波特蘭媒體炮轟AGG耍大牌 集合遲到排擠Lillard - NBA

※ 引述《cat0806 (Cater)》之銘言：
: 《俄勒岡人》報的拓荒者隨隊記者Jason Quick就在專欄中表示，Aldridge的離開對於拓
: 荒者來說反而會大鬆一口氣，他也批評了Aldridge在隊中耍大牌的做法。

這記者的原文其實蠻有趣XD

It was the 2015 playoffs, Memphis, and the Trail Blazers' bus was idling
in front of the team hotel. A steady stream of players, coaches and support
staff had boarded for the past 20 minutes, yet for the last five minutes,
nary a soul had approached the steps.

西區決賽第一輪，拓荒者全員在過去20分鐘內陸續上車，但最後5分鐘沒人靠近車子

Still, the bus remained idling. Brake lights glowing. Engine chortling.
Exhaust billowing toward Beale Street.
And it remained idling ... and idling ... and idling ...

巴士還是一動也不動，好像在等誰，引擎陣陣的響，不斷向著Beale Street排氣
就在那空轉…在那空轉…在那空轉


.. for a good five minutes.
(空轉了)很好的五分鐘


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What struck me when I watched that scene, and what I've thought about often
since then, is this: I wonder what Damian Lillard was thinking as he waited
on that bus?

看到這一幕我(記者)在想，Lillard在等待的時候到底都在想什麼呢


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But from the front office to the marketing department to the game-day support
staff, there was a general exhaustion with Aldridge. Massaging an ego
so often, for so many years, can take its toll.

球隊上下對AGG都很厭倦，因為每年都要一次又一次奉承他來滿足他的自尊心

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If there was a nick, a bump, or a bruise, Aldridge always wanted an MRI,
prompting one former staffer to quip it was a good thing owner Paul Allen
was rich enough to cover the frequent expense.

只要有點小病痛，AGG就會要求做MRI
一個前拓荒者員工嘲笑，還好老闆夠錢來應付這些額外的花費

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But he was so bitter about perceived slights that happened nine years ago
– 9 years! – and so insistent that he was always getting the short end
of the stick that the entire organization walked on egg shells around him.

AGG記恨九年前被球隊輕視，但是他也記恨太久了吧!

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While Aldridge spent much of the past nine seasons worrying whether he was
being treated fairly, Lillard has worried about nothing but winning
since he's been in Portland.

The kid busts his tail. And more than anything else, he cares. But it's
what he cares about that matters: he cares about the Blazers and about winning.

AGG只會記恨九年前自己遭遇的問題
Lillard從來只會關心球隊的勝利

這孩子很努力，他在乎拓荒者，他在乎勝利

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He doesn't care about making sure everybody knows he's the star, which is
how Aldridge frequently making the entire team wait was interpreted. And I
dare to venture Lillard would never fly home separate from the team in a
playoff series, distancing himself from his brothers and eliminating the
opportunity to gameplan or discuss adjustments needed in a series he
trailed 0-2.

Lillard不在意其他人認同他是明星這回事
AGG則要球隊表明立場
我(記者)敢說Lillard不會在季後賽遠離隊友，也不會在0-2自已飛回家


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It's why moments after Aldridge tweeted his decision I texted Lillard.
"Your team now. Excited to see what you do with it.
I have no doubts you are ready,'' I wrote.

His response was two words:
"I am.''

我(記者)給Lillard發了簡訊，說現在是你的球隊了

Lillard說:是的





可以寫出這種文章真的不容易XD。



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