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Jeremy Lin: What's his Role with the Lakers?
by Mike Garcia
http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/09/21/jeremy-lin-whats-role-lakers/
為節省時間就不逐字翻了...大致意思:
Byron Scott announced his starting line up awhile back. He nominated Steve
Nash as a starter. While this may have been done based on Nash’s
reputation, there is no guarantee that he’ll be able to start and play all
82 games this season.
Byron Scott宣布Nash會先發，這是基於尊敬Nash，並不保證他將是82場先發。
Jeremy Lin is going to be the point guard for the Lakers. Steve Nash has all
of the credentials, but father time is catching up to him quickly. Jordan
Clarkson is an incoming rookie doing every thing he can, but things change
once the lights of the regular season shine on the floor.
Lin將會是湖人的先發控衛。Nash年紀大了而Clarkson會盡力去表現但是第一年將不會那
麼順利。
What does this mean for Jeremy Lin?
Jeremy needs to assert himself within the team and find where he fits best.
As a player for the New York Knicks, there was no doubt he was the leader of
an injury-depleted team. He led the team to multiple victories while being a
near 20-10 point guard for over a month. While there is no doubt that Kobe
Bryant is the captain of the team, Jeremy needs to set up the half-court
offense, dictate the tempo, distribute the ball, and most importantly, attack
the basket.
這對Lin意味著什麼?
Lin需要找到最適合自己的位置。在當時傷兵累累的尼克時期20-10無疑是當初的領袖，
現在Kobe是領袖，Lin需要組織半場進攻，節奏，傳球，最重要的是攻擊籃框。
New Laker point guards often get caught up in facilitating to Kobe Bryant or
Pau Gasol. Do you remember what Steve Nash looked like running the Princeton
offense? Every time down the floor, he gave the ball up to Kobe. Ramon
Sessions stopped attacking the basket like he did as a player for the
Milwaukee Bucks. Pau Gasol is no longer a Laker. Kobe Bryant may not be his
All-Star self. Derek Fisher fit perfectly next to Bryant, because he would
spot up at the corners of the floor while Bryant went to work.
當初湖人的控衛無非是球給Kobe或Gasol。Nash在普林斯頓進攻體系裏面也必須球給Kobe
， Ramon Sessions當初在場上也沒有像從前在公鹿時出手那麼多。如今Gasol離隊而
Kobe可能不是當初的全明星鼎盛時期。Fisher是最適合Kobe的...角落男。
This time it’s different.
While the Lakers of the 2004 season may be considered a failure, it proved
that Gary Payton could play next to Kobe Bryant. Phil Jackson wanted the
Lakers to run the triangle offense every time down the floor, limiting Payton
’s abilities with the lack of pick-and-roll play and transition play.
Despite the injuries and missed games of that season, the Lakers finished #1
in the Western Conference that year.
Jeremy Lin, ideally, would push the tempo for the Laker team. Not only is he
a great finisher at the hoop for the point guard position, but high
percentage shots can be found with a quick-hit offense. There, Lin can
assert himself as a scorer and still find opportunities as a ball-distributor
within the offense.
Defensively, Lin did a lot of work this off-season. Beyond lateral movement
and fundamentals, he needs to assert his energy and enthusiasm on the
defensive end. If his energy can rub off on a young Knicks team to wins, the
same can happen to the current Laker team. Byron Scott is making defense a
priority, and stopping the basketball at the point guard position, is where
it starts.
現在狀況不同了...
這段說Gary Payton跟Kobe搭配得很好，即使沒有冠軍但季賽以第一名坐收...
Lin是理想控制節奏的腳色，他不只是一個很好的攻擊型控衛，在節奏快速的情況下
命中率更高，Lin可以定位自己是得分手，且找尋機會在進攻時擔任傳球者角色。
防守方面，Lin在這暑假下了很大功夫，除了側移和基本動作Lin必須在防守注入能量和
熱情。他當初能帶領尼克贏球在湖人也可以。Byron非常重視防守，而且PG是防守的始端
。
Overall, Jeremy Lin has his work cut out for him. While he may have fallen
out of favor with the Houston Rockets under Coach McHale, this current team
may be the best situation for him. He can learn from Hall-of-Fame players in
Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. He can use his style of play to blend in well
with what Byron Scott wants. He can finally get the minutes to be the
starting point guard that he deserves to be.
總而言之，Lin有他的工作要做，不像當初在吼建不被海爾愛用，現在的球隊對他而言
是最好的狀態，他可以向名人堂的Kobe和Nash學習。他可以將Byron的打法融入自己的
風格，他終於可以有他應該有(deserves)的上場時間了。