Ricky Rubio can bring the Suns’ defense out of the NBA’s cellar
Ricky Rubio可以帶領太陽隊的防守衝出NBA地窖
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suns-defense-out-nba-cellar
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The Suns’ 29th-ranked defense needed a major upgrade, and the front office
appears to have found it in Rubio.
太陽隊在聯盟排名第29的防守需要進行重大升級，而從Rubio身上似乎已經可以找到前進
指揮所。
Ricky Rubio was the original king of grainy European basketball footage on
YouTube, a 16-year-old prodigy drafted ahead of Steph Curry, who was supposed
to create Showtime 2.0 in Minnesota. Twelve years later, he joins the Suns
with a more simple goal: Anchor a young defense.
早在Steph Curry 崛起之前，YouTube上一位16歲的神童Ricky Rubio最初曾是歐洲籃球最
佳鏡頭之王，而他被認為應該可以在明尼蘇達創造Showtime 2.0。十二年後，他帶著更簡
單的目標加入了太陽隊：打造年輕有活力的防守。
Phoenix put together the second-worst defense in the NBA last season, only
behind the Cavaliers, who basically punted on an entire half of the floor in
playing potentially the worst defense in the history of the league. Not much
of a consolation prize for the Suns.
上個賽季太陽隊的防守在聯盟中排名第二差，僅次於在聯盟歷史上在半場進攻中有著最糟
糕防守的騎士隊。但是這對於太陽隊來說，並不值得感到安慰。
Units featuring real NBA talent defended much better. Kelly Oubre and Mikal
Bridges provided the Suns an athletic crux for a more versatile defense late
in the season, while Deandre Ayton’s impact was strong as well. The Suns’
defense was more than 2 points better per 100 possessions when Ayton was on
the court, according to Cleaning the Glass.
對於所擁有真正NBA球員天賦的球員來說，防守看起來比較沒那麼慘。可以為太陽隊提供
運動能力的Kelly Oubre與Mikal Bridges，在賽季後段提供了更多樣化的防守，同時
Deandre Ayton的影響力也很大。依據Cleaning the Glass的說法，在每100次進攻中，當
Ayton在場上時，太陽隊的防守可以讓他們多得超過2分。
As noted in a breakdown of Tyler Johnson’s value in Phoenix over the
weekend, the next step for the Suns this summer in building a defense was
finding a point-of-attack defender who could guard the most basic of
basketball actions — the pick and roll. Rubio is that player.
分析Tyler Johnson對於鳳凰城的價值可以發現，這個夏天太陽隊要建立防守的下一個步
驟，就是找到一個能夠防守最基本籃球招數-擋拆的擋拆防守者。Rubio就是辣個球員。
Whereas Johnson’s lack of intuition and foot speed limited him and the Suns’
defense overall, Rubiois a dedicated and aggressive defender. His length is
bothersome rather than extraneous. He doesn’t go away.
Tyler Johnson缺乏直覺和移位速度限制了他與太陽隊的整體防守，而Rubio則是一名敬業
且積極進取的防守者。他的臂展會對進攻者帶來困擾而不是毫無用處。同時他也不太會失
位。
While catch-all defensive metrics that attempt to encapsulate a player’s
entire value are imprecise, they can help us understand the impact a given
player had on helping his team prevent the ball from going in the basket. ESPN
’s Defensive Real Plus-Minus had Rubio 11th among point guards last season
(when you sort out the random big men categorized as guards). Defensive
Player Impact Plus-Minus, a metric created by The Basketball Index’s Jacob
Goldstein which filters luck out of DRPM, placed Rubio 14th.
雖然試圖以全能防守指標來概括球員整體價值的是不太精確的，但是它們可以幫助我們了
解特定球員對於幫助球隊阻止對手進球上的影響。ESPN的Defensive Real Plus-Minus將
Rubio排為上賽季控球後衛排名第11名（如果你把分類由隨機大個子改為後衛的話）。由
Basketball Index’s的Jacob Goldstein所創造的評量指標，防守球員Impact
Plus-Minus指標，可以用於來排除DRPM的運氣成分，則將Rubio排在第14名。
Throughout his career, Rubio has created steals at a high rate. His steal
percentage tailed off a bit during his stint in Utah’s more conservative
scheme, but ball-handlers still must be wary of Rubio if they can’t escape
his grasp.
在他的整個職業生涯中，Rubio已經產出了很高的抄截率。在猶他更加保守的防守體系中
，他的抄截率有所下降，但是如果持球者無法擺脫Rubio，他們仍然必須小心Rubio的快手
。
The Jazz defense is predicated upon forcing opponents into chucking
mid-rangers rather than creating open threes. Last season, according to
Cleaning the Glass data, 37 percent of opponents’ shots were mid-range
attempts, compared with just 28.9 percent of shot attempts coming from behind
the arc. Rudy Gobert just won his second consecutive Defensive Player of the
Year award as a prize for scaring ball-handlers into this deadly decision.
