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5 reasons Michael Jordan’s perfect 6-for-6 Finals record is overrated
五個原因，喬丹的6-6決賽記錄其實是過譽的
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NBA Finals: Michael Jordan ‘grossly overrated’, writes FOX Sports US’s
Andrew Lynch, LeBron comparison
喬丹明顯過譽了
Michael Jordan's undefeated NBA Finals record is one of the most astonishing
accomplishments in all of professional sports.
喬丹決賽未敗的記錄在所有職業運動中是很驚人的成就
It's also grossly overrated.
但是它也很明顯的過譽了
We lionize Jordan as unquestionably the greatest of all time because he went
6-for-6 for six in championship series, but we forget the context — and we
use that perfect record as the ultimate cudgel in the battle between Jordan
and LeBron James.
因為他決賽6/6的完美記錄，我們把喬丹當作史上最偉大的球員，而我們總是把這個
記錄當作最終武器來對抗詹姆斯和喬丹間的爭鬥
No matter how great The King might be, he can never ascend to His Airness'
throne. LeBron lost in the Finals (multiple times!), and Jordan didn't. End
of story — assuming you hate the slightest bit of nuance in your life.
不管大管大帝詹姆斯有多麼的偉大，他永遠無法登上籃球的王座，因為他在決賽輸太
多次了，而喬丹卻沒有。故事結束
Truly, Jordan was extraordinarily great. Yet as impressive as Jordan's legacy
is, there are five reasons you might be overlooking LeBron to celebrate MJ.
確實，喬丹是傑出的偉大，但同樣於他的偉大，你可能也忽略了姆斯的偉大，以下有
五個原因：
原因一： 1990年的防守並沒有那麼好
As physical as 1990s defenses were, they weren't all that good
People like to pretend Michael Jordan would average 50 points per game in the
modern NBA because of the lack of a hand-checking rule.
人們總是喜歡認為喬丹到現在可以得到50分，因為不能hand-checking
They conveniently ignore that the elimination of hand-checking wasn't the
only defensive rule change in the early 2000s. The NBA also modified the
illegal defense rule, allowing teams to play hybrid man-zone scheme all over
the court.
他們很簡單的忽個了hand-checking不是在2000初期改變的防守規則。NBA也修改了
非法防守規則，允許隊伍使用大量的區域聯防
That change affected post players big and small — from the likes of
Shaquille O'Neal to, yes, His Airness. Defenses could now send a soft
double-team at you before you even caught the ball, instead of having to wait
to help under the old rules.
這個改變影響了低位的大小球員-包括了歐尼爾。防守者可以你在接觸球前就開始
包夾。而根據舊規則，你必須要等到對方拿到了球才可以包他
Schemes became more sophisticated, thanks to visionaries such as Tom
Thibodeau and Gregg Popovich. Teams defended areas of the floor, taking away
scoring superstars' comfort zones.
因為Thibodeau和Popo，體制變得更成熟。球隊防守著球場上每個區域，拿走對方
得分超級球星的舒適圈
Moreover, teams fouled less often because they were able to prevent stars
from getting to their spots and didn't have to resort to grabbing and
knocking a guy on his butt.
另一方面，球員犯規很少了，因為他們可以阻止對方的球星卡到他要的位置，而且
他們不需要訴諸擒抱或許踢他的屁屁來犯規。
All of this would have affected Jordan. His scoring prowess was built on the
foundation of his legendary ability to draw fouls, in addition to all of his
other greatness, and he was the ultimate one-on-one assassin.
這些都影響了喬丹。他的得分能力是建立在他傳奇的買犯能力。而他也是最終的一對一
殺人兵器。
It has become far more difficult to impose your personal will on an opponent
in the modern NBA, and without that dominance, Jordan's Bulls might have come
up short a time or two. Faced with increasingly complex defenses that could
focus their attention on Jordan alone, His Airness would have played a lot
more like LeBron — moving the ball, trusting his teammates, and shooting
more 3s.
