洗漱完毕。正餐完毕。游戏完毕。惊奇于外面的蛐蛐声(是发出来的还是怎样的?＠＿＠)，再听着ＣＤ某医院看门大爷的房后的车棚的隔壁传来的一阵阵哗啦哗啦的搓麻将声，在这里和HoopChina看到一些很有意思的帖子，索性就写出了这篇。希望大家耐着性子看完。
开工。
最近流言很多。Nick Van Exel签约马刺，Michael Finley明显难以抉择而推迟了决定日期。
中文媒体关于Van Exel加入马刺的报道，其中有部分新闻内容大家一直有争议。
请先看小木木的两个回帖：
https://chinaspurs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=111565
https://chinaspurs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4401
https://chinaspurs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=111777
Sina什么的我也懒得去查了，多次被人问道关于Van Exel的加盟和Finley的动向的关系时，发现许多人得到的新闻消息都是不合实际的。
当初建立ChinaSpurs.com 主要就是给喜欢和支持马刺的朋友提高一个交流的平台，在这里大家可以谈论并交流看法。OK，讨论的前提是什么? 是得到正确的信息。而实际上某些时候并非如此。
就拿这次来说，马刺引入Van Exel到底用了100多万还是用了签下Oberto之后剩下的250万左右的中场阶级条款? Van Exel来了标志着马刺退出Finley争夺战了吗?
正确的信息是这样的，马刺签下Van Exel用了100多万，最多不超过116.7万，这并未动用留给替补摇摆人Finley或者Brown或者其他人的250多万剩余中产阶级条款。简单的从薪水方面看，这并不影响马刺再签下Finley或者留下Brown。而实际上，在和马刺完成正式签约后，Van Exel还亲自联系了在芝加哥的Finley，劝说他也加盟马刺来实现冠军梦。
Express News(被译作圣安东尼奥快报/快讯报，还有过分者称为邮报 －＿－)是全球报道马刺新闻最权威的媒体，其报道可信度也是最高的。所以，就拿Express News的新闻来看看实情如何。
(关于马刺的网上主页地址为 http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/ ，不过我记得需要邮箱注册才能看，所以把原文和地址都贴上)
从Van Exel与马刺达成协议到现在，Express News上共有五篇新闻报道，按照先后顺序，我们一一来分析。
第一篇：
NEW: Spurs sign Nick Van Exel
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA082905.spurs.en.7adec9b.html
Web Posted: 08/29/2005 06:16 PM CDT
By Mike Finger
Express-News Staff WriterAddressing their needs for 3-point shooting, scoring depth and backcourt experience all at once,１． the Spurs signed veteran guard Nick Van Exel to a one-year deal today.
Van Exel, who ranks behind only Ray Allen in career 3-pointers among active NBA players, averaged 11.1 points and 4.3 assists in 53 games for Portland last season.
The 6-foot-1, 33-year-old guard previously played for the Lakers, Nuggets, Mavericks and Warriors in his 12-season career.
The Spurs may not be finished with their offseason maneuvering.２． Monday’s signing will not affect the amount of money they have to offer their other free-agent targets, including Michael Finley and Devin Brown.
Complete coverage of Van Exel’s signing will be in Tuesday’s Express-News.
黑体字为重点部分。这篇因为是当地白天写的，所以很简短，只透露了两则信息：1.马刺和Van Exel签下了一年合约，2.周一签下Van Exel，这并不影响马刺提供给其他有意的自由球员(包括Michael Finley和Devin Brown)的薪金。
第二篇：
Quickly, Van Exel a Spur
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA083005.1D.vanexel.8d61f07.html
Web Posted: 08/30/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Mike Finger
San Antonio Express-NewsNick Van Exel arrived in San Antonio on Monday expecting some spirited conversation, maybe a nice meal, and not much else.
The Spurs wound up offering him a bit more than that. And by nightfall, Van Exel was checking into a local hotel with a signed contract, a few thousand new fans and another chance to win his long-awaited first NBA championship.
Van Exel, a fiery 33-year-old guard long known as one of the league’s most dangerous shooters, was so impressed by his meeting with a star-studded Spurs contingent that he wasted no time in signing a one-year deal with the team.
“He was just here to spend the day with them,” said Tony Dutt, Van Exel’s agent. “It just all kind of came to a head at once, and he’s excited about it.”
The Spurs, apparently, were just as enthusiastic. Not only did coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford meet with Van Exel on Monday, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen also joined the recruiting effort.
