http://goo.gl/JwLOrS Three days after losing their leader to cancer, the Minnesota Timberwolves are making sure everyone knows that Flip Saunders is still with them. 失去球队领袖後第三天，灰狼队用另一种方式让大家了解老桑依然与球员并肩作战。 The Timberwolves unveiled a new shooting shirt for pregame warmups in their season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. The gray shirts have "WE" written in big, block letters, with "FLIP" written over the heart. 新的灰色热身球衣，上面绣着巨大正体字「WE(团队)」，而在心脏位置写着「FLIP」字样。 The "We over Me" concept is something Wolves GM Milt Newton and Saunders discussed starting last year and planned to instill as the mantra heading into the season. It was all about driving home to a young and impressionable core the importance of valuing team achievement over individual statistics. 总管 Milt Newton 和老桑从上一季就在讨论「We over Me(团队重於个人)」的概念， 并且计画把这句口头禅当成本季标语，让年轻球员了解，团队成就重要性远高於个人 数据。 The NBA granted the Wolves permission to wear the shirts for the first month of the season while they mourn Saunders, who died on Sunday at age 60. 灰狼队已取得NBA官方允许，在球季第一个月穿着此热身球衣，悼念已逝去的老桑。 "It's one way to show tribute to him," Newton said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. 「这是缅怀他的一种方式。」Newton 在电话的另一端说道。 The Lakers, who started in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles in 1960, made a classy gesture of their own, donning gray warmup shirt with "FLIP" in gold and the old Minneapolis Lakers logo. 湖人队也在热身球衣绣上「FLIP」，以及过去明尼亚波里斯湖人的队徽。 Newton first became familiar with the "We over Me" concept as a player at Kansas. Jayhawks assistant Jerry Green had a wood carving that could either read "WE" or be turned upside down to read "ME." Green would change the display depending on the level of unselfishness exhibited by the Jayhawks in the previous game. Newton 在堪萨斯大学打球时期，逐渐熟悉「We over Me」的概念。当时助教 Jerry Green 拥有块木雕，上面字样可以读成「WE」，也能翻转过来读成「ME」，他会依照前一场比赛 中，球员展现的无私程度来摆设。 It resonated with Newton, who has a similar carving in his Timberwolves office and one at his home as well. Newton 的办公室内也有块类似设计的木雕。 "When him and I talked, we always talked about getting us some 'we' players," Newton said of his conversations with Saunders, who was the team's president of basketball operations, coach and a minority owner. "There were times last year he came into my office and noticed it was turned to 'ME.' He said, 'Yeah you got that right.' 「当他(Saunders)和我对话时，我们总会聊到要帮球队找寻『WE』的球员。」Newton 说 道。「上一季有几次他走进我的办公室，注意到木雕转成『ME』，他回说『你真了解。』 」 "Then there were times he came in the room, and I would have it turned to 'WE.' And he said, 'Yeah we played well last night. We shared the ball.'" 「而有时他注意到那块木雕转成『WE』，他会说『我们昨晚真的打的不错，懂得分享球 。』」 Saunders planned to have shirts made up for the team and staff sporting the slogan and setting the tone for youngsters like Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Shabazz Muhammad. 老桑原本计画要将这件球衣制作出来，并使用此标语为队上几位年轻球员，像是 Karl-Anthony Towns、Andrew Wiggins、Zach LaVine 和 Shabazz Muhammad 等 球员定调。 And it was his vision to have Kevin Garnett, Andre Miller and Tayshaun Prince on the roster to underscore the lessons given by the coaches. 把 Kevin Garnett、Andre Miller 和 Tayshaun Prince 放进球员名单，也是老桑想更 凸显教练团传达出的团队概念。 "I think it's really starting to trickle down," Newton said. "Sometimes players really don't understand that team concept. In high school, they're the guy. Sometimes it's not reiterated. For the most part we've got a bunch of guys that are 'we' guys instead of being 'me' guys." 「我想那概念会一点一滴进入球员内心。」Newton 说道。「有时球员们确实不了解， 因为他们在高中阶段都是各队主力，不容易被反覆灌输此概念。现在我们已经收集到 一群『团队』球员，而不是一群『个别』球员。」 Just the way Flip wanted it. 就如同老桑想要的。 --

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