作者piercepaul (Paul "Moneyball" Pierce)
看板Celtics
標題[外電] Defensively, Pierce in denial
時間Tue May 11 20:43:44 2010
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The play wasn’t as noticeable as, say, the fourth-quarter baseline dunk
that essentially sealed the Celtics’ Game 4 victory over the Cavaliers
Sunday, but it set the tone.
LeBron James wanted to touch the ball, and Paul Pierce wouldn’t let him.
On the first possession, Pierce essentially turned himself into a picket
fence, denying James the ball on the wing. The Cavaliers had to go down
low to Shaquille O’Neal, who missed a 9-footer. James took just five shots
in the quarter — half of what he took in the first quarter of Game 3.
The message after just one play was clear. If the Cavaliers were going to
get the ball to James, they were going to have to pass it through Pierce.
Still, Pierce’s defense wasn’t the type of play that starts M-V-P chants.
There’s no advanced metrics company that keeps track of passes denied.
It was simply defense — a facet of basketball that goes largely unnoticed
— and seeing Pierce, who’s made a living as a professional scorer, commit
more of himself to defense is almost like watching him play the game in
disguise.
“I think unfortunately for Paul, he’s an offensive player and that’s what
everyone sees in him,’’ said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. “[But] he has a
defensive role in this series, so they’re going to look at his numbers.
And that’s the bad part of being Paul Pierce.
“If it was Tony Allen, people would be happy — “He’s doing a great job
defensively!’’ — but it’s Paul and so they want more and we’re going
to get more out of Paul. I believe that.’’
His numbers in this series — 16 for 50 from the floor, 4 for 18 from long
distance, nearly three turnovers a night and a modest 11.8 points —
combined with his injury troubles during the season led observers to wonder
if he was healthy. But Pierce said health has nothing to do with his
offensive performance.
“The key for me is just being focused, being ready to give this team what
it needs to win,’’ he said. “There’s nothing wrong with me.’’
Guarding a player that’s the end-all be-all of the Cavaliers offense —
James plays the wing, he posts up, he runs the point, he ignites fast breaks
— takes a toll.
“I know guarding LeBron is no easy task,’’ Pierce said. “He’s a two-time
MVP, a lot of the offense goes through him. Pretty much all the offense goes
through him. So, I know I’m going to have to focus on that end of the court
more so than the offensive end, and I definitely knew that coming into the
series.’’
Pierce’s foul trouble has made finding a rhythm difficult. In Game 1, three
first-half fouls made him tentative after the break. In Game 2, he played
just 12 first-half minutes with three fouls chained to his ankles. He made
it through Game 3 without getting called for a foul, but Sunday he stretched
five fouls out over 31 minutes.
“You’re used to playing your minutes and you’re coming out at a point in
the game where you’ve got to really pick it up offensively,’’ Pierce said.
“I’m digging myself a ditch as far as with my fouls. But I think they’re
good fouls that I’m giving, some bad ones, but that’s the way the game goes.
That’s not something I’m really worried about. I know it’s something I can
do a better job to control.’’
Pierce is only a series removed from his 32-point assault on the Heat in Game 3
in Miami.
And two postseasons ago, he rose to the occasion in Game 7 of the second-round
series against Cleveland, sending the Cavaliers home with a 41-point explosion.
“We’re tied 2-2 in this series and Paul hasn’t had his best game yet,’
’ said Rajon Rondo. “I’m sure he’ll come through. Paul’s one of the best
scorers in our league, he just hasn’t had a great feel for his shot yet in
this series. I have high expectations from Paul.’’
The Celtics have won two games with Pierce being less of an offensive threat,
so they don’t want to force things.
“We don’t want to sacrifice the entire offense or the team to try to get
Paul involved,’’ Rondo said. “Paul’s an unselfish player so he’s not
complaining about shots or that he’s only scoring 11 or 12 points. As long as
we’re winning, it’s a team sport. He’s very unselfish, and it’s about
sacrifices.’’
What Pierce said he’s learned in 12 years in the league is how to work through
tough stretches, realizing his scoring might be his least valuable asset as
the Celtics try to advance.
“I’ve been in every situation regardless of whether it’s foul trouble, not
playing, things not going so well for you,’’ Pierce said. “I know how to
get through those times mentally. It doesn’t affect me like it used to when
I was a younger player.’’
