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前言：這篇文章的作者是Greg 他跟Chris Baldwin一樣 都是Lin的好朋友
文章內容大部份都是老調重彈 不過有提及與溜馬交易Geroge Hill的可能性
anyway 休賽期能做的就是靜觀其變 難免有些無聊 大家就看看吧！
P.S 這裡有人也是刺迷嗎？ 如果你也愛團隊籃球 一起為馬刺加油吧 XD
Houston Rockets - Jeremy Lin Trade & What it Means for James Harden
休士頓火箭 - Lin的交易以及它對鬍子意謂著什麼
The logical thing to do after another early exit from the playoffs for the Houston Rockets? Getting rid of Kevin McHale, making James Harden understand that this team isn’t just about him and giving Jeremy Lin a bigger role in running the offense. However, the NBA isn’t the most logical of places at times, and there’s nothing from what’s happened over the last two years that suggests right decisions are what we should expect from this franchise.
對休士頓火箭來說，在季後賽提早出局以後，有什麼合乎邏輯的事等著去做？開除Mchale，讓鬍子了解到這支球隊不是只有他，並且給予Lin在發動攻擊上更吃重的角色。然而，NBA有時候並不是最合乎邏輯的地方，面對過去兩年來所發生的事，我們期待這支球隊(franchise)被認為應該做的正確決定，什麼事都沒發生。
What will happen? We’ll be hearing about trade rumors once again. About how the Houston Rockets, who are on the books for $8.5 million to Lin this season (Cap number) but are actually paying him $15 million, are looking for a third superstar or a different point guard. Morey has never said he wants to trade Lin. He doesn’t want to get rid of Asik, we know that. Kevin McHale has never said something good about Lin without being pressed into it by those asking the questions. The direction is quite clear.
什麼事將會發生？我們將會再一次聽到交易流言。關於休士頓火箭 — 這個賽季帳面上付給Lin 850萬美元(薪資實佔數目)，但實付給他1500萬美元 — 是如何追求第三巨頭或是另一個控球後衛。莫雷從未說過他想要交易Lin。他不想要捨棄阿西，這些我們都知道。在沒有媒體提問的逼問下，Mchale從未說過Lin的好話。這走向看來再清楚不過了。
Is this good for Lin? Depends on where he lands and what role he’ll be given. No matter what, no one is getting the best of Lin if their plan for the player is keeping him as an off-the-ball kind of part, a spot up shooter or anything else McHale tried to invent for him. Being a starter or bench player matters less if the minutes are right, and Lin is put in the right role.
這對Lin來說是好事嗎？取決於他落腳何處以及他將被賦予什麼角色。不管怎麼說，如果他們對於這個球員的計畫是讓他繼續當個拿不到球之類的角色、定點射手，或是任何Mchale為他發明(invent)的角色的話，沒有人能夠得到最佳狀態的Lin。如果上場時間分配得當，而且Lin被放在正確角色上的話，打先發或替補其實並不重要。
The most talked about option for quite some time has been the one connecting the Rockets with Rajon Rondo, who has a $12 million expiring contract with him. Some have suggested a Lin-Asik deal to Boston, who are open to offers on Rondo but have yet to see one they like. Lin might become a starting point guard who gets to run an offense for the Celtics, although the team right now isn’t a very good one.
一直以來最常被談論到的選擇是火箭與軟豆 — 擁有一年1200萬美元即將到期的合約 — 的連線。有些人建議將Lin與阿西交易到波士頓，他們開放對軟豆的報價，但尚未看見他們滿意的。Lin也許能夠成為塞爾蒂克發動攻擊的先發控衛，儘管目前這並不是一支非常好的球隊。
The Rockets? They have a defensive-minded guard next to Harden in Beverley. A player who doesn’t mind not touching the ball and waiting for the right moment to catch and shoot. Rondo might be a good defender when he wants to be, but he isn’t someone who makes any sense in an offense that already has the ball in the hands of one player for most of the time. That’s before going into the ego thing which might be less than science and confirmed facts, but connecting the dots of Rondo’s career do draw up
a very clear picture.
火箭呢？他們擁有一個具有防守意識的後衛跟著鬍子旁邊 — 小貝。一個不在乎碰不到球並且等待正確時機就C&S的球員。只要有心，軟豆也許可以是個好的防守者，但在一個多數時間已經有一個球員持球的進攻體系裡，他的角色毫無意義。這還沒有討論到比科學跟客觀事實還不重要的自尊心，但回想軟豆職業生涯的點點滴滴，這已經是個非常清楚可以想見的局面。
There’s also an interesting option with George Hill from the Indiana Pacers. I’m not sure if this is just one of these offers that makes sense or one that’s actually being discussed. It makes sense money-wise, but it might not make sense for at least one of the sides. Hill doesn’t mind being a spot up kind of point guard, and he is a better defender than Lin. Lin might get the ball in his hands more than he does in Houston, and might actually help make the Pacers’ offense a bit less predictable and
stagnant. With the right coach, he should also turn into a much more effective defender.
還有一個令人感興趣的選擇 — 溜馬的George Hill。我不確定這只是眾多可行方案的其中之一，或是真的有被討論過。單就錢這方面來說是明智的，但對至少其中一邊來說也許是沒有意義的。Hill不介意成為一個定點投射型的控球後衛，同時他是個比Lin還要好的防守者。Lin比起在休士頓也許可以得到更多球權，同時也許可以協助溜馬在進攻端上不那麼容易預測與停滯不動。加上一個好的教練，他也應該能夠變成一個更有效率的防守者。
The Rockets are dreaming big, but are ignoring all the signs and clues they’ve been given. There’s something awfully wrong in the way this team has been built and in the man running the show on the sidelines. Regardless of what the decision does to Jeremy Lin’s career, the Rockets need a change in concept and coaching, not players, to make them more than just a first round exit kind of team.
火箭有個遠大的夢，卻忽略了所有提供給他們的跡象與線索。這支球隊迄今建構的方式，以及一個當旁觀者卻掌控著一切的傢伙(Mchale)，在這之中有些事情錯得可怕。不管最後這個決定對Lin的職業生涯造成什麼影響，火箭在觀念與執教上(而非球員們)需要一個改變，讓他們成為不只是一支第一輪就出局之類的球隊。