来源: Bleacher Report http://ppt.cc/2g5Q
作者: Jonathan Feigen
Earlier this week, the Rockets announced Patrick Beverley will miss the remain
de
season to repair a torn ligament in his wrist. As long as the Rockets' stay
in the playoffs lasts, Terry will be their starting point guard, splitting
most of the minutes at the position with trade-deadline acquisition Pablo
Prigioni.
Beverley宣布赛季报销, 而老将Terry将会顶替他先发控卫的位置, 而Prigioni也会
帮助他分摊上场时间.
The Rockets have gone 11-1 in games Terry has started this season, but they
have faced few tests equal to what's on the horizon. Sunday’s game against
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder and next week’s
home-and-home games against Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs loom large.
在Terry先前做为先发控卫的12场比赛, 火箭只输了一场. 虽然这成绩非常好, 不过样本
数稍嫌不足. 美国时间周日, 火箭将要对上雷霆, 他们有着最近状况非常火烫的
Westbrook, 而下周则要连续两场对上马刺, 他们也有明星控卫Parker.
The Western Conference, however, is crowded with star point guards, as the
Rockets will be reminded as soon as Westbrook comes at them like a shot from
a cannon. They likely will rarely ask one of their 37-year-old point guards to
t
stay in front of him. James Harden is basically the Rockets’ offensive point
guard, anyway. They needed someone next to him who could knock down shots
and defend.
然而西区实在太多明星控卫了, 火箭不会奢望高龄37岁的Terry跟Prigioni可以守得住他
们.
但也不会希望主要的进攻箭头Harden去代劳, 可是总得要有人挺身而出.
“We’ll miss Pat in a lot of different ways,” McHale said. “He brings a
lot of toughness. He’s been able to get on point guards. He’s been really
good for us slowing down guys the last couple years. But we’ll use all of
our resources we have and figure out what we need to do that night. It might
be Trevor [Ariza]. It might be Brew [Corey Brewer]. It might be Pablo, Jet, I
don’t know. We’ll figure it out.”He will likely shift Trevor Ariza to a
defensive matchup on point guards, allowing Terry or Prigioni to chase
catch-and-shoot wings around screens.
总教练McHale表示尽管少了Beverley, 但他们会用尽全力去补这个空缺, Ariza,
Brewer, Prigioni, Terry都必须准备好随时顶替. 但McHale可能会时常做出错位让
Ariza去守敌方的控卫, 而Terry, Prigioni则会到侧翼准备Catch & Shoot.
When Beverley first went out March 23 in Indianapolis, McHale did not have
the options he will have in the playoffs.Ariza and Brewer can match up with
Westbrook on Sunday, Parker next week and whatever point guards will be
waiting in the playoffs. McHale has even experimented with rookie Nick Johnson
as he seeks options other than Terry and Prigioni in Beverley’s spot.
当Beverley在3/23因伤退场时, McHale就觉得他已经无法打季后赛了. 也因此Ariza与 Br
ewer
将会在防守敌方控卫上占有重责, 而菜鸟Nick Johnson也可能会被拉上Beverley的位置.
(补充:他本季还投过一次绝杀)
They will just do it more often. Prigioni will move the ball and send
pick-and-roll passes to the Rockets big men. Terry will push pace, launch
jumpers and serve as an unofficial assistant coach. They will split most of
Beverley’s vacated minutes and try to do what they do well, rather than be
asked to do what he did when they likely would do it poorly.
而Prigioni与Terry则会持续扮演他们在本季的角色, prigioni打挡拆, Terry持续推进
队伍, 甚至还可以兼任助理教练. 他们将分担Beverley的时间, 但不做原本他做的粗重
防守, 而是做他们各自擅长的事.
Nick is going to have to come out some nights and play against some of the
bigger, athletic guys those guys may struggle with.
对于Nick Johnson, McHale则表示他必须去试着防守一些难防的球员,“他必须得站出来
”.
“We’ve never had the big ‘next man up' [motto]. They’re just going to
have to play. With every injury comes an opportunity. Their teammates expect
them to play well. I expect them to play well. They expect to play well.”
他又说: "我们不会去期待谁要站出来去扛更多重任. 因为全部的人都必须站出来,
当有伤病来袭时, 球员就得去做更好的表现. 而我很期待他们的好表现, 他们自己也是."
心得: 火箭替补群本季真的是补非常好, 根本是豪华等级, 即使后场大锁受伤还是很多人
可以站出来, 今年会不会是火箭近期最强的一年呢?