Dispelling the Blake Griffin Myths
拆解式分析Blake Griffin
（部落格影音圖文好讀版：http://mola79321.pixnet.net/blog/post/351226013）
There are reasons to dislike Blake Griffin. He seems to grate on everyone’s
nerves with the cultivated stone-faced tough-guy look he gives after dunks
and a propensity for getting his arms tangled up with another big man
underneath the rim — and using some exaggerated extrication technique to
make damn well sure officials know someone has assaulted poor Blakey.
不爽Blake Griffin是正常的。他每每在灌完籃後擺出一臉硬漢樣。同時在籃下
推擠時雙手喜愛和其他大個子互相糾纏，擺脫時又用誇張的掙脫技巧來吸引裁判
的目光。他這些特徵往往惹毛別人。
He flops. So does basically everyone, including your favorite player, but a
chiseled, car-leaping behemoth resorting to such trickery seems to annoy
folks more than Chris Paul or Manu Ginobili pulling the trick. Griffin has
struggled, by his lofty standards, against the beefy Grizzlies in the
playoffs, though untimely injuries haven’t helped in either series. There
was a sense that Griffin’s fame, built upon unpolished dunky athleticism,
outpaced his actual basketball achievements.
他會假摔。但基本上所有球員都會，包括每個人心中最愛的球員。但和Chris Paul
或Manu Ginobili相比，看到像Griffin這種超級體能怪物卻依賴這種小技巧更惹
人厭。以他該有的高標來說，Griffin在季後賽面對粗壯的灰熊時表現並不好。好
巧不巧的受傷讓他在系列賽中無法給予球隊多少幫助。Griffin非技巧性的灌籃能
力所建立起的名聲，被視為超越他真正的在場上的成就。
All of this gives rise to the single most annoying basketball fan myth: that
Griffin is a one-dimensional dunker with no post game, no hoops
sophistication, and nothing to fall back upon when leaping isn’t enough to
win. Seriously: You can’t tweet one positive thing about the guy without a
legion of critics screaming about how empty Griffin’s game is.
以上先入為主的觀念，讓球迷們有個錯誤的籃球迷思。那就是Griffin純粹是個灌
籃王，沒有低位腳步、沒有細膩的技巧，而且在關鍵時刻無法值得信賴。認真的
講，當你在網上寫出Griffin的好話時，總是會有一群反對者抨擊Griffin的比賽
內容是多麼的空洞。
As the Clippers continue to win without Paul, it becomes increasingly clear
the “HE CAN ONLY DUNK!” crowd simply does not watch Los Angeles Clippers
basketball. The schedule has been easy and heavy on Eastern Conference teams,
but the Clips are 9-3 since Paul went down, and Griffin has been sensational
in shifting into a role as the team’s clear no. 1 option. Griffin has
produced in exactly the sort of varied ways the screaming mobs claim are
beyond his skill set. The Clippers have had the most efficient offense in the
league since Paul’s injury — read that again, but also consider the
schedule — and Griffin has shot better overall and gotten to the line more
often this season with Paul on the bench, per NBA.com. He is not a remora
fish mooching off a shark.
而隨著缺少Paul的快艇不斷贏球，漸漸揭曉那些喊說Griffin「只會灌籃」的人們
沒有在關注快艇比賽。雖說快艇近期賽程輕鬆，而且很多比賽對手是東區球隊。
然而，Paul因傷缺賽後，快艇戰績9勝3敗。同時，Griffin接手球隊第一人後表現
非常亮眼。Griffin在場上的展現出的能力，正是各種不同的批評者說他缺乏的部
份。快艇在Paul受傷後，有著聯盟最有效率的進攻之一。當然還是要考慮到賽程
問題。同時，根據NBA.com，Griffin這季在Paul坐板凳時，整體來說命中率是更
好的，而且上罰球線次數也更多。他並不是個只會狐假虎威的球員。
The Post Game
低位技巧
Griffin is attempting nearly six post-up shots per game in Paul’s absence,
up from about 3.9 post-up shots on average before Paul’s injury, per Synergy
Sports. Griffin has shot 48 percent on the block post-Paul and has drawn
shooting fouls on an astonishing 26 percent of his post-up possessions in
that stretch, per Synergy. The Clips have scored 1.03 points per possession
over those games on all Griffin post-ups that end with Griffin shooting,
drawing a foul, or turning the ball over.
