林書豪:能否取代姚明成爲國人心中籃球英雄
Oh the Lin-Sanity! China Has a New Hardcourt Hero
美國《華爾街日報》文章：林書豪-中國新一代NBA英雄
Move over Yao Ming, China's newest basketball hero is … Jeremy Lin?
取代姚明的新一代華裔籃球英雄是...... Jeremy Lin(林書豪)？
Lin, a former Harvard star who went undrafted out of college, gives up 14 inches and roughly a hundred pounds to Yao, the former No. 1 draft pick and recently retired center of the NBA's Houston Rockets. He's also an American by birth, the California-raised son of Taiwanese immigrants.
林書豪是哈佛大學的前籃球明星，畢業後參加NBA選秀，卻無人問津。身高14英寸，體重大約100英鎊。而姚明在NBA選秀中獲得第一名，擔當火箭隊的中鋒，最近退役回國。林在加州出生，父母是臺灣移民。
But none of that appeared to matter to China's basketball fans after the second-year player exploded for a career-high 25 points in leading the New York Knicks to a victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday then went on to top that effort with 28 points in a win over the Utah Jazz on Monday.
這些對中國球迷來說都無關緊要，重要的是週六，林帶領紐約尼克斯隊戰勝新澤西籃網隊，還獲得個人職業生涯中的最高分25分。接着林趁勝追擊，週一對陣爵士隊，大獲全勝，並且個人獲得28分。
Video clips of Lin's performances have circulated widely on China's popular Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo, where the 23-year-old's Chinese name, Lin Shuhao, ranked among the top 10 most searched terms Monday.
林書豪火了！他的比賽視頻在中國網民的微博上頻繁轉載，在新浪微博上，他的名字在週一是躋身搜索榜的前10名。
Images of the 6-foot-3-inch guard outperforming NBA veterans, including All-Star point guard Deron Williams, have garnered him global acclaim, including on Twitter, where the hashtag linsanity has been trending. But he seems to made a particularly big splash with Chinese viewers, some of whom had begun to lose interest in the NBA following Yao's retirement in July last year.
很多人認爲這個6英尺3英寸的後衛的表現比NBA的許多退役球員好得多，全明星賽中的得分後衛威廉姆斯說他值得獲的全世界的稱讚。在微博中，林書豪這一標籤已成爲流行。臨海對許多中國球迷產生了重大影響，其中一些人已經不再對姚明去年的退役感興趣了。
"Nice. Since Yao Ming retired I haven't watched much of the NBA, but now they have him — Go Lin Shuhao!" one Sina Weibo user wrote in response to a photo of Mr. Lin posted on the NBA's official Weibo feed.
“太好了！自從姚明退役以後我已經不怎麼看NBA了，但他們現在有了林書豪。上吧，林書豪！”一名新浪微博使用者這樣寫道。
"An American born and bred who has nothing to do with Chinese basketball, but Chinese basketball fans love to watch him," wrote Chinese basketball commentator Yang Yi . "It's because he's tapped into a dream: an Asian guard using skill and awareness to compete in the NBA."
“一個在美國土生土長的華人對中國的籃球沒什麼影響，但中國球迷喜歡看他比賽。”中國籃球解說員楊毅寫到，“因爲他實現了一個夢想：一名亞洲人作爲後衛，憑着自身的技術和知識在NBA打比賽。”
Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA, and spent his first season with the Golden State Warriors, who signed the undrafted Harvard graduate in 2010 to fill out their roster. He saw limited minutes with the Warriors, but was cheered in arenas around the country, particularly in cities with large Asian communities, as fans came out in droves to cheer their homegrown star.
林是NBA中的第一個華裔球員，第一賽季他簽了勇士隊。期間比不受球隊重視，但在周邊地區卻很受歡迎，尤其是有較大華人社區的城市，這些華人都成羣結隊地支持自己國家的明星。
To be sure, Lin is a different kind of Asian basketball player from Yao Ming. While Yao's size put him in a somewhat self-selecting group—people north of seven feet tall can certainly do a wide range of things, but they're frequently drafted into playing basketball—Lin went from Palo Alto High School to an economics degree at Harvard, but remained committed to making it as a professional basketball player. (Yao recently enrolled at Jiaotong University's Antai Economics and Management College as his post-retirement career rolls on.)
