[外電] To improve 'D', Kobe must sit.

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To improve 'D', Kobe must sit
Defensively minded Iguodala should start over struggling Lakers star
為了加強防守上的競爭力，讓Kobe從板凳出發吧。
K教練應該考慮讓防守癡漢 Iguodala 先發以取代陷入掙扎的湖人扛棒
Updated: August 6, 2012, 10:16 PM ET
By Tom Haberstroh | ESPN Insider


As Team USA fired up 3-pointer after 3-pointer during Monday's
126-97 win over Argentina, it was clear what could hold them
back in their quest for Olympic gold.

That's right: their defense.

當星期一美國隊以連珠砲一般的三分讓阿根廷真的去哭泣了之後，
很明顯有個重要的元素是美國隊金牌之路必須倚重的。

你猜對了，是防守。

What? You thought shooting 40 3-pointers was a bad thing?
Think again. Not when your team is stacked with elite 3-point
shooters.

On Monday, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul became the latest
Americans to register a blistering shooting display, making
8-of-10 and 5-of-6 3-pointers respectively. In all, Team USA
made 20 of their 40 shots from downtown. During the 30th
Olympiad, Team USA is shooting 46.6 percent beyond the arc.

你說什麼？
你該不會認為一場在三分線後面操槍四十次是一件壞事吧？
動動你的小腦袋想一想，當你的隊上擠滿了可以射三分的長槍短槍的時候，
射三分不會變成一件人人喊打的事情，不要把他們當作581。

Durant跟CP3在對上阿根廷的時候，
已經成為美國隊最新認證的瘋狂射手，
他們在三分線上射下了 13/16 這樣令人敬佩的可怕數字。
美國隊這場在三分線上出手四十次，並且命中了令人膽寒的20枚三分。
在這次倫敦奧運，美國隊團隊到目前為止有著 46.6% 這樣令人靠北的命中率。

A quick exercise in simple mathematics: Since 3-pointers
obviously are worth one more point than 2-pointers, each made
basket is worth 50 percent more on the bottom line. So
shooting 20-of-40 from downtown on Monday is the equivalent of
shooting 75 percent, or 30-for-40, on 2-pointers. That's a
winning exchange every day.

Sure, Team USA might not shoot the lights out every game, but
with Paul, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, and so on
and so forth, Team USA is as good of a 3-point threat as any
team in the competition. If anything, perimeter shooting is a
strength, not a weakness.

來作個小小地算術應用題：
在三分球的價值明顯大於兩分球時，
在線後你預期價值顯然當場比線前大 50% (按:當然是在FIBA三分線)
所以當你在三分線上射下 20/40 的時候，
你可以當作你的效率等同於在中距離區射下 30/40，
對於勝負來說，這是一個非常重要差距。

當然，美國隊可能在三分線上突然之間出現冷感，
造成潛在的勝負風險(按:就有如對上立陶宛那場的驚魂記)
但是當你隊上有CP3, Durant, Love, Kobe 跟其他族繁不及備載的加農砲時，
美國隊將會被期待是一個不斷能在三分線後造成隊手巨大威脅的球隊。
無論如何，三分線對美國隊來說是個優勢而不是劣勢。

A cold shooting night will probably happen sooner or later,
but they should be able to weather the storm if that happens.
Emphasis on "should."

That's because Team USA's defense should be competent enough
to compensate for an inevitable shooting slump one of these
days. But they haven't played nearly up their abilities in
recent games. Certainly not what we were expecting.

一個晚上的冷卻可能早來，可能遲來，甚至可能是不得不來，
但是他們應該提早對可能的颱風來襲做好防颱準備，

重點在：應該。 (should.)

