He's no ordinary rookie. 他不是个普通的新人 It's one thing to be highly touted or in contention for NBA Rookie of the Year. But for Omri Casspi, whatever he does means much more. 到了季末 年度新人王受到大家的关注 但对於卡卡来说 他所做的事的意义不止於此 Each road game comes with large groups of fans yelling "Casspi, Casspi!" as he waits to check into games. The Israeli flag is prominent in the stands, and dozens of youngsters, many wearing yarmulkes, wait for his autograph. 每场比赛总有一堆以色列人高喊 Casspi Casspi 有更多人举着以色列国旗或等着要他的签名 This comes with the territory for Casspi, the first Israeli-born player in NBA history 这些人人士来为卡卡加油的 为了这第一个进入NBA的以色列人 He's got the weight of a country on his shoulders," fellow rookie Jon Brockman said. "Everyone's watching him, but he's handled it unbelievably. He doesn't let it get to him, and it doesn't change him at all." 洛克人说:他背负这着整个国家的期待 大家注视着他 但他承受住了这庞大的压力 这并没有对他造成任何影响 It's a lot to bear for any player, much less a rookie who is struggling to earn playing time while working his way through an extended slump. 每个球员都有低潮 各何况是新人 Casspi was averaging 13 points per game Jan. 9, but that has dipped to 10.5 because of shooting struggles and a dip in playing time. 卡卡在1月9日前平均一场比赛能坎下13分 但由於接下来的低潮使他的场均掉到10.5分 Regardless of his statistics, the support from the Jewish community hasn't waned 虽然数据下降了 但来自以色列人的加热情呼喊并没有减弱 When the Kings played at New Jersey on March 24, Casspi missed his first seven shots. When he finally made a basket – a layup with eight seconds left – there was an eruption of cheers from the many fans at the Izod Center for Jewish Family night. 3月14日时对上篮网 卡卡前7投0中 现场的以色列人爆发出各强大的加油声 And even though the Kings lost that game, Casspi found himself surrounded by media on a night when he had two points, a rebound and an assist. 虽然国王输了比赛 但卡卡却遭到媒体包围 因为他当晚缴出了2分 1篮板 1助攻的难看成绩 Nah, man," Casspi said when asked if he felt extra pressure. "It's not the first games, and it's not the beginning of the season, and it's not summer league. It's been a while that people have been coming to support me, and it's been an unbelievable feeling. Hopefully, there continues to be more and more." 当卡卡被问到是不是对於这些观众的加油声感到有压力 卡卡说 一点也不 我希望大家继续支持我 并希望能越来越多 Brockman called Casspi a "rock star" for the attention he has received. "He's putting the Sacramento Kings all over the world," Brockman said. "He's putting Kings jerseys on people literally all over the world." 洛客人称卡卡为 rock star 因为卡卡受到的强大的外来关注 卡卡把国王带到了以色列 带上了世界的舞台 The attention, however, doesn't take away from Casspi's desire to be on the floor. Casspi is an emotional player, and it's hard to miss his pained expressions when he's not on the floor. 这些外来的关注并没有影响卡卡想在场上表现的慾望 他是个激情的球员 他不喜欢任何一秒他不在场上的时间 The challenge for the coaching staff is to keep Casspi engaged as he works his way though on-court challenges. "I don't know if we're doing a very good job of that," Kings coach Paul Westphal said. "I hope we are. This has been a rough stretch for him. He's got to work his way through it, and if we can help, we do want to help." 教练团的困难是去帮助卡卡专注於场上 西法说 我不知道我们是否友帮上忙 我希望是有 他正试着自己去度过难关 如果我们可以帮上忙 我们很乐意为他这麽做 Westphal concedes there might not be much he or any coach or teammate can say to make things better for Casspi. "I don't know if anything can help his spirits other than putting together a few good games back-to-back," Westphal said. 西法承认没有任何人能只靠说说话就让卡卡摆脱低潮 除了一场场的好比赛以外 我不知道有什麽事可以激励卡卡的精神 Casspi's last two games were a step in that direction. He scored 13 points in Cleveland on March 28 before a virus forced him to miss two games. He scored 13 points, including seven in a row in the fourth quarter, in Saturday night's 98-87 loss to Portland. 卡卡最近的两场出赛似乎证明了他踏出了低潮一点 3月28对上骑士的比赛他攻下13分 另外 对上拓荒者时他也攻下了13分--第四节就包含了7分 When you get confidence and consistent minutes, you can produce," Casspi said. "I'm happy coaches are going back to me now, and I'm going to keep getting better." 卡卡说 只要你保持你的自信和坚持 你就能表现的更好 他很高兴教练团能给他机会表现 Casspi might be an international star. But he's just 21 years old and adjusting to a new country while trying to learn how to play in the NBA. 卡卡可能成为一个国际巨星球员 但他才21岁 他还在适应美国这个新环境 并学习如何在NBA打混 "A lot of times, things seemed to come so easy for him early, and there's some adversity hitting him that happens to everybody in this league," Westphal said. "Nobody has an easy road in this league." That makes Casspi like every other player in the NBA. 西法说 很多时候 事情对他来说好像很简单 但还有更多挑战的着他去突破 这是每个球员都必须度过的 这些挑战让卡卡变的更像一个NBA的球员 --

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