It's all in the past for Lakers 對湖人來說，一切都過去了。 來源：http://0rz.tw/5445z The Daily Breeze By Steve Dilbeck, columnist Article Launched: 05/01/2008 01:04:16 AM PDT EL SEGUNDO -- Getting the snot beat of them the past three years was the best thing that ever happened to the Lakers. 能度過過去三年來的風雨，對湖人來說沒有更好的事了。 Getting humbled, embarrassed even, learning how the other half lives, was absolutely essential. 最重要的就是能從卑微、羞辱中走出。 Missing the playoffs completely three years ago, blowing a 3-1 series lead against Phoenix the next season, being dismissed by the Suns quickly in the first round last year, absolutely great things. 三年前無緣季後賽，下一季在3-1優勢下被爆炸，去年又迅速被太陽再度掃地出門，這些 絕對是很好的經驗。 Things that have left these Lakers hungry. Left them focused and attentive. Left them understanding the opportunity before them and appreciating every successful step they take. 這些事讓湖人變得飢渴，讓他們專注及付出，讓他們明白他們擁有的機會以及對踏出的每 一步充滿感激。 Things that clearly came into play during their first-round sweep of Denver. 這些事情完全在他們第一輪橫掃丹佛的表現中展現出來。 "I can see it in the eyes of every guy who's been on this team,'' Lakers forward Luke Walton said. "Losing to Phoenix in back-to-back matchups. Blowing a 3-1 lead. Not making the playoffs the year before that. 「這些事我在隊上的每個人眼裡都看得到。」湖人前鋒Luke Walton說。「連續輸給太陽， 把3-1的優勢弄丟，在更前一季甚至連季後賽都沒進。」 "It makes you hungry, makes you determined. These playoffs are long and hard and mentally draining. But I think it showed a lot of that character and knowledge we learned in that first series where we stayed focus and swept.'' 「這些事讓我們飢渴，讓我們下定決心。這些季後賽很長又很硬（A），對精神是種折磨。 但我想在我們這次的橫掃中展現了我們所學到的特質及知識。」 Sometimes you have to get knocked down to appreciate being up. Have to pay your penance, learn what it is you never want to be a part of again. 有時你必須被擊敗過才會懂得珍惜贏球，必須要付出代價才會學到那些你不想在經歷的 經驗。 That's what the past three seasons provided. Not that it was exactly a fun ride. It was mostly tortuous. And that's not even counting the past offseason. 那就是過去三季的價值，那並不是個有趣的經歷，大多都是很折磨，甚至沒算上去年休賽 時的事情。 But it left the Lakers determined. 但那些都讓湖人更有決心。 Their misery brought them together. Helped bond them as a team. Proved oddly beneficial. 那些悲慘讓他們更團結，讓他們成為一個球隊，提供了奇特的效益。 "I think so,'' Kobe Bryant said. "We understand the situation that we have here, the opportunity that we have. I think a lot of it has to do with the past few years and not having this situation. 「我也這樣認為。」Kobe Bryant說。「我們明白我們現在的處境及擁有的機會，我想這 跟過去幾季很有關係。」 "We're all hungry and we're all appreciative of what we have, and we're going to try and take advantage of it.'' 「我們都很飢渴，也對現在的一切心存感激，而我們也準備好要抓緊這個機會。」 Because you never know if the opportunity will return. Aside from Derek Fisher, the Lakers are a young team. The assumption is, this is only a beginning. 因為你永遠不會知道機會會不會再來。 除了Derek Fisher以外，湖人還是個年輕的球隊，你可以認為這只是剛開始而已。 But that's far from guaranteed. An injury, a defection, overconfidence, other teams making marked improvement, anything can happen, and swiftly. 但是那並沒有任何保證。一次傷病，一次脫隊，過度信心，其他隊大躍進，任何事都可能 發生，迅速的。 "You see from other teams how quickly that window shuts,'' Walton said. "Dallas was in the (Finals) two years ago and (Wednesday) they fired their coach. 「你看過其他隊的機會是多麼快就消失。」Walton說。「達拉斯兩年前才進過冠軍賽，而 禮拜三他們就裁掉了他們的教練。」 "We know that opportunity is only there for a short amount of time and we want to take full advantage of that.'' 「我們知道機會稍縱即逝，而我們想要抓牢它。」 