在Paul因傷缺賽的這段時間內，Griffin每場背框單打次數上升至將近六次。根據
Synergy Sports數據，在Paul受傷前，他僅有3.9次的背框單打出手。在Paul不在
後這段時間，Griffin的低位單打命中率高達48%，而且26%的背框進攻能賺到投籃
犯規。無論是出手、上罰球線或是失誤掉球，所有Griffin的背框單打能讓快艇每
回合進攻得到1.03分。
That figure would rank fifth overall among 79 players who have finished at
least 50 post-ups this season, per Synergy. The four players who have
exceeded Griffin’s post-Paul efficiency on the block: LeBron James (the best
player alive, though Kevin Durant is closing the gap); Brook Lopez (out for
the season); Boris Diaw (not nearly as frequent a post-up scoring threat);
and Dirk Nowitzki (sort of a well-known post-up guy). Griffin’s post-ups
this season have produced .981 points per possession, meaning he’s actually
been better without Paul, even while assuming a larger burden. But even so:
That .981 figure ranks Griffin 12th among those 79 players, in a virtual tie
with some dude named Kevin Durant. Respected post scorers below Griffin
include Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, David Lee, Al Jefferson,
Zach Randolph, Kevin Love, DeMarcus Cousins, Nikola Pekovic, and many others.
同樣根據Synergy，本季有79位球員背框單打出手50次以上，而上述的數據能讓他
在這79位中排到第五名。前四名分別是LeBron James（地表最佳球員，雖然Kevin
Durant緊追在後）、Brook Lopez（本季報銷）、Boris Diaw（並不是個頻繁進攻
的低位得分威脅），還有Dirk Nowitzki（名氣響亮的低位高手）。Griffin本季
每回合的背框得分是0.981分。這代表在背負著更大的壓力後，沒有Paul的Griffin
表現更好。但即使看整季，0.981分這個數據讓Griffin排在79位球員中的第12位，
和Kevin Durant同燈同分。排名在Griffin之下的背框好手包括Dwyane Wade、
Carmelo Anthony、Dwight Howard、David Lee、Al Jefferson、Zach Randolph、
Kevin Love、DeMarcus Cousins、Nikola Pekovic…等球員。
The Crunch-Time Play
關鍵時刻
The related knock on Griffin is that his lack of refinement, combined with
his poor foul shooting, makes him a useless cog late in games. It’s time to
revise that as well. Griffin is shooting 71.5 percent from the line this
season, easily a career high, and he’s hit 75.5 percent over 30 combined
games in December and January. He is 7-of-14 in the last three minutes of
games in which the scoring margin is three points or fewer — a qualifier
that includes just 30 total minutes for the Clippers this season, per
NBA.com. That equates to about 17 shots per 36 minutes, a healthy total,
right in line with those of Mike Conley, Ginobili, LeBron, Damian Lillard,
and Tim Duncan. (The numbers and ranking are similar if you expand the
parameters to five points and five minutes.)
批評者挑的另一個毛病是Griffin技巧不夠細膩，再加上他的罰球命中率不佳，
導致他在比賽末段時起不了啥作用。是時候修正錯誤印象了。Griffin這季的罰
球命中率是71.5%，想當然爾是他的生涯新高。而且他在12月跟1月的三十場比賽
中，有著75.5%的罰球命中率。根據NBA.com數據，時間剩三分鐘，且分差在三分
以內的拉鋸賽中，Griffin的命中率是14投7中。而快艇隊本季目前也僅有30分鐘
的比賽時間符合上述拉鋸戰的條件。也就是說，每36分鐘他的關鍵出手相當於17
次。這是個合乎標準的出手數，和Mike Conley、Ginobili、LeBron、Damian
Lillard和Tim Duncan等人差不多。（若你把拉鋸定義拉到五分內五分差的比賽，
亦是相去不遠。）
Griffin is never going to be Durant or Paul in crunch time. The list of
high-volume crunch-time shooters includes few big men, though fellow power
forward stars LaMarcus Aldridge and Love have been more frequent late-game
shooters this season. Aldridge, in particular, has an unblockable shot he can
get against any defender whenever he wants. Griffin doesn’t have that simply
because he’s shorter than Aldridge, with a smaller wingspan.
