Everything You Think You Know About Rondo’s Shooting Is Wrong
你以為Rondo很不準？那你就錯了！
（部落格影音圖文好讀板：http://mola79321.pixnet.net/blog/post/348123374）
Tonight marks the return of Rajon Rondo, one of the most enigmatic and
entertaining players in the league. The Celtics are in desperate need of a
boost. So is the Eastern Conference, for that matter. Rondo will hopefully
provide that, but big questions remain about his health and his ability to
shine in a post-Ubuntu world.
Rajon Rondo復出啦！他是聯盟中最謎樣且最能娛樂球迷的球員之一。塞爾迪克
隊急需些動力。東區也一樣。希望Rondo能成為那個推手，但最大的問題在於他
的健康程度以及他是否能在後Pierce時代發光發熱。
Rondo grew up in a point guard’s dream, winning a title and dishing out
assists to future Hall of Famers at literally every position on the court (if
you count the Shaq era). But those guys are all gone now, and Rondo is left
as the chief operating officer of Boston’s fledgling start-up franchise.
More than ever, that New England spotlight will shine down upon him. More
than ever, he’ll be the subject of Tommy Heinsohn’s grandfatherly praise
and Michael Felger’s drive-time trolling.
Rondo在控衛的夢想球隊中成長。他奪得總冠軍，並且球隊每個位置都有未來名
人堂球員接他傳的助攻（如果你把Shaq在塞隊的期間也算的話）。但這些名人堂
前輩都離隊了，而Rondo現在是重建中賽隊的指揮官。Rondo將得到比過往更多的
新英格蘭區鎂光燈。他也將比過去生涯任何一刻得到更多的塞爾迪克播報員讚美
。
Whether he wants to be or not, Rondo is now the face of the Celtics
organization.
不管他是否願意，Rondo都是現在塞爾迪克隊的看板球星。
Rondo will bear an unfamiliar scoring burden upon his return and, more than
ever, his infamous jump shot will be on full display. Since arriving in the
league, Rondo has had a reputation as a bad shooter, but is that still a fair
characterization?
Rondo在回歸球場後，將會擔起不熟悉的得分責任。同時，他會有比過往還要多的
機會展現那惡名昭彰的跳投。自從進入NBA後，Rondo一直都被視為跳投很差的球
員。但他至今依舊保有這個特色嗎？
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Rondo and his giant Kentucky hands entered the league in the fall of 2006.
For a taste of what the scouts thought of him back then, check out this
telling passage from a 2005 DraftExpress scouting report:
Rondo和他那雙大手在2006年進入NBA。先來看看過去球探怎麼評價他的，下面是
2005年球探報告中的一段文字：
“The biggest concern about his game revolves around his perimeter shooting
ability. Much like with what we see with big men at the free throw line, Rondo
’s massive hands prevent him from being comfortable in his shooting
mechanics and show any consistency in his release. We saw his shooting
mechanics change drastically all season long, and more often than not it
looked like he was heaving a bowling ball at the basket both aesthetically
and in terms of the end result. He only hit 18 3-pointers all season long and
did it on a dreadful 27% accuracy from this range.”
「Rondo的球技最令人擔心的一塊就是外線跳投能力。就像我們觀察到大個子球員
在罰球線的表現般，Rondo的大手掌讓他無法有舒服的投籃機制，而且他出手姿勢
毫無規律可言。我們看到他在整個球季中不斷變換投籃機制。而且很多時候無論在
投籃美感上或是投籃結果，他都像是向籃框丟保齡球般。」
Back in his rookie season, Rondo seemed tentative shooting the ball. Almost
two-thirds of his attempts occurred close to the rim, and on the few
occasions when he did take jumpers, he met those low scouting expectations.
He made just 29 percent of his shots outside of eight feet, including only 21
percent of his 3-point attempts.
在他的菜鳥年，Rondo似乎不太敢投外線。將近三分之二的出手來自於籃框附近。
而當他偶爾投外線跳投時，他的確表現的和看扁他投籃的球探預期一樣。他在八呎
外的跳投命中率只有29%，其中包含悲慘的21%三分命中率。
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But things slowly changed, and Rondo has gradually grown more comfortable as
a jump-shooter. Comparing his most common shooting locations between his
rookie season and his injury-shortened 2012-13 season reveals a stark
difference; he has morphed from a timid rookie who was afraid to shoot away
from the hoop into a guy more than willing to shoot 17-footers beyond each
elbow.
