※ [本文转录自 LABOYS 信箱] 作者: [email protected] ([email protected]) 标题: [NBA ] 伟哉库胖 时间: Thu Dec 23 18:10:03 2010 MOVER AND SHAKER: Lakers GM Kupchak not resting on his laurels. 伟哉库胖 http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/lakers/ci_16901023 L.A. fans wanted him run out of town, but he's now the toast of the city after helping Lakers win two consecutive titles. Satisfied? Not him. 湖人迷曾一度想将他踢出这个城市，如今他却受到了全城的赞誉。 帮助湖人队连续两次拿下总冠军，这样他就心满意足了吗？显然不是。 By Vincent Bonsignore, Staff Writer Posted: 12/19/2010 10:14:09 PM PST Mitch Kupchak went from Jerry West's right-hand man to architect of this current Lakers' squad, which has won two consecutive NBA titles. 从当初Jerry West的得力助手到如今湖人队的决策者， 这个家伙已经获得两次总冠军头衔的加持。. There is a picture hanging on the wall of Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak's office in ElSegundo in which he is posing with his Washington Bullets teammates at the White House. 位在ElSegundo，Mitch Kupchak的办公室里，挂着一张照片， 是他和华盛顿子弹队在白宫前的合照。 The Bullets had just won the 1978 NBA title, the 23-year-old Kupchak playing a pivotal role at power forward, and they gathered there to commemorate their championship. 当时子弹队拿下1978的总冠军，23岁的Kupchak作为前锋担纲球队的中枢， 後来全队在白宫前纪念他们的总冠军。 As Kupchak inspects the photo, the innocence of it all jumps out at him. 每当Kupchak回味这张照片，所有的画面便会栩栩如生的跳至他的眼前。 "There's probably 10 people in this picture who shouldn't even be there," Kupchak said, laughing. "It was ridiculous. We had cars of people, no security. People just walked into the room. That couldn't happen today." "大概有10个人不应该出现这照片里，" Kupchak大笑着说， "太荒唐了，那麽一卡车的人，居然没有任何安检，旁人可以随便进出，这在现在是绝对 不可能的。" And for proof, Kupchak points to another photo hanging on his wall. 为了佐证，他又指向墙上的另一张照片。. In this one, Kupchak's architectural wonder - the 2009 NBA champion Lakers - are posing with President Barack Obama at a similar White House ceremony. 这张，是他作为湖人总管时创下的奇蹟— 2009年总冠军洛杉矶湖人队—在白宫前面与Barack Obama一起举行庆功仪式。 "That was so scripted," Kupchak said. "There was security everywhere. Secret Service running around everywhere you looked. "一切都事先严密彩排过，" Kupchak说，"到处都要安检，安置了各种安全措施。" "Times sure have changed, huh?" "时代在改变，不是吗？" More than Kupchak could have possibly predicted way back in 1978. 不过1978年的Kupchak，恐怕无法预想到如今这个现况。 Back then he was just a kid from the University of North Carolina by way of Brentwood, Long Island, trying to make an NBA name for himself in the nation's capital, his biggest worries staying on the good side of head coach Dick Motta and keeping up with center Elvin Hayes. 回到在Long Island的Brentwood，那时还在University of North Carolina的他， 正试图在NBA里留下自己的名字， 那时候他所担心的是如何给教练Dick Motta留下好印象，及如何超越中锋Elvin Hayes。 But then came a fateful move to the Lakers in 1981 as a free agent - with Magic Johnson pushing owner Jerry Buss to finalize the deal during a game of pool at Buss' Los Angeles mansion - soon followed by a devastating knee injury that led to a premature end to his playing days and a new career in the Lakers' front office. 後来在1981年，作为自由球员的他面临了一个重大改变—被交易到湖人队— 这笔交易主要由魔术强森对老板Jerry Buss的施压所推动， 当时他们还在洛杉矶Buss的豪宅里的游泳池旁玩耍。 很遗憾的是，之後的Kupchak遭受到严重的膝伤， 导致他不得不提前结束职业生涯，同时他也开始了在湖人的管理阶层事业。 The move to Los Angeles, knee injury and subsequent 14 years working alongside Jerry West have led him to this, a spacious office that oversees the Lakers' practice facility and the role of chief engineer of their most recent dynasty. 