Lin Is Better Off (and Better) http://tinyurl.com/kvl53tn 很赞的林书豪现在更赞了 PHILADELPHIA — No one, least of all Jeremy Lin, would be so presumptuous to call it a last laugh. But it is fair to say that Lin has earned, at the expense of his former team and its impetuous owner, a well-timed chortle. 没人能狂妄的说林书豪是笑到最後的人, 即便是林书豪自己也不会这样, 但若是说在 林书豪前东家尼克, 以及尼克那鲁莽草率的老板面前, 林书豪现在赢得了证明自己实 力的微笑, 这说法就既公平且客观了 Ever the spiritual man, Lin, reflecting on what now appears to be a prosperous relocation from New York to Houston, said, “I do believe God has the perfect plan.” As it turns out, the fast-track building strategy hatched a couple of years ago by Daryl Morey, the Rockets’ general manager, was not so bad, either. 对於从尼克到火箭的心路历程, 林书豪说他相信上帝自有祂最完美的计画 而对着手重建火箭的八奇Morey来说, 交易来林书豪现在看来也挺不赖的 Two nights after scoring 31 points off the bench, Lin started and rang up 34 points and 12 assists, but he and the Rockets, without James Harden, wilted late and dropped a 123-117 overtime decision to the 76ers on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Next stop: Madison Square Garden on Thursday night for an appointment with the Knicks. 前一天才从板凳出发攻下31分, 今天林书豪先发打出了34分12助攻的好表现, 可惜他跟 队友仍无法在缺了胡子的状况下取胜, 123-117延长赛败给了76人. 明天, 则是前往纽 约跟前东家尼克场上相见 With Lin as Houston’s premier offensive threat Wednesday, the Rockets looked like what they were supposed to be when the Knicks let him go as a free agent in the summer of 2012. Lin said that when he signed with Houston, he did not expect that Harden and Dwight Howard would be his teammates. 今晚林书豪以主炮手的姿态上场, 就如同2012夏天火箭刚把他从尼克签来时的规画一样 , 林书豪坦承刚来火箭时, 他没想过会与胡子以及DH同队打球 But Morey traded for Harden and lured the Kobe Bryant-averse Howard as a free agent, quickly giving Lin a better developmental environment than he would have had as the leading man — or, for that matter, as a Carmelo Anthony running mate with the soap opera that is the Knicks. 但八奇Morey交易来了胡子, 并且诱惑了对Kobe反感的DH来休士顿, 刹那间林书豪就处在 一个相当优越的阵容中, 这当然是对比先前在有甜瓜坐主位的尼克 After the Knicks owner James L. Dolan refused to match Morey’s upgraded offer sheet, remember how Lin’s detractors in New York ridiculed him for consigning himself to be the counterfeit marquee player on a dreadful team? 在尼克老板拒绝跟进火箭提供给林书豪的毒药合约後, 大家还记得纽约那些林酸们如何 奚落林书豪的吗? “They’ve done a great job on this team of surrounding us with really good players,” he said. “It’s definitely an adjustment, but I’m just so thankful every day I get to play. Two years ago I was just trying to make it; 15th man didn’t matter to me just as long as I was on the team. I always try to take a step back from the journey and see the bigger picture.” 林书豪说: 火箭找来了些很棒的队友, 这只是个调整的过程, 每一个能上场打球的日子 我都怀抱着感激, 因为两年前我只是个能待在NBA球队里, 哪怕只是第15位我就满足的人 , 我总是让自己回想以往的日子与过程, 并细细咀嚼其中的那些美好片段 That was what Dolan and the Knicks claimed they were doing when they let a young asset and one of the most marketable players in team history wander off without getting so much as a draft pick in return. 但尼克和Dolan就这样让这年轻并且在队史留名的球队资产离开了 Many critics, one of whom was named Carmelo, chanted the organization’s mantra that agreeing to a $25 million deal with a luxury-tax-burdensome $14.9 million balloon payment in its third and final year would have been Linsanity. But raise your hand if you think the Knicks could use an aggressive guard who is averaging 18.1 points on 54.2 percent shooting (51 percent on 3-pointers after making 9 of 15 against the 76ers) and 4.9 assists per game. 那时有许多批评林书豪转往火箭的人, 甜瓜就是其中一个, 他赞扬球队的决定不去跟 2500万的合约以免第三年得承受1490万的奢侈税. 但大家想像一下, 如果你的球队中能有个场均18.1分, 54.2%出手命中率, 51%三分命中 率以及4.9次助攻的控卫, 要的人请举手 Averaging 34.3 minutes a game, Lin has a shooting percentage that is a shade better than Howard’s, and most of Howard’s points are scored with his hands fastened to the rim. 林书豪目前平均上场时间34.3分钟, 出手命中率略比Howard高, 别忘了Howard的得分大多 数是灌篮这种命中率高的方式取得的喔 “When he plays with confidence, he’s amazing,” said Howard, who spent part of the summer working out with Lin in Colorado. 