（Disclaimer: I'm not Melo-bashing in any way. ） (转译也有着作权，本翻译不接受任何形式的转载) http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8180308/nba-jeremy-lin-six-degrees- separation-family http://0rz.tw/csuEj == Chapter 1: The family How Linsanity disrupted Carmelo Anthony's long-term vision in New York Originally Published: July 19, 2012 By Henry Abbott | ESPN.com 第一章：「家庭」 Linsanity 如何打乱了 Carmelo Anthony 在纽约的长程计画 原作者：Henry Abbott On Sunday in Washington, D.C., getting ready for a practice with Team USA, New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony turned the Jeremy Lin conversation on its ear by calling Lin's big free-agent offer not "bold" or "aggressive" but "ridiculous." 星期日，华盛顿特区。 当纽约尼克队的明星前锋 Carmelo Anthony准备打美国奥运代表队的练习赛时，他把 关於 Jeremy Lin 的讨论都拉到自己身边了：他对 Lin拿到的高额合约的评论不是「 很大胆」或「（火箭）来势汹汹」，而是「荒谬」。 Anthony later pulled back a bit, saying he hoped Lin would return to the Knicks, but the word "ridiculous" shifted the discourse permanently in that instant. While most of the NBA was wrestling with how to value Lin -- was he worth that much? -- Melo betrayed no such struggle: His teammate had not earned the $25.1 million contract offer the Rockets had presented him. It was hard not to infer that he didn't want the Knicks to match the offer and keep Lin. Anthony 之後的立场稍微退了一步，说「他希望 Lin能回到尼克队」；然而，在 他说出「荒谬」的那一刻起，就永远收不回这句话了。当大多数的 NBA成员争辩 「如何评估 Lin的价值」──Lin 的身价真的有那麽高吗？──的时候，Melo不 觉得这有什麽好争辩的：即使他的队友（译注：Lin） 还没拿到火箭队开给他的 25.1M合约中的任何一毛钱。这很难不让人推侧，Melo 并不希望尼克跟进火箭的 报价，不希望 Lin 留下来。 Where did that come from? What reasons would Anthony have to be anything but supportive of Lin, a player who had thrilled Knicks fans and could help the team return to its former glory? 为什麽 Melo 这样想？是什麽理由让Melo不支持 Lin，这位让尼克球迷感到惊艳 、甚至有可能帮助球队重返往日荣光的球员？ The reasons are much deeper than they first appear and, according to sources close to Carmelo and the Knicks, have roots in the saga of LeBron James, The Decision, Melodrama and much more. 这理由，比表面上看起来还要更深；根据接近 Carmelo 和尼克队身边的消息来源 的说法，（不支持跟进的）理由源自於 LeBron James、「那个决定」（译注：LBJ 决定加入热火）、甜瓜人生、以及更多其他的理由。 Anthony didn't join the Knicks in 2011 to be just a player. He came to build a basketball family. Despite his messy departure from Denver, he came to New York envisioning an opportunity to create a refuge from the backstabbing and intrigue that plagues many teams. Lin, though by all accounts a great teammate, was seen as a potential threat to what Anthony was creating. 当 Anthony 在 2011 年加入尼克队时，他想要的不只是「成为尼克队一员」而已； 他想在纽约，建造属於自己的「篮球家庭」。 即使当初离开丹佛金块时，发生许多乱七八糟的事情， Melo 仍然期盼在纽约创造 一个「避难所」，让他远离那些谣言中伤、也远离困绕许多球队的阴谋论。 然而，即使 Lin从任何角度看都是个很棒的队友，却可能对 Melo想创造的「家庭」 造成威胁。 You only have to read the news to learn that those charged with helping an NBA player reach his potential -- the players' association, agents, coaches, teammates, even family and friends -- are not always especially faithful about keeping the player's best interests at heart. The multiple agendas can be conflicting and confusing, on and off the court. By the time they have been in the league a few years, most players have been ripped off or feel shortchanged by somebody or another. It's a bad feeling. 你即使只看新闻也会知道，那些负责帮助 NBA球员发展潜能的人：球员工会、经纪人 、教练、队友、甚至家人与朋友，都不见得会衷心地把「球员的最佳利益」当成首要 目标。 各式各样的问题，不管在场上或场外，都可能互相冲突且令人困惑。在 NBA打了几年 球之後，大多数的球员都曾被欺骗、或觉得被某人出卖了。这种感受很糟。 And in particular, on many teams there is very little trust among players, owners, coaches and the front office. Often, it's every man for himself, even amongst teammates. 特别是：许多球队中的球员、老板、教练与制服组之间，几乎没有任何互信。球员通 常都需要孤军奋战，即使你有「队友」。 But, right before our eyes, a lot of that is changing. 