LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry: More than meets the eye
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The temptation here is to paint these NBA Finals as the legendary,
experienced player against the upstart underdog.
本季總冠軍賽的魅力，就在於天之驕子的詹皇 vs 鹹魚翻身的咖哩
LeBron James is legendary — whatever happens in these finals and future
ones, he will go down as one of the greats to play the game. He is
experienced, this being his fifth consecutive Finals. He is as physically
gifted a player as the NBA has ever seen, but one who also has an incredibly
high basketball IQ. His stardom was pegged and followed by the time he was a
high school sophomore.
喇叭詹是NBA的傳奇, 無論這季跟未來的季後賽如何如何, 他都會打出他偉大的比賽.
他充滿了總冠軍賽經驗, 這次是他連續五季打入Finals了, 他也是NBA有史以來充滿天賦
罕見的天之驕子, 更何況他還具有著極高的籃球智商, 在他高中時期, 他那偉大的籃球
史詩就已然展開
Stephen Curry was an underdog — the skinny shooter couldn’t get big time
colleges (or even a lot of mid-majors) interested in him, so he decided to go
to Davidson. He led that school to the best seasons in program history. He
entered the NBA Draft as an underdog, pegged by many as just a shooter he
fell to seventh before being picked up. But teams underestimated his will to
get better, for example how good a ball handler he would become. He’s a guy
fans relate to because he wasn’t given superlative physical gifts, he had to
work for it — he’s how many fans like to see themselves.
反觀Curry, 以前的他就只是個落水狗般無人聞問的小咖, 身材瘦小的他得不到大學名校
的青睞, 但他轉去就讀的Davidson大學卻在Curry的領導下打出校史最佳的球賽成績; 可
是進入NBA後, 他還是無法在選秀上獲得大量的注目只被當作一名好射手看待, 球隊們都
低估了Curry在籃球上渴望變得更好的決心, 像是他想要成為一名極出色的控球者. 球迷
們愛他, 因為他不是那種天生就有極其出色天賦的球員, 而是得辛勤努力才能構上"出色"
的凡人, 球迷們看著Curry就像看到自己一樣
But that is just the surface of these two players. Just the part of the
iceberg you can see.
但這只是詹皇跟Curry表面上給人的印象, 就像冰山一樣, 海面下的更多
This pairing is much, much more than that. Both players are much more than
that. Which is why they are at the heart of what makes this a compelling
NBA Finals.
而就是他們那些鮮為人知的眾多部份構成了這次的NBA總冠軍賽
These men are more than just their simple caricatures.
沒在豪洨的
If you paint LeBron as the guy pre-ordained for greatness, as the Goliath in
this situation, you overlook his difficult upbringing. More than one talented
young man got lost on a road far less bumpy, and with far fewer turns, than
the one LeBron had growing up the son of a single mother in lower income
areas of Akron.
如果你只是把喇叭詹看做像哥利亞那樣天生巨人的話, 你就忽略了他成長背景的種種艱
辛, 許多具有天賦的年輕人往往在成長過程中迷失自己, 其中只有極少數能夠浪子回頭
金不換, 更別說喇叭詹還是由他媽媽在貧困中獨自撫養長大的
If you paint Curry as the underdog who overcame incredible odds, you overlook
that his father was an NBA player. Curry guy who grew up comfortable and
around the best in the game. He had the advantage of that privilege.
如果你也只把Curry視作克服種種困難的underdog, 那你也忽略了他老爸曾經是NBA球員
這件事, 他在舒適環境中成長, 並且一直都因此獲得優勢
LeBron certainly had advantages as he grew into an NBA player — only Wilt
Chamberlain was this much more physically gifted than his peers. Curry
certainly had rough times and struggles that he had to work hard to overcome.
The caricatures of these men are not entirely wrong.
放眼NBA歷史, 也只有張大帥有過比他更出色的天賦, Curry則是努力克服了種種考驗才
來到今日的身手, 真的不豪洨
But they are much more than first brush stroke.
還沒說完
They also are the two most popular players in the NBA right now.
他們倆還剛好是現在NBA最受歡迎的前兩名球員! (Kobe: 沒我??)
There are a lot of ways to measure the popularity of a player. There’s how
many All-Star Game votes he gets, for one. Or, you can judge by jersey sales
because those are fans willing to plunk down the money to put a guys name on
their back.
有很多種評估球員受歡迎程度的方法, 像是全明星賽得到幾票, 球衣熱賣程度之類的
However you try to get there, you end up in the same place: LeBron James and
Stephen Curry.
但無論你怎樣評估, 前兩名都是喇叭詹 & Curry
They were 1-2 in All-Star vote getting this season. And they are 1-2 in
jersey sales.