在現代的NBA，施加你個人的意志到對手上變的超級困難，沒有這方面的統治力，喬丹的
公牛可能就會失手一到二次冠軍。當面對大量只針對喬丹的防守，他的籃球會變的非常
像是詹姆斯：不斷地轉移球、信任他的隊友以及射更多的三分
And when you have to rely on others to the extent LeBron has in his career,
instead of just to win championships with series-clinching shots, you're
going to have failures.
而當你必須要像詹姆斯那樣依賴你的隊友，你無法僅靠關鍵投籃拿到冠軍，相反的，
你會失敗。
原因二：NBA幫助了喬丹三次
The NBA made things easier for Jordan on three separate occasions
But we can go back further than contemporary rule changes, as there were two
seismic shifts during Jordan's time in the NBA that enabled his dominance.
除了規則改變，在喬丹時代還有兩個重大的變動助長了他的統治力
First, Jordan was the beneficiary of expansion — twice. In 1988 and 1989,
the NBA added four teams (the Heat, Hornets, Timberwolves, and Magic),
diluting the talent pool across the Association. Coupled with the decline of
the Lakers and Celtics in the early '90s, Jordan marched through a league
still on the rebound.
第一，喬丹是球隊擴增的受益者。在1988和1989年，NBA增加了四隻隊伍，把NBA的好球員
給稀釋了。再加上湖人以及賽爾迪克的衰退，喬丹得以在還在恢復中的聯盟中勝出。
Then, in 1995, the Grizzlies and Raptors came into the NBA — once again just
in time for a Bulls threepeat. Never forget, though, that the 72-10 Chicago
squad lost to the expansion Raptors in that 1995-96 season, because anything
can happen on a given night.
在喬丹復出那年，NBA又剛好增加了兩隻球隊。雖然72勝的公牛曾輸給新加入的暴龍，
畢竟任何事都是有可能的
And right at that moment, the NBA also shortened the 3-point line to try to
drive up scoring, from 22 feet in the corners and 23-9 above the break to 22
feet all the way around.
剛好這個時候NBA縮減了三分線
How convenient for Jodan, a career 32.7 percent shooter from behind the arc
who shot 50.0 percent, 42.7 percent, and 37.4 percent in three years with the
shorter line — all as he played alongside the most accurate 3-point shooter
in NBA history, Steve Kerr, who also had career years with the Bulls.
對一個生涯32.7%的射手，這一切真是太舒適了，他在縮短的三年了射出了 50%、42.7%
以及37.4%的命中率。這剛好都跟他跟史上最準的三分射手Steve Kerr重疊，Kerr的巔峰
期剛好在公牛王朝以及三分線縮短時期一樣。
Then again, it's not like Kerr's 3-point shooting helped Jordan win any
championships, right?
Kerr的三分難道沒有幫喬丹拿到任何冠軍嗎？
原因三：喬包從來沒有遇到真正的逆境
Jordan never faced a truly worthy adversary
LeBron James has faced the greatest players of his generation in the NBA
Finals (other than Kobe Bryant, sadly).
除了Kobe以及，姆斯遇到當代最強的NBA球員
He had to beat Tim Duncan, and lost to the Big Fundamental twice. He's been
defended by perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidates such as
Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard and Andre Iguodala. He took down an Oklahoma
City Thunder team with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden.
他必須要擊敗鄧肯，並輸給了這個基石兩次。他總是被年度最佳防守球員候選人防守，
比如說嘴綠、可愛和小AI。他打敗了擁有三名Mvp等級球員的雷霆隊
And, of course, he conquered the greatest regular-season team in NBA history,
then prepared to beat them again after they restocked by adding KD.
當然，他打敗了史上最強的例行賽球隊，並準備在他們加入了腿杜後再次擊敗他們
Who's the greatest superstar Jordan had to vanquish for a championship?
所以誰是喬丹為了拿冠軍所擊敗的最偉大球員？
Magic Johnson? That Lakers team was falling apart, and less than five months
after the 1991 Finals, Johnson announced he was HIV positive and retired from
the game.
魔術？那隻湖人正在崩解，決賽後5個月，魔術就因為愛滋病而退休
Clyde Drexler? Overlooked, yet not on the level of LeBron's opponents.
Drexler? 被低估的選手，但絕對不到姆斯對手的程度
Charles Barkley? John Stockton? Karl Malone? Count the rings — and they had
chances, too, when Jordan was retired or losing in the Eastern Conference
finals.
