Magic Johnson: 'I hope the Lakers lose every game'
魔术强生: 我希望湖人输掉每一场球 http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/653740
Passionate sports fans know that sometimes the best way to take a step
forward is by taking one backwards. Magic Johnson is no different.
运动迷都知道, 有时往前进最好的方式就是先后退, 魔术也这样认为
"I hope the Lakers lose every game," Johnson said at a New York event
Tuesday, according to Neil Best from Newsday. "Because if you're going to
lose, lose. I'm serious," he added.
他说: 我希望湖人输掉每一场球, 因为如果你计画输球, 那就真的输吧, 我是认真的
The Lakers currently hold a dismal 5-16 record, which matches the Utah Jazz
for the fifth and sixth-worst records in the league. However, the Lakers will
send their first round pick in June's NBA Draft to the Phoenix Suns if it
falls outside the top-five (thanks to the 2012 Steve Nash trade), so they
have even more incentive to lose this season than most tanking rebuilding
teams.
湖人现在5-16跟爵士并列联盟第五&第六糟, 然而如果本季湖人挤不进前五烂, 明年六月
的首轮签就得白白送给太阳队, 这可不行啊!! 接着湖人得更加积极的输球才能坦出一条
重建的光明大道!
"If you're going to lose, you have to lose, because you can't be in the
middle of the pack. You either have to be great or you have to be bad, to get
a good (draft) pick," Johnson said.
魔术说: 如果你打算输球, 你就必须得去输, 因为你不能卡在中间, 要嘛成为一支出色
的队伍, 不然就把自己搞的很烂来获得一支好的选秀签
For what it's worth, the Lakers should get a late first round pick in June
regardless, as the Houston Rockets owe them their lottery-protected pick from
the summer's Jeremy Lin trade.
手上这支选秀签, 是今年夏天跟着林书豪的交易从火箭来的
Johnson's also quite aware that as a perennial free agent destination with
cap space next summer, the Lakers could make a quick recovery with a top
notch pick and signing.
"The Lakers are in a good space, too, next summer if they can sign or trade
for a talented guy. I'd rather be all the way bad than be in the middle," the
Hall of Famer said.
It's interesting that Johnson is thinking about the benefits of losing this
season, though, and not sending any verbal jabs towards Lakers coach Byron
Scott, given that he was one of former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni's biggest
critics.
有趣的是, 魔术想的是湖人输掉本季会有的好处, 而不是说一些话来戳败总, 特别是魔术
向来都是蛋东尼最大的批判者之一