加盟洛杉矶湖人，膝伤，14年未曾间断的，和Jerry West共事， 这一切都塑造了现在的Kupchak：新湖人王朝的核心推手， 他在那间宽敞的办公室中可以俯瞰整个湖人训练馆。 In that job Kupchak has been the caretaker to West's final stroke of genius - the 2000-02 three-peat era Lakers - the general manager who traded center Shaquille O'Neal and the guy at whom Kobe Bryant took some nasty shots when he was going through his trade-me-or-else ultimatum in the summer of 2007. 2000-02年湖人的三连霸—这是West震古铄今的运筹帷幄之作， Kupchak是一开始只是暂代他的职务。 後来担任湖人队总管，他毅然决然把Shaquille O'Neal交易出去， 2007年的夏天，Kobe Bryant的交易风波也在他展现他的手腕之後平息。 There was scrutiny from frustrated fans and a relentless media - he was bold enough to trade O'Neal and break up a dynasty, but was he savvy enough to put the pieces back together and lead the Lakers to greatness? 那些狗脸的岁月，球迷们憋足了怨气，媒体蛮横无理，纷纷将矛头直指Kupchak— 这个傻帽居然将O'Neal交易出去，活生生支解了这个王朝，实在胆大妄为。 不过话说回来，外在环境如此恶劣， 他是否又有足够才智与气魄重振旗鼓，将湖人推上另一个巅峰？ We got our answer within three years. 三年了，我们得到了这个答案。 A masterful deal for Pau Gasol, the decision to hang on to Andrew Bynum, the belief in Lamar Odom and the acquisitions of Trevor Ariza, Ron Artest and Shannon Brown put the Lakers back on top again. 对Pau Gasol的瞒天过海，对Andrew Bynum的择善固执，对Lamar Odom的充分信任， 以及当时五鬼搬运来Trevor Ariza、Ron Artest和Shannon Brown— 这一系列的交易动作都帮助了湖人队，并且最终让湖人再次攻顶。 In the blink of the eye - albeit an eternity in Los Angeles - Kupchak had the Lakers in three consecutive NBA Finals, hoisting the championship trophy the past two seasons and on the brink of perhaps another three-peat this season. 转瞬之间，湖人从三连霸到在过去连续两个赛季高举欧布莱恩盃— 纵使之於湖人荣耀不是转眼，而是永恒。或许再次转眼，湖人在本赛季将再下一城。 "It's why he's one of the most respected guys in the league," Washington Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld said. "For a while here, the team was down but he rebuilt it. He made a great trade to get Gasol, he drafted Bynum, signed Artest. He's done a fantastic job here." "这正解释了为什麽他是联盟里最受尊敬的人之一，"华盛顿巫师总管Ernie Grunfeld说， "那段时间，那支球队深陷泥淖，但是幸好他为其注入了活力和生气。Gasol,、Bynum、 Artest都是他的杰作，他所做的工作令人惊奇并赞赏。" This year is no different. Kupchak improved the Lakers with the additions of Steve Blake, Matt Barnes and re-signed Brown, all while the Miami Heat were grabbing the headlines by adding LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Dwyane Wade. 这个赛季，他同样有几件妙举，签下Steve Blake，Matt Barnes以及和Brown续约— 在对面热火高调的为Dwyane Wade添了LeBron James还有Chris Bosh之时。 If it's possible to advance a two-time defending champion, Kupchak did it. 有人会说两连霸冠军的球队已经不需要任何补强。显然，Kupchak用实际行动予以否认。 "And he's done it quietly and efficiently, which is what Mitch is all about," West said. "Mitch每次做的动作，低调而有效，这正是他的作风。" West如是说。 In the process he's gone from West's right-hand man to nearly run out of town by frustrated fans to the current toast of the city. 一路走来，从当初West的得力助手，到差点被全城球迷赶走，到如今受到全场的满堂彩。 It's been a wild ride, to say the least, and as Kupchak sits back in his office worrying about the next big problem - because even when you preside over a dynasty that's what you do - he aches for a day he can just relax and appreciate what he and the Lakers have accomplished. 这一路，Kupchak走的有够疯狂，如今他依然坐在办公室继续殚精竭虑。 统领一个王朝是他的工作。 他也希望某一天他能停歇下来，细细品味他和湖人们经历的所有辉煌与成就， But he knows that is a day better suited for retirement. 不过，Kupchak很清楚，真的到了那一天，他也退休了。 "If you're in the Finals - and we've been fortunate enough to be there the last three years - you should be happy but you never are," Kupchak said. "It's more of a feeling of `Whew, we did what we were supposed to. But how do we do it again?' "如果能一路挺进到总冠军赛—过去三年我们有幸做到了—或许就该感到高兴。 