Fw: [外絮] Odom來尼克很適合的理由
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標題: [外絮] Odom來尼克很適合的理由
時間: Thu May 31 20:26:39 2012
Why Lamar Odom Could Make Sense for the Knicks
By JIM CAVAN
In a season not exactly lacking in dramatic narratives, Lamar Odom’s fall
from championship complement to tabloid punch line provided perhaps the best
combination of strangeness and sadness.
在這樣一個並不缺乏看點的賽季當中，Odom從一個冠軍球隊的補充角色成為小報記者調侃
的對象，可謂是怪異和傷感集於一身的最佳寫照。
On Dec. 11 the Lakers dealt Odom, the mercurial forward who had just posted
the highest player efficiency rating of his 11-year career (19.4), and a
second-round pick in the 2012 draft to the defending champion Dallas
Mavericks. The price: a future first-round pick and an $8.9 million trade
exception for the cap-strapped Lakers, who felt compelled to make the move
after being stymied in their efforts to land point guard Chris Paul in a
broader deal days earlier.
去年12月11日，湖人將隊中讓人捉摸不透的Odom——其效率指數剛剛達到個人11年職業生
涯之中的最高值19.4，和一個2012年的次輪選秀權打包送給了衛冕冠軍達拉斯小牛隊。收
穫是：來年的首輪簽位和給予受困薪資限制的湖人以890萬美元的交易特例。而就在交
易發生的幾天前，湖人試圖在大交易中換來CP3的計劃因聯盟的阻撓而流產。
Widely known as someone who does not always thrive in unfamiliar
surroundings, Odom struggled in Dallas, posting career lows in just about
every major statistical category, including minutes (20), points (6.6),
rebounds (4.4) and the aforementioned player efficiency rating (a lowly 9.2).
On April 9, after months of back page acrimony and speculation, Odom and the
Mavericks parted ways.
很多熟悉Odom的人都知道，此人來到陌生的環境後總是羞答答的不肯馬上發光發熱；來
到小牛後，Odom馬上表現出水土不服的症狀，各項主要數據全面下跌，其中包括：上場
時間（20分鐘），場均得分（6.6），籃板（4.4）以及此前提到的球員效率值（新低9.2
）。4月9日這天，在小牛內部經歷了數月針對奧多姆的整風運動失敗以及評估未果之後，
他和小牛的緣分終於盡了。
Now, the Knicks may be in a position to bring the versatile forward aboard.
現在，尼克的機會來了，他們可以將這位全能型前鋒招至麾下。
Last week, reports surfaced indicating the Knicks were atop Odom’s wish list
of potential off-season suitors. For that to happen, both sides will need a
financial sleight of hand. The Mavericks have until June 29 to find a
potential trade partner on whom they can unload Odom and his $8.2 million
salary.
上週，有消息暗指尼克是Odom在休賽期考慮的最心儀的新東家之一。若希望此事成行
，雙方需要在金錢方面上坐下來好好的'推心置腹'一番。小牛直到6月9日這天方能卸掉
Odom以及他的820萬美元的薪金去追求一個潛在的交易對象。
Regardless of which team holds Odom’s rights on that day, it will have two
choices: keep Odom aboard and pay him in full; or waive him to the tune of a
$2.4 million buyout. Considering his precipitous decline in production this
year, it’s not a given that another team will assume the risk that a
disengaged Odom clearly presents. As such, there is a strong possibility that
any team looking to deal for Odom will be doing so under the auspices of
opening cap space, making the possibility that Odom ultimately gets the
waiver ax that much more likely.
不管那天哪支球隊會接納Odom，該球隊都會面臨兩種選擇：留下Odom，付他全額中產
；或者以240萬美元的價格裁掉他。考慮到Odom本賽季狀態下滑，其他球隊很可能不會
冒險留下他。因為一旦留下Odom，球隊將不得不打開受限制的薪金空間，所以最終Odoｍ
更可能被裁掉。
Which brings us back to the Knicks. Assume for a moment that someone – be it
Dallas or its theoretical trade partner – decides to waive Odom, thereby
making him an unrestricted free agent. At that point, he could very well find
his way to Manhattan. But given how many ducks the Knicks have in line, with
the contracts of Jeremy Lin, Landry Fields, J.R. Smith, Steve Novak and Jared
Jeffries all up in the air, signing Odom will have to be done on the thinnest
of shoestrings.
