http://tinyurl.com/7yg4ywf By Jean-Jacques Taylor ESPN DALLAS If Dirk Nowitzki didn't consider himself worthy of being an NBA All-Star this season, then who am I to disagree with him? 连Dirk自己都不觉得他今年应该入选All-Star 那麽我又有甚麽资格不赞同呢? Frankly, he didn't deserve to be an All-Star based on the first 26 games of the season. 事实上 以他前26场比赛的状况他的确不该入选 Still, it was nice to see Dirk was among the reserves named to the Western Conference team for the 11th consecutive season. No shame in that. 但Dirk还是连续11次入选了全明星赛 没必要感到羞愧 After all, only eight players in NBA history have played in more consecutive All-Star Games than Dirk. Wow. 毕竟 在NBA的历史上也只有8个球员连续入选All-Star的次数比Dirk还多而已 (原文作者应该是错了 http://tinyurl.com/6tseah4 其实有14个) That said, we all know some guys get to the All-Star Game a year after they're worthy -- LaMarcus Aldridge comes to mind -- and some guys get one or two nods at the end of their careers based on their bodies of work. 有些球员在一年打出好的表现隔年就入选了 例如 Aldridge 然而有些球员在他生涯的尾声时还有入选1~2次的机会 这要依照他们的身体的状态而定 That's what Dirk received this season, though we should all know this is probably the last pass he's going to get in the All-Star Game. 今年Dirk的入选就是属於後者 且我们都该知道这应该是他最後一次参加All-Star game了 Aldridge. Kevin Love. Blake Griffin. The power forward spot is loaded in the Western Conference and, at 33, Dirk is clearly heading toward the end of his career while Aldridge, Love and Griffin are still ascending players. 西区近年又出产了一堆超强大前锋 Aldridge,Love,Griffin 33岁的Dirk正要步入生涯的尾声 然後以上三位新星才正要起步而已 Hey, Kevin Garnett's 14-year string of All-Star appearances -- tied for the most in NBA history -- will end this season, as will Tim Duncan's 13-year streak. NBA历史中连续入选次数最高(14次)的KG还有13次连续入选的Duncan 今年都没入选 You could also argue the Lakers' Pau Gasol, Memphis' Rudy Gay or Utah's Paul Millsap should've been named to the team. And if Memphis' Zach Randolph hadn't suffered an apparent season-ending injury, there was a good chance he would've taken Dirk's spot. Such is life. 或许你会为了Pau,Gay,Millsap感到不平 也或许 Randolph如果没受伤的话他也可能早取代Dirk今年的位置了 但事实上,全明星赛总是有遗珠 Many of you have forgotten Dirk started the season strong, scoring 20 points or more in six of his first seven games. Then his game fell apart. 也许很多人都忘了Dirk这个球季前7场比赛有6场是超过20分 然後他的状态狂跌 You can blame it on his sub-par conditioning. Or you can blame his balky right knee. It doesn't really matter because professional sports is all about production. And for a guy who was the NBA MVP in 2007 and the NBA Finals MVP last summer, Dirk has been awful for much of the first six weeks of the season. 也许是因为他的身体不在状态,或是他酸痛的右膝盖 但职业运动只会在意你场上表现如何 并不在意你表现差的原因为何? 尤其是对一个拿过MVP,去年夏天才刚拿过总冠军赛MVP的Dirk来说 前六周的比赛真的是非常之差 He's averaging just 17.6 points, his lowest total since his rookie season, and he's shooting just 46.1 percent from the field and 21.1 from beyond the 3-point arc. 平均得分为菜鸟球季之後的最低,17.6分 FG%也退化到只剩下46.1% 三分线更惨 只有21.1% In case you don't remember, he averaged 23.0 points last season while shooting 51.7 percent on 2-pointers and 39.3 percent on 3-pointers. 上个赛季 Nowitzki平均有23分 FG% 51.7% 三分球命中率为39.3% For the first time in forever, we've seen Dirk play tentatively, at times, because he lacked confidence in his jumper. For lack of a better word, for a few games he became more a point-forward, trying to facilitate the offense, rather than the unstoppable scorer we've seen for a decade. 这个赛季我们第一次看到Dirk在场上犹豫 因为他对他的跳投失去了些许信心 有时候他更像个控球前锋,只在场上传球 而非像他过去十年一样在进攻端打地得心应手 He even took an eight-day sabbatical to improve his conditioning and strengthen his knee, because any jump shooter will tell you the foundation of their shot comes from their legs. Well, he still stunk for a couple of games after the hiatus, including an awful 2-for-15 shooting performance in a loss to Oklahoma City. 他也从未在球季中为了强化膝盖还有提升身体状况休养8天 然而在休息之後他还是打得挣扎 在对雷霆的比赛投15只中2 That's what prompted Charles Barkley to say Father Time was on the verge of delivering a knockout punch to Dirk's career. He spoke too soon. 就在这个时间点 Barkley跳出来说时间已经追上Dirk准备给他最後一击了 他说得太快了 Dirk has been on a three-game tear -- and that's why he's in the All-Star Game again. In the last three games, Dirk has scored 30, 24 and 25 points. He's shot better than 50 percent from the field and he's playing with confidence because he's moving better. 之後 Dirk打出了三场说明他为何能入选All-Star的比赛 分别攻下 30,24,25分 投篮命中率超过5成 且因为他移动状况的提升他也打得更有信心了 You can tell because he's getting to the free throw line with more frequency, which has been the most important part of his evolution as a player. When the Mavs get Dirk the ball at the free throw line, he's virtually impossible to stop because if defenders play off him, he shoots the 15-foot jumper, and if defenders crowd him, he maneuvers around them -- left or right -- and attacks the bucket, where he usually either scores or gets fouled. The one-legged, stepback fallaway jumper is falling again, and the ball is rarely touching the net. 更重要的是 他在罚球线附近要球的情况更多了 这是他13年生涯里最有威胁的持球位置(去年Finals 第二,第四战的关键play都是) Dirk持球单打大多从这个区域展开(中距离,切入,单脚後仰跳投) The guy we've seen the last week is among the NBA's best players. Enjoy every facet of Dirk's performance in the All-Star Game this year. There's a good chance it's his last one. 过去这个星期,我们终於看到让人熟悉的Dirk,一个NBA中顶尖的球员 也许你该珍惜Dirk今年全明星赛中露面的每一刻 因为这很有可能是最後一次 --

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