Lin Is Better Off (and Better) http://tinyurl.com/kvl53tn 很讚的林書豪現在更讚了 PHILADELPHIA — No one, least of all Jeremy Lin, would be so presumptuous to call it a last laugh. But it is fair to say that Lin has earned, at the expense of his former team and its impetuous owner, a well-timed chortle. 沒人能狂妄的說林書豪是笑到最後的人, 即便是林書豪自己也不會這樣, 但若是說在 林書豪前東家尼克, 以及尼克那魯莽草率的老闆面前, 林書豪現在贏得了證明自己實 力的微笑, 這說法就既公平且客觀了 Ever the spiritual man, Lin, reflecting on what now appears to be a prosperous relocation from New York to Houston, said, “I do believe God has the perfect plan.” As it turns out, the fast-track building strategy hatched a couple of years ago by Daryl Morey, the Rockets’ general manager, was not so bad, either. 對於從尼克到火箭的心路歷程, 林書豪說他相信上帝自有祂最完美的計畫 而對著手重建火箭的八奇Morey來說, 交易來林書豪現在看來也挺不賴的 Two nights after scoring 31 points off the bench, Lin started and rang up 34 points and 12 assists, but he and the Rockets, without James Harden, wilted late and dropped a 123-117 overtime decision to the 76ers on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Next stop: Madison Square Garden on Thursday night for an appointment with the Knicks. 前一天才從板凳出發攻下31分, 今天林書豪先發打出了34分12助攻的好表現, 可惜他跟 隊友仍無法在缺了鬍子的狀況下取勝, 123-117延長賽敗給了76人. 明天, 則是前往紐 約跟前東家尼克場上相見 With Lin as Houston’s premier offensive threat Wednesday, the Rockets looked like what they were supposed to be when the Knicks let him go as a free agent in the summer of 2012. Lin said that when he signed with Houston, he did not expect that Harden and Dwight Howard would be his teammates. 今晚林書豪以主砲手的姿態上場, 就如同2012夏天火箭剛把他從尼克簽來時的規畫一樣 , 林書豪坦承剛來火箭時, 他沒想過會與鬍子以及DH同隊打球 But Morey traded for Harden and lured the Kobe Bryant-averse Howard as a free agent, quickly giving Lin a better developmental environment than he would have had as the leading man — or, for that matter, as a Carmelo Anthony running mate with the soap opera that is the Knicks. 但八奇Morey交易來了鬍子, 並且誘惑了對Kobe反感的DH來休士頓, 剎那間林書豪就處在 一個相當優越的陣容中, 這當然是對比先前在有甜瓜坐主位的尼克 After the Knicks owner James L. Dolan refused to match Morey’s upgraded offer sheet, remember how Lin’s detractors in New York ridiculed him for consigning himself to be the counterfeit marquee player on a dreadful team? 在尼克老闆拒絕跟進火箭提供給林書豪的毒藥合約後, 大家還記得紐約那些林酸們如何 奚落林書豪的嗎? “They’ve done a great job on this team of surrounding us with really good players,” he said. “It’s definitely an adjustment, but I’m just so thankful every day I get to play. Two years ago I was just trying to make it; 15th man didn’t matter to me just as long as I was on the team. I always try to take a step back from the journey and see the bigger picture.” 林書豪說: 火箭找來了些很棒的隊友, 這只是個調整的過程, 每一個能上場打球的日子 我都懷抱著感激, 因為兩年前我只是個能待在NBA球隊裡, 哪怕只是第15位我就滿足的人 , 我總是讓自己回想以往的日子與過程, 並細細咀嚼其中的那些美好片段 That was what Dolan and the Knicks claimed they were doing when they let a young asset and one of the most marketable players in team history wander off without getting so much as a draft pick in return. 但尼克和Dolan就這樣讓這年輕並且在隊史留名的球隊資產離開了 Many critics, one of whom was named Carmelo, chanted the organization’s mantra that agreeing to a $25 million deal with a luxury-tax-burdensome $14.9 million balloon payment in its third and final year would have been Linsanity. But raise your hand if you think the Knicks could use an aggressive guard who is averaging 18.1 points on 54.2 percent shooting (51 percent on 3-pointers after making 9 of 15 against the 76ers) and 4.9 assists per game. 那時有許多批評林書豪轉往火箭的人, 甜瓜就是其中一個, 他讚揚球隊的決定不去跟 2500萬的合約以免第三年得承受1490萬的奢侈稅. 但大家想像一下, 如果你的球隊中能有個場均18.1分, 54.2%出手命中率, 51%三分命中 率以及4.9次助攻的控衛, 要的人請舉手 Averaging 34.3 minutes a game, Lin has a shooting percentage that is a shade better than Howard’s, and most of Howard’s points are scored with his hands fastened to the rim. 林書豪目前平均上場時間34.3分鐘, 出手命中率略比Howard高, 別忘了Howard的得分大多 數是灌籃這種命中率高的方式取得的喔 “When he plays with confidence, he’s amazing,” said Howard, who spent part of the summer working out with Lin in Colorado. 