[轉錄]For Anthony,playoff salvation a round away

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※ [本文轉錄自 NBA 看板] 作者: deacon (deacon) 看板: NBA 標題: [外電] For Anthony, playoff salvation a round away 時間: Thu Apr 23 19:07:50 2009 Carmelo Anthony hears what you say about LeBron James. How, in a week or two, the NBA will crown King James its newest MVP. How James now has his Cleveland Cavaliers fast-tracked toward a second Finals. Anthony knows how you see Dwyane Wade. A champion. One of the game’s brightest stars. Shooting, scoring, clowning with Charles Barkley on TV, buying his mother a church. Anthony also knows what you’re thinking: Just what exactly has Carmelo Anthony ever done? “I’m like the forgotten kid right now,” Anthony says. Carmelo Anthony 聽到了你是怎麼說Lebron James的. 講著NBA將會在ㄧ到兩星期內加冕帝王蟹奪得MVP. 講著帝王蟹將會以多快的速度爬向他的第二次總冠軍賽。 Anthony 知道你是怎麼看Dwyane Wade的. ㄧ個冠軍球員。ㄧ個聯盟中最閃亮的星星。投籃，得分，跟Charles Barkleyㄧ起在電視上當丑角，為他的母親買了一座教堂。 Anthony 也知道你是怎麼想的：到底Carmelo Anthony做過了什麼？ "現在我就像是個被遺忘的孩子，" Anthony說道。 Anthony arrived almost six years ago with LeBron and D-Wade, shoulder to shoulder, ready to carry the NBA into its next generation. Once, he was considered the worthy rival to LeBron. For a brief (very brief) time, there was even some debate as to who would make the better pro. But that was before a little pot turned up in Melo’s carry-on bag (his friend left it), before Anthony participated in a street-level video urging Baltimoreans to “stop snitching” (not the wisest cinematic endeavor), before he punched former Knicks guard Mardy Collins (“…not the example I want to set”), before he was arrested on a DUI charge (“truly sorry”). Oh, and that was before he failed to lift his Denver Nuggets out of the first round for five consecutive years. The sports world has a way of forgiving its winners. A misplaced joint, one too many cocktails, even the occasional bar fight can be written off as youthful indiscretion, provided you perform on the court or on the field when it matters most. If you don’t win, you’re a Cincinnati Bengal. Anthony在六年前跟Lebron及Wade肩並肩的來到NBA賽場，準備將NBA帶入下一個世代。曾經，他被認為足夠與Lebron匹敵。在一個很短的時期裡（非常短），曾有人辯論著到底哪個人會成為更出眾的職業選手。但那是在Melo的背包被搜出ㄧ些大麻前發生的事，是在Anthony拍了一部告訴Baltimoreans 別再打小報告的街頭水準的影片之前發生的事（並不是個聰明的拍電影動機)，是在他揍了前Knicks後衛Mardy Collins之前發生的事情（"…他並不是我出拳的目標"），是在他因為酒醉駕車被逮捕前的事（"非常抱歉"）。噢，也是在他連續五年沒辦法丹佛金塊突破第一輪前發生的事。運動世界裡總是有條原諒贏家的路。ㄧ個放錯地方的大麻煙，太多的雞尾酒，甚至是偶爾的酒吧打架可以被寫作是年輕的不懂事，讓你在場上變得更加成熟。但如果你沒辦法獲得勝利，你就只是個Cincinnati Bengal。 (ㄧ個美式足球隊，不過我不知道這個典故是什麼，有人知道的話就提供ㄧ下吧XD) So for all the mistakes Anthony has made during his six seasons in the NBA, nothing has worn on him more than his playoff failure. “It’s still right here in my pocket,” he said last week. “It’s hanging on me.” Anthony laughed. There isn’t a single player for whom these playoffs matter more. Win or lose, Kobe already has his three rings. LeBron will be able to hug his MVP trophy. Even Yao Ming, tormented by his own run of one-and-dones, can point to an unfortunate draw or Tracy McGrady’s absence if his Houston Rockets fail to advance. For Anthony, there are no more excuses. The Nuggets have given him a wise, battle-tested point guard in Chauncey Billups. They’ve provided him his deepest bench, equipped with a spike-haired, shot-swatting backup center (Chris Andersen) and one of the league’s most feared (and unapologetic) shooters in J.R. Smith. They’ve even given him home-court advantage, opening the postseason on their own floor for the first time in 21 years. 