Growing up and watching the Lakers, Magic Johnson was my favorite player. His artistry and creativity generated at least one play a game that just amazed me. And every time the Captain, Kareem, swung left and shot right and drained that beautiful sky hook my eyes would light up. And when the team was out on the fast break, nothing thrilled me more than to see Big Game James filling the lane and soaring to the basket with his legs spread eagle for one of his patented one handed jams. But there was one player that I always wanted to come into the game. One player that, when he came in, I just knew something good was going to happen. One player that I rooted for on both ends of the floor, knowing that he was going to make a difference. And to this day, when I play pick up ball on the blacktop, the local gym, or in my mens league, I wear my tube socks pulled up to my knees in a tribute to that one player: Michael Cooper.
看着湖人队的比赛长大，魔术师约翰逊是我最喜爱的球员。在比赛中艺术和创造力真的让我感到十分的惊奇。每一次球队的队长，卡里姆，他的左右开弓，那无与伦比的勾手，都十分调动着我的眼球。当看到球队组织快攻，没有什么比我看到在比赛中詹姆斯封住对手的线路，像雄鹰一样杀到篮下，将球塞进篮筐更让我兴奋的事了。但是那有一个球员我一直都想他能融入比赛，一个球员，当他到来的时候，我就知道会有一些好的事要发生。一个球员，在攻防两端都能让人放心，知道他将会让一些东西变得不同。而这一天，当我捡起当地体育馆球场上的球，或者是我自己的男子联盟，我把我的长筒袜拉到膝盖，就是为了表示我对这个球员的尊敬，这个球员就是：迈克尔-库伯。
Every time he would go to the scorers table to check in, COOOOOOOOOOP!!!! was the chant. And on every perfectly executed alley-oop (as Chick would classicly call it, the Coop-a-loop), on every blocked shot (where he set up the offensive player and baited him into trying that lay up that got thrown back), on every nail-in-the-coffin 3 pointer he buried in the clutch, and on every strip of the ball on even the most perfectly executed crossover dribble, I (along with everyone else in the Fabulous Forum) chanted. We cheered on the skinny guy with the whispy mustache and the legs that started at his armpits, #21, Michael Cooper.
每一次当他走向记录台准备上场的时候，库--------------珀！！！！这个呼喊就响彻全场。每次很完美的空中接力（也可以称之为，库珀接力），每次封盖对手的投篮（他建立了进攻球员，引诱他投篮，然后他将球拍飞），在每次的关键三分，他是个被人们遗忘的关键先生，在每次非常完美的交叉运球过人，我（和其他论坛球馆里的球迷一道）都在为他尖叫。我们为这个瘦弱的家伙那乱糟糟的胡须和他那灵活的双腿欢呼，这个21号，迈克尔-库珀。
Michael Cooper was the 60th pick of the 1978 NBA Draft out of the University of New Mexico. He would join a Lakers team that had won 45 games the prior season and been to the playoffs. A team that had established players with recognizable names like Jabbar, Wilkes, Dantley, and Nixon. And even though he was a First Team All-Conference performer his senior season in the WAC, he joined a competitive Lakers team and his rookie season in the NBA would be an afterthought. He would play in only 3 games and basically be a bystander to a 47 win season and a Conference Semifinals playoff exit. But the next season, that would change. In his second season, he would be a major contributor to the team. He would be a key player off the bench with an established role as a defensive player and help the team to the NBA Championship where he would watch his backcourt mate put on one of the best performances in NBA history in the clinching Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
迈克尔-库珀是1978年NBA选秀大会上新墨西哥大学第60个被NBA球队选中的球员。他将会加盟洛杉矶湖人队，湖人上个赛季一共赢下了45场比赛，进入了季后赛。这支球队已经有了一些如雷贯耳的球员，像贾巴尔，维尔克斯，丹特利和尼克松。所以尽管他在他高中联赛里是最佳阵容的表现最好的球员，他加入了一个很有竞争力的球队，他在NBA的新秀赛季的表现还让人期待。在第一个赛季湖人只赢了47场，在分区半决赛中被淘汰，而库珀只打了三场比赛，其余就是一个不要门票的观众。但是下个赛季，这都改变了。在他的第二个赛季，他是球队里的一个主要的贡献者。他是球队板凳席上的关键球员，在球队的防守中也扮演了重要的角色，并且帮助球队夺得了NBA的总冠军，在总决赛对76人的第六场他在来看他打球的朋友面前打出了在NBA历史上最好的表现。
By his third season, he would further cement himself as one the NBA’s premier defenders by making his first of 8 straight (first or second) All-Defensive teams. His reign as one of the leagues best shut down defenders was highlighted by his Defensive Player of the Year award in the 1986-87 season, an incredible feat considering that he was primarily used as a sixth man off of the bench. And not only was he recognized by the media and opposing coaches, Coop was respected by every opponent that he guarded. Maybe the best compliment that a defender could receive while playing in that era is one that was issued by Larry Bird. When asked who was the toughest defender that he faced in his career, Larry Legend would simply say:
“Michael Cooper was the best defender.”
