By FRANK ZICARELLI TORONTO SUN Last Updated: 16th December 2008, 4:26am http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2008/12/16/7763661-sun.html Leave it to Vince Carter to turn a mundane Monday tip into an evening dripping with theatre. 卡特让平淡的星期一夜晚变得不一样。 From the moment he was introduced to the same fans who once worshipped his high-wire act, Carter was vilified, the venom and the contempt for Vinsanity growing more personal with every touch of the basketball. 就当 VC 出场时被介绍给那些曾经为他欢呼的球迷时，给他的东西现在取而代之的是 攻击、怨恨、还有藐视，每当 Vinsanity 接到球的时候。 Tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary when V.C. and T.O. parted company, leaving plenty of bad blood and bad feelings in its wake. 明天就是 VC 和多伦多分手的第四周年，当初流下了许多不好的血液和感觉。 Four years have elapsed and still Hogtown's hoops fans continue to boo Carter. 四年已经过去了，但是城镇的球迷依旧继续嘘卡特。 We suspect that 40 years may elapse and fans still would boo Carter. 我们怀疑就算四十年过了之後，还是如此。 With any divorce comes the expected ill feelings, but enough is enough. 虽然分开带来所预期不好的感觉，但是总该放下了。 It has been four years when the New Jersey Nets basically exposed then-Raptors general manager Rob Babcock as a poor poker player and a naive executive by acquiring one of the game's elite players for practically nothing. 四年前，纽泽西让当时暴龙的 GM 像一个不会玩牌的人， 将他们一个顶尖的球员几乎空手让人。 Four years later, all Toronto has to show for the showman Carter is Joey Graham, who produced a Carter-like dunk last night by driving baseline and flushing home a basket over two Nets opponents. 四年过後，多伦多能对 VC 秀的就是 Joey Graham， 昨晚在底线表现一个 VC 似的强力灌篮。 Say what you want about Carter, his self-capitulation during his final days in Toronto, his brooding nature and lack of passion, but the guy can play and his jump shot is so pure and lethal that Carter could play well into his 40s, if he's so inclined. 说出你想从 Carter 那边得到什麽？他在多伦多的日子中的最後几天， 没有了热情，但是他现在依旧能有所贡献，他的跳投依旧让对手致命， 他可以这样子打到他四十岁的日子以前。 No player has been forced to endure the wrath of fans like Carter, whose return trips to Toronto never lack drama. 没有球员像卡特一样长期被迫忍受球迷的愤怒， 只要一回到多伦多从不缺少热闹的场面。 There was a playoff air inside the Air Canada Centre last night, a rare back-to-back home date not seen since the days of the NBA's lockout in 1998-99, incidentally the year when Carter arrived in town as a wide-eyed rookie. 昨天晚上在 Air Canada Centre 的气氛就像季後赛一样， 自从 NBA 封馆球季 98-99 那年算起已经好久没有背靠背在主场的比赛， 也是 Carter 还是个小伙子菜鸟的那年。 In an era where players change teams as frequently as teams are changing coaches these days, no player has been treated with so much verbal garbage as Carter. 就在目前这个球员换队像近日换教练的速度一样快的年代， 没有球员像 Carter 受到这麽多语言垃圾的攻击。 Jason Kidd makes his return to the Jersey swamps on Friday for the first time since last season's trade to Dallas. 交易之後的 Kidd 将会头一次在星期五回到纽泽西。 Kidd, much like Carter in Toronto, was the face of the faceless Nets franchise. Kidd 就像在多伦多的 Carter 一样，是没有什麽熟悉面孔球队的门面。 He orchestrated his exit, much like Carter, because Kidd's time in Jersey was up. 他表达了要离开的心，就像卡特一样，因为 Kidd 在篮网的时间已经差不多到了。 When Kidd returns, he'll be cheered. 当 Kidd 回来，他会被欢呼。 When Carter returns to Toronto, he gets jeered. 当 Carter 回到多伦多，他会被嘲讽。 There's a litany of stars whose time in their respective towns were over and in the me-first NBA, the elite gets its way because there can be no other way. 现在许多顶尖球员就是这样，因为没有其他条路了。 Fans hold a grudge against Carter, in part because they're jealous, privately pining for the days when he'd take over a game with his jump shot and his dribble drive. 球迷对 Carter 有所埋怨，但一部分是因为他们嫉妒，私底下是渴望拥有 过去那些 Carter 用自己的跳投还有切入接管到的球赛。 Fans should never lose sight of the simple fact that no Raptors team, since Carter, has advanced past the opening round of the playoffs. 但是球迷不能忽视的事实是，Carter离去之後，暴龙队没有突破季後赛第一轮。 No player has come close to scoring 50 points in a post-season game since Carter. 也没有球员像 Carter 一样在季後赛得五十分。 But fans have short memories and their image of Carter leads to the abuse that greets his every return. 但是球迷们只有短暂的记忆，还有因为对 Carter 的印象导致他们每次都用 粗暴的方式迎接 VC。 The catcalls rained down from the ACC stands with the decibel level intensifying as the night unfolded. 嘘声从 ACC 的站台下大量传下来，且随着比赛的进行也提高了分贝。 The more fans mocked Carter, the more at ease he played, joking with courtside fans following timeouts, offering a handshake to interim Raptors coach Jay Triano and sharing a laugh with Anthony Parker and Graham. 越多球迷嘲笑卡特，那麽他就更自在的打球， 在暂停的时候和场边的球迷开玩笑，和过度时期的暴龙教练 Jay Triano 握手。 并且和 Anthony Parker, Grahan 说笑。 There was an energy inside the building that was palpable, an environment that could only be produced by having a villain on centre stage. 在建筑物中的能量像是可以摸的到的，当主场中心的舞台 有一个"反派角色"，总是可以造成球场中的气氛。 Vince Carter is that villain and he enjoys the attention. Carter 就是这个反派角色，但是他很享受大家对他的注意力。 One day Raptors fans will realize that the booing only helps to fuel him. 有一天， 暴龙的球迷会发现嘘他只会帮他充满燃料。 He'll have off nights such as last Friday's 0-for-13 shooting, but Carter is always a threat because of his offensive ability and versatility. 或许他有时候会有一个不好的夜晚，比方说上个礼拜五的13投0中， 但是因为 Carter 的进攻能力还有活动力，他总会是球场上的一个威胁。 When the Nets came back from a 14-point hole, it was Carter's feed to Ryan Anderson that gave the Nets their first lead. 当篮网从 14 分落後爬回来之後，Carter 传球给小安，让篮网拥有第一次的领先。 He still relies too much on his jumper and doesn't attack the paint like he once did, but Carter can flat-out play. 或许他现在更倚赖他的跳投，不像过去那样进攻篮框，但是他可以替队友制造机会。 For someone to suggest otherwise would be foolish. 如果有其他建议，那只会看起来更愚蠢。 When the Nets began to take control in the fourth quarter, it was Carter's drive to the hole and subsequent three-point play that helped them escape with a 94-87 win. 当篮网在第四节控制了球赛，卡特的切入还有连续的三分打， 帮助球队拿着一胜逃脱加拿大。 Carter finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and countless abuse. Carter 最後拿下 20 分 10 篮板 5 助攻，还有无数的辱骂。 --

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