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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Will Finally Become an All Star

 

休士頓火箭隊 ─ 林書豪終將成為全明星

原文出處：Sportige
原文作者：Greg in Basketball
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Just because you don’t make the All-Star game, don’t mean you’re not one by ability and production. Jeremy Lin isn’t one of the best two or three point guards in the Western Conference, but his growth and improvement this summer, along with what the Houston Rockets are trying to do, should be enough to put him on the right path, at the right pace, en route to showing on a nightly basis hat he deserves to be mentioned among the best of his position in the league.

就算無法入選全明星賽，不代表沒有明星級的實力與表現，林書豪目前稱不上是西區前二、三名的控衛之一，但經過暑期的自我成長進化，搭配火箭的整體戰略規劃，應能助他步上正軌而蓄勢待發，新賽季的每一場球，都將成為他足以與聯盟頂尖控衛相提並論的見證。

The Dwight Howard issue can explode in the Rockets’ face. The potential for some sort of social breakdown in the team exists, although one difference between last year’s Lakers and this year’s Rockets is age. Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are all deep into their 30’s. Dwight Howard isn’t a teenager, but he probably has a lot more in common with James Harden, Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons.

「魔獸」(Dwight Howard)仍有可能是顆未爆彈，讓火箭分崩離析的風險也還在，然而，對比去年的湖人與今年的火箭，年齡是兩者之間的差異。科比(Kobe Bryant)、納許(Steve Nash)和加索(Pau Gasol)等人早己年華老去，「魔獸」雖然青春不再，但與哈登(James Harden)、林書豪和帕森斯(Chandler Parsons)之間，可能較無代溝。

We’ve been over this before – Dwight Howard arriving should be enough to change the balance in the Rockets backcourt in Lin’s favor. He might not see more shots than last season (averaging 10.9 field goal attempts per game), but he is going to have the ball more in his hands than before, as it’s going to take someone a little less selfish than James Harden (who is selfish for a slightly good reason) in order to make the Howard thing work.

老調重彈 ─ 「魔獸」的來臨，應足以讓火箭後場搭檔之間的天平，倒向有利林的一邊。也許出手次數不會多於上季(場均10.9次)，但掌控球權的比率將會提升，因為要讓「魔獸」威力全開，需要一位比哈登更無私者的輔助(哈登自私的理由，嚴格來說還不算太壞)。

It comes down to this – when you have more than one player that love having the ball in their hands, it’s better to have a third player to balance them out. That didn’t work with the Lakers last season because Nash was either injured or simply had no problem giving up the ball to Kobe Bryant to do as he wishes, while Dwight Howard was left frustrated more than once for a smaller role than he had previously.

歸根究柢 ─ 當有一名以上的球員樂於球權在手時，最好有第三者在其中調和鼎鼐。上季的湖人即缺乏此一「潤滑劑」角色，因為納許不是受傷缺陣，就是甘願把球讓給科比去為所欲為，導致「魔獸」因為角色弱化而日益不滿。

Lin is going to be the one who makes that balance work, because if Harden has the ball in his hands as much as he did last year (9th in the NBA with a 29% usage percentage), we’re going to see an unhappy Dwight Howard very quickly. Lin isn’t going to get the chance to take 15 shots a game, but he’ll be doing a lot more of what he should have been doing last year: playing like a real point guard, and not just a spot up shooter waiting for Harden to give up the ball.

林將是「魔登連線」能否穩定運作的關鍵，如果哈登獨霸球權的比率不下於去年的話(29%的使用率在聯盟排第9)，「魔獸人生」戲碼很快會重出江湖，雖然林在場上不會有出手15次的機會，但更能扮演去年應有而未得的角色：名正言順的控衛，而非等著接哈登「炸彈球」的定點射手。

Is Lin going to be an All-Star? His only chance, to be truthful, is as a starter, because he wasn’t far from finishing in the top two guards in votes last year. Being of Asian heritage makes it easier being popular on a global level. It’s hard seeing Lin getting in as a head coach selection. But he’ll be better than last year, that’s for sure. He’s averaging 14 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in the preseason, while shooting 61.9% from the field and 66.7% from beyond the arc.

林能否晉身全明星？憑良心說，唯一的機會是透過票選成為明星賽先發，去年他的最終得票與後衛前兩名相去不遠，亞裔背景讓林的全球人氣扶搖直上，但要透過主教練遴選來擠進替補名單，難度甚高。不過，無庸置疑，林的表現將會勝過去年，季前賽至今的場均數據為14分、3.7籃板與4.3助攻，整體投籃與三分線的命中率，分別為6成19與6成67。

Despite the “decision” Kevin McHale has to make between Lin and Patrick Beverley, it’s going to be an easy choice. Lin as a starter, with more time as the ball handler, and after a summer of improving his game. He might not make the All-Star game, but he’s going to play a lot closer to that level.

雖然冰箱(Kevin McHale)必須在林與小貝(Patrick Beverley)之間做出「決定」，但只要頭腦沒被凍僵，應是輕而易舉之事。林做為先發，主控的時間提升，配上暑期的球技大增，就算無緣入選全明星賽，他的星光仍將「豪」不遜色。