Griffin在關鍵時刻永遠不是成為Durant或Paul這種球員。關鍵時刻大量出手的球
員中沒有幾個長人。不過這季LaMarcus Aldridge和Love這兩位明星大前鋒倒是成
為頻繁的關鍵時刻出手選擇。特別是Aldridge，他有著無論防守者是誰都蓋不到的
跳投。Griffin並沒有這種進攻武器，因為他沒Aldridge高，手臂又比較短。
But Griffin isn’t some crunch-time wallflower, hiding from the ball like
Andris Biedrins. He has been the hub of the Clippers’ offense down the
stretch in several recent wins, including roadies in Chicago and Toronto. His
midrange jumper isn’t a weapon, but it’s at least a semi-reliable option
that does not make the L.A. coaching staff cringe. Griffin is shooting 40
percent combined on shots taken between 15 and 24 feet from the basket, up
from 33.5 percent last season, per NBA.com.
但Griffin在關鍵時刻不是個不敢碰球的花瓶。他在快艇近幾場勝利時，是球隊的
關鍵時刻進攻中心。包含客場對戰公牛和暴龍的勝利。他的中距離跳投還不是個
武器，但至少算是個進攻選擇，不至於讓快艇的教練團不敢使用。根據NBA.com數
據，本季Griffin在15呎到24呎內的跳投命中率是40%，和上季的33.5%有一段差距。
How He’s Improved
他如何進步？
Griffin has post moves and countermoves. I repeat: Blake Griffin has actual
post moves. He prefers to work from the left block, as most righties do, and
if he’s backing you down there, he’s probably going for his righty jump
hook in the lane. Sit too blatantly on that, and he’ll fake it, watch you
jump, and go to a lefty up-and-under lay in. He’s gotten stronger as a
back-down force. You can’t guard him with weaker post defenders anymore, and
he even knocked Joakim Noah off-balance with shoulder blocks last week in
Chicago.
Griffin有了背框單打招式以及對抗防守的手段。在此鄭重聲明：Blake Griffin
真的有背框腳步！如同多數的右撇子，他喜歡在左側低位進攻。而當他開始往禁
區磨時，他大概會在油漆區使出右手勾射。若防守者太過不為所動，那他會用假
動作引誘防守者起跳，然後以左手的假動作後上籃來取分。他背框磨進去的力量
比以前更為強大。對方不能用太薄的低位防守者對位他，而且他甚至能在上禮拜
對戰公牛時，用肩膀頂到Joakim Noah失去重心。
He can work from the right block, too, but he’s a bit more predictable from
there. That’s why the Clippers will often try to get him a head start by
running Griffin off several screens on his way to right block post-ups:
他也可以在右邊低位進攻，但在那個位置他的動作較好預測。這也是為什麼快艇
進攻常常藉由一些檔人，試著讓Griffin在到達右邊低位時能有提前起步的優勢：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRmMXxAtPM
If he’s backing someone down on the right block toward the middle of the
paint, he’s very likely to spin back toward the right baseline for a little
righty bank shot/half-hook — his favorite move. But he can hit a lefty jump
hook in the lane, and he’s obviously capable of facing up from either block
and beating a slower defender off the bounce. He’s experimenting with
various turnaround and fadeaway jumpers, but those are still low-efficiency
shots.
當他在右邊低位背框往禁區中路磨時，他很有可能往右邊底線轉，來一個右手擦
板勾射。這也是他最愛使用的招。但他也能在油漆區用左手勾射，而且顯然的是
無論在哪一側，他都有辦法面框用速度過掉較慢防守者。他正試著各種轉身以及
後仰跳投，不過目前依舊是效率低落的出手方式。
Griffin’s post game is not stylish. It is brutish and low to the ground, and
that ugliness makes for an interesting contrast with Griffin’s high-flying
open-court game. But too many fans have conflated unappealing aesthetics with
poor results.