到目前為止他在六年NBA生涯裡犯過了這些錯誤，但他身上並沒有任何東西，除了季後賽的失敗。 "那仍然在我的口袋裡，"他上星期說道，"它仍然跟著我。" Anthony大笑。對一個球員來說，沒有什麼東西比季後賽更重要了。勝敗不論，Kobe已經擁有三枚戒指。 Lebron將會擁抱他的MVP獎盃。即使是Yao Ming，如果火箭再失利，他可以把他的ㄧ輪命歸咎於Tracy McGrady的缺席。對Anthony來講，卻沒有更多的藉口。金塊已經給了他ㄧ個有智慧且經過洗鍊的控球後衛，Chauncey Billups。他們也給了他最有深度的板凳，ㄧ個頂著刺蝟頭，善於送鍋的中鋒（Chris Andersen）及一個聯盟裡最讓人害怕（及沉默）的射手J.R. Smith。他們甚至給了他主場優勢，二十一年來首次站在他們自己的地板上開始季後賽。 No one expects the Nuggets to replace the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, but they do need to win a round. “With the team I have now, it’s like I’m born again,” Anthony said. “ Things are fun now. Basketball is fun.” Fun has never seemed to be much of an issue for Anthony. After the Nuggets traded for Allen Iverson two seasons ago, they played fast and, according to their NBA peers, partied faster. A few opposing executives even dreaded the Nuggets’ annual visit, fearful their own players would be swept up with the late-night frivolity. The Nuggets’ hangover usually lasted until late April when they scattered for vacation. Nuggets coach George Karl downplays their inability to get out of the first round – “We’ve not had good matchups,” he says – but they sometimes didn’t have good matchups because they underachieved during the regular season. A year ago, they clawed just to get into the playoffs and then were promptly swept by the Lakers. 沒人期待金塊會在西區冠軍賽取代湖人，但他們的確需要走出第一輪。 "當我現在擁有了這樣的球隊，這就像我又重生了一樣，" Anthony 說道。 "事情開始變得有趣了。籃球變得有趣了。" 歡樂似乎總是對Anthony來講不是那麼缺乏。在金塊兩年前為他交易來Allen Iverson，他們球風以快取勝，而且比較其他NBA球隊來說，他們打得還要更快。ㄧ些敵隊的行政人員甚至懼怕金塊一年一度的來訪，害怕他們的球員將會被金塊掃地出門。金塊像宿醉般的快攻球風通常只延續到四月底，然後他們就各自放大假了。金塊教練 George Karl總是輕描淡寫的說著他們如何無力走出第一輪 – "我們還未有過像樣的比賽，"他說道 – 但他們沒有的原因是他們在例行賽就沒有好好發揮過。ㄧ年前，他們奮力進入了季後賽然後就簡單輕易地被湖人掃地出門。 Anthony bickered with Karl at the end of that series, and it wasn’t long before he was hearing his name in possible trade scenarios. He now says he didn’t take the speculation too seriously, but his agent evidently did, seeking assurances from the Nuggets that Anthony wasn’t going to be moved. As it turned out, the only traveling Anthony did was to China. He played well for the U.S. national team at the Beijing Olympics and left with a gold medal, a nice upgrade over the 2004 bronze he famously claimed to have thrown into a lake after his bench-ridden stay in Athens. When Anthony reported to the Nuggets’ training camp, Karl saw a different player. “Carmelo’s experience was the direction of playing the game the right way and how to win big-time games,” Karl said. “Anytime you gain that experience in a playoff situation or gold-medal situation is helpful to young players. How to handle stress and pressure with dignity and humility is always a part of the process.” Anthoy跟Karl在那個系列戰的最後發生了點爭吵，那距離他聽到他的名字被放在交易名單前並不會太遠。他現在說他當時沒有太認真的看待那樣的謠言，但他的經紀人顯然認真了，要求金塊隊保證Anthony將不會被交易。就如大家看到的，Anthony唯一的旅行就只有去中國看熊貓。