明星賽 & 球衣熱賣程度, 他們倆都分別是一二名
LeBron has been at the top for a while, Curry is new to all this (but handles
it in stride, like you would expect of the son of a former NBA player). They
are both good in interviews and let the public have glimpses into their
families and lives, humanizing them as more than just a name on your fantasy
roster.
這榮耀詹皇已經享受好幾年了, 而Curry則是今年竄起的新星, 他們倆受訪時都表現良好
, 也都讓大家樂於參與他們的家庭跟生活, 讓球迷覺得他們兩不僅僅只是NBA球員
Fans love them for all of it.
球迷們愛死他們倆了
They also are arguably the two toughest players to guard in the league — but
they dominate the game in very different ways.
同時他們倆也可以說是全NBA最難以防守的球員, 但他們倆宰制比賽的方式卻截然不同
LeBron can beat defenders almost any way he wants, drive past bigger ones on
the perimeter or back down smaller ones into the post. That (and key injuries
to teammates) is why he has worked much more in isolation these playoffs. His
combination of size and speed — along with a steady jumper — allow him to
get his shot even when the help defender comes. However, when the defense
rotates his passes will find the right open man.
喇叭詹可以隨心所欲的擊潰對位的防守者, 從半場就用切入超過防他的大個子, 或是在
低位單打比他矮小的人, 這就是為什麼季後賽他iso打更多的原因, 既有體格又有速度,
搭配上穩定的跳投, 這些技巧讓他即使在遭遇協防時都能穩定出手, 此外, 當對手的防
守輪轉起來時, 他還能把球傳給有空檔的隊友
Curry has smooth handles that can create just a little bit of daylight
against even the best defender — and that’s all he needs to get off the
prettiest shot in the game. Curry is especially dangerous because he can work
with the ball or be just as dangerous (and draw defenders) working off it, on
cuts and screens. He rarely works in isolation, he’s a much better fit in a
modern offense using ball screens to create space. Plus, he also is a gifted
passer who will find the open man.
Curry行雲流水般的控球讓他能在嚴如鐵壁的防守中找出一小縫空檔, 對他來說, 真的
一小縫就夠他出手命中球了, 控球中的Curry對敵隊來說格外危險, 無球跑動時的他也
同樣無法令敵對卸下防備心. Curry很少打iso, 他在隊友幫檔清出空間時打得更好,
同時大家也別忘記他也具有把球順利傳給空檔隊友的天賦
One more thing LeBron and Curry have in common: They are seen as the saviors
of long-suffering fan bases.
但他們倆個現在都有一個共通點, 就是各自球隊久久沒有奪冠這苦情命運的救世主
The last time the Golden State Warriors won an NBA title was 40 years ago,
led by Rick Barry. The Warriors have had some of the loudest and most loyal
fans in the league — this team went through a couple of decades of terrible
ownership prior to the current group buying the team, yet the fans continued
to show up. Warriors fans stuck with their team through years of rough times.
勇士上次奪冠年前Rick Barry阿公帶隊時
The last time any team won any title in Northeast Ohio Lyndon B. Johnson was
president and was talking about the just-released Warren Report on the
assassination of President Kennedy. “Dr. Strangelove” had just entered the
theaters. Bob Dylan was just becoming popular as a singer/songwriter. It has
been more than half a century since a title came to the greater Cleveland
area — which has always been a special burden for LeBron.
對騎士來說這就更久了, 甘迺迪總統, Bob Dylan時代去了
Of course, basketball remains a team sport — and the better team will hoist
the Larry O’Brien trophy in a couple weeks. It’s not simply LeBron James
vs. Stephen Curry, it’s the ability of teammates to help defend those two.
The gravity of LeBron and Curry to draw defenders opens up things for their
teammates, the question is which teammates are knocking down open shots and
making plays while the defenses zero in on those stars.
當然籃球仍是各團隊運動, 更好的隊伍才能榮獲冠軍金盃, 總冠軍不僅僅只是喇叭詹跟
Curry兩人之間的勝負, 得看彼此的隊友們能提供多少協助, 詹皇跟Curry都能吸引不少
協防讓隊友們產生空檔, 所以重點就在於空檔接球的隊友, 是否能順利把球投進, 或是
製造出球隊攻勢
But it is LeBron vs. Curry that will capture the nation’s imagination and
attention for a couple weeks. It’s those two who we know will give us some
highlight plays. They are the faces of their franchises.
但當然啦, 接下來幾周球迷們的目光還是會在喇叭詹跟Curry身上, 他們倆肯定會在接下
來的日子裡不停的為大家送上炫目迷人的籃球秀的, 畢竟他們都是騎士勇士的臉面咩
This will go down as the LeBron vs. Curry NBA Finals. The only question is
which one will get the Finals MVP Award.
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