What Jeremy Lin Could Bring to the Lakers Starting Lineup
by Matthew Patterson
出自Lake Show Life: http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/10/18/jeremy-lin-bring-lakers-starting-lineup/
After another Steve Nash injury, it is reasonable to assume that we aren’t
going to see a whole lot of the future Hall of Famer in the starting lineup
this year. Whether it is a matter of health, or simply skill, Jeremy Lin is
going to get the starting job at PG, and from a team standpoint, it is
probably for the best.
At this point in his career, Nash has shown that he is NOT what is expected
out of a starting point guard in today’s league. On the defensive end, a
place he has never been above average, he struggles to keep opposing guards
in front of him, and that itself is a big problem playing in the Western
Conference.
Take a look at some of the Western Conference starting point guards: Damian
Lillard, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Ty
Lawson, and Jrue Holiday. If we are expecting 39-year old Steve Nash to
match up against any of these dynamic point guards, we are looking at a
defense that will give up 115 points per game.
(前面翻大意，后面较重要) 随着Nash再次受伤，Lin将被预期调上先发阵容，这对球队
也许是最好的，在西区有Lillard, CP3, Curry Parker, Westbrrok, Lawson, Holiday
等空卫若以老将Nash先发意味着每场将失分115分。
But defense is not the only issue here. Steve Nash’s spectacular career has
been based on his ability to make plays for others, and constantly knock down
open jumpers.
As for the play making goes, Nash cannot get into the paint like he used to
be able to. He struggles to get around his defender and get to the basket,
something Lin will have no problem doing.
For instance, during the opening quarter against the Warriors last Sunday, I
witnessed the worst 10 minutes of basketball I have ever watched as a Laker
fan. A big part of that was Nash’s inability to create offense. He
continuously tried to get around Stephen Curry (an average defender at best),
but simply couldn’t, leading to contested shots late in the shot clock.
防守不是唯一的问题，Nash从前以能为不断为队友创造空档和得分机会著名，现在Nash
不能像以前那样切入禁区且挣扎于甩开防守者，而这对Lin而言却没有问题。就如上场
对上勇士开赛10分钟是我身为湖人迷以来目睹最惨的状况，Nash一直无法甩开Curry，导
致读秒时硬投。
The current Lakers starting lineup has many issues, the two biggest being
perimeter defense, and inability to create on offense. Inserting Lin into the
starting lineup may just permanently fix these problems.
To start on the defensive end, Lin is not a little, but a whole lot better
than Nash. Lin has the potential in fact, to be a decent defender, due to
his quickness and athletic abilities. Lin has worked hard this off season on
improving his foot work, so he can excel on both sides of the ball.
Although he won’t be anything elite on D, he can put pressure on his
opponent on the opposite end. Nash cannot put pressure on his opponent on
either end, so after Curry would exert his energy on offense running around
screens, he would get a rest on defense guarding Steve Nash. Lin will make
any opponent work when guarding him, and he goes north and south, compared to
Nash who really goes east and west now trying to get around a defender.
现阶段湖人先发阵容最大的两个问题是外围的防守和无法制造进攻机会，让Lin先发将会
永久解决这两个问题。Lin的速度和运动能力使他有很大的潜力成为一个好的防守者，在
暑假他在防守脚步下了很大苦工，他将能在防守和进攻两端有很好的表现。即使他不是
防守大锁，他也能对对方造成进攻压力，像Curry若不能在两端施压，Curry在防守湖人
控卫时就能得到喘息机会，而Lin会在防守时给他压力之外，他的切入(直向进攻路线)
能消耗对方控卫。
What Lin will bring on offense is really what sets him apart from Steve Nash.
Lin is an average shooter, but he exceptional at getting to the rack and
collapsing the defense. This is exactly what the Lakers are missing in their
starting lineup.
They need to put more pressure on the opposing defense, whether it is three
point shooting, penetrating, or posting up. Those are the primary three ways
to create offense, and good shots, something the Lakers could not get against
Golden State on Sunday.
Lin在进攻端的贡献尤为显著，他投篮命中率不是最优秀但是他绝佳的切入能破坏对方防
守阵线，这是湖人现在最缺少的。他们必须给对方防守更多压力-三分，切入， 低位是
三项主要进攻方式，也是湖人在对上勇士时所无法有效运用的。
A starting lineup of Nash, Kobe Bryant, Wesley Johnson, Carlos Boozer, and
Jordan Hill does not excel in any of those aspects. With Lin in the game, its
a whole different story.
