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As it was when he played， and again when he coached， Larry Bird’s genius as a team-builder lies in his subtlety.

無論做球員，還是當(dāng)主教練，拉里·伯德作為一個(gè)球隊(duì)締造者的天賦植根于他的每一條血管里。

There was no big bang， nothing that set off the ①Richter Scale around the NBA that led to this Pacers team with the fifthbest record in the league， the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and now homecourt advantage in the conference semifinal series with mighty Miami.

這支年輕球隊(duì)的建造過程并沒有搞出什么驚天動(dòng)地的動(dòng)作，他們不動(dòng)聲色就拿到了聯(lián)盟第五的好成績(jī)，在季后賽中成為了東部聯(lián)盟的三號(hào)種子，并且在面對(duì)勁敵邁阿密熱火的系列賽中奪回了主場(chǎng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。(截至此文發(fā)表時(shí)，步行者2-1領(lǐng)先)

He won the NBA Executive of the Year award Wednesday because of his execution of a complex， meticulous and brilliantly conceived plan.

他在周三(5月16日)獲得了NBA年度最佳經(jīng)理的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。這次得獎(jiǎng)應(yīng)當(dāng)歸功于他那份復(fù)雜、精密而又巧妙規(guī)劃的建隊(duì)計(jì)劃。

\"Being from Indiana and having a great opportunity to work for a franchise like the Pacers was an honor but I knew it was going to be tough and it’s still tough，\" Bird said. \"We don’t drive revenues like the big-market teams， we can’t go after $17-18 million players.

“作為一個(gè)印第安納人，能夠得到這樣一個(gè)美妙的機(jī)會(huì)為步行者這樣一支球隊(duì)工作是我的榮幸。不過，從一開始我就知道這份工作絕對(duì)不會(huì)輕松。即使現(xiàn)在也還是一樣?！辈抡f，“我們的收入實(shí)在比不上那些大市場(chǎng)的球隊(duì)，我們也請(qǐng)不起那些一年要掙上個(gè)一千七、八百萬的球員。”

\"We have to do it a different way. We’ve got to do it a piece at a time. If we try to patchwork it， it doesn’t work that way. When we had the opportunity and got under the cap， we made the most of it.\"

“我們不能走尋常路。我們要專注于找到球隊(duì)陣容版圖中的一塊。對(duì)我們來說，想要一步到位不是很現(xiàn)實(shí)的事情。不過當(dāng)我們既得到了機(jī)遇，同時(shí)又能夠?qū)⑿浇鹂傤~降到了工資帽以下的時(shí)候，我們必須最大程度地利用這些資源?！?/p>

After changing the locker room culture， turning over the roster， drafting wisely， carefully managing the payroll and changing coaches， Bird’s team reached the playoffs in 2011. It was a young， energetic bunch that showed potential in pushing the Bulls to five games but he didn’t get carried away in the moment.

在改變了更衣室文化、將陣容不斷調(diào)整，精明的選秀、謹(jǐn)慎的薪金控制以及更換新教練等一系列舉措之后，伯德的球隊(duì)終于在2011年重返季后賽。那群年輕力壯、精力充沛的年輕人在首輪對(duì)公牛的系列賽里用了五場(chǎng)比賽就搞定了對(duì)手，并展示這支球隊(duì)的潛力。不過伯德并沒有因此得意忘形。

He knew it was still a ②sub-.500 team， and so he went to work. In need of veteran leadership， not to mention an interior complement to Roy Hibbert， he used much of his hard-earned salary cap space to sign David West. Saddled with another middling first-round pick， he dealt it to San Antonio for George Hill. Fully aware of the back issues facing Jeff Foster， he traded for Lou Amundson. When the bench needed a lift， he made a midseason deal for Leandro Barbosa. Facing the possibility of a first-round matchup with Dwight Howard， he signed Kyrylo Fesenko.