Griffin的低位並不漂亮。是在地面上扭打的野蠻式進攻，這和他在空中飛翔的快
攻有著巧妙的對比。但太多球迷把不好看的打球方式及投不進劃上等號。
Griffin post-ups are not a fun watch. The lack of space is too constricting
for Griffin to take much advantage of his leaping ability, and since he can’
t go over defenders, his average stature and short arms become more of an
impediment than usual. He has to find ways around and through defenders, and
that takes some grunt work. Griffin uses shoulder fakes, jab steps, spin
moves, and little shoves to get his defender off-balance or in a straight-up
vertical position — a position in which the defender has lost leverage and
knees-bent jumping ability. If those moves fail, Griffin often looks as if he
is just spinning himself into the ground, accomplishing nothing. He’s not
above just putting his head down and butting it into his defender’s stomach,
hoping to disrupt the defender’s balance:
Griffin的低位單打並不好看。沒有空間的打法限制他的跳躍能力優勢，而當他無
法飛越防守者時，他一般的身材和偏短的臂展弱勢就更加放大。他必須想辦法繞
過防守者，然後做些枯燥乏味的苦力活。Griffin必須用肩膀的假動作、試探步、
轉身過人，和一些小推擠才能讓他的防守者失去重心。或者讓他們只能直直站，
減少起跳能力。當這些技巧都失敗時，Griffin往往看起來像個陀螺，什麼事也做
不了。他只能把頭往防守者的肚子撞去，希望藉此能影響防守者的重心：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilwPuBaEgXs
Once the defender is off-balance, Griffin will launch an unattractive
layup/floater over his defender, often by bringing the ball back away from
the rim and flicking it toward the basket.
當防守者失去重心時，Griffin會在防守者前以一個不怎麼好看的上籃或拋頭方式
出手。往往是把球帶離籃框，然後向籃框輕輕的拋過去。
It’s Griffin’s way of hiding the ball from reaching arms and carving out a
useful arc trajectory for it. It does not look nice; in fact, when shots like
these go in against good contests, it almost looks lucky. But it’s not luck,
and Griffin has mastered these tricky little buggers.
這就是Griffin單打時躲避防守者手臂，以及找出可行出手弧度的方法。這當然看
起來不華麗。事實上，當面對好的干擾時，還可以把這種球投進，往往被視為運
氣球。但這其實不是運氣，而Griffin已經精通這個小技巧。
Griffin is one of the game’s great big-man passers, a skill that proves
useful since teams almost automatically send help toward Griffin post-ups at
this point. News flash: NBA coaches don’t send help at guys who can’t score
on the block. Griffin has assisted on 17 percent of L.A. baskets while on the
floor, a very good mark for a big man, and among bigs, only Marc Gasol
records more “hockey assists” per game than Griffin.
Griffin是目前籃球比賽最佳的傳球長人之一。自從敵隊自動自發的包夾Griffin的
低位單打後，他證明他的傳球技巧是有用的。新聞快報：NBA的教練不會包夾無法
在低位得分的人。Griffin在場上時，快艇隊17%的進球來自於他的助攻。這對於長
人來說是頂標，而且在所有長人中，只有Marc Gasol的場均「冰球式助攻」多於
Griffin。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRFFrRUzwBw
The Clippers in Paul’s absence have let Griffin stretch himself a bit. He’s
allowed to bring the ball up more often, and having a big man do that can
create all sorts of havoc for a scrambling defense:
快艇缺少Paul，使Griffin必須更加全力以赴。他有更多機會自己帶球，而當長人
做這種事時，能破壞還沒站穩腳步的防守陣勢：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1HFjw1HpmM
He’s facilitating more from the elbow area, and just generally touching the
rock more often. Griffin has dribbled the ball on average 80 times per game
since Paul’s injury compared to just 54 times before, according to analysis
from the SportVU data-tracking cameras provided to Grantland. He’s holding
the ball on average for 40 combined seconds more per game.
他更常在肘區發動進攻，而且觸球時間更為頻繁。根據SportVU的數據追縱分析，
Griffin在有Paul時，場均運球次數為54次。而在Paul傷後，他場均運球次數提升
至80次。他的場均持球時間也增加40秒。
None of this is to say Griffin is perfect in the post. He can struggle
against defenders who are both long and strong — guys too bulky to move, and
too big to shoot over. This is why teams often have their centers defend
Griffin, leaving power forwards or less-accomplished defenders to deal with
DeAndre Jordan. Memphis has cross-matched this way with Gasol at times in the
postseason, and several teams have done it in recent games using Tyson
Chandler (Knicks), Noah (Bulls), Jonas Valanciunas (Raptors), and others.
This kind of targeted scheming is a bigger deal in the playoffs, and the West
is stacked with teams that can throw multiple big bodies at Griffin.
