湖人系列！！！
1 farmar在同一天为NBA & NBDL效力LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Farmar is going to need some April fuel.Quote:[indent]Farmar, a rookie guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, can become the first player to play in a D-League game and NBA game on the same day. [/indent]
[color=#0000ff]洛杉矶湖人的新人后卫farmar他成为历史上首位同一天既参加NBA比赛又参加发展联盟比赛的球员。[/color]
Quote:[indent]On Saturday night, Farmar was assigned by the Lakers to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the D-League, the NBA's developmental league. He had 18 points and six assists in 40 minutes in their game against the Anaheim Arsenal on Sunday. [/indent]
[color=#0000ff]在星期六的晚上，湖人队将farmar分配到洛杉矶D－Fenders队.[NBA发展联盟][/color]
[color=#6633cc]D-Fenders队（21胜23负）目前在发展联盟的西部联盟排名第三位，他们在去年被湖人队的老板巴斯买下，可是湖人队还从没有把球员下放到这支球队，而联盟相关规定则限制了NBA的一二年级生在单个赛季最多只能出入NBDL三次。[/color]
Quote:[indent]A Lakers spokeswoman said Farmar will be recalled by the NBA club after that game and will be in uniform for Sunday night's contest against the Sacramento Kings. She said there is no guarantee that Farmar will play, however. [/indent]
[color=#0000ff]一个湖人队的女发言人说farmar在[防守者队今天同阿纳海姆队的比赛]结束之后，法玛尔又将会被立即重招回湖人,参加星期天晚上湖人对阵国王的比赛。[/color]
Quote:[indent]Both games are at the Staples Center. The NBDL game began at 5:30 p.m. EDT and the NBA game starts at 9:30 p.m., giving Farmar approximately about one hour to rest between contests. [/indent]
[color=#0000ff]两场比赛都在斯台普斯中心举行。NBA发展联盟的比赛是在美国东区时区5：30p.m开始。而NBA的比赛则在9：30p.m举行。[/color]
Quote:[indent]Farmar has averaged 4.8 points in 62 games with the Lakers this season but had played just twice in the last six contests.[/indent]
[color=#0000ff]Farmar在这个赛季的62场比赛平均为湖人队贡献4.8分，[1.7个篮板和2.0次助攻]，但是在最近六场比赛中只上场了2次。[/color]
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2 Jackson non-committal on his coaching future(杰克逊对他的执教身崖没有做出任何承诺)
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[color=#ff0000]Wednesday, Apr 4, 2007 12:01 pm EDT[/color]
Quote:[indent]A regular topic of conversation, Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson's future, came up Monday. Jackson said he still hasn't decided how long he will continue to coach and said that his energy level will be the determining factor. [/indent]
[color=#ff9900]近期以来有关于湖人主教练Phil Jackson's的未来执教问题已经成了大家津津乐道的话题.
Jackson说:"我现在还不能决定将来我还会执教几年,而这些都得取决于我今后的身体健康状况.[/color]"
Quote:[indent]They can read you like a book, these kids," Jackson said. "If you're not there, and exacting and energetic and demanding with it, they have a tendency to relax and you can't drive them as hard." [/indent]"
[color=#ff9900]外界的孩子看待你就如同是一本书"杰克逊说到.