然而，就在我们眼前，上面提及的东西都在改变中。 When James left Cleveland for Miami, he was protecting himself from mistrust by creating his own family of sorts. He wanted to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, longtime friends and teammates on Team USA. He found people to trust in Heat executive Pat Riley -- a much-admired figure among NBA stars -- and in Riley's protégé, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. And with Riley and Heat owner Micky Arison as the patriarchs of a small front office, and former Miami stars keeping close ties to the team, the Heat had already created the kind of family atmosphere that appealed to LeBron. 当 LBJ离开骑士队到热火时，为了保护自己不会被背叛，他创造了属於自己的「家庭」 。他想要与长年好友、同时也是美国奥运代表队队友的 Dwyane Wade、Chris Bosh一起 打球。他找到他觉得可以信任的人：热火执行长 Pat Riley，这位受到众多 NBA 球星 敬重的人物，以及 Riley的继任者，热火总教练 Erik Spoelstra。以 Riley 与热火 老板 Micky Arison 为首的小型制服组，加上热火的往日球星也与球队保持密切联系 （译注：Alonzo Mourning？），热火创造了某种「家庭」的气氛，而这很吸引LBJ。 The Heat's three stars and head coach are all represented by Creative Artists Agency, home of William Wesley and Leon Rose. CAA's basketball operation often is discussed in conspiratorial tones, as if something sinister and devious is happening. 热火三巨头的经纪公司都是 Creative Artists Agency，老板是William Wesley与 Leon Rose。CAA 的运动经纪营运模式，常被认为有种「阴谋论」的调调，看似有 「某种阴险狡猾的事情要发生」的感觉。 But, among players, CAA more commonly is prized for representing the opposite of that. For many, it is a reprieve from the mistrust endemic to the game. It's something like an extended family of players and coaches and others who look out for each other. James, Wade, Bosh, Anthony, Chris Paul, Tom Thibodeau, Rich Cho, Mike Dunlap, John Calipari ... CAA's basketball client list is impressive and growing. 但在 NBA球员的眼光中，CAA 的形象刚好相反；对许多球员来说，CAA 是个可以让 他们逃离「NBA 中彼此互不信任」的风潮的地方，它有点像个「大家庭」，球员、 教练、与其他人会互相帮助。 LBJ、Wade、Bosh、Melo、Chris Paul、Tom Thibodeau（公牛总教练）、Rich Cho （山猫GM）、Mike Dunlap（山猫总教练）、John Calipari（肯塔基州大教练）都 聘请 CAA当他们的经纪公司。这名单列出来很吓人，而且还在持续增加中。 The Heat stars astounded league insiders by agreeing to play for less than they could have made elsewhere. For months, many swore it could never happen because almost every player in a similar position has taken the maximum amount he could. 热火三巨头降薪结盟（否则，他们原本可以在别的地方拿更多钱）的方式，震惊了 许多联盟内部的人士。数个月以来（译注：应该是指热火三王组成前的数个月）， 许多人都信誓旦旦地认为，降薪结盟这种事情不可能发生，因为任何球员，在同样 的状况下，都会选择年薪越高越好。 But the SuperFriends agreed among themselves to take less -- and even left some money on the table for other teammates -- building on years of trust they had created. (In fact, even detractors understood that this unique trio would not have come together without first creating months and years of mutual trust.) In the face of unprecedented criticism, that trust became their sanctuary, a way to play with less ego, less crap and more real team spirit. The result: an NBA title. 但这三位「超级朋友」都同意少拿薪水，甚至愿意少拿薪水、而让三王以外的队友 多拿些（译注：应该是指Udonis Haslem) 的原因，是建立在数年的互信之上。（ 其实，即使酸民也能理解，这独一无二的三巨头，如果没有数年的互信，是不可能 组成的） 面临前所未有的责难，这份互信成为他们的圣殿，让他们打球时少了点「自我」， 而有更多的团队精神。这个结果是：NBA 总冠军。 Among those looking on most eagerly were Anthony and Paul, who had issues with their previous teams and agents. Both joined CAA when they liked what they saw in the way James, Wade and Bosh came together. And now, with varying degrees of success, both have become committed to the idea of creating similar environments of their own. 同样急切（跟热火有类似组合）的球员包含了 Melo 跟 Chris Paul。两人都跟母队 及经纪人有冲突，当看到 LBJ、Wade、Bosh组成以後，两人都加入了 CAA。 现在，即使成功的程度不同， Melo 与 CP3 都致力於创造属於自己的类似环境。 