他在北京奧運時表現得很出色也得到了ㄧ面金牌。對他來說這是個很好的成績，至少在他2004在雅典當完板凳一哥後曾說過他要跳河自盡來的好太多。而當Anthony在之後回到金塊的訓練營後，Karl說他彷彿看到一個不同的人。 "Carmelo的經驗將會帶領他走向正確的路並且讓他知道該如何去贏得勝利，" Karl說道。 "任何時候你在季後賽或最終奪得金牌的情況下獲得的經驗對你將會是很有幫助的，至少對年輕球員來說。如何處理壓力及應對時保持著氣勢及謙遜永遠是成為贏家的過程中的ㄧ部分。 Still, the Nuggets knew they would never get the most from Anthony unless they also gave him a guide. The A.I. experiment put fans in the seats and points on the scoreboard, but it wasn’t going to make them a contender in the playoffs. So Karl decided to junk the team’s go-go-go philosophy in training camp and place more of a premium on defense. “Basically, for two years, the dumb coach tried to coach the game from the offensive end of the court, the Phoenix mentality,” Karl said. “…I was going insane.” Karl’s neuroses, as they’re prone to do, also had long started to wear on the players. The Nuggets needed someone to listen to besides their coach. When the opportunity to swap Iverson for Billups came up during the season’s first week, the Nuggets jumped. No trade this season has been more beneficial to a team than Billups’ arrival in Denver. 一如以往，金塊知道他們不會獲得什麼，除非他們指引Anthony他該走的方向。引進戰神的這個實驗為金塊增加了很多球迷跟很多在記分板上的分數，但這個實驗並沒有幫助他們在季後賽裡成為冠軍的有力競爭者。所以在去年的金塊訓練營時，Karl決定拋棄這個隊伍以往的跑很大，跑不用錢的快攻哲學，反之試圖加入更多高質量的防守。 "基本上，在這兩年裡，我愚蠢的試著帶領這個團隊以強攻取勝，模仿鳳凰城那般的精神，" Karl說道。"…我以前真的瘋了。" Karl的神經病想法也深深影響了這群球員。金塊需要某個人站出來告訴他們怎麼做，除了他們的教練。在這個球季開始的第一個星期出現了ㄧ個交易機會，以Iverson交換Billups ，金塊球員們也對這個交易感到震驚不已。這個球季裡沒有什麼交易比Billups抵達丹佛更有助益了。 “The Chauncey change was like when you’re playing blackjack and you have 12 and draw 9,” Karl said. “We couldn’t have picked up a better player.” With Billups, the Nuggets’ offense slowed to a more deliberate pace. As the team’s shot selection improved, so did its defense. More than anything, Billups has held the Nuggets more accountable. “One of the biggest things this team was lacking,” Billups said, was self-discipline.” Anthony appears to have bought in. He scored just 13 points in the playoff opener, but celebrated as Billups went for 36 to lead the Nuggets’ rout of the New Orleans Hornets. "Chauncey的到來就像你正在玩二十一點，而你同時擁有12跟9這兩張牌。" Karl說道。"我們沒辦法再獲得一個更好的球員了。" 有了Billups，金塊的進攻更加深思熟慮。就像這個隊伍的出手選擇改進了一樣，他們的防守也有了長足進步。眾所皆知的，Billups讓金塊變得更有組織。 "過去這個隊伍曾經缺乏ㄧ個很重要的東西，" Billups說道，自我紀律。 Anthony開始表現得更融入其中。他只在季後賽首場拿下13分，而Billups則攻下了36分並且帶領金塊擊潰了紐奧良黃蜂。 "I’m not really worrying about me,” Anthony said after the game. “I know what I can do out there.” Anthony also knows what you’re thinking. He hasn’t done anything yet. D-Wade has his championship ring. LeBron could soon land one of his own. But everyone’s got to start somewhere, right? Out of excuses, still haunted by playoffs past, Anthony’s now armed with a good team and an even better opportunity. This spring, maybe the forgotten kid gives us a reason to remember. "我並不擔心我自己，" Anthony賽後說道。 "我知道我可以做到什麼程度。" Anthony 也知道你在想什麼。他還沒有達成任何事情。 D-Wade有了他自己的冠軍戒。帝王蟹也可能很快就會撈到ㄧ枚屬於他的戒指。但每個人都必須從某個地方開始他的第一步，對吧？沒有藉口，繼續游蕩在季後賽裡， Anthony已經有了一個好多隊伍及一個更甚以往的好機會。這個春天，或許這個被遺忘的孩子將會給我們一個理由去記住他。 ------------ 原文網址 http://0rz.tw/Y6zPB -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.165.107.7

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