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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.
无论做球员，还是当主教练，拉里·伯德作为一个球队缔造者的天赋植根于他的每一条血管里。
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.
这支年轻球队的建造过程并没有搞出什么惊天动地的动作，他们不动声色就拿到了联盟第五的好成绩，在季后赛中成为了东部联盟的三号种子，并且在面对劲敌迈阿密热火的系列赛中夺回了主场优势。(截至此文发表时，步行者2-1领先)
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)获得了NBA年度最佳经理的奖项。这次得奖应当归功于他那份复杂、精密而又巧妙规划的建队计划。
"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.
“作为一个印第安纳人，能够得到这样一个美妙的机会为步行者这样一支球队工作是我的荣幸。不过，从一开始我就知道这份工作绝对不会轻松。即使现在也还是一样。”伯德说，“我们的收入实在比不上那些大市场的球队，我们也请不起那些一年要挣上个一千七、八百万的球员。”
"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."
“我们不能走寻常路。我们要专注于找到球队阵容版图中的一块。对我们来说，想要一步到位不是很现实的事情。不过当我们既得到了机遇，同时又能够将薪金总额降到了工资帽以下的时候，我们必须最大程度地利用这些资源。”
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.
在改变了更衣室文化、将阵容不断调整，精明的选秀、谨慎的薪金控制以及更换新教练等一系列举措之后，伯德的球队终于在2011年重返季后赛。那群年轻力壮、精力充沛的年轻人在首轮对公牛的系列赛里用了五场比赛就搞定了对手，并展示这支球队的潜力。不过伯德并没有因此得意忘形。
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.
他知道这支球队还是那个胜率不足五成的球队，所以他继续投身于工作当中。除了球队亟需的经验和领导力，还要帮助罗伊·希伯特在内线寻找到一个得力的助手，伯德花用得来不易的薪金空间签下大卫·韦斯特，然后他又用一个首轮中段的选秀权从圣安东尼奥交易来了乔治·希尔。考虑到杰夫·福斯特的背伤问题，伯德他交易来了路易斯·阿蒙德森。当板凳席需要贡献更多火力时，他在赛季中期交易来了莱昂德罗·巴博萨。由于球队有可能在首轮遭遇到德怀特·霍华德，他又签下了凯莱洛·费申科。
"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."
“如果你仔细审视这支球队是如何建造起来的，那绝对是一项令人赞叹的工程，”步行者队主教练弗兰克·沃格尔说。“其实早在几年前，我们就被拿来跟拥有凯文·杜兰特的俄克拉荷马雷霆比较。因为两支球队都很年轻，而且都在小城市，以及其他这样那样的相似之处。但事实上我们的建队理念截然不同。”
"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."
“选秀的时候我们可没有榜眼签或者探花签，连四号签也没有。除了保罗·乔治(首轮第十位)之外，球队里没有一个人是在前十位中被选中的。依靠位处中游的选秀权还有交易来建设这支球队，那几乎就是一项不可能完成的任务。但是，拉里和大卫·莫维(总经理)还是做到了。所以他们俩绝对配得上这个奖项。”
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.
那几位“老兵”为球队带来了136场季后赛比赛经验，这比其他队员所有的季后赛经验加起来还多出了一倍还多。韦斯特、巴博萨、希尔都在球队征战季后赛的征程中扮演了重要的角色——尤其是东部半决赛第二场在迈阿密以76比73击败热火的比赛里。
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.
巴博萨从板凳上出发点燃了球队的手感，并且在第三节帮球队建立了61比50的比分优势，并在第四节命中了反超比分的关键投篮。韦斯特在第四节得到了7分，其中包括一个在勒布朗·詹姆斯头顶的上篮将比分改写成76-73。至于希尔，他不仅在进攻中砍下15分，还在防守端用强悍的防守帮助球队锁定了胜利：他在比赛最后时刻强迫韦德选择采用一个高难度的上篮来尝试追平比分，但是因为角度太小韦德错失了那次上篮。
"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."