那是因為美國隊的防守強度，
有能力在球隊面臨不可必免得手感冷卻時，
提供堅強的保險。
但是他們到現在為止仍然沒有打出令大家滿意的防守，
至少對照他們的能力來說，他們可以做得更好。
而這樣的不足並到目前未能克服，
很明顯是我們所料想不到的。



Bench Kobe, play Iguodala
所以讓 Kobe 坐板凳吧，解放 Iguodala ！！

No, the real obstacle that Team USA must hurdle as they enter
the single-elimination tournament on Wednesday is their
suddenly porous defense, one that has allowed 196 points in
their last two games to Lithuania and Argentina.

How bad is that? First, note that the international rules
allow only 40 minutes for each game. Surrendering an average
of 98 points in a 40-minute game is the equivalent of allowing
about 118 points in an NBA-regulation 48-minute game. For
comparison, that's 14.2 points worse than what the lowly
Sacramento Kings relinquished in 2011-12.

眼前美國隊必須堅決跨越的巨大絆腳石是：
當淘汰賽近在眼前時，他們漏洞百出的防守將帶來不小的麻煩，
這樣的防守問題不榮被忽視，他們過去兩場加起來失分，
是令人呼吸停止的 196 分。

這問題有多嚴重？
首先，FIBA Games 一場只有打 40 分鐘。
你在 40 分鐘失分是 98 分就等於在 NBA 一場失分 118 分。
給你一個比例尺吧，如果你需要的話，
這比去年最糟糕的沙加緬度國王隊還要多 14.2 分。


From the looks of it, the pace has been accelerated in the
Olympics, but Team USA has enough weapons in Andre Iguodala,
LeBron James and Tyson Chandler to stifle their opponent each
and every night. From here on out, there won't be a Tunisia or
a Nigeria to suffocate in the halfcourt.

But the issue is that the weapons haven't been on the court.
That's for two reasons. One, Team USA coach Mike Kryzyzewski
continues to play Bryant ahead of Iguodala even though the
latter has played far more impactful basketball on both ends
of the floor. Second, James and Chandler have found themselves
in some foul trouble.

當然這只是直觀處理簡單的數字，
沒有加計美國隊在奧運刻意提高的攻守速度，
但是美國隊在防守工具箱中有著像是
Andre Iguodala, LeBron James 與 Tyson Chandler 這樣的高手，
能夠每天晚上對敵人進行窒息式的防守。
至少從現在開始，你再也沒有突尼西亞跟奈及利亞當你的對手了，
防守強度的加強將是一個刻不容緩的課題。

但是問題在於這些工具不一定有機會長時間待在場上。
原因有兩個：
首先是，Coach K持續讓 Kobe Bryant 先發，
儘管 Iguodala 在這次奧運攻守兩端的效率與影響都大於近況疲軟的Kobe，
但是只要 Kobe 被放在 Iguodala 前面的一天，
Iguodala 的上場時間就必須遷就當天 Kobe Bryant 的狀況。
再者， James 跟 Chandler 在這次奧運都明顯暴露在犯規麻煩的風險當中。


As for the Iguodala-Bryant dilemma, it's important to remember
that Iguodala morphs into a different player for Team USA than
he is on the Philadelphia 76ers. He doesn't have to be a No. 1
scoring option for Team USA and he can dedicate himself to
playing the dual role of asphyxiating his opponent and dunking
over everyone in the open court (even if his slams don't
always count, as we saw on Monday).

The 33-year-old Bryant, who has missed 13 of his last 17
shots, isn't spry enough to apply himself on the defensive end
like he used to. And with Team USA scoring a gazillion points
offensively, they can withstand the dip in offensive
production. On Monday, Iguodala outscored Bryant 13 points to
Bryant's 11 while also collecting nine boards. In all, due to
Team USA's high-scoring personnel, the squad's chances would
likely improve with the defensive-oriented Iguodala eating up
more minutes at shooting guard.

