Assistant coach Mark Madsen brings a positive charge to Lakers
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In a Lakers season measured mostly by the number of tedious losses, while
players sulked over losing their starting jobs and Kobe Bryant reamed out
teammates for being softer than the cushiest of toilet tissue, one ray of
sunshine has pierced the gloom.
在这个多数以充满乏味的输球、球员对失去先发生闷气、KOBE的队友是不是比厕所的
卫生纸还软来衡量的赛季，一道阳光般的光芒划破了黑暗
That shining light is Mark Madsen, who is well on his way toward being known
as much, much more than the "Mad Dog" who played few but intense minutes on
some outstanding Lakers teams and earned legions of fans for his absurdly
goofy dance gyrations during their championship celebrations in 2001 and 2002.
那耀眼的光芒是Mark Madsen，除了他在湖人队曾经以疯狗之名在有限的时间上表现强烈
外，人们对他印象最深的是他在0102球季冠军庆祝活动上那个古怪滑稽的舞蹈
(http://youtu.be/_1ciMXvSE8U)
"I'm flattered that people say hello to me. I'm flattered that people
remember me at all," he said, smiling.
"我对人们还记得我，还对我打招呼感到受宠若惊"他微笑地说到
After spending last season as the Lakers' player development coach under Mike
D'Antoni, Madsen was promoted to an assistant job by new Coach Byron Scott.
Madsen scouts eight other teams — the same task as fellow assistants Jim
Eyen and Paul Pressey — as well as working with the Lakers' big men and
being a liaison between the analytics and coaching staffs. All of those are
vital roles.
上赛季在冷笑话下担任湖人队的球员发展教练后，疯狗本季被BS提拔为助理教练。疯狗
跟其他助教Jim Eyen, Paul Pressey一样各负责其他八支球队，在湖人跟各个大头工作
、教练团数据分析的联络窗口，这些都是非常重要的角色。
But Madsen's most important job might be one he took on naturally, if
unofficially: he has become an island of optimism and cheer to a team that
sorely needs both. The mere mention of Madsen's name can make Scott smile, a
rare occasion these days
但Madsen最重要的工作，可能是他自然而然的，已经成为这个球队乐观和愉悦的需要来源
在那些日子，Madsen是少数会让BS会心一笑的名字(三小...)
Madsen has had the same impact on players, who respected him for who he was
on the floor and now hold him in high regard as a coach."A team like us,
obviously,we've been struggling," said power forward Ed Davis, who has worked
more with Madsen than any other coach.
Madsen在球员时也是这样对别人产生影响，那些球员时代钦佩他的，在他成为教练后，
他依旧受人尊敬。"一支队伍像这样，很明显的，我们很挣扎" 受Madsen指导最久的
Ed Davis这么说到。
"You come into work and you have positive people, it makes the day go by a
little easier. If you come in and everyone is negative you wake up like,
'Man, I don't even want to go to work today. I don't want to do this. I don't
want to be around those negative people.' You enjoy being around him. He's
one of those guys who brings everyone up.
"你投入到工作中，你有些积极的家伙，这会让这一天更容易过去一些。如果你进来，发现
每个人都很消极，就像是"干~，我好想今天不上班"，我不想这么做。我不想周围都是那些
负面思想的人" 你在疯狗旁边可以很舒服，他是那种可以带给人精神满满的人
Scott inherited Madsen but didn't have to keep him. Scott could have
installed his own guys. But in talking to Madsen, Scott saw several qualities
he wanted to have around.
BS承接了Madsen，但他没必要留他下来，BS可以安插自己的人员，但在跟Madsen谈过后
他看到几个他希望有的特质
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"He has such an unbelievable passion for the game, and that's how he was as a
player," Scott said last week. "I remembered him as a player — hard-nosed,
tough, played just as hard as anybody, with a bunch of energy, and I thought
he would bring that same thing to a coaching staff as well. That's exactly
what he's done.
"他对比赛有难以想像的热情，我还记得他还是球员的样子，顽强、坚韧、比任何人都
还要硬，有着满满的能量，我认为他会为教练组带来同样的事情，他确实这样做到"
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"He's very diligent in what he does when he's scouting a team. Very
matter-of-fact about certain things. But every day he brings a very positive
attitude and positive energy to the staff and to the players. That's what I
love about him."