“他们让这支球队变得更加完整，”伯德谈到几位老兵的时候表示。“他们带来了领导力、处理球和应对比赛的方法，以及更多的季后赛经验会让球队的每个人受益。在带领球队向着我们的目标前进的路上，他们一直做得很棒。大卫绝对是条汉子。巴博萨在下半场命中了几个投篮缓解了我们这边的压力，帮助球队能够轻装上阵。乔治整晚都表现得坚忍不拔。”
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.
伯德成为了NBA历史上第一个包揽MVP、最佳教练，最佳经理三座奖项的家伙。对于步行者队本季所取得的成功而言，伯德最关键的一步就是签下了韦斯特。为了能够在自由人市场上夺下这位炙手可热的前黄蜂球员，伯德必须击败他原先的母队——凯尔特人。
Boston offered the potential for big things this year. Bird offered something more substantial: a team with a present and a future.
波士顿能够为韦斯特提供的是在今年大干一场的机遇。而伯德则给了他一份更踏实的选项：一支从现在到未来一直都有发展前景的球队。
"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.
“伯德在印第安纳组建了一支非常具有凝聚力的球队，”韦斯特说。“最重要的一点是，他找到了一帮能够各司其职并且愿意去做正确的事的家伙。这是我所待过的最好的更衣室之一，每个人都会自我鞭策并力争上游。”
"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."
“说到底，还得看这支队伍的核心和潜力，这个观点从未改变。或许是因为伯德对这些家伙都很熟悉而且一直陪在他们身边，他把这些看得一清二楚。”
Of that, you can be certain. Bird’s vision in rebuilding this team has been 20-20.
关于这一点，你可以确定。伯德对于如何重建这支球队有着一副精准无误的愿景。
His moves on and off the court were not made for SportsCenter. They were, however, the stuff of legend.
无论是在场上还是场下，伯德所做的一切都不是为了上“体育集锦”而做的。不过，它们可都是货真价实的传奇。f
①Richter Scale：李氏地震分等标准。这里作形容词，指的是惊天动地的动静。
②sub-：低于、少于
无论做球员，还是当主教练，拉里·伯德作为一个球队缔造者的天赋植根于他的每一条血管里。
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.
这支年轻球队的建造过程并没有搞出什么惊天动地的动作，他们不动声色就拿到了联盟第五的好成绩，在季后赛中成为了东部联盟的三号种子，并且在面对劲敌迈阿密热火的系列赛中夺回了主场优势。(截至此文发表时，步行者2-1领先)
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)获得了NBA年度最佳经理的奖项。这次得奖应当归功于他那份复杂、精密而又巧妙规划的建队计划。
"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.
“作为一个印第安纳人，能够得到这样一个美妙的机会为步行者这样一支球队工作是我的荣幸。不过，从一开始我就知道这份工作绝对不会轻松。即使现在也还是一样。”伯德说，“我们的收入实在比不上那些大市场的球队，我们也请不起那些一年要挣上个一千七、八百万的球员。”
"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."
“我们不能走寻常路。我们要专注于找到球队阵容版图中的一块。对我们来说，想要一步到位不是很现实的事情。不过当我们既得到了机遇，同时又能够将薪金总额降到了工资帽以下的时候，我们必须最大程度地利用这些资源。”
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.
在改变了更衣室文化、将阵容不断调整，精明的选秀、谨慎的薪金控制以及更换新教练等一系列举措之后，伯德的球队终于在2011年重返季后赛。那群年轻力壮、精力充沛的年轻人在首轮对公牛的系列赛里用了五场比赛就搞定了对手，并展示这支球队的潜力。不过伯德并没有因此得意忘形。
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.
他知道这支球队还是那个胜率不足五成的球队，所以他继续投身于工作当中。除了球队亟需的经验和领导力，还要帮助罗伊·希伯特在内线寻找到一个得力的助手，伯德花用得来不易的薪金空间签下大卫·韦斯特，然后他又用一个首轮中段的选秀权从圣安东尼奥交易来了乔治·希尔。考虑到杰夫·福斯特的背伤问题，伯德他交易来了路易斯·阿蒙德森。当板凳席需要贡献更多火力时，他在赛季中期交易来了莱昂德罗·巴博萨。由于球队有可能在首轮遭遇到德怀特·霍华德，他又签下了凯莱洛·费申科。
"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."
