Jeremy Lin, Brooklyn Nets & Defining Success Next Season
http://tinyurl.com/j9jxa99 by Sportige, Greg
针对林书豪与篮网队, 我们来定义一下下季怎样算成功
The Brooklyn Nets are a popular choice for many to post the worst record in
the NBA next season, despite the additions of Jeremy Lin and many others on a
basically brand new team. This had me thinking about trying to define what
would be a successful season, for Lin as an individual, and for the Nets as a
team trying to build something new.
对许多想大书特书下季NBA最糟糕纪录的人来说, 篮网是一个很受欢迎的主题选择, 纵使
新球季多了林书豪, 并且新球季篮网基本上可说是支全新的球队. 这使我想试试看去定义
一下, 对林书豪个人以及重建中的篮网队来说, 下季怎样能算是个成功的球季
It’s hard to think about Lin this way because he represents something
completely different. Lin isn’t a player who will put up big numbers while
his team bottoms out. His success often means everyone around him playing
better, and more wins. VORP is a way to measure it in basketball, something
similar to WAR in baseball, although not exactly, and it’s a different
sport, so like many attempts to define things through analytics, it can often
miss the target completely.
很难直接这样去评断林书豪, 因为他在球场上的表现方式跟大家不一样, 林书豪不是位
球队被打爆时自己还能缴出亮眼数据的球员, 他的成功往往代表着他周遭的队友们都打
得较往常更好, 他个人的成功也代表着球队获得更多胜利. 如同棒球界采用的WAR数据
, VORP也是个可以在篮球上进行有效测量的数据, 但毕竟是不同的运动所以没那么精确
, 所以对于许多想透过分析来定义些事情的人来说, VORP常常会失准偏离了目标
We spoke about Lin’s numbers in a couple of posts (Stats, shooting %), but we
’ll use broader strokes to try and define a successful season here, which
for the first time has something to do with how mass media, or simply the New
York one, perceives his performances.
我们会用统计跟出手命中率之类的来谈论林书豪的数据, 但今天我们将采用更宽阔的笔
触来试着定义一下下季怎样算成功, 尤其是主要媒体跟纽约人如何看待林书豪的表现
Holding on to his starting role for the entire season shouldn’t be taken for
granted, because anything can happen in the NBA, but that alone won’t be a
success. Those who have followed Lin over the years expect a lot more from
him. He expects a lot more from himself. He doesn’t have to be the team’s
go-to-guy all the time; Brook Lopez is probably going to be the top scorer.
But Lin establishing himself as the main option in crunch time to make the
right decision with the ball is a must. Making the All-Star game is possible,
more than ever before, and getting that kind of recognition would be a major
step forward. All-NBA teams? Maybe that’s thinking too far ahead, but more
spotlight on Lin could finally place him in the right kind of recognition
position in terms of his defense. Lin helped shed away that old wives tale
about him being a defensive liability last season, but still, not too many
people know about him capable of being a lockdown defender, his fantastic
timing on steals and blocks, and his ability to help anchor a defense along
with another stopper.
整季都是以先发PG出赛不应该被视为理所当然, 因为在NBA里任何事都有可能发生, 但
纵使林书豪真的整季都是先发PG, 这也算不上成功. 长年关爱林书豪比赛的球迷们想要
看到他更多的好表现, 林书豪自己则期待的要来的更多.
林书豪不必总是得成为篮网的头号得分手, 这位置应该会是由Brook Lopez来扛, 但关
键时刻时林书豪去把自己视为攻击指挥的头号选项则是个必须.
参加全明星赛会是可能的, 能获得出赛All Star的资格也是生涯的一大进展
入选全明星队? 或许现在想这个太过头了些, 但新球季更多的镁光灯照在林书豪身上将
会让大家真正的认识到林书豪的防守, 上一季林书豪成功甩脱掉他不是个好防守者的劣
名, 但仍然有很多人不清楚林书豪有能力成为防守大锁, 他在抄截跟封盖上有着很棒的
判断时机, 也有能力去跟队友做好协防
There are two levels to this: Wins, and the development and production of Lin
’s teammates, which connects to the individual success perception. The Nets
don’t have to make the playoffs for this season to be a good one, although
it won’t hurt. What they do have to do is show progress compared to last
year, and that the Sean Marks-Kenny Atkinson combination is taking them in
the right direction. The Timberwolves improved by 13 wins to 29 last season,
and they are one of the most (over?) hyped teams heading into the next
season. After the Nets won 21 games in 2015-2016, I’m guessing 30 wins is a
magic number to make the people running the show feel good about where this
is going.
球队胜场数 & 林书豪队友们的发挥这两个要点, 直接连结了林书豪个人的成功概率, 篮
网下一季没必要拼季后赛席次, 大家清楚也不会感到受伤; 下季篮网必须要做的, 是展现
出跟上季不同的进展, 这也是Seam跟阿金联手想把篮网带去的正确方向
灰狼上季从上上季的13胜进步到29胜, 新球季更是受到瞩目会持续进步; 所以呢, 篮网上
季21胜, 我猜想新球季对篮网来说, 30胜应该就会很梦幻了吧
And what about the players? Lopez was an All-Star in 2013, and in the diluted
East, there’s no reason he shouldn’t be an All-Star. Lin should help him
score over 20 points per game again, and establish himself as one of the best
big men in the NBA, if he isn’t already considered that good by most.
But the Nets aren’t all about Lopez and Lin. There are the wing players,
like Bojan Bogdanovic, Sean Kilpatrick, Caris LeVert and Rondae
至于其他球员, Lopez是2013的全明星, 新球季的东区看来, Lopez没理由称不上All Star
, 林书豪应该协助Lopez再次缴出场均20分的数据, 让他成为NBA的顶级长人之一, 即使
低调的Lopez几乎没考虑过这些还是要把他推出去啊 啊 啊~ 但篮网并不只有Brook-Lin,
还有侧翼球员们, 像是..剥个蛋 & Kilpatrick & LeVert & Rondae
Hollis-Jefferson that will finally be playing next to a point guard who knows
how to find them in open positions. Improving their 3-point shooting from the
35.2% it was last season (13th in the NBA, not too bad, but not great) will
be a sign there’s not just good shooters on this team, but a point guard who
knows how to make them operate. We can run through the list of players, from
Trevor Booker to Chris McCullough and point out how they will benefit from
having a point guard that has exceptional vision and passing skills. The
bottom line? Lin doesn’t have to make everyone reach their career highs like
Nash once did on the Phoenix Suns, but helping three or four players take
their offense to another level will be fantastic, not just from a
points-assists standpoint, but obviously we’ll see it translate into wins.
RHJ将会跟懂得在他空档时传球给他的PG一起上场, 篮网上季的团队三分35.2%排NBA第13
, 不算坏也不算好, 新球季提升球队的三分命中率将是个好指标, 证明篮网不仅有好的
射手, 还有位知道该怎样让射手们火力充分发挥的控卫.
我们可以把篮网每一名球员拉出来模拟, 就能知道他们都将如何因为有位具备出色球场
视野以及传球技巧的控卫而受益.
至于五楼问到的底线? 林书豪不需要像当年的Steve Nash般把"所有"队友都提升到生涯
新高, 林只需要把三四名队友的攻击提升到更高层次就很梦幻了, 那时就不仅仅是得分
跟助攻之间的数据关系, 而将会是明显的转换成球队胜场数~