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Averaging 18.3 points per game, Thornton has proven he can score, especially
in bunches and from deep. Rebounding is another facet of his game the Kings
guard is working to develop.
每場平均得18.3分，MT已經證明他能夠得分，尤其是外線還有連續得分的能力。而籃板是
他目前正在努力的那一件事。
“I’m trying to set my goal to at least five or six a game,” Thornton said
of how many boards he’d ideally like to average. “A couple offensive
rebounds here and there, you know defensive rebounds, too.”
「我將目標設在每場至少五或六個籃板」mt說
Since the promotion of Isaiah Thomas to starting point guard, Thornton feels
his off-ball play has improved, particularly in transition.
自從IT升上先發，MT覺得他無球的play有進步，尤其是在攻守轉換時。
“When you have Isaiah running point guard, he finds people,” Thornton said.
“It makes it much easier for me and Tyreke (Evans) to get out there on the
break, go score easy baskets.”
「當有IT在當PG時，他在找尋隊友，這使得我和reke在快攻時更輕鬆了，有更多輕鬆得
分的機會」MT說
Kings head coach Keith Smart complimented Thornton’s cutting ability.
聰明哥也讚美MT cutting的能力。
“He’s getting more layups now than he did earlier,” Smart told reporters.
“Before he maybe missed three jump shots (and) he kept shooting. But now,
we have guys who will pass the ball to him and he’s getting chances to make
plays by getting to the basket.”
「他現在比以前有更多上籃了，之前他就算幾球沒投進還是會繼續投，但現在，我們有人
會傳球給他，他就會把握機會往裡面衝」聰明哥說。
What’s different in the Kings offense
國王的進攻有什麼不同
Since Thomas took over as starting point guard, their tempo and transition
game has thrived.
自從IT當先發PG後，節奏和轉換越來越快。
“We’re getting more ball movement,” said Kings big man Jason Thompson. “
When we get the rebound, we’re starting to run more and not just bring the
ball up. When we start spreading the ball more and finish with stops and
rebounds, things have been going better for us.”
「我們有更多球的轉移，當我們抓到籃板，就會開始跑，而不只是帶球上前場。當傳球越
多，而有更多的攔阻和籃板，事情就會對我們越來越有利」JT說
In the five games Thomas has started, the Kings have averaged 22.2 assists
per game – five assists better than their 17.2 season average.
在IT先發的五場比賽中，國王平均有22.2次助攻，比球季平均的17.2次還要多5次。
“You’ve got Tyreke and Marcus doing a better job of running the floor,”
said coach Smart. “I always felt that Tyreke can be really good up the
floor, even when he was the starting (point guard). But we (had) to have
another ball-handler to initiate a lot of that.”
「你可以看到reke和MT在跑動上做得更好了，我一直相信reke可以做得很棒，就算他在當
先發PG時。但我們必須有另一個持球者來發動這些事」聰明哥說
The Smart approach to Tyreke’s inconsistent jumper
Smart was asked about working with Evans’ on his jump shot. He says the
coaching staff is already looking ahead and crafting plans for what Evans
needs to do in the offseason.
聰明哥被問到怎麼訓練reke的跳投，他說教練團已經擬定計劃reke在季外時該做什麼。
Adding something to get into their thinking now, they can’t change it right
away. They can’t change it within the season. That’s gonna take a couple
several hundred of hours in the gym over the summer to take shots, make
shots, and shooting in a way that we need to get his balance down.
現在只能給他們一些新概念，無法馬上有所改變。他們無法在球季中改變。那是必須在暑
假花上數百個小時待在體育館內做投籃練習，而且要讓他的投籃較平衡。
But right now, the emphasis is not on that, just kind of concept in his mind,
so when he’s not with one of the coaches, or myself this summer, he can have
an idea on what it is that we want.
但現在，重點不在那，而是他的觀念，所以當他暑假時沒有跟教練團的其中一人或者我自
己在一起的話，還可以知道我們要什麼。
Additional Notes
I’ll list again a few observations I tweeted following today’s workout
session.
Assistant Coach Alex English spent extra time individually with Kings big man
J.J. Hickson, working on his jump shot.
英文哥都花額外的時間單獨和JJ練跳投。
Jimmer Fredette worked with assistant coach Jim Eyen on his
dribble-penetration, particularly shooting floaters over defenders in the
paint.
Jimmer都和Jim Eyen練他的運球切入，尤其是在禁區內投射越過防守者的部分。
Hassan Whiteside spent roughly an extra 30-45 minutes with assistant coach
Jim Todd on his post game and mid-range jumper.
白邊都額外花30-45分鐘和助教Jim Todd在低位和中距離跳投上。
Tyreke Evans and Isaiah Thomas got shots up with assistant coach Bobby
Jackson. Veterans John Salmons and Francisco Garcia, who always put in extra
work after each practice, got shots up with starting two-guard Marcus
Thornton.
reke和IT跟Bobby練跳投。鮭魚和Cisco在練習後都會和MT一起練跳投。