Jameer Nelson opens up about Dwight Howard's ugly exit from Orlando
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Jameer Nelson最近接受了HoopsHype的记者Alex Kennedy采访，谈论他的NBA生涯，其中
也聊到2011-12球季魔术前队友Dwight Howard的"魔兽人生"。以下撷取来源文章，网址里
也有Nelson受访的43分钟录音档。
“We had a culture and when that culture got broken, that’s when the team
started to break up,’ Nelson said. “There were different reasons why the
culture broke, but the main thing was certain guys weren’t seeing eye-to-eye
anymore. The goal changed. Social media started coming into play. The brand
started getting bigger for individual guys. Winning wasn’t even the priority
at that time, in my opinion, for certain guys. It kind of got blown up
because of that, in my opinion. I’m sure you’ve been around and you’ve
seen it. But it kind of deflates you and you’re like: ‘Ugh, I don’t feel
like coming to practice today because it’s not going to be as fun.’ Our
practices used to be fun. When we were winning, everything was fun. But when
things got a little tougher and adversity hit, certain guys just didn’t want
to be there anymore.”
Nelson：“我们有一种文化，当这种文化被打破时，那就是团队开始分裂的时候。文化
破裂有很多不同的原因，但是最主要的是某些人已经意见不一致，目标改变了。社群媒体
开始发挥作用，个人主义变得越来越大。在我看来，当时对于某些人来说，赢球甚至都不
是优先事项。这种环境下会让你变得放纵，就像：‘喔，我今天不想练球，因为这没有乐
趣。’。曾经我们的练球很乐趣，当我们赢球时所有事情都会很有趣，但是当事情变得有
点艰难和逆境时，某些人就是不想再留在那里了。”
Howard was coming off three consecutive seasons in which he was named the NBA
’s Defensive Player of the Year. In 2008-09, the Magic advanced to the NBA
Finals and then made it back to the Eastern Conference Finals in the
following season. But in 2010-11, Orlando was eliminated in the first round
of the playoffs.
As such, there was a very different vibe around the team entering the
following season. Winning was no longer the focus, explained Nelson, and
Howard publicly requested a trade. Despite asking to be traded in December of
2011, Howard wasn’t actually dealt until August of 2012.
Howard当时连续三个赛季被评为年度最佳防守球员。2008-09赛季，魔术打进了总冠军赛
，然后在接下来的赛季又打到了东区冠军赛。但是在2010-11赛季，他们却在季后赛第一
轮就被淘汰。
因此，到了下个赛季时球队的气氛截然不同。Nelson解释说球队赢球不再是焦点，Howard
公开要求交易，尽管要求在2011年12月进行交易，但他直到2012年8月才真正被交易。
“Every day when we came in, it was about Dwight wanting to be traded and
about Dwight wanting Stan [Van Gundy] to be fired and things like that,”
Nelson said. “Everybody found anything but positive things to say to us.
But I thought we handled it well. We still continued to win; we still played
and we fought through it. But it was just a lot of weight on everybody’s
shoulders. From the players to the coaching staff. It took a lot out of you,
dealing with all of that negativity. A lot of things that happen in
professional sports just need to stay in the locker room or in the office.
Whether it’s with the general manager, the owner or the team president, if
you want to have a conversation with that person, just let it stay there. If
you want to request a trade, request it quietly. Then, things won’t trickle
down to your coach, your teammates and your fans. It had an effect on
everybody, [even] the people working on the business side. Nobody was having
any fun anymore. It was almost like the ending to a great movie, and it was a
sad ending.”
Nelson：“每一天我们到这，周遭都是关于Dwight想被交易或是Dwight希望Stan(总教练)
被开除之类的事情。除了正面的事情大家发现了什么都对我们说，但我认为我们处理得很
好，我们仍然继续获胜，我们仍然在比赛并为此奋斗。这些成为了每个人肩膀上的重担，
从球员到教练员，花了很多时间处理所有这类的负面消息。职业运动中发生的很多事情只
需要留在更衣室或办公室就可以了，不论是总经理、老板还是领队，如果你想找某人会谈
，就让事情留在那里，如果想要请求交易，就请安静的去请求，这样这些事情就不会滴落
在你的教练和队友以及球迷身上，这些事情影响了球队的每个人甚至业务人员。没有人有
任何乐趣了，这就像是一部伟大电影的结局，而这是一个悲剧。”
Nelson noted that the franchise still found ways to win, which is fair
because they made the playoffs. However, they were coming off of three years
in a row of owning the best record in the Southeast Division and finished
with at least 50 wins in each of those seasons. But in 2011-12, they entered
the postseason as a No. 6 seed with a .561 win percentage (37-29).
While most of the blame for the regression was put on Howard, Nelson did say
that the big man shouldn’t get all of the blame. He told Kennedy that he hasn
’t had a chance to clear the air with Howard yet, but he hopes to eventually
reconcile with the eight-time NBA All-Star.
Nelson指出球队仍然能找到方法赢球，这很公平，因为他们进入了季后赛，2008-09赛季
魔术连续三年拥有东南组最佳战绩并且每个赛季至少获得了50场胜利。但在2011-12缩水
赛季，他们以0.561的胜率（37-29）排名东区第六进入季后赛。
尽管当时大多数人把战绩退步的责任都归咎于Howard，Nelson说不应该让Howard承担所有
指责。Nelson告诉记者他还没有机会和Howard消除隔阂，但是他最终希望能够和这位八次
入选全明星的人和好。
“To put all of it on Dwight isn’t fair,” Nelson said. “To say, ‘If he
would’ve stayed, things would’ve been the same…’ or, ‘He’s the reason
why everything broke up,’ is not fair because there were other things that
transpired as well. I’m sure there are certain things [that happened] that we
’ll probably never know. But I definitely would like to sit down and talk
with him one day. And I’ve always rooted for him; I’ve been on his side and
wanted to see him come out on top. But I’m definitely looking forward to
that day when I get to sit down and talk with him and iron some things out.”
Nelson：“把全部问题都归咎Dwight是不公平的。说他如果继续留下来情况还是会一样，
或是说他就是让一切破裂的原因，这些都是不公平的，因为还有其他事情在发生，我确定
有某些事情我们可能永远不会知道，但是我绝对想坐下来跟他谈谈。我一直为他加油，一
直站在他那边，希望看到他脱颖而出，我很期待哪一天能够坐下来跟他谈谈并且厘清一些
问题。”
2012年暑假魔术总教练Stan Van Gundy被解雇
湖人透过四方交易得到Howard
魔兽人生第一季正式落幕
https://i.imgur.com/nM9owZk.png
隔年就是更轰动的魔兽人生第二季
https://i.imgur.com/RIDZXSV.png