Kurt Kragthorpe: Changing of guard sparks first Jazz victory 換控衛，換手氣

Apparently, locating a point guard at a Wal-Mart in Des Moines and playing opponents with "New Orleans" on their jerseys were all the Jazz needed to avoid making franchise history of the wrong kind.
                                                                                
The Jazz rallied from 16 points behind in the second half Wednesday night to win, 111-105. How did they do it? By benching their starting point guard, relying on a veteran whose biggest contribution supposedly is fulfilling minimum payroll requirements and turning the fourth quarter over to a player who officially joined the team about six hours before tipoff at Energy Solutions Arena.
                                                                                
顯而易見地，找上一個在Des Moines逛沃爾瑪超市的控衛，就是爵士對鵜鶘的止敗之道。
                                                                                
爵士下半場狂追16分，最終以111比105贏球。他們怎麼辦到的？答：把先發控衛放在板凳上，倚賴一個薪資微薄、並在第四節做出重大貢獻，卻又在開賽6小時前才抵達Energy Solutions Arena的球員。

And here was Diante Garrett, looking at the scoreboard during the closing stretch of his new team's first victory and wondering what was going on.
"Time's going down, I'm still in the game," Garrett marveled. "I guess I had to keep playing."
                                                                                
Summoned from the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League, Garrett played 22 minutes and posted seven points and five assists - basically matching the combined averages of John Lucas III (benched at halftime) and Jamaal Tinsley (waived Tuesday) in the Jazz's eight losses to begin the season.
                                                                                
那就是Diante Garrett，最後緊要關頭仰望計分板並想想剛剛打得怎麼樣。「比賽快結束了，而我還在場上。」Garrett很驚訝。「我想我不會被換下去。」
                                                                                
從發展聯盟的Iowa Energy被call上來，Garrett打了22分鐘，得7分5助攻，剛好跟John Lucas III(做了大半場板凳)與離開的Jamaal Tinsley八場平均數據一樣。
                                                                                
It would make a better story if Garrett had been stocking shelves at Wal-Mart, in the Iowa tradition of former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner. Instead, he was merely grocery shopping late Monday night when the call came, saying the Jazz were interested in signing him after releasing Tinsley.

Tinsley is a fellow Iowa State alumnus. "Out with the old, in with the new," said Garrett, not as harshly as that sentiment may appear in print.
                                                                                
如果Garrett跟前NFL四分衛Kurt Warner一樣，在賣場做商品上架的工作就是個更棒的故事了，但Garrett只是在逛賣場時電話響了，電話那頭說爵士揮棄Tinsley後有意簽下他。
                                                                                
Tinsley是Iowa State的老學長阿。「送舊迎新。」Garrett說，儘管這刺耳的感想可能會印出來。
                                                                                
Improbable? There's more. The Jazz scored 38 points in the fourth quarter. Richard Jefferson and Gordon Hayward combined for 39 points in the second half, with Hayward dishing a career-high 10 assists in the game. The Jazz made their last four 3-point attempts after having shot 23 percent for the season, until then.
                                                                                
不太可能嗎？還有更多呢。爵士第四節轟下38分，RJ與黑蛙下半場共拿下39分，黑蛙還來個生涯新高10助攻。即便全隊三分命中率23%，但終場前四顆三分也都進了。

Asked what satisfied him the most, Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said, "The ball going in the hole."
                                                                                
That helps, certainly. The sudden offensive success kept the 1974-75 New Orleans Jazz, who lost the franchise's first 11 games, permanently in the record book.
                                                                                
When Corbin arrived at the arena, a security guard told him, "Tonight's the night."
                                                                                
問烤餅什麼令他最滿意？「球都進洞囉！」
                                                                                
確實那有幫助，不再當機的進攻免於創下紐奧良爵士1974-75年11連敗的紀錄。
                                                                                
當烤餅進到球場時，警衛告訴他：「就是今夜！」
                                                                                
It hardly looked that way early in the third quarter. Trailing by 10 points, the Jazz spent barely five minutes in the locker room at halftime, but Corbin made a significant change.

Lucas, whose 0-for-7, zero-assist first half included six 3-point misses, was replaced at the point by Alec Burks - even though Corbin had said pregame that playing two positions "throws his game off."

                                                                                

第三節開打前還落後十分，爵士僅花了5分鐘在球員休息室，但烤餅下了個重大決定。

                                                                                

兩分球投7中0，三分球投6中0的Lucas，將被Alec Burks取代，儘管賽前烤餅說打這兩個位置會讓他角色混淆、狀況不佳。

The Jazz promptly fell behind by 16, causing Corbin to call a timeout and clap his hands three times in disgust as he walked onto the court. "How You Like Me Now?" probably was not the best choice for the timeout music.

                                                                                

Whatever Corbin said worked, though. Jefferson, whose prime value was thought to be an $11 million contract that expires is April, responded in a big way. So did Hayward, who has soldiered through the Jazz's rough start like no other player.

                                                                                

當爵士落後16分，烤餅拍掌三次喊暫停，「How You Like Me Now?」這首歌看來不是挺合適當背景音樂。

                                                                                

不管烤餅做了什麼，RJ，這個一千一百萬的球星給了巨大反擊，黑蛙也一樣，他從全隊跌跌撞撞的季初就在頑強抵抗了。

                                                                                

Garrett, meanwhile, atoned for a critical turnover by assisting Marvin Williams for a 3-pointer that made it 104-100 with 1:22 left. Garrett later wriggled out of trouble and passed to Derrick Favors, who drove for a clinching layup.

                                                                                

So for the moment, I can cease with the comparisons to the '74-75 New Orleans Jazz, who went through 22 players in that first season.

同時間Garrett在一個要命失誤後，補上了妙傳給Marvin Williams投進三分，使終場前1分22秒以104比100暫時領先。接著Garrett又再亂軍當中妙傳給Favors來一計小人物上籃。

                                                                                

現階段我也能打住跟74-75年紐澳良爵士的比較，那年賽季供登錄了22位球員。

                                                                                

And for one night, Jazz fans could have fun, while embracing a refreshing, new player - even before Jabari Parker or Andrew Wiggins arrives in June. The postgame music selection? "All Right Now."

                                                                                

就這樣今晚，爵士迷可以開心了，明年六月也能迎來Jabari Parker 或Andrew Wiggins，至於賽後音樂，All Right Now!