“如果你仔细审视这支球队是如何建造起来的，那绝对是一项令人赞叹的工程，”步行者队主教练弗兰克·沃格尔说。“其实早在几年前，我们就被拿来跟拥有凯文·杜兰特的俄克拉荷马雷霆比较。因为两支球队都很年轻，而且都在小城市，以及其他这样那样的相似之处。但事实上我们的建队理念截然不同。”
"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."
“选秀的时候我们可没有榜眼签或者探花签，连四号签也没有。除了保罗·乔治(首轮第十位)之外，球队里没有一个人是在前十位中被选中的。依靠位处中游的选秀权还有交易来建设这支球队，那几乎就是一项不可能完成的任务。但是，拉里和大卫·莫维(总经理)还是做到了。所以他们俩绝对配得上这个奖项。”
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.
那几位“老兵”为球队带来了136场季后赛比赛经验，这比其他队员所有的季后赛经验加起来还多出了一倍还多。韦斯特、巴博萨、希尔都在球队征战季后赛的征程中扮演了重要的角色——尤其是东部半决赛第二场在迈阿密以76比73击败热火的比赛里。
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.
巴博萨从板凳上出发点燃了球队的手感，并且在第三节帮球队建立了61比50的比分优势，并在第四节命中了反超比分的关键投篮。韦斯特在第四节得到了7分，其中包括一个在勒布朗·詹姆斯头顶的上篮将比分改写成76-73。至于希尔，他不仅在进攻中砍下15分，还在防守端用强悍的防守帮助球队锁定了胜利：他在比赛最后时刻强迫韦德选择采用一个高难度的上篮来尝试追平比分，但是因为角度太小韦德错失了那次上篮。
"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."
“他们让这支球队变得更加完整，”伯德谈到几位老兵的时候表示。“他们带来了领导力、处理球和应对比赛的方法，以及更多的季后赛经验会让球队的每个人受益。在带领球队向着我们的目标前进的路上，他们一直做得很棒。大卫绝对是条汉子。巴博萨在下半场命中了几个投篮缓解了我们这边的压力，帮助球队能够轻装上阵。乔治整晚都表现得坚忍不拔。”
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.
伯德成为了NBA历史上第一个包揽MVP、最佳教练，最佳经理三座奖项的家伙。对于步行者队本季所取得的成功而言，伯德最关键的一步就是签下了韦斯特。为了能够在自由人市场上夺下这位炙手可热的前黄蜂球员，伯德必须击败他原先的母队——凯尔特人。
Boston offered the potential for big things this year. Bird offered something more substantial: a team with a present and a future.
波士顿能够为韦斯特提供的是在今年大干一场的机遇。而伯德则给了他一份更踏实的选项：一支从现在到未来一直都有发展前景的球队。
"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.
“伯德在印第安纳组建了一支非常具有凝聚力的球队，”韦斯特说。“最重要的一点是，他找到了一帮能够各司其职并且愿意去做正确的事的家伙。这是我所待过的最好的更衣室之一，每个人都会自我鞭策并力争上游。”
"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."
“说到底，还得看这支队伍的核心和潜力，这个观点从未改变。或许是因为伯德对这些家伙都很熟悉而且一直陪在他们身边，他把这些看得一清二楚。”
Of that, you can be certain. Bird’s vision in rebuilding this team has been 20-20.
关于这一点，你可以确定。伯德对于如何重建这支球队有着一副精准无误的愿景。
His moves on and off the court were not made for SportsCenter. They were, however, the stuff of legend.
无论是在场上还是场下，伯德所做的一切都不是为了上“体育集锦”而做的。不过，它们可都是货真价实的传奇。f
①Richter Scale：李氏地震分等标准。这里作形容词，指的是惊天动地的动静。
②sub-：低于、少于