: Garnett 'in it for the long haul' : http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/basketball/13907671.htm : Nine-time all-star reiterates loyalty to the Timberwolves : HOUSTON — Kevin Garnett appreciates how difficult it has been earning his : nine all-star appearances in his 11-year career. : In 1997 at Cleveland, during his first NBA all-star weekend, Garnett watched : in awe as Michael Jordan walked into a room and drew media members away from : the other all-stars. This weekend, as Garnett pushes forward still searching : for a championship ring, he refused to call this season the most difficult he : has had to endure, and he relished his individual accomplishments. 在休士顿，KG在他的11年职业生涯当中，出席了第9次的全明星赛。他对这一切表示感 激。 97年在克里夫兰，KG参加了他的第一次全明星周末，在休息室里，当MJ走进来并把 绝大部分的记者从其他球员那边吸走时，KG被震摄住了。在那个球季中，KG持续扮演前 锋的角色并寻求冠军戒指，他不认为那是他所经历过最艰难的赛季，他也的确获得了一 些个人的成就。(按：KG那年交出了17.0PPG、8.0RPG、3.1APG、2.12BPG的明星级数据， 同时也带领灰狼晋级季後赛。) : "This is nine, and doing nine in anything is difficult," he told a group of : media members covering all-star weekend, which culminates with tonight's game : at the Toyota Center. : Time isn't on his side anymore. Garnett is an All-Star Game reserve, the : first time in six years fans didn't vote him in as a starter. And his : Timberwolves team is in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for the second : straight season, which fuels speculation that Garnett surely must want : to find a new home where he can win a championship. "第九次了，做任何一件事九次都是很困难的。"在藉着今晚的比赛达到全明星周末最高 潮的时刻，KG对着一群记者如此表示。 时间已经不容许他有任何迟疑了，这是他这六年来第一次以替补身分出席全明星赛。同 时，他的灰狼队目前正面临着连续两季无法晋级季後赛的危机当中，灰狼若再无法有足 够向前的动力，KG势必会想要找一个能够完成他冠军美梦的新家。 : He remains firm, though, in his stance that he's loyal to the Wolves. : "I'm not the one to give up just because something's rough," he said. : "That's a coward. That's not even me. I'm in it for the long haul." : For Wolves fans, that's an encouraging statement from the nine-time : all-star, who is signed through 2008-09. But the question remains, : how much longer will his patience last? : And that's a question not even those who know him best can answer with : any certainty. 出於对灰狼的忠诚，他依旧是那麽地可靠。他说："我不是那种因为周遭事务艰困就轻言 放弃的人，那是胆小鬼才会做的事，那完全不是我的风格，对於那艰困的任务我已经做 好准备！"对於灰狼球迷来说，从一位九次全明星球员口中说出的这些话，无疑是令人振 奋的声明，同时他的合约将於08-09球季到期。但那个问题始终持续着：KG的热情还能够 维持多久？ (按：看到KG的话，我鼻酸了。制服组你们听到了吗?!!) 针对这个问题，即使是最亲近KG的人也没办法保证什麽吧。 : Garnett is intensely competitive, and the Wolves have regressed since : they advanced to the Western Conference finals in 2003-04. They are 23-29 : at the all-star break with just 30 games remaining. Since a 12-6 start, : the Wolves are 11-23, one of the worst records in the NBA over the past : two months. KG是一个具有强烈竞争意识的球员，但球队自从03-04挺进西区冠军战之後就不断的令KG 感到沮丧。目前他们的战绩是23胜29败，下半球季只剩下30场比赛。球季前段打出了12 胜6败的佳绩，但接下来却是难堪的11胜23败，在过去两个月中这是全联盟最差的战绩。 : "It's been really tough on him," said Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, : a former Wolves player who is one of Garnett's best friends. "That's my guy. : I love him to death. I know he's struggling because he's a winner. I know : more than anybody what he puts into it every day, night in and night out." : Pistons coach Flip Saunders, a former Wolves coach, said he is optimistic : Garnett will remain in Minnesota long term. : "Kevin's a great competitor," Saunders said. "Kevin always believes he's : part of the solution and never part of the problem. He always keeps things : in a very positive light and always looks to go forward. There's a lot of : talk right now, will he ask to be traded? But I just think that the way Kevin : is, he's going to try to get those people around him to play at the highest : caliber they can. He's a Minnesota guy. : "He believes that's where he started, and that's where he wants to finish." 曾经是KG副手的活塞控卫Billups表示："那对於KG来说真的很难熬，我爱死他了。他是 那种会奋力担下重任的人，因为他是个赢家。我比任何人都能够了解他每天付出的心力 是多麽的大。"上一季的灰狼教头Saunders也说："KG是个乐观主义者，我想KG会一直这 麽待在灰狼。他是个伟大的对手，Kevin一直深信他是球队的答案而不是问题。他总是那 麽乐观而且努力不懈地前进。现在有很多谣传，至於他会不会要球队把他交易出去？我 想Kevin他是那种会试着带着他身边的人打出他们自身潜力的球员，他可是个明尼苏达小 子呢！他相信灰狼是他开始，同时也会是他结束的地方。" : REMAINING OPTIMISTIC : The all-star break gives Garnett time to separate himself from his : day-to-day reality, a chance to lift his spirits. : This weekend, he planned to attend Billups' get-together with family : and friends, as well as a birthday party for Jordan, who is in Houston : but keeping a relatively low profile. : His plans didn't include anything too crazy, Garnett said, because he has : "been there, done that." His all-star experience these days is about : interacting with other players, but also about resting and enjoying : time with his family. : "It's almost like a vacation, if you will," he said. : He needed one. 