                                                                                

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[舊聞] The Jazz stink- and it's a wonderful thing 爵士臭酸-但是件美好的事

It was quiet in the Jazz locker room late Monday night. As defeat hung thick in the air, only whispers were heard, as though Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert were studying at the school library.
周一夜晚爵士球員休息室裡靜寂無聲，連敗的低氣壓下只能聽見幾聲低語，肥佛、黑蛙跟狗博彷彿像在大學圖書館用功一樣。
                                                                                
The fans already had filed out of EnergySolutions Arena, many before the final seconds slid off the clock. Another loss, this one to (fill in the blank, it really doesn't matter) had gotten almost everybody's dobber down.
球迷早已散去，或許在最後讀秒階段就走光了。又一場敗仗，讓(填補空缺，反正也無所謂了)大夥都快喪氣了。
                                                                                
It shouldn't have.
The Jazz now are oh-fer in their first eight outings, heading into games against the Pelicans on Wednesday and the Spurs on Friday - and those will likely be losses, too.
There's only one word to describe the situation here …
Perfect.

但不必如此

我們現在雖然處於8連敗中，周三對Pelicans、周五打Spurs，且這些以敗像居多

但這只有一個字能形容阿

讚！

別逃避，擁抱他，擁有他。

It's OK. It really is. Keep reminding yourself this season is different than any you've ever experienced. Up is down, down is up, wins are losses, losses are wins … do-do-do-do, you've entered the Twilight Zone. You've entered the land of the Bobcats, with one exception: Jazz management actually knows what it's doing to extricate itself. It has a plan, a good plan, a plan that can help the club navigate the jagged realities for a small-market team in the NBA.

這OK的，真的OK的，記得這季與先前地截然不同，上即是下，下即是上，贏就是輸，輸就是贏……哇嗚，有如墮入迷霧之中，恭喜進到山貓的世界，但例外的是，我們的管理階層知道他們在幹嘛，他們有計畫，好的計畫，這計畫可幫我們這支小市場球隊在NBA裡乘風破浪。

                                                                                

It can't get a star in free agency, so get him through the draft.

It's up to that management to make the correct decisions presented by their plan, but the plan itself is sound … unless basketball fans around here want to fight for the final playoff spot in the West every year. And they don't. They want to legitimately contend. This is the dark way to that contention. It's the only way.

既然不能在自由市場搶大魚，就只能透過選秀啦

這取決於管理階層的決策，但這計畫聽來…至少球迷希望年年進入西區決賽，但制服組不這麼想，他們採用合乎邏輯的競爭方式，前途看不到光亮，但卻是唯一道路。

                                                                                

If the locker room seemed like a library, that's what it should be - a place for young minds and young bodies to learn lessons well. Kevin Durant learned those same lessons not so long ago.

According to the standings, the Jazz are the worst team in the league, the only team without a win. Everyone else, except Sacramento, has at least two wins. Phoenix and Philadelphia are leading their divisions. Let the phools have their pholly.

The Jazz are taking the direct path.

如果球員休息室像圖書館，那就讓它是吧，這地方讓青春心靈與肉體好好學習，Kevin Durant也曾處於這樣的情形過。

以目前排行來看，我們最後一名，也是唯一沒開胡的，連國王都有兩勝，太陽與七六人是該分組榜首。

而爵士是在正道上！

                                                                                

After gaining the lead late against the Nuggets on Monday night, they got outscored by 30 points. They missed shots, they fumbled the ball away, they had more turnovers than assists. They did what they've been doing since the seasonstarted - they played 4-on-5.

在被金塊逆轉時，爵士球員投不進又漏球，失誤多於助攻，他們持續再做他們開季時就在的事-以四打五。

                                                                                

With Trey Burke still sidelined with a broken finger - the rookie will start workouts and be reevaluated in a couple of weeks - the Jazz could find no fuel at the most important position on the floor: point guard. Right now, they have no point guard. No offense to John Lucas or Jamaal Tinsley, but those guys bring no offense - or defense. It really is as though the Jazz, every night, are

playing a man down, and in the NBA that gets you beat every night.

Trey Burke仍有指傷疑慮，解禁前還得評估評估，爵士後場就像少了推進的動力，John Lucas或Tinsley毫無進攻威脅性，防守也差不多。爵士也在這聯盟每晚都被撂倒。

                                                                                

Against the Nugs, Lucas and Tinsley combined for four points and five assists while Ty Lawson and Andre Miller totaled 32 points and 11 assists. The Jazz have to continue to take advantage of that lopsided situation at the point - by losing at every opportunity. They'll probably keep on losing once Burke is back because he has his lessons to learn, too.

對金塊那一場，John Lucas+Tinsley=4分5助攻，Ty Lawson + Andre Miller=32分11助攻，這後場一直被人吃乾抹盡，但就算Burke上了應該也一樣，他菜嘛。

                                                                                

The only risk along this path is if the young promising players get discouraged in defeat. But their whispers said otherwise on Monday night.

"I'm good, man," said Favors, who had 21 points, 13 boards and 3 blocked shots.

"Just got to stay positive, keep working hard, and get through it. We'll get a win sooner or later. Got to keep playing hard. Everybody's staying together. I feel good about my game, I feel comfortable. We're just going through a rough stretch, but we're staying motivated."

唯一危機在於年輕球員越打越沒自信，但他們周一的細語透露出截然不同的意象。

「我很好。」肥佛說，他拿下21分13籃板 3火鍋，「保持正向的心，持續努力不懈。就會迎來柳暗花明之日。贏球只是早晚的事，我們必須繼續奮戰，大夥團結一心。我對我的比賽還算滿意，我們只是在歷經重建之痛罷了，我們會精進不休的。」

                                                                                

Said Ty Corbin: "The guys are great. They're frustrated with losing. We understand we have to get better in situations. We're making some mistakes that are costing us, but they're still fighting and I'm pleased with that. This group of guys won't quit."

烤餅道：「他們很棒啦！他們吃敗仗時沮喪，我們也了解如何在這情形下成長，我們犯錯時就會付出代價，但我們就這樣打，我也很滿意這樣，這些傢伙是不會放棄的。」

                                                                                

Richard Jefferson, a 13-year veteran, said the Jazz know they're not a good team right now, but confidence isn't lacking: "It's just us not executing the way we need to."

