Top 50: Paul Pierce, no. 17 The definitive ranking of the NBA’s best players. http://rubyurl.com/Q9qK by Adam Fleischer ※ 翻译若有错误，还请指证与包涵~ -------------------------------------- Growing up, whenever I was at a Celtics game at the TD Banknorth Garden or the Fleet Center or whatever it was corporately named at the given moment, I would rush down to Section 20 with about a minute left. I say down because this was, almost without fail, closer than where I was sitting. Whatever friends I was with and I would get to the section, situated perfectly above the tunnel leading to the locker rooms, and shout out the names of players as they walked by—hoping for some level of returned acknowledgment. 从小到大，每当我去花园或是任何观看塞尔提克比赛的时候，我喜欢在比赛结束前一分钟 冲到下方的第20座位区，无论当天我和什麽朋友在一起皆然，因为这是我的座位所能距离 球员最接近的地方，正好在球员通道的上方，幸运的话还能拿到球员丢上来的东西。 On good days, I’d tell New Jersey Net Brian Scalabrine that I didn’t like him (maybe in different terms than that). On great days, I’d catch a towel or a Rodney Rodgers armband (hope the recovery is progressing, Rodney). The best days, and there were two of these, were reserved for Paul Pierce’s headband. 日子还不错时，我会告诉荣恩「其实我真的不喜欢你」；好日子时，我会戴上 Rodney Rodgers的臂章；而在最好的日子里，我会戴上PP的头带。 What I felt after ripping that small green cloth out of the air and away from those around me was pure thrill. I was thrilled that I was holding a sweat drenched game worn headband from an NBA player, from the star of my home team. 当我戴上这与衆不同的小小的、绿色的合成纤维(头带)，我的心情纯粹就是激动── 这上面浸透了NBA球员在比赛中挥洒的汗水，而这个球员还恰恰是我支持的球队！ See, at that time, somewhere around the ‘02-03 season if my memory serves, that ’s exactly what Paul Pierce was: the star of the Boston Celtics. He was slowly moving away from being a star on the team—along with Sure, I’ll Shoot This Three aka Antoine Walker—to being the star. Toine’s trade days before the next season solidified the role for Pierce. 看──正是那些日子以来，如果我没记错的话应该是2002-03球季，当时的PP是波士顿 塞尔提克之星，他逐渐成长，和那个「没错！我就是要投三分球」的Antoine Walker一起 打球，然後经过Toine下赛季开季前的交易後，更加确立了PP在球队的地位。 With each year, he was putting new things in his game. Upping his free throw attempts. Expanding his range. Adding a now lethal stepback. Increasing his focus on D. Every year, Pierce seems to find a way to get better. Sometimes it’ s clear, sometimes it’s subtle. In recent times, it’s been on the low. 每一年，PP都为了他的比赛增添新的武器，诸如：增加罚球次数、延长投篮射程，增进 背框能力，还有加强在防守端的专注力。有时候，PP看起来好像让自己变得更好，这些 进步很明显，但也有时候是微乎其微。最近，他又似乎有点停滞不前了。 Last week, Pierce launched “The Truth on Health Campaign” at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. His plan is to encourage kids to eat healthy and stay active. Like he does on the court, number 34 is leading by example off of it. He stated in an interview recently that his off-season was “real productive ” and that he’s “coming back in great shape,” adding “I’ve changed my lifestyle to eat better, to be more healthy.” Granted, most dudes would probably say this when talking about their summers, but I bet you can count on him being in peak form when things tip in at month’s end. 上个礼拜，PP在纽约的Clinton Global Initiative发起了一项「健康的真理活动」，该 活动旨在鼓励孩子们注意健康饮食，同时加强锻链，就像他在球场上做的一样──34号 总是身先士卒，以身作则，他在不久前的一次访谈里曾表示他的休赛期是充实且富有成效 的，而且他会以最佳体型回到球场上，他还表示他改变了饮食习惯，努力吃得更好更健康 。当然，很多球员在夏天都会这麽说，但是当我们在下个月看到PP的身材时，你会相信他 的话是真理。 ll have logged almost 17,000 more minutes than when he averaged 26, 7 and 4 in that ‘02-03 season. But he’ll still be that contact creating and absorbing, big shot hitting guy that he has been year after year. And when it comes down to it, there’s few dudes that you’d prefer on your team than someone who so evidently gives it all for the squad like Pierce. PP比起当年获得总决赛MVP时更老了，和2002-03赛季平均每场26分，7篮板，4助攻时相比 ，他在联盟又多征战了17000多分钟，但是他还是年复一年，那个乐於肢体接触对抗、 在关键时刻投关键球的Paul Pierce 。 你很难再喜欢别的球员胜过像PP这样将一切都奉献 给球队的男人。 Paul is probably the only player whose entire career I’ve been able to truly follow firsthand during my lifetime. He’s not now and never has been my favorite, but he’s the one guy whose game I’ve been able to watch on a nightly basis since his rookie year. In a time when free agency, trade demands, and constant retooling is the norm, Pierce remains one of the very few players who has stayed with the same team for the last ten plus years. Paul应该是我这辈子唯一一位从他初入联盟起就一直在关心的球员了 PP现在不是，而且从来也不是我最喜欢的球员，但是他就是那麽唯一一个从菜鸟球季开始， 我便从不间断、每个晚上都关注他比赛的球员。在这个自由球员当道，交易、重组见怪 不怪的年代，PP是仅有的过去十几年来始终留在原队的球员之一。 The total? Six. Yup, only six guys: Kobe, Tim Duncan, Dirk, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the timeless Jeff Foster. And Pierce. That’s some serious stuff. 这些从来没有转过队的球员有多少？ 6个！对，仅仅只有6个。他们是 Kobe, Tim Duncan, Dirk, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 和「经典」的Jeff Foster 以及 Pierce. 这可不是件容易的事。 Now, it’s not that this longevity necessarily has some correlation to how good you are. I gave up statistics after high school. And Jeff Foster’s in the group. But it’s a fact definitely worth noting. It shows consistency, reliability, and an investment by the organization in the player and by the player in the organization. It’s no coincidence that two thirds of those players are some of the best of this generation. 没错，你在一只球队效力多久与你表现多好没有必然的关系，即使暂不考量他们在高中之後 的表现，我们也必须注意到Foster依然在这组样本之中。 但是这种现象仍然可贵，这意味着传承、可靠，球队对球员的投资以及球员对球队的感情， 在这些球员里有2/3是他们那一世代最好的球员，而这并不是巧合。 The Diesel put it best back in 2001. “Paul Pierce is the motherf*cking truth. Quote me on that and don’t take nothing out. I knew he could play, but I didn’t know he could play like this.” By now, I think we all have a pretty good idea. 就像大欧在2001赛後讲的： 好好记住我这句话，千万别遗漏了什麽。 Paul Pierce就是「真理」，我知道他很优秀，但是我不知道他居然是如此优秀！ 我想：现在大家应该都懂这番话的意思了。 # ------------------------- PP加油~ 补充： Top 50: Ray Allen, no. 36 http://rubyurl.com/79j1 Top 50: Rajon Rondo, no. 27 http://rubyurl.com/4Evy --

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