[外電] Why Miles Plumlee Has Been the Phoenix Suns' MVP Thus Far

[k1230588 (恆秋)]

好啦其實我主要是隔壁的，不過也有在關注太陽

畢竟Nash跟Dirk是我最愛的球星

然後上季原本是期待Marshall進NBA後的表現

不過至於為什麼我不關注湖人，那又是另外一個故事了

回到主題吧


NBA Surprises:
Why Miles Plumlee Has Been the Phoenix Suns' MVP Thus Far

原文網址：http://ppt.cc/1hbC

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Don’t be naive, Miles Plumlee has been the Phoenix Suns’ most valuable
player during their surprise 2013-14 NBA season. Given that Goran Dragic is
playing well and Eric Bledsoe was fantastic before his knee injury, Plumlee’
s breakout season has been the most pivotal development to the Suns’ success.

No Marcin Gortat, no problem. Right?

別被騙了，即使Dragic和Bledsoe膝蓋受傷前那令人目眩神迷
的表現，Plumlee還是太陽本季，打出令人感到如此驚艷成績
的最有價值球員，Plumlee本季的突破是是太陽本季成功最關
鍵的進步點。即使Gortat已經離開了，不是嗎?


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Well, that’s not exactly what experts predicted at first. The Suns fell to
the bottom two in most preseason NBA team rankings following Gortat’s trade
to Washington.

Candidly, the trade looked more like a white flag than a personnel
transaction.

Sure, Phoenix secured a 2014 NBA draft pick in return. But how could they
expect to compete in the Western Conference this season without any interior
presence?

噢，其實這並不是專家們開季時所預測的成績，太陽開季前因
鍋貼被交易到巫師，使得季前隊伍戰力排行落到了倒數兩名。

說實話，比起單純的球員交易，這筆交易看起來更像是太陽舉
起了白旗準備重建。

當然，太陽因此保證了2014年的幾個選秀權，誰會想到在內部
高層不支持的狀況下，他們竟然能和本季西區的列強並駕齊驅
呢?


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On another note, when was the last time any squad was “doomed” after losing
a player of Gortat’s caliber?

The point is that things were looking bleak in the Valley of the Sun.

Anyways, enter Plumlee.

A guy who barely played last season in Indianapolis and looked more like an
extra heartbeat on their bench, he’s been nothing short of dependable in the
paint for Phoenix.

從另一個解釋來講，上一次有隊伍在失去了如鍋貼這樣水準的
球員後進入重建期，是什麼時候呢?

重點是，太陽看起來似乎跌到了谷底。

總之，接下來Plumlee加入了，一個上季在溜馬幾乎沒有上場
過，而且看起來在板凳上也完全沒有效用的球員。讓他扛起太
陽的禁區似乎完全不可靠。


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Plumlee is averaging close to a double-double (almost 11 points and nine
boards a game) this season and ranks ahead of Dwight Howard, Andrew Bogut and
Gortat in blocks per game (1.75).

He’s played big-time basketball during big wins this season.

In a win against the Houston Rockets in Texas, Plumlee anchored the Suns’
 interior defense with two blocks, holding them to only 40 points in the
paint and pestering Howard into 36 percent shooting.

That’s a far cry from the 50-plus points Houston averages in the paint this
season. Not to mention Howard is shooting almost 58 percent from the floor.

回到本季，Plumlee目前場均近雙十(11分，9籃板)。而且在場
均火鍋上以1.75個領先Howard、Bogut和鍋貼，本季他是個大
贏家。

在德州打敗火箭主場的比賽後，Plumlee保護了太陽隊的禁區
，2火鍋、火箭禁區得分40分，以及干擾DH使他的投籃命中率
僅36%。這和火箭平均禁區命中率50%以上大不相同，更不用說
DH那58%的投籃命中率了。


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Against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in December, Plumlee
hosted a block party.

Led by his three swats, the Phoenix Suns’ interior defense forced Blake
Griffin and Deandre Jordan into only 17 points on 35 percent shooting. Jordan
had only two field-goal attempts, proving that Plumlee can run the floor and
keep up with high-tempo offenses.