“We wanted him in our program,” Buford said. “We think he’ll be a great complement to the team we have.”
１．Adding to the Spurs’ excitement is that the deal allows them to keep pursuing free-agent swingman Michael Finley. The specific terms of Van Exel’s contract weren’t released, but sources said the Spurs didn’t use the $2.5 million they had remaining from their midlevel salary-cap exception. Before Monday, they also had a $1.6-million exception available.
２．Finley, who is considering the Spurs, Heat, Suns and Timberwolves, is expected to make his decision today.
But even if Finley doesn’t end up in San Antonio, the Spurs believe their backcourt already has undergone a significant improvement. Van Exel, who with 1,473 3-pointers ranks behind only Ray Allen among active NBA players, has shown he can help playoff-caliber teams even in crowded backcourts.
In the 2003 Western Conference finals, for example, his sparkling performances for the Dallas Mavericks gave the Spurs headaches before they eventually won the series in six games.
“He’s always been a big-time performer,” Buford said, “and we like to be in big games.”
The 6-foot-1 Van Exel is coming off perhaps the worst season of his 12-year career, having averaged just 11.1 points and 4.3 assists in 53 games for Portland. For his career, he has averaged 15.1 points and 6.9 assists per game.
Van Exel missed 72 games combined during the past two seasons with the Warriors and Trail Blazers, mainly because of an arthritic left knee. In December, he was so frustrated by his banged-up body he announced he would retire at the end of the season.
３．[b]But by the end of the season, Van Exel was confident his knee would allow him to keep playing. He became a free agent this summer when the Trail Blazers decided not to exercise the $12.7-million option on the final year of his contract, and he immediately began seeking teams he thought would contend for a title. Miami was his other main option.
Dutt said Van Exel, who will be formally introduced at a news conference this morning, didn’t present the Spurs with any demands in terms of playing time or shots. With Tony Parker and Ginobili entrenched as starters, Van Exel isn’t trying to stir the pot. [/b]
“I think he’s comfortable with however Pop wants to play him,” Dutt said. “There will be nights when he plays a lot, and some nights he won’t play at all. He’s fine with that.”
４．Van Exel’s signing gives the Spurs 11 players under contract for next season. They still would like to add another wing player, whether that turns out to be Finley or restricted free agent Devin Brown.
Meanwhile, Van Exel is hoping to ensure the Spurs will be pleased with their latest investment.
“Nick’s always been the kind of guy who gets taken for granted,” Dutt said. “He’s given up more to win than most people know. In this case, he could have gotten a lot more money elsewhere, but he wants to win.”
这时到了凌晨就有了详细报道，通常的新闻都是这个时间发布的，以前大多是Jonny Ludden写，近些天是Mike Finger在写。(Johnny Ludden是Express News的资深新闻记者，其语言非常严谨，尤其在夏季休赛期时的一些流言报道，他的每一个用词都是非常精准的，可下面大家可以发现中文媒体如何浪费了这种严谨用词。Ludden不同于休斯敦纪事报的那位培根(? 临时想不起了，被中文媒体频繁提起的那位)，他是专门的新闻记者，不是Buck Harvey那样的专栏记者发布评论。如前所说，Express News是全球报道马刺新闻最权威的媒体，那Jonny Ludden就是那传说中的最权威最资深的马刺新闻记者，不过某人说他现在也许在度假 －＿－ 因为只是新闻信息，所以没有很多人注重其文章的文学水准，其实Ludden的文章除了前面提到的用词严谨外，其全文连贯性可能是我看过的新闻报道中最好的，每一句引用、每一个单词都不是随便用的，尤其是分析过他的用词习惯之后就更能发现这点。瞎扯了……)
这里对比小木木的那个转贴来看(内容明确标明是“转贴”，为何标题要说“原创”呢? 键盘敲下来的? 赞一个 ＠＿＠ 我也找了个原文链接 http://sports.tom.com/1019/1042/2005831-677578.html )
１．说的很清楚：让人高兴的是搞定Van Exel之后，马刺还能继续追逐自由摇摆人Finley。虽然Van Exel的合同的细节并未公开，但有消息说马刺仍没有动用他们的中产阶级条款中剩下的250万(这里用的是"sources"，Express News报道中常用这个词，实际上都不算流言，只是没有最终确定而已。意思是若在这里看到"sources"，请不要把它与HoopsHype里面的那N多(标题中就M多了-_-)的"sources"理解为同一个意思，这里的流言成为事实的概率相当非常大。)。在周一签下Van Exel之前，马刺还有一个160万的条款可用。
２．Finley有望于今天在马刺、热队、太阳和森林狼之间做出选择。"expected"也不是随便用的。对比后面的就知道Finley的仍难以选择尚未下定决心。
３．。
４．签下Van Exel之后，马刺在新赛季已有11名合约在身的球员。他们仍然愿意再增加一名摇摆人——不管是Finley还是受限制性自由球员Brown。对比一下那个链接中的说法：“搞掂埃克塞尔后，马刺下赛季有约在身的球员达到11位，球队高层还想再签下一名摇摆人，还希望留下队内受限制自由球员德文·布朗。”嗯……
现在再看一下89712679同学转的那篇：https://chinaspurs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4394
虽然这其中作者开了个小玩笑让Oberto替补Bowen欲和Ginobili组成阿根廷后场帅哥，但基本从新闻角度看，没有歪曲一些事实。而小木木同学转的那个，仔细看后便会发觉，“马刺基本退出”是作者从前面分析后自己得出的结论，而非事实。
第三篇：
NEW: Van Exel makes pitch for Finley to join Spurs
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA083005.spurs.en.b767207.html
Web Posted: 08/30/2005 11:56 AM CDT
Mike Finger
Express-News Staff WriterOnly a few hours into his tenure as a Spur, Nick Van Exel already is trying to make his first assist.
Van Exel, the veteran guard who signed a one-year contract with the Spurs on Monday, said this morning he has contacted former teammate Michael Finley and urged him to come to San Antonio.
Finley, the most prized free agent in the NBA, is expected to choose among the Spurs, Heat, Suns and Timberwolves as soon as today.
“I did my recruiting,” said Van Exel, who played with Finley in Dallas. “But (Finley) didn’t give me any hints. I think he wants to keep it a big secret.”
If the Spurs don’t land Finley, they will turn their attention toward re-signing restricted free agent Devin Brown, coach Gregg Popovich said this morning. Either Finley or Brown would fill the team’s need for an extra wing player and give the Spurs 12 players under contract.
11:56，这个在记忆中不多见。
Van Exel联系过了他的前队友Finley并希望他也能来圣城。Popovich则说若没能得到Finley，马刺将会续签Devin Brown。
关于Finley，在这则新闻的前一天接受Ticket 760电台采访时，Popovich觉得Finley加盟太阳的可能性最大，而若Finley选择热队，他会表现出吃惊的。＠＿＠ 烟雾弹……
第四篇：
Newest Spur joins team’s effort to bring in Finley
Web Posted: 08/31/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Mike Finger
Express-News Staff Writer１．Only a few hours into his tenure with the Spurs, Nick Van Exel had his fingers dancing across his cell phone keypad, feverishly trying to earn his first San Antonio assist.
Van Exel, who signed a one-year deal with the Spurs on Monday, said he sent several text messages urging former teammate Michael Finley to join him. The Spurs are one of four teams vying for the services of Finley, the free-agent swingman still said to be mulling over his much-anticipated decision.
“I did my recruiting,” said Van Exel, who played with Finley in Dallas in 2002-03. “But (Finley) didn’t give me any hints. I think he wants to keep it a big secret.”
But even with his newest guard leading the campaign, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich didn’t sound too optimistic about the team’s chances in the race, which also includes Miami, Phoenix and Minnesota. ２． The Spurs have $2.5 million to offer — about half as much as the Heat and twice as much as the Suns — but Popovich said Tuesday he thinks Finley is thinking of more than money.
３．“I’d be surprised if Phoenix wasn’t his choice,” Popovich said. “I think he’s got a great opportunity to start there and play a lot of minutes. He’s got great relationships with a couple of their players, Steve (Nash) and Raja (Bell). I think he’d be really comfortable there.”
Popovich confirmed that if Finley does end up elsewhere, the Spurs would turn to their own restricted free agent, Devin Brown, to fill their opening for another wing player. The team made Brown a qualifying offer of about $900,000, but his agent, Darrick Powell, said Brown “is not a $1-million player.”
Talks between the two sides have remained luke warm as the Spurs have pursued Finley.
“We told (Brown) we had to do the Michael Finley deal if it was possible,” Popovich said. “Devin probably doesn’t like that, but he understands that. That’s what this business is all about.”
Brown still can sign an offer sheet with another team, but the Spurs can keep him by matching the offer within seven days. Popovich said Brown’s back injury — which sidelined him for much of last season — hasn’t affected the Spurs’ approach this summer, even though he can’t be sure if Brown has completely recovered.