這不代表Griffin是個完美的低位進攻武器。他在面對高大又粗壯的防守者時，進
攻便會綁手綁腳。因為這種球員難以被移動，又無法輕易在他面前投籃。這也是
為什麼敵隊往往讓中鋒去對位Griffin，放隊上的大前鋒或是較差的內線防守者去
對付DeAndre Jordan。灰熊在季後賽時，用Gasol交叉對位防Griffin。同時，近
期內看到尼克的Tyson Chandler、公牛的Noah、暴龍的Jonas Valanciunas以其他
中鋒亦交叉對位盯防Griffin。
The Defense
防守
Griffin is still growing defensively, though he’s far from the sieve his
critics imagine him to be. He’s mobile and alert, essential qualities for
Doc Rivers’s strongside overload scheme, and he can use his speed to contain
pick-and-rolls in a variety of styles. Griffin generally tries hard, which is
half the battle on defense. Bigger guys can still give him issues on the
block, and genetics have ensured Griffin will never be a scary rim protector
who deters drivers.
Griffin的防守還在成長中，不過和批評者認為的他已經有一段差距。他的機動性
高且有防守意識，這是Doc Rivers強邊超載防守策略所需的防守特質。同時他能
利用他的速度，以各種方法來限制對手檔拆進攻。整體而言Griffin很拼命，在防
守端也很努力。大個子在低位依然能讓他不好過，而且Griffin生來就不會是個令
切入者害怕的火鍋好手。
He has gotten better. The Clips rank eighth overall in points allowed per
possession, and they’ve been a hair stingier than their overall average with
the Griffin-Jordan duo on the floor, per NBA.com. That’s an important change
from last season, when the team’s bench propped up starter-heavy units that
couldn’t defend well enough.
他的確有變好。快艇的每回合失分排名第八，而且當Griffin-Jordan雙塔在場
上時，平均失分數字還要更好些。相比於上季，快艇的板凳必須支撐無法好好防
守的先發，這季的進步是個重大的改變。
The young L.A. bigs aren’t stoppers, separately or together. Teams have shot
nearly 52 percent on close shots when Jordan is near both the shooter and the
rim, a below-average mark for a big man playing heavy minutes, per SportVU
data. (In fairness to Jordan, this number has been gradually coming down from
about 60 percent over the last six weeks.) Opponents have hit 62.6 percent of
shots in the restricted area against the Clippers, the seventh-worst mark
among all team defenses, per NBA.com.
年輕的快艇長人沒有駭人的火鍋能力，無論看個人或看團隊都是如此。根據
SportVU數據，Jordan無論守射手還是防籃下，敵隊都有將近52%的籃框附近命中
率。這對扛長時間的長人來說是低於平均的數字。（公平點說，近六個月以來這
數字已經從60%左右慢慢下修。）對手面對快艇免責區防守時，有62.2%的命中率
。根據NBA.com數據，這是聯盟倒數第七的籃下防守。
Jordan is still occasionally late on weakside rotations and can space out at
bad times. The two bigs still have blips of miscommunication that result in
one opposing big man being left wide open. The Clippers have fallen off a bit
defensively since Paul’s injury, and while the falloff doesn’t amount to
much in terms of L.A.’s place in the league’s defensive hierarchy, it’s
worth monitoring, considering the blah competition.
Jordan面對弱邊補防時偶爾還是會慢半拍，而且會在錯誤的時間點離開禁區。禁
區雙塔還是有防守溝通問題，導致對手其中一個長人無人看管。在Paul受傷後，
快艇防守有點退步。由於這點退步並沒有造成快艇在聯盟防守效率排名上有太大
變化，快艇防守方面依舊值得觀察。
The Clippers, like basically every team, have some issues to sort out. But
this non-Paul stretch has been a sort of second coming-out party for Griffin
— the very loud announcement of his maturation as a player. The critics
should take note.
快艇和聯盟中其他球隊一樣，都有些問題需要解決。但是這段缺少Paul的期間，
算是Griffin第二次發光發熱的舞台，用行動證明他在場上的成長。看扁Griffin
的人們可要好好記住了。
原文網址－
http://tinyurl.com/llxhxsl
心得：
Griffin是否有資格被視為真真正正的全明星球員？很多人都抱持著疑問。
不過，在快艇隊缺少Paul這段時間，Griffin用場上的表現給了大家答案。
這段期間內的Griffin打出一哥架勢，證明他不只是靠Paul的能力才有所作為，
也展現他進攻技巧的多元。
當然，防守上Griffin還不足為懼。但在Doc的體系下，也見到他和DJ慢慢的進步。
相信在看完這篇文後，能慢慢改變一些對Griffin的刻板印象了。