Asked about what players must do to weather what he called a "perfect storm," Jefferson said, "You have to be a man. We're paid to perform." He added that, as presently constituted, the Jazz are "young men … you have to go through this… we have quality, talented young players. There's a lot of great young players in this league who are now all-stars that are carrying playoff teams that struggled early on. …

十三年級生Richard Jefferson說爵士現在稱不上是好球隊，但絕非缺乏自信喔，「只是球兒不聽使喚罷了。」

問到遇到這「完美風暴」時球員該怎麼辦，RJ說：「像個男人！！我們可是支薪打球的。」

又說：「年輕人，你必須經歷這場洗禮的，我們有潛能的球員，聯盟中有很多球員早些也深陷泥沼後來又大放異彩的阿。」

                                                                                

"You don't see us holding our heads, we're not fighting, we're not arguing with coaches. There's not a fragile psyche. We just got to get a win."

They don't even need that.

They just have to improve as time goes on and keep a good attitude. They have to survive - and pick the right player in next year's draft. Everybody outside the locker room has to forget about winning, stay focused on the plan and enjoy the ride.

「你沒見我們抱頭(鼠竄)，我們不爭吵，不怪教練，這裡沒有脆弱心靈，我們只是需要一場勝利。」

他們不需這麼做。

他們只待與時並進，維持這樣的態度，並在這戰場上生存-還有，下個賽季選對新人。出場後心中對勝利無罣礙，專注在重建計畫，並且，好好享受這過程就好:)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/57118534-87/jazz-monson-plan-gordon.html.csp

Ex-Jazz ball boy selling Jordan's shoes from legendary 'Flu Game" 爵士球僮背主記

If it wasn't the shoes, it might have been the applesauce.
如果不是那球鞋，應該是那蘋果醬。
                                                                                
For 15 years, a safe-deposit box in a Davis County bank has housed a pair of size 13's that could put a dent in the national debt. Yet all it took for Preston Truman to earn the sneakers Michael Jordan wore during his legendary "flu game" was a little courage and some applesauce cups.
十五年了，Davis County銀行的保管箱裡，藏著一雙可減輕美國國債的球鞋，那是Preston Truman在著名的"flu game"時憑藉者一股傻勁與蘋果醬而換來的喬X鞋。
                                                                                
The former Jazz ball boy's tale began in November 1996, with Truman standing slack-jawed while Jordan tied his shoes before a regular-season game.
這位爵士前球僮的故事發生在1996年11月，某場例行賽前Truman無所事事站著而喬X在綁他的鞋帶。
                                                                                
"Hey," Jordan called to Chicago Bulls trainer Chip Schaefer. "Where are my graham crackers and applesauce?"
「嘿！」喬X叫了他們隊上的訓練員Chip Schaefer：「我那脆酥酥的全麥餅乾跟蘋果醬呢？」
                                                                                
This was, it seems, important.
嗯，那看起來，相當重要。
                                                                                
Schaefer stopped taping another player's ankle and searched his bag: Graham crackers, but no sauce. So Jordan turned to Truman.
Schaefer趕緊停下來幫另一位球員綁腳並開始找她的包包。有了！脆酥酥的餅乾，但沒有醬阿。所以喬X轉向Truman。
                                                                                
"There will be no autographs for ball boys after the game if I don't get my applesauce."
「如果我沒吃到蘋果醬就不給你們簽名喔！」
                                                                                
Thus, with 45 minutes until the tip, Truman set off on a reckless dash through the Delta Center. Shouting "I'm looking for applesauce for Michael Jordan," he came up empty on floors one and two, but on the third floor a woman in a food-storage room gave him an industrial-size can. He procured a spoon and a
can opener and sprinted back to present it all to a grinning Jordan.
因此，離賽前還有45分鐘，Truman在Delta Center裡橫衝直撞。「我在幫喬老爺找蘋果醬阿！」他在一、二樓都兩手空空，但在三樓的食物殂藏室裡有個女士給了她很大的一罐，
他就拿了湯匙與開罐器返回去給喬X。

"You came through," he said, and asked the ball boy's name.

The Bulls lost that night, and MJ was slightly sour when, on the way out, he passed a table of items that people were hoping he'd sign. But he saw Truman and stopped to autograph a trading card the 18-year-old had in his pocket. "Maybe I'll see you in June," he told him.

「你辦到了。」喬X說，還問了他貴姓大名。

公牛那晚輸了，喬X也有點心酸酸的經過一些想請他簽名的人，但他看到了Truman，並停下為這18歲男孩口袋裡的球卡簽名。「或許我們六月見囉。」喬X說。

                                                                                

Well, what do you know?

Truman was assigned to the visitor's locker room for Games 3, 4 and 5, and he hatched a plan. He wanted shoes - not just Jordans, for which people in the '90s would camp outside Foot Locker, but Jordan's. He asked his mom to buy some graham crackers and Seneca Apple Sauce cups, and he had them waiting in MJ's locker when he walked in.

嗯，你知道嗎？

Truman後來被指派要在第3-5戰於客隊休息室服務，且他有個密謀，他要鞋-不只是喬X的，90年代人們都會停駐在休息室外，就為喬X鞋，他求他媽買脆酥酥的全麥餅乾與蘋果醬

，他款好這些東西後就在更衣室裡堵喬X。

"You remembered?" Jordan asked. "That's my guy right there. It's Preston, right?"

He managed not to squeal. "Yes, sir, I'm here to take care of you."

Jordan said he appreciated that.

「你記得阿！」喬X問。「你是我這兒的小老弟囉，你叫Preston, right?」

他盡量克制自己不亂叫：「是的，先生。由我為您竭誠服務。」

                                                                                

Before one game, when Jordan was sitting on the trainer's table, a KSL ad came on the TV. Jazz forward Antoine Carr channeled Rod Tidwell from "Jerry Maguire," imploring Utah celebrities to ask him to "Show me the title!"

MJ looked up.

"He said, 'I'll show you the f---ing title,'" Truman says. "It's moments like that where you sort of pinch yourself."

開打之前，喬X坐在訓練員桌上，有個KSL廣告在電視上播映，那是爵士前鋒Antoine Carr仿電影《征服情海》情節，猶他名人齊聚要他「給我冠軍！！！」

喬X抬頭。

「他講，我會他媽的給你冠軍。」Truman說。「那時就像在弄痛自己一樣。」

影片"Show Me The Title" KSL TV 1997 

The Jazz won twice to even the series 2-2, and Jordan's food poisoning was evident as doctors and trainers checked his vitals before Game 5. He lay down in a back room with an IV and asked them to turn the lights off as they left.