不過隨著時間演進，他的跳投慢慢有了改變。Rondo漸漸習慣外線跳投。比較他在
菜鳥球季和因傷出賽較少的2012-13球季，將會發現兩季的他在出手區域上有顯著
的差異。Rondo從害怕遠離籃框跳投的菜鳥，變成願意在肘區投17呎跳投的球員。
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Before his knee injury last year, Rondo was essentially scoring from four
distinct areas: near the hoop (where he’s crafty and effective for his
size), beyond the arc along the left wing (where he’s not good), and off
both elbows (where he is really good).
去年在他膝蓋受傷前，Rondo主要在四個區域得分：籃框附近（以他的身材來說，
他既刁鑽效率又高）、左邊側翼三分（表現不好），還有兩塊肘區（表現非常優
異）。
http://ppt.cc/pNov
Rondo was actually one of the best elbow shooters in the league last season.
Out of 141 NBA players who attempted at least 100 shots from the elbows,
Rondo ranked fourth in field goal percentage in that zone — trailing only
Jason Smith, Steve Nash, and Jose Calderon. Those are pretty good numbers for
a guy who can’t shoot. Per Synergy Sports, he also earned a “very good”
rating for shots off the dribble, and an “excellent” rating for long
2-point jumpers.
上個球季，Rondo甚至是聯盟中最優秀的肘區射手之一。141位在肘區出手超過100
次的球員中，Rondo的命中率排在第四。只輸給Jason Smith、Steve Nash和Jose
Calderon。這對被評為「無法投籃」的人來說，這數據挺不賴的。根據Synergy
Sports，他的運球後投籃被評為「非常好」，而長距離兩分球亦被評為「傑出」。
The NBA remains a pick-and-roll league, and Rondo has become a pick-and-roll
demigod in part because he has worked to develop that reliable midrange
jumper. But as of last year, lots of defenders were still sagging off him, or
going under the picks, and as a result many of those elbow shots were
uncontested. So, while he has put up really efficient numbers, they are
arguably inflated. Unlike many of his “elite” point guard peers, some
opponents still dare Rondo to shoot — nobody dares to dare Tony Parker or
Chris Paul to shoot. Moreover, last season the Celtics were still decorating
the perimeter with dangerous shooters including Kevin Garnett and Paul
Pierce, and it remains to be seen if defenders will be as spatially generous
with Rondo in the absence of those guys.
NBA現在是個檔拆盛行的聯盟，而Rondo成長為檔拆神手。某部分的原因就在於他
花心力練出值得依賴的中距離跳投。但就去年來說，大多數的防守者依然不去貼
身防守他、或者是在防檔拆時繞過檔人者。所以多數的Rondo肘區跳投都是空檔出
手。因此，雖然他的跳投數據非常有效率，但那些數字可能有些誇大他的能力。
不像其他的幾位「頂尖」控衛，防守者依然放給Rondo投外線。而沒人敢Tony
Parker或Chris Paul投。此外，上季塞爾迪克隊依然有著Kevin Garnett和Paul
Pierce等幾位殺手級射手散布在場上。所以依然要觀察少了這幾位隊友後，防守
者是否還是像之前一樣放給Rondo投籃空間。
Still, in a league full of bad shooting point guards, I think it’s time to
take Rondo off our “can’t shoot” list, and maybe redirect our brick-laying
scorn toward the point guards in Charlotte, Minneapolis, or Oklahoma City.
Rondo has limited range, but as Parker has demonstrated, you don’t need to
shoot 3s to dominate at the point guard position.
儘管如此，在這充滿爛跳投控衛的聯盟中，我認為是時候把Rondo從「無法投籃」
的名單中刪除掉了。然後應該把打鐵的標籤貼到山貓、灰狼或是雷霆這幾隊的控衛
身上。Rondo的射程不遠，但如同Parker展現給眾人看，你不需要投三分球也可以
成為有統治力的控衛。
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心得：
不去特別注意的話，還真不會想到Rondo的中距離跳投命中率這麼高，對吧？
不過就像文內所說，去年很多防守者都習慣放給他投，同時塞隊陣容今非昔比。
因此，等Rondo慢慢找回比賽感覺後，可以好好來審視他是否有令人害怕的中距
離能力了。
此外，我覺得上季投籃數據雖然漂亮，但畢竟不是完整賽季。所以對Rondo來講，
嚴苛的考驗正等著他。
無論如何，我想其他球隊也會認真防守Rondo跳投了吧！