在 Iggy-Kobe 在 Rotation 上的兩難上，
必須記得 Iguodala 在美國隊與在費城的比賽內容與任務是完全不同的。
在美國隊他並不需要勉強自己作為第一進攻點，
而且他能夠將自己的打法轉換為專心致志於大幅度限縮對手的進攻效率，
並且製造大量 Open Court 機會，並且讓大家看到他多會扣。
(雖然他不是每次灌籃都會被算分，就如同今天大家所見的*笑*：
 http://enrico.blogs.com/files/iguodala.gif2.gif )

Kobe Bryant (33) 在過去的十七次出手中投失了十三球，
在防守端也沒辦法維持像是過去一樣的活力。
當美國隊的得分就像尼加拉瓜大瀑布一樣傾瀉而下時，
沒有讓 Kobe Bryant 上場並不會讓他們的進攻效率損失太多。
對上阿根廷的時候，Kobe 只拿了十一分，還比Iguodala少了兩分，
Iguodala甚至在二十分鐘就拉下了九個籃板。
總的來說，當美國隊的軍火庫當中充滿了滿滿的選擇時，
讓防守取向的Iguodala吃下二號位上更多的時間，
似乎是個更好的選擇，並且確實為他們每天晚上的贏球機會提供保險。


Foul trouble
犯規麻煩的巨大影響

Foul trouble is another potential downfall for Team USA, but
we already knew that heading into the Olympics. With Dwight
Howard's absence, the American squad simply can't afford to
absorb Chandler, the reigning 2011-12 NBA Defensive Player of
the Year, finding himself in foul trouble. On Monday, he did.
With four fouls in about 12 minutes of action, Chandler was
forced to watch much of the second half from the bench --
along with James, a 2011-12 defensive player of the year
candidate, who was also hit with four fouls. Chandler has to
watch his foul tally as they enter tournament time; for the
opening five games, he's averaging 6.7 fouls every 40 minutes.
International rules call for disqualification after five fouls.

犯規麻煩是美國隊可能出狀況的另外一個部份，
但是在奧運開始之前我們就已經預見了這樣的問題。
當球隊當中沒有 Dwight Howard 的時候，
美國隊顯然無法承受年度最佳防守球員 Chandler 失去上場時間的傷害。
星期一就是個好例子，12分鐘四次犯規的驚人效率，
讓 Chandler 被迫在板凳上看完大部分的比賽，
而更令人悲慘的是，他看比賽還有個伴，
另外一個年度最佳防守球員候選人 LeBron James 跟他依偎在板凳一角，
他身上也有著四次犯規。
在進入淘汰賽時，Chandler必須認真想辦法以節制他的犯規次數，
在循環賽的五場比賽中，他平均每四十分鐘有著驚人的 6.7 次犯規，
而在 FIBA 的賽場上，四十分鐘最多只能五次犯規.....

Team USA could turn up the aggression on defense for short
spurts while Chandler sits on the bench, but as their sole
real rim presence, they can't survive without him on the court
and their ultra-small lineups with James at the center slot.
Kevin Love will have to step up, as will Anthony Davis, if
Team USA wants to prosper going forward.

Ultimately, it won't matter if Team USA has a cold shooting
night one of these days. As long as Iguodala and Chandler can
anchor the struggling defense, they should be the last team
standing when it's all said and done in London.

美國隊當然有能力在短時間內不倚靠 Chandler，
仍然能夠打出具有侵略性的防守，
但是當真正的關鍵時刻時，
他們並沒有辦法在失去球隊唯一的禁區嚇阻力量時，
靠著 LeBron James 代打中鋒真正渡過難關。
如果美國隊想要在倫敦獲得真正的成功，
Kevin Love 與 Anthony Davis 必需要能夠挺身而出負擔重責大任。

結論是：手感冷熱並不是美國隊能不能贏球的問題所在。
只要 Iguodala 跟 Chandler 的上場時間能夠提高，
並且貢獻他們的能力以挽救美國隊這兩場比賽令人驚訝的防守空窗，
他們仍然會是在頒獎台上最後一個被唱名的球隊。



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謹此只希望大家參考更多材料之後能幫助大家更瞭解美國隊的比賽內容，
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