In his 17 months in New York, Anthony -- while still a lightning rod of controversy, sometimes accused of being a ballhog who is tough to play with -- has made some progress in that regard. His relationship with owner James Dolan, coach Mike Woodson and the Knicks front office is said to be splendid. When Anthony had a beef with coach Mike D'Antoni, who never was destined to be part of the family, ownership stuck with the player. When D'Antoni reportedly asked management to consider trading Anthony for Deron Williams, the Knicks refused and D'Antoni departed. Woodson, at first considered just a short-term interim coach, signed with CAA and, in short order, took over as head coach. Melo 在纽约的十七个月中，即使受到高度争议、即使有时被批评为「难以一起打球 的自干王」，正逐步迈向他想要的目标。据说他跟老板 James Dolan、教练 Mike Woodson 与尼克制服组的关系都非常好。当 Melo 跟教练 Mike D'Antoni（从来不在 Melo的「家庭」计画里）起冲突的时候，老板选择支持 Melo。当报导传出 D'Antoni 希望制服组把 Melo 交易出去，换来 Deron Williams 时，资方拒绝，所以D'Antoni 走人。Woodson 一度被认为只是短期的代理教练，在跟 CAA签约後不久，就成为尼克 的总教练。 And in the offices of the Knicks, CAA is a significant force, even beyond clients Anthony, Woodson and Knicks guard J.R. Smith. CAA's William Wesley is known to be close to Dolan, and the agency also represents Madison Square Garden itself and at least two members of the Knicks' front office, Allan Houston and Mark Warkentien. 在尼克的制服组中，CAA 有着强大的力量，这力量甚至高於客户 Melo、Woodson、 後卫 JR Smith。众所周知，CAA 的老板 William Wesley与 Dolan 的关系很好；CAA 不仅是 Madison Square Garden的经纪公司，在尼克的制服组中也至少有两个客户： Allan Houston 与 Mark Warkentien。 Most tellingly, perhaps, Isiah Thomas is close to Dolan, Wesley, Grunwald, Woodson and others with the Knicks, according to sources. The former Knicks president and coach is still a very influential voice in Dolan's ear, and those behind the scenes say he is lukewarm toward Lin. 据消息来源指出，最引人关注的或许是：Isiah Thomas 与 Dolan（老板）、Wesley （William Wesley，CAA 主要的合夥人之一）、Grunwald（尼克GM）、Woodson都有 良好的关系。Isiah Thomas这位前任尼克 GM与教练，对 Dolan 的决策仍然非常有 影响力；幕後的消息指出，Isiah Thomas 对 Lin没有太多好感。 Still, despite so many people pulling in the same direction, the Knicks have not been a perfect picture. Not only has the franchise been dogged by the Knicks constants of high salaries, questionable decisions and mediocre results, but they've also suffered from injuries and an increasingly restless fan base. 然而，即使有这麽多人（译注：应该是指上一段提到的所有人）朝同一个目标前进， 尼克一直都不完美。尼克不只长期陷於高薪、令人质疑的决策、普普通通的表现，也 长期受到伤病困扰、与日渐增加的球迷反弹。 Into the middle of all that, while Anthony was out with an injury last winter, stepped Jeremy Lin. From Anthony's point of view, according to sources with firsthand knowledge of his thinking, the Lin phenomenon made little sense. To his thinking, Lin had a few good games, the team surprised everyone with a little winning streak ... and then everybody went bananas. 在这当中，Melo 去年冬天受伤，Jeremy Lin 被尼克队捡起来。根据有能力了解Melo 第一手想法的人，所谓的「Lin 风潮」几乎没有意义；在 Melo 的看法里：Lin 打了 几场好球，尼克连胜几场让众人惊讶，然後所有人都变成香蕉（误）疯了。 Anthony had already gone all-in for the long haul, attempting to paint a multiyear Knicks masterpiece that would make New York proud. He saw himself as the selfless leader, expanding his game, recruiting teammates and creating something that would leave a real imprint on the city. Melo 对他的长期计画投注全力，试着描绘一个为期数年的「尼克世代」，让纽约人 觉得光荣。他认为自己是个无私的领导者、增进各方面的球技、招揽球员加盟，让他 能够在纽约留下深刻的印记。 Linsanity didn't fit the blueprint. For a superstar of Anthony's caliber, it didn't make sense that a backup point guard who turned the ball over a lot, didn't mesh especially well with Melo's talents, played Hero Ball in crunch time, hit some lucky shots and couldn't sustain more than a few weeks without injuring himself had become the city's folk hero. 但 Linsanity 与他的蓝图不符。 对於 Melo 这种高度的超级球星来说，这个替补控卫失误次数太多、球风不太能与Melo 搭配、在关键时刻打「英雄球」（译注：应该是指对暴龙那场）、幸运投进几颗球但 没打几个星期就受伤、却仍然变成纽约的英雄，这种球员对 Melo（的计画）一点意义 都没有。 