"他对他的事情，他负责的球队非常勤奋。实际上他对某些事情很就事论事的，但他为
工作人员和球员每天都带来了非常积极的态度和积极的能量，这就是我为何喜欢他。"
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Madsen's upbeat attitude isn't an act. But it's pretty nearly miraculous,
given the Lakers' motley roster and inconsistent commitment to playing
defense."We all have our down days. I have my down days, too," he said after a
practice last week. "And I try to put an optimistic view on things and move
forward."
Madsen的乐观态度并不是说说而已，但对于残破易变的阵容，要他们防守是需要奇蹟的
"我们都有我们的低潮，我也有低潮的时候，我试着保持乐观并继续向前"
To do that, he thinks of the mantra adopted by San Antonio Coach Gregg
Popovich, taken from a quote by journalist and social reformer Jacob Riis
about watching a stonecutter hammer away at a rock 100 times without a crack
showing. "Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know
it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before," Riis said.
为了做到这一点，他认为透过马刺波波教练的口头禅，从Jacob Riis所说的捶打石头
100次还看不到裂纹，然而在101次的时候一分为二，事实上并不是这一击使石头裂开
而是之前你所做的种种行为所致。
The Spurs commemorated that perseverance on their 2014 championship rings
with a "Pounding the rock" symbol. "On my hard days I try to remind myself,
keep chipping away every single day. There will be a breakthrough at some
point. I don't know when," Madsen said.
马刺在他们2014冠军戒指上，以这个敲岩石作为他们努力的象征。"在我困难的日子我
试着提醒自己，每天努力不懈，突破口终会到来，虽然我还不知道是何时"
Madsen made his own breakthrough by paying his dues. After his nine-year NBA
career, he spent a season as an assistant coach with the Utah Flash of the
NBA's Development League."You were asked to take on a lot of different roles.
Equipment manager. Travel guy. Drive the van. Watch video on players we might
draft or might sign as a free agent. You do everything," said Madsen, who also
filled in as a practice player once. "That was a great experience."
Madsen他9年的NBA生涯中，他度过了一个赛季的助理教练与NBA发展联盟-犹他闪光
"你被要求承担了大量不同的角色。设备管理员、旅行的家伙。驾驶面包车，观看那些
我们可能选的新秀或可能签署的自由球员影片，你要做所有的事就像再当一次练习生，
这是一个很好的经验" Madsen说到。
He returned to his alma mater, Stanford, to get his MBA and be an assistant
to Coach Johnny Dawkins during the 2012-13 season. He was hired to coach the
Defenders, the Lakers' D-League team, but instead became the Lakers'
development coach.
他回到母校史丹佛，获得MBA硕士学位，并成为Johnny Dawkins的助理教练，他也被聘为
湖人NBDL防卫者的教练，尔后他成为湖人的发展教练
His resume gave him automatic credibility. He enhanced it with his attitude.
"He's a very positive guy. Good to talk to. Good mentor. He played with the
best so he knows his stuff, and he's so vocal," center Jordan Hill said.
他的履历自动让他有公信力。 他用他的态度强化它。"他是一个非常积极的人，很好沟通
是个好导师。他曾经跟最好的队友打球，所以他知道他的KNOW-HOW" Jordan Hill说到
Though Madsen now must wear jackets and slacks and carry a clipboard during
games, the geek still lives within him. So does the temptation to bust out
those dance moves again"Listen, if we are on that podium in June, if they want me to dance I'll
dance. If they want me to spin around, I'll spin around. I'll be ready to
go," he said.
虽然疯狗现在必须穿西装并拿着战术版，但他体内的GEEK血诱惑着他要他再跳一次
"听着，如果我们在六月上台，如果他们要我跳舞，我会跳舞。如果他们要我不停地旋转
，我就不停地旋转。我会准备好"
Um, there's a difference between optimistic and delusional.
恩，这就是乐观和妄想之间的差别了
"I didn't necessarily say this June. The month of June, and I'm not ruling
anything out. In the month of June at some point, I'll be ready," he said.
"我没有必要说这个赛季的6月，我不排除任何可能性。在六月份在某些时候，我会做
好准备"
Until then, he will cheerfully chip away, knowing the next hammer stroke
could be the one that makes the difference.
在此之前，他会乐观的准备，他会知道那一锤会让那个石头产生改变。
后记:我上季没看，疯狗这家伙我现在才知道在教练团，刚好看到这篇报导就来翻看看
话说本季媒体关系真好，然后Scott真的好喜欢能量
(*￣▽￣)/‧★*"`'*-.,_,.-*'`"*-.,_☆,~正面能量 你怕了吧