[Chat] Schrödinger’s Derrick Williams

看板Timberwolves (明尼蘇達灰狼)作者kawo (DW7 FIGHT!)時間12年前 (2013/01/06 13:33)推噓4(4推 0噓 1→)

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http://www.puddlesofmyself.com/2012/12/schrodingers-derrick-williams.html 前言：這篇文章是我在D-will的FB上看到的，文章的時間是在去年12/5。雖然時間有點久了，內容也不是一針見血指出打法的缺陷啥的，又有點愛扯淡亂閒聊… 但是裡頭的有些概念相當地不錯，我想有很多部份可以放到灰狼隊的所有球員身上。內文開始 1. Let’s run through a thought experiment. First, the premise: An NBA player can either be a success or a failure. Second, the guiding question: Is it possible for him to be both at the same time? 讓我們來談談『籃球實驗』這個東西。首先，先說大前提：一個NBA球員有可能成功、也可能失敗。再來，還有個問題是：這兩件事情有沒有可能同時發生？ The Experiment: Derrick Williams, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed on the Timberwolves’ bench. If a single atom of the radioactive source begins to decay, the poison is emitted, and Derrick Williams will fail as a player. If not, he will be a success. There is a theoretical 50% chance either outcome will occur. 這場實驗的主角：Derrick Williams，一瓶猛烈的毒藥上頭還閃著輻射物質的閃爍綠光，被放置在灰狼隊的板凳上。假如裡頭的輻射物質衰變了，那麼毒性就會擴散開來，DW也會囧掉變成水貨。假如沒有的話，他將成為一個成功的球員。兩種情況的發生機率都是50％。 The Copenhagen interpretation of advanced NBA metrics implies that eventually Derrick Williams will come to exist in a veritable limbo in which is simultaneously both a success and a failure. How is this possible? When I watch Derrick Williams sitting on the bench, I see two players. The first is a tall, strong, athletic freak, who will be an impact player in the NBA for years to come. The second, is a tweener, who lacks confidence on offense, doesn’t know where to be on defense, and will end up playing in China in three years. 從NBA的進階數據來看，DW就像量子物理學哥本哈根詮釋下不穩定的量子系統，處在成功與失敗的天堂地獄交界。這可能發生嗎？當我看著DW坐在板凳時，我看到兩個球員。一個是高大、強壯、具有運動能力的怪物，假以時日他能夠成為NBA裡舉足輕重的球員。另一個DW則是不三不四，進攻面上缺乏信心，不知道該如何去防守，過沒幾年大概得到CBA 討生活。 2. During my senior year of college, I lived with my best friends in a rundown, Victorian called the Arabella House. We watched bad TV, didn’t go to all of our classes, and threw dance parties late into the night. Sometimes, we all hated each other. 在我念大三時，我和最好的朋友們住在Arabella House。不去上看整天看爛節目跑趴。有時候，我們真是恨死對方了。 Beneath everything we did was the understanding that this was it. We were about to graduate. Soon we would have to decide what we wanted to do with our lives. 不過不管怎樣，我們都知道一件事：我們要畢業了。沒多久之後，我們得決定自己變成怎樣的人，過什麼人生。 If someone, anyone, had observed us with the same probing intensity in which I watch Derrick Williams play basketball, they would have given us up for lost causes. The difference, of course, is that we weren’t playing a professional sport. None of us was going to be offered millions of dollars directly after graduation. None of us was in the spotlight. 假如有人觀察我們像我觀察DW打籃球這麼勤的話，他絕對已經放棄我了。不過，我們當然不是職業運動員。畢業後拿不到幾十M的美刀，也不會有人關注我們。 3. I can see both versions of Derrick Williams. I know he has the potential to be a great player. I know he is still very young, that his game is still very raw. I know the way he’s playing in the present doesn’t preclude him from playing differently in the future. Some NBA players develop later in their careers. If Derrick Williams had stayed in college, he’d be a senior right now. I know that. I know all of that. 我看到兩個DW。我瞭解他有成為偉大籃球員的潛力。他還年輕，他打得比賽還很粗糙。而他現在所呈現的比賽內容，也不代表他未來會打出的比賽。有些NBA球員發展的比較慢。如果他縮水年沒有參加選秀，繼續待在大學的話…。我知道這些事情，我都知道。 The question then becomes: Can Derrick Williams save his career? I think he can, and contrary to popular belief, I think he is on the right team to do so. 關鍵的問題是：DW有辦法拯救他的職業生涯嗎？我認為他可以，這不是簡單的信。而是因為我認為他在一個對的球隊裡。 