爵士贏了兩場扳成2比2，而喬X第五戰前因食物中毒被醫生與訓練員檢查身體狀況，他躺在房間並吩咐把燈全關上。

Truman walked in. He almost turned back when he saw Jordan's eyes were closed, but His Airness had sensed him and asked that he run some tickets to will call.

Truman也在裡面，他轉身時見喬X雙眼闔上，面容慈祥，但他意識到他必須做些行動。

First, though, Truman leaned in and whispered - wondering whether this was a remotely sane thing to do - "Are you doing anything with your shoes after the game?"

Jordan looked him in the eye. "Why, you want them?"

"I would be honored," he said.

首先，Truman靠近並喚他，想說這是否明智：「你賽後要拿你的鞋怎麼辦？」

喬X望他：「怎麼，你想要？」

「那我會很榮幸」Truman說

                                                                                

Maybe his gall inspired MJ. Probably not. Either way, Truman had a better-than-front-row seat to Jordan's magnum opus.

或許食物中毒激勵了喬X，也或許沒有，Truman有個比前座更好視野看到喬X的傑作。

                                                                                

He was one of the first in the building to know that Jordan would play that night when, as Bulls coach Phil Jackson gathered the team to go onto the court, Jordan finally got up and put on his jersey. He watched Jordan struggle back to the bench during timeouts; he ran Jordan a spoon for three small cups of applesauce at halftime; he heard Jordan tell doctors "F--- no" when they suggested he sit out for a while.

他是那棟建築物中先知道喬X會上場的其中一員，當Phil Jackson招集全隊到場上時，喬X最終起身換裝。Truman看他在暫停時間掙扎地回板凳區，他中場時給喬X三湯匙蘋果醬

，他也聽到喬X向醫生說「X的，不！」，當醫生建議他在場外休息片刻。

Truman's parents would later tease him because the broadcast showed him - a lifelong Jazz fan - patting MJ on the shoulder after he wrapped him in a towel.

When Jordan hit the clinching shot and leaned into Scottie Pippen's arms, barely able to stand, Truman estimates he was 5 feet away.

"I was like, 'I think I'm going to see this again and again.' "

Truman的老爸老母稍後也會嘲諷他一番，因為這個終身的爵士迷在直播時被看到他為喬X披上毛巾。

當喬X讓爵士迷心碎後，讓皮朋攙扶他離開，Truman只離他五步之遙。

「我想，未來我將一再地心碎。」

After the game, the shoes were underneath Jordan's dressing table while Truman went about his work. The ball boy panicked when Charles Barkley stopped by to visit - Bryon Russell had asked for MJ's shoes earlier in the season, and Gary Payton drew flak in the 1996 Finals for doing the same. But Chuck left without them.

賽後，Truman去工作時看到球鞋擺在喬X更衣桌下，但當惡漢

巴克利來訪這球僮慌了，且Bryon Russell在球季稍早時也跟喬X要過鞋，手套也被抨擊在96總冠軍賽時要求同樣的事，但惡漢走後還是留下球鞋。

Jordan showered and dressed, and when the equipment manager reached down to pick the shoes up and pack them away, MJ told him to hold it. "Those are his," he said, pointing to Truman. He later signed both shoes while one of his bodyguards snapped photos. He then rubbed the top of Truman's head and left.

喬X盥洗完著裝，當他裝備經理要款他鞋時，喬X叫他等等：「球鞋給他。」指著Truman，接下來在保鑣拍照時他為球鞋簽名。最後摸摸Truman頭後離開。

                                                                                

The next season, Truman was working at a Fanzz store when a man came in with a fat envelope stuffed with, he told Truman, $11,000. Just hand over the shoes, he said. Truman was tempted. He didn't need money, but he was 19 years old, and it was $11,000. In the end, he decided he couldn't bear to part with them, and the shoes went to the bank instead.

下個賽季，Truman在商品部工作時，有個人帶了油滋滋的信封說：「一萬一for鞋！」

他心動了，他雖不缺錢，可他只有19歲，且那可是肥滋滋的一萬一。最後，他覺得他會承受不了，就將鞋送往銀行保險箱。

                                                                                

He's seen them just a handful of times since, and he recently came to the conclusion that they're not doing anybody a whole lot of good. "I'm 35, and 40's just right around the corner, and it seems like time goes by faster the older you get," he says. "Maybe it's just time to get those things out there."

後來他也去看了它們幾次，而最近他下了結論。

「我35了，40也快了，時光飛梭我更老。」他說「是該讓球鞋出來面世了。」

                                                                                

He reached out to auction houses, which verified that his shoes were the real McCoy by checking that Jordan's suit in the photos matched what he was seen wearing earlier that night, and that the shoes bore identifiable scuff marks (which luckily they still did, even though Truman at one point narrowly prevented his mom from cleaning them off with a dish rag).

Bidding on the most iconic memorabilia from the most iconic athlete in his most iconic game will begin at $5,000 on Nov. 18 at Grey Flannel Auctions. Similar items have gone for tens of thousands of dollars.

But Truman says that to him, it's not about the money. He works in sales throughout the valley and leads a comfortable life. He's just happy to finally tell what he calls, simply, The Applesauce Story.

他尋求拍賣，認證那鞋就是喬X當晚的鞋，那鞋也有可辨識的磨損痕跡（還好她們還存在，Truman制止他老母去清理它）

這別具意義的紀念物在11/18於Grey Flannel拍賣會以五千大洋起跳，相似物件以數萬元成交。

但Truman說錢錢不重要，他在谷中以商賈為業、悠然自得。他只是高興他最後他說了這故事。

                                                                                

蘋果醬故事。

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57109950-78/jordan-truman-shoes-game.html.csp?page=1

註: 2013年12月，球鞋以$104,765售出。

Randy Hollis: Jazz can't shoot straight (我的投籃會轉彎)

Back in 1971, there was a delightful little movie entitled "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."
讓我們回到1971年，那時有部片叫「我的子彈會轉彎」
(註1:IMDB分數5，感覺不妙:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067124/)

                                                                                
Based on a novel by Jimmy Breslin and featuring a fine young actor you might've heard of named Robert De Niro, "The Gang ..." was a story about a bunch of bungling hoods who tried repeatedly - and failed miserably - to whack a Mafia boss.
原著是Jimmy Breslin，並由當時地當紅小生Robert De Niro主演，大意為一群笨拙的小混混嘗試幹掉黑幫老大，卻又一再失敗的故事。
                                                                                
