[外電] Meet Amir Johnson (下)

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

The Amir Johnson Story
    關於Amir Johnson的報導

Well, maybe not.  There’s another young big man that has also posted
outstanding numbers for the Pistons.
    嗯，或許不是。這是另一個同樣為活塞提供了傑出數據的年輕大個。

In 2005 the Detroit Pistons selected Amir Johnson with the 56th pick of the
draft.  The following year the NBA instituted an age limit.  This
implementation of this rule meant that Johnson was the last player selected by
an NBA team out of high school.
    '05年選秀會上活塞以第56順位挑選了Amir Johnson。隔年NBA設立了一個年齡限制。
這項新規定意味著Johnson成為了NBA球隊挑選的最後一名高中生。

In 2005-06 Johnson played only 39 minutes. Last year his minutes more than
tripled.  And in these 124 minutes he posted a 0.247 WP48.  After two years and
163 minutes, the Pistons signed Johnson to an $11 million contract.   This
means - according to HoopsHype — that Johnson is currently the 6th highest
paid player on the Pistons.
    '05-'06年球季Johnson一共只上場39分鐘。去年他的上場時間增加了不只兩倍。在那
124分鐘裡，他的WP48高達0.247。在兩年又163分鐘後，活塞和Johnson簽下了一紙總值
1,100萬美元的合約。這意味著 - 根據HoopsHype的資料 - Johnson的薪水在活塞陣中排名
第6。

This season he has once again seen his minutes more than triple.  And his WP48
in these 409 minutes currently stands at 0.263.  For his career he has now
played 572 minutes, produced 3.0 wins, and posted a 0.248 WP48. Such a
per-minute mark - both this season and for his career - bests anything posted
by any big man on the Pistons roster.
    本季他的上場時間又往上翻了不只兩翻。而目前他在409分鐘的上場時間中WP48數據是
0.263。職業生涯至今他一共上場572分鐘，貢獻了3.0wins，以及0.248的WP48。這樣一項
以每分鐘為單位衡量的數據 - 不論是本季或整個職業生涯 - 他的表現比活塞陣中任何一
位大個子都還出色。

When we compare Johnson to these big men we can see why he is so good.
    當我們拿Johnson和這些大個子比賽時，我們就能看出為什麼他表現這麼出色。

Table Three: Comparing Amir Johnson to the Other Big Men in Detroit
    表三：拿Amir Johnson和其他底特律的大個子做比較

Relative to Maxiel, Wallace, and Antonio McDyess, Johnson is a more efficient
scorer, a better rebounder, and he blocks more shots.  Plus, only Wallace gets
more assists.
    和J-Max、溪蛙及袋鼠相比，Johnson是一個更有效率的得分手、籃板機器，而且他送
出更多的麻辣鍋。而且，只有溪蛙遞出的助攻比他多。

And it is important to note that much of what Johnson is doing this season we
saw in limited minutes in 2006-07.
    還有很重要的一點要注意就是Johnson本季大多數的表現和我們在去年他上場時間不多
的情況下所看到的相差無幾。

Playing Time for Johnson
    Johnson的上場時間

So why isn’t Johnson playing more minutes this season?
    所以為什麼本季不給Johnson更多的上場時間呢？

I am not the only one asking such a question.  Here is Terry Foster of the
Detroit News (hat tip to Detroit Bad Boys and TrueHoop)
    我不是唯一一個問這個問題的人。下面是底特律新聞的Terry Foster(感謝Detroit
Bad Boys and TrueHoop的幫忙)。

I love the idea of Antonio McDyess coming off the bench for the Pistons. He
plays better off the bench, is more comfortable coming off the bench and can be
a major spark against opponent’s second units. That is why the Pistons should
entertain the idea of inserting Amir Johnson in the starting line up.
    我贊成讓袋鼠重回替補擔任活塞板凳暴徒的想法。他從板凳出發時表現比較好，感覺
也比較自在，而且可以成為活塞抗敵二軍的主力。那就是為什麼活塞應該考慮接受讓Amir
Johnson加入先發陣容的原因。

