Are the 5-1 Utah Jazz for real?

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譯按: 看標題就知道這篇文章已有一段時間了..但我卻一直未能完成翻
譯。作者 Charley Rosen, 他曾在過去專欄中將Stockton列為Dirty Player
(詳見板上6034篇), 也曾說Malone出手過多, 在回答讀者來信時, 認為
猶他現在的成就要感謝裁判的放任。他在本文中對猶他是有褒有貶, 對
爵士的攻防都有一番見解, 也因此我仍然將它完成, 翻的不好, 又怕不
翻沒人看XD  有不清楚的地方請對照原文。
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Are the 5-1 Utah Jazz for real?
Charley Rosen / Special to FOXSports.com

There have been several surprise teams thus far in this topsy-turvy season.
None more so that the Utah Jazz. After their impressive 107-100 win in Boston
on Friday, Utah leads the entire league with a record of 5-1.

Are the Jazz for real? Or is their record merely a temporary aberration?

這個顛倒錯亂的球季進行迄今, 有好幾個隊伍令人驚訝。其中以爵士為最。
他們周五在波士頓以107-100拿下令人印象深刻的一勝, 猶他五勝一負的
戰績在全聯盟居首。

爵士是來真的? 或者說這不過是突發的脫序表現?


OFFENSE

As expected, Jerry Sloan has his guys perpetually cutting, screening, and
passing. They run everything from double-high-post sets to a flex-motion
series to the obligatory screen/rolls. Also, Carlos Boozer is often the
recipient of a cross-screen before he settles into the pivot. They run
squeeze-actions after most entry passes into the low-post. And the only isos
occur when someone ─ either Boozer, Mehmet Okur, or Matt Harpring ─ set up
(usually) on the right box.
正如預期, Jerry Sloan要求他的球員不斷地做切, 擋, 傳的動作。
每次進攻都由double-high-post開展, 延伸至flex-motion系列, 必定
再接續到screen/rolls。 Boozer通常是交叉掩護的受益者, 能讓他取
得中樞的位置。在多次導入低位的傳球後, 他們在擁擠中找到空間。
只有當某球員(Boozer, Okur或Harpring)在右邊區塊卡到位置後, 他們
才會清出單打空間。

Despite the constant movement, Utah's half-court offense is still somewhat
limited: Harpring needs to gather himself before attacking the basket, a
lack of explosiveness that invariably attracted a crowd of Celtics and led
to several turnovers. (I had him for two, but the official stat-man didn't
see any.)
就算有這么多的戰術跑位, 猶他的半場進攻仍然有些受限: Harpring在
攻擊籃框前得先做好準備, 缺乏爆發力的他總是會吸引一票Celtics的球
員前來包夾, 造成失誤。(我認為他應該有兩次失誤, 但官方統計員卻一
個都沒看到。)

Andrei Kirilenko does most of his scoring with his legs. His jumper is more
of a fling than an authentic shot.
基里連科多數的得分來自他的跑動。他的跳投像是隨意拋出而非正式投籃。

Boozer doesn't look as blocky as he has in the past, and he's a half-step
quicker. With his strong hands and broad shoulders, his jump-hook is
virtually unstoppable. He shot 9-13, snatched 14 rebounds, and despite a
pronounced head-twitch, he also hit 6-8 freebies. Yet Boozer is incapable
of completing even moderately complicated passes. Even so, he's Utah's only
reliable low-post scorer.
Boozer看起來不像過去那般結實, 但他的速度略有提升。強壯的手和寬厚的
肩膀使他的跳勾幾乎是無人可擋。他十三投九中, 抓下十四個籃板, 即使他
感到頭痛, 仍然在罰球線上有八罰六中的表現。但Boozer尚不能處理好中等
難度的傳球。即使如此, 他是猶他唯一可依靠的低位得分手。

C. J. Miles has a lively body and an adequate left-handed stroke, but his
main mission is to run and defend.

Paul Milsap cuts and runs and makes no egregious mistakes.
Miles活力充沛, 左撇子的投籃能力尚可, 但他在場上主要的任務只是跑和防守。
Milsap在場上切走和跑位, 沒出現嚴重的錯誤。

Derek Fisher had an awful game ─ 2-12, 3 turnovers, and only 8 points.
Young Rajan Rondo stripped the wily veteran more than once and also hounded
him into repeated mistakes. Moreover, Fisher forced half of his field goal
attempts, although three of those were launched under severe shot-clock
pressure. In all, Fisher's wheels are wobbly, which means that the Jazz are
in dire need of a capable backup at the point.
Fisher打了一場糟糕的比賽, 十二投二中, 三次失誤, 只有八分入帳。
年輕的Rondo不只一次抄掉這位狡猾老將的球, 還不斷逼迫他犯相同的錯誤。
更慘的是, Fisher有一半的投籃是被迫出手, 雖然其中有三次是因進攻時限
將近所致。總之, Fisher的步調並不穩定, 那也意味著爵士急需一個堪用的
替補控球。