全明星周的空档给了KG一个让自己振奋精神同时从那些鸟事当中好好喘口气的机会。 在这个周末当中，KG计画参加一些朋友和亲人的聚会，包括了Jordan的生日派对，他也 在休士顿，不过相当地低调。 KG的计画并不包括一些太疯狂的事，他表示他已经干过那些事情了，他在全明星周的计 画就是和其他球员互动，同时和他的家人共度一些时间。 KG说："你愿意的话，全明星周几乎就像是个假期"。他的确需要一个假期。 : The team's recent moves haven't worked so far, and the club is languishing. : The Wolves traded Sam Cassell to the Los Angeles Clippers in August in : exchange for Marko Jaric. Cassell is leading the Clippers to the playoffs : along with Elton Brand. Jaric lost his starting point guard job, is bothered : by a sore left knee and has barely gotten off the bench. : The Wolves are assimilating the four new players they acquired in a Jan. 26 : trade with the Boston Celtics. A 4-8 record since then certainly falls short : of what the team needed. : But Garnett remains optimistic that once his teammates jell, the trade will : help. 球队目前的磨合似乎还不太顺畅，球队也还在浮浮沉沉当中。灰狼在去年八月时用Sam Cassell交换来了Marko Jaric。Cassell目前正与Elton Brand并肩带领快艇向季後赛迈 进；Jaric却丢了他先发控球的位置，同时因为左膝酸痛的问题几乎掉出了板凳名单。 灰狼队目前正试着融合之前与波士顿交易所获得的四位球员，4胜8败的成绩显示球队仍 然在某些方面不足。 但是KG依旧保持着乐观的态度，相信一旦这几位球员融入之後，情况就会好转。 : "It's been a struggle for him, but I know he's feeling good about the trade : and how it went down," Billups said. "Things will start looking up for him." : Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount and Justin Reed give the Wolves : athleticism they lacked. But the team also lost its best jump shooter, : Wally Szczerbiak. : "They're a different team," said Saunders, fired by the Wolves in February : 2005 after a decade in charge. "Before, they could really spot up and shoot : it extremely well and could really spread the floor. Now they're a much more : athletic team and try to use their athleticism both on the offensive end and : defensive end. They're going through those adjustments right now." Billups表示："我想对於KG来说还是很难熬的，不过我知道他对於交易和球队目前的态 势感到满意。我想他将会有事情要要忙了。"从波士顿来的四名球员提供了灰狼队所欠缺 的热情，不过灰狼也失去了他们最好的射手-Wally Szczerbiak。 过去在灰狼执教十年的Saunders则表示："他们成了一支截然不同的球队。过去，他们总 是能精确地投篮；现在，他们成了一支能量充沛的球队，同时试着把热情用在攻守两端 。他们正经历这些转变。" : 'I'M HOLDING UP' : Unless more trades are made, it's unlikely that the Wolves' makeup will : change much in the future. Jaric, Mark Madsen, Blount, Trenton Hassell : and Troy Hudson are signed through 2008-09 or longer. Davis has two more : years remaining. : It can be argued that Garnett's salary — he is among the NBA's highest : paid players — is hampering the Wolves. He makes $18 million this season, : or 36 percent of the team's payroll under the salary cap, and his paycheck : will rise to $24 million in the final year of his deal. : The Wolves have had 11 years to help him win a championship. The playoff : run of two seasons ago is the only time they made it past the first round. : Whether this will be his final all-star appearance as a Wolf, only time will : tell. 除非灰狼还有交易，否则球队似乎不太可能有什麽太大的改变。Jaric、Madsen、Blount 、Hassell和Hudson的合约都至少到08-09赛季才会结束。而Davis则还有两年到期。 令人争议的是KG的薪资，他是全联盟最高薪的球员之一，就薪资来看，他让灰狼窒碍难 行。他这季的薪水是1800万美金，占了灰狼团队薪资的36%；而到了合约的最後一年，他 的薪资将会增加到2400万美金。 灰狼过去有11年的时间帮助KG拿到冠军戒指。但是两年前进军西区冠军战的那个球季， 却是球队唯一一次没有在第一轮遭到淘汰。今年会不会是KG最後一次身穿灰狼球衣出席 全明星赛，大概只有时间知道了。 : "He's played a lot of years and not gotten to the Finals yet, where he wants : to be," Billups said. : Garnett appeared to send several warning signs earlier this season that : all might not be well. : Garnett skipped a civic luncheon in the days leading up to the season opener, : for which the team fined him. He criticized Wolves vice president of : basketball operations Kevin McHale during a nationally televised TNT : interview early this season, which sparked a wave of speculation whether : Garnett wanted to be traded. : "You can't believe everything you read," Garnett said. "I'm holding up. : I'm not the one to give in to a lot of pressure. I've always understood : that everything is not always going to be good. I've always embraced the : fact that there's going to be some difficult times, especially when you're : dealing with change. I can only control what I do. So I go out there and : lace them up every night, throw the hard hat on, the utility belt, and go : out there and give it my all." Billups说："KG奋战了很多年，却始终没能如他所愿进军总冠军战。" KG这一季已经有好几个迹象显示他对於球队的不满了。他缺席了本季开季球队的正式餐 会，球队也针对此事对KG做出罚款的处分。在球季的前段中，他也透过TNT的全国转播访 谈抨击了球队副总裁McHale，在那时也让整个联盟沉浸在KG似乎想要转队的谣传中。 KG自己则表示："你不能相信你所读到的一切，我正试着坚持住，我不是那种会屈服於庞 大压力的人。我一直都了解事情永远不会那麽完美。总会有一些艰难的时候，特别是你 面对改变时，我对此始终深信不移。我只能控制我自己所做的，所以我每一个晚上所能 做的，就是贡献我的全部并且打败所有对手。" 有一些小细节翻的不是很好，还请大家不吝指教。 <(_._)> --

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