Re: [外電] The name is his dad's, but Matthews' …

[nobody (見龍在田利見大人)]

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: The name on the back of Wesley Matthews' jersey, the name that he carries
: around in his wallet, belongs to his father.

  在他的球衣後面、在他皮夾裡面的名字，屬於他爸爸。

: The name Matthews responds to, though, and carries in his heart is strictly
: that of his mother.

  但馬修斯反應和在他心裡的名字，屬於他媽媽。

: "Pam Moore" doesn't resonate around the NBA quite the way "Wes
: Matthews'"does, considering the elder Matthews -- father of the Utah Jazz's
: undrafted rookie guard - logged nine seasons in the league with six different
: franchises, including two that earned him championship rings with the Los
: Angeles Lakers. You can look it up: That's Matthews, a lightning quick point
: guard from the University of Wisconsin, standing next to coach Pat Riley in
: the team photos from both 1987 and 1988, when the "Showtime'' squad responded
: to Riley's challenge to repeat.

  "Pam Moore" 這名字在 NBA不代表什麼，"Wes Matthews"才有點意義，
後者代表了猶他爵士沒有被選秀選上的新秀 Wes Matthews 那個在聯盟裡
打了九年換了六個東家，包括在湖人兩年順便賺了兩個冠軍戒指。你可以
找一下：那個馬修斯是威斯康新大學畢業、跑很快的控衛，在1987和1988
年站在所謂 "Show Time"的那個隊伍的球隊大合照中，Pat Riley 教練旁
邊。


: And 1988 was right around the time Matthews exited his son's life. Wesley was
: 2 years old.
: Pam Moore stayed. She's still with the younger Matthews today, everywhere he
: goes in the NBA, a part of her at his side as he earns minutes and seizes
: opportunities with the Jazz while she's commuting to and from her office job
: in Madison, Wisc.

  1988，差不多就是他老爹出走他兒子生命的時候，他兒子 Wes才兩歲。

  Pam Moore留下來了，不管他在哪裡，到現在還是在年輕的 Mattthews
身旁，一部分是在他努力的在爵士隊爭取上場時間，而她在威斯康新的麥
迪遜辦公室裡工作。

: Ask Matthews about his dad's influence on him as a basketball player and the
: 6-foot-5, 220-pounder from Marquette -- known more for his defense and
: toughness -- unveils one wicked crossover move.
: "My mom," he said the other night after Utah's game at Minnesota. "I was
: raised by my mother. She was an athlete, too --- a Hall of Famer. Look her
: up. Track, basketball. Look her up. Hall of Fame."

  在問到他爸爸對於他的影響的時候，這個六呎五， 220磅以防守和硬度
為人所知的後衛，揭露了他不為人知的一面。

  他在一場猶他對明尼蘇達的比賽後說：「我媽媽，我被我媽養大，他也
是個運動員，一個名人堂球員，以她為榜樣，田徑、籃球，以她為榜樣，
名人堂。」

: You've got to dig a little deeper than the NBA Guide, but sure enough, there
: she is: Pam Moore, a Madison native who led the Wisconsin women's team in
: scoring and rebounding as a freshman in 1977-78 before devoting herself
: full-time to track. As a sprinter, Moore was part of a world-record team in
: the mile relay in 1979, set school records in the 400 meters that still
: stand, was a three-time Badgers MVP and was inducted into UW's Hall of Fame
: in 2006.

  你必須要稍微在 NBA手冊裡面再挖深一點，不過應該夠了，她是：Pam
Moore ，麥迪遜當地人，在隨後全心轉換跑道到田徑場上之前，新人球季
得分和籃板都是第一名。在田徑場上，他是1979年接力賽世界紀錄的一部
分，創下了學校至今仍未破得四百公尺紀錄，同時是 威斯康新 Badgers
三次的 MVP，2006年進入校史的名人唐。

: By then, her son was at Marquette, leaving behind some serious soccer
: accomplishments at Madison Memorial, the same high school where his mother
: competed.
: In a way, she still is competing, through her son.

  之後，她就讀馬奎特的兒子，在和她同間高中的校史館裡面，在足球部
份留下了些重要的成就。

: "Everything he knows about the game, I taught him," Moore said by phone, only
: half-joking. "Obviously he picked up things around the way. I was in a man's
: world when it came to basketball. In the AAU world, the traveling world."
: Several of Matthews' youth coaches saw his skills and early size and wanted
: him as close to the rim as possible. "I refused to let that happen," Moore
: said. "I knew based on my genes and his father's genes, Wesley was not going
: to be more than, what, 6-5? Maybe 6-2, 6-3. So I had to fight to make sure
: that he developed his whole game. He had to 'play up' [against older players]
: for two years to make sure he was one of the smaller ones on the team, to
: make sure he'd be in the backcourt.