"如果你不在这儿,也就意味着你带走了孩子们对你的依赖,以及你对比赛的认真和所付出的精力程度,
当然他们(球员)有理由去享受一切,而你也并不能去驱使他们做他们不愿意做的事.[/color]
Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Related: Los Angeles Lakers
[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Jackson-non-committal-on-his-coaching-future?urn=nba,28399][color=#2f5fa1]http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Jackson-non-committal-on-his-coaching-future?urn=nba,28399[/color][/url]
继续！！！
3 KB reaches out to 'Melo（科比对安动尼伸出了援助之手）April 03 :: 2007这是两天前湖人在对掘金后的一小段新闻
Quote:[indent]The "Stop Snitching" video cameo. The extortion and blackmail attempt against him. The charge of marijuana possession. A poor showing at the 2004 Athens Olympics. And a fight in a New York City nightclub. All those issues weighed heavily on Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony early in the 2004-05 season.[/indent]
[color=#6633cc]首先这是发生在2004年的一段小故事。
那时当安东尼的那卷“停止偷窃”的录像带被公布以后，外界对他的敲诈勒索以及匿名邮件曾经恐吓过他，要求他将所有吸食大麻所欠下的债务一并还清，而这却是发生在雅典奥运会期间。此前在纽约的一次夜总会上双方已经发生了争执,而所有的这些对于掘金球星Carmelo Anthony 都是一次巨大的心理负担，并且在2004~2005赛季之前的一段时间也让他感觉十分压抑。[/color]
Quote:[indent]But at that time when a stressed and depressed Anthony needed a respected word of wisdom, he received a surprising text message from "K.B." in December 2004.[/indent]
[color=#6633cc]但是就在安东尼感到沮丧和失落并且需要有人及时给他指引前进的方向之时，2004年的12月他意外地收到了一封来自科比的信件。[/color]
Quote:[indent]"I got a text from him that said, 'Don't even worry about that,' and this and that. I was like, 'Really? For real? Who is this?' It didn't have his name. It just had his (cell) number and 'K.B.' I was like 'Who is this?' It was Kobe," Anthony said. "He's been through a lot so you know he has the people against him. He's his own person. He's in his own world."[/indent]
[color=#6633cc]“我的确是收到了他给我的来信”安东尼说到。“不要太过于担心，这些事情我也曾经历过一些。”对于科比来说，是真的吗？是现实中真正有发生的事吗？那个人真的是科比吗？
“当时他们并没有真正的名字，在那里只留下了电话号码和KB两个字，我喜欢我是谁的这种感觉”而事实上他确实是科比，安东尼之后这样说到科比在寄给他信中谈到的内容。
“我也经历过，所以他们当然也会采取一定的手段对付你，但你依然是你，你依然在自己的世界中生活，放开些自然ok"[/color]
Quote:[indent]Since Kobe Bryant's message to Anthony, 22, more than two years ago, the all-stars quietly have developed a big brother-little brother relationship. [/indent]
[color=#6633cc]自从科比在安东尼22岁的时候邮寄的一封信，从而奠定了他们现在之间的感情。超过两年的时间，同时因为全明星赛，他们的友谊深度也在进一步地深化。[/color]
Quote:[indent]And the relationship continues today:[/indent]
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这样的关系在今天仍然在延续..........[/color]
[url=http://news.kb24.com/#237][color=#2f5fa1]http://news.kb24.com/#237[/color][/url]
继续！！！
4 Walton could leave through free agency（Walton将会出现在自由市场上）By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
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Quote:[indent]Luke Walton doesn't want to think about it, but this could be the beginning of the end of his career with the Lakers.[/indent]
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Luke Walton 并不想去思考这个问题，但是这是他在离开湖人队后职业生涯的开始。[/color]
Quote:[indent]An unrestricted free agent in July, Walton will have some bidders for his services, including his current employers[/indent].
[color=#6600cc]今年的七月，NBA 自由市场上将不会有严格的限制，而Walton 到时也将和其他的竞争者共同角逐，
并且包括现在队中的角色球员。[/color]
