原文出处： http://0rz.net/ab1bh -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Once a year Joe Dumars sat in the Pistons' dressing room with a towel draped over his head, his eyes closed and swollen. He often stooped over a tub of hot water with vapors opening his nostril passages. 印地安纳波利斯讯 -- 一年总会有那麽一次，老乔头上披着一条毛巾坐在活塞更衣室 中，他浮肿的眼睛紧闭着。他通常会把自己泡在一缸热水里面试图让热水蒸气贯通他的鼻 道。 This was the annual Joe D. flu, which often proved devastating for him and opponents. Louisiana Joe's body never adjusted to the cold winters in Detroit. His body broke down and viruses ravaged him. 这是老乔一年一度必得的感冒，也同时证明了(底特律的天气)对他和对手的影响有多 严重。路易斯安那出身的老乔身体从未适应底特律寒冷的冬天，他的身体因为感冒而衰弱 ，病毒蹂躏着他。 And without fail Dumars played that night as if he were the healthiest man on the planet, often becoming a scoring machine on a team filled with stars. There are a lot of reasons why Dumars was introduced Monday as one of the newest members of the Basketball Hall of Fame at the Marriott Hotel. Focus and attention to detail might be the top reasons along with his stingy defense. 如果那一晚那个宛如全世界最健康的老乔没有上场，通常对手全队都会化身超级塞亚 人，得起分来势不可挡。礼拜一老乔被宣布成为位於马力欧旅馆的篮球名人堂的最新成员 之一，他入选的原因有很多个，但他对於细节的专注和注意力以及紮实的防守功夫可能是 最主要的几个原因。 This is another giant step for the kid from Natchitoches, La., who practiced jump shots on a rim his father built for him made of an old bicycle wheel and half of a wooden door. 这是这位来自路易斯安那州纳基托什市，从小在他老爸用一个旧的脚踏车轮胎和半扇 木门为他做的篮框练习跳投的孩子的另一项伟大成就。 Dumars, 42, joined former NBA players Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins, University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, Italian National coach Sandro Gamba and former NCAA chairman David Gavitt in the 2006 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The five men will be inducted in ceremonies Sept. 9 in Springfield, Mass. 42岁的老乔和前NBA球员老巴、人类精华影片Wilkins、康乃迪克女子篮球教练G. Auriemma、义大利籍教练S.Gamba及前NCAA主席D.Gavitt一同在'06年入选了奈史密斯篮球 名人堂，他们六人将在9月9日於麻赛诸塞州春田市接受表扬。 "It is tremendous to be recognized," Dumars said. "I got to accomplish a lot of things individually and we were in a great era. To me it is truly, truly great to have my body of work recognized in this manner." 老乔说"能入选名人堂真的很光荣，我独自完成很多的事情而我们身处一个伟大的纪元 。对我来说，真的，能以伟大篮球员的身分入选名人堂真的是件值得高兴的事。" Dumars got a pretty good idea he made the Hall of Fame this year. The committee tells each finalist to be by their phones between noon and 2 p.m. on election day (this past Friday) . Last year Dumars got the call at 1:30 p.m. This year the phone rang before 12:30 p.m. 老乔接获一个好消息，他今年入选了名人堂。评选委员会告知每一位入围最终评选阶 段的选手在评选当天(上星期五)中午12点至下午2点间务必守在电话旁边，去年老乔在下午 1点30分接到了电话，今年电话则提早在12点30分响了。 "I was thinking if I didn't make it they would not be calling me that quick," Dumars said. 老乔说"我当时正想着如果我没入选，他们不会这麽快就打电话通知我。" Backcourt mate Isiah Thomas issued a statement after Monday's news conference. 老乔的後场夥伴笑笑汤在星期一的记者会结束後给他发了个函。 "Joe's life embodies all those qualities that come to mind when we think of someone worthy of Hall of Fame induction," it read. "He is a determined competitor, a leader by quiet example and a stellar athlete whose success has transcended the playing field and reached into the business community and front office. I was always honored to share the court with him, and it is an even greater honor to now be alongside him in Springfield." 