他知道這支球隊(duì)還是那個(gè)勝率不足五成的球隊(duì)，所以他繼續(xù)投身于工作當(dāng)中。除了球隊(duì)亟需的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，還要幫助羅伊·希伯特在內(nèi)線尋找到一個(gè)得力的助手，伯德花用得來不易的薪金空間簽下大衛(wèi)·韋斯特，然后他又用一個(gè)首輪中段的選秀權(quán)從圣安東尼奧交易來了喬治·希爾。考慮到杰夫·福斯特的背傷問題，伯德他交易來了路易斯·阿蒙德森。當(dāng)板凳席需要貢獻(xiàn)更多火力時(shí)，他在賽季中期交易來了萊昂德羅·巴博薩。由于球隊(duì)有可能在首輪遭遇到德懷特·霍華德，他又簽下了凱萊洛·費(fèi)申科。

\"If you look at how this particular team has been built， it’s really remarkable，\" Coach Frank Vogel said. \"From where we were a few years ago， you look at the Kevin Durant Oklahoma City team we’re compared to a lot because we’re young in a small market and all that stuff， it’s really a different approach.\"

“如果你仔細(xì)審視這支球隊(duì)是如何建造起來的，那絕對(duì)是一項(xiàng)令人贊嘆的工程，”步行者隊(duì)主教練弗蘭克·沃格爾說。“其實(shí)早在幾年前，我們就被拿來跟擁有凱文·杜蘭特的俄克拉荷馬雷霆比較。因?yàn)閮芍蜿?duì)都很年輕，而且都在小城市，以及其他這樣那樣的相似之處。但事實(shí)上我們的建隊(duì)理念截然不同。”

\"We haven’t had the No. 2 pick in the draft， No. 3 pick in the draft， No. 4 pick in the draft. Nobody on this team is a top-10 pick except Paul George， who was 10th. To be able to build this team with mid-lottery picks and trades， it’s near-impossible to do. So for Larry and (General Manager) David Morway to build the team the way they have done， they deserve the award hands-down.\"

“選秀的時(shí)候我們可沒有榜眼簽或者探花簽，連四號(hào)簽也沒有。除了保羅·喬治(首輪第十位)之外，球隊(duì)里沒有一個(gè)人是在前十位中被選中的。依靠位處中游的選秀權(quán)還有交易來建設(shè)這支球隊(duì)，那幾乎就是一項(xiàng)不可能完成的任務(wù)。但是，拉里和大衛(wèi)·莫維(總經(jīng)理)還是做到了。所以他們倆絕對(duì)配得上這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)?！?/p>

Those veteran additions brought 136 games of playoff experience， more than doubling the total of the others on the roster. West， Barbosa and Hill all have played major roles in the team’s postseason success -- and particularly in the 78-75 Game 2 win in Miami.

那幾位“老兵”為球隊(duì)帶來了136場(chǎng)季后賽比賽經(jīng)驗(yàn)，這比其他隊(duì)員所有的季后賽經(jīng)驗(yàn)加起來還多出了一倍還多。韋斯特、巴博薩、希爾都在球隊(duì)征戰(zhàn)季后賽的征程中扮演了重要的角色——尤其是東部半決賽第二場(chǎng)在邁阿密以76比73擊敗熱火的比賽里。

Barbosa came off the bench to help spark the team to a 61-50 lead late in the third quarter， and then hit the go-ahead basket in the fourth. West scored seven in the final period， including a bucket in the lane over LeBron James that made it 76-73. And Hill polished off his 15-point night with a strong defensive stop， forcing Dwyane Wade to take too steep an angle on his drive to get a good look at a layup that would’ve tied it in the closing seconds.

