作者Javaris (Crittenton)
看板KobeBryant
标题Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest update
时间Wed Aug 22 18:44:16 2007
Since draft night, the Knicks have not been in the spotlight at all. With
baseball season in full swing, football season just getting started, all has
remained quiet with the Knicks. The only stories of the off-season have
involved the rumors surrounding Ron Artest and Kobe Bryant. All summer, these
two names continued to be connected with New York.
自选秀会当晚之後，尼克队已经不再是焦点。随着棒球的例行赛逐渐加温、美式足球新
球季刚刚开始，都显得尼克队是如此的安静。唯一环绕在尼克队的两个话题便是 Artest
与 Kobe Bryant 的转队话题。整个暑假以来，这两个名字不断的与尼克相连着。
Over the last few days, new information on both players have came out and
neither was positive for New York. Besides the Knicks, few teams have shown
interest in the volatile Artest, until recently. Rumors surfaced over the
weekend, that the Miami Heat are interested in obtaining Artest from
Sacramento. With Shaq’s career winding down, Miami is in a win now mode,
and may be willing to part with young power forward, Udonis Haslem, to bring
Artest to South Beach.
过去几天，这两位球员都有新的消息发布，然而对尼克而言都不是好消息。除了尼克以
外，有几支球队对於网罗 Ron Artest 展现兴趣，特别是最近。谣言在 Sacramento 逐
渐加温，随着 Shaq 的篮球生涯逐渐走下坡，热火队现在完全是把握现在的模式，因此
可能送出年轻的 Udonis Haslem 到国王，将 Artest 带来南边海滩。
If Miami was to land Artest, there chances of returning to the elite of the
Eastern Conference definitely would increase. The East will once again be
wide open next year, with Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, and Miami the favorites
to reach the NBA Finals. Pat Riley is one of the few coaches who would be
willing to gamble that he could control Artest and get the best out of him.
With Shaq and Dwayne Wade, two established superstars in place, Artest would
be asked to just come in and play a role, not be a leader of the team.
如果热火队取得了 Artest，他们就重新回到东区王座的机会就会大增。而东区的战况
也将更加激烈，骑士、塞尔提克、公牛与热火都是角逐总冠军赛的球队。Pat Riley 是
少数愿意去赌可能可以控制 Artest 的教练，甚至让他变的更好。只是伴随着 Shaq 与
Wade 两位球星，Artest 可能会被要求当绿叶球员，而不是球队领导者。
As for Kobe Bryant, he recently did some interviews and discussed how he
plans on reporting to training camp for the Lakers. He said he was frustrated
with the organization but that he still looks at the Lakers as his team. This
seems to be a dramatic change from the many reports from the major media
outlets, including ESPN’s Ric Bucher, who has had the inside scoop on the
Kobe situation from the start.
至於 Kobe Bryant，他最近接受了几个访谈，谈论未来的计画，包含愿意出席季前训练
营。他表示自己对管理阶层的行动感到挫折，但是他仍然将湖人视为自己所属的球队。
这在很多媒体人士眼中，看起来是个戏剧性的变化，包括 ESPN 的 Ric Bucher，这位最
早爆出内幕消息的人。
Only a week or two ago, Bucher made it known that he thought Kobe would never
play again for the Lakers. He discussed that from talking to Kobe, he did not
see anything that could change his mind, but did warn that things could
always change. Kobe’s interview made it seem like even though he is upset
with the front office, he would still be there when camp opens, playing for
the Lakers.
在一或两个礼拜前，Bucher 才表示自己认为 Kobe 绝对不会再为湖人打球。他开始从这
角度讨论 Kobe，他认为没有什麽事可以改变 Kobe 的想法，不过还是表示任何事情都可
能会出现变化。Kobe 的访谈显示出虽然对於高层的行动感到失望，但他仍然会出席训练
营，为湖人上阵。
With a lot of time between now and the start of the NBA season, a lot can
change still on both the status of Artest and Bryant. When push comes to
shove, I do think the Kings will take the best offer they receive for Artest,
and move on without him. The Knicks continue to seem like a perfect match,
since they want him, he wants them, and the Knicks have some expiring
contracts and young players to offer the rebuilding Kings. I will stick to my
belief, that Artest will be the starting small forward for New York, come the
start of the regular season.
现在到 NBA 球季开幕还有一大段时间，Artest 与 Bryant 的状况仍然可能会有巨大的
改变。当适当的时机来临时，我认为国王队会接受最好的条件来送出 Artest，然後用全
新的阵容往前迈进。尼克依旧被视为最适合的人选，特别是两情相悦的情况下，尼克有
着一些将到期合约与年轻球员可以提供给国王重建的筹码。我仍然相信，在新的赛季开
始的时候，Artest 最终将会成为尼克队的先发小前锋。
As for Kobe, that situation is much more complicated. LA will try to do
anything to avoid trading one of the game’s best players. If Kobe is
softening his stance already, it seems as if he will not force the issue and
demand to be traded, but that can still change. Kobe seems to be confused as
what he wants. Since his original demand came out, he has went back and forth
in his demands.
至於 Kobe，他的状况就比较复杂一些。洛杉矶将会试着去做任何事情来避免必须交易
这名最佳球员。如果 Kobe 已经开始软化自己的立场，看起来他将不会再强迫些什麽事
或是要求被交易，只是这个情形随时可能会改变。看起来 Kobe 正为了自己想要什麽而
困扰着，自从最初的要求出现後，他一直反反覆覆的改变自己的说法。
Both of these situations should be resolved during the month of September,
prior to the pre-season starting in October. As was discussed in my previous
article, Isiah Thomas and the Knicks will continue to wait in the wings, and
let these situations play themselves out. Hopefully in the end there strategy
works, and it leads to Ron Artest or Kobe Bryant becoming a Knick.
这两个案例应该在九月份的时候都会有明显的结果，就如同我先前文章所提的，Isiah
Thomas 和尼克仍然在一旁等着，让这些情势自己发展下去。也希望这个策略能够奏效，
让 Ron Artest 和 Kobe Bryant 能够成为尼克的一份子。
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1F：推 Ppqp:谢谢翻译 08/22 20:36
2F：推 u2gogowin:KB应该是会留湖人了~"~ 08/22 22:43
3F：推 Joanry:转借至尼克板 感谢翻译 :) 08/23 06:26
4F：推 swatch44:反而是湖人可以赌阿泰,反正不会比现在更惨 08/23 15:39