Joey Linn
Downside Russell Westbrook has already been well documented at this point: he ca
n't shoot, he's turnover prone, and his decision-making is poor. You don't need
me to tell you that because everybody else already has. So if this is the case,
outside of Paul George advocating for him, why would the Clippers go and get Rus
sell Westbrook?
Russ的缺点已经被充分证实了，他不擅长投篮，容易失误，决策不佳。你不需要我来告诉你
这些，因为其他人都已经说过了。那么，如果是这样的话，除了PG的支持，快艇队为什么要
去得到Russ呢？
Well, for starters, his best ability, which is his driving, still has a lot of u
pside. Of all the players in the NBA this season, 51 of them are driving the bas
ketball at least 10 times per game, and amongst all of those players, Westbrook'
s assist percentage on those drives ranked second best in the entire NBA. And th
is is coming on a very bad Lakers team that is 26th in the NBA in three-point sh
ooting. So theoretically, if you plug Westbrook into the Clipper system, a team
that is sixth in the NBA in three-point shooting, these numbers should actually
go up.
首先，他最好的能力是他的突破，仍然有很大的上升空间。本赛季，NBA有51位场均突破至
少10次的球员中，而在所有这些球员中，Russ在这些突破中的助攻率在整个NBA排名第二。
而且，这是在一支三分球排名联盟第26的糟糕湖人队上实现的。因此，理论上，如果您将Ru
ss放入快艇体系中，这些数据应该会上升。
Now, right about now, you might be asking me, "Joey, isn't this exactly what Joh
n Wall was supposed to do?" And the answer is yes, but unfortunately, during his
time with the Clippers, John Wall was driving the ball less than Russell Westbr
ook, and he was turning the ball over on a higher percentage of his drives while
assisting on a lower percentage of his drives than Russell Westbrook has done t
his season.
现在，您可能会问我：Joye，这不就是John Wall 应该做的吗？答案是肯定的，但不幸的是
，在他为快艇效力的这段期间，突破的次数比 Russ少，他在突破时失误率比 Russ高，而助
攻率比Russ低。
And while (Russell) the turnover concerns were legitimate, Westbrook actually tu
rns the ball over on a lower percentage of his drives than Paul George, who ofte
n gets tasked with those responsibilities on this Clippers team. Amongst all pla
yers in the NBA averaging at least 10 drives per game, PG's turnover percentage
on those drives is the worst mark in the entire league. So maybe it's not the wo
rst thing in the world to have somebody else helping him out with those responsi
bilities.
尽管人们对Russ的失误问题感到担忧这是合理的，但实际上他在进攻中的失误率比PG还低，
而PG在快艇经常承担这些责任。NBA所有场均突破至少10次的球员中，PG在这些突破上的失
误率是联盟中最差的。因此，也许让其他球员协助他分担这些责任并不是世界上最糟糕的事
情。
So when it comes to Russell Westbrook, the potential downside is glaring, but it
's already been well documented. So instead of beating a dead horse, I wanted to
look at one of the ways that he could actually help this Clippers team.
当谈到Russ时，潜在的缺点是明显的，且已经被充分证明了，因此，我们不需要再重复这些
话了，我想看看他实际上可以如何帮助这支快艇队。
And finally, one thing I don't think has been discussed enough is that Russell W
estbrook is leaving a situation where he knew he was not wanted. Was some of tha
t justified because of his poor play? He knew the front office wanted him trade
d, he knew the fan base wanted him traded. He spoke openly about not wanting to
bring his family to games because of some of the things that fans would say.
最后，我觉得人们没有讨论过的一点是，Russ正在离开一个他知道自己不被需要的地方。他
的表现不佳可能有些原因是合理的，他知道管理层想把他交易出去，他知道球迷想把他交易
出去。他公开表示不想带家人去看球赛，因为球迷会说一些负面的话。
Now he's entering a situation where he's wanted, where he has teammates already
openly advocating for him, defending him, and welcoming him with open arms. That
type of stuff matters more than people realize, and I think it's really going t
o help Russ as he gets going with the Clippers.
现在，他进入了一个被需要的环境中，在那里他已经有公开支持他的队友，捍卫他，并且张
开双臂欢迎他。这种事情比人们意识到的更重要，我认为这对于Russ加入快艇会有很大帮助
。
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