[外電] Cade在新的賽季還會有多大的進步?

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Storylines for 2022-23: How big a leap can the Pistons expect from Cade? Cade Cunningham還能夠給活塞隊多大的驚喜呢? https://pse.is/4g9eak 作者: Keith Langlois 發文日期: 2022/Sep/01 Welcome to September. The sun’s going down an hour earlier than it did two months ago and before the calendar flips to October, hints of red and orange will tinge Michigan leaves. Oh, and also by that time, the Pistons will be knee deep into training camp. 歡迎來到9月!(譯按:10月了啊啊啊!!)現在的太陽已經比2個月之前早了一小時下山，而在月曆翻到10月之前，密西根的樹葉尖端就要被偷偷沾上一兩滴紅色橘色的顏料。當到了那時候，活塞隊將會已經熱烈展開訓練營的活動。 It starts in less than four weeks, though voluntary team workouts will get rolling after Labor Day for pretty much all 30 NBA teams. For veteran teams with a clearly established hierarchy, training camp is mostly about determining the back end of the rotation and avoiding injury. For the Pistons – with 11 players 24 or younger and so many moving parts – there are legitimate questions on everything from a starting lineup to who fills out the 15-man roster. 訓練營在四週內就會開始了，但是NBA各隊的隊內自主訓練大概在勞動節(美國勞動節是 9月第一個周一)之後就會展開。對於那些發展成熟陣容穩定的球隊而言，訓練營的目的主要是決定後段倫續以及避免受傷，但對活塞隊─陣中有11名球員年紀小於24歲，而且陣容還有待調整的球隊─而言，還有一堆事情有待決定呢！從先發陣容一直到最後的 15人名單都還是未知數。 The Pistons have a clear vision for the identity they hope to establish and that’s guided every move Troy Weaver has made in his two years on the job as general manager. Weaver likes long, athletic players – but loves competitive, selfless, tough players. That last part is also the best way to earn Dwane Casey’s trust and, ultimately, playing time. 活塞隊是想要建立一個明確的球隊個性的，而這在Weaver兩年以來的操盤之下又更顯明確。Weaver喜歡又長又活潑的球員—但他愛的是有競爭心、具團隊精神又強悍的球員。他所愛的球員個性同時也是能夠從Casey手上爭取到信任和上場時間的球員特徵。 Weaver and Casey being on the same page has helped the Pistons compress the timeline of Weaver’s restoration, entering year three with the core of a future contender emerging. How much progress the Pistons make toward that end in the 2022-23 season will be determined, to varying degrees, by a number of storylines that we’ll examine over the next few weeks ahead of the Sept. 26 start of camp. 在Weaver和Casey已經建立建隊共識之下，有助於縮短活塞隊的重建時程，特別是在 Weaver作為總管的第三年，足以作為球隊基石的球員已在陣中。活塞隊在接下來的22-23 賽季能有多少進展，將會取決於從發文開始到9月26日訓練營開始的期間，本系列文將會討論的重點球員們。 That it starts with Cade Cunningham speaks to his place at the center of the franchise’s immediate future. The Pistons have amassed a number of promising young players – 11 of the 16 on standard contracts when camp opens are 24 or younger, five 21 or younger – in Weaver’s tenure but Cunningham, befitting of the loaded 2021 draft’s No. 1 pick, is the head of the snake. 要討論球隊進展，當然要從球隊核心─Cade Cunningham─討論起。活塞隊的陣中今年有一大~~堆未來很值得期待的年輕球員─16個握有標準合約的球員中，11人還未滿24歲，5 人還未滿21歲(還不能合法喝酒XD)。但這些球員中，最值得關注的、球員的頭、的大腦無疑就是Cade Cunningham。 He happens to fit the profile of the most coveted property in today’s NBA: a big, two-way, playmaking wing. The best players – the tippy top of the player pyramid – defy positional pigeon-holing. What, exactly, is LeBron James? What was Magic Johnson or Michael Jordan? Maybe James spent most of his career as a nominal small forward and Johnson most of his at point guard and Jordan most of his at shooting guard, but ultimately they were the player with the ball in his hands when it mattered most. 他的球員特性跟技能包就是那麼剛好的完美符合現在NBA的meta: 身高高、雙能衛的進攻組織者。那些最好的球員們─球員金字塔的最尖端─可以無視場上和戰術的定位。LBJ算是什麼位置的呢?魔術強森或麥可喬丹?LBJ也許生涯的多數時間被認為是小前鋒，而強森和喬丹分別是控球和得分後衛，但對於這些人來說，場上最重要的時候就是他們一球在手的時候。 