By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-08-09 19:00:00
由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
凯文·加内特分享了石佛如何让他抓狂的经历
本周早些时候，《体育画报》发表了一篇文章，新西兰中锋史蒂文·亚当斯(Steven Adams)透露，他为了躲避凯文·加内特的垃圾话，干脆假装自己不会说英语。
凯文·加内特试图对年轻的史蒂文·亚当斯喷垃圾话，亚当斯告诉他，“不会英语”。
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) 2024年8月7日
加内特，一个出了名的垃圾话高手，显然是被肯德里克·帕金斯(Kendrick Perkins)给刺激了。当亚当斯换下帕金斯时，加内特继续对他喋喋不休。
当时还是新秀的亚当斯只是说：“哦，兄弟，我不会说英语。”这使得加内特在口头上失去了打击这位新西兰人的策略。
“谢天谢地，在那之后他什么也没说。他本来会毁了我的。我会哭的，”亚当斯补充道。
加内特通过X回应道，
哈哈哈！我会在LA Fitness的老年人跑步机上抓住他的……https://t.co/9UP9WxWOjq
— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) 2024年8月7日
这篇文章让我想起了蒂姆·邓肯和他的垃圾话，或者说缺乏垃圾话的故事。
事实上，尼克·史密斯(Nick Smith)制作了一个剪辑，内容是那些最会喷垃圾话的球员是如何回应邓肯的。从加内特到德马库斯·考辛斯(DeMarcus Cousins)，再到德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)，这些行家里手都无法激怒石佛。事实上，他们通常都是自己沮丧地走开。
邓肯对比尤吉(Boogie)微笑的定格画面温暖了我的心。
邓肯的风度对许多球员来说意义重大。
罗伯特·斯威夫特(Robert Swift)的NBA生涯因伤病而缩短，他回忆起邓肯是如何在他们第一次交手时，一步步教他如何防守的。在2016年《体育画报》的一篇文章中，斯威夫特分享道，
第一次防守蒂姆·邓肯时，斯威夫特试图给他留下深刻印象，在低位顶住他。
“不，不，别那样，”邓肯说。
斯威夫特很惊讶。邓肯从不和对手说话。然而……
“球会传到另一边，卡住位置，”邓肯继续说道。
球传过去了。斯威夫特听从命令，在罚球线附近移动脚步，紧跟邓肯。
“不，再往前一点，”邓肯说。斯威夫特向前迈了半步。
“不，再高一点，别让我从你身上挤过去。”
斯威夫特照做了。
“好了，现在回来，”邓肯一边说，一边在罚球线附近移动。“球要传回来了，但这次不会传给我，所以别担心。但现在你知道怎么打了。”
就这样，邓肯在剩下的比赛中打得很努力，但那一刻深深地印在了斯威夫特的脑海里。
凭借着漫长的职业生涯和与他对位过的众多天才球员，邓肯之所以脱颖而出，不仅因为他克制自己不喷垃圾话，更因为他让那些擅长喷垃圾话的球员感到困惑。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: Tim Duncan and the art of the trash talking big man
Open Thread: Tim Duncan and the art of the trash talking big man
Kevin Garnett shared how Big Fun could get in his head
Earlier this week, Sport Illustrated posted an article about how New Zealand big man Steven Adams revealed avoided trash talk from Kevin Garnett by simply pretending not to speak English.
Kevin Garnett tried trash-talking a young Steven Adams, and Adams told him, “No English.”
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 7, 2024
Garnett, a notorious trash talker, was apparently hyped up by Kendrick Perkins. When Adams subbed Big Perk out, KG continued his tirade.
Adams, a rookie at the time, simply said, “Oh bro, no English bro” which left Garnett without a strategy for verbally frustrating the Kiwi.
“He didn’t say anything after that, thank goodness. He would’ve ruined me. I would’ve cried,” Adams added.
Garnett responded via X,
Haaaaaa! Gonna catch his ass at LA Fitness in the old head run… https://t.co/9UP9WxWOjq
— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) August 7, 2024
The piece reminded me of the tales involving Tim Duncan and his trash talk, or lack thereof.
In fact, Nick Smith made a montage of some of the best trash talkers responding to Duncan. From Garnett to DeMarcus Cousins to Draymond Green, the best in the business could not rile up Big Fun. In fact, they usually walked away frustrated themselves.
The freeze frame of Duncan smiling at Boogie warms my heart.
Duncan’s demeanor meant a lot to many different players.
Robert Swift, whose NBA was cut short by injury, recalls how Duncan talked him through covering him the first time they played one another. In a 2016 article from Sport Illustrated, Swift shared,
The first time he guards Tim Duncan, Swift pushes up on him on the block, trying to impress him.
“Nah, nah, don’t do that,” Duncan says.
Swift is surprised. Duncan never talks to opponents. And yet…
“The ball’s going to swing to the other side, get position,” Duncan continues.
The ball swings. Swift follows orders, shuffling his feet across the lane, staying behind Duncan.
“No, further up,” Duncan says. Swift takes a half-step.
“No, a little higher, don’t let me duck in on you.”
Swift complies.
“All right, now come back,” Duncan says, moving across the lane. “The ball’s about to be swung back, but it’s not coming to me this time so don’t worry about it. But now you know how to play it.”
With that, Duncan plays hard the rest of the game, but the moment sticks with Swift.
With his career longevity and the level of talent that he played against, it is significant that Duncan stands out for not only restraining from trash talk, but baffling those who excelled at it.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock
