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James Harden Thinks He Gets Wrongly Critiqued Because He "Out-Thinks The Game"
James Harden認為大家對他的批評是錯誤的 因為他在打球上 "想得比大家快"
When it comes to NBA watercooler talk, James Harden is among the most
polarizing players of his generation. There’s no debate that he’s one of
the most gifted scorers in league history, and his ability to create off the
dribble and get his shot off against any defender is second-to-none.
當大家在閒聊有關NBA的事情時，James Harden大概會是這世代球員裡面最兩極化的球員。
毫無疑問，在NBA史上，Harden是最有天賦的得分好手之一，面對任何防守球員，他能夠運
球創造出空間得分的能力是無庸置疑的。
You can hardly even argue against the resulting effect on his team in the
regular season, at least. The playoffs are a different story entirely. Harden
and the Rockets, though they’ve come close to upsetting the dynastic
Warriors on at least two occasions, have been unable to clear the final
hurdle of the Western Conference to reach an NBA Finals.
而且，至少在正規賽，對於Harden帶給球隊的效應也是沒什麼好爭論的。不過在季後賽就
是不同的故事，Harden所率領的火箭雖然兩度差點就讓勇士王朝翻船，但是火箭就是沒辦
法突破西區冠軍賽到NBA總冠。
That troubling reality provides more than enough fuel for his detractors, who
remain a vocal and ardent contingent. Harden himself isn’t oblivious to
this, and on Wednesday before his Rockets prepared to square off against the
West’s newest usurpers, the Clippers, he gave a somewhat rare sitdown
interview to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and addressed his critics directly.
這些事實提供了鬍黑充足的原料，四處放送。而Harden自己對這樣子的狀況並非漠不關
心，在今天面對快艇比賽之前，他接受了SAS的訪問，直接表達他對這些批評的看法。
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When asked what he believes critics get wrong about his game, Harden
responded, “Everything. He’s looking for foul calls, or he flops, or his
style of play can’t win. Well, in a system of basketball, if a team is
running an offense, who do you want to have the ball in their hands at the
end of the game? The best player. In all the stuff that happens and the stuff
we’re running, the coach has the ball in my hands, or in Russ’ hands. As
far as drawing or looking for fouls, I just go out there and play basketball.
I out-think the game. I’m faulted for that.”
當他被問到對於那些批評他打比賽的說法，他覺得這些評論是不是錯的，他說，「每個評
論都是錯誤的。他們說我都一直買犯，或是說我假摔，或是說我這種打球的方式是不會贏
球的。好，在一個籃球體系裡面，若是一支球隊要打進攻，你認為在比賽末段時，他們會
把球交給誰？當然是最好的球員阿。所以我們現在在火箭打的狀況就是，教練會把球交到
我的手上，或是Russ的手上。至於說我吸引別人犯規或是我買犯的說法，我只是上場打籃
球而已，我想得比別人快(Out-think the game)，那是我的錯。」
Indeed, Harden is regularly criticized for hunting foul calls, especially in
those instances where it appears it comes as the expense of actually making a
play. In addition, the Rockets’ iso-heavy approach and machine-like
adherence to the value of three-pointers and shots at the rim makes some
critics feel like the Rockets are trying to strip basketball down to its
mathematical variables at the expense of the beauty of the game.
的確，Harden因為買犯這事一直為人所批評，尤其在某些狀況是他似乎真的做出動作來
買。除此之外，火箭非常依賴單打以及如機器般非常強調三分球以及籃框附近的得分的方
式也引來批評，認為火箭把打球變成只是在做數據分析，而喪失了籃球比賽的美麗。
Nonetheless, it doesn’t appear Harden is going to alter his approach to suit
the critics anytime soon, regardless of the outcome.
然而，不管結果會是如何，看起來近期內Harden似乎不會改變他打球的方式好讓那些批評
平息下來的。