Jeremy Lin & Where He Should End Up Playing Next Season
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Posted on 24 May, 2016, by Greg in NBA
So we've gone through the NBA's six divisions, trying to find out which
teams are right or wrong for Jeremy Lin, based on their current rosters
and coaching situations. What did we find out?
我们已经评述过了NBA的六个分区,试图找出哪支球队对Lin是好是坏,根据目前的球
员名单和教练的情况,我们可以发现什么?
We divided the NBA teams into three groups:
我们将30支NBA球队分成以下三类:
Not for him: Teams he needs to stay away from because he won't get the
minutes and touches he's looking for and frankly deserves,
based on who they have signed on for next season.
不适合Lin: 依照该队目前状况,这些球队Lin应该避而远之,这些球队不会给Lin上
场时间,也给不出Lin想要的东西.
The "if" club: A fluid kind of group, based on the premise that Lin could
do a great job there, but it might take a trade or some
internal shuffling to open up the starting point guard or
main ball handler spot. Even if he's better than what these
teams have right now, it doesn't mean they'll go for it.
"如果"俱乐部: 这些球队有很多不确定性,主要是Lin可以在那边表现得很好,但他们
必须为了Lin去做一些交易或内部洗牌,把先发控卫或主要球权者的位
置空出来给Lin;即使Lin比这些球队目前待在那些位置上的球员更好,
也不代表他们就会这么做.
Good fit: Teams that if you land Lin on them right now, there shouldn't
be any question about him starting or playing the meaningful
role he should be, assuming they're interesting in him.
很合拍: 这些球队现在就让Lin加入,毫无疑问能让Lin立即站上先发或重要位置,当然
得假设球队真对Lin有兴趣为前题下.
We tried to steer clear of playoff prospects factors, although for Lin,
I'm pretty sure that's an important matter. And now, after all that
introduction, it's time to sum up the last 20 days of articles into one,
semi-coherent wall of words. One last sentence: The opinions expressed
in the division-only posts may have changed a bit upon further review.
我们试图排除"能够进入季后赛"的因素,虽然我敢肯定这对Lin来说是重要因素,现
在将之前20天内介绍完30支球队的那些文章做了一下总结;最后再说一遍: 之前的
分区评述中,可能会因为最近变化的因素,重新检视并修正.
Not for him (不适合Lin)
The Los Angeles Lakers weren't a good fit for Lin, and won't be as long
as D'Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson and even Lou Williams are on there
together. Chris Paul leaves very few minutes and touches for anyone else
on the Clippers, and the same can be said about John Wall in Washington.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have Kyrie Irving and LeBron James, the Oklahoma
City Thunder have Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, the Portland Trail
Blazers have the Lillard-McCollum backcourt, and you can say the same
about the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors and Boston
Celtics: The backcourt is packed. The Hawks? They're closer to the "if",
but it means a lot of moves being made, and point guards getting traded.
Same for the New Orleans Pelicans, while the Detroit Pistons just scream
bad fit. And the Houston Rockets? While the beard is still in town, Lin
has no reason to drop by.
湖人完全不适合Lin,他们已经有了DLo,Clarkson,甚至是鲁长老留队的情况.快艇
CP3占据太多时间,剩下的时间对任何人都太少,同样的情形包括巫师有墙哥,骑士
有Irving和LBJ,雷霆有西河和KD,阿拓有双枪;后场已有大将占据的球队还包括有
勇士,太阳,暴龙,青赛.
那么老鹰呢? 这队很接近"如果"俱乐部,代表他们得为了Lin做很多阵容更动,包
括交易他们的现有控卫,其他类似状况的有鹈鹕,活塞也完全不合适Lin.
至于火箭? 只要那丛胡子尚在,Lin就没理由去.
The "if" club ("如果"俱乐部)
So here we have teams that will benefit from bringing Lin on (or bringing
him back), but it'll take someone from the front office making some moves.
