ Maxslack    :在現在這樣的數據能夠幫你賺到一份6年1億1千9百萬的
推 bboybighead2:KIDD場均117.7 0.0??
→ Maxslack    :合約 這是在酸jj嗎XDDD
→ zymewwjd    :who supposedly had better all-around seasons...
→ zymewwjd    :指的是Kidd和Grand Hill兩人,不是Robinson
               ^^^感謝指正
推 hit10116    :2f講的我看了耶眉頭一皺
→ rambus      :進攻黑洞的定義哪時候變成關鍵時刻不是他出手了？
推 gamble5566  :Luol Deng成為Luol Deng之前的Luol Deng一樣 XD
→ bbsyute     :Pippen是Bulls負責組織的，哪有黑洞... MJ還比較像
推 JoshSmith   :如果他沒受過傷 應該還能打個幾季吧
推 jeffl0402   :今天抽到pippen 還是有人被釣到
推 mayfirst    :Kidd的新人球季場均破100分!!
               ^^^感謝 我手殘
※ 編輯: sinrong         來自: 122.117.16.132       (01/30 10:55)
→ mayfirst    :(抓個小蟲)164行
推 semicoma    :不過某一場公牛對尼克的比賽 因為賽前Larry Johnson
→ semicoma    :和Pippen有口角衝突 那場MJ特意做給Pip去打LJ Pip打
→ semicoma    :得還不錯就是了 大概是把六脈神劍時靈時不靈吧
推 gbpacker    :可以翻成:那將MJ和Minor區隔開的殺手直覺及贏球渴望
推 JAY049      :goood!!!
推 youtoo      :感謝翻譯～大狗是我很喜歡的球員，但我不知道後面的
→ youtoo      :他的心態轉換，而他的中距離也讓我中學時期練了很多
→ youtoo      :底線跳投，雖然後來我更喜歡KIDD跟HILL（晚期沒法切
→ youtoo      :來飛去但是充滿智慧的HILL），但大狗的確是個好球員
噓 happykiddog :大狗怎麼會是好球員? 他比歐洲打球的那個更自幹好嘛
→ happykiddog :球到它手上 就是中距離出手 不傳求的
推 kennyone    :推!!!
推 williams55  :期待下期的走路人！！
推 derwy       :用心翻譯~推!!
推 blaukatze   :推  等下集