Quote:[indent]He was drafted in the second round by the Lakers in 2003 and played well enough to earn a two-year contract extension before the 2005-06 season, but his value has increased with a season that includes career highs of 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists a game. He is also shooting a career-best 40.8% from three-point range and 47.9% overall.[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]沃顿是在2003年第二轮选秀中被湖人选中的，在2005-2006赛季之前他拥有一份为期两年的合同，
而到现今为止，他的表现也算让人满意。但是凭借本赛季平均每场11.5分、4.8个篮板和4.4次助攻的表现，他现在的价值已经增加了许多，同时从整体上看，他的三分球命中率也从40.8%上升到了47.9%。[/color]
Quote:[indent]Walton, 27, is earning $1.375 million this season but could vault into contract territory of $4 million to $5 million annually. With nine games left in the regular season, he said he wasn't peering too far down the road.[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]Walton, 27岁，在本赛季已经获得了一份价值1375000美元的合同，但是他仍然能够在每年额外拥有一份价值约在4000000~5000000美元的契约。“在本赛季还有九场常规赛的前提下，他说自己并不想停下前进的脚步。”[/color]
Quote:[indent]"Not really," he said. "It's kind of like the best part of the season right now, and then we're going into the playoffs, but I've obviously had the thought there is a chance that I'll be in another city next year.[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]“其实并不是很愿意”walton说到。“这个赛季，我感觉自己处在最佳的位置上，并且我们将冲击季候赛，但是很显然，我不得不去面对在下个赛季有可能出现在另一个城市的球场上的事实。”[/color]"
Quote:[indent]I love it here. I grew up right down the street in San Diego. I've got my family nearby. I love the coaching staff. The people upstairs have been great, and my teammates too, but you're only a free agent once or twice in your career, so you obviously have to go look at other places as well."[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]“我喜欢这里，我在San Diego.的街道上长大，同时，我的家人也在附近不远的地方。不仅因为这些，我还喜欢这儿的教练以及执教方式。这儿的人们让我感觉很棒，当然这也包括我的队友。
但是，你在职业生涯中只有大概两到三次的自由选择，所以你必须也看到其他城市的优点。[/color]
Quote:[indent]If the Lakers decide to sign Walton, they have two possibilities.[/indent]
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如果湖人决定交易walton，那么他们有两个选择。[/color]
Quote:[indent]They hold Walton's "Bird rights," which, generally speaking, allow teams to offer their free agents better contracts than competing teams. Under such guidelines, the Lakers could offer Walton a six-year deal while competing teams could offer only five-year deals.[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]留住walton，让球队管理层给他比其他球队更高的待遇（意思就是薪金），而湖人也将与walton达成一笔维持六年的合同，至于其他球队也只能提供一份仅仅5年的合同。[/color]
Quote:[indent]Or, the Lakers could re-sign him by using up most or all of their midlevel exception, an annual exception that allows teams over the salary cap to sign a free agent, even one of theirs, for up to five years and about $30 million.[/indent]
[color=#6600cc]或者，湖人可以f放弃walton，这样更多中等水平球员的发挥空间才会相应的提高。
同时，湖人也可以将这些腾出来的薪金让球队拥有更多的选择，而5年之内最多也可以达到3000000美元。 [/color]
[url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakerep3apr03,0,5516486.story?coll=la-home-sports][color=#2f5fa1]http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakerep3apr03,0,5516486.story?coll=la-home-sports[/color][/url] 5 Jackson A Hall of Famer? Smush Knows Why [对于Jackson和Smush 的争吵，Lazenby有话说][color=#ff0000][color=#0000ff][size=2]首先我来介绍下事情的发生。，[
在对快船的比赛中
Smush 和 Jackson发生了口角
在对快船的比赛中，整个第四节都Phil Jackson放在板凳上发表了看法
这是几句他的语言
Parker说：“我感觉相当好。我感觉我已经做了我所能做的，我已经在很早以前就放弃和那人沟通了。
Parker说：“当我无法上场的时候，我都会感到很惊讶。
parker说：“每天，每场比赛我都无法确保，[/size]