He is ready. The last nine games he has averaged 6.3 points, 4.8 rebounds,
blocked 16 shots and shot 64 percent from the floor. He is a guy who makes
things happen whenever he is on the floor.
    他準備好了。過去九場比賽他平均拿下6.3分、4.8個籃板，一共送出16個火鍋，而且
還有高達64%的投籃命中率。他是一個只要在場上就能有所貢獻的傢伙。

Back in November, Detroit Bad Boys devoted an entire post to the wonder that is
Amir Johnson.  In other words, people have been noticing Johnson for awhile now
.
    11月，Detroit Bad Boys用一整個文章的篇幅來報導Amir Johnson這個大驚奇。換句
話說，人們注意到Johnson已經有一段時間了。

Yet on Wednesday night Johnson never left the bench in a loss to the Utah Jazz.
How could Flip Saunders keep such a talent out of the game?
    可是星期三晚上活塞輸給猶他爵士的比賽中Johnson甚至沒有離開板凳一步。老桑的腦
袋是怎麼了？他怎麼能讓這樣一個充滿天份的年輕小夥子完全沒有上場表現的機會呢？

One could point to Johnson’s youth.  Although he is in his third NBA season
he’s currently the youngest player on the roster (McDyess and Wallace are both
13 years older than Johnson).   Maxiell is only four years older, but Maxiell
is a former number one draft choice.
    有人指出那是因為Johnson太年輕了。儘管本季是他進入NBA的第三年，他仍是活塞球
員名單中最年輕的一員(袋鼠和溪蛙都比Johnson大了13歲)。J-Max只比他大四歲，不過
J-Max是第一輪入選的球員。

Certainly youth (and maybe draft order) play a role in keeping Johnson out of
the game.  But there might be another reason.  Although many of the numbers in
Table Three suggest keeping Johnson glued to the bench is a mistake, there is
one number that tells a different story.
    肯定地年輕(或許還有選秀順位)是Johnson沒被派上場的原因之一。但可能還有另一個
原因。儘管表三中的多項數據指出讓Johnson待在板凳上是個錯誤，還有另一個數據會告訴
我們不一樣的事情。

Per 48 minutes Johnson averages 9.27 personal fouls.  In other words, he
commits six fouls every 31 minutes.   No player who started half his team’s
games in 2006-07 committed fouls at this pace.  And I think it is this issue
that might be contributing to the decision Flip Saunders is making with respect
to his rotation.
    每48分鐘Johnson平均要犯下9.27次犯規。換句話說，他每場比賽上場31分鐘就會犯滿
畢業。'06-'07年球季活塞陣中任何一個先發場次超過一半的球員，沒有一個人犯規速度如
此之快。而我認為這可能是老桑在編成他的輪替陣容時考慮的要素之一。

This may come as a surprise, but after intensive research I have learned that
players who foul out of games don’t help a team win games.  Yes, when you
don’t play you don’t help (well some players help by not playing, but that’s
another story).  Now Johnson hasn’t fouled out of a game yet this season.  But
his propensity to commit fouls might suggest that Johnson is not quite ready to
be a prime-time player.
    這可能令人訝異，但在深入研究後我發現一個在比賽中犯滿畢業的球員無法幫助球隊
贏球。是的，當你沒辦法上場時你就無法提供幫助(嗯，有些球員不用靠打球就能幫助球隊
，但那不在本文討論範圍之內)。本季Johnson還不曾犯滿畢業。但他容易犯規的傾向或許
正說明了Johnson還沒做好準備要成為一位主力球員。

If Johnson could stop committing fouls - or maybe just get a bit older - he
might see his playing time increase. And if that happened the Pistons could
take another leap forward.  The numbers suggest that giving Johnson the minutes
going to Maxiell would vault the Pistons past the Celtics.  In other words,
it’s possible that come playoff time, the Pistons could be favored to take
down Boston.  At least favored by people looking at these numbers.
    如果Johnson能盡量避免犯規 - 或者只要等他年紀大一點 - 他或許就能獲得更多的上
場時間。而如果那成真了，活塞又有一名大躍進的前鋒了。數據顯示讓Johnson獲得和
J-Max相當的上場時間將可以讓活塞超越超賽。換句話說，那可能在季後賽時成真，活塞應
該能扳倒波士頓。至少對看過這些數據的人來說是這樣啦。

- DJ

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