“I would hope so, but I would guess not,” Popovich said. “I don’t think you know if someone’s 100 percent until you get him into some kind of practice.”
１．几条信息，而非线上游戏。
２．很明显不过了，马刺可以提供250万给Finley。这个数字是热队所出的一半，是太阳出价的两倍。周二Popovich说他认为Finley考虑的更多的并不是钱的问题。
３．嗯。
第五篇：
Van Exel out money but collects with Spurs
Web Posted: 08/31/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Mike Finger
Express-News Staff WriterIf Nick Van Exel had only listened to his mother, he would be a wealthier man today. He likely would have avoided two miserable years in Golden State and Portland, as well as a summer of anxiety-filled job hunting.
But he also wouldn’t have become a Spur.
１．So in retrospect, Van Exel said he’s glad that three years ago he agreed to the deal in which he gave up $12.8 million but gained the freedom that ultimately led him to San Antonio.
“My mom’s still calling me a fool for making that move,” Van Exel said Tuesday after a workout at the Spurs’ practice facility. “But I don’t regret it at all.”
Even if it turned out a bit differently than he first imagined.
２．After the 2001-02 season, Van Exel simply was trying to escape Denver and play for a winning team. But the only way he could facilitate a trade to Dallas was to turn the guaranteed final year of his contract into a team option. By doing so, he was able to lead the Mavericks to the 2003 Western Conference finals but also ended up being shipped to the Warriors, and then to the Trail Blazers.
３．When Portland declined to pick up the option earlier this summer, Van Exel, 33, became a free agent. And although he knew the Spurs couldn’t offer him more than the one-year, $1.167 million contract he signed Monday, he immediately included them on his wish list.
“You know what you’re going to get (with the Spurs),” Van Exel said. “They win, and they win a lot. That’s the most important thing.”
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who had long been enamored with Van Exel’s basketball skills, said he was especially impressed when Van Exel seemed so excited about playing for the Spurs. In fact, Popovich said signing the 6-foot-1 Van Exel reminded him of another notable veteran Spurs pickup.
“It’s bringing a smaller version of Robert Horry,” Popovich said. “You get an experienced guy who really wants something and can contribute in a specific manner.”
Like Horry, Van Exel is most valued by the Spurs for what he can give them in the postseason. With that in mind, the Spurs will monitor Van Exel’s regular-season minutes much as they have done with Horry to keep him fresh.
“The most important thing is the playoffs,” Van Exel said. “That’s what (Popovich) told me I needed to get ready for.”
Van Exel, who missed 72 games over the past two seasons, said his arthritic left knee feels as healthy as it has in “a year and a half.” He said most of his injury problems in Golden State and Portland were the result of returning too quickly from his last knee surgery.
He received a clean bill of health from the Spurs’ doctors Monday, and that was all Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford needed to hear before offering a contract to a player they think can be a postseason difference-maker.
“Nick relishes taking the big shot, the last shot,” Popovich said. “And that’s a rare quality in a lot of players.”
Popovich wasn’t the only Van Exel admirer in the Spurs’ camp. He said when he mentioned the idea of signing Van Exel, players quickly endorsed it. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen all met with Van Exel in person Monday.
And as for Duncan’s sales pitch?
“He said, ‘We would love to have you,’” Van Exel said, ‘but we don’t need you.’"
Van Exel took the joke well. In fact, he even made a crack of his own about his image as a difficult teammate.
“Hey,” he said to Popovich on Tuesday, “I’m coachable now.”
１．２．说Van Exel如何损失了1280万。2001-02赛季在丹佛他受够了失败，赛季中期坚决要求球队把他换到一支强队，当时他的合同中最后一年即2005-06赛季的1280万年薪是受保护的。然而，在掘金和小牛的谈判中，Marc Cuban有个要求就是要让Van Exel的最后一年合约改为不受保护，若不同意，交易只能泡汤。后来两队七人大交易，巴特尔的第一场NBA比赛。Van Exel的最后一年合约不受保护，这两年更是受到左膝伤困扰，上赛季曾考虑退休。今年8月被开拓者裁掉，空手而归。
３．指出他的年薪不会超过116.7万。
不要担心此人怎样的过去可能给球队带来怎样的不和。Nick Van Exel比任何人更在乎更渴望胜利。马刺的队内氛围是许多球员整个职业生涯都无法体会到的。Nick Van Exel此前从未给马刺这样的冠军球队打过球。所以，你有理由相信他。还有Gregg Popovich与RC Buford。
完毕。睡觉。
