[外電] 30Q：小湯的定位？

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30Q: What Becomes of Jason Thompson? 30問：小湯的定位？ http://0rz.tw/pOx7n We're asking 30 questions about the Kings' 2010-11 season. When the Kings traded Spencer Hawes and Andres Nocioni for Samuel Dalembert, the immediate difference for Sacramento's frontcourt was that either Carl Landry would resume a sixth man role (unlikely) or that Jason Thompson became the new all-important "third big" -- the first sub off the bench at either power forward or center. Considering the good man Thompson started 58 games in 2009-10, it could be considered a demotion, to become a full-time bench player. But in a practical sense, the regularity would help, and J.T.'s importance would be codified. That third big is really important, especially when one of the two starters (in this case Dalembert) is fairly foul-prone. Sixth Man of the Year winners typically come from the backcourt, but I'd argue that in a leaguewide survery the quality of a team's third big speaks more to a team's quality than its first perimeter sub does. Then the draft happened. The Kings preparing to select DeMarcus Cousins was not a surprise in the final days of the draft run-up, given the contract status of both Landry and Dalembert (both with contracts expiring in 2011), the years-old frontcourt deficiencies of the Kings, and, of course, the immense talent and potential possessed by Cousins himself. It was, as they say, a no-brainer. As was the selection of Hassan Whiteside in the second round, a move with less immediate impact on the future of the team's players, but with some impact nonetheless. If the Dalembert trade pushed Thompson to the third big slot, what did the selection of Cousins do? What happens to J.T. now? 又到了30問的時間。當國王用阿屁和Noci換來Sammy後，國王前場出現了新的變化，除了讓藍錐回去當第六人外﹝可能性極低﹞也有可能讓小湯擔任球隊第三號長人的重要角色，成為C和PF兩個位置的首要輪替球員，不過考量到小湯上季為球隊先發了58場，改當全職替補可能會被認為是一種降級的表現。但就實際面而言，這對球隊是有幫助的，小湯的重要性也會因此被肯定。球隊的第三長人肩負著重責大任，當先發球員惹上犯規麻煩時，第三長人更會顯得格外重要。通常年度第六人的獎盃都是讓後場球員給抱走，但我認為環視整個聯盟，球隊的第三長人所做的貢獻往往比後場第一替補來的更多。當選秀結果出爐後，國王選表弟是意料之事，表弟為球隊的禁區帶來巨大的天份以及無限的潛能；第二輪選了白邊，雖然白邊對其他球員不會產生即刻的影響，但多少還是會產生一些微小的變化。如果Sammy的到來讓小湯成為球隊的第三長人，那表弟的降臨會對小湯產生何種影響？小湯究竟該何去何從？ Assuming Landry and Dalembert start together to begin the season, I think Thompson can rest assured he'll be the first big off the bench, at least for now. The issue doesn't become immediate pecking order changes, necessarily, but scope of responsibilities. As in, pre-Cousins, Thompson would have been the predominant backup power forward and predominant backup center. With Cousins in tow, Thompson will still play some center, but Boogie will carve out a good portion of those minutes, leaving Thompson to get by mostly at power forward. It's if, or when, Cousins gets his sea legs and becomes a major minutes sopper that we'll find out Thompson's true future. That could come at the jump. I remain amazed by how many minutes Cousins played at Vegas Summer League, more than any other player in the league. The stated goal was to familiarize Cousins with pro-level size, pro-level referees, the Kings offense, a few of his new teammates and to kick-start his conditioning plan. In the first half of VSL, Cousins took those minutes, chewed them up and spit them out. Fatigue caught up with him later, but Cousins showed he has the motor to play big minutes tout frickin' suite. Given his talent and the investment the team has made in him, he'll be given an opportunity fairly early this season. That could be Week 1, that could be February. 假設球隊開季的先發是Sammy和藍錐，我想小湯目前至少能確保他是長人首席替補的位置，球員輪替的變動還沒有即刻發生的必要性，以責任區分的話，小湯一開始將會負責禁區兩個位置的輪替重任，但隨著表弟的成長，小湯打中鋒的時間將逐漸減少，最終表弟會獲得足夠的上場時間，而小湯將專職於大前鋒的替補上。所以小湯的定位將視表弟何時能更肩負重任而定，這有可能很快就會發生，我對表弟在夏季聯賽的上場時間感到驚艷，他是夏聯中上場時間最多的球員，這對表弟熟悉職業聯賽的衝撞、判罰尺度、國王的進攻戰術、熟悉未來的新隊友以及學習自我控管都是利多。夏聯頭幾場比賽，表弟打球像在喝水一樣輕鬆；體力的消耗對他末幾場比賽出現影響，但表弟上場奮戰的企圖心沒有絲毫縮減，鑒於他的天賦以及球隊對他的培養，表弟很快就能得到機會，可能在開季，也可能在季中。 When it does happen, Thompson gets supplanted, assuming Thompson doesn't make major strides. It's possible he does make major strides -- he was solid toward the end of the season -- but based on reasonable, non-fanboy expectations, whatever strides he makes won't make him a better player than Cousins. Will it make him better than Landry, or at least more valuable to this line-up than Landry? The Cousins-Landry dynamic is something to watch; Landry is a scorer first and foremost, and Cousins is a scorer-rebounder. Does a team with slasher extraordinaire Tyreke Evans need two bullying scorers in the frontcourt? That remains to be seen. Landry is brilliantly efficient, whereas Thompson is not, and I can see Landry's efficient scoring beating out Thompson's rebounding and size. (I could also see Landry being flipped for a guard in February, but that's another subject entirely.) 當表弟獲得機會後，如果小湯停滯不前他就會被取代，不過比較可能的結果是小湯取得大幅的進步，整季維持穩定的表現，但必須殘酷的說，不論小湯取得何種程度的進步，他都無法超越表弟。但他能比藍錐好嗎？抑或對球隊的價值比藍錐大？表弟和藍錐搭配的化學效應有待觀察，藍錐的強項在得分，表弟則是得分籃板兼具， reke需要兩隻得分型的猛牛在前場和他爭球嗎？我們拭目以待。藍錐的高效是小湯比不上的，藍錐得分的效率就能掩蓋過小湯籃板和體型的優勢。﹝不過我認為二月的時候藍錐會被拿去換後衛﹞ Given all that -- the fact that Cousins will rise, that Landry and Dalembert have head starts -- I think this season is actually not that important for Thompson's future. It's rare you can say that -- I mean, every season of Kevin Martin or Francisco Garcia's career has been "the most important season of their career" as of September. But really, what matters to Thompson (barring a trade) is what happens in the 2011 offseason: is Dalembert still around on a new deal? Is Landry still around on a new deal? That will define Thompson's role with the Kings going forward, not how many minutes he plays this season. 總結的來說我認為小湯的定位在本季並非關注的焦點，他的定位受到2011年暑假的影響，球隊和藍錐或Sammy會不會續約才是影響小湯定位的主因，而不是這季他能打多少時間。 -- 騙錢的一篇文章... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.167.173.77