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[color=#ff0000][size=4]看完下面的文章你会觉得Smush就像是一个正处於叛逆期的青少年，心中偶尔会对父亲有著不满，而Jackson正是那个时常鞭策他却也疼爱他的父亲
文章来自 Lazenby的Blog
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第一次我真正有仔细端倪了Smush，是他正要去ＮＢＤＬ的时候。我曾经有三个球季是在ＥＳＰＮ电台担任转拨球评，替一支很早就成立的疯狂球队Roanoke Dazzle服务。我一直都称发展联盟是「倖存的硬木」，它是一个介於大学跟职业篮球间的特殊连接，球员为了自己的篮球生涯，他们大多是抱著破釜沉舟的牺牲精神去拼，即使只能得到Jerry Sloan那冷酷眼睛中些微的闪光也好。这些比赛都是标準的正式比赛﹝会执行不少的高位档切等等﹞，但由於心中充斥著绝望的火焰，这些比赛感觉更像是大学比赛那样的节奏跟激情。
已经过往的Dennie Johnson也了解这一点，那个球季ＤＪ正执教於Florida Flame，这是一支欠缺才华的球队，战绩也仅有３胜２０负。Smush就是在这季季中来到了Flame队，对於这个在才华上明显的升级，确实让ＤＪ精神一振，你总是想在发展联盟中寻找升级的可能，什麼方法都好。﹝Lazenby的牢骚：为什麼ＮＢＡ要这样给发展联盟命名？棒球很早以前就很聪明的使用等级来区分，你知道的，像是三Ａ、二Ａ之类的﹞
总之，Smush加入Flame的那天晚上还是替Roanoke Civic Center创造了一点声势，而且在我印象中，这个发展联盟天杀的极需要所有的这种他们能寻求的声势。这天有这种声势是因为Smush曾经在ＮＢＡ试过水温，最近的一次是在凤凰城太阳。
这个联盟的一切都不太严谨，所以我有机会在赛前就去跟Smush嗑瓜子，他告诉我那段在凤凰城的时光对他来说非常珍贵，因为他有机会跟Steve Nash一起练球，Smush说他学到了很多重要的事情，这让他成为了更好的控球后卫。那天晚上当Smush上场的时候，整个球场都兴奋了，他的速度跟敏捷让他称霸了这场比赛，事实上，在他去跟裁判顶嘴然后领到第二个Ｔ被踢出场的时候﹝这些发展联盟的裁判有著稳定会让人不爽的哨声，而这裡头很多人现在正在ＮＢＡ作同样的事情﹞，他几乎创造了联盟单场比赛的最多助攻数。
虽然Smush是在休息室看完了这场比赛，有些事情已经开始建立了，忽然间，ＤＪ的垫底球队戏剧性的转变成了一股不能忽视的力量，因为他们现在有了全联盟最好的后卫！虽然他被逐出场了，赛后当我离开时Smush依旧是带著他大大的笑容跟我握手，而当我跟他说他几乎创造了助攻纪录时，他的笑容更灿烂了。
他在发展联盟的时光、跟ＤＪ在一起的时光，成了Smush生涯的转戾点。他还很小的时候母亲就因为爱滋病而过世了，他在篮球世界中游荡，在Fordham大学打了一段时间，然后拿著命运作赌注般的投入了ＮＢＡ选秀，就好像是某个提早上架的不知名產品一样。ＤＪ也有著类似的生涯，６０年代他只是南加州一个有著１６个小孩的大家庭中的一员，他在初级学院中打过球，然后在Pepperdine打过一个球季，然后早早的宣布加入选秀，同样也是个不知名球员，但是他却得到了当时西雅图的教练Bill Russell、一个了解什麼是奋斗韧性的人的赏识。
就在这集合了许多相似背景的Florida，Smush在湖人暑期联盟的出色表现替他挣到了一纸合约，接下来的故事你们大概都知道了，他能够跟Kobe Bryant配合，瞬间成了球队的后场先发，而且是带著无保证约在打球的。
以一个一年级先发控卫来说，在ＮＢＡ取得这样子惊人的成功，其困难度不亚於一个菜鸟在ＮＦＬ担任先发四分卫。除了他的敏捷、速度跟韧性之外，Smush也懂得如何善用它的智慧，有哪个纽约街头后卫能够这麼迅速的学会执行那结构精密的三角战术？想想看当初如果Gary Payton能够有这种适应能力，湖人能够走多远呢？
Anyways，在这段湖人风云中，我想说的重点是Smush的笑容，它已经不见了、消失在无止尽的压力中，取而代之的是一副冰冷的面具。自从Smush来到湖人后我访问过他两次，客观的形容就是「戒慎」，他不愿意让任何人进入他的世界中，特别是媒体；他总是说那些标準答案，而我已厌倦於对那些读者报导那些不断重复的陈腔滥调。Smush之所以到了洛杉磯后建立起这种围墙，主要的原因在於球迷，他们总是针对著他，对他有著疯狂的期望，「只要Smush是湖人的先发控卫，这支球队就不会是常胜球队的」这种话持续且无情的在网路跟电台上头重复。
别误会，我很喜欢湖人迷，喜欢他们那无可挑剔的热情，喜欢他们对於伟大的飢渴跟需求，但我的重点是，数据并不会告诉你什麼是伟大，如果你不相信，请去问伟大的Bill Russell，事实上，你最好不要看他的生涯数据，但就和Smush一样，Russell很早就学著戴起面具。
Anyways，现在我要作的是我应该早该在文章中作的事情，那就是把伟大的背后灵Tex Winter请出来了。他已经列名於真．篮球名人堂，我这样说是因为真实生活中的篮球名人堂不会让一个８５岁的老教练进的，那个名人堂跟一堆的政策和规定缠在一起。在运动世界中对於Winter这种有话直说者来说，应该没有什麼人能像他那样得到这麼多的真心讚赏，但是这些有话直说的人总是会得罪太多有著强烈自尊的人。
言归正传，下面是Tex对於Smush的评语：
Winter曰：「他是一个坚强的孩子，一个出色的奋斗者，对於这点我很敬佩，我并不是对於他所作的全部事情感到赞同，他有著出色的速度跟敏捷，但是他太多赌博性防守了，而且在防守档切时常常被宰﹝听起来跟Tex给予Kobe最近的防守表现的批评很像﹞，
「但Smush所作的还是让人十分惊艷，特别是考虑到他的背景，他在这裡已经担任两年的先发了，而我不认为那会有什麼改变。」为什麼？因为Smush有著那唯一有改变权力的人的支持跟讚赏－－－教练Phil Jackson。
我问到Jackson替Smush的撑腰，Winter说：「这是肯定的，我想Smush对此也很感激，我认为从Smush身上所得到的肯定多於其他大多数的教练所能得到的，Smush知道禪师对他有著庞大的信心。」
如果你有时常阅读这个部落格的习惯，你就应该知道我花了很多的时间在彰显禪师的犯错，而他即将被宣布成为名人堂教练，很多的人认为这是因为他执教的球队拿下了９座ＮＢＡ冠军。
但是Jackson的成功也在于他能够理解像Smush这种球员，然后从他身上看到很多其他人看不到的事情。在这个因为不断的伤兵而导致湖人表现摇摆不定的球季Jackson知道Smush肯定会绑紧他的鞋带，然后准备著每一个晚上的比赛；部分的原因，当然是因为Smush如果没有一份固定薪资，他就要去发展联盟报到了，所以他没有坐下休战的选择，不能冒著让他的篮球生涯随风飞去的风险。但是早在其他人之前，禪师看到了更重要的原因：湖人需要Smush的顽强、他的坚毅、他的生存本能，特别是当湖人常常连放上六个健康的球员在场上练习都很难的时期。
除此之外，只有极少数如Derek Disher或Smush Parker能够赢得Kobe的尊重，我认为这是那些广大的湖人迷承认这些隐藏价值的时候了，而且像]Jackson那样学习在每个晚上容忍Smush可能出现的紕漏。我认为是时候湖人迷们停止那些吹毛求疵，然后给予这个来自街头的孩子他应得的。
也许到时候，我们就会再次看到那个笑容了。[/size][/color]
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You wouldn’t know it from his time in L.A., but Smush Parker has a wonderful smile.
