Nine years ago, Knicks sharpshooter Steve Novak and All-Star Dwyane Wade were teaming up to lead Marquette to the Final Four, where the Eagles lost in the semifinals. Wade's future in the NBA was clearly defined at the time; he was one of the best college players in the country, averaging 21.5 points per game as a junior in 2003. Novak, however, was still a freshman with an undetermined path to the pros. 九年前，如今的尼克队犀利射手Steve Novak和NBA全明星典韦，同队在NCAA锦标赛中将 Marquette送入了四强，但在半准决赛中对老鹰队失利败北。 那个时候Wade在NBA的未来已经很清楚了。他是美国最好的大学球员之一，在2003年场均 21.5分，而正在上大一的Novak那时前途仍然未定。 As Wade went on to win an NBA title in 2006 with the Heat and develop into a superstar, Novak, who was drafted in 2006, was bouncing around from city to city. For his first five years in the league, Novak played for four different teams: the Rockets, Clippers, Mavericks and Spurs. Finally, not only has Novak become a prominent fixture in New York, he's become a popular name around the world in the wake of Linsanity -- even trending worldwide on Twitter. And D-Wade, his former Golden Eagles teammate, couldn't be more proud. 当Wade於2006年在热火拿到了总冠军，个人也晋升为超级巨星的时候，2006年参加选秀的 Novak，还在各个城市之间辗转来回。在联盟里的前五年，Novak为四个队效力过，分别是 火箭，快船，小牛和马刺。 终於，Novak现在不仅仅成为了纽约的着名亮点，随着林疯狂的席卷，Novak也已经变得家 喻户晓，而Wade，Novak的前队友，则替他骄傲到不行。 "I'm happy for him," Wade told ESPNNewYork.com. "I know the tough time he had earlier in his career, not playing as many minutes, going to different teams. At one point, it looked like he might not be in the league and then now he's found himself a home. And even if he hadn't found a home, he's made a name for himself, Mr. Discount Double Check [an ode to NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers' touchdown celebration]. He's doing a great job, so as a former teammate, but more so just knowing Steve and his family, I'm so happy for him." “我真替他高兴，” Wade告诉ESPN。“我知道他在职业生涯前期过的很不顺，上场时间 不多，去了很多球队，看起来好像他一度离开了这个联盟，而现在，他终於找到了在联盟的 家。就算还没找到，他起码为自己赢得了名声。他现在打的很好，作为前队友，我为他高兴 。” Wade said he and Novak will be forever linked to each other and Marquette because of what they accomplished together in 2003. Even today, they're both still very close to their alma mater. Wade catches games there even during the NBA season, when the Heat is visiting Milwaukee, and Novak trains on campus during the offseason, like he did last year. Wade said their Final Four run was "stuff that coaches dream of." 因为他们在2003年共同完成的成绩，Wade说他和Novak会永远相互联系。甚至是现在，他 们都和母校关系甚密。当热火去Marquette时，Wade会去看比赛，Novak在休赛期时也会去校 园里，韦德表示进入四强是“教练梦寐以求的”。 "I'm sure for coach [Tom] Crean [who's now at Indiana], to look back and tune into that game and see two of his former players playing on the court at the same time in a very big game, was a dream for him," Wade said. "So us as teammates and competitive, man, we love it and when we go back to Marquette, when we go back to those moments, we're always going to be linked together. The Final Four is always going to be celebrated at Marquette, so we always go back and talk about those moments, even when our playing days are over." 我相信教练CREAN（现在在印第安那州）回溯以往，看到他的两个前队员现在同时在NBA打 比赛，肯定很高兴。Wade说，我们现在既是队友，又是竞争对手。当我们回到Marquette， 当我们回忆起这些时刻，我们都惺惺相惜。进入四强对Marquette来说是了不起的成就，所 以我们经常谈论起那段时光，尽管它已经逝去。 One thing Wade will always be talking about is Novak's shooting ability -- he calls Novak's 3-point shot "a flamethrower." In fact, Novak's shooting was the first thing he marveled about when he saw Novak's high school recruiting tapes. From that point on, Wade always knew Novak's outside touch, in addition to his 6-10 height, would enable him to play at the next level. Wade一直提起Novak的投篮能力。他管Novak的三分叫做“火焰喷射器。”事实上，当他看 到Novak高中的录影带时，就对他的三分能力啧啧称奇。从这一点上，Wade就知道Novak超强 的外围投射能力，再加上Novak的身高，肯定会让他有所成就。 "Seeing how easy it was for him to shoot the 3-ball, it was like unbelievable,"Wade said. "I mean, I struggled to shoot the 3, but he was shooting it like it was a layup. Just coming in his freshman year, man, he put in the work, even though he already had a flamethrower. “看到他怎样轻而易举的投进三分，简直是不可思议。” Wade说，“我的意思是，我要 费了好大劲投三分，但是他投三分就上上篮一样简单。当他还是新生时， 即使他已经是个 火焰喷射器了，他还是不停努力训练。” "He was always in the gym, him, myself and [Travis] Diener. We spent a lot of time together in the gym. I couldn't shoot as well as those guys, but I enjoyed being in the games with them, tried to compete. If I won one, it was the greatest moment in my life at the time. It goes to show you how much work [Steve] put in and now it's paying off." Looking ahead, Novak's long-range marksmanship just needs to pay off on April 15 at the Garden -- the last time the Knicks and Heat face each other this season -- and if, and when, they meet in the playoffs. “他总是呆在体育馆里。他，我，还有TRAVIS，我们一起在体育馆里分享过很多时光。我 投篮没他俩好，但我很享受与他们一起打比赛。如果我赢了，那就是当时我最让高兴的时刻 ，这就告诉了你Novak投入了多大的努力去训练，而现在，这一切都获得了回报。’ Novak的长距离射击能力将在4月15号时在麦迪森花园会得到回报，也就是本赛季热火和尼 克最後一次对战，如果可能的话，他们还会在季後赛重遇。 外电网址: http://ppt.cc/vEqx --

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