[外電] Grading Omer Asik

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Grading Omer Asik By michael pina http://0rz.tw/Y1oyZ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does an underrated NBA player look like? Before we answer that question, let’s first define what underrated means. According to the dictionary widget on my laptop, it’s to “underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something).” 一個被低估的NBA球員到底看起來像什麼樣子呢? 在我們回答這個問題之前，首先先搞懂"低估"這個形容詞的意思吧。根據我的電腦上的翻譯小工具顯示，代表對某人事物的"程度"，"價值"，"重要性"等，作出估計不足的判斷。 Related to NBA players, it’s watching someone play and not realizing how good he is. It’s rarely bringing their name up in conversation when other, equally/lesser productive players, are dancing on our tongues and endlessly touring NBA Twitter. 把這個形容詞與NBA球員做連結，就像看一個球員在場上打球，但並未了解到他有多棒。這些被低估的球員們鮮少會被人們所談到，當那些被預期表現和真實表現相等(或更差)的球員們，在NBA的推特上被大家的話題所圍繞著。 How does one even become underrated? What’s the evaluation process look like, and what are some similar characteristics most underrated players share? Here are a few rules: 一個球員如何被低估的呢? 而檢視的過程又是什麼呢? 那有哪些相似的特質是這些球員所共同擁有的呢? 以下有幾個淺規則: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) They can’t be too flashy. 他們總是低調 Underrated players don’t have people compiling highlight reels of their best plays, publishing them on Youtube, then feverishly e-mailing them to old college friends as a way to stay in touch. 被低估的球員們，沒有一群粉絲會幫他們在Youtube上面製作精美的高光特輯。而這些粉絲們會將這些高光特輯透過E-Mail瘋狂轉寄給老同學們，當作社交方式。 They don’t wow you with athleticism or ever “look” like the best player on the court. They plod instead of gallop, and are overlooked more than noticed. 他們的運動能力並不會讓你感到吃驚，或者在球場上不會讓你感覺到他是最佳的球員。他們埋頭苦幹，而不是汲汲營營，而他們總是在人們的觀察下被忽略。 They don’t nutmeg opponents or throw down vicious alley-oops. They play basketball in a fundamentally productive way, hardly ever take risks, and rarely make noticeable mistakes. 他們不會把對手如肉豆蔻般輾過，或者猛力地空中接力暴扣。他們紮紮實實的打籃球，鮮少會有冒險的舉動或者另人印象深刻的失誤。 2) They contribute much more away from the ball than with it. 他們非持球的貢獻比持球時還更多 Your typical NBA fan has yet to properly balance the value a basketball player holds on both sides of the court. This isn’t anyone’s fault, as a proper defensive rotation will always be harder to notice than someone shooting a ball into a hoop. But both are of humongous importance. 一般典型NBA球迷還不會平等看待一個籃球員在攻守兩端的價值。這不是任何人的錯，因為正確的防守輪轉移位總是比把球投進籃框難查覺。但進攻與防守都是一樣重要的。 Offense will always be the more popular half because it’s at the center of everything. Defense is played to get to offense. But offense is not played to get to defense—it’s played for scoring. Both teams desperately want the ball, but only one can hold it at a time. 進攻永遠是籃球較受歡迎的那一半，因為它是球場上的焦點。防守的目的是影響進攻，但進攻的目的不是影響防守 - 而是得分。兩支交手的球隊都渴望球能在自己手上，但球一次只會在一個球隊手上。 Players who’re eventually commended with the “underrated” label do things that go unnoticed. They might possess a deadly stroke from 15-feet that prevents defenses from leaving them open during a pick-and-roll. Or maybe they set the best screens, find open space like a slot receiver, or obliterate opponents with one of the most technically sound box out techniques ever seen. 一個球員最終會被貼上"低估"的標籤，是因為他們都作容易被忽略的事。他們可能在中距離有致命的準度，讓對方在防守擋切時不敢放空檔給他們。