That’s Cunningham. He’s not exactly a point guard but he’s most definitely the guy who’ll have the ball in his hands when a Pistons game is on the line for the next decade and beyond. 而這就是CC，他不完全是控球後衛的屬性，但在接下來十年或更久的時間裡，當活塞隊的比賽來到了關鍵時刻，他幾乎可以說無庸置疑就是那個在場上掌控籃球的男人。 And the results of his rookie season suggest that’s going to be a very intriguing time. Not since Grant Hill shared Rookie of the Year honors with fellow future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd in 1995 has a Pistons newcomer stirred such excitement. 菜鳥球季的表現顯示，他持球的時間將會非常讓人期待。在1995年Grant Hill和Jason Kidd共享年度新人王獎項之後，就沒有活塞隊的新秀讓人有這樣的期待感了。(小米粒、史大基、抓猛?我是不是提了什麼黑歷史) Cunningham’s rookie season began under a dark cloud when he suffered a sprained ankle in the first week of training camp and was idled all of the preseason and the first four regular-season games. That he missed his first 18 3-point shots spoke to the challenge of getting dropped into the middle of a season – as your team’s lead playmaker, no less – without any chance to acclimate to the speed and context of the NBA game. Just as he began to find his footing, the Pistons lost leading scorer Jerami Grant for two months with a thumb injury, thrusting even more of the burden of carrying the offense on their heavily scrutinized rookie. CC的新人賽季是帶著烏雲開始的，訓練營的第一周就扭傷腳踝並且一直到開季後第5場比賽才又再正式上場。接著是連續投丟了18顆三分球，然後在準備不足的情形下─做為球隊的組織核心─直到季中才開始適應場上的節奏和各種變化。就在他開始找回準心的同時，活塞隊的頭號得分手Grant馬上接著因為拇指扭傷休息2個月，讓早已被嚴加看防的 CC在進攻端承受更大的負擔。 Tack on the fact the Pistons suffered from a lack of 3-point shooting, finishing 29th in the NBA in accuracy at .326, denying Cunningham the spacing required to fully exploit his playmaking genius. And despite all of that, every week he figured out another workaround to allow his progress to continue unimpeded. 不能不提活塞隊在全聯盟排名29的糟糕三分命中率(0.326)，完全無法幫CC創造空間去發揮他的組織進攻能力。但雖然帶著這麼多困難，CC還是有辦法在每周每周的賽程中找到空間維持他的成長曲線。 Cunningham wound up finishing behind Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley in the Rookie of the Year balloting, his ’21 draft classmates benefiting from joining teams that would make the playoffs to build big cushions that held off Cunningham’s closing rush. From the All-Star break on, here’s what Cunningham produced: 21.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 34 minutes a game. CC最後的年度新人排名第三，在Scottie Barnes和Evan Mobley之後，前兩名同梯選秀受惠於加入具季後賽實力的球隊，給了他們CC缺乏的，足夠的成長和發揮空間。CC在全明星賽之後的成績如下: 平均34分鐘的出賽時間裡拿下21.0分，5.8籃板和6.4助攻。 Project that out over a full season and it’s a good bet that the All-Star break in 2022-23 won’t be a break at all for Cunningham – because he should be an All-Star with numbers like those. 假如CC不只在去年全明星週之後，而是在接下來全季都保持這樣的成績，那他很可能在接下來的全明星週沒得休息。畢竟這樣的成績是很有可能入選全明星賽的。 Whether that comes to pass, of course, likely depends on how the Pistons fare. Coaches, charged with filling out All-Star rosters after the starters are voted in, invariably reward players from winning teams and the Pistons would be well ahead of schedule if they were in playoff position at the time ballots are due. 當然這是否能成真也還要看活塞隊的整體表現。帶著全明星先發陣容的教練還是必須讓那些身在穩進季後賽的選手們有更多上場時間，但活塞隊如果在那個時間點就已經在季後賽排名位置的話，那就表示球隊已經超前了預定的進度。 Three areas to monitor with Cunningham this season to gauge how rapidly his learning curve is bending: 3-point percentage, turnover totals and free-throw attempts. CC在新賽季是否有足夠的進步可以從三個方面觀察: 三分命中率、失誤數以及罰球次數。 As brilliant as Cunningham was in the home stretch last season, his post All-Star numbers came despite 29 percent 3-point shooting. That is almost certainly going to improve. He’s an above-average shooter as his 40 percent mark from three at Oklahoma State attests. 