上面写着"老乔的人生就是所有那些我们心中认为值得被选入名人堂的特质的具体表现 ，他是一个有决心的竞争者，一个以身作则的领导者及一个超越篮球场顺利跨入商业界及 球团高层的优秀运动员。我总是以曾与他为队友为荣，而现在能与他在春田市的篮球名人 堂里并列更是项至高无上的荣耀。" Dumars never became a high-wire act. He never left fans gasping for air with spectacular plays. He played low to the ground, bulled his way past guards like a defensive back breaking up a pass and become one of the best defenders in NBA history. 老乔从不擅长空中作业，他从未让球迷因为看到他什麽惊人之举而倒抽一口气。他总 是在贴近地面的地方打球，诠释着传统控卫的最佳姿态，从对手的後卫群身旁窜出，把原 本应该传到的球抄走，并成为NBA史上最佳防守者之一。 Dumars scored 16,401 points, passed for 4,612 assists, shot 46 percent from the field and is the Pistons' all-time leader in games played (1,018) and three-point field goals (990). He made four All-NBA Defensive Teams, three All-NBA teams and was the 1989 Finals MVP. 老乔14年的职业生涯总共得了16,401分、送出4,612次助攻，平均投篮命中率46%，并 保有活塞队史出赛场次最多(1,018场)及三分球命中数最多(990个)的纪录。他有4次入选年 度最佳防守球队及3次入选年度最佳球队，并获选为'89年冠军赛最有价值球员。 -- High praise 高度推崇 Basketball legend Michael Jordan swears by Dumars, calling him and Dennis Johnson the toughest defenders he ever faced. Barkley and Wilkins said Dumars was the best all-around player on the Pistons -- even ahead of Isiah Thomas. 篮球之神MJ相当推崇老乔，MJ认为老乔和D.Johnson是他碰过最让他感到棘手的防守者 。老巴和Wilkins则表示老乔是活塞队史上最全面的球员 -- 甚至还优於笑笑汤。 "The guys who played against Joe Dumars know he was spectacular," Wilkins said. "He was a workmanlike guy. But he was also a guy who could make you raise your eyebrows and say 'wow'. What he has done during his career and what he's done after his career has been pretty amazing." "Wilkins说"我们这些和老乔交手过的人都知道他的厉害，他是个苦练出身，精通各项 篮球技巧的球员，但也是一个可以让你瞠目结舌说"唔~噢"的人。他在球员时期及後来转职 球队总管时期的表现实在是令人惊艳。" "Joe Dumars was the best player on that team -- period," Barkley said. 老巴说"老乔是那支球队有史以来最好的球员，就是这样。" Here is the bottom line Dumars respects most. The Pistons are 875-642 (.577) with Dumars as a player or team president. They've won three NBA titles, played in five NBA Finals and advanced to eight Eastern Conference finals. On teams without Dumars, the Pistons are 1,056-1,363 (.436) and own no titles. 不管前面人家怎麽说，至少光凭下面的数据你就该尊敬老乔。活塞在老乔身为球员或 球队总管的期间战绩为875胜642败(胜率57.7%)，有8个球季晋级东区总冠军赛，5次闯进总 冠军赛，其中有3次顺利抱回总冠军奖盃。而当球队没有老乔时，他们的战绩只有1,056胜 1,363败(胜率43.6%)，而且未获得冠军。 But Dumars was not always the chosen one. Before being drafted 18th by the Pistons in the 1985 NBA draft he found himself on a quiet bus traveling across Indiana from Bloomington to the Indianapolis Airport. 但老乔不总是那麽受人注意，在他於'85年选秀会上被活塞以第一轮第18顺位挑走前， 他发觉自己坐在一台正从布卢明顿横越印地安纳前往印地安纳波利斯机场的巴士上面。 Charles Barkley sat in the front of the van near his buddy, Karl Malone. 老巴和他的好朋友邮差Malone坐在车子的前面。 Future NBA stars Terry Porter, A.C. Green and Wayman Tisdale sat in the middle. And Joe sat in the back with John Stockton. They were dejected players, cut from Bob Knight's 1984 Olympic team tryouts while John Turner, Jon Koncak and Steve Alford made the team. 几位当时的NBA明日之星T.Porter、铁人A.C. Green和W.Tisdale坐在中间，而老乔和 老史坐在後面。他们这几个沮丧的球员刚被B.Knight从'84年奥运代表队测试刷掉，当时有 J.Turner、J.Koncak和S.Alford入选。 "Stockton and I were in the back of the van and I was like wow," Dumars said. " Are you serious? I said man I'd like to take this group and play the ('84) Olympic team. Whatever team they keep I want to play that team." 老乔说"我和老史坐在车子的後面而我当时似乎难过地哭了。你认真的吗？我告诉人们 我很想入选'84年的奥运代表队并在奥运出赛，不管那支球队由哪些人组成，我就是想为那 支球队打球。" --

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