http://www2.dailynews.com/sports/ci_3079332 (抱歉本人英文能力不佳，下文有些不确定的地方若翻译不好欢迎直接改正) EL SEGUNDO - He thought about his old neighborhood in Queens and all the rappers and ballplayers who made a name for themselves off the streets. He thought about his new home with the Lakers and all of the championship trophies and retired numbers that came before him. 他想起他那些在纽约皇后区的旧邻居，那些饶舌歌手和有名的球员。他想起他现在的新 家--洛杉矶湖人队和那些在他加入湖人之前的冠军奖盃及球场上挂着的退休号码。 When Lamar Odom founded his own record label this summer, he could think of no better name than one taken straight from the lyrics of his cousin, rapper Ali Vegas: From the land of rich soil/Expect branches to follow. So it was that Rich Soil Records was born and Odom last week was left explaining the connection to the Lakers. "It's about tradition," said Odom, who split his offseason between New York and L.A. (这段我有点不太懂)应该是说Odom这个夏天拥有了他的唱片，他和他亲戚Ali Vegas合作 了一张唱片Rich Soil，(http://www.mixunit.com/millionemcee.html，这是我找到的 唱片介绍相关网站)，而Odom在唱片中有一些旁白的对话。而其中一首歌的歌词 "From the land of rich soil/Expect branches to follow."，Odom解释道这和湖人 之间的关联，Odom说:"这是关於传统(应该是指湖人这支具有历史传统的球队)"。 Odom在这个offseason分别待在纽约和洛杉矶一段时间。 But the name is all the more apt when considering how this Lakers' season will be defined by Odom's growth. A year removed from the Shaquille O'Neal trade and coming off shoulder surgery in April, even Odom acknowledges the expectations couldn't be greater as training camp begins Tuesday in Honolulu. 但是当提到Odom本季在湖人的定位与发展，这名字(指Odom?)将会更容易使人联想到。 Odom在经过欧尼尔交易的一年之後，并且在四月比赛中肩膀受伤，且Odom承认星期二在 夏威夷举行的training camp之前，他的复原状况仍然不如预期。 "I just think that being the player that I am, and this is my seventh year and we didn't make the playoffs last year, it's kind of like do or die," Odom said. "Not in those terms, but this is it." Odom说:"我只是想扮演好自己的角色，这是我进入NBA的第七个年头而上季我们并没有打 入季後赛。这就像是一但失败就会被否定一切，虽然我不认为是这样但目前情况就是如 此。" For all the back-and-forth about Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson, consider the words of general manager Mitch Kupchak, who says, "the biggest challenge we have is to figure out how to use Lamar." 在大家把焦点放在科比和捷克森之间的分分合合之余，思考湖人总管库胖说过的一段话， 他说:"湖人最大的挑战就是如何去写出'Lamar使用手册'。" Odom is coming off a season that was incomplete. He failed to take the next step toward becoming an All-Star, missed the last 17 games after tearing the labrum in his left shoulder and watched the Lakers finish with a 34-48 record. Odom经历了一个不完美的球季，他并没有变成"欧屎大"，他因为肩膀的唇撕裂商而错过了 球季最後的17场比赛，且看着湖人以34胜48败作收。 He played out of position at power forward, but he never objected. He put up good numbers (15.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists) but also seemed to find his place alongside Bryant. The two played in only 50 of 82 games together due to injuries. 他上季被教练指派越级打大前锋的位置但他并没有反对，他拿下了不错的成绩(15.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists)且似乎在与科比配合上找到了他的定位。 这两位球员在上季因为受伤问题仅仅合作了82场赛事中的50场。 "Basketball-wise, I felt like I played good basketball," Odom said. "I only averaged one bucket less than I did in Miami. I tried to play a team game. I think maybe the only part I didn't do well was play offensive basketball a little bit more selfishly." 关於篮球，我感觉还不错，我只有比在热火做的少一些(这句不是很确定><)。我尝试 着去融入团队，我想也许只有一个部分我并没有做的很好，那就是我应该在进攻上面 更加主动。 He is asked if it takes a year to adjust after the O'Neal trade. He responds, "It took A-Rod a year to get adjusted." 当他被问及被交易後是否花了一年时间做调整，Odom回应道:"A-rod花了一年的时间去 适应。"(连A-rod都提出来了，那我可以期待odom第二年有A-rod的水准吗 ><") There are those who say Odom cannot be judged on his first year as a Laker, when the team lacked structure on offense and defense and was shaken by Rudy Tomjanovich's departure as coach. Odom was coming off the disappointment of the Athens Olympics and said he wanted to take back the first 20 games of the season at the All-Star break. 有一些说法说Odom在湖人的第一年表现不应该被那放大镜检视，尤其当一支球队在进攻和 防守都缺乏系统并且在老汤离开教练一职後战术就摇摆不定。Odom曾在经历令人心碎的雅 典奥运後扬言他将会在球季前20场比赛拿回明星光环。 