The first time I took a real good look at Parker, he had just found his way into the NBA’s Development League.
For three seasons, I was the color commentator on local ESPN radio for the Roanoke Dazzle, one of the daffy league’s original teams. I always referred to D League as “Hardwood Survivor.” It’s a unique blend of the college and the pro game. The players are trying to catch a basketball lifeline, so they often play with the kind of heart-on-the-line abandon that could light the gleam in Jerry Sloan’s steely eyes. The games are played in the classic pro style (lots of high screen and roll, etc.), but, fueled by desperation, they often resemble a college pace and fervor.
Dennis Johnson, God rest his soul, understood that too. That season Johnson was coaching the Florida Flame, a talent-bare roster with a record of about 3-20.
Parker had flown into Roanoke at mid-season to join the Flame, a clear upgrade in talent that seemed to lift DJ’s spirits. You take your upgrades any way you can find them in the D League (why the hell did the NBA ever name it that? At least baseball had the good sense years ago to grade its minor leagues with As. You know, Triple A, Double A, etc.).
Anyway, Parker’s joining the Flame that night created a smidgen of fanfare at the Roanoke Civic Center, if I recall, and God knows, the D League needed all the fanfare it could get.
There was fanfare because Parker had had a couple of cups of coffee in the NBA, most recently with Phoenix.
Things are relaxed, to say the least, around the league, so I had a chance to chat up Smush before the game. He told me he had treasured his time in Phoenix because of the opportunity to work against Steve Nash in practice. Parker said he had learned important lessons that had made him a better point guard.
The excitement in the building jumped once Parker took the floor that night. His speed and quickness allowed him to dominate the game. In fact, he was well on his way to setting the league’s single-game assist record when he got into it with the officials and got tossed for a second technical (those D League officials with their constant whistles were always annoying; now a lot of them are doing the same thing in the NBA).
Despite Smush’s finishing out the game in the locker room, something had been established. Suddenly, DJ’s cellar-dwelling team had been magically transformed into a force to be reckoned with. It now had the best guard in the league.
Despite his ejection, Smush was all smiles afterward and shook my hand as I was leaving. His smile spread when I told him he had almost set the assist record.
His time in the D League, his time with DJ, proved to life-changing for Parker, who was but a child when his mother died of AIDS. He bounced around basketball, wound up playing a short time at Fordham, then threw his destiny to the wind and entered the NBA draft as an almost unknown early-entry commodity. Dennis Johnson, too, had faced his own challenges growing up one of 16 children in a Southern California household in the 1960s. He had played at junior college, added a season at Pepperdine, then declared early for the draft, also as an unknown, who just happened to catch the eye of then Seattle coach Bill Russell, who knew a thing or two about competitive toughness.
