Insider：Position Battles

看板Nuggets (丹佛金塊)作者howeer (英文看的比中文多..)時間20年前 (2004/10/08 22:36)推噓4(4推 0噓 1→)

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主要是說前場位置的問題 Camby、K-Mart、Nene三人要如何擺平C+PF的96分鐘的上場時間 (他們全都忘了Elson...) 其中暗示應該把Camby擺到板凳上面去 Thursday, October 7, 2004 Plenty of minutes for all in Denver ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- By Chad Ford NBA Insider The local and national media is making a big deal about a supposed position battle looming between Kenyon Martin and Nene in Denver. Upon hearing the Nuggets had traded for Martin in the offseason, Nene dropped his summer plans and reported to Denver to begin working with Nuggets coaches. The New York Post fueled the fire over the weekend when it reported the scrimmages between the K-Mart and Nene had become so intense that Martin "sucker punched" Nene last week, leading to stitches and plenty of bad feelings. All of this has led to the inevitable "who's going to start" mess that tends to make good training-camp copy. Of course, those stories inevitably lead to someone suggesting there's a logjam and a someone needs to be traded. Coaches and GMs prefer to focus on who finishes the game, but the truth is even players care about who starts. It's a badge of honor. But here's why it doesn't and shouldn't matter in Denver. The Nuggets essentially have three guys who can play either center or power forward – Martin, Nene and Marcus Camby. Two positions with 48 minutes each means there are 96 minutes of playing time to divide. Given that Nene can play center and Camby has a less-than-stellar track record of staying healthy, what's the big deal? Camby averaged exactly 30 minutes per game last season. Martin averaged 34. Nene played 32. Add that up and it comes to exactly 96 minutes. No one is losing a minute of playing time. That's not the only factor here. GM Kiki Vandeweghe can't say it, but the Nuggets still have enormous issues when it comes to Camby staying healthy. Before last season, Camby had never played more than 63 games in season in his career. Last year was a contract year and – surprise – Camby managed to stay healthy for 72. Now that he has a fat, six-year contract, will Camby really be motivated to play through the inevitable paper cuts and stubbed toes that used to keep him out for weeks? Maybe. Camby's contract is filled with incentives. Most of his bonuses are tied to how many games he plays each season. Camby gets a $2 million bonus if he plays 70 games this year. He also can get another $1.65 million in bonuses if he averages 12 points and 12 boards a game – but only if he does it while playing at least 65 games. That's some pretty strong motivation. Still the reality is the fragile center has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career. The Nuggets need all three players. Forget about the trade rumors or the position-battle junk. They'll all get time – probably more than they want. -- 文章很長，還有其他隊的分析不過我貼金塊的就好了 :p -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.85.96.67