Jeremy Lin Quietly Having Career Year For Lakers
by Michael Dunlap
http://hoopshabit.com/2014/11/29/jeremy-lin-quietly-career-year-lakers/
You probably haven’t heard much about it — because Kobe Bryant and the Los
Angeles Lakers’ futility is the big story — but Jeremy Lin is quietly
having a career year and signs point towards Lin’s continued improvement.
Lin isn’t at the New York Knicks/Linsanity levels, but that’s not
necessarily a bad thing. Lin is playing a much smarter game than he has in
the past and he’s being a lot more choosy about the shots he’s taking. It’
s no coincidence that he’s putting up career highs in field goal shooting
(.490), 3-point shooting (.383) and effective field goal percentage (.552).
你可能尚未听说过-因为Kobe和湖人的无望的篇幅里-但林书豪正在打出职业生涯新高
并且正不断进步。Lin不是那个纽约的林来疯，但这不是坏事。Lin打球比以前还要聪
名，他选球越来越有一套，目前非巧合地打出 FG 0.490 / 3pt 0.383 / eff FG 0.552
的生涯新高。
He’s improved his midrange game over last season by leaps and bounds, as he’
s improved from 3-to-10 feet (plus-4.9 percent), from 10-to-16 feet
(plus-8.7) and from 16 feet to the 3-point line (plus-5.7).
What’s most impressive (courtesy of NBA.com/stats) is that Lin is eating up
his open looks. For shots over 10 feet when the defender is 4-to-6 feet away,
he’s shooting 62.5 percent. When he’s truly wide open (defender more than 6
feet away), he’s shooting 50 percent. This tells me he’s doing a good job
of playing off the ball as well as when he handles the ball and most
importantly — he’s taking care of business when he gets the chance.
他中距离投篮大幅进步 3-10ft (上升4.9%)，10-16ft (上升8.7%)，16ft-三分线 (上升
5.7%)。最令人印象深刻的是他的空档投篮，当防守者在4-6ft远时的10ft之外命中率62.5
%，当他完全大空档(防守者6ft之外)时，命中率50%，这说明他的无球打法和持球时一样
好，更重要的是-他把握住他有的机会。
For the season, Lin is playing 30.5 minutes per game, with averages of 12.6
points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals. He’s doing all of this
while posting a four-year low of just 8.9 attempts per game (call it the Kobe
effect, if you will).
Over Lin’s last four games, he’s playing at his season average with 30.5
minutes per game, but his production is up. Lin is averaging 16.8 points, 3.3
rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 56 percent from the
field. Those might not be Hall-of-Fame numbers, but they’re excellent and
would be welcomed by about 25 teams in the league.
这赛季平均每场30.5分钟，12.6分, 2.8篮板，5.3助攻，1.1抄截，这数据是在出手数
生涯新低打出来的(可以称为Kobe效应)。最后四场比赛30.5分钟的上场时间效率是增加
的，16.8 / 3.3篮板 / 6.5助攻 / 2.0抄截 / 56%命中率。这也许不是名人堂数据但它
非常优秀，联盟的25个球队会对这数据表示欢迎。
The problem is, Lin isn’t going to get the recognition he deserves while he’
s on a losing Lakers squad. Although Jeremy has put up excellent numbers, the
Lakers are on a four-game slide and are trapped at the bottom of the Western
Conference at just 3-13.
We’d be leaving out a key mention if we didn’t talk about Lin’s defense.
Remembering that he plays on the worst defensive team in the league (30th in
points allowed and defensive rating), we have to understand that Lin’s
numbers aren’t going to be as good as a player on a solid defensive squad.
Still, Lin is doing a pretty good job at ensuring his opponent isn’t
performing to their usual levels. On two-point attempts, Lin is holding his
opponent to 2.1 percent less than they shoot for the season. Inside 10 feet,
he’s harassing them into 5.9 percent less and finally, he’s keeping them
6.1 percent below their averages inside six feet.
In the interest of fairness, Lin is getting killed from the 3-point line
(allowing 53.8 percent, 17.6 percent above opponent’s average). A big reason
for that is the lack of team perimeter defense and the need for Lin and the
Lakers to sag to protect the middle. That is an indictment on Lin’s defense,
but it’s also indicative of a team that isn’t good enough defensively to
allow Lin to cheat towards the 3-point line.
问题是，Lin将承受被不应该承受的湖人连败阴影，虽然Lin数据优异，但湖人四连败，
西区垫底。另外Lin的防守必须要被谈及，请记得他正在一个团体防守最差的球队里打球
，他的防守数据必然不能跟在联盟防守见长的球队打球比。但Lin仍然使对位者表现在平
均数据以下。两分方面，Lin使对位者命中率低于两个百分点，10ft内，将其压制有5.9%
多，6ft内低了6.1%。公平地来说，Lin三分球防堵很糟对位命中58.8%, +17.6%，主要原
因是全队缺乏外围防守，缺乏Lin和队友一起的中距离防守，这是Lin防守的缺陷，也反
映了全队的防守不能好到让Lin在三分线欺敌。
All in all, Lin is having a terrific year, but you may not have noticed.
Ideally by the end of the season, the NBA will have taken notice and Lin will
continue the streak he’s on. He’s got motivation — another contract — and
although his team is horrible, Lin has been that diamond in the rough.
总而言之，Lin正在拥有一个好的赛季，但你可能没有发现，理想状况下，赛季结束后，
NBA会注意到，他会持续进步，他有动力-新的合约-即使球队很糟糕，Lin会是石头里的
钻石。