Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Have Very Different Motivations
洛杉矶湖人 － 林书豪与Kobe Bryant的动机分岐
Posted on 4 Sep, 2014, by Greg in Basketball
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Every player, almost every new season, has something to prove. But that
something? It differs from subject to subject, and maybe the two most important
players this season for the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin and Kobe Bryant,
have a different set of goals going into the 2014-2015 NBA season.
每个球员在每个新球季都有些东西需要去证明，但需要去证明的东西就因人而异了。
像是洛杉矶湖人最重要的两位球员，林书豪与Kobe Bryant在接下来的2014-15球季
就显然有着不同的目标。
Lin is entering a contract year, after being overpaid, as most view it, by the
Houston Rockets. It doesn't matter to most that he was used in the wrong way,
treated unfairly by the head coach and put in a situation that didn't really
give him a chance to succeed. Even when he did shine under the circumstances
with great games that were about numbers, which is the bottom line for too many
people, he was often overlooked.
今年是林的合约年，之前火箭队一直认为他高薪低能，完全不管这是因为他们不照
使用说明书，及教练的不公平对待，使得他缺少成功的机会。
虽然林书豪即使在这个情况下，依然在许多场比赛有着优异的表现，
但对许多人来说这只不过是他薪水的最低要求而已，
他的贡献仍然时常被忽视。（感谢azure0920帮忙修正）
Kobe Bryant? He's here to prove he is still relevant. Despite being an MVP and
a five-time NBA champions with two Finals' MVP awards, there is a drive that
keeps pushing him. A few drives, actually. There's the hunt for that sixth
ring, so he can feel like he matches Michael Jordan, his idol and rival in too
many ways. This team won't win a championship and isn't set up to maybe for
another year or two, partially because of Bryant's contract. But that doesn't
stop Bryant from wanting, from dreaming of being good enough to carry this
weird group despite everyone saying that he's too old, coming off an injury
and simply not good enough again.
Kobe Bryant则是需要证明他依然老当益壮。
尽管过去拥有一座季赛MVP，五枚冠军戒及两座季后赛的FMVP，
他还是有一件未达成的任务。他要的真的不多，第六枚冠军戒。
唯有这样他才能去和他的偶像与追逐的目标篮球之神Michael Jordan比肩。
只不过以目前的这支湖人队是没办法拿冠军的，少说也还需要再过一两年的整合，
更别说他自己的超大合约也是祸首之一。
尽管大家都说他太老，受伤，或单纯的就是不行了，
这些都不能阻止Bryant想要带领球队前进的意志。
Maybe that's the biggest driving force in Bryant's arsenal this season. The
feeling that he's been counted out. With fingers pointing at him as the reason
for the Lakers falling from grace and not being able to get up. He played only
six games last season before being shut down. He obviously believes that he can
still play like Bryant from years past, but that motivation might blind him to
another obvious thing: Bryant trying too hard to play like a superstar comes at
the cost of too many things.
因为上个球季他只打了六场球就因伤整季报销，
他被质疑他就是那个湖人无法重建的祸首。
这种查甫郎被说不行的感觉，也许就是Bryant本季最大的趋动力。
他显然相信他依然可以用从前的方式打球，
但这个强烈的斗志也许会让他对其他显而易见的事情盲目，
也就是当Bryant太用力的想要打得像是一个超级球星时，需要付出什么样的代价。
Lin is a team player so obviously he'd love for the Lakers to win as many
games as possible and maybe even sneak into the playoffs somehow, although that
seems unlikely right now with their roster and especially terrible defense, in
theory. However, Lin needs to think about himself as well. He'll be getting
the starting point guard role if Byron Scott still remembers what it is to be a
good NBA coach. Even if Nash starts at the point, his body won't last for
long, and Lin should be getting plenty of minutes.
林是一个团队型的球员，他显然很乐意帮助湖人队赢下每场球赛，甚至能够进入季后赛。
虽然以他们目前的球员阵容与破烂的防守实在不大可能做到。
只是，林真的需要好好地为自己想一想。
如果Byron Scott还记得怎么当个好教练的话，林应该会成为先发控卫。
不过，就算是Nash打先发，以他的身体状况大概也没办法打太久，
林应该会有许多上场机会。
Lin is special not just because of how he broke out into awareness, but also
for what he is as a player: A guy who makes the team better by being on the
floor, completely unselfish and always looking to make others better. He has
been compared to Steve Nash more than once, but he needs more than just to
improve his shooting to fit the mold – he needs to be given that kind of
chance without fearing the bench punishment for every little mistake.
林之所以特别并不只是因为他的知名度，更在于他是一个什么样的球员：
一个完全无私，总是找寻更好出手机会来让球队变得更有效率的球员。
虽然他已经常常被拿来与Steve Nash相提并论，
但他不只是需要提升他的投篮技巧，
他更需要不用担心因为小错就被关进冰箱冷冻库的机会。
At some point, their goals collide and merge. Everyone wants to be on a winning
team, to succeed. But it comes from a different place for every player, blended
in with their personality. The problem for Lin going into this season just
might be the drive behind Bryant's comeback attempt: With Bryant being the way
he is, it might come at the expense of Lin's importance, making it another
frustrating season for a point guard who can't catch a break.
也许在某个时间点，他们两位球员的目标会有冲突并融合。
大家都要想赢球，都要想成功。
但每个球员都有不同的出发点和不同的人格特质。
林在这个球季将会碰到的问题，也许就是Bryant卷土重来的企图。
当Bryant想要用他从前的方式打球，这样可能会消减掉林的重要性，
让林再次渡过一个令人沮丧的球季。