"This is the NBA, not the D-League."
Marc Gasol:「這裡是NBA，不是發展聯盟。」
That’s Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, and he’s upset and frustrated.
Understandably. The former All-NBA player and Defensive Player of the Year is
on a Grizzlies team that has lost 13 in a row and has the worst record in the
NBA. Memphis has gone into tanking developing its young players mode, and Gasol
doesn’t have a lot of NBA seasons left (his skills are showing decline) —
this had to feel like a wasted season.
這句話，來自此時此刻失望又不爽的曼菲斯灰熊當家主力中鋒 - Marc Gasol。也很好理解
為何他會這樣，這位前全明星且是前年度最佳防守球員，正處於13連敗同時也寫下今年NBA
最差紀錄。曼菲斯已經開始開坦，打開培養自家年輕球員的模式，但 Gasol 已經沒有多少
青春可以揮霍(他的各項技巧顯示正在退化)，而本季看起來對他來說就是打辛酸的。
If nothing else, Marc has the backing of his brother Pau Gasol, as Ronald
Tillery reports at the Commercial-Appeal.
如Ronald Tillery於Commercial-Appeal上的報導，再怎麼樣，Marc還有他老哥Pau Gasol
的手足之情挺他。
“Of course, he’s upset. He should be upset,” Pau, a forward with the San
Antonio Spurs, said on the eve of their game Monday night at AT&T Center. “Any
player who competes and cares would be upset. That’s a good sign from a player
who cares and is a leader. He’s putting his body on the line and not quitting.
”
聖安東尼奧前鋒 Pau Gasol，在美國時間星期一的自家主場AT&T Center當晚開賽前表示
:「他當然很不爽，他也應該要不爽，任何在奮戰而且在乎的人都應該會不高興。這對一個
身為領導者又在乎的球員來說，是一個好的反應。他還是在前線打拚沒有退縮。」
“What I told him is, ‘Do your best. Keep competing.’ That’s the only thing
you can control,” Pau said. “You can’t control that one of your best
players, Mike Conley, is out for the year. You can’t control that (Chandler)
Parsons, one of your biggest signings, has an (injury) issue and so forth. All
you can control is your effort, your work ethic, your mindset going into games.
”
Pau Gasol:「我跟他說『你就盡全力，繼續奮戰，這是你唯一可以掌握的，你不能控制你
家最好的球員 Mike Conley 不要傷退一年；你不能控制你家最花錢的球員之一 Chandler
Parsons有受傷問題還有等等其他問題。你唯一可以做的就是努力，你的工作態度，你在
比賽中的心態。」
By the way, Gasol is expected to return to the Grizzlies’ lineup Monday night
against San Antonio.
順帶一提，Marc Gasol預期會在星期一對抗聖安東尼奧馬刺時，返回到陣容中。
While Marc Gasol, 33, may not be the player he was four or five years ago, what
happened this season is Memphis was not on him. Mike Conley has been injured
most of the season, Chandler Parsons has played in just 28 games, there wasn’t
a lot of depth or shooting on this roster to begin with, and the GM (likely at
the behest of ownership) is not trading anybody — not even Tyreke Evans at the
deadline (and they likely lose his this summer for nothing). The idea is that
if healthy the Grizzlies still think they are a playoff team, an idea up for
debate but if healthy they would be in the mix for one of the final playoff
slots in the West, not the No. 1 overall pick.
Marc Gasol 已經33歲，或許他已經不會是4-5年前的他，本季曼菲斯灰熊的慘況責任不在他
身上。Mike Conley幾乎已經整季傷退，Chandler Parson只打了28場比賽，攤開陣容來看
不管是深度或是投射能力都十分不足，加上GM(看起來應該是老闆的木偶)也沒在交易市場
有斬獲，連 Tyreke Evans 在交易大限前都沒有送出去換回任何東西(看起來今夏也不會留)
。如果灰熊全員健康的前提下，他們認為自己會是一支季後賽勁旅，或許我們可以戰他們
的觀點，但至少如果健康的話，他們應該會是爭奪進入季後賽最後一張門票的球隊之一，
也不會是拿第一順位籤的爐主。
Teams called about a Gasol trade at the deadline and were turned away fast, he
was not available. Gasol has said he’s not going to ask for a trade — he
wants to win in Memphis (the city where he spent his high school years while
Pau was playing for the Grizzlies). Even if he asks for a move this summer it
might be hard — he is owed $24.1 million next season and has a player option
(that he likely picks up) for $25.6 million for the season after that, the
final two years of his latest max contract. Not a lot of teams can take that
on, fewer are willing to at Gasol’s age. This marriage is going to continue.
幾支在交易大限前坐下談判桌的球隊，都落的快速離席，因為當時灰熊沒有要交易他(
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Grizzlies "refuse to discuss
trades" for Marc Gasol.) Gasol 已經說他不會去要求交易自己，他想在曼菲斯贏球(這個
當時他哥為灰熊打球時，他度過高中時期的地方)。即便他在今年夏天喊了trade me也會相
當困難，他下一季還有$24.1M外帶最後一年$25.6M的球員選項(看起來他應該會執行)，是他
當時簽下的max contract。沒有太多球隊承擔得起他的薪水，其中更少球隊願意在他的年暮
時期去賭。看來跟灰熊的婚姻還會繼續下去。
The only question is how frustrating a union is it next season?
那唯一的問題就會是「下一季到底還能多不爽?」
https://sports.yahoo.com/pau-gasol-says-brother-marc-215829320.html