Bryant, Walton, Lamar Odom, Sasha Vujacic and the still-injured Chris Mihm are the only Lakers who have spent the previous three, trying seasons with the Lakers, Who have gone through the Rudy T. experiment, the return of coach Phil Jackson, the fall from grace for a proud franchise. Bryant、Walton、Lamar Odom、Sasha Vujacic以及還在傷兵名單的Chris Mihm是唯一幾 個度過過去三個掙扎球季的湖人球員，走過Rudy T.的實驗、總教練Phil Jackson的回歸， 走過燦爛到落寞的球季。 Failure can be a great motivator. And this Lakers team clearly seems motivated by past disappointments. 失敗有時是最好的動機，而這支湖人顯然在過去的失望中取得極大的動能。 "That, and some of the guys who have come on our team and not gone on in the playoffs beyond the first round. Pau (Gasol) is one that comes to mind; Lamar got through one round in Miami understand entirely how much they value this opportunity,'' Jackson said. 「如果有誰從沒在季後賽走過第一輪，而現在到了我們隊上，我第一個就想到Pau Gasol； Lamar在邁阿密曾走過第一輪，他完全明白現在這個機會多有價值。」Jackson說。 Gasol had been swept in his previous three trips to the postseason with Memphis. Odom has one series victory in eight years. On the current roster, only Byrant and Fisher have been NBA champions. Gasol在過去三季待在曼菲斯都在第一輪被橫掃。在現在的名單裡，只有Bryant以及Fisher 有得到過總冠軍。 Parents always tell children to learn from their mistakes. These Lakers appear to have learned well from the past three years. 父母總是告訴孩子要從錯誤中學習，而湖人顯然從過去三年學到了這個道理。 "What speaks to (that) point is, the focus we were able to show throughout the season,'' Fisher said. "We didn't have a lot of stretches where it seemed we didn't care about what was going on. There were some games we didn't play up to our capability, but it seemed for a young team, guys really cared about being the best we could be. 「重點是我們整季展現出來的專注。」Fisher說。「不論發生什麼事，我們都沒有太大的 壓力。有些比賽我們並沒有打出應有的水準，但對於像我們這樣年輕的球隊而言，球員真 的在意是否盡了力。」 "I think in the first round of the playoffs, they've continued to prove that, even though there's relative inexperience at playing beyond the first round, it really seemed we were hungry to get to that point.'' 「我想在第一輪，他們不斷的證明了這點，即使經驗稍嫌不足，但完全能看出他們想要達 到這點的企圖心。」 The Lakers are the only team to sweep a first-round series. They beat the Nuggets in Game 1 behind Gasol, in Game 2 behind Kobe, blew the Nuggets away in Game 3 and then grinded out a tough victory in Game 4, with Kobe providing the final touches. 湖人是第一輪中唯一能橫掃對手的球隊。他們第一場靠著Gasol擊敗金塊，第二場Kobe， 接管第三場及在第四場靠Kobe發威拿下艱難的勝利。 The Lakers have demonstrated they can win games via different means. And it's only one round, but a mental toughness seems to have been at least partially borne out of their last three frustrating seasons. 湖人展示他們能以不同的方法贏球。這只是第一輪，但他們精神的強悍多少證明他們從過 去三個失望球季學到的經驗。 "To be a competitor and a contender in this league, you have to go through some downs, usually before ups,'' Odom said. "We've been there. Of course, we were up 3-1 against Phoenix. We got beat pretty bad last year. 「身為聯盟裡的冠軍競爭者，通常在變強之前都會經歷一些低潮。」Odom說。「我們當然 經歷過了，對太陽的3-1以及去年的失敗。」 "But things change. Right now ,they're changing in our favor. We advanced and it feels good.'' 「但風水輪流轉，我們晉級了，這感覺真好。」 Sometimes, perhaps, you can win for losing. 也許有時你就是必須從失敗中學習如何成功。 [email protected]. 對不起，我的功力讓我沒辦法翻得很精準，沒辦法讓大家感受到我感受到的感動，那種走 過泥濘重生的感動，最後還是翻出本性（？）了。 願湖人重拾榮耀。 -- 世界籃球討論板 12 國家體育場 汗水, 鬥志, 膽識 9 PttBasket 籃球 Σ籃球/台灣籃球/美國職籃/相關討論 1 basket_ptt *THM Σ主題樂園 --

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