In his evaluation Wednesday, Jackson described Odom's past season as "choppy." Yet Jackson also made clear that Odom will play what he termed a "very prominent" role, especially when it comes to handling the ball and initiating the triangle offense. 捷克森对於Odom上季的表现只能用"浮浮沉沉"来形容，而捷克森表明会让Odom在来季他的 战术系统中扮演重要的角色，尤其是在处理球及发动三角进攻方面。 "He's going to be a person that we're going to ask for a lot of responsibility, " said Jackson, who will bring Scottie Pippen to camp to work with Odom. "That's something he's got to step into, but I'm also going to ask him to step into that level." 捷克森说:"我们将会要求他在场上负更多的责任"，而捷克森将在本次训练营中把Odom交给 Pippen去教导。捷克森说:"某些事情是他必须去做的，而且我将会要求他在此更上一层 楼。" The question of where Odom is best suited to play has not been answered, and might never be. 关於Odom最适合的位置一直都没有个解答，而且以後也可能都不会有。 Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick, who had Odom for a season at Rhode Island, believes the forward is best used in the post with his back to the basket. But Harrick also would let Odom push the break after rebounds. Odom以前在Rhode Island的导师，前UCLA教练Jim Harrick相信在背对篮框时，前锋是Odom 最适合的位置，但是Harrick也会要求Odom在抢到篮板之後发动快攻。 I thought they played him perfectly in Miami," Harrick said. "They fed him the ball and fed him the ball and he demanded a double team. He's such a good passer, he's so unselfish. I think he's unstoppable down there.' Harrick说:"我认为Odom在迈阿密时的表现是非常完美的。""他们不断的把球塞给Odom并 且试图让对手包夹他。而他是个传球能力很好的球员，他是如此的无私，我认为在那个 位置时，他无人能挡。" Odom showed flashes last season, averaging 18.6 points in the 15 games Bryant was lost to a sprained ankle. Yet Odom also failed to take even 10 shots in a quarter of all games he played. Odom曾在上季Kobe受伤15场比赛时昙花一现，他那段时间平均进帐18.6分，然而Odom 在他所有比赛中，并没有任何一节出手超过10次以上的。 statement about Bryant: "I love being on the court with Kobe. To me, he's the best at what he does. You've seen him shoot the ball 40 times but I've seen him lead the league in triple-doubles. 当被提及关於Bryant时他说:"我喜欢和Kobe在场上并肩作战。对我而言，他已经做到他 最好的表现，你们可能只会注意到他一场出手40次以上，但在我眼中，他的大三元次数 是联盟中的佼佼者。 "He does so many things well. I learned a lot from playing with him. He has an incredible will. He wants to win every game, and that's the type of person that I want on my team." "他(指Kobe)把很多事情做的很好，在与他一同比赛时我学到了很多，他有着惊人的意志 力。他渴望能赢得每一场比赛，而这就是我希望在这支球队中能够一同奋战的那种人。 Odom said last week he is comfortable sharing the floor with Bryant, even though that might mean trying to make more plays for other teammates this season. Odom表示上星期与Kobe在球场上交流感到很自在，虽然他可能是在本季尝试去为其他队友 制造更多机会。 "I think I looked for Kobe in the wrong ways," Odom said. "I really don't have to look for Kobe. I think my job is going to be to be aggressive, stay aggressive for Lamar." Odom说:"我想我不应该试图在场上寻找Kobe""我真的不需要去太留意他。""我想我应该 做的是在场上更具侵略性，使Lamar(指自己)更具企图心。" The burden of expectations also is something Odom has to overcome. He is always measuring his surroundings, eyes constantly darting on the court, and had to get used to playing on the stage that is the Lakers in L.A. 而众人期待所造成的重担也是Odom必须去克服的，他总是在意着他的周遭环境，目光持续 环绕全场，他必须要逐渐习惯在洛杉矶湖人队这个众人注目的舞台打球。 There is added pressure of being the only remaining player from the O'Neal trade. 对他而言，身为在与欧尼尔交易後仅剩的一个湖人球员，他将背负着更多的压力。 Odom also suffered a setback with the shoulder injury. He spent the offseason working on his shooting and finishing with his off hand. Odom, who turns 26 next month, has not been cleared to play and will miss some time at the start of training camp. Odom同时也面临肩伤造成的挫败，他花费一个offseason来练习他的投篮并且同时复原他 另一侧的手臂，Odom即将在下个月满26岁，他还没完全恢复身手且将会错过training camp开始的一些赛程。 But if Odom can take root with the Lakers, as the lyric goes, something good will follow. 但是如果当Odom能够步上轨道，就如同歌词中所说，好事将会随之而来。 "I think right now what's the big difference in Lamar Odom is probably my mentality," he said. "I guess I'm a lot more ready mentally, understand expectations being a Laker, playing for the biggest franchise in the world." Odom说:"我想现在Lamar Odom身上最不一样的地方就是我的心理层面。""我想我现在 心智上更为成熟，了解身为湖人一员的使命，为这世界上其中一支最伟大的球队打球。" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS:如果翻译有很大错误(我猜很多 orz)欢迎直接回文指正，感谢。 --

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