巴克利？大史？馬龍？他們有幾戒？而且他們明明有好幾次機會，喬丹退休期間他們有
拿到冠軍嗎？
He ducked Hakeem Olajuwon, was in the same conference as Shaquille O'Neal (by
the way, going 1-1 against Shaq's Magic in the postseason before Orlando
lowballed the Diesel and broke apart Chicago's biggest threat), and scored
against guys like Jeff Hornacek and Dan Majerle in the NBA Finals.
他躲過了歐拉朱萬而跟魔術隊同區。在決賽，則是和Hornacek以及Majerle對抗
Jordan rose to every challenge, but the challengers never rose to him.
喬丹擋在所有的挑戰前，卻沒有任何挑戰者擋在他前面。
原因四：公牛決賽的記錄並不全歸功於喬丹
The Bulls' Finals record doesn't belong to just Michael Jordan
LeBron has had more superstar help in his career, of course, but there are
two key franchise factors in Jordan's favor.
姆斯當然有更多的大腿在幫他，但有兩項特權是站在喬丹這邊
Phil Jackson is the obvious one, as The King has mostly had to deal with
average-at-best coaches during his time in the NBA (Erik Spoelstra being the
exception, although there are varied opinions on just how good of a coach
Spoelstra was during LeBron's Miami tenure).
相對於大帝生涯的教頭都很平庸，喬丹有傑克森(當然，Spoelstra算是例外）
Jordan, meanwhile, had the Zen Master to lead the Bulls, allowing His Airness
to concentrate on being a score-first, ultra-competitive maniac who fought
teammates and intimidated opponents.
喬丹另外一方面還有Master來領導公牛，所以他只需要專注在得分
He also had Scottie Pippen.
他還有皮朋
While Dwyane Wade is a better overall player than Pippen, Pippen's game
perfectly complemented Jordan's. His defense gave MJ a respite when he needed
it, and his playmaking kept the Triangle Offense flowing when Jordan
preferred to dominate the ball.
雖然Wade是比Pippen全面的球員，皮朋和喬丹完全的互補。他的防守讓喬丹有空可以鬆
一回氣，他的控場讓三角進攻運行
Really, it's unfair to harp on Jordan's perfect Finals record. The Chicago
Bulls deserve credit as a franchise for what they accomplished; giving all
the glory to the GOAT doesn't do that team justice.
當然，抱怨喬丹完美的決賽記錄是不公平的。公牛值得拿到這樣的特權。把所有的
榮耀全給喬丹則是對整隊都不公平
原因五： 在兩次三年霸間他休息了18個月
He took 18 months off between threepeats
I understand that riding on buses with the Birmingham Barons isn't exactly a
resort vacation, especially when you're processing the tragic death of your
father, but it is a lot easier on the body than having guys like Charles
Oakley sending you crashing to the hardwood a half-dozen times per game, 82
times a year.
我知道小聯盟的賽程不像是在度假，尤其是當你在為你父親的死而難過時。但對於身體
來說，這原比在場上被巴克利的大屁股撞還來的好過。
Regardless of whether you think Hakeem's Rockets would have beaten the Bulls
in the '94 or '95 Finals if Jordan didn't retire the first time (and I think
they probably would have gone 1-1), he certainly saved himself a lot of wear
and tear in those two years.
不管你認為公牛會不會被歐天王的火箭給擊敗，這兩年他完全避免了任何的折損
He got to recharge, both physically and mentally, while his biggest
adversaries grew older and wearier. If he had to face the fatigue of eight
straight Finals appearances between 1991 and 1998, however, there's no way he
ends up with a perfect championship record.
他可以在心理上和身體上充電，而他的對手們都變得更弱更老。如果他必須要連續打冠軍
賽8年，他絕對沒有辦法連拿8冠。
He might have more rings, but he's not 8-for-8 — and that's the difference
between being the modern-day Bill Russell and the undisputed Greatest of All
Time.
他或許可以拿到更多的戒指，但絕對不是8/8。這就是跟成為現代羅素或是毫無爭議的
偉大不同。