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若有人想翻譯的話可以在推文裡說一下~這樣才不會撞文~
我還是覺得Pierce不一定要在這個系列裡擔任很重的得分角色,他的確有
在關鍵時刻或戰情膠著時得分的能力,但我相信KG和Ray也能勝任這個角色
,而且P這幾場表現的不好,我們仍然可以贏球阿!這一系列P得多少分真的
不會是贏球的重點,當然如果他穩一點我們可以贏的更輕鬆就是
明天真的是相當重要的一戰,明天的結果可能就是這個系列的結果...
加油阿GAP,加油阿Sheed,加油阿Rondo,加油阿大家!
Rondo gets MVP(簡短版)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_tXvPbGRw8
Rondo Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkh48SWq2k4
G4 intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HPddDIFF64
以前House的工作換Nate做了,嗯....
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推 tiberian :Pierce再不醒，等到LBJ狂發飆都不失誤，就來不及了~ 05/11 21:07
→ tiberian :特別是現在打的很不猛，PP持球時Rondo就像累贅一樣 05/11 21:11
推 kazamishu :我是覺得河流眼睛要睜大點..PP恍神馬上換人 05/11 21:12
→ tiberian :Parker一個人安心的協防打法不威的Pierce，Rondo的站 05/11 21:12
→ tiberian :位就尷尬到不行，還是說乾脆都給Rondo打好了= = 05/11 21:13
忘了說,假如河流有希望P多打一點,那他可以試看看把P擺板凳讓TOny先發看看
現在TOny跟Rondo的配合很不賴,而且他一上來守James,P的體力就可以留在先
發休息的時候去單打...但這只個理想,冰河不是Popo,不可能做出這麼大膽的調度...
※ 編輯: piercepaul 來自: 124.8.197.131 (05/11 21:16)
推 calbert :已經季後賽階段.pp還沒focus?? 05/11 21:16
→ tiberian :不然就祈禱我們能拿到足夠的領先跟防守反擊的機會 05/11 21:16
推 rainingdayz :他是PP耶~守LBJ固然累 到緊要關頭我們需要你! 05/11 21:18
→ tiberian :PP不可能替補，我寧願看到他上來5投0中也不要TA開場 05/11 21:19
→ tiberian :自亂陣腳，這都是有可能發生的。 05/11 21:19
→ tiberian :大家多燒香拜拜吧XD G3開場5投0中鋪梗等著G5發飆! 05/11 21:21
推 hope452162 :PP MVP的價值就看你了，人家都放話去守Rondo了 05/11 21:57
→ hope452162 :再不振做起來，就要被騎士聽了 05/11 21:57
→ piercepaul :那倒未必 05/11 21:58
→ david760615 :與其讓樓上敗球 倒不如讓鐵牛或丹丹試試手感 05/11 22:21
推 gaiaesque :我還是很希望看到pp第四節可以飆個10來分贏球 05/11 22:30
推 SunDing :我只希望贏球 誰跳出來都OK 05/11 22:46
推 yzuboy :我不希望第四節還要飆分 我只希望第一節就拉開 讓他 05/11 22:46
→ yzuboy :哭哭 05/11 22:46
推 Ethan45 :明天應該是LBJ守軟豆 PARKER守PP WEST、MO守雷槍 05/11 22:51
→ Ethan45 :PP若回魂 騎士大概就自亂陣腳了 05/11 22:53
→ Ethan45 :希望雷槍多單打MO 讓他失去信心 05/11 22:54
→ Ethan45 :KG要留意AJ的切入 不讓他輕易切入 跟AJ打慢節奏 05/11 22:56
推 TT123 :No...把PP替補是個Bad ideal 05/11 23:17
→ TT123 :第四戰時JVG在場邊就提到，當PP因犯規過多下場時 05/11 23:18
→ TT123 :LBJ就被解放了..指得是防守時，他可以遠離TA去協防其 05/11 23:19
→ TT123 :它人...這會讓其它球員更難進攻 05/11 23:20
→ TT123 :只要你放PP在場上，LBJ就必需顧好PP，因此就算PP手感 05/11 23:20
→ TT123 :冰冷...仍然可以拉開其它人進攻的空間。 05/11 23:21
推 TT123 :Manu會被放到第六人，跟球隊陣型以及他本身的打法有 05/11 23:23
→ TT123 :關... 05/11 23:24
推 Wavecloud :所以上一場就會看到TA被放掉之後去找尋攻擊機會 05/11 23:25
→ Wavecloud :這非常重要 當LBJ放掉TA 他必須認清自己該做啥 05/11 23:25
推 coqsportif :我覺得必須上半場就拉開 才有機會 05/12 00:51
推 wewantkobe :明天想贏PP一定要跳出來~ 05/12 02:09