在他的第三个赛季，他进一步巩固了自己在NBA第一防守球员的位置，他开始了他连续8个赛季入选最佳防守阵容（第一或第二）的第一个赛季。他被人们认为是联盟最好的防守者，并在1986-87赛季他依靠他强硬的防守被评为最佳防守球员，而他是作为球队最佳第六人完成这一壮举的。而且不仅仅是媒体和教练认可他，库珀被每一个他防守的球员所尊重。或许对于防守球员来说最好的赞扬就是能够收到来自拉里-伯德的赞扬肯定。当被问到谁是他在职业生涯中面对的最强悍的防守球员，拉里会很简单的说：
“迈克尔-库珀是最好的防守球员。”
But Coop wasn’t about awards or recognition or any statistics. His career averages in almost every statistical category (except for the 1.2 steals per game) are average at best. Coop was about winning. And the proof of that commitment was in the many hats he wore and how he tailored his game to help the team. Play back up Point Guard? Sure. It didn’t matter that he came into the league as a combo Guard/Forward out of college. Defend the other teams best offensive wing player? No problem. The fact that he was his college teams best offensive player didn’t deter him from becoming a stopper on the other end. Develop a reliable outside shot to provide spacing for Kareem and Worthy’s low post games? Can do. He didn’t care that his primary strengths were running the floor and slashing to the basket or that he was less than a 30% three point shooter for the first 5 years of his career. Cooper would do anything it took to improve his game and help the team win. And his 5 championship rings are a testament to that mindset of just getting the job done and helping his team.
但是库珀不是什么奖励，赞扬或任何数据统计能说明的。他职业生涯在各方面的（除了每场1.2次抢断）平均数据都是最好的。库珀就是胜利。这样言论的证明就是他戴的那些帽子，以及他如何帮助球队的。他打得分后卫？是的，这并不影响他离开大学进入联盟去打后卫或者前锋。去防守对方球队最好的进攻球员？没问题。他在大学里是最好的进攻球员的事实并不妨碍他成为球场另一端的最好终结者。为贾巴尔和沃西在外线吸引防守拉出空挡让他们能在低位单打？可以做。他并没有在乎在球场上来回折返跑，减少攻击篮筐的机会，和他职业生涯前五年那不到30%的三分球命中率。库珀可以为球队的胜利做一切事情。他的5个总冠军戒指就证明了这一切，他所做的工作，他所帮助球队的一切。
I miss Coop for all these reasons and more. His steadiness. His leadership. His willingness to get dunked on, not hang his head, and come right back working even harder on the next possesion to get that key stop. That perseverence that all champions have. This past June, when we saw a parade of Celtics wing players driving to the basket, I really missed him, that’s for sure. Like I said earlier, there were a plethora of players that were more famous and had more illustrious careers, whose highlights you’ll find all over YouTube, and whose jerseys hang in the rafters of the Staples Center. But there’s one Laker that I truly miss: Michael Cooper.
我想念库珀，这上面所有的原因，更多。他的稳定性，他的领导能力。他并不在乎他能扣几个篮，他不会抗议这个，他会很快的回到工作，来组织对手。所有总冠军都有的坚持。在这个过去的6月，当我们看到凯尔特人的球员肆意的攻击篮筐，我真的很想念他，这是肯定的。就像我更早说的，那有很多著名的球员是更出名的，他有一个更杰出的职业生涯，你可以在YouTube上找到很多这些高清视频，他们的退役球衣挂在斯台普斯中心球馆。但是那只有一个我真正想念的：迈克尔-库珀。
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