????阿爾巴尼分校曲棍球隊(duì)的湯普森三兄弟“心有靈犀”，在場(chǎng)上配合甚至不需要說話。

????有些隊(duì)友經(jīng)常見面或在一起訓(xùn)練，最后培養(yǎng)成了某種神奇的心電感應(yīng)。紐約州立大學(xué)阿爾巴尼分校（University at Albany）的曲棍球球星邁爾斯?湯普森、萊爾?湯普森和泰?湯普森就是活生生的例子。這所學(xué)校的男子曲棍球教練斯科特?馬爾說：“他們有時(shí)甚至根本不用溝通，只需要點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭、用球棍做個(gè)假動(dòng)作，或者聳聳肩，另一個(gè)人就能明白，并且找到對(duì)方。這種東西靠正常訓(xùn)練是練不出來的?！?/p>

????不過三個(gè)湯普森本身就是一家人。邁爾斯是哥哥，萊爾是弟弟，泰是他們的表哥。（三人都是印第安人，邁爾斯和萊爾屬于奧內(nèi)達(dá)加部落，而泰是莫霍克族。他們出生于紐約州北部的印第安人保留地。三人都是進(jìn)攻手。）邁爾斯表示，他們?nèi)酥g的化學(xué)反應(yīng)要追溯到小時(shí)候。他們還是孩子的時(shí)候，就在一起玩室內(nèi)曲棍網(wǎng)球，也就是曲棍球的室內(nèi)版。邁爾斯說：“一起長(zhǎng)大、一起玩耍，使我們?cè)谇驁?chǎng)上也配合得很好，因?yàn)槲覀冎缹?duì)方的趨向，也知道對(duì)方的優(yōu)勢(shì)?！碧┭a(bǔ)充道：“我們的曲棍球智商非常高，因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)趧倓倳?huì)走路的時(shí)候就在一起玩了。”

????那么對(duì)手面對(duì)湯普森兄弟，或者其他天生的神配合時(shí)，應(yīng)該怎樣防守呢？有些對(duì)手們采用夾擊戰(zhàn)術(shù)對(duì)付萊爾和邁爾斯，防止他們觸球——有時(shí)倒也奏效。（阿爾巴尼分校的紀(jì)錄是5：5，去年它的成績(jī)是13：5。）但是即便阿爾巴尼分校輸球了，湯普森兄弟的表現(xiàn)依然非常驚人。馬爾稱看他們打球是一件“美好的事”。有時(shí)，對(duì)付一個(gè)卓越團(tuán)隊(duì)最好的方法就是觀察和學(xué)習(xí)他們。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：樸成奎

????The Thompsons of the University at Albany are so in sync they don't need words to communicate.

????Some teammates meet or practice so frequently that they develop a sort of magical rapport. University at Albany lacrosse stars Miles, Lyle, and Ty Thompson take this transcendent rhythm to another level. "They almost don't even have to communicate sometimes -- they can make things happen by a head nod or a stick fake or just a shoulder shrug that tips the other guy, and they're able to find each other," says Albany men's lacrosse head coach Scott Marr. "This is stuff you can't get from normal practice."

????It may help that the Thompsons are family. Miles, a senior, and Lyle, a junior, are brothers; Ty, a senior, is their cousin. (The brothers are members of the Onondaga tribe, while Ty is Mohawk. They grew up on Native American reservations in upstate New York; all three are "attack," or strictly offense, players.) Miles traces their on-field chemistry to playing box lacrosse, an indoor version of the sport, together since they were children. "Growing up, playing with each other, it carries out on the field really well because we know each other's tendencies and know each other's strengths," says Miles. Ty adds, "Our lacrosse IQ is so high because we've been playing since we could walk."

????So how to compete against the Thompsons, or any set of teammates that exhibits a similar brand of innate collaboration? Rivals have responded by double-teaming Lyle and Miles or trying to deny them the ball -- with some success. (Albany's record is 5-5; last year it finished 13-5.) But even when Albany loses, the Thompsons' play is thrilling -- "a thing of beauty," Marr notes. Sometimes the best way to deal with a transcendent team is simply to watch and learn. --Daniel Roberts