Jeremy Lin & Where He Should End Up Playing Next Season
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Posted on 24 May, 2016, by Greg in NBA
So we've gone through the NBA's six divisions, trying to find out which
teams are right or wrong for Jeremy Lin, based on their current rosters
and coaching situations. What did we find out?
我們已經評述過了NBA的六個分區,試圖找出哪支球隊對Lin是好是壞,根據目前的球
員名單和教練的情況,我們可以發現什麼?
We divided the NBA teams into three groups:
我們將30支NBA球隊分成以下三類:
Not for him: Teams he needs to stay away from because he won't get the
minutes and touches he's looking for and frankly deserves,
based on who they have signed on for next season.
不適合Lin: 依照該隊目前狀況,這些球隊Lin應該避而遠之,這些球隊不會給Lin上
場時間,也給不出Lin想要的東西.
The "if" club: A fluid kind of group, based on the premise that Lin could
do a great job there, but it might take a trade or some
internal shuffling to open up the starting point guard or
main ball handler spot. Even if he's better than what these
teams have right now, it doesn't mean they'll go for it.
"如果"俱樂部: 這些球隊有很多不確定性,主要是Lin可以在那邊表現得很好,但他們
必須為了Lin去做一些交易或內部洗牌,把先發控衛或主要球權者的位
置空出來給Lin;即使Lin比這些球隊目前待在那些位置上的球員更好,
也不代表他們就會這麼做.
Good fit: Teams that if you land Lin on them right now, there shouldn't
be any question about him starting or playing the meaningful
role he should be, assuming they're interesting in him.
很合拍: 這些球隊現在就讓Lin加入,毫無疑問能讓Lin立即站上先發或重要位置,當然
得假設球隊真對Lin有興趣為前題下.
We tried to steer clear of playoff prospects factors, although for Lin,
I'm pretty sure that's an important matter. And now, after all that
introduction, it's time to sum up the last 20 days of articles into one,
semi-coherent wall of words. One last sentence: The opinions expressed
in the division-only posts may have changed a bit upon further review.
我們試圖排除"能夠進入季後賽"的因素,雖然我敢肯定這對Lin來說是重要因素,現
在將之前20天內介紹完30支球隊的那些文章做了一下總結;最後再說一遍: 之前的
分區評述中,可能會因為最近變化的因素,重新檢視並修正.
Not for him (不適合Lin)
The Los Angeles Lakers weren't a good fit for Lin, and won't be as long
as D'Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson and even Lou Williams are on there
together. Chris Paul leaves very few minutes and touches for anyone else
on the Clippers, and the same can be said about John Wall in Washington.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have Kyrie Irving and LeBron James, the Oklahoma
City Thunder have Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, the Portland Trail
Blazers have the Lillard-McCollum backcourt, and you can say the same
about the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors and Boston
Celtics: The backcourt is packed. The Hawks? They're closer to the "if",
but it means a lot of moves being made, and point guards getting traded.
Same for the New Orleans Pelicans, while the Detroit Pistons just scream
bad fit. And the Houston Rockets? While the beard is still in town, Lin
has no reason to drop by.
湖人完全不適合Lin,他們已經有了DLo,Clarkson,甚至是魯長老留隊的情況.快艇
CP3佔據太多時間,剩下的時間對任何人都太少,同樣的情形包括巫師有牆哥,騎士
有Irving和LBJ,雷霆有西河和KD,阿拓有雙槍;後場已有大將佔據的球隊還包括有
勇士,太陽,暴龍,青賽.
那麼老鷹呢? 這隊很接近"如果"俱樂部,代表他們得為了Lin做很多陣容更動,包
括交易他們的現有控衛,其他類似狀況的有鵜鶘,活塞也完全不合適Lin.
至於火箭? 只要那叢鬍子尚在,Lin就沒理由去.
The "if" club ("如果"俱樂部)
So here we have teams that will benefit from bringing Lin on (or bringing
him back), but it'll take someone from the front office making some moves.
