原文出处： http://0rz.tw/1f2Sh -- PISTONS ROOKIE PROFILE: With a family like his, Stuckey won't fail 活塞新秀特写：拥有一个像他这样的家庭，Stuckey不会失败的。 Life as a rookie in the NBA comes standard with embarrassment on the court, smelly bags to carry after games and doughnuts to pick up on the way to practice. NBA新秀的生活都差不多都是这个样子，在场上显得局促不安，在赛後帮队上老大哥提 塞满汗臭味衣物的袋子，以及在前往练习场的路上绕路去买一些甜甜圈。 Also included: higher pressure, the grind of 82 regular-season games and no promise of regular playing time. 另外还包括：更沉重的压力，多达82场的漫长例行赛还有不受保证的固定上场时间。 But Rodney Stuckey, the Pistons' rookie guard, is ready to weather that storm. 但Rodney Stuckey，活塞的菜鸟後卫，已经做好准备迎接即将到来的严厉考验了。 Because when something tough comes his way, he knows he has a blended family of 13 strong -- one family is white, one is black -- some tied by blood, some involved only because of a choice to support him. His mother and his six siblings, and his second family, led by Diane McElhinney, who took Stuckey into her home during high school. 因为当遭遇某些艰难的事情时，他知道他还有一个由13个人组成，关系紧密的大家庭 在背後支持他 -- 一个是白人家庭，另一个则是黑人 -- 一些和他有血缘关系，另外那些 则是因为决定要帮助他而加了进来。他的母亲和六个兄弟姐妹，而他的第二个家庭，是由 他高中时把他带进她家的，Diane McElhinney当家的家庭。 Stuckey wouldn't have it any other way. 如果不是Diane及时伸出援手，Stuckey恐怕也没办法有像今天这样的成就。 This hodgepodge group helped him rebound from academic issues and become a first-round NBA draft pick. 这个大家庭帮助他从学业问题走出来并成为一个在NBA选秀会上第一轮就入选的明日之 星。 "Everything worked out perfect," Stuckey said. "I've got a big family now." "每件事情都有了完美的结局，"Stuckey说。"我现在拥有一个大家庭。" His college coach uses a different word. 他大学时期的教练则用了不同的字来形容这一切。 "He's been blessed," ex-Eastern Washington coach Mike Burns said, "with a lot of people coming into his life at the right times to help him." "他是受到上帝眷顾的人，"前东华盛顿大学教练Mike Burns说，"因为在他最需要的时 候有许多人走进他的人生，给了他最及时的帮助。" -- Tough time 艰困时刻 Stuckey grew up the sixth child in a family of seven -- five boys and two girls -- raised by a single mother, Faye Stuckey. Stuckey是家中第六个小孩(全家共有七个小孩) -- 五个男生和两个女生，都由单亲妈 妈，Faye Stuckey一肩负起养育的责任。 He said his mother doesn't work because of a rare skin disease that limits her mobility. His father is a subject he is not willing to discuss. 他说他的母亲因为一种罕见的皮肤疾病行动受到限制而无法工作。他的父亲则是一个 他连提都不愿意提的浑球。 But Stuckey said his mother did the best she could for the family in Kent, Wash., a suburb tucked between Seattle and Tacoma with Mt. Rainier looming overhead. 但Stuckey说他的母亲还是尽其所能给予住在华盛顿肯特市，一个位於西雅图和塔克马 市之间，坐落蓝尼尔山脚下的小城市的这个家庭最好的照顾。 Stuckey always loved to play basketball. Even back in middle school, when he played with others who went on to college and the NBA, he stood out. Stuckey总是热爱打篮球。甚至回顾他中学时，当他和其他上了大学和进入NBA的打球 ，他的表现也是相当突出。 But as he excelled on the court in high school, his grade-point average took a dive. 但当他就读高中於球场上大放异彩的同时，他的学业成绩却每下愈况。 "Sophomore year, I just thought it was fun to play basketball, not go to school ... hang out with my friends," Stuckey said. "That really killed me. I ended up failing like four classes." "二年级时，我只想说打篮球很有趣，所以不想去上学...整天就只是和朋友们在外面 闲晃，"Stuckey说。"那真的害惨我了。学期结束我大概被当了四科吧。" His future suffered because of that year. But he also gained something good, too. 他的未来因为那年而蒙上一层阴影。但塞翁失马焉知非福，同时间他也遇上了一些好 事。 That year, Stuckey befriended a senior teammate named Matt Taller and often hung out at his home. 那年，Stuckey和三年级的队友Matt Taller成为莫逆之交并且时常到他家作客。 Taller's mother, McElhinney, slowly grew to know the Stuckey boys. Taller的母亲，McElhinney，慢慢地开始认识了这个姓Stuckey的男孩。 But she was unprepared for what happened next. With Taller, the oldest of her four sons, leaving for college, McElhinney had a surprising "intuition" that she should help the Stuckey family. 但她没想过未来会演变成怎样。当Taller，他四个孩子中的长子离家去就读大学後， McElhinney突然有了一种令人讶异的直觉，她应该主动去帮助Stuckey的家庭。 -- Help on horizon 建立在平等地位上所给予的协助 The two families live only a few blocks apart. The Stuckeys were struggling. The McElhinneys were not. 