或他們能幫隊友做最棒的掩護，能像美式足球四分衛找到接球員般地找到有空檔的隊友。或用最扎實的卡位技巧把對手排除在禁區之外。 3) They don’t play in a large market or for a playoff team 他們不會在有大市場或有季後賽實力的隊伍打球 This one is self-explanatory, even at the superstar level. Carmelo Anthony receives more attention in New York than he did in Denver. Chris Paul receives more attention in Los Angeles than he did in New Orleans. Deron Williams receives more attention in Brooklyn than he did in Utah. Kevin Garnett receives more attention in Boston than he did in Minnesota. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have never received enough attention. Marc Gasol wasn’t an All-Star this season despite the fact he’ll probably end up first-team All-NBA. 這點即使用作超級球星身上，也是不解自明的。 Carmelo Anthony在紐約尼克隊，比他在丹佛金塊隊得到更多注目。 Chris Paul在洛杉磯快艇隊，比他在紐奧良黃蜂隊得到更多注目。 Deron Williams在布魯克林籃網隊，比他在猶他爵士隊得到更多注目。 Kevin Garnett在波士頓賽爾提克隊，比他在明尼蘇達灰狼隊得到更多注目。 Tim Duncan和Tony Parker則同在聖安東尼奧馬刺隊，也同樣不曾受到夠多的注目。 Marc Gasol在曼菲斯灰熊隊，本季甚至連全明星都不是，即使本季他有機會進入全NBA防守第一隊。(*註:事實上進了第二隊，還有獲得DOY。) It trickles down from the superstar level to everyone else. If Tristan Thompson played for the Lakers or Knicks last year his development would be a real storyline. 這個道理可以用在超級球星到每一個球員，比比皆是。如果去年Tristan Thompson是在湖人隊或者尼克隊打球，那他的成長並定會成為一個頭條故事。 4) They don’t make enough money. 他們賺得不夠多 Every move Chandler Parsons makes in a positive developmental direction is exponentially more uplifting because of how much money he makes. If he were making $10 million per year, his flaws (ie off-ball defensive breakdowns) would be magnified. Instead, they’re forgiven. 每一個Chandler Parsons所做的積極且正面的進步方向，都將因為他的現有合約所致，讓人感覺是超值的。。如果他的合約是$USD 10M/Y，那他的缺點(如:面對無持球者的防守)將會被放大檢視。而實際上，這些缺點都被原諒了。 Money and contracts matter, now more so than ever before with the league’s institution of an increasingly harsh luxury tax. Players who take up more cap space than they’re worth will perform under a dark cloud until either they improve enough to balance things out, their contract runs out, or they’re traded. 金錢與合約的問題，現在將因龐大豪華奢侈稅的新制度，而比以前更受到重視。當球員們在場上表現與所得薪資不符時，他們的頭頂會有一朵烏雲緊跟著。除非他們持續進步，達到價值平衡，或者等他們的合約到期，又甚至球隊將他們交易出去。 OK. So, now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s look at Omer Asik, one of the NBA’s most underrated players. All he did this year was grab more rebounds than anybody else, play 30 consistent minutes a night without missing a single game all year (he’s yet to miss a game in his career!), and become the second most important player on one of the youngest playoff teams in NBA history. That’s all. 好的，那我們現在已經很清楚被低估的球員是什麼樣子了。讓我們來檢視O.Asik，這名在NBA聯盟最被低估的球員之一。本季他所抓的籃板數，名列全聯盟之冠，並且紮紮實實的用場均30分鐘的時間打滿整季。 (*註:至今他的NBA生涯，還未缺賽過。) 他成為了NBA歷史上最年輕的球隊中，第二重要的球員。僅只如此。 Asik’s resume fits perfectly under three of the four qualifications I’ve listed for being an underrated player. The only one that doesn’t quite fit is the third. (Asik plays in Houston, which isn’t a small market by any means, and he’s yet to miss the postseason since entering the league in 2010.) Asik的經歷，非常適用上述所談到四項被低估球員的淺規則中的三項。只有第三點並不是適用，因為在休士頓，火箭並不是所謂的小市場球隊。而且至從他2010年加入NBA聯盟以來，他每一季都未曾在季後賽缺席。 His impact on the defensive end has been better than even Daryl Morey could’ve expected, with Asik already establishing himself as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in his first season playing starter’s minutes. 