在Staple Center的快艇主場比賽中，Plumlee舉辦了一場火
鍋Party。3火鍋，以及干擾Griffin和Jordan使他們總共僅得
17分和35%的總和命中率，Jordan只出手兩球，使Plumlee可
以維持他的快節奏攻擊方式。


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He’s also been highly efficient, putting up 10 points per game on less than
nine field-goal attempts. The Suns won’t run plays for him and, no
disrespect, they shouldn’t (not yet). Plumlee’s just one of the players
whose own activity creates buckets. Plus, he’s boasting a healthy 16.30
player efficiency ranking, via espn.com.

Oh, and he’s working on his second season in the league. Not too shabby.

同時他也非常有效率，每場可在9次出手內拿下10分，太陽不
會刻意作戰術給他，不是說不重視他，只是沒這必要(至少還沒)
Plumlee是個可以靠自己的活動力去在籃下得分的人，而且在ESPN
的健康效率排行榜中，他可以16.30的高排名分數而自豪。


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Plumlee’s development this year hasn’t really been advertised. Quiet or
not, new head coach Jeff Hornacek is noticing his progress according to Matt
Petersen via NBA.com:

“I feel now that he’s just taking what the defense is giving him and making
his moves from there rather than predetermining what he’s doing,” Hornacek
said. “That’s a credit to him and the effort he’s putting in day in and
day out.”

When all is said and done he might even be an improvement over Gortat. Who
knew?

然而Plumlee本季的進步並沒有被太多的宣揚，但新的總教練
Jeff Hornacek經由NBA.com中，Matt Peterson而注意到了他
的進步。

Hornacel表示：「我覺得現在他是去理解所謂防守為何，然後
做出相對應的反應，而不是去預測接下來應該做什麼，這是他
每日每夜投入的努力所取得的成果。」

當大家都說他可以或是已經更進步，甚至超越了鍋貼，誰知道呢?

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Beyond his paint influence, Plumlee’s mobility gives Phoenix the freedom to
call a variety of different defenses. Not that Plumlee can lock down players
like Lamarcus Aldridge or Kevin Love, but he can certainly step out of the
paint and contest jump shots. The Suns can switch pick-and-rolls since
Plumlee can rotate onto shooters and keep guards in front of him. He’s also
an extremely underrated help defender inside.

Underrated seems to be a recurring theme here.

除了他在禁區的影響力外，Plumlee的活動力也給太陽活用不
同防守戰術的空間，Plumlee可以拉到禁區外封鎖跳投，所以
他可以守住如Love或Aldridge，因此在面對P&R時，Plumlee可
以直接做輪轉去面對後衛或射手，在禁區內他也是個被低估的
好協防者。

被低估這件事情似乎在此一直被重複提及。


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Without him, the Suns’ fast break would be almost non-existent. His
team-leading six defensive rebounds a game provide valuable opportunities for
the Suns to run. Something they do better than any other team in the NBA.

Right now they’re a top-10 team in scoring, and nearly 20 percent of their
offense comes from running the floor. It’s hard to be an efficient
fast-break team without grabbing defensive rebounds.

Just ask the New York Knicks, who are last in the NBA in defensive rebounding
and, consequentially, last in fast-break points. Then again, the Knicks have
other things to worry about.

沒有了他，太陽的快攻可說是蕩然無存，他領先於全隊的場
均6個防守籃板，提供了太陽寶貴的機會進行快攻－－他們在
這方面做得比其他隊都更好。

現在太陽進攻排名全聯盟前十，而且有近2成的得分來自於快
速跑動，很難有隊伍能在有高效率的快攻前提之下，沒有做
好保護防守籃板的工作。

我們來看看尼克，全聯盟防守籃板最差的球隊，因此也是，
全聯盟快攻得分最少的球隊，不只如此，尼克還有其他該擔
心的事情。


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The bottom line is that Plumlee matters.

Maybe not the most explosive player on his team, but he’s been the
difference between tanking and competing this season. Because he stepped up
his game, the Suns don’t have to embarrass themselves for a year in order to
build a competitive squad. They’re competitive now, which begs the question:
Where would the Phoenix Suns be this season without Miles Plumlee?

最後回來談談Pumlee的事情吧

也許他不是太陽最有爆發力的球員，但他的確是太陽本季防
守和競爭的分水嶺，因為他挺身而出，太陽不需要因為重建
一個有競爭力的隊伍，而在本季處於尷尬的狀態，他們現在
就很有競爭力了。

請原諒我問這個問題：沒有了Plumlee，太陽本季能走到哪裡?








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