Okur is a 6-11 center who shoots like a guard ─ 9-13, including 4-5 from
downtown ─ particularly when he can go right and pull. He also showed a
nice duck-under move in the low post, but to be effective there he needs
lots of time and space to maneuver.
Okur是個擁有後衛投籃技巧的6-11中鋒, 十三投九中, 其中包括三分線上的
五投四中, 特別是當他往右走位並拉開空間時。他在低位秀了一次低身切入,
但他需要很多時間及空間才能在禁區發揮效率。

Jarron Collins played only eight minutes with uneven results. On one
first-quarter sequence, he drove to the hoop from the high-post and scored
an acrobatic left-handed layup in heavy traffic. This constituted the best
move of his entire career. A few minutes later, however, the 6-11 Collins
had a turnaround jumper swatted by 6-9 Brian Scalabrine, who's never been
accused of playing defense. This last move was undoubtedly the worst of
Collins' career.
 Collins只打了八分鐘, 場上的表現參差。在第一節的比賽中, 他從高位切入,
在人群中以特技般的方式上籃得分。這球應該是他生涯中的最佳動作。但幾分
鐘後, 6-11的Collins的轉身跳投被6-8的Scalabrine蓋掉, 紅髮男從未以防守
著稱。這個最終表現無疑是Collins的生涯最糟。

Because their half-court offense was iffy, the Jazz want to (and need to)
run as much as possible. Okur is the only starter who has trouble making
the kind of quick decisions that a running game requires ─ but what he can
do is spot up and wait for the ball. Boozer is svelte enough to fill a lane,
while Kirilenko, Miles, and Fisher are comfortable on the run.
因為他們的半場進攻顯得遲疑, 因此爵士想要(也必須要)盡可能的加快節奏。
Okur是先發球員中唯一無法快速做出判斷的人, 那是快節奏比賽的要素, 但他
能夠走位等球。Boozer的減重足以讓他跟上速度, 而Kirilenko、Miles、Fisher
等人都很適合在快節奏比賽中發揮。

But Utah's primary syncopater, whether in set-up situations or when the ball
is pushed, is Deron Williams. This is Utah's main man. The only player on the
squad who can create shots for himself and his teammates. While it's true
that Williams is a natural scorer ─ he has all the tools from the stroke to
the floater ─ he's much more of a playmaker than he was last year as a
rookie. Against the Celts, he played like an All-Star ─10-15, 14 assists,
and 26 points. He always sought to rush the ball into the attack zone, made
a number of clutch shots (while forcing nary a one), distributed the ball in
a timely fashion, and even made a critical steal in the waning minutes of the
game.
但猶他主要的分際在於Deron Williams身上, 無論是在陣地戰或推進的情況下。
他是猶他最重要的人物。是場上唯一能替自己及隊友創造機會的人。Williams
是個天生的得分好手, 攻擊技巧從外線到拋投都具備, 他比去年菜鳥的時候更懂
得如何組織進攻。在面對塞爾提克的比賽中, 他打出明星數據, 15投10中, 14助
攻和26分。他總是尋找機會將球帶入進攻圈, 投進一些關鍵分數(而且毫不勉強),
以適當的方式給球, 甚至在球隊的低潮期有重要的抄截表現。

He's big (6-3), powerful, fast, and makes praiseworthy decisions. This kid
just might turn into a big-time scorer.
他體型夠高大(6-3)  充滿力量和速度  並能在場上做出令人嘉許的決策。
這孩子有可能成為一個關鍵時刻的得分手。

So far this young season, the Jazz have been the league's most potent
offensive-rebounding team ─ but not against the Celtics. (They had six of
these, to Boston's nine.) Utah did shoot 53.2%, but without their offensive
boardwork creating extra shots, Boston actually had more shot opportunities
(80-79).
新球季進行至今, 爵士已成為聯盟中最強大的進攻籃板隊伍, 除了在波士頓
那場比賽的六個少於主隊的九個。雖然猶他的命中率高達53.2% , 但卻沒有
進攻籃板來創造額外的投籃, 波士頓有更多的出手次數(80:79)。