From this convergence of similar circumstances in Florida, Parker played his way into a contract with the Lakers, where he’s had quite a ride.
You know much of the story from here.
Became an immediate starter in a backcourt that featured the demanding Kobe Bryant.
Played without a guaranteed contract.
Pulled off the amazing feat of succeeding as a first year starting point guard in the NBA, which is just about as difficult as starting quarterback as an NFL rookie.
Yet, in addition to his quickness and speed and toughness, Parker knows how to use his smarts. What other New York playground player could step in to the highly structured triangle offense and pick it up so quickly? Imagine where we’d all be if Gary Payton had displayed Parker’s adaptability?
Anyway, what tells the important part of the story in L.A. is Smush’s smile.
It’s gone, vanished in the endless cycle of pressure. Replaced by a frozen mask.
I’ve interviewed Parker twice since his arrival in L.A. Guarded is the operative word. He’s not about to let anybody in his world right at the moment. Especially not a reporter.
He says all the right things, but I hate to bore readers by repeating cliches.
A big part of his burden in L.A. is the fans. They’re on his case constantly with those crazy expectations. “This team cannot win so long as it has Smush as its point guard,” is the steady and relentless refrain on the internet and radio talk shows.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the Lakers fans. Love their absolute passion. Love even more their demands for nothing short of total greatness.
My only point in this issue is, stats don’t really tell us much about greatness. If you don’t believe that, just ask the great Bill Russell. Actually, you’re better off looking up his career numbers. Like Smush, he long ago learned to wear the mask.
Anyway, I’ll do now what I should have done much earlier in this story. I’ll turn it over to the great Tex Winter to explain. He’s in the True Basketball Hall of Fame. I call it that because the supposedly Real Hall of Fame won’t let the 85-year-old coach in. It’s too caught up in politics and formula. Seems nobody in sports has much real appreciation for a truth-teller. Truth-tellers offend too many over-sized egos.
Anyway, here’s Tex’s take on Smush:
“He’s a tough little kid and a hell of a competitor,” Winter said. “I admire him for that. I’m still not totally sold on the job he’s doing. He has all that tremendous speed and quickness. But he gambles too much on defense and gets beat on the screen and roll (sounds like Tex describing Bryant’s recent defensive efforts).
“Still, it’s absolutely amazing what he’s done, considering where he came from,” Winter said. “He’s spent two years here as a starter. And I don’t think that’ll change.”
Why? Because Parker has enjoyed the support and admiration of the only person who matters—Phil Jackson.
“He certainly has,” Winter replied when I asked about Jackson’s backing. “I think Smush appreciates it. I think Phil has gotten more out of him than most coaches ever could. Smush knows Phil has a great deal of confidence in him.”
If you read this column on a regular basis (quite a challenge since it doesn’t appear regularly), you know that I spend a fair amount of time lighting up Jackson for one transgression or another. He’ll soon be acknowleged as a Hall of Fame coach.
A lot of people assume it’s based on his coaching those nine NBA championship teams.
Jackson’s success, though, also has been keyed by his reading a guy like Smush Parker and seeing things in him that others don’t.
Jackson knows that in a season when Lakers have fallen right and left to an array of injuries, Parker has laced his sneaks up every night. Part of the reason, of course, is that without a guaranteed contract, Smush remains in the D League. He can’t afford to sit down, can’t afford to let go of the lifeline.
Long before anyone else, Jackson saw something else important. The Lakers need Smush’s grit, his toughness, his survival instinct, especially during these days when the Lakers usually struggle to put six healthy players on the floor for practice.
After all, only the rare ones like Derek Fisher or Smush Parker can earn Kobe Bryant’s respect.
I think it’s about time that a lot of Lakers fans recognized the intangibles and like Jackson learned to live with whatever Parker can grind out of the circumstances on any given game night.
I think it’s about time Lakers fans cease their nitpicking and give the kid from the playgrounds his due.
Maybe then we’ll see that smile again.
Roland Lazenby is the author of The Show, a comprehensive oral history of the Los Angeles Lakers. His Phil Jackson biography, Mindgames, was recently reissued by the University of Nebraska Press in a special updated edition. [size=4][color=#ff0000]文章来自 Lazenby的Blog [/color][/size]
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以我说啊
他是本性难改了
直接删 废什么话 那么喜欢KB
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