两个家庭仅相隔几条街之远，Stuckey家正在逆境中挣扎，而McElhinney家则没有。 So McElhinney approached Rodney's mother. There could have been tension -- the Stuckeys didn't ask for handouts -- but Faye was receptive. 所以McElhinney去接近了Rodney的母亲。那可能会产生一些紧张的气氛 -- Stuckey并 未主动寻求帮助 -- 但Faye是个识大体的人。 "I want Faye to get all sorts of credit; she's an amazing woman," McElhinney said. "She has gone way outside of her comfort zone to do the best thing for her kids. ... From the minute I got to know her, we had a connection. I said to her, 'I know this is probably crazy, but I feel like there is something that I need to do for you.' Then she said, 'I could really just use someone to talk to .' " "我希望Faye得到全面性的帮助；她是个伟大的女人，"McElhinney说。"她就算勉强自 己也要给孩子们最好的照顾。...从我认识她的那一刻起，我们就变成了好朋友。我跟她说 ，'我知道这听起来可能很疯狂，但我就是认为我应该要为了做些什麽。'接着她说，'我真 的可以随便找个人来讲这些话的。'" And so McElhinney started visiting the Stuckey house, just to talk. She said some Stuckeys were wary at first. 所以McElhinney开始会固定前往Stuckey家探望，但只是去聊一聊。她说刚开始还有些 人对她抱持着怀疑的态度。 "It seems like I come from a whole different world," McElhinney said. "But if you look at how I grew up, it was very similar. I grew up in a tough situation. " "那感觉就好像我是来自一个完全不一样的世界，"McElhinney说。"但如果你了解我是 怎样长大的，你就会知道那其实很类似。我也一样在一个困苦的环境中长大。" As their relationship grew, McElhinney then tutored one of Rodney's sisters, assisted with expenses and helped Rodney bring up his GPA through correspondence classes. 当他们的关系越来越好时，McElhinney开始指导Rodney的一位姐妹功课，帮忙支付学 费并且协助Rodney藉由函授课程来提升学业成绩。 Stuckey said he and his mother welcomed the help. Stuckey说他和他的母亲很乐意得到这些帮助。 "She thought it was a blessing from God for (Diane) to come and help out," Stuckey said. "她认为那是上帝的恩典，是祂指派Diane来帮助我们脱离困境，"Stuckey说。 -- Moving in 搬进McElhinney家 The summer before his junior year, Stuckey spent four to five hours each day at the McElhinneys' five-bedroom home, sitting at a table, studying with Diane. 在他升上三年级前的暑假，Stuckey每天花上四到五个小时在McElhinney拥有五间卧室 的家里，坐在桌子前面，在Diane陪同下努力地K书。 When school began again, McElhinney and her husband, Brent, offered to let Stuckey and one of his brothers move in. They accepted the offer. 开学後，McElhinney和她的先生，Brent，提出了让Stuckey和他的一个兄弟搬进他们 家的建议。而他们接受了这个提议。 Stuckey said he never questioned the McElhinneys' intentions, never wondered why they would want to give so much. Stuckey说他从未质疑McElhinney的动机，也从未对於他们为什麽愿意给予这麽多的帮 助感到奇怪。 "That's just how she is," Stuckey said. "She just wants to help people." "她就是这样的人，"Stuckey说。"她就是乐於助人。" Stuckey's grades stayed at a B average for the next two years as he lived at the McElhinneys'. Soon, both sides realized the bond they had created was not a temporary one. 当住进McElhinney家後，接下来两年Stuckey都拿到了B的成绩。很快地，双方就意识 到他们共同创造的关系并不只是暂时的。 Diane said she realized she would forever consider Rodney her own at Kentwood High School basketball senior night. At first, McElhinney wasn't sure it was her place to show up to an event for players and their families. Diane说在肯伍高中篮球之夜，她永远都会认为Rodney是她自己的孩子。一开始， McElhinney并不确定那是不是一个自己应该现身的地方，因为该活动是专为球员及其家人 举办的。 But Rodney, who considers McElhinney a stepmom, told her he wanted her there. 但把McElhinney视为自己第二个母亲的Rodney告诉她，希望她能出席活动。 "He put one arm around me," McElhinney said, "and one arm around Faye, and he was the proudest guy in the room." "他用一手搭在我肩上，"McElhinney说，"另一手则搭在Faye肩上，在那一刻他是全场 最自豪的家伙。" -- Moving on 继续前进 Despite his turnaround in the classroom, Stuckey couldn't make up for his poor sophomore year and failed to meet NCAA qualifications. That meant he could no longer consider the bigger schools like Washington or Washington State, which had an interest in the state's player of the year. 尽管他的学业成绩突飞猛进，Stuckey还是没办法挽回他高二那年糟糕的成绩，没有达 到NCAA对於运动员的标准。那意味着他不再能考虑那几间对获得年度华盛顿州最佳高中篮 球员肯定的他有兴趣的大学校，例如华盛顿或华盛顿州大等。 