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另一位NBA專欄作家也為林書豪發聲！美國體育網站《sportige》的Greg撰文，認為火箭隊上個週末戰勝灰狼隊的比賽，說明了火箭隊若想走得更遠，林書豪真的很重要。同時也強調，麥克海爾教練必須正視哈登過度黏球的問題。

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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes Them Look Like a Team
林書豪讓火箭隊打出團隊籃球

作者: Greg    2013/11/24

Like a trail of breadcrumbs left for Kevin McHale to pick up and understand the hints, each time he uses Jeremy Lin the way he’s supposed to be used, the Houston Rockets look like a very good basketball team. It doesn’t matter that Aaron Brooks starred for the team in their 112-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it does mean something that James Harden didn’t play, and unless something is done about his playing style the potential of this squad will continue to be wasted.
每當麥克海爾教練在比賽中正確使用林書豪時，火箭隊都會像支很好的籃球團隊，可惜他就是缺少慧根始終無法領悟與掌握這個要訣。在昨天那場對陣灰狼隊112-101的勝利中，重點不是布魯克斯大爆發，而是它突顯了一個重要事實，那就是如果未來哈登的打球風格再不做些調整的話，那麼火箭隊中大量的天賦仍將持續地被白白浪費掉。

Harden might miss a few more games, and that’s not good for the Rockets. No matter what his ills are, Harden is a rare scoring talent, with selfishness and defensive laziness coming along with it. Right coaching can force a player to change, but everything we’ve seen from McHale over the last couple of years suggests his mind is made up about who should be leading this team, no matter how many problems it causes.

接下來的比賽，哈登有可能還會缺席，這對火箭隊其實不是好事。因為無論他的傷病是啥，哈登的得分天賦仍是聯盟少有的，雖然還包括著自私及懶於防守的球風。這些缺點本該被好好調整的，然縱觀麥帥過去數年的執教歷程，一旦他認定誰能領導這支球隊，無論會造成多少問題也無所謂。

Meanwhile, with his hands forced, it got out one of the better performances from the Rockets this season. Aaron Brooks wowed off the bench scoring 26 points, going into the game averaging only 2.8. Patrick Beverley, who started next to Lin (or is it the other way around?) scored 17, but Houston were better with him on the bench, as they usually are. Lin had a strong performance against Ricky Rubio, scoring 19 points and adding 5 assists, which maybe will prevent McHale from sitting him on the bench for prolonged moments like he did in the loss against Dallas.

而當哈登缺賽，麥帥不得不調整做法時，反而使這場對戰灰狼隊的比賽成了本季中比較好看的比賽之一。本場之前場均僅2.8分的布魯克斯，單場砍下了26分，和林書豪一起先發的比佛利也拿了17分，不過他留在板凳上對火箭隊其實會更有利。更重要的是林書豪與盧比歐的對抗，19分外加5次助攻，讓他免於再像前場輸給小牛的比賽那樣被麥帥冰在板凳上。

Dwight Howard, despite scoring only 11 points, was a big reason for the Rockets looking good on defense when it mattered the most and dominating the boards, making up for the team’s 23 turnovers. He grabbed 13 rebounds and gave up on plenty of shots, finishing with 4 assists, so the Rockets could hit 54.8% of their three point attempts, moving the ball like they usually do when Harden isn’t playing or isn’t forcing himself on the team’s style.

當然，火箭內線的發揮同樣出色，霍華德儘管只得到11分，但以很棒的防守彌補了全隊高達23次的失誤，抓下13個籃板，並令人驚喜的送出4次助攻，火箭全隊三分球，命中率高達54.8%。這樣的比賽，只有在哈登不在，或者他摒棄自私球風的情況下才會出現。

Terrence Jones had one of his best games in Rockets uniform, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. In a game featuring talented teams without a lot of defense, Jones and especially Howard were the X-factor that made the difference, having someone to rally around, which the Timberwolves don’t.

這場也是瓊斯在火箭隊表現得最好的比賽之一，他得到18分10個籃板。這樣一個充滿天賦卻沒有太多防守的比賽中，瓊斯及霍華德很棒的防守，再加上火箭隊有人帶動團隊的化學變化(這是灰狼隊所沒有的)，讓這場比賽變得不一樣了。

Kevin McHale – I told our guys we have to play more efficiently and a little bit smarter. We’ve got to create more space for each other on the floor so we can attack.
McHale loves preaching about spacing and ball movement, but everything he does as a head coach when it comes to the Harden-Beverley-Lin decision making suggests otherwise. It’s hard to understand why something so clear to see – taming Harden and getting the ball out of his hands for more possessions each game, an excellent thing for the Rockets in the long term, just keeps blowing by him.

麥帥曾不止一次在採訪中強調，“我常告訴我的球員們，要打的更有效率、更聰明點。在場上進攻時，要為彼此創造更多的空間。”儘管話是這麼說，但在實際處理上，尤其是哈登、林書豪、比佛利的角色定位問題，竟然往往是逆向而行的。管控哈登黏球的球風，才是對火箭最有利的長遠之策略啊！但很難理解的是為什麼那麼顯而易見的事，麥帥卻只會光說不練？

Jeremy Lin being a backup doesn’t matter that much if he plays over 30 minutes a night. Ignoring his talents is a more serious offense, which will keep costing the Rockets wins and consistency unless someone tells McHale to think straight.
本賽季看來，林書豪打不打先發，其實已經無所謂了，只要每場球賽讓他獲得30分鐘以上的出場時間就好了。更嚴重的問題是忽略他的天賦，會讓火箭隊在贏球及穩定性付出代價的，除非有人好好開導一下麥帥。