The Indiana Pacers seem like a great fit, but George Hill and Monta Ellis
are both on the team. The Miami Heat will be a good place for him to play
in, but only if one of the Dragic & Wade pairing doesn't come back. The
Chicago Bulls needed this to happen last year, and yet until some minutes
in the backcourt open up (and they might), this isn't happening. The same
can be said for the Orlando Magic and Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs especially
need Lin, but they need to get rid of their mediocre-at-best point guards.
The Denver Nuggets need to decide if they're committed to Emmanuel Mudiay
or going with someone who can win for them now, and the Jazz should be in
the same kind of thought process, although Utah might simply be a weird
cultural fit. We've spent a lot of words on the Hornets, so it’s quite
clear what needs to happen there for Lin to stay (he might think differently
from us), the Minnesota Timberwolves would have to trade Ricky Rubio (which
they have been considering) and the Knicks could be perfect for Lin, but
there's one big Carmelo Anthony ego that could be standing in the way.
這些球隊是找Lin過去,對Lin與球隊都有些好處的地方,但這也表示,他們的制服組必
須做些事情.例如溜馬,很合適,但他們後場有George Hill和Ellis;熱火對Lin而言是
個打球的好地方,但得建立在卓師兄和Wade其中一位回不來的情況下;公牛需要Lin,
像去年一樣地同等需要,但時機未到,得等到他們的後場問題解決之後.
小牛和魔術兩隊情況很像,特別是小牛需要林,但他們需要將陣中那些極限很平庸的
控衛們清開;金塊需要決定他們是要繼續培養Mudiay或是找個現在就可以贏球的人,
爵士也是同樣的問題,雖然猶他州還可能有些奇怪的文化需要適應.
我們已經花了很多篇幅在黃蜂上,他們很明顯地需要Lin留隊(Lin搞不好想得跟我們
不一樣,他真的想留);而灰狼得把Rubio交易掉.
尼克本來應該列在"很合拍"的球隊之列,但是Melo的影響力就佇在那邊.
Good Fit (很合拍)
And on to the "chosen ones". Why the Kings? Because right now, Darren
Collison is the only point guard on the team signed for next season. Why
the Grizzlies? Mike Conley seems like he's drifting elsewhere (Knicks?)
which would leave them without a point guard. Right now they don't even
have a coach, but Lin would do well there. Why the Milwaukee Bucks? Giannis
Antetokounmpo is their anointed point-forward, but he's not the kind of
player who is going to touch the ball on every possession. This is an
athletic group that needs a point guard like Lin to make them run. The
Nets, like the Grizzlies and Kings, have one huge hole at the position
and there's the whole head coach familiarity thing which has a nice ring
to it. The Philadelphia 76ers are another team that's more like a clean
slate than anything else, and Lin could carve out the kind of niche he's
been looking for if he ends up in Philly. And finally, the Spurs. They're
not in the if category. Why? Because they know Tony Parker has entered
the kind of stage that requires some tough decisions about him, and Lin
would be the perfect answer to the questions that have come up as the
Spurs surprisingly got bounced in the conference semifinals.
接來列舉的是"最佳選擇".
為什麼有國王? 因為現在Collison是目前陣中唯一的控衛.
為什麼有灰熊? 因為Conley似乎打算要離開(去尼克?),代表灰熊1號位會空出來,雖
然現在他們連教練都沒有,但林在那會過很好.
為什麼有公鹿? 字母哥是他們控球前鋒,但他不是那種要一球在手的球員,公鹿球員
們強大的運動能力需要一個好控衛來啟動他們,就像Lin這樣的控衛.
籃網和灰熊,國王一樣,他們的1號位有個大洞要填補,教練是Lin的熟人極為合適.
76人是另一支百廢待興的球隊,Lin可能在費城開創他追尋已久的歸屬.
最後是馬刺,為什麼我不把他們列在"如果俱樂部"呢? 因為他們知道Tony Parker已
經進入了他得自己做出一些艱難決定的階段,而Lin應會是馬刺在季後賽意外遭到淘
汰後的完美解答.
Where do you think he ends up?
你認為Lin會去哪一隊呢?