Well, it seems that a sequel to that movie is being filmed this year in SaltLake City, and this one stars ... wait for it ... the Utah Jazz.
嗯，現在看來這部片的續集在鹽湖城上映中，領銜主演的…等等…就是爵士隊。
                                                                                
Yep, when it comes to a gang that can't shoot straight, look no further than your 2013-14 Jazz ballclub. Alas, NBA opponents are apparently just as safe as that Mafia boss was in the 1971 movie.
是的，當提到我的子彈會轉彎時，別做他想就是指13球季這支爵士隊。唉阿！我們的對手也如同這部電影中黑幫老大的福大命大。

                                                                                
After all, through their first six games - all losses - the Jazz were shooting just 39.4 percent as a team. They actually shot somewhat better than that in Saturday's game at Toronto, but it didn't prevent the Jazz from trailing by 26 points at halftime and by 31 at the end of the third quarter.
畢竟在頭六場勝仗中，爵士團隊命中率只有39.4%，周六對暴龍時雖然有比較好，但中場與第三節結束時還是分別落後26與31分。
                                                                                
So far, Utah's performance this season has been even uglier than those camouniforms the Raptors were wearing in Saturday's eventual 115-91 decision.
且目前為止，爵士的表現也比身穿迷彩的暴龍還慘，最終以91比115落敗。
                                                                                
Through that 0-6 start, two of Utah's top young players, Alec Burks and Derrick Favors, were hovering right around 41 percent from the field.
在這六場勝仗中，Alec Burks 與Derrick Favors這兩位頂級新星命中率徘徊在41%左右
                                                                                
Gordon Hayward, the guy who's supposed to be their best player, was barely over 43 percent, and a couple of NBA veterans, Richard Jefferson and John Lucas III,  were shooting less than 30 percent.
黑蛙，這位應當為球隊支柱的球員，命中率只有43%，兩位老薑Richard Jefferson 與John Lucas III更是三成不到
                                                                                
Jamaal Tinsley, never really known for his shooting, was barely over 21 percent from the field, including a woeful 1-of-14 from 3-point range. Thankfully, he didn't take a shot on Saturday.
還有這一位，Jamaal Tinsley，打從娘胎出生就不知怎麼投籃的Jamaal Tinsley，僅有兩成一的命中率。但我們也要好好感謝的是-他周六沒有投籃。
                                                                                
In fact, only one Jazz player, center Enes Kanter, had managed to make more than half of his shots thus far this season.
好加在的是，有一位球員-Enes Kanter，有超過五成的命中率。
                                                                                
The "can't shoot straight" malady may have even affected Utah's free-throwing efficiency, as the Jazz came into Saturday's game at less than 69 percent from the foul line. And their 3-point shooting is absolutely awful, too.
「我的投籃會轉彎」的毛病也影響了爵士的罰球命中率，爵士周六是帶著低於69%的罰球命中率來到Toronto，且三分命中率也是嚇嚇叫！
                                                                                
Not only can the Jazz not shoot straight, they apparently are having a lot of trouble passing the ball and dribbling it straight, too.

而且喔，不只是我的投籃會轉彎，現在連我的傳球跟運球都會轉彎了。

                                                                                

They were averaging almost 20 turnovers per game heading into Saturday, but only committed 14 against the Raptors. What's more, they made 20-of-24 free throws, so maybe there's some light at the end of that long, dark tunnel ahead for a frustrated team that has now fallen to 0-7.

他們帶著場均將近20失誤的成績打周六的比賽，還好最後只讓暴龍得逞了14次，且罰球也投24中20，所以說不定這是在迢迢陰暗的七連勝中透露出了些許希望。

                                                                                

OK, we knew the Jazz youth movement was going to struggle this season, and probably struggle mightily. Most preseason predictions had them winning anywhere from 20 to 30 games, but I was feeling optimistic and picked 'em to win 30, figuring they'd win around half of their 41 home games and a fourth of their 41 road games.

好吧，我們知道這些年輕人在這季的成長過程中會有些許的陣痛，或是生猛有勁的陣痛。很多妓前預測不是也說我們能拿下20至30場嗎？我很樂觀的覺得是30場，20場在我們老家10場在客場之旅。

                                                                                

Based on what we've seen so far, though, maybe that was faulty logic. And far too optimistic.

但根據目前的所見所聞，或許我的推估是有缺陷且太過樂觀了

The Jazz performance has been decent at times, but absolutely abysmal on other occasions during this young season. After narrow losses at home against Oklahoma City and on the road against Phoenix, the Jazz built a double-digit halftime lead in their next home game against Houston, only to get clobbered and outscored by 27 points after intermission.

我們的表現有時「發乎情，止乎禮」，但有時又糟糕透了，在家小輸雷霆，作客小輸太陽後，中場前以兩位數領先火箭，最後卻被狂追27分，在全國觀眾面前被打臉。

                                                                                

Saturday's loss to Toronto mercifully ended an 0-4 road trip which also included losses to Brooklyn, Boston and Chicago. But now they return to Utah for their next three games, and certainly there must be a win waiting for them out there somewhere, isn't there?

周六後我們帶著四戰客場不敗金身回家，其中包含了Brooklyn, Boston 與Chicago，現在我們有三場比賽要宅在家，很明顯地我們就要開胡了，不是嗎？

                                                                                

Maybe Monday against the Denver Nuggets? Perhaps it'll come Wednesday against those pesky Pelicans from New Orleans? Or Friday when the San Antonio Spurs come to town? (OK, probably not Friday).

趁人之危對Nuggets時？又或是周三對Pelicans時？或是周五打Spurs？(好啦，我承認周五比較難)

                                                                                

Keep in mind that it's a long season, and that the Jazz have played five of their first seven games on the road.

請謹記在心這是一個漫長的球季，且我們頭七場比賽有五場是在別人家裡作戰。

                                                                                

They will get better, no doubt, provided they don't get so discouraged that they simply give up. That would make a bad situation even worse.

毫無疑問他們會變強的，不會灰心喪志以至於提早放棄比賽，那只會讓現今情勢惡化罷了。

                                                                                

Some folks out there are blaming Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin. But keep in mind that Corbin's simply playing the difficult hand he was dealt.

有些乳摸在責怪Corbin教頭，但我們也要謹記在心的是他手上的這副牌著實難打。

                                                                                

And besides that, he's not the guy throwing up bricks or throwing the ball away for this Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.