可是我们从来不会这样思考。" Kupchak说。 "反而是想着：哎唷，达到想要达成的目标了，那麽，该如何继续下去呢？" "Because when you get this far, you just want to get that much further." "因为当你已经走了这麽远了，你所想的只会是：如何再走的更远。" So he plots, wonders, worries and prepares for tomorrow, next week, next year and five years down the road. 於是为了明天、明年、未来五年，他谋划，发想，担忧，准备—这些都不曾停止过。 "My concern is the next four days," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "His is the next four years." "我只须担心未来4天，"湖人Phil Jackson说，"而他担心的是未来4年。" By then, presumably, Bryant will be at the end of his career, Jackson will be relaxing in his cabin in Montana and the Lakers will face another crossroads. 屈指一算，到时候Bryant将到达职业生涯的末期， Jackson也将在Montana的小屋安度晚年，而湖人又将面临另一个十字路口。 "I'm not so na ve to think that in four years we won't have to go through another rebuilding period," Kupchak said. "And guess what? There will be rough roads ahead. Hopefully we rebuild and only miss the playoffs one or two years. "未来我们不会再有任何波折？别想的那麽天真。" Kupchak说， "猜猜怎麽着？事实是前方的路必定困难重重。 希望到时候我们能快速的重建，代价或许是和季後赛一两次擦肩而过。” "But that's going to happen. I know what's down the road." "不过这一定会发生，我很清楚路的彼端有什麽。" When they get there, Kupchak no longer will be the untested former apprentice he was in 2004 when he faced the summer of Lakers' uncertainty - O'Neal's pending trade, Jackson's retirement and Bryant toying with the idea of moving on to the Clippers as a free agent. 2004年的夏天，他新官上任，却面临重重考验— O'Neal悬而未决的交易，Jackson的退休计画， 还有Bryant儿戏般的想要以自由球员身分加入快艇。 如今他的火侯，处理这种事态，想必是不同於当时了。 "That was a stressful time," Kupchak admitted. "那时候我真的感觉天都快塌下来了。" Kupchak承认。 But he got through it and the Lakers came out the other end just as strong as before. Kupchak climbed out of West's shadows as his own man, creating his own legacy. 但是最後，他挺住了。 他把湖人提升了原有的高度，也摆脱了West的影子，创造出自己专属的伟业。 "He's like a brother to me," West said. "So I couldn't be happier for his success." "他就像是我的兄弟，"West说，"所以对於他取得的成就，我由衷的感到高兴。" West had observed Kupchak as a player for the Lakers in the mid-1980s and watched as he meticulously rehabbed from a devastating knee injury to give the Lakers a hand in their 1985 Finals win over the Boston Celtics. He finally talked him into working with him in the front office after the 1986 season. West看着Kupchak。一路从1980年他加盟湖人，到他遭受重大膝伤并顽强的恢复， 再到1985年总冠军赛打赢赛尔提克时做出重要的贡献。 最後，在1986年赛季结束後，他终於说服Kupchak和他一起管理这个球队。 "I've always lived my life on instincts, and I knew what kind of a person he was," West said. "I watched how hard and diligent he worked and I recognized the strengths of his that I didn't even have. I just felt he had a chance to be special." "我一直是凭着直觉走，我了解他是怎麽样的人。"West说。 "我熟知他的勤奋和刻苦，也深信他拥有我所没有的能力， 我当时只是感觉他应该有那样一个机会。" Kupchak took over from West after the 2000 season, but the pieces already were in place for the Lakers to win two more titles. 从2000年的赛季後，Kupchak就接替了West， 当时，湖人队依旧保持着卫冕冠军的强大优势。 "It would have been hard to mess that up," Kupchak said. "那时候我也没什麽建树。" Kupchak说.。 But the years under West had him fully prepared when the Lakers faced tremendous turmoil in the mid-2000s, and their resurgence later that decade. 不过在那些岁月中，West很好的为他示范了如何处理内部争端，并且拨乱反正。 "Those 14 years for me - I mean, who gets to work with Jerry West like that?" Kupchak said. "对我来说，那14年真是意义非凡，毕竟还有谁跟Jerry West共事了那麽久？"Kupchak说。 