Joey Linn
Downside Russell Westbrook has already been well documented at this point: he ca
n't shoot, he's turnover prone, and his decision-making is poor. You don't need
me to tell you that because everybody else already has. So if this is the case,
outside of Paul George advocating for him, why would the Clippers go and get Rus
sell Westbrook?
Russ的缺點已經被充分證實了，他不擅長投籃，容易失誤，決策不佳。你不需要我來告訴你
這些，因為其他人都已經說過了。那麼，如果是這樣的話，除了PG的支持，快艇隊為什麼要
去得到Russ呢？
Well, for starters, his best ability, which is his driving, still has a lot of u
pside. Of all the players in the NBA this season, 51 of them are driving the bas
ketball at least 10 times per game, and amongst all of those players, Westbrook'
s assist percentage on those drives ranked second best in the entire NBA. And th
is is coming on a very bad Lakers team that is 26th in the NBA in three-point sh
ooting. So theoretically, if you plug Westbrook into the Clipper system, a team
that is sixth in the NBA in three-point shooting, these numbers should actually
go up.
首先，他最好的能力是他的突破，仍然有很大的上升空間。本賽季，NBA有51位場均突破至
少10次的球員中，而在所有這些球員中，Russ在這些突破中的助攻率在整個NBA排名第二。
而且，這是在一支三分球排名聯盟第26的糟糕湖人隊上實現的。因此，理論上，如果您將Ru
ss放入快艇體系中，這些數據應該會上升。
Now, right about now, you might be asking me, "Joey, isn't this exactly what Joh
n Wall was supposed to do?" And the answer is yes, but unfortunately, during his
time with the Clippers, John Wall was driving the ball less than Russell Westbr
ook, and he was turning the ball over on a higher percentage of his drives while
assisting on a lower percentage of his drives than Russell Westbrook has done t
his season.
現在，您可能會問我：Joye，這不就是John Wall 應該做的嗎？答案是肯定的，但不幸的是
，在他為快艇效力的這段期間，突破的次數比 Russ少，他在突破時失誤率比 Russ高，而助
攻率比Russ低。
And while (Russell) the turnover concerns were legitimate, Westbrook actually tu
rns the ball over on a lower percentage of his drives than Paul George, who ofte
n gets tasked with those responsibilities on this Clippers team. Amongst all pla
yers in the NBA averaging at least 10 drives per game, PG's turnover percentage
on those drives is the worst mark in the entire league. So maybe it's not the wo
rst thing in the world to have somebody else helping him out with those responsi
bilities.
儘管人們對Russ的失誤問題感到擔憂這是合理的，但實際上他在進攻中的失誤率比PG還低，
而PG在快艇經常承擔這些責任。NBA所有場均突破至少10次的球員中，PG在這些突破上的失
誤率是聯盟中最差的。因此，也許讓其他球員協助他分擔這些責任並不是世界上最糟糕的事
情。
So when it comes to Russell Westbrook, the potential downside is glaring, but it
's already been well documented. So instead of beating a dead horse, I wanted to
look at one of the ways that he could actually help this Clippers team.
當談到Russ時，潛在的缺點是明顯的，且已經被充分證明了，因此，我們不需要再重複這些
話了，我想看看他實際上可以如何幫助這支快艇隊。
And finally, one thing I don't think has been discussed enough is that Russell W
estbrook is leaving a situation where he knew he was not wanted. Was some of tha
t justified because of his poor play? He knew the front office wanted him trade
d, he knew the fan base wanted him traded. He spoke openly about not wanting to
bring his family to games because of some of the things that fans would say.
最後，我覺得人們沒有討論過的一點是，Russ正在離開一個他知道自己不被需要的地方。他
的表現不佳可能有些原因是合理的，他知道管理層想把他交易出去，他知道球迷想把他交易
出去。他公開表示不想帶家人去看球賽，因為球迷會說一些負面的話。
Now he's entering a situation where he's wanted, where he has teammates already
openly advocating for him, defending him, and welcoming him with open arms. That
type of stuff matters more than people realize, and I think it's really going t
o help Russ as he gets going with the Clippers.
現在，他進入了一個被需要的環境中，在那裡他已經有公開支持他的隊友，捍衛他，並且張
開雙臂歡迎他。這種事情比人們意識到的更重要，我認為這對於Russ加入快艇會有很大幫助
。
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