[外電] 咖啡的故事

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http://0rz.tw/hZeSr Lakers' Shannon Brown sweated the small stuff and it has paid off big-time By Broderick Turner November 22, 2010|6:40 p.m. His mind played tricks on him during his first four years in the NBA, and it left Shannon Brown's psyche a bit fragile when he contemplated his place in the league. The 6-foot-4 guard had been on four teams in four seasons, and he wondered why he couldn't stick with one team and why he was progressing so slowly, even with the Lakers. Those doubts that lurked for so long, however, are gone. They have been replaced by a sense of confidence, Brown said, because of all the hard work he put in last summer to mold himself into a better player. 生涯前四年的浪人生活曾讓Shannon感到有些受傷，他懷疑過自己為何不能停留在同一隊，為何自己進步這麼緩慢...甚至是剛到湖人的那年也不例外。但是藉由今年夏天的苦練，這些自我質疑都轉換成一股自信。 "I've always thought I could shoot [well] even when I couldn't," Brown said. "Now it's going in a little bit more [often]." Indeed, Brown's game has taken off this season. His 11.1 points-per-game-average is a career-best — and is fourth-best on the Lakers. Brown is also at career-high levels in field-goal percentage (52.3%), three-point accuracy (51.1%), free-throw shooting (94.7%) and steals (0.9). Shannon：「我總覺得我可以在難以出手的情況下得分，現在我在這方面的自信又稍微增加一點點了~」事實上，目前拿下生涯最高平均得分(11.1分)的他，也是隊上排名第四的得分者。同時在命中率(52.3%)、三分命中率(51.1%)、罰球命中率(94.7%)和抄截 (0.9次)都是生涯新高。 It wasn't so long ago that Brown wasn't sure he'd find success in the NBA. He had bounced around from Cleveland to Chicago to Charlotte and to the Lakers. "It was more of a question of, 'Why is it taking so long [to succeed] and how can I speed this process up?' '' Brown said. "Having such high expectations for myself, that's what was more hurtful." Brown left Michigan State after his junior year and was selected by Cleveland as the 25th pick in the 2006 NBA draft. He had a vision of "becoming The Man" on his team, he said. But despite flashes of athleticism and some spectacular dunks, Brown was a bench player — and he kept changing teams. Shannon：「"為什麼這麼久還沒有成果?"、"我要怎麼樣才能更快進步?"，這些問題總是不斷困擾著我，對自己的期待越高，失落也越大。」離開密西根州大以第25順位被騎士選中的他，曾期許自己成為球隊的領導者，但雖然有著勁爆的體能和誇張的灌籃，他仍然只是個不斷流浪的板凳球員。 "It has been a journey," Brown said. "It's been a lot ups and a lot of downs. It was very humbling because I was having problems balancing what was going on with my life off the court with what was going on in my life on the court. . . . "I had to correct it. Ever since then, it's been kind of more easy for me to transition into becoming a better player." A first step, he said, was to ignore what outsiders thought about his lack of success in the league. He also knew he had to improve his skills. 「那是段充滿不安的旅途，非常的煎熬，因為我不知道該如何平衡我場內外的生活...我知道我必須改變這個狀況，也因為那段經歷，我更懂得如何成為一個更好的球員。」他說首先要忽略旁人的眼光，另外就是要提升自己的技巧。 The Lakers acquired Brown from Charlotte, with Adam Morrison, in a trade for Vladimir Radmanovic in February 2009. At the time, the team thought it was getting a "throwaway" player in Brown because he had "bounced around" the NBA, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson recalled. But the Lakers discovered Brown was a high-flying athlete and the team was impressed by his work ethic. Jackson also said he liked Brown's low-key "demeanor and "personality." After the Lakers won a second consecutive championship last June, Jackson sat down with Brown during "exit interviews" and discussed ways he could improve his game. "I talked to him about his offense and how he made big strides last year," Jackson said. "I said, 'You are such an exceptional talent athletically and you have to use that. You've got the gift. Now you've got to exploit it.' I also talked a lot about defense." 他當初只是拿狼人與Adam Morrison交換時用來平衡薪資的隨身包咖啡，禪師回憶著。但接著湖人發現這即溶包像衛生棉一樣有翅膀...會飛天的！禪師也說他喜歡咖啡低調的態度和個性。在六月拿下二連霸之後，禪師和咖啡坐下來面談。禪師；「我和他談到他的進攻和上個球技的進步，讓他知道他有多麼令人期待的天賦，而他必須有能力釋放他的查克拉，也花了不少時間討論防守。」 Jackson wanted Brown to be more versatile so he could defend bigger and smaller guards. "I told him this is where you can become a real force for us, because you are so quick," Jackson said. Then he paused and smiled. "But there's always that limitation of what you can talk about because a guy is a free agent," Jackson said, laughing. 禪師希望咖啡要展現其他方面的技能，這樣他才能防守大型和小型的後衛。「我告訴他這樣他才能變成真正對湖人有用的戰力，因為他是如此的敏捷...」接著禪師暫停半晌並微笑「但是我還是做了點保留，畢竟...他還沒續約咩( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ」 Brown became a free agent July 1. He eventually signed a two-year, $4.6-million deal to stay with the Lakers, although he can opt out of the contract after this season. Last summer, Brown began intense workouts at his high school and elementary school in his hometown of Maywood, Ill., just outside Chicago, along with his personal trainer. Brown worked on basic skills, including dribbling, and he took the types of shots he would get in the Lakers' triangle offense. There was no air conditioning in the gym, and during those three- to four-hour sessions the temperature often exceeded 100 degrees. 七月一號成為自由球員的咖啡最終簽下兩年合約，並在夏天時在自己就讀的中學和國小的體育館自行自主訓練。主要針對基本動作，例如運球和他在三角戰術中較可能出手的出手方式進行改善。體育館沒有空調，且3~4小時間的訓練，溫度通常超過100度。(幸好是華氏溫度XDD) "They've got two fans in my high school gym and they both blow hot air," Brown said. "It was great for me, though. We would go until my legs would start aching and I couldn't walk and I had to lie down for a few seconds and cool off." After 14 games this season, Brown doesn't appear close to cooling off. He was once known as a dunker, but now his game has matured. It's early, but his name has been tossed around as a possible candidate for the NBA's sixth-man-of-the-year award. "Man, I'm not even the sixth man [on the Lakers]," Brown said, smiling. "I'm the sixth, seventh or eighth man. But my thing is helping this team win a third straight championship." 咖啡：「他們在體育館裡面放了兩個電風扇，但是...他們只會吹出熱風...( ′-`)y-～這對我還說還不錯，我會練習到腳開始疼痛且無法走路才離開，通常我必須躺下來幾秒鐘降溫一下。」 (囧rz...找精神科醫師把湖人這些球員都診斷一下好嗎?) 在14場球賽後，咖啡的手感顯然還沒辦法降溫，雖然球季還早，但是他已是NBA最佳第六人的可能人選。咖啡：「老兄，我在湖人甚至排不到第六順位，我可能是第六、第七...甚至第八順位.. 但是我的責任是努力幫球隊奪取三連霸！」 -- Sasha Vujacic表示： -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.172.251.44

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