  Moore 半開玩笑的在電話裡說到：「他關於籃球的所有認識都是我教他
的」。「顯然他是這樣學來的，在籃球界裡，那是男人的世界，在業餘球
界、在旅行的時候。有幾個馬修斯年輕時候的教練因為他的能力和他小時
候的高度，叫他盡量努力往裡面打。」 Moore說道：「我拒絕讓這種事情
發生，我知道從我的基因和他爸爸的基因來看，Wesley不會比，嗯，6-5?
也許6-2, 6-3高。所以我必須要爭取讓他能夠發展出整體的技能，他有兩
年必須要「向上打」（和比較年長的人打）來確保他是對上比較矮的，來
確定他會在後場。

: "Even then, coaches would tell him to go down low. I'd say, 'Don't disobey
: the coach. But every now and then, pop up. Face the basket. Try to take your
: man off the dribble. Don't always go in the post.' It worked out."
: Sound like a stage mother, a little too pushy or involved? No, just a mother,
: father, coach, friend, fan and protector rolled into one. "What can I say,
: he's my guy," Moore said. "We always say, we're the 'Dynamic Duo.'"

  「就算這樣，他教練還是叫他背框往裡面打」「不要反抗教練。但還是
要跳投、面框。試著運球甩開對手。不要一直背框。」「這樣奏效了。」

  聽起來很像是舞台上演出來的那種媽媽，有點太投入或用力了點？不，
就只是一個媽媽、爸爸、教練、朋友、球迷和保護者的綜合體而已。「我
能說什麼？他是我的孩子。」 Moore說。「他永遠都說，我們是『絕配雙
人組』。

: It was a Duo rather than a trio or more because Wes Matthews Sr. went his own
: way, starting a new life in Atlanta (where he played parts of five seasons).
: In 465 NBA games, the 6-foot-1 guard averaged 7.9 points and 4.2 assists,
: though his most memorable moment --- aside from the Lakers' titles --- might
: have come in 1987 at the wrong end of Xavier McDaniel's vise-like grip. In an
: altercation with the SuperSonics' X-Man in a game at Seattle, Matthews wound
: up on the floor, McDaniel's hands squeezing tightly around his throat as the
: Matthews' eyes started to roll back in his head. The Seattle Times photo that
: captured it is as startling today as it was then.

  是雙人不是三人，因為他爸爸老馬修斯走上了自己的路，在亞特蘭大開
使了他的新生活（他在那邊打了快五季）。在生涯的 465場比賽裡面，他
平均 7.9分、4.2 助攻，雖然他除了在湖人的那段時間外，最為人所知的
事也許是被 Xavier McDaniel很狠抓下。在和超音速的 "X-man"在比賽中
的一次爭吵中，馬修斯在地上，McDaniel的手狠狠的抓住他的喉嚨，而此
十馬修斯眼睛已經開始翻白了。西雅圖時報拍到了那時的景象，而這到現
在仍然十分駭人。

: "Getting choked? Yeah," the younger Matthews said of the photo. He didn't
: elaborate because, frankly, there isn't much to elaborate about. His father
: paid scant attention to him through the years. It was a big deal when he
: finally showed up to see him in a Marquette game.
: "He and Wesley are trying to establish a relationship to some extent," Moore
: said. "But as far as growing up, no, his father was not a part of his
: development and raising him at all."

  「嗆到了，嗯」年輕的馬修斯評論了那張圖。他沒有什麼進一步的說法
，因為他其實也沒什麼好說得。他爸爸這幾年來沒對他有什麼關注。他爸
爸在他馬奎斯的比賽中出現是很重要的事情。

  「他和 Wes試著要在某種程度上建立某些關係。」 Moore說。「不過至
少在他長大的這段時間，他爸爸沒有養他和教他。」

: She and Matthews had met at Wisconsin. Their son was born in San Antonio
: during his dad's time with the Spurs in 1985-86. Once Matthews left, Moore
: never married. "I didn't open myself up to it," she said. "The way I work
: life, [focusing on Wesley] was what I was supposed to do. Especialy raising a
: young man. It was tough. I had to teach him."