Unlike Nash, Lin can take his man to the basket, and set up his teammates for
open jumpers. Nash still has elite court vision, don’t get me wrong, but he
cannot draw a defense to create those open opportunities. Lin’s greatest
aspect of his game is getting to the rack, and although he is not known as a
“facilitator,” that could come with time.
Lin’s Laker debut against the Nuggets was a bit shaky. He went 0-6, but he
did rack up 10 dimes. The next game as a starter, Lin went 4-4 with 14 point
in just 21 minutes. We know that Lin can score, but he showed signs of being
a facilitator and a play maker in that first game against Denver. If he can
learn to consistently draw the defense and kick out to shooters and drop it
down to the bigs, the Lakers’ offensive woes could be solved. Defense, that’
s another story.
之前的先发阵容无法做好任何一项，但如果将Lin放上先发，那将大为不同。Lin能带他
的队友命中投篮，找到空档队友，Lin最大的优点是得分，虽然他的控卫技术也很好。
Lin初对上金块得分表现不好， 但送出10次助攻，下场比赛4-4 14分仅在21分钟内。
我们都知道Lin能得分，但在对金块时就能看出他能是很好的控卫，playmaker。如果他
能继续吸引防守球员，然后传给空档球员得分，Lakers的问题进攻问题即能稍解。防守
则是另外一回事。
Now on the other hand, taking Lin off the bench into the starting lineup
could hurt the second unit…a little. When healthy, a second unit including
Nick Young, Xavier Henry, and Ryan Kelly should not have any problems
creating offense. Young, coming off a career high 17.9 points per game, is
instant offense.
换句话说将Lin调上先发会对第二阵容产生..一点点伤害，但在健康情形下Young, Henry
, Kelly应该能在第二阵容的进攻上有所表现。
This year’s bench should finish top ten in scoring, but the starting lineup
is a different story. The starting lineup has talent, but if they cannot get
anybody to put pressure on the defense, we are going to see a lot of
contested Bryant fadeaways. Bryant will still be an elite scorer in this
league, but he is going to make his mark on the outside, hitting jumpers from
15-20 feet, not getting into the teeth of the defense.
Without penetration, Boozer and Bryant’s mid-range games won’t be effective
enough to have an elite offense. Kobe is will still be their go-to scorer,
but you cannot rely on a 36-year old to create offense every possession.
Bryant also won’t draw nearly as many double teams as he is used too, and
the same goes for Boozer. Boozer still has a solid mid-range jumper, but
cannot draw much attention from a defense in the post anymore. As for
Johnson and Hill, they are hustle players who should make their living on
defense.
This is why Lin can be the X-factor for this year’s Laker team. If he can
average in the 15 points, 6 assists per game range, we are looking at a high
powered offense who can sneak into the playoffs.
先发阵容中不乏有天赋的球员，如果没有人在对方防守施压时，我们将会经常看到有人挡
在Kobe的fadeaways前面，那将会使像Kobe优秀中距离得分手失去效率，再优秀也不能
每个回合都自己制造进攻机会， Kobe也不能像从前般那么能吸引包夹， Boozer也是，
Boozer有不错的中距离， 但也不能吸引太多防守者的注意。 至于Johnson和Hill，他
ap们将较专注于防守。
这就是为何Lin会是今年的X因子，如果能平均15, 6那么我们的进攻将会有威力，进季后
赛就有谱了。
This offense ran by Nash just is just not effective, because Nash can’t get
into the paint and free up his teammates like he has always done. Look at
the first 10 minutes of the Golden State game on Sunday, they scored 13
points, while Nash played a majority of the quarter running the offense.
As soon as Lin came in, the offense picked up, as he was getting into the
paint, getting his teammates open shots. Lin is the missing piece in this
Lakers starting lineup, and when you combine that with a healthy bench,
hopefully the Lakers can just outscore their opponents all the way to the
playoffs.
从对勇士来看Nash已经不像以前能切入禁区找到空档球员，将Lin调到先发，他能切能传
，Lin就是湖人现在先发阵容中所缺少的那一块，如果能保持健康，大家还能期待一下
湖人挺进季后赛的。