Furthermore, the entire experience resonated differently for different people, sometimes dividing observers along cultural and racial lines. This was especially true among fans but also seemed at times to be the case in NBA circles. 更进一步说，整个（Linsanity的）经验，开始与（跟Melo计画中）不同的人造成不同 的回响，在文化与种族的界线上，有时候也让观察家有不同的看法。特别对球迷来说， 这（Linsanity的）经验是很真实的，但在 NBA 的圈子里，有时候就是会有这种风潮。 The "family" concept is about unity more than race, and there is no suggestion Anthony is racist in any way. It's said that the Knicks players, Anthony included, liked and accepted Lin. In fact, Anthony was among those who met with Lin shortly before the free agency period, as reported by Chris Broussard. 「家庭」这个概念是希望能够「团结」，而跟种族无关；没有任何证据显示，Melo是个 种族歧视份子。据说尼克的球员们，包含 Melo，都喜欢也接受 Lin。据 Chris Broussard 的报导，在自由球员市场开市之前，Melo与 Lin曾见过面。 But it is an accepted plank of the "family" platform that it's an opportunity for young black men to shoulder responsibility and become the real decision-makers and power brokers in a multibillion-dollar business built on their backs. In a world where the big decisions have so often been the province of older white men, and where players have often felt exploited, the new model is thrilling and precious for those who get to experience it. 然而「家庭」这个平台的支柱，一般来说，是让年轻黑人有承担责任的机会、让他们 能够在一个「建立在黑人背上」（译注：球员多数都是黑人；这应该大家都知道，所 以算是白注的）的数百亿美金的商业经营中，成为真正的决策者与有力量的中间人。 在一个「通常由老白人做出重要决策」的世界中，球员常常有被剥削的感觉；而这个 （「家庭」）模式很吸引人，对於那些体验过的人而言，这个模式是很珍贵的。 In that context, the way the world embraced Lin raised the question: What does an African-American player have to do to be so beloved so quickly and passionately? Could it ever happen? 在这个脉络底下，这世界拥抱 Lin 的方式，让黑人们有个疑问：非裔美国人该做什麽 ，才能被群众如此迅速地热爱？甚至，（黑人版 Linsanity）有发生的可能性吗？ Before Lin emerged, it was easy for Anthony to believe New York loved him. But Linsanity made it seem clear that New York had been holding back all along. 在 Lin浮现於公众眼光之前，Melo 能够轻松地相信：纽约爱他。但 Linsanity的出现 ，会让人（who？）觉得，纽约从一开始就没有完全爱他。 Meanwhile, for one crucial stretch in February, the Knicks were winning more than they ever had won with Anthony in uniform. This further rattled Anthony's vision for a happy Big Apple home and a starring role for himself. It simply didn't seem right that Lin would have more of the spotlight than he did. 於此同时，在二月的重要时刻里（译注：尼克挣扎在五成胜率），尼克的胜场数比Melo 赢的比赛还要多。这更进一步扰乱了 Melo 的「甜蜜大苹果之家」的梦想，他变成其中 的一个角色而已。Lin 受到注目的程度比 Melo 还高，不该是这样的吧？ Where there was meant to be total team harmony, there was more of the same ol' same ol' worrying about shots, wondering who management really cared about more and, as of this month, debating about money. 原本预期的「完全和谐的球队气氛」不见了，反而有一再重复的「担心球权归属」、 「担心管理阶层更在乎谁」的这些老问题；然後到了这个月，居然开始吵起了 Lin 该值多少钱这问题。 Earlier this week, before Lin's departure was official, and after saying, "It's up to the organization to say [if] they want to match that ridiculous contract that's out there," Anthony said he would welcome Lin back. But even if that's taken at face value, Linsanity interfered with Anthony's long-term vision for the Knicks franchise. 本周稍早，在 Lin 正式离开纽约之前，在 Melo 说出「要不要跟进那张荒谬的合约， 那是制服组的决定」之後，Melo 曾说他欢迎 Lin回来。然而，即使我们暂且认为Melo 说这句话是真心的，Linsanity 也打乱了 Melo 在纽约尼克的长程计画。 Melo's ideal might never be realized, but it comes with the backing of CAA, the admiration of other NBA superstars and good will around the league. And, while Anthony is in New York, those might be the most valuable Knicks assets of all. Melo 的理想或许永远不会实现，但他有 CAA的支援、也还有其他 NBA 球星对他的敬重 与联盟中的善意。当 Melo 在纽约，这些（译注：上述两点)或许才是尼克最珍贵的资产。 --

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