To really establish themselves as serious contenders, the Jazz need to find
a speedy backup to Williams, as well as a wing who can create offense off the
dribble.
要讓成為真正的競爭者, 爵士必須替Willliams找個有速度的替補, 也要在
兩翼補上一個能自行運球創造得分機會的球員。


DEFENSE

Utah counters S/Rs by simply going under the screens. The specific procedure
has the defensive big man stepping back and allowing the guard (or wing)
sufficient space to slip through. This tactic successfully tempted the
Celtics to freely fire away from the perimeter ─ the home team shot 50%
from the field and 6-15 from beyond the arc. The idea is to force the bad
guys to beat the good guys by dialing long-distance. Going under S/Rs also
prevents the ball-handlers from carrying the ball into the paint. (Although
Rajan Rondo was still able to turn the corner against Williams.) It also
prevents Utah's bigs from showing on the strong side of the screens.
猶他應對Scree&Rolls的方式是穿過掩護。他們獨特的傳統做法是讓防守的長人
向後撤, 留出空間讓後衛(或兩翼球員)利用空隙穿越。他們的策略成功地誘使
塞爾堤克球員在外線自由出手, 他們本場投籃命中率高達50%, 三分球十五投六中。
這種方法是想讓邪惡力量以長距離投籃來擊敗善良陣營。穿越S/Rs的防守也防止
持球者直接殺入禁區。(雖然說Rojan Rondo仍然有辦法找到角度突破Williams)
同時也避免猶他的長人出現在掩護的強邊。

If the Jazz had a more forceful interior defense, this strategy would be an
excellent one. But neither Boozer nor Okur have ever been accused of being
satisfactory defenders, and Collins (who is an accomplished leaner, hacker,
and flopper) didn't get any burn in the second half. Both Boozer and Okur
were also late on several baseline rotations, and were useless whenever Paul
Pierce ran a screen-and-pop.
如果爵士擁有更強的內線防守, 這個防守策略將會非常出色。但Boozer和Okur都
稱不上是合格的防守者, 而Collins(一個熟練的leaner, hacker, flopper)在下
半場沒有任何表現機會。Boozer和Okur在幾次底線的輪轉都慢半拍, 而且在遇上
Paul Pierce執行screen-and-pop的時候, 他們倆一點用也沒有。

leaner = ?   hacker = 犯規的打手   flopper = 假摔者 

What Utah's defense came down to is AK-47. His long arms, speedy lateral
movement, uncanny anticipation, and quickness off the floorboards constituted
the end-all and be-all of Utah's defense (he had five blocks). Whenever
Kirilenko was getting a blow, the middle was wide open, and short-jumpers
turned into layups. Even when the Jazz showed a zone defense, Kirilenko
played the point on a 1-2-2 alignment. Yet it's precisely because of
Kirilenko's incredible responsibilities on the defensive end that he's
routinely in foul trouble. For the Jazz to maintain its position among the
league elite, Kirilenko must stay healthy and must stay on the floor.
猶他的防守全系在AK47一人身上。他的一雙長臂、敏捷的橫向移位、不可思議的
預測能力和敏捷的跑動, 構成猶他防守端的答案及要件(他送出五次火鍋)。只要
Kirilenko不在場上, 中門便大開, 對手的短距離跳投改為上籃。 就算是爵士使
用區網防守的時候, Kirilenko在1-2-2陣勢中扮演了中心角色。雖然Kirilenko
肩上背負的重大防守責任使得他經常陷入犯規麻煩, 但爵士若想要在聯盟中保持
戰績獨走, Kirilenko一定要保持健康並留在場上。

So, then, can this team continue to surprise all-comers as the marathon
season progresses from autumn to winter to spring?
所以, 當這馬拉松式的球季由秋冬到春天之時, 這個球隊能否繼續讓對手們感到
驚奇?

Only if all the key players avoid major injuries. Only if the Jazz can add
another do-it-yourself scorer. Only if their meager bench is lengthened.
And only if the rest of the league overlooks them.
只有當他們的關鍵球員能避免重大傷痛。只有當爵士能找到另一名能自行取分的
得分手。只有當他們薄弱的板凳能加強深度。也只有當聯盟其他球隊都忽視他們
的時候, 才有可能。

Even though Jerry Sloan will continue to get the most out of this severely
flawed team, Jazz fans are advised to enjoy the flavor while it lasts.
即使Jerry Sloan將持續鞭策這個充滿瑕疵的球隊以發揮出最大效益, 我建議爵士
球迷要趁美景仍在時好好享受。


Charley Rosen, former CBA coach, author of 12 books about hoops, the current
one being A pivotal season ─ How the 1971-72 L.A. Lakers changed the NBA, is
a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com.


http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6158860

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