Everything You Think You Know About Rondo’s Shooting Is Wrong
你以为Rondo很不准？那你就错了！
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Tonight marks the return of Rajon Rondo, one of the most enigmatic and
entertaining players in the league. The Celtics are in desperate need of a
boost. So is the Eastern Conference, for that matter. Rondo will hopefully
provide that, but big questions remain about his health and his ability to
shine in a post-Ubuntu world.
Rajon Rondo复出啦！他是联盟中最谜样且最能娱乐球迷的球员之一。塞尔迪克
队急需些动力。东区也一样。希望Rondo能成为那个推手，但最大的问题在于他
的健康程度以及他是否能在后Pierce时代发光发热。
Rondo grew up in a point guard’s dream, winning a title and dishing out
assists to future Hall of Famers at literally every position on the court (if
you count the Shaq era). But those guys are all gone now, and Rondo is left
as the chief operating officer of Boston’s fledgling start-up franchise.
More than ever, that New England spotlight will shine down upon him. More
than ever, he’ll be the subject of Tommy Heinsohn’s grandfatherly praise
and Michael Felger’s drive-time trolling.
Rondo在控卫的梦想球队中成长。他夺得总冠军，并且球队每个位置都有未来名
人堂球员接他传的助攻（如果你把Shaq在塞队的期间也算的话）。但这些名人堂
前辈都离队了，而Rondo现在是重建中赛队的指挥官。Rondo将得到比过往更多的
新英格兰区镁光灯。他也将比过去生涯任何一刻得到更多的塞尔迪克播报员赞美
。
Whether he wants to be or not, Rondo is now the face of the Celtics
organization.
不管他是否愿意，Rondo都是现在塞尔迪克队的看板球星。
Rondo will bear an unfamiliar scoring burden upon his return and, more than
ever, his infamous jump shot will be on full display. Since arriving in the
league, Rondo has had a reputation as a bad shooter, but is that still a fair
characterization?
Rondo在回归球场后，将会担起不熟悉的得分责任。同时，他会有比过往还要多的
机会展现那恶名昭彰的跳投。自从进入NBA后，Rondo一直都被视为跳投很差的球
员。但他至今依旧保有这个特色吗？
http://ppt.cc/MhaP
Rondo and his giant Kentucky hands entered the league in the fall of 2006.
For a taste of what the scouts thought of him back then, check out this
telling passage from a 2005 DraftExpress scouting report:
Rondo和他那双大手在2006年进入NBA。先来看看过去球探怎么评价他的，下面是
2005年球探报告中的一段文字：
“The biggest concern about his game revolves around his perimeter shooting
ability. Much like with what we see with big men at the free throw line, Rondo
’s massive hands prevent him from being comfortable in his shooting
mechanics and show any consistency in his release. We saw his shooting
mechanics change drastically all season long, and more often than not it
looked like he was heaving a bowling ball at the basket both aesthetically
and in terms of the end result. He only hit 18 3-pointers all season long and
did it on a dreadful 27% accuracy from this range.”
“Rondo的球技最令人担心的一块就是外线跳投能力。就像我们观察到大个子球员
在罚球线的表现般，Rondo的大手掌让他无法有舒服的投篮机制，而且他出手姿势
毫无规律可言。我们看到他在整个球季中不断变换投篮机制。而且很多时候无论在
投篮美感上或是投篮结果，他都像是向篮框丢保龄球般。”
Back in his rookie season, Rondo seemed tentative shooting the ball. Almost
two-thirds of his attempts occurred close to the rim, and on the few
occasions when he did take jumpers, he met those low scouting expectations.
He made just 29 percent of his shots outside of eight feet, including only 21
percent of his 3-point attempts.
在他的菜鸟年，Rondo似乎不太敢投外线。将近三分之二的出手来自于篮框附近。
而当他偶尔投外线跳投时，他的确表现的和看扁他投篮的球探预期一样。他在八呎
外的跳投命中率只有29%，其中包含悲惨的21%三分命中率。
http://ppt.cc/e38V
But things slowly changed, and Rondo has gradually grown more comfortable as
a jump-shooter. Comparing his most common shooting locations between his
rookie season and his injury-shortened 2012-13 season reveals a stark
difference; he has morphed from a timid rookie who was afraid to shoot away
from the hoop into a guy more than willing to shoot 17-footers beyond each
elbow.