對此Howard表示, 當林書豪充滿自信時, 他的好是無與倫比的 It is too early in the season to make too much of statistics or standings, and no one is about to anoint the 5-4 Rockets as N.B.A. champions. Their defense — Lin’s included — tends to be on the generous side. But they have youth, talent and upside, like Lin. 現在來評論任何本季的數據或排名都還太早, 也沒人會覺得目前5勝4敗的火箭會是總冠 軍的有利競逐者, 他們的防守(包括林)仍太嫩, 但他們的確又年輕又有天份並且一直往 更好的方向前進, 林書豪即是如此 “I think he’s playing better right now for us than at any point last year,” Coach Kevin McHale said. “He’s attacking; he’s confident. He put a big summer of work in. His shot is better. He is better.” 冰箱表示林書豪現在對球隊的貢獻越來越棒了, 他現在總是充滿自信的在出手攻擊, 整個夏天林書豪做了很多努力, 他的跳投更棒, 他整個人更棒了 (手指板凳) Without Harden to lean on, Lin appeared to tire down the stretch and committed eight turnovers over all. “Normally, I relish the fourth quarter,” he said later. His statistical line was reminiscent of the Garden-variety Linsanity. But his turnovers were mostly errors of commission, the results of trying to do too much. 沒鬍子在旁幫忙, 林書豪在末段顯得疲累並發生了8次失誤, 他說他愛極了第四節, 今天 他的數據也像極了以往林來瘋時期的美好, 可是他的失誤幾乎都是戰術執行錯誤, 是他 試圖做太多的結果 He is, of course, only 25 and learning his trade. 當然, 林書豪才25歲, 並且仍會在學習中成長 “This might sound crazy, but I still think it’s early for me in my development phase, or whatever you want to call it,” he said. 林書豪說, 現在對我下定論還太早 (我還會繼續成長..的意思) How did the Knicks make the shortsighted call on a player who had already succeeded way beyond what pro basketball sleuths could imagine for Lin at Harvard — and one who seemed like a good bet to continue working at his craft? 對於林書豪展現出遠超過專業球探從他身上所能想像的到的成功, 尼克當時怎麼會做 出如此目光短淺的決定呢? 而至於做出讓林書豪來火箭延續可能的林來瘋這賭注的 Morey又怎麼想的呢? “I thought if any team knew what it had, it was going to be New York,” Morey said. “At the time, we had nobody on our roster with All-Star potential. We thought: ‘O.K., he’s not an All-Star, but he played like one for 30 games. So take a chance.’ ” Morey說"我想如果有任何球隊清楚他手上有的, 那應該就是紐約吧, 那時我們火箭陣中 沒一個全明星潛力的球員, 我們認為雖然林書豪不算全明星, 但他那30場比賽打得實在 就像個全明星, 所以我們就決定簽他囉~ Had Dolan reasoned that Lin, as an Asian-American sensation, was probably worth $2 in commercial appeal for every $1 he was paid, Lin would still be trying to figure out how to play with Anthony. 尼克老闆Dolan曾想過, 如果投資這個亞裔美國人林書豪, 應該會是翻倍的好生意吧 而林書豪也仍會試著找出方法跟自己現有的看板球星甜瓜配合 Harden, like Anthony, is known to monopolize the ball. Hence McHale’s recent experimenting with Lin as a second-unit scorer playing first-unit minutes, until Harden sat with a minor foot injury Wednesday night. 鬍子就像甜瓜那樣眾所皆知的想獨佔球權, 所以冰箱現在的實驗就是讓林書豪退居第二 隊的主砲手, 也跟第一隊一起在場上配合些時間, 直到鬍子因為腳傷今天缺戰 “Me and James still play a lot together, but they still want me to be aggressive, the primary ball handler off the bench,” Lin said. “There’s still chemistry problems — not like problems, just things we’re trying to get better. No personality issues.” 林書豪說"我現在仍然跟鬍子有很多的配合, 可是大家仍要我從板凳出來控制著主要球 權時打得更積極些, 現在我們還有許多搭配上契合的問題, 但不會太麻煩, 只是些我們 得做得更好得去改善的幾個點, 不是什麼個性上磨合的那種啦 Thanks to certain Garden personalities, one of the great New York basketball yarns took a wrong turn and wound up in Texas. Long-suffering and implausibly loyal Knicks fans were stiffed again after what felt like a rare homegrown happening at the Garden. 長久忍受並受夠了近年戰績不振的忠實尼克球迷們, 當時眾口鑠聲的想要留住這個紐約 自產的林來瘋, 但感謝那些某高層, 紐約籃球最甜美故事之一的林來瘋, 在他們下的不 跟進報價這決定後, 轉向了錯誤的方向, 而於德州謝幕 Understand that this has worked out better for Lin, who does not think his second return to New York should be a big deal in the context of who will be with him. Calling Harden and Howard “the faces of the franchise,” he added, “I’m hoping I’ll be a subplot.” 大家要明白重回紐約對林書豪來說已經不會在心裡激起太大的漣漪了, 過了, 就過了 他指著鬍子與DH, 補充說"他們是看板球星, 我希望我來紐約這事, 只是次要的新聞" (淚....) Chortle, chortle. djviva嘴角揚起一抹得意的笑 --

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