的確，林是一名不同於姚明的亞洲球員。姚明有明顯的身高優勢，7英尺高的北方人可以從事很多事情，而且他們通常都選擇打籃球。林來自帕洛阿爾託高中，進入哈佛大學學習經濟，卻決心成爲職業籃球選手（近來姚明將進入交通大學的安泰經管學院學習，作爲他退役後的事業）
It hasn't been an easy road for Lin. He has made several trips to the NBA's Development League, a minor league for players who show promise but need seasoning before they can compete at the highest level.
這一路林走得很辛苦。他和NBA發展聯盟簽了幾分協議，這是一個小聯盟。在這裏球員有可能獲得成功，但在他們能夠在最高級別上與他讓人一較高下之前還需要很長時間。
It appears to have paid off. After keying the Knicks victory over New Jersey, Lin was named the starter for the Utah game, a position he appears to have a hold on in the shot term, as Baron Davis, signed in December to play the position, lingers on the disabled list due to a herniated disk in his back.
顯然，這一切都是值得的。在領導尼克斯隊打敗籃網隊後，在對陣爵士隊時，林被任命爲首發隊員，還給他安排一個他可以堅持一段時間的位置。因爲，12月任命的後衛拜倫戴維斯由於椎間盤突出不能出賽。
If he can stick with the Knicks, the stars may have aligned for Lin. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni made a name for himself with a frenetic style of play that puts particular focus on the point guard position.
如果林可以繼續呆在尼克斯，很多明星將會爲他結盟在一起。尼克斯隊的教練Mike D'Antoni因其瘋狂的比賽風格而成名，他非常重視得分後衛這一位置。
After collaborating with guard Steve Nash for five successful seasons with the Phoenix Suns, D'Antoni moved to New York, where he hasn't won as much but has coached up previously middling point guards into stronger players. Chris Duhon and Raymond Felton both overcame images as limited talents under D'Antoni, blossoming into playmakers.
D'Antoni原在太陽隊任職，和納什合作，獲得了五個賽季的勝利。之後他轉到了尼克斯隊，雖然沒有獲得驕人的成績，但他卻將之前二流的得分後衛訓練成更厲害的球員。克里斯·杜洪和雷蒙德·法爾頓在D'Antoni的指導下克服天賦的侷限，成長爲球場上的進攻組織者。
Lin's knack for driving to the basket and finding open teammates makes him a good fit for the D'Antoni mold, but he still has a lot of work to do before he's a proven NBA star.
林運球進攻技巧純熟，還擅長找到空擋的隊友，這些特點都很符合D'Antoni的要求，但在稱爲公認的NBA明星之前，他還要繼續努力。
The constant running in D'Antoni's offense, dubbed "Seven Seconds or Less" for the time expected in which the team should shoot the ball, demands great fitness—Lin appeared winded at the end of the Utah game. But he'll likely get stronger the more minutes he plays, and even if Davis returns, spelling the older, recovering player could be productive for Lin, a proven good student who can learn a lot from practicing against a veteran.
不斷奔跑就是D'Antoni的進攻戰略，叫做“七秒以內”。這是他希望球員出手投籃的時間，要求球員要有極好的身體素質。在與爵士隊的比賽結束時，林已經氣喘如牛。但精力更多地歷練以後他會變得更強。即使以後戴維斯重新歸隊，這位年長的球員也會對林產生有益影響。事實證明一個優秀的學生可以在與富有經驗的人的交流過程中學到很多。
And should things not work out for him in New York, he would almost certainly give former Knick Stephon Marbury a run for his money as the biggest star in China's own basketball league.
作爲中國聯盟中的大明星，如果他沒有在尼克斯隊獲得成功，很可能會給馬布裏提供機會重新上場的機會。