The Indiana Pacers seem like a great fit, but George Hill and Monta Ellis
are both on the team. The Miami Heat will be a good place for him to play
in, but only if one of the Dragic & Wade pairing doesn't come back. The
Chicago Bulls needed this to happen last year, and yet until some minutes
in the backcourt open up (and they might), this isn't happening. The same
can be said for the Orlando Magic and Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs especially
need Lin, but they need to get rid of their mediocre-at-best point guards.
The Denver Nuggets need to decide if they're committed to Emmanuel Mudiay
or going with someone who can win for them now, and the Jazz should be in
the same kind of thought process, although Utah might simply be a weird
cultural fit. We've spent a lot of words on the Hornets, so it’s quite
clear what needs to happen there for Lin to stay (he might think differently
from us), the Minnesota Timberwolves would have to trade Ricky Rubio (which
they have been considering) and the Knicks could be perfect for Lin, but
there's one big Carmelo Anthony ego that could be standing in the way.
这些球队是找Lin过去,对Lin与球队都有些好处的地方,但这也表示,他们的制服组必
须做些事情.例如溜马,很合适,但他们后场有George Hill和Ellis;热火对Lin而言是
个打球的好地方,但得建立在卓师兄和Wade其中一位回不来的情况下;公牛需要Lin,
像去年一样地同等需要,但时机未到,得等到他们的后场问题解决之后.
小牛和魔术两队情况很像,特别是小牛需要林,但他们需要将阵中那些极限很平庸的
控卫们清开;金块需要决定他们是要继续培养Mudiay或是找个现在就可以赢球的人,
爵士也是同样的问题,虽然犹他州还可能有些奇怪的文化需要适应.
我们已经花了很多篇幅在黄蜂上,他们很明显地需要Lin留队(Lin搞不好想得跟我们
不一样,他真的想留);而灰狼得把Rubio交易掉.
尼克本来应该列在"很合拍"的球队之列,但是Melo的影响力就伫在那边.
Good Fit (很合拍)
And on to the "chosen ones". Why the Kings? Because right now, Darren
Collison is the only point guard on the team signed for next season. Why
the Grizzlies? Mike Conley seems like he's drifting elsewhere (Knicks?)
which would leave them without a point guard. Right now they don't even
have a coach, but Lin would do well there. Why the Milwaukee Bucks? Giannis
Antetokounmpo is their anointed point-forward, but he's not the kind of
player who is going to touch the ball on every possession. This is an
athletic group that needs a point guard like Lin to make them run. The
Nets, like the Grizzlies and Kings, have one huge hole at the position
and there's the whole head coach familiarity thing which has a nice ring
to it. The Philadelphia 76ers are another team that's more like a clean
slate than anything else, and Lin could carve out the kind of niche he's
been looking for if he ends up in Philly. And finally, the Spurs. They're
not in the if category. Why? Because they know Tony Parker has entered
the kind of stage that requires some tough decisions about him, and Lin
would be the perfect answer to the questions that have come up as the
Spurs surprisingly got bounced in the conference semifinals.
接来列举的是"最佳选择".
为什么有国王? 因为现在Collison是目前阵中唯一的控卫.
为什么有灰熊? 因为Conley似乎打算要离开(去尼克?),代表灰熊1号位会空出来,虽
然现在他们连教练都没有,但林在那会过很好.
为什么有公鹿? 字母哥是他们控球前锋,但他不是那种要一球在手的球员,公鹿球员
们强大的运动能力需要一个好控卫来启动他们,就像Lin这样的控卫.
篮网和灰熊,国王一样,他们的1号位有个大洞要填补,教练是Lin的熟人极为合适.
76人是另一支百废待兴的球队,Lin可能在费城开创他追寻已久的归属.
最后是马刺,为什么我不把他们列在"如果俱乐部"呢? 因为他们知道Tony Parker已
经进入了他得自己做出一些艰难决定的阶段,而Lin应会是马刺在季后赛意外遭到淘
汰后的完美解答.
Where do you think he ends up?
你认为Lin会去哪一队呢?