因為，他也不是「我的子彈會轉彎」的球員。

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765641408/Jazz-cant-shoot-straight-and-losses-are-piling-up.html

[舊聞]Rudy Gobert making most of his minutes

As the Jazz got trampled 97-73 Friday night in Chicago, 7-foot-2 center Rudy Gobert provided the silver lining, pulling down a dozen rebounds in 16 minutes.
                                                                                
當爵士在周五以73比97敗給公牛時，7尺2的長人Rudy Gobert為球隊的未來嶄露了一線生機，他在場上的16分鐘抓下了12籃板。
                                                                                
With veteran big man Andris Biedrins sidelined by an ankle injury, the rookie Gobert has taken advantage of his opportunity to play as the third big in coach Ty Corbin's rotation.
                                                                                
Andris Biedrins因踝傷坐壁上觀，Gobert抓住了機會並進入到Corbin長人陣的調度中。
                                                                                
"The way he works every day in practice, you see his focus and determination to get better," Corbin said. "When he makes a mistake, he really beats himself up because he don't want to make mistakes. It's part of growing and I really appreciate his focus and his effort every night. He'll continue to get better because he's going to push himself."

「你可以從日常訓練中觀察到，這小子有決心跟專注力讓自己變得更好。」Corbin說：「當他犯錯時，你可以發現他十分自責，因為他壓根就不想犯這些錯。但我想這是成長的
必經之路，我也很激賞他每晚的努力與專注度。他會變得更強，因為他一直在激發自己的潛能。」
                                                                                
Gobert will have to beat himself up over the 2-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line. But in his first season in the NBA after playing in France, Gobert said he's adjusting."I feel better," he said. "The speed of the game is better for me."
                                                                                
Gobert會對自己在罰球線上投6中2的表現感到自責的，但這只是他離開法國的第一個NBA球季，Gobert也說他還在適應中：「我感覺越來越好了，也喜歡快節奏的比賽。」
                                                                                
Gobert was particularly pleased with limiting his foul trouble Friday. He had just one. "I'm getting better, trying to jump with two arms straight in the restricted area," he said.
                                                                                
Gobert特別對他周五比賽只有一犯的情形感到高興，「我會更強，在進攻免責區中奮力躍起展翅高飛！」

資料來源 http://ppt.cc/7dLZ 

                        

要如何解決排名的算計(下)

The 1990 lottery was the first weighted lottery. New Jersey, the worst team in
the league, had 11 chances to win it. Miami, the second-worst team, had 10
chances. The last team in the lottery, 41-41 Atlanta, had one chance.
This was the formula until 1993, when Orlando (which had gone 41-41 with rookie
Shaquille O'Neal) won the lottery for the second year in a row. NBA commissioner
David Stern made no secret of the fact he was not happy.
                                                                             
1990是第一屆加權選秀，New Jersey當年最鳥，有11倍機率拿狀元；Miami第二鳥，有10倍
機率，最後一個有機會的41勝41負Atlanta有1倍。
這公式搞到1993就搞不下去了，因為Orlando擁有狀元俠客後戰績41勝41負，隔年又再度連
莊(按：Chris Webber，但馬上被交易換Penny)，史騰不滿之情溢於言表。
                                                                             
The next year, Stern changed the lottery again. It became even more unevenly
weighted. The best team in the lottery, 41-41 Charlotte, had an 0.5 percent
chance of winning it. The worst team, 13-69, Dallas, had a 25 percent chance.
The league has expanded since then, increasing the number of lottery teams. But
this is basically the same lottery we have today.
Stern had good reasons for everything he did along the way. Any lottery is much

better than no lottery at all. Imagine if the worst team in the NBA

automatically got the No. 1 pick this season, and got to choose among Wiggins,

Parker and Randle next summer. Then you would see some SERIOUS tanking. Like,

teams would call plays for their ball boys.

                                                                                

隔年，他就改變了樂透選秀制，加權不平均了，41勝41負Charlotte只有0.5%機率去贏狀元

籤，最鳥的13勝69敗Dallas有25%機率，聯盟就這樣制訂規則至今，並增加些隊伍進來抽籤

，但也跟今日誌度差不多，史騰總有個好理由，有點籤總比沒籤好。想像若最鳥球隊自動拿

狀元，Wiggins, Parker 與Randle三選一，你就會看到更專業的算計，例如，讓球僮去指揮

若定。

                                                                                

But the current lottery is still significantly flawed, because it places too

great a value on being the worst team in the league. The lottery is constructed

under the assumption that if Team A has a slightly better record than Team B, it

is truly a slightly better team. This is built upon another assumption: Team A

and Team B are both trying as hard as they can, all the time.

That's not really true. There are really two tiers of lottery teams.

                                                                                

但現今制度還是有缺陷，因為最鳥球隊背後潛藏了極大利益，樂透籤制度立基於隊伍A比隊

伍B稍稍好一點的假設，且也假設隊伍A隊伍B都毫無保留的比賽。這不可能成真，這兒有兩

排的球隊有樂透籤呢！

The half-dozen or so worst teams in the league are generally awful. They all

need the boost that comes with one of the top picks in the draft. Last year's

seventh- and eighth-worst teams, Detroit and Washington (they had the same 29-53

record) would have needed at least nine more wins to earn a playoff bid, and for

those teams, nine wins was a lot.

                                                                                

如果有半打擺爛就很恐怖了，他們亟需潛力新秀來推升他們的戰績，去年第七八鳥的

Detroit與 Washington(同為29勝53負)只要再九勝就有季後賽門票，但對它們來說，

九勝很難。

                                                                                

The second tier of lottery teams are teams that were in the playoff hunt, or at

least had good reasons to believe they would be. Last year, Minnesota and

Philadelphia were ravaged by injuries. Portland had a playoff-quality starting

five but no bench. Teams in that tier of the lottery played most of the season

without thinking about the No. 1 pick.

So here is your solution: The seven worst teams in the league all get the same

chance of winning the lottery. Let's say they each have a 10 percent chance of

winning it. Then the league weights the rest of the lottery. The chart above

would look something like this:

                                                                                

對於第二排的樂透球隊來說，他們很接近季後賽了，或許也有幾個好理由支持他們會進去，

去年，Minnesota 與Philadelphia病痛纏身，Philadelphia排得出先發但無板凳奧援。

第二排的樂透球隊其實沒對狀元籤動腦筋。

所以狀況來了，假設它們都有10%機率贏它，然後聯盟調整樂透權重，圖表會像這樣:

                                                                                

2012-13 NBA 樂透籤(我的提案)

                                                                                

隊伍         戰績    狀元籤機會

Orlando      20-63   10

Charlotte    21-61   10

Cleveland    24-58   10

Phoenix      25-57   10

New Orleans  27-55   10

Sacramento   28-54   10

Detroit      29-53   10

Washington   29-53   9

Minnesota    31-51   7

Portland     33-49   5

Philadelphia 34-48   3

Toronto      34-48   2

Dallas       41-41   2

Utah         43-39   2

                                                                                

How would that change the behavior of teams? Well, the future is hard to predict

, or at least hard to predict accurately. But I think it would accomplish the

two primary goals of the lottery: rewarding the worst teams in the league, and

discouraging tanking.