When it came time to move O'Neal, with whom the Lakers couldn't agree on an extension, Kupchak didn't hesitate. He sent him to Miami for Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant and a first-round pick. 当球队不愿意延长肥约而打算交易O'Neal时，他表现出了应有的果断— 从热火那里换来了Odom、Caron Butler、Brian Grant以及第一轮选秀权。 It helped that he had the support of ownership - a circle that included Jerry Buss, his daughter Jeanie and son Jimmy. Jerry Buss和女儿Jeanie，儿子Jimmy的支持给予他很大的帮助。 "We all had each other's back," Kupchak said. "It would have been different had someone said, `Well, I'm not sure about this, but if you really want to do it, Mitch ' Because then it can get real dicey." "我们相互信任，"他说， "如果换个人这麽跟我说：我也不确定，如果你想这麽搞，就去吧。 那事情就真的没那麽简单了。" Three years later Kupchak navigated the Lakers through another storm, this time when Bryant's frustration boiled over after the team struggled to rebound following the O'Neal trade. 过了三年，Kupchak再次为湖人护驾，走出另一波交易风暴。 在当下，O'Neal交易後，湖人状态低迷不振，Kobe对此咆哮，感到沮丧。 In the summer of 2007, Bryant told anybody and everybody he wanted out of Los Angeles and vowed to never play for the Lakers again. 2007夏天，他表示他想要离开洛杉矶，还宣称不想再效力於湖人队。 On one hand, Kupchak understood Bryant's frustrations. 一方面，Kupchak了解Kobe的受挫感。 "He had given us three years after we signed him, and he saw his window beginning to close a little bit," Kupchak said. "He wanted to end his career winning championships and he couldn't see that in L.A." "自我们签下他後那三年，他为我们带来了很多，但所有的迹象都显示湖人每况愈下。" Kupchak说， "他想要以一个冠军的姿态结束他的生涯，可是当时湖人队没让他看到任何希望。" On the other, he wished Bryant would have just come to him first. 另一方面，当时他其实很希望Bryant能事先找他谈谈。 "From my vantage point I would have wished he kept it quiet," Kupchak said. "Come on in, yell at me, tell me what you think but let's not create a firestorm." "我还是认为，当时他不应该有这些举动，"Kupchak说， "你可以找我，对我大吼，可以对我有不满，只要不弄出这个风暴，其实其它都好说。" Kupchak fielded calls from around the league, but nothing remotely close to the value of a 27-year-old talent like Bryant came across his desk. 当时Kupchak应付着来自全联盟的电话， 却没有任何一通能为他带来像27岁的Bryant那样拥有才华与天赋的球员。 So he held on to him, and the next season Bynum began improving, Odom's game elevated and the Lakers started winning big. That also was the season Ariza and Gasol came aboard and the Lakers reached the Finals, where they lost to Boston in six games. 於是他坚持留住Kobe，新的赛季，Bynum进步显着，Odom表现稳定。 此时湖人开启另一个大转变，那个赛季换来了Ariza和Gasol， 於是湖人一路打到总冠军赛，最後在G6败给塞尔提克。. They returned to the Finals the next two seasons, beating Orlando and then taking the Celtics out in seven games last season. 接下来的两个赛季，湖人连续上演顶尖对决，第一年击败了魔术， 今年也终於在G7淘汰塞尔提克，拿下那座欧布莱恩盃。. Bryant made some amends. Bryant也为之前的言行做出了赔罪。 "Kobe and I have had a couple conversations that were really good," Kupchak said. "Stuff like, `Whew, am I glad you didn't trade me."' "我和Kobe之间的那几次交谈还不赖，"Kupchak说， "比如说：嘿，真高兴你没把我换出去哪。" It was a nice gesture and Kupchak appreciated it. But just like the championships, it was fleeting. 那是很友善的表示，Kupchak也非常感激这些，不过即使是总冠军，也只是过眼云烟。 Soon he was back to planning, plotting and worrying. 很快的，他又回到之前的状态，未雨绸缪，殚精竭虑。 It's in his blood. 这就是他，这些流窜在他的血液中。. "It's just a general manager's nature to worry and try and anticipate what can go wrong," Kupchak said. "That never goes away." "先球队之忧而忧，这本来就是身为总管的职责所在，"Kupchak说， "这份责任感，不会停止。" -- 没地方发 ( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ --

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