对此Howard表示, 当林书豪充满自信时, 他的好是无与伦比的 It is too early in the season to make too much of statistics or standings, and no one is about to anoint the 5-4 Rockets as N.B.A. champions. Their defense — Lin’s included — tends to be on the generous side. But they have youth, talent and upside, like Lin. 现在来评论任何本季的数据或排名都还太早, 也没人会觉得目前5胜4败的火箭会是总冠 军的有利竞逐者, 他们的防守(包括林)仍太嫩, 但他们的确又年轻又有天份并且一直往 更好的方向前进, 林书豪即是如此 “I think he’s playing better right now for us than at any point last year,” Coach Kevin McHale said. “He’s attacking; he’s confident. He put a big summer of work in. His shot is better. He is better.” 冰箱表示林书豪现在对球队的贡献越来越棒了, 他现在总是充满自信的在出手攻击, 整个夏天林书豪做了很多努力, 他的跳投更棒, 他整个人更棒了 (手指板凳) Without Harden to lean on, Lin appeared to tire down the stretch and committed eight turnovers over all. “Normally, I relish the fourth quarter,” he said later. His statistical line was reminiscent of the Garden-variety Linsanity. But his turnovers were mostly errors of commission, the results of trying to do too much. 没胡子在旁帮忙, 林书豪在末段显得疲累并发生了8次失误, 他说他爱极了第四节, 今天 他的数据也像极了以往林来疯时期的美好, 可是他的失误几乎都是战术执行错误, 是他 试图做太多的结果 He is, of course, only 25 and learning his trade. 当然, 林书豪才25岁, 并且仍会在学习中成长 “This might sound crazy, but I still think it’s early for me in my development phase, or whatever you want to call it,” he said. 林书豪说, 现在对我下定论还太早 (我还会继续成长..的意思) How did the Knicks make the shortsighted call on a player who had already succeeded way beyond what pro basketball sleuths could imagine for Lin at Harvard — and one who seemed like a good bet to continue working at his craft? 对於林书豪展现出远超过专业球探从他身上所能想像的到的成功, 尼克当时怎麽会做 出如此目光短浅的决定呢? 而至於做出让林书豪来火箭延续可能的林来疯这赌注的 Morey又怎麽想的呢? “I thought if any team knew what it had, it was going to be New York,” Morey said. “At the time, we had nobody on our roster with All-Star potential. We thought: ‘O.K., he’s not an All-Star, but he played like one for 30 games. So take a chance.’ ” Morey说"我想如果有任何球队清楚他手上有的, 那应该就是纽约吧, 那时我们火箭阵中 没一个全明星潜力的球员, 我们认为虽然林书豪不算全明星, 但他那30场比赛打得实在 就像个全明星, 所以我们就决定签他罗~ Had Dolan reasoned that Lin, as an Asian-American sensation, was probably worth $2 in commercial appeal for every $1 he was paid, Lin would still be trying to figure out how to play with Anthony. 尼克老板Dolan曾想过, 如果投资这个亚裔美国人林书豪, 应该会是翻倍的好生意吧 而林书豪也仍会试着找出方法跟自己现有的看板球星甜瓜配合 Harden, like Anthony, is known to monopolize the ball. Hence McHale’s recent experimenting with Lin as a second-unit scorer playing first-unit minutes, until Harden sat with a minor foot injury Wednesday night. 胡子就像甜瓜那样众所皆知的想独占球权, 所以冰箱现在的实验就是让林书豪退居第二 队的主炮手, 也跟第一队一起在场上配合些时间, 直到胡子因为脚伤今天缺战 “Me and James still play a lot together, but they still want me to be aggressive, the primary ball handler off the bench,” Lin said. “There’s still chemistry problems — not like problems, just things we’re trying to get better. No personality issues.” 林书豪说"我现在仍然跟胡子有很多的配合, 可是大家仍要我从板凳出来控制着主要球 权时打得更积极些, 现在我们还有许多搭配上契合的问题, 但不会太麻烦, 只是些我们 得做得更好得去改善的几个点, 不是什麽个性上磨合的那种啦 Thanks to certain Garden personalities, one of the great New York basketball yarns took a wrong turn and wound up in Texas. Long-suffering and implausibly loyal Knicks fans were stiffed again after what felt like a rare homegrown happening at the Garden. 长久忍受并受够了近年战绩不振的忠实尼克球迷们, 当时众口铄声的想要留住这个纽约 自产的林来疯, 但感谢那些某高层, 纽约篮球最甜美故事之一的林来疯, 在他们下的不 跟进报价这决定後, 转向了错误的方向, 而於德州谢幕 Understand that this has worked out better for Lin, who does not think his second return to New York should be a big deal in the context of who will be with him. Calling Harden and Howard “the faces of the franchise,” he added, “I’m hoping I’ll be a subplot.” 大家要明白重回纽约对林书豪来说已经不会在心里激起太大的涟漪了, 过了, 就过了 他指着胡子与DH, 补充说"他们是看板球星, 我希望我来纽约这事, 只是次要的新闻" (泪....) Chortle, chortle. djviva嘴角扬起一抹得意的笑 --

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