不过随着时间演进，他的跳投慢慢有了改变。Rondo渐渐习惯外线跳投。比较他在
菜鸟球季和因伤出赛较少的2012-13球季，将会发现两季的他在出手区域上有显著
的差异。Rondo从害怕远离篮框跳投的菜鸟，变成愿意在肘区投17呎跳投的球员。
http://ppt.cc/dKun
Before his knee injury last year, Rondo was essentially scoring from four
distinct areas: near the hoop (where he’s crafty and effective for his
size), beyond the arc along the left wing (where he’s not good), and off
both elbows (where he is really good).
去年在他膝盖受伤前，Rondo主要在四个区域得分：篮框附近（以他的身材来说，
他既刁钻效率又高）、左边侧翼三分（表现不好），还有两块肘区（表现非常优
异）。
http://ppt.cc/pNov
Rondo was actually one of the best elbow shooters in the league last season.
Out of 141 NBA players who attempted at least 100 shots from the elbows,
Rondo ranked fourth in field goal percentage in that zone — trailing only
Jason Smith, Steve Nash, and Jose Calderon. Those are pretty good numbers for
a guy who can’t shoot. Per Synergy Sports, he also earned a “very good”
rating for shots off the dribble, and an “excellent” rating for long
2-point jumpers.
上个球季，Rondo甚至是联盟中最优秀的肘区射手之一。141位在肘区出手超过100
次的球员中，Rondo的命中率排在第四。只输给Jason Smith、Steve Nash和Jose
Calderon。这对被评为“无法投篮”的人来说，这数据挺不赖的。根据Synergy
Sports，他的运球后投篮被评为“非常好”，而长距离两分球亦被评为“杰出”。
The NBA remains a pick-and-roll league, and Rondo has become a pick-and-roll
demigod in part because he has worked to develop that reliable midrange
jumper. But as of last year, lots of defenders were still sagging off him, or
going under the picks, and as a result many of those elbow shots were
uncontested. So, while he has put up really efficient numbers, they are
arguably inflated. Unlike many of his “elite” point guard peers, some
opponents still dare Rondo to shoot — nobody dares to dare Tony Parker or
Chris Paul to shoot. Moreover, last season the Celtics were still decorating
the perimeter with dangerous shooters including Kevin Garnett and Paul
Pierce, and it remains to be seen if defenders will be as spatially generous
with Rondo in the absence of those guys.
NBA现在是个档拆盛行的联盟，而Rondo成长为档拆神手。某部分的原因就在于他
花心力练出值得依赖的中距离跳投。但就去年来说，大多数的防守者依然不去贴
身防守他、或者是在防档拆时绕过档人者。所以多数的Rondo肘区跳投都是空档出
手。因此，虽然他的跳投数据非常有效率，但那些数字可能有些夸大他的能力。
不像其他的几位“顶尖”控卫，防守者依然放给Rondo投外线。而没人敢Tony
Parker或Chris Paul投。此外，上季塞尔迪克队依然有着Kevin Garnett和Paul
Pierce等几位杀手级射手散布在场上。所以依然要观察少了这几位队友后，防守
者是否还是像之前一样放给Rondo投篮空间。
Still, in a league full of bad shooting point guards, I think it’s time to
take Rondo off our “can’t shoot” list, and maybe redirect our brick-laying
scorn toward the point guards in Charlotte, Minneapolis, or Oklahoma City.
Rondo has limited range, but as Parker has demonstrated, you don’t need to
shoot 3s to dominate at the point guard position.
尽管如此，在这充满烂跳投控卫的联盟中，我认为是时候把Rondo从“无法投篮”
的名单中删除掉了。然后应该把打铁的标签贴到山猫、灰狼或是雷霆这几队的控卫
身上。Rondo的射程不远，但如同Parker展现给众人看，你不需要投三分球也可以
成为有统治力的控卫。
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心得：
不去特别注意的话，还真不会想到Rondo的中距离跳投命中率这么高，对吧？
不过就像文内所说，去年很多防守者都习惯放给他投，同时塞队阵容今非昔比。
因此，等Rondo慢慢找回比赛感觉后，可以好好来审视他是否有令人害怕的中距
离能力了。
此外，我觉得上季投篮数据虽然漂亮，但毕竟不是完整赛季。所以对Rondo来讲，
严苛的考验正等着他。
无论如何，我想其他球队也会认真防守Rondo跳投了吧！