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昨晚看到这篇觉得很有趣，总教练谈太阳这季的调度方式以及方向。
随手翻个大概，有错请大力指正。
Some teams try to keep their starting lineup together for the most possible
minutes in a game — the first and last six to eight minutes of each half.
And they try to create chemistry amongst a five-man second unit that can keep
the game in hand while the starting group rests.
Not this year for the Suns.
有的队伍会让他们的先发尽量一起打，
然后试着创造二阵的化学效应来撑住先发下去的时候
太阳今年不这样打。
This year, that will likely change. Coach Monty Williams wants the rotation
to be 10 or more men deep, but says the lineups will more consistently
include two of the Suns four best players at all times.
“Our rotation during the year, I gotta figure out a core of four,” Monty
Williams said. “Of those four, I want to keep two on the floor all the time.
That’s something I think can be of value to our program and our team going
forward.”
Monty说他想要用10人以上的轮换，但是让场上的阵容一直都有"四核心"其中两名球员。
今年他要把这四核心找出来，他觉得四取二这概念对太阳崛起会有帮助。
(译注：所以只是过渡练蛊挑人的方式吗？)
Who would be that core four?
Seems like it would include playmakers Devin Booker and Ricky Rubio as two of
them for sure. Deandre Ayton is likely as a third one, right? Who else? One
of Kelly Oubre Jr. or Mikal Bridges? Or could it be that Ayton is one of the
‘other six’, while Booker — Rubio — Oubre — Bridges are the core four?
It sure seems like Deandre Ayton would be among the four best players on the
team, but in terms of ‘core four’, would that possibly be focused on play
makers and multi-positional defenders? Monty spends a lot of time talking
about the efficiency of their lineups.
谁会成为四核心？
似乎会有Booker跟Rubio，Ayton可能会是第三人，
也搞不好是Booker-Rubio-Oubre-Bridges，然后Ayton被算在其他 XD
看起来Ayton应该要被放在四个之中，
但是以四核心的概念，好像会更重视play maker以及多功能防守球员的组合？
Monty花了很多时间在谈上场阵容的效率。
“As a head coach, as a guy who’s trying to run a program,” he said of the
45 three-point attempt game last Saturday. “I’m more concerned with how we
get the threes. All of our threes [should come] off of DHOs or making a pass,
that type of thing.”
Monty’s team is following directions — more than 91% of their three
pointers were assisted in preseason, while a year ago they were twice as
likely to take unassisted, off the dribble threes.
“Is the ball moving? Are players moving?” he continued. “And are we
creating open shots for guys? If we do that, we can take 50 threes if they’
re open.”
谈到上礼拜三分雨那场，Monty说作为一个总教练，他更关心的是怎么投这些三分。
我们的三分应该来自手递手或传球之类的。
(译注：总之不要是自走砲吧？)
太阳有照着大方向走，热身赛里的三分球超过91%是被助攻来的，
而一年前运球投无助攻三分的比例是被助攻三分的两倍。
球有没有在移动？球员有没有在移动？我们有没有创造出空档？
如果有好好做的话我们就可以一场投50个三分 XD
Maybe Monty is thinking, in these terms, in terms of the ‘core four’, that
there should always at least two guys on the court who can create for
themselves and/or for others. Guys who can make sure the ball keeps moving
and the offense stays fluid.
He says he’s looking for efficient lineups though he’s not, in his words,
an analytics guy. Through four preseason games, the Suns are definitely not
threatening the Houston Rockets for supremacy on analytics-driven play
calling. While the Rockets take only shots from behind the three point line
or in the paint, the Suns are a bit more balanced.
也许Monty是在想，就这个条件下，
场上就需要至少有两个能为自己以及别人创造机会的核心，
可以确保球保持移动以及进攻流畅的家伙。
Monty说他在找有效率的阵容，虽然他自称不是数据专家。
打完四场热身赛后，太阳看来是绝对没有被火箭那个超级数据派给影响，
火箭只投三分或打禁区，太阳会更平衡一点。
(译注：没有要硬打魔球的意思，现在一堆队伍学这个)
“I’m probably anti-analytics when it comes to ‘twos’,” he said. “I tell
the guys all the time, shoot the shot you’re comfortable shooting because at
the end of the game sometimes you need a bucket and it could be a two. I want
to shoot a ton of threes, I’d love to have ten dunks, but I don’t want to
take away from a confident shot.”
Devin Booker and now Ricky Rubio are really good at making short (but still
midrange) two-pointers with the defense sinking into the paint.
Monty说讲到两分球，他搞不好还是反数据派。
他一直都跟球员讲，只要是你舒服的地方就投，
因为有时候比赛尾声你需要出手的地方搞不好就是两分球，
他也想看一堆三分跟灌篮，但是他不想去掉那些有把握的中距离投篮。
Booker跟Rubio在防守沉退到禁区的时候都是不错的两分射手。
(译注：强调短中距离，应该还是会避免Long 2的意思吧)
This preseason, the Suns rank 3rd among NBA teams in % of points coming in
the midrange (11.5%, behind only the Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs and
just ahead of the Golden State Warriors) while they are 23rd in % of field
goals being three-pointers (38%, compared to the Rockets’ 59.8%).
Just two years ago, those marks would have flipped. The 11.5% of shots coming
from mid-range would have ranked about 23rd, while the 38% of all shots being
three-point attempts would have ranked among the Top 10. The league has
definitely shifted more and more each year to the extremes, following Houston
’s lead. The Suns aren’t quite that far advanced, but they are making
strides.
What are the Suns good at, at least in preseason? The Suns are top 10 in
pace, 15th in fast-break points and an impressive 1st overall in points
generated off of turnovers (which includes points scored in half-court after
a turnover). They are also 6th in points from free throws, meaning they get
to the line pretty well.
热身赛里面，太阳的中距离得分是NBA第三，占11.5%，
仅次于魔术跟那一队，比勇士多一些。
三分球比率是第23，只占38%，火箭是59.8%
也才两年前而已，这排名会完全不同，11.5%的中距离会排第23，38%的三分会排前10。
联盟在休士顿带头之下越打越极端，太阳虽然还没有拿～么厉害，但是正在大步前进。
至少在热身赛来说太阳有什么优势？
太阳的pace是前10，快攻第15，失误转换得分是吓死人的第一(包括失误后的半场得分)
罚球得分是第六，很会赚。
Back to Monty’s ‘core four’ concept.
“I’m going to look at the numbers and see the most efficient five-man
rotations, five man teams,” he said.
Statistics like ‘five man lineups’ are not readily accessible online for
preseason games, so I cannot tell you who’s been the most efficient lineups
in these four games. The teams, however, get much better tracking data and
will have all that analysis at their fingertips.
Suffice it to say, Monty might not be an analytics guru, but he knows what he
wants and he’s trying to get the most out of his players.
回到Monty的四核心概念，
他会看看数据来找最有效的五人轮替，五人组 (译注：啊不是都在说四核？？)
热身赛没办法好好拿来看数据，所以作者没办法决定谁是最高笑的阵容。
但是总之太阳有得到不错的数据可以分析。
可以这么说，Monty可能不是数据大师，但是他知道他想要什么，
而且他试着最大程度的利用手上的球员。