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作者: nagisanoff () 看板: Mavericks
标题: [外电] Nowitzki perched among NBA's Elite
时间: Thu Apr 10 19:54:48 2014
Dirk Nowitzki passed Oscar Robertson Tuesday night for 10th place on the NBA’
s all-time scoring list. He’s shot up the list this season, beginning the
2013-14 campaign sitting 18th all-time behind Jerry West. But after putting
together one of the most efficient seasons of his career, Nowitzki has
entered the pantheon of the NBA’s greatest scorers ever, a place he
rightfully belongs.
Each member of the legendary top-10 is known for a move or moment unique to
that player. For example, post moves are named after Hakeem Olajuwon (the
Dream Shake) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (his famous sky hook), the league’s
all-time leading scorer. Shaquille O’Neal is known for his strength and
size, Michael Jordan for his relentless intensity and incomparable clutch
gene, and Karl Malone for his proficiency in the pick-and-roll game. It’s
known by now that Nowitzki’s biggest contribution to NBA lore is his iconic
one-legged fade, but that’s not where the dialogue about Nowitzki’s
greatness should end.
In fact, not only does the German belong in the conversation about the
greatest scorers ever, but in some instances the talk should start with him.
A case could be made that Nowitzki is the best shooter ever. For example, of
the top-10 scorers ever, Nowitzki’s career three-point percentage of 38.3%
leads the group, and his stranglehold on that lead isn’t going anywhere for
a while — Bryant’s second-place mark of 33.5% is the only number remotely
close to Nowitzki’s.
Here’s a seven-footer who has scored almost 27,000 points in his career
primarily by shooting jump shots. No one else has done that. The three-point
line wasn’t around when many members of the top 10 were in their prime, and
half of the group is made up of back-to-the-basket centers, anyway. That
said, Nowitzki has still made better use of the three-point line than many
players in league history (only 22 players have hit more long-range bombs
than the Big German), and his seven-foot frame makes that fact even more
astonishing. What’s more, That Dude’s 87.9% career mark from the free throw
line leads all in the top 10 by a healthy margin — Kobe Bryant’s 83.8% sits
second place behind Dirk’s mark. If we’re talking about pure shooting
ability, the conversation starts and ends with Nowitzki.
But what do some of the more advanced stats say? If you’re really looking to
split hairs to determine where a player belongs in any subjective all-time
ranking, it never hurts to delve a little deeper. And if the conversation
makes it past relatively generic stats like three-point and free throw
percentage, the conversation favors Nowitzki even more heavily.
Top-10 Scorers All-Time by True Shooting Percentage
PLAYER CAREER TS % FIELD GOAL %
1. KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR 59.2 55.9
2. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL 58.6 58.2
3. DIRK NOWITZKI 58.2 47.6
4. KARL MALONE 57.7 51.6
T-5. MICHAEL JORDAN 56.9 49.7
T-5. MOSES MALONE 56.9 49.1
Of the top-10 scorers ever, Nowitzki’s true shooting percentage — a single
stat that measures the overall shooting ability of a player, including his
three-point and free throw efficiency — sits third behind only Abdul-Jabbar
and O’Neal. Those two players made their money in the paint and, to a lesser
degree, at the free throw line. However, of the six players in the graphic
above, only Jordan played on the perimeter as often as Nowitzki. Maintaining
a high level of efficiency becomes increasingly difficult the further you are
from the basket, and what’s most impressive about Nowitzki’s consistency
throughout the years is that a very high percentage of his shots come between
10-18 feet from the basket, an area on the court considered to be the
least-efficient to shoot from. Simply put, his one-legged fade isn’t the
only impossible thing he makes look easy.
When sorted by offensive rating, a stat used to measure a player’s general
offensive efficiency and productivity, Nowitzki shines even more brilliantly.
The only top-10 player ahead of Nowitzki in terms of offensive rating is
Jordan, and that’s not a bad player to sit right behind. The gulf between
Nowitzki and the rest of the field is four points, which might not seem like
much. However, within the context of offensive rating, a four-point gap is
Grand Canyon-sized.
Nowitzki has finished 11 seasons with an offensive rating of 115 or higher.
This season will be his 12th, and only John Stockton and Reggie Miller have
accomplished the feat more. (For reference on how shockingly efficient
Nowitzki has been this season, his 119 offensive rating is his highest mark
since the 2006-07 season, the year he won the Most Valuable Player award.)
Top-10 Scorers All-Time by Offensive Rating
PLAYER CAREER OFFRTG
1. MICHAEL JORDAN 118
2. DIRK NOWITZKI 117
T-3. KARL MALONE 113
T-3. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL 113
5. KOBE BRYANT 111
This is by no means an all-encompassing look — we’re just dissecting a
sliver of information. But based solely on a quick glance at these and a few
other metrics, Nowitzki’s place among the league’s greatest all-time
scorers is no fluke. Not only has the German enjoyed a lengthy career, but he
’s played at such a high level for so long that he’s raised the bar for
gauging greatness in non-centers. He’s redefined the power forward position
and, if we’re judging by stats, Nowitzki is one of the best offensive
players in league history. He truly is one-of-a-kind.
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在NBA历史上总得分前十的球员当中
Dirk Nowitzki的TS%排名第三 offensive rating更是只输M. Jordan而已
以他的体能条件及背景能达成这样成就真的很令人佩服