即使CC在上賽季末繳出了前面提到的全明星等級成績，但他的三分命中率只有29%，這表示基本上接下來是會進步的。畢竟在奧克拉荷馬州大的時候，他的三分命中率是水準以上的40%。 The combination of greater familiarity and confidence in his second tour around the league plus growth from players around him – Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Livers, Isaiah Stewart, et al – will benefit Cunningham. So, too, should the explosive athleticism of rookies Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren – eventually – for differing reasons. Ivey’s attacking ability should give Cunningham some catch-and-shoot opportunities and Duren’s lob threat will give Cunningham the added option to exponentially complicate the challenge defenses will face against him in pick-and-roll chances. We saw glimpses late last season how the presence of Marvin Bagley III’s lob threat helped maximize Cunningham’s pick-and-roll arsenal. Duren could take that to another level with his otherworldly catch radius and athleticism. 在他第二年對比賽更熟悉也更有信心，加上他周圍的球員─Bey, Livers, Stewart等人 ─也有所成長，都對他的三分命中率有幫助，而這還要加上體能勁爆的菜鳥二人組Ivey 和Duren。Ivey攻擊籃框的能力應該能幫CC創造一些C&S的投射機會，而Duren在籃下的威脅性更會讓防守端面對他們擋拆的防守壓力指數成長。上賽季末我們已經可以看到MB3的籃下威脅如何強化CC的擋拆進攻，Duren很有機會用他異次元等級的活動範圍和運動能力將活塞的擋拆帶向另一個境界。 Those same factors figure to put Cunningham at the foul line more frequently in year two. He averaged 2.6 free throws a game last season, a very low number for someone who took 21 percent of his shots within 3 feet of the rim. Cunningham’s free-throw rate as an Oklahoma State freshman was .388; it was .163, less than half, as an NBA rookie. Settling in at somewhere in the middle in his second NBA season would be a big leap forward. 前面提到的因子也將能夠幫CC創造更多站上罰球線的機會，上賽季他每場只有2.6次罰球，對於一個21%出手機會是在籃框周圍3呎內的球員來說實在太低了。CC在大一上罰球線的機率是38.8%，而NBA第一年是不到一半的16.3%。如果他的第二個賽季能夠達到大約兩個數字之間平均附近的話，那將會是很大的一個進展。 Cunningham also comes to camp this season knowing his teammates look at him as their fulcrum. Kelly Olynyk, at 31 the elder statesman of a very young roster, offered a succinct analysis as the 2021-22 season concluded: “I know some vets here who will talk, but he’s the one who has to do it. That’s got to be his job. We’re here to support everybody and give our wisdom and two cents and we’ll speak when it needs to be spoken. This is Cade’s room. That ’s what we need from him – as a point guard, as a leader, as the future of Detroit and the Pistons. That’s what he’s got to do and he wants to do it. The quicker he can get to that, the better.” CC同時是帶著隊友期待他成為球隊支點的認知進入菜鳥賽季。31歲，在陣中已經算老將的Olynyk在上個賽季的總結中提到"我知道有些老將們會負責出聲穩定球隊，但在這裡他就是那個人，他必須擔下這個工作。我們在這裡只是提供協助，給出我們的智慧、經驗和一點能力，我們會說我們該說的。但那是CC的休息室，那是我們需要他辦到的，他必須作為一個控球後衛、一個領袖、一個活塞隊和底特律的未來。那就是他該做的而且他也樂意承擔，所以他能夠越快成為那個人就越好。" The way Cunningham finished the season suggests he’s already most of the way there. Troy Weaver’s restoration of the Pistons as an elite franchise is a project that requires a series of critical decisions to fall in line. But nothing will prove more important in that process than getting it right with the first No. 1 pick the Pistons exercised in 51 years. Cade Cunningham already has put minds at ease on that front. Now it’s just a matter of time and hitting on the complementary pieces. 而CC上個賽季的表現展現出他已經差不多就是那個角色。Weaver對於活塞隊重返榮耀的計畫需要很多關鍵因素能夠到位，但沒有任何事情比隊史51年來的首個選秀狀元能夠完全發揮來的更重要。CC已經完成了最核心的這一塊拼圖，剩下的就是給他時間成長，並且圍繞著他完成全隊陣容的配置。 ------ 落落長的一篇文章，好像其實不太重要。重點大概就是CC的三分、失誤和罰球次數，還有他跟全隊陣型契合程度。第一場熱身賽是10/4星期二，已經開始期待新賽季的到來啊~~ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 123.194.188.20 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Pistons/M.1664727572.A.A1D.html