快报：湖人队和科比商定了延长合约的条款。

Maybe the Lakers would have signed playersof consequence this past offseason if Bryant's contract had been smaller. Afterall, at least one big name still thinks Kobe is anattractive teammate.
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也许如果科比的合同小一些的话，湖人队在过去的这个休赛期就会签下有影响力的球员。毕竟，至少还有一个知名球星仍旧认为科比是个有吸引力的队友。

Whether it was Bryant's contract size orpersonality that prevented the Lakers from bolstering the roster, the factremains: One way or another, his presence made it harder to add talent. It's nogreat leap to say the Lakers would be better off with more talent.
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不论是科比的合同大小或是个性让湖人队无法强化阵容，但事实依然是：不管如何，他的存在使得增添人才是更加困难。要说湖人队有了更多的人才表现会更好并不过份。

Bryant's Immeasurable Value?
It's possible that Bryant is still actuallygood for the Lakers in some ways.
Without him, the thinking goes, there'd beno reason to watch. No reason to care. No reason to buy tickets. No reason formassive cable outlets to pay top dollar to broadcast games. Perhaps, mostcritically, no reason for future free agents to trust in the loyalty of theLakers.
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<科比不可估量的价值？>
有可能，科比在某些方面对於湖人队来说确实是不错的。
没有他，人们就会想，那就没理由去看湖人队的比赛。没理由去关心。没理由去购票。大量的频道就没理由去支付高额费用来转播比赛了。也许，最关键的是，未来的自由球员们就没理由去信赖湖人队的忠诚度了。

We have to factor those things in whendiscussing Bryant and his worth because that's exactly what the Lakers did, asMark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote when Kobe signed hismassive deal in 2013:
The Lakers also wanted Bryant to know theyequated 17 years of built equity in enhancing the Lakers brand, ranging fromfive NBA championships, ticket sales, jersey sales and the organization’s dealwith Time Warner Cable SportsNet and weren’t solely fixated on how he’d playfollowing his Achilles injury.
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当讨论科比与他的价值时，我们就必须将那些事考虑进来，因为((将那些原因考虑进来))那正是湖人队所做的事，如同2013年科比签下他巨大合同时，Los Angeles Daily News的Mark Medina所写的。
“湖人队同时也要科比知道，那些合同薪金等同於17年来在提升湖人品牌方面的产值，包括五次的冠军杯、门票收入、球衣销售和集团与时代华纳有线体育网的交易，而不是只著眼於他在跟腱受伤之后的表现如何。”

The Lakers averaged a 2.25 rating for [thefirst 20 games] on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, down 28% from the 3.14 at thestart of last season. …
The Lakers' ratings are near the historiclow of 2.11 they averaged all of last season, the worst on record for localLakers telecasts and a 54% drop from the 2012-13 season, when they averaged a4.63.
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湖人队在时代华纳有线体育网的平均收视率(前20场比赛)是2.25，从上赛季开打时的3.14降了28%。
湖人队的收视率接近於去年历史新低的全年平均收视率2.11，是当地湖人队比赛电视转播有史以来最糟的纪录，而且比2012-13球季的平均4.63下降了54%。

Bryant's absence might not have sunk theLakers financially, and the numbers indicate viewers like winning more thanthey like Kobe. But it seems the front office wasn't comfortable taking that risk.
Like so many fans, those running the Lakersopted for a few more years of life as they knew it—life with Bryant—instead ofmoving into the hazy future. Probable losing and certain relevance, theydecided, were better than the alternative.
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科比的缺赛可能不会使湖人队的财务受到影响，而数据也显示观众喜欢赢球比他们喜欢科比更甚。但似乎决策人员不放心来冒这个险。
就像许多的球迷一样，湖人队的经营人员在明知如此的情况下还是选择了再多延续几年…与科比的日子…而不是转向不可知的未来。他们决定，也许输球与某种代表意义还是好过於其它的选项。

Lakers president Jeanie Buss told ESPN TheMagazine's Ramona Shelburne: "So while I get attached, I know what therealities are in this business. It's never going to change what we'veaccomplished together. But I don't look forward to the day that Kobe Bryant'snot in purple and gold."
The Lakers are a business, and Bryant isgenerally assumed to be good for business—despite what some of the factssuggest.
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湖人队总裁珍妮巴斯告诉ESPNThe Magazine的RamonaShelburne说：”当我开始投入之后，我就知道这个行业的现实是什麼样子的。我们已经一同成就的一切是永远不会改变的。但我不盼望科比脱下紫金球衣的日子到来。”
湖人队就是门商业(a business)，而科比一般则认为他对商业是有利的…不管一些事实所表明的是些什麼。
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(business，我也不知道该翻成生意？商业？事业？企业？哪一个好？)

For A Limited Time Only
After L.A.'s two-yearlimbo period with Bryant ends in 2016, the Lakers will have no choice but tomove forward. Even if Bryant wants to keep playing beyond his current contract,Lakers brass won't pay him big bucks to stick around. They've satisfied theirloyalty obligations, and it's hard to imagine fans—even Bryant's staunchestones—accepting more of the same.
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<只是一段有限的时间>
科比的合同於2016结束，在洛城的2年过渡期之后，湖人队将别无选择只能继续前行。即使科比在现有合同之后还想打球，湖人的高层也不会花大把钱来留下他。他们已经满足了他们的忠诚义务，而且也难以想像球迷们…即便是科比最坚定的球迷…还能接受更多同样的表现。

The future is coming, and it will notinclude Kobe.
As polarizing as he is, even the mostardent Bryant detractors must find that a little sad. Despite the fact that theLakers are probably better off without him, it's hard to fault the team or itsfans for wanting to hold on to Kobe a little longer.
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未来终将到来，而那不会包括科比。
评价两极如他，即使是科比最狂热的批评者也必定会感觉有些伤感。尽管有著湖人没有他可能会更好的事实，也很难去责怪球队或球迷们想要多留住科比一会儿的事。
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(以上，结束。)

休息啊老科

科比这3场的投篮。只得26.8%。中距离只有惨烈的15%

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