他在防守端的影響力，已經超乎Daryl Morey原先的期待。因為Asik在第一次完整先發賽季的表現，就像他能夠成為最佳防守球員的候選人之一。 (*註:實際上他沒有得到半張DOY的票。) Houston allowed 107.0 points per 100 possessions when Asik sat and 101.3 points per 100 possessions when he played this season, a 5.7 point differential that stands as the difference between the league’s 28th ranked defense and its 10th. Decent. 本季火箭隊，在有Asik在場上時，每一百回合讓對手取得的平均得分:101.3。沒有Asik在場上時，每一百回合讓對手取得的平均得分:107.0。而5.7分剛好是聯盟防守第10名跟第28名的差距。棒極了。 In the first round against Oklahoma City, the Thunder scored a mind-numbing 1.27 points per possession when Asik took a seat, and 1.016 with him on the floor. In other words, Houston’s defense is a consistent force when Asik is on the court (even against an offense possessing the world’s second best player), and a weeping mess when he’s not. 在火箭隊季後賽第一輪面對雷霆隊的系列賽。沒有Asik在場上，雷霆隊的PPP = 1.016 而有Asik在場上，雷霆隊的PPP = 1.270 換句話說，即便雷霆有世界上第二好的球員。火箭有Asik在場上時的防守是堅固的，但Asik不在場上時的防守就是一團亂。 Asik protects the rim, snuffs out ball-handlers looking to turn the corner on pick-and-rolls, and turns into a water buffalo when opposing centers try to post him up. Asik保護著籃框，阻斷對方打P&R時的持球者，並注意任何可能的改變。而當對方的中鋒想低位單打時，他就如同一頭水牛般難以推動。 He has two years left on his deal at roughly $8.3 million per. That contract is awesome for the Rockets, but Asik should be making at least $2 million more per season. It’s undervalued given the market price for NBA tall people, even though most of them signed their deals way before Asik. 他還有兩年合約才會到期，到期前領平均年薪$8.3M。這個合約對火箭隊來說幫助很大，但是Asik應該至少要領10M年新。以他現有的薪水放眼全NBA長人中也是相對太便宜的，即使大部分的長人都在Asik之前就簽約了。 Brook Lopez is due $14.7 million next season, Joakim Noah is due $11.1 million, JaVale McGee is making $34 million over the next three seasons, Andrew Bogut is making $14 million next year, DeAndre Jordan is making $22.4 million over the next two years, Tyson Chandler is making $14.1 million next season, and Kendrick Perkins is making roughly $18.5 million over the next two. Brook Lopez下季薪資 = $14.7M，Joakim Noah下季薪資 = $11.1M， JaVale McGee下三季薪資總和 = $34M，而Andrew Bogut下季薪資 = $14M， DeAndre Jordan下兩季薪資總和 = $22.4M，Tyson Chandler下季薪資 = $14.1M， Kendrick Perkins下兩季薪資總和 = $18.5M。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To recap, Asik is making less money per game than them all, giving night to night consistency with premium value. He’ll be 27 next season, is still improving offensively—in the post, from the free-throw line, and as a passer after rolling from a windpipe crushing screen—and holds incredible trade value throughout the league thanks to his crucial skill set and below-market contract. 總結，Asik的場均薪資都比上述幾位少，並在每一場比賽穩定貢獻優異的價值。他下季就會滿27歲，而他依然在進攻端上有所成長: 不論低位技術，罰球，P&R後的高空傳球，還有他驚人的交易價值。我們要感謝他重要的能力與低於市場行情的合約。 Here’s to an underrated player who won’t be underrated by this time next year 他是一名在今年被大家低估以後，明年無法再被低估的球員。 Grade: B+ 延伸閱讀: Player Report Cards: Omer Asik http://0rz.tw/M0nWv B+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ★Thanks for the ride, Houston Rockets 12-13★ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 111.246.24.48

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