巴博薩從板凳上出發(fā)點(diǎn)燃了球隊(duì)的手感，并且在第三節(jié)幫球隊(duì)建立了61比50的比分優(yōu)勢(shì)，并在第四節(jié)命中了反超比分的關(guān)鍵投籃。韋斯特在第四節(jié)得到了7分，其中包括一個(gè)在勒布朗·詹姆斯頭頂?shù)纳匣@將比分改寫成76-73。至于希爾，他不僅在進(jìn)攻中砍下15分，還在防守端用強(qiáng)悍的防守幫助球隊(duì)鎖定了勝利：他在比賽最后時(shí)刻強(qiáng)迫韋德選擇采用一個(gè)高難度的上籃來嘗試追平比分，但是因?yàn)榻嵌忍№f德錯(cuò)失了那次上籃。

\"They made us a full team，\" Bird said of his veterans. \"The leadership， the way they go about their business， the more playoff experience we get it’s going to help everyone. They’ve done a great job leading us where we want to go. David’s a man. He’s just a man. Barbosa hit some shots in the second half to keep the pressure off of us and George was gritty all night.\"

“他們讓這支球隊(duì)變得更加完整，”伯德談到幾位老兵的時(shí)候表示?！八麄儙砹祟I(lǐng)導(dǎo)力、處理球和應(yīng)對(duì)比賽的方法，以及更多的季后賽經(jīng)驗(yàn)會(huì)讓球隊(duì)的每個(gè)人受益。在帶領(lǐng)球隊(duì)向著我們的目標(biāo)前進(jìn)的路上，他們一直做得很棒。大衛(wèi)絕對(duì)是條漢子。巴博薩在下半場(chǎng)命中了幾個(gè)投籃緩解了我們這邊的壓力，幫助球隊(duì)能夠輕裝上陣。喬治整晚都表現(xiàn)得堅(jiān)忍不拔。”

The first in NBA history to win MVP ， Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year， Bird’s key move， the linchpin to this team， was the signing of West. To get the highly sought-after veteran free agent from the Hornets， Bird had to win a recruiting battle with none other than his former team， the Celtics.

伯德成為了NBA歷史上第一個(gè)包攬MVP、最佳教練，最佳經(jīng)理三座獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的家伙。對(duì)于步行者隊(duì)本季所取得的成功而言，伯德最關(guān)鍵的一步就是簽下了韋斯特。為了能夠在自由人市場(chǎng)上奪下這位炙手可熱的前黃蜂球員，伯德必須擊敗他原先的母隊(duì)——?jiǎng)P爾特人。

Boston offered the potential for big things this year. Bird offered something more substantial: a team with a present and a future.

波士頓能夠?yàn)轫f斯特提供的是在今年大干一場(chǎng)的機(jī)遇。而伯德則給了他一份更踏實(shí)的選項(xiàng)：一支從現(xiàn)在到未來一直都有發(fā)展前景的球隊(duì)。

\"He’s put together a pretty solid basketball team here，\" West said. \"More than anything， he’s identified guys who have got pretty good character， trying to do the right thing. This is one of the best locker rooms I’ve been a part of in terms of guys individually every day getting up and collectively trying to do the right thing.

“伯德在印第安納組建了一支非常具有凝聚力的球隊(duì)，”韋斯特說?！白钪匾囊稽c(diǎn)是，他找到了一幫能夠各司其職并且愿意去做正確的事的家伙。這是我所待過的最好的更衣室之一，每個(gè)人都會(huì)自我鞭策并力爭(zhēng)上游?！?/p>

\"Ultimately， it was about the core and the potential this group had and that hasn’t changed. Maybe because he was familiar with these guys and had been around them he saw it coming.\"

“說到底，還得看這支隊(duì)伍的核心和潛力，這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)從未改變。或許是因?yàn)椴聦?duì)這些家伙都很熟悉而且一直陪在他們身邊，他把這些看得一清二楚?！?/p>

Of that， you can be certain. Bird’s vision in rebuilding this team has been 20-20.

關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)，你可以確定。伯德對(duì)于如何重建這支球隊(duì)有著一副精準(zhǔn)無誤的愿景。

His moves on and off the court were not made for SportsCenter. They were， however， the stuff of legend.

無論是在場(chǎng)上還是場(chǎng)下，伯德所做的一切都不是為了上“體育集錦”而做的。不過，它們可都是貨真價(jià)實(shí)的傳奇。f

①Richter Scale：李氏地震分等標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這里作形容詞，指的是驚天動(dòng)地的動(dòng)靜。

②sub-：低于、少于