  她和馬修斯在威斯康新認識。她們的兒子在他老爸在 85-86在馬刺時的
聖安東尼奧出生。馬修斯離開後， Moore再也沒結婚。「我還是沒辦法釋
懷。」她說。「我生活的方向，（全心在馬修斯身上）是我必須要做的。
特別是養一個小男生。那很難，我必須要教他。」

: Wesley Matthews learned well. His first three seasons at Marquette under
: coach Tom Crean were fine but, when Buzz Williams took over in 2008-09,
: Matthews' game blossomed in a more open, motion style. He still was thought
: of third among the team's three stars - behind Jerel McNeal and Dominic James
: --- but Matthews averaged 18.3 points (second on the team to McNeal), 5.7
: rebounds and 2.5 assists. He helped Marquette to the second round of the NCAA
: West Regional and left as the school's eighth-leading scorer.

  Wes 學得不錯。他的前三季在馬奎特的 Tom Cream教練底下打得還不錯
，但在 08-09球季 Buzz Williams接手之後，他的比賽在一個更開放、流
動的體系裡綻放出來。他還是隊上的三顆星之一，在Jerel McNeal 和
Dominic James之後，不過 Wes 平均得分18.3（隊上僅次於 McNeal ），
5.7籃板、2.5助攻。他幫助球隊在 NCAA 西部地區決賽打到第二輪，同時
達到校史得分第八名。

: Now McNeal is playing in Belgium, James in Turkey and teammate Dwight Burke
: is down in Uruguay. It was Matthews who became the 43rd player from Marquette
: to reach the NBA. All it took, of course, was waiting for all 60 picks in the
: June Draft to be spent, impressing folks in the summer league and landing his
: make-good deal with Utah.

  現在 McNeal 在比利時打球， James在土耳其，另外隊友 Dwight
Burke 在烏拉圭打。馬修斯成了校史上第 43 個打到 NBA的球員。不過這
是在他等了六十個順位的選秀、讓夏季聯盟的人覺得他不錯，然後猶他對
他不錯，把他簽下來。

: So far, Matthews has been making very good. He is averaging 8.2 points in
: 24.8 minutes, with 9.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13 starts. As one might
: expect with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, Matthews' defense and willingness to dive
: for balls or do whatever it takes has helped, beyond Utah injuries that
: opened up playing time.
: "Why not? So many guys want to be here, but they don't want to play all the
: time," Sloan said. "I give him a lot of credit because he's not afraid. He's
: not afraid to play the game and get out and get after people. Take the shot
: when it's there."

  目前為止，馬修斯還不錯。他在24.8分鐘內得了 9.6分 2.5籃板，十三
次先發。和大家對於 Sloan的期待一樣，他的防守和願意切入還有一些有
的沒的，是他在球隊有人受傷之餘，可以取得一些上場時間的原因。

  「為什麼不？很多人想在這裡打，但他們不想一直打。」 Sloan說。「
我很讚賞他因為他不會害怕。他不會怕打球且上場、守人。在該投籃的時
候投籃。」

: From undrafted to a starting spot: What's the key? "Heart. Toughness.
: Confidence. All that," Matthews said. "It didn't look like it was going to go
: my way. But I got a chance with this team, continued to work, continued to
: believe.''

  從未被選秀球員到先發，重點在哪裡？「心、硬、信心，全部。」Wes
說。「看起來不像我想得那樣。不過我在隊上得到了機會，繼續努力，繼
續相信。」

: Said Moore: "[Sloan is] exactly the right coach. I have a friend who follows
: the NBA a lot and, for the type of person and player Wesley is --- very high
: IQ, versatile player, hard-nosed defense --- the two places we always felt
: would be good for him were Utah and San Antonio. Wesley is a very
: system-oriented type of guy. He picks things up very quickly. He knows how to
: fit in. He's not high maintenance."
: Sloan doesn't do high maintenance and, when asked, he said he doesn't see
: much of Matthews' father in the younger man's game. "We didn't pick him
: because of that," Sloan said. "We picked him because of what we saw. I don't
: remember his dad well enough to answer that question, to be honest."
: Turns out, the question was about the wrong parent.

  Moore 說：「（史龍是）完全對得教練。我有個朋友一直在看 NBA，Wes
這種高籃球智商、很多能力、硬漢防守球員，我們覺得兩個他應該不錯待
的地方是 SA 和 Utah 。他是那種系統取向的人。他學東西很快，他知道
如何融入系統。他不是很難伺候的球員。

  Sloan 不鳥很難伺候的球員，同時他說他沒有在 Wes身上看到 Wes他老
爸的影子，「我們不是因為這樣選擇他的，」 Sloan說。「我們選他是因
為我們看到，我不太記得他老爸了，所以我很難回答這樣的問題，事實上
。」因為，這個問題是關於父母的另外一邊的。

: http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/steve_aschburner/12/10/matthews/index.html
: 這篇有點像Matthews的個人成長故事
: 有些地方還滿感人的

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