                                                                                

這會怎麼改變球隊的行為？嗯，未來更難預測了，或更難準確預測，且我想會達成兩個主要

目的:1.獎勵鳥隊們。2.降低算計。

                                                                                

WINN: Michigan State outshines top picks at Champions Classic

The really lousy teams would still get the best shot at the top picks. But they

would have no incentive to out-stink each other. That would mean that, when

general managers constructed their teams over the summer, they would be more

likely to add a player or two that would improve their team, because the

downside risk (losing ping-pong balls for the lottery) would not be there.

                                                                                

最鳥球隊還是有最高選秀權，但減少比爛動機，當總管進行重建計畫，也會加一兩個球員去

保持球隊戰力，因為下跌風險已不復在。

                                                                                

This would also help take care of the perception problem. Once the season was

underway, there would be no question: The players on the court would try to win.

So would the coaches. This would make the worst teams more watchable, which

would be good for fans, and good for the credibility of the league. There would

still be bad teams, but that's true in every league. You just don't want anybody

thinking it is good to be the worst.

                                                                                

這也能顧到觀念，當球季進行，毫無疑問，球員跟教練會努力去贏，最鳥球隊更具可看性，

球迷也獲益，聯盟更可信，雖還是有爛隊，但那是事實，我們只是不想有人處心積慮變鳥

罷了。

                                                                                

The teams in the upper tier of the lottery would also be unlikely to tank. They

would have too much to gain by making the playoffs, even as a No. 8 seed: at

least two home games' worth of revenue, positive publicity with the fan base,

playoff experience for younger players, and the once-a-decade chance of pulling

an upset. That's not worth giving up for a two-percent chance at the No. 1 pick.

That's why the bottom half of the lottery would be weighted -- you can't have

teams bailing on a playoff race.

                                                                                

那樂透籤第二排球隊也不會去算計，它們會更努力拼計後賽，即使是老八，至少兩場主場也

能賺票房、球迷、年輕球員的大賽經驗與十年一次擺脫萬年爛隊揚眉吐氣的機會。為2%機率

賭狀元太不值得，這也是為何較底的樂透籤權重要調整-不讓球隊放棄爭奪季後賽。

                                                                                

Oh, I suppose that in the final week or two of the season, teams that have been

eliminated from the playoff hunt might tank, to slightly increase their lottery

odds. But they would be tanking a game or two. They wouldn't be tanking the

whole season.

喔，我假定在球季的最後幾周，有些確定被淘汰的球隊會算計，去增加中獎機會，但那只會

影響幾場比賽，而非一整季。

                                                                                

Some general managers would still decide to rebuild by trading their best

players for draft choices and young talent, and to free up salary-cap space.

But that falls under patience, not tanking. You see similar moves in

other sports.

                                                                                

有些總管仍決定靠交易球員換選秀籤與薪資空間，但最終輸在耐性，而非算計本身，你在其

他職業運動也能見到相同情形。

                                                                                

Teams are like people; for the most part, they act out of self-interest. The NBA

just has to make sure it is not in team's best interests to tank. A simple tweak

of the lottery would help.

                                                                                

球隊就像人類個體，是自利的，NBA當局最好確定球隊的最大利益不在算計，樂透選秀制度

做些調整就有效。

                                                                                

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How I would solve the NBA's tanking problem 要如何解決排名的算計(上)

Under the current system, the NBA's worst team (currently the Jazz) would be
rewarded in the lottery.
                                                                             
圖說:在現今的體制下，吊車尾的球隊(現在是爵士隊)會在樂透選秀中獲得最大利益。
                                                                             
One of the most successful coaches of the last 50 years just took a stand
against ... losing.
OK, perhaps the stand was not that bold. But it was the way Mike Krzyzewski said
it that stood out. He was asked about NBA teams tanking their seasons for high
draft choices, which they can use on Duke's Jabari Parker, Kansas's Andrew
Wiggins, or Kentucky's Julius Randle, all of whom made my hoops-nerd heart skip
a few beats Tuesday night.
                                                                             
某位過去五十載都非常成功的教頭站出來反對…輸球，好吧，或許他這樣站出來沒有我們所
想的那麼英勇無畏，但就是Coach K讓這議題發燒。當他被問到NBA球隊為樂透選秀犧牲戰績
，並可望用在杜克的Jabari Parker、堪薩斯Andrew Wiggins或肯塔基Julius Randle等，這
些週二上場讓我這球癡心室顫抖的球員身上時。
                                                                             
Coach K's response:
"As an American, I wouldn't like to think that an American team would want to
lose or create situations where you would want to lose," Krzyzewski said. "I
can't even fathom -- I can't go there. I can't believe that that would happen.
Maybe I'm naive and I'm going to go read a fairy tale after this."

Coach K這麼回應：

「身為一個老美，我不喜歡美國球隊想輸球，或創造輸球的態勢。我甚至不敢揣摸，我不敢

相信這會發生，或許是我太傻太天真，我該再去翻翻童話故事書才對。」

                                                                                

The NBA has a tanking problem. As with most NBA problems, it is not quite as big

 a problem as it appears. To some extent, it is a problem of perception -- there

really aren't many teams that you can fairly accuse of tanking. Some of them are

just bad.

But still, even the perception is a concern for the league. It gets to the heart

of the biggest criticism of the NBA: That teams don't take the regular-season as

seriously as teams in other sports.

                                                                                

這個排名的算計，跟其他問題比起來，也不算那麼的嚴重，那只是大家觀念上的問題-因為

有些隊伍你沒法指控他們有在算計，因為他們實在太鳥了。

但即便如此，這觀念上的問題還是被大家所關心，這也是NBA當局招致的批評：我們的球隊

對例行賽戰績沒像其他職業運動這麼的當一回事。

                                                                                

I have a solution to this, and it involves a tweak to the lottery. I will

explain that in a minute. But first, let's define "tanking". It is one of those

terms that people throw around too easily, and we need to distinguish it from

patience.