爵士隊的防守前提是要迫使對手進入中距離，而不要投射三分球。依據Cleaning the
Glass的數據，在上個賽季，有37％的對手投籃是在中距離出手，同時三分球投籃命中率
只有28.9％。Rudy Gobert剛剛連續第二年藉著威嚇做出此一致命決定的持球者，而贏得
了年度最佳防守球員獎項。
Rubio provided a quietly important helping hand in this dance. By last
season, he and Gobertdeveloped a remarkable chemistry. Rubio’s balletic
battles with screens funneled playmakers toward Gobert, and they retreated
into bad shots. If Rubio lost connection with a ball-handler going downhill,
he could trust Gobert would be there to clean things up. Late in the clock,
Rubio could leave Gobert alone on a switch and trust Gobert to hold up.
Rubio在與Gobert的這場雙人舞蹈中提供了非常重要的協助。在上個賽季，他和Gobert發
展出了非比尋常的化學效應。Rubio的飆舞舞步迫使持球員朝向Gobert移動，並讓他們退
縮而做出糟糕的投射。如果Rubio跟不上下切的球員，他可以信任Gobert將會在那裡收拾
殘局。在稍後的時間中，Rubio可以讓Gobert獨自一人面對換防，並相信Gobert能夠搞定
一切。
Because of his playmaking in the open court, Rubio steals are even more
valuable. When Rubio grabs the ball from an offensive player, his eyes dart
ahead and the fast break is on.
有鑑於Rubio在開放式進攻中控制比賽的能力，Rubio的抄截就顯得更有價值。當Rubio從
一名進攻型球員手中抄到球時，他的眼睛就會望向前方，然後長傳快攻就來惹。
Rubio is also aggressive enough to recover late and knock into guys going up
for a shot. His lack of athleticism is made up for by unexpected physicality.
Rubio還具有足夠的積極性，而能在較晚歸位時仍能對進行投射的球員進行阻截。他缺乏
運動能力問題，可以由意料之外的身體素質來彌補(譯者按：臂展??)。
The same margin of error won’t exist playing with Ayton. Every possession
will demand Rubio’s utmost focus and communication to develop the same
chemistry with a less experienced defender. Ayton has the length and foot
speed to recover back out for quick contests, and when he got the chance to
play with a solid on-ball defender, Ayton executed his job.
在與Ayton搭配時將不會出現同樣的錯誤。每一次球權都需要Rubio來付出更多的關注與溝
通，並與經驗不足的防守者發展出同樣的化學效應。Ayton有足夠的速度和位移速度可以
針對快速的對手進行歸位，當他有機會與堅實的防守球員(Rubio)一起打球時，Ayton有能
力做好他的工作。
The partnership between Rubio and Ayton has the potential to be very
effective. It will just require dedication from both players as communicators
and helpers. The rest of the roster will need to step up as well. Defending
the 1-5 pick-and-roll well is fine, but teams will adjust and start
initiating offense away from Rubio and Ayton over time. The Suns will need to
capitalize on the versatility of players like Oubre, Bridges and Booker to
stifle secondary offensive action and create turnovers.
Rubio與Ayton之間的伙伴關係可能會非常有效。他們只需要作為溝通者和協助者雙方的無
私奉獻精神。而在球員名單的其餘部分也需要進行強化。可以完美防守1-5擋拆是很好，
但隨著時間的推移，對方球隊將進行調整並開始從遠離Rubio和Ayton的地方發動攻勢。太
陽隊需要利用像Oubre、Bridge與Booker這些球員的多樣性功能，來阻止第二波進攻並製
造失誤。
Utah was a hesitant and inefficient transition team, but the Suns would be
smart to run more, with a turnover-creator like Rubio heading their defense.
Ayton’s speed and finishing ability make him a valuable mismatch on the fast
break.
猶他是一支節奏較緩慢，轉換進攻效率低下的球隊，但是在以Rubio這樣的失誤製造機作
為頭號防守者下，太陽隊在這一方表現將更為傑出。Ayton的速度和終結能力將使他在快
攻中得到寶貴的錯位機會。
Adding Rubio spells a departure from the more switchy scheme the Suns threw
out late in the year.
Rubio的加入讓太陽隊加遠離在今年賽季後段所拋棄之更加狡猾的防守計劃。
Ayton may get the chance every so often in isolation against bigger
playmakers like Giannis Antetokounmpo, but don’t expect it regularly. Rubio
is not the type of player you want switching onto a big man, and draft night
addition Dario Saric isn’t going to do well defending playmakers in space.
The Suns appear to be building this defense conservatively.
Ayton可能每隔一段時間更有機會與像是Giannis Antetokounmpo的大型組織者一對一，但
不要經常期待出現這種情況。Rubio並不是那種你會想要換防隊上大個子的球員，而在選
秀之夜到來的Dario Saric也無法好好防守組織球員。太陽隊似乎正在保守地打造這種類
型的防守。
Something had to give for the Suns’ defense, which despite Ayton’s growth
allowed teams to bomb away from three and finish at the rim with aplomb. Few
in the league fill the defensive role the Suns wanted to help support Ayton
better than Rubio.
儘管Ayton的成長讓球隊能夠從三分線進行轟炸，並帶著自信在籃下完成進球，但他還是
有必要為太陽隊的防守做出貢獻。在聯盟中很少有人比Rubio更能夠支持Ayton，以充分發
揮太陽隊所希望防守作用。
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