海說＿＿貝佛利的問題已經人盡皆知了

Jeremy Lin Needs Patrick Beverley to Keep on Like This

作者：Greg

With Jeremy Lin out for a couple of weeks, the Houston Rockets are once again completely the James Harden show. Whether that’s good or not is up for the record during that time to decide, but  in terms of the quality of basketball the team plays, it’s awful. Why? Because one against five style doesn’t work in the long run, simple. The thing Lin should be keeping a watch on more than anything is Patrick Beverley.

在林書豪不在的這幾天，火箭又再一次成為哈登獨秀。不論這是好或壞事——這需要看這段其間內的比賽結果來決定，但從隊伍的籃球品質來看，是非常糟的。為什麼呢？簡單，因為以一對五的形態走不長。林現在最需要注意的，莫過於貝佛利了。

Harden isn’t going to really change. He did put on a much more balanced performance in the win over the San Antonio Spurs, but that was when Chandler Parsons played. Without the forward, the Rockets have no one that can take the ball away from Harden and make some good, team-first kind of decisions. Dwight Howard wants the ball, but he’s usually a last stop before a foul or a close range field goal.

哈登是不會真正改變的。他的確在戰勝馬刺時的比賽中，拿出比較平衡的表現，但那是當帕森斯也在場上。少了這個小前鋒，火箭就沒有人可以把球從哈登手中拿走、創造一些好的、以球隊為優先的決定。霍華德也想要球，但他通常是罰球、或近距離投球之前的最後一個步驟。

With Jeremy Lin on the floor, Harden does have an option of letting the reigns go and letting someone else run the show. With Beverley? Just another player for Harden to ignore as he dribbles down the clock and does what he wants. Without Lin and Parsons, that’s actually not such a bad idea, because Beverley, elevated to a starting spot by Kevin McHale this season for some weird reason, is contributing absolutely nothing. He is averaging 9.4 points per game, while shooting 40.4% from the field, but he’s even less useful than that.

有了林在場上，哈登的確多一個選項：不在獨霸、讓別人來運籌帷幄。但貝佛利？只是另一個——當哈登在運球中耗盡進攻秒數、做他想做的事——被晾在一旁的球員。沒有了林和帕森斯，其實這不是太糟的一件事，因為，藉一些古怪的原因、本賽季被麥克海爾提拔成為先發的貝佛利，（我們可以看清現實他實在是）完全沒有貢獻。他場均9.4分、命中率40.4％，但他實際的用處更少。

However, McHale is waiting for a sign that Lin’s minutes can be cut. This isn’t some grand conspiracy theory of Morey and McHale conspiring to end Lin’s career. It’s simply something that easy to spot through the 100 or so games the Rockets have played since Harden and Lin joined the team in the same offseason. Lin might be great for jersey sales, but he’s also something of a distraction and an outlet that hurts Harden’s dominance in the backcourt. He’s also someone who can help the team play better basketball than what we see from them on most nights.

但是呢，麥老正在等待一些跡象好讓他減少林的上場時間。我不是在說一些莫瑞和麥老想要終結林的職業生涯的巨大陰謀論，這只是件—在看過哈登和林入火箭之後的一百多場比賽—很容易就能察覺的事。（火箭立場）林或許大大助於球衣的銷售，但他同樣是，傷害哈登統御後場的一個分散、以及出口。他也能夠，較之於目前多數的火箭比賽，幫助球隊打出更好籃球。

It’s hard to believe Lin is wishing for the Rockets to lose so that his return and contribution is that much more appreciated than usual, but if Beverley suddenly turns into a point guard that knows what to do with the ball except drive to the basket from time to time between giving it up for Harden, Lin is going to be in trouble. His benching and becoming a sixth man wasn’t only about giving the second unit a playmaker. It was about defining boundaries and setting a hierarchy. Too bad that even if Harden goes ballistic over the next few games and puts on some monster games leading to victories (which is something he can do), the long run goal, which is the most important thing, will take a hit, as McHale or whoever makes the decisions will actually think that this one on one basketball is the way to bring success back to Houston.

很難相信林會做出期望火箭輸球、所以他的回歸與貢獻會比平常還更被讚賞。但假如，貝佛利突然變成一個知道要怎麼處理球的控衛，而不是「放棄持球、交給哈登」這個戰術中加入「時不時衝向籃筐」，那林就有麻煩了。他被降為替補和成為第六人，不只事關於要給第二陣容一個組織者。這是關於界限的劃分、以及階級的設立。糟糕的是，甚至只要哈登在接下來的比賽中單打、然後以妖怪級數據拿下勝利的話（這是他可以做到的），那麼隊伍的長期目標，也就是最重要的事，就會受到衝擊，當不論是麥老或任何一人下決定，他們會真的覺得這種一對一的籃球可以為休士頓帶回勝利。