Last week, Flinder Boyd wrote a piece for The Classical about the difficulty Ricky Rubio had playing in the structured style of the Euro League. “(Ricky Rubio) was quickly becoming a tale of what could have been, the gifted boy besieged by a practical world, torn down by those seeking a rational explanation to what had been an irrational phenomenon.” Boyd goes on to make the point that when Rubio came to the Timberwolves, he was fortunate to end “ up with one of the very few coaches on the planet who shares his understanding of basketball as art.” In other words, Coach Adelman allowed Rubio to play to his strengths. 上禮拜Flinder Boyd寫了一些關於Rubio在歐洲職籃和NBA為何有這麼大差距的文章。盧小比很快地成為一個風雲人物，為了上NBA而生的天才金童，引起一陣風騷。Boyd認為盧小比來到灰狼隊是一件非常幸運的事情，他預遇到了這個星球上少數能夠分享對籃球理解能力的教練—矮豆人。另一方面，矮豆人也讓盧小比盡情一展長才。 Derrick Williams does not have Rubio’s unique understanding of the pacing and angles and artistry of the NBA game. However, he has talent and he is young. Right now, he is struggling to find his way in the NBA. But perhaps that struggle is just what he needs. Perhaps, he needs to sit on the bench, watching less gifted players like Dante Cunningham find success because they know their role on the court. Perhaps, he needs a coach like Rick Adelman, who is not afraid to bench him when he doesn’t get back on defense. Perhaps, he needs to fail before he can actually succeed. 雖然DW沒有盧小比那種對於比賽節奏、角度，幾近藝術性的獨特理解能力。不過他有自己的天份，而他也年輕。現在，他還在掙扎著想在NBA裡找到自己的球路。而且很可能這個掙扎對他來說是必須的。他需要坐在板凳上，看看那些像DC這樣缺乏天份卻依舊能找到屬於自己成功的人怎麼打球。他需要一個像矮豆人這樣的教練，在他不積極回防時會把他冰在板凳上。可能…他需要先失敗過後，才有辦法真正成功。 4. Talented American basketball players are too often under-coached and over-coddled. As teenagers, they make AAU teams and travel across the country playing glorified pickup games. In college, they use their athletic prowess to dominate inferior opponents, and leave for the NBA before learning the intricacies of the pick & roll game or how to rotate on weakside help. A few of them (i.e. Kyrie Irving), are able to pick up the NBA game almost immediately. A few of them (i.e. Kenneth Faried), find success by focusing on their strengths. And many of them (i.e. Derrick Williams), struggle to understand what their role should be in the NBA. If they’re no longer the best player on the court, then who are they? 擁有天份的籃球員常常沒有被教練好好調教過，常常過於被嬌慣。在十多歲時，他們參加大學球隊到處旅行，出現在受到全美關注的比賽裡。大學時代他們可以用運動天份來輾過較為弱勢的對手，到了NBA之後才會好好學習P&R的細微變化、弱邊的輪轉防守等。只有很少數的球員（像是Kyrie Irving）能夠立刻接軌NBA。也只有很少數的球員（像是 Kenneth Faried）能夠完全專注在自己的強項上。大部分的球員（像是DW），會掙扎著去理解他們自己的角色。如果當他不再是隊上最棒的那個球員時，他該怎麼做？ Over the past few games, Derrick Williams has begun to make subtle improvement in his game. Against the Clippers, he played 12 minutes, scored 4 points, and grabbed 5 rebounds. Two nights later, against the Bucks, he played 15 minutes, scored 7 points, and grabbed 10 rebounds. His numbers weren ’t gaudy, and there were still times when he tried to do too much on offense. However, for the most part, he played hard, ran back on defense, and tried to make the right decisions on offense. Derrick Williams wasn’t perfect, he wasn’t a star, but he contributed. That’s the first step for him. If he can learn how to contribute as a role player on a consistent basis, then there is a chance he will eventually become a starter and perhaps even a star in the NBA. 過去幾場比賽裡，DW展現出微妙的進步。對快艇12分鐘四分五版。對公鹿15分鐘七分十板。數字不是很顯眼，比賽裡也可以看到有時候他在進攻面過於急躁。但是他努力打球，盡心快速回防，進攻上試著去做正確的決定。 DW不完美不是球星，但是他給予隊伍許多貢獻。這是第一步。假如他能夠像個綠葉球員穩定地貢獻，那麼他就有機會成為一個先發，甚至是個球星。 Derrick Williams is not there yet. He is still limbo, still somewhere between being an NBA success and an NBA failure. But the good news for basketball fans, is that Derrick Williams, the role player, finally seems to be showing signs of life. DW還沒有被拯救。他還是處在天堂與地獄的交界處，處在成功與失敗之間。不過對球迷們來說，好消息是DW，綠葉球員看來重獲新生了。 -- 青梅竹馬（Mysterious stranger）當你獲得這個技能時，你將會得到青梅竹馬更多的關注。青梅竹馬會在冒險中隨時出現助你一臂之力，業務範圍包括：叫床、做便當、撲殺魔王。不過他們不會代替你的砲友。摘錄自「異塵餘生２ Restoration Project XP」出包王者特別版　特徵（Traits）一節 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.166.229.70