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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich jokes about LaMarcus Aldridge all of a sudden
firing up 3-pointers
馬刺總教練Gregg Popovich開玩笑講到LaMarcus Aldridge最近忽然大爆發的三分球
San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge has never been much of a 3-point
shooter. The seven-time All-Star had never taken more than 28 triples in a
single season prior to the 2014-15 campaign, and the last Aldridge attempted
was a mere 42 treys.
馬刺大個LaMarcus Aldridge從來就不是個典型三分射手，不過七屆全明星在2014-15賽季
之前從來沒出手超過28次，上個賽季他也只嘗試了42次。
This season has been a vastly different story. Aldridge has converted
40-of-88 triples through just 35 games, numbers that prompt Spurs head coach
Gregg Popovich to suggest he is coaching Aldridge’s “twin:”
但是本季就完全不一樣了，35場比賽，Aldridge出手88次，投進40球。那數據讓波總開玩
笑說，他現在教的是Aldridge的"雙胞胎兄弟"：
ESPN記者Tim Bontemps推特: https://tinyurl.com/yxyucka4
"Gregg Popovich jokingly says he isn’t coaching the suddenly firing away from
3-point range LaMarcus Aldridge these days, but “his twin.” What does he
think of him? “He’s a hell of a guy.”"
「波總開玩笑的說他不是教最近三分球大爆發的LaMarcus Aldridge，是在教他的"雙胞胎
兄弟"。波總被問到覺得他打得如何時，他說，『他打得真好。』」
Aldridge’s previous career high for 3-point attempts per game was 1.5, but
he is averaging 2.5 threes per game so far this 2019-20 campaign.
Aldridge之前生涯最高平均每場三分出手只有1.5次，但是本季他的平均出手次數就上升
到2.5次了。
The 34-year-old is averaging fewer points (19.2) than he did last season
(21.3) with the Spurs, and yet he is currently running the highest Effective
Field Goal percentage (.548) of his career.
儘管他本季場均19.2分比他上一季21.3分少，但是他的生涯eFG% 54.8趴卻是生涯新高。
San Antonio has never been a franchise predicated on perimeter offense. Quite
the opposite, actually. Popovich had the luxury of running his offense
through Tim Duncan for over a decade, surrounding the legendary big man with
slashers like Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
馬刺從來就不是以外線為主的球隊，而且是恰恰相反。波總用Tim Duncan來主導進攻超過
十年，旁邊用Tony Parker跟Manu Ginobili進攻籃框。
However, the shortage of perimeter shooting has been very evident this
season. The Spurs are dead-last in 3-point attempts, which slightly negates
the fact that they also rank in the top three in terms of 3-point percentage.
然而，本季馬刺外線的缺乏極為明顯，馬刺在聯盟三分球嘗試次數是排名最後，不過他們
在三分球命中率卻是排名聯盟前三。
Aldridge’s ability to become more of a stretch-four is pivotal not only
because it adds another element to the Spurs’ offense, but also because it
spaces the floor for the likes of DeMar DeRozan, whose game is based
primarily on midrange scoring.
Aldridge有能力可以成為一個延伸4號，這對馬刺增加一個進攻點來說非常重要，另外他也
可以拉開場上空間，幫助像是DeMar DeRozan這樣主要以中距離為主的球員。
Unfortunately for San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge’s development as a
perimeter threat does absolutely nothing to solve one of the worst team
defenses in the league.
很不幸的是，LaMarcus Aldridge培養出外線投射能力並沒有辦法幫助到目前聯盟防守最差
之一的馬刺。
The Spurs currently rank 24th in defensive rating, according to Basketball
Reference, and it will be tough to climb back over the .500 mark should they
fail to get stops.
根據Basketball Reference的資料，馬刺防守排名第24位，若是沒有改善的話，要爬到
.500是有點難度的。