如此，我們再來談談尼克。不管最終哪隻球隊決定裁掉Odom，使之變成一個不受限制
的自由球員。屆時Odom很有可能來到曼哈頓'觀觀光'。考慮到紐約有一批球員排著隊待
簽——林書豪，Fields，JR.Smith，Novak以及Jeffries，如若想搞定Odom，紐約非需
花小錢辦大事不可。
But if Odom – born and raised in Queens and by all accounts fully fond of
his native city – is willing to do what Baron Davis did and sign for the
veteran’s minimum, it will be another coup for a Knicks front office once
again trying to thread the eye of the salary needle.
但是如果Odom——這兒有生他養他的皇后區以及他熱愛的城市——願意效仿B.Davis
那樣跟紐約簽個老將底薪，那不得不勒緊褲腰帶過日子的紐約管理層不得像中了500萬彩
票一樣手舞足蹈欣喜若狂啊。
As for the actual roster, and Odom’s potential role therein, the fit could
not be more ideal. At 6 feet 10 inches, Odom is a veritable Swiss army knife
of skills and strengths, all of which the Knicks could use. As the first
forward off the bench, Odom would be the perfect plug-in for Amar’e
Stoudemire, while giving the second unit – marshaled as it very well could
be by the enigmatic Toney Douglas – a second reliable ball handler through
which myriad halfcourt sets could be run. Couple that with serviceable
rebounding and defense, and a long-renowned passing prowess, particularly out
of the post, you have a player whose versatility and dynamism could do
wonders for a top-heavy team pining for depth.
至於到時Odom在球隊當中的角色定位以及融入問題，我表示這根本不是問題。Odom有
6尺10寸，集技巧與力量於一體，是把名副其實的瑞士軍刀，尼克可以好好利用之。作
為板凳席上的首席前鋒，他可以完美的接過Stoudemire手中的槍，帶領很有可能是有TD控
球的第二分隊執行大量半場進攻戰術。加上Odom有品質保證的籃板球技術、防守能
力以及一手漂亮的傳球絕活（尤其是高位傳球），他會成為這支頭重腳輕的球隊的一個完
美的補充。
At 32 and not far removed from one of the most productive seasons of his
career, it is hard to think of Odom as merely biding his time in the
twilight. His strange stint in Dallas revealed the darker side of a psyche
ravaged by too many tragedies to count, and to that end his agent’s remark
that Odom is just looking for a place to “be comfortable” is likely an
accurate one. The fact that Odom’s native New York happens to be one of the
places should be enough to give any Knicks fan positive pause.
Odom如今32歲，並且距離其職業生涯的高產期並不遙遠，Odom可不是啥昨日黃花。他
在小牛的奇特經歷向人們展示了其遭受過太多悲劇事件打擊的精神世界之陰暗面。他的經
濟人說過Odom只是需要一個'溫暖的家'，沒準就是這樣。Odom在紐約土生土長的事實
可能會讓任何紐約球迷（對其到來）感到放心吧。
For a franchise too often content to overpay past-prime talent, getting Lamar
Odom on the cheap would prove not only a wallet-friendly move, but one
chock-full of homecoming intrigue as well. Now that Mike Woodson’s extension
has put a stop to Phil Jackson’s full-circle swan song, the return of a
prodigal – and prodigiously talented – son seems not a bad consolation
prize.
對於一支總是砸大錢買過氣球星的球隊而言，如若能花小錢淘到Odom，再來點'歡迎你
回家——Odom'的氛圍，真真是兩全其美。既然紐約已經給了Woodson一份續約合同，那
麼儘管這表明禪師暫時不會來了，但是想想看如果Odom浪子歸家，這對球隊而言也算是個
安慰獎了。
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