PATIENCE: Management understands the team may not win in the short-term, but the

long-term plan is more important.

TANKING: The team is actively trying to lose.

                                                                                

我有解藥，這也跟樂透籤有關，我馬上為各位做解說，但首先我們先定義「排名的算計」，

這太容易被玩弄於股掌之間，我們也要從耐心中去分辨它。

                                                                                

耐心：制服組明瞭短期內無望了，所以長期戰略更為重要。

排名的算計：於是這支球隊試著放掉比賽。

                                                                                

This is a subtle distinction, but it is an important one. More than ever, smart

sports fans understand the value of patient management. (Fans are not so patient

with coaches, but that is another column). You don't want your team blowing its

future payroll by overpaying a player who is just past his prime. You don't want

to trade future first-round picks just to get the current team to .500. You want

management to let young pitchers develop, to find the quarterback of the future

and nurture him, to stockpile young talent and draft picks instead of just big

names. You want patience.

                                                                                

這就是微妙的區別，但還有更重要的，聰明如你的球迷了解這臥薪嘗膽的策略(球迷可不像

教練這麼有耐心，但這不在本文討論範圍內)，你也不想你的球隊為某個過氣的大物付太多

ROSENBERG: NBA teams can't go wrong with Wiggins, Parker, Randle

                                                                                

Tanking is different. Tanking is when management tries to assemble the worst

possible team, and even sabotages its lineups in an effort to lose games. In the

NBA, teams tank so they can get the highest possible draft choice, thereby

landing a franchise player. You don't see it as much in other sports because one

player means more in basketball, and there is usually a big drop-off from the

top of the NBA draft to the rest of it. There are years when the No. 5, 6, 7, 8,

9, 10, 11 and 12 picks in the NBA Draft, combined, are not worth as much as the

No. 1 pick.

                                                                                

排名的算計是不一樣的，它是制服組組合出最差的球隊，並試著搞破壞讓其輸球，在NBA體

制裡面它們就能獲得較高順位，這在其他職業運動不常見因為單一球員在籃球運動中變因更

大，且我們也有很多大物棄學生，你如果將過去幾年第五到十二順位的成績加起來，恐怕還

不及狀元籤的威力。

                                                                                

Krzyzewski is right: Tanking is un-American, and rewarding it is unseemly.

And yet ... well, that is what the NBA lottery does. It rewards teams that try

to lose and punishes teams that try to win. To understand the extent of the

problem, just look at the odds for the 2013 lottery:

                                                                                

Coach K是對的：排名算計太不老美了，回報獎勵也不是很適宜。

那就是樂透選秀的制度，獎勵輸家懲罰贏家，要更了解這問題，我們就來看看2013年的

樂透籤

                                                                                

2012-13戰績表 14支末流球隊

                                                                                

球隊               戰績    狀元籤機率  三鼎甲機率

Orlando           20-62    25.0 %         64.3%

Charlotte          21-61   19.9              55.8

Cleveland         24-58   15.6              46.9

Phoenix            25-57   11.9              37.6

New Orleans    27-55   8.8                29.2

Sacramento      28-54   6.3                21.5

Detroit             29-53   3.6                14.3

Washington     29-53    3.5                10.7

Minnesota       31-51    1.7                -

Portland          33-49    1.1                -

Philadelphia     34-48    0.8                -

Toronto*        34-48     0.7                -

Dallas             41-41     0.6                -

*Oklahoma City actually had this choice; the Raptors dealt it to Houston, which

traded it in the package for James Harden. But for the purposes of this

discussion, let's call it Toronto's draft choice.

*雷霆替代了暴龍，因暴龍跟火箭Harden的包裹交易，但在本文中，我們還是看做是暴龍的

                                                                                

Imagine you are a general manager. What does that chart tell you? It says that

if you will be bad, you should be REALLY bad. The Magic, which torpedoed their

season after Dwight Howard stopped flipping coins and finally decided he really

truly did want to be traded, was six times as likely to get the top pick as the

Pistons and Wizards. Orlando also had a 64.3 percent chance of getting a

top-three pick, and a 100-percent chance of getting a top-four pick. The NBA

clearly rewarded Orlando for being awful.

                                                                                

想像一下你是總管，這圖表透漏了什麼？他告訴你如果是魔術總管，你慘了，在Dwight

Howard胡鬧完終於決定自己要被交易到哪一隊後，你比Pistons與Wizards有大六倍的機率拿

到狀元籤，且有64.3%的可能拿到順位，然後100%的機率拿到前四名，這大大獎勵了魔術隊

搞砸一切。

                                                                                

Sure, sometimes teams toward the bottom of the lottery jump to the top when the

ping-pong balls pop out on lottery night. But in the past few years, quite a few

teams looked like they were trying to get one of the three worst records in the

league.

It is now commonly accepted in the NBA: You either want to contend, or you want

to "bottom out" ... there is no virtue in simply being just "pretty good."

                                                                                

當然，有些樂透順位較低的球隊在開獎時又跳了上來，但在過去幾年，相當多球隊看來是要

故意擺爛的。

這是普遍共識啦，不管你要打好，還是擺爛，對那些「還不錯」的球隊是沒好處的。

                                                                                

How did this happen? When the lottery began, in 1985, the big prize was

Georgetown's Patrick Ewing, one of the greatest college players of all-time, and

a guy who was already as marketable as almost every star in the NBA. The NBA was

worried teams would tank to get Ewing. The lottery was invented. Seven

non-playoff teams all had an equal chance at Ewing. There was no benefit to

being extra stinky.

                                                                                

這是怎麼發生的，當樂透籤1985年開始，當時最大獎Patrick Ewing，最偉大的大學籃球員

中的其中一員，早已像其他NBA球星般聲名遠播，NBA當局擔心球隊會對Patrick Ewing算計

，所以發明了樂透籤，七隻沒打季後賽的球隊都有一樣的機率，完全沒有多餘獎勵給最鳥的

那支球隊。

                                                                                

The Knicks won that lottery, of course, launching a thousand conspiracies. The

NBA had accomplished its goal, though: It had eliminated the incentive to tank.

Knicks最後贏了，當然，大家也說是陰謀論，NBA當局又玩這種伎倆達成目的，然而，這消

弭算計的動機。聯盟到1990年才擺脫均等的制度，當他覺察到，OK，就是有人比別人更鳥。