Stuckey chose Eastern Washington, but he had to sit out his first year. And the coaching staff was not allowed to work him out. So he woke up before classes and team practices to work on his game. Stuckey最後进了东华盛顿大学，但第一年他必须坐球监。而按照规定教练团也不能替 他安排训练。所以他必须在上课和球队集训前进行自主练习。 "That's when we knew he would be a great player," Burns said. "That year, he literally got up at 6 or 7 in the morning, every day, shooting by himself." "那时候我们就发现了他有可能会成为一位出色的球员，"Burns说。"那年，他几乎每 天都在6或7点就起床，自己拿球到球场练习投篮。" Academically, Stuckey became an All-America with a 3.4 GPA. 学业成绩方面，Stuckey也拿下了平均3.4的高分。 And when he finally got on the court, the Eagles soared to third in the nation in scoring, fourth in field-goal percentage and sixth in assists. 而当他终於能够上场後，老鹰的平均得分进步到全国第三，平均命中率和助攻则分别 进步到第四和第六。 Many thought Rodney would bolt to a bigger school, but he didn't. 很多人都认为Rodney会跳槽到更大的学校，但他没有。 "He showed a tremendous amount of loyalty to his school," Burns said. "That's what makes him a unique kid; he's the kind of guy who is loyal to the people close to him. I could see him stay in a place like Detroit for a long time." "他展现了对学校的高度忠诚，"Burns说。"那是让这孩子与众不同的原因；他是那种 会对赏识他的人卖命的人。我可以预见他会在像底特律这样的地方待上好一段时间。" -- Going pro 挥军职业篮球界 After two seasons at Eastern, Stuckey decided to enter the NBA draft. Stuckey became the highest Big Sky Conference pick ever when the Pistons took him at No. 15 overall. Team president Joe Dumars said Stuckey would be an important piece off the bench right away, backing up Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton. 在东华盛顿打了两个球季後，Stuckey决定投身NBA选秀会。当活塞以第15顺位挑选 Stuckey後，他成为了大空联盟有史以来在选秀会上最高顺位中选的球员。球队总管老乔说 Stuckey会立刻成为板凳席上的重要的一员，专职枪蜥和RIP的替补。 In summer-league play in Las Vegas, Stuckey was impressive, averaging 19 points in the team's first four games and displaying an ability to drive the lane and go up strong. 在拉斯维加斯举行的夏季联盟中，Stuckey的表现非常抢眼，他在球队前四场比赛中平 均攻得19分而且展现了切入禁区强行取分的能力。 Pistons coach Flip Saunders said the biggest challenge for Stuckey is simply " being a rookie and getting your ass kicked a few nights and coming back." 活塞教练老桑说Stuckey最大的考验很简单，不过就是"做好一个当菜鸟的心理准备， 在某几个晚上碰一鼻子灰，但别忘了要打起精神继续努力。" His game, that's already there. 他已经做好万全的准备了。 "He's extremely coachable," Saunders said. "He can get to the basket probably better than anyone we've had since I've been here. And when I say that, I mean getting here quick, just one or two dribbles and getting there really quick. ... He lets things happen, but then he has the ability late to take some things over." "他是非常受教的球员，"老桑说。"他是自我加入活塞後我们看过可能比队上任何一个 人都还善於切入取分的人。而我这麽说，意思是他可以很快就切到篮下，只要运一两次球 就到了。...他会观望，但在关键时刻他有能力接管比赛。" Stuckey still is turnover-prone, needs to improve his decision making and learn to play NBA defense. Stuckey仍有容易失误的毛病，他需要加强决策能力并学习NBA等级的防守。 "He knows he has to work hard, and he will," Burns said. "He knows what he has to improve upon, and he will." "他知道他必须努力，而他也愿意这麽做，"Burns说。"他知道哪些是他需要加强的部 份，而他也会尽力去改。" And speaking for his 13-strong makeshift family, McElhinney said Stuckey will surprise even those in Detroit who have high hopes for the rookie. 而代表他多达13个成员的大家庭发言的McElhinney表示Stuckey的表现将会让活塞那些 对於新秀已经抱持高度希望的人感到惊艳。 "I always said to Rodney, 'You exceed my expectations,' " she said. "When he turns his mind to something like he did with his classes before senior year and when he went to Eastern and focused on academics and when he decided to declare (for the) draft, he has this amazing ability to focus and shut everything else out. And he doesn't ever lose his personality, doesn't lose his humble, caring, warm personality." "我总告诉Rodney，'你超越了我的期望，'"她说。"当他用他在四年级前对待课堂和他 到东华盛顿大学後专注於课业以及当他决定参加选秀会的方式去对待事情，他就有惊人的 注意力，可以把每件事都做到最好。而虽然表现优异，但他谦逊、善解、亲切的个性却从 未改变。" Spoken like a true mother. 她说话的方式就像是他亲生母亲一样。 --

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