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Jeremy Lin & Southeast Division: Hawks, Heat, Hornets, Magic & Wizards as
Potential Landing Spots
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Posted on 11 May, 2016, by Greg in NBA
As we carry on with our review of potential landing spots for Jeremy Lin,
we arrive at the Southeast division.
隨著這個對Lin做下一站落腳處的評析系列,我們來到了東南組.
Lin can obviously stay with the Charlotte Hornets, a choice filled with
pluses but a lot of minuses as well. Other options? Atlanta Hawks, Miami
Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. Spoilers? None of them seem
like ideal teams for him, although most of them are heading into offseason
that might bring forth a lot of changes, so it might be difficult to gauge
the exact fit with each of them.
Lin當然可以留在黃蜂,留在黃蜂是個可表現但上場時間依舊的選擇,
其他東南組的選項呢? 老鷹/熱火/魔術/巫師? 任何傳出的風向?
以上球隊沒有一個球隊看起來是Lin的理想球隊,
雖然這四隊可能進入休賽季會有很大的改變,但Lin似乎沒有什麼可供介入的空間.
We'll begin with the team Lin just played for, the Charlotte Hornets.
We've been through this all season long and a bit after it ended, so we'll
keep it rather short. Lin seems to want to play for the Hornets. He gelled
well with the players, the fans loved him and in between a lot of games
with too few minutes and touches, he had some very big ones, which just
so happened to be the best moments of basketball in 2015-2016 for the
Hornets. But, and it's a big but, Lin probably doesn't plan on once again
playing backup or inferior partner to Kemba Walker. And the Hornets aren't
going to suddenly make Walker into someone who doesn't get the bulk of
possessions and shots. We can talk about changed the Hornets could or might
make, but reality dictates a different set of events unfold.
首先我說目前的夏洛特黃蜂,在我們跟隨著Lin待在這個球隊一季多一點點的時間作結,
Lin看起來想繼續為黃蜂打球,他跟其他隊友們處得很好,
球迷愛他的所有比賽,其中在上場時間充足的場次,不乏還有一些很棒的代表作,
讓他在這個賽季為黃蜂打出最棒的態勢來.
但或許Lin不想再計畫當Walker的替補,黃蜂也不可能讓Walker球權變少,
我們可能談論黃蜂會有什麼改變,但現實中可能也會有不同的走向.
On to the team knocking the Hornets out of the playoffs, the Miami Heat.
On paper, the Heat are an almost brand new team next season. They have
only $49 million committed to the cap, with Goran Dragic the only guard
signed on for next season. But Dwyane Wade will probably re-sign, and if
those two are on the team, Lin isn't going to see a whole lot of minutes
with him as the main ball handler. The Heat also really like Josh Richardson,
who played over 21 minutes per game this season. Miami are probably going
to focus on signing Kevin Durant, and then handle the rest of their business.
Lin could do well there, but I don't think it's a team that'll give him too
many minutes.
接著是在季後賽第一輪與黃蜂纏鬥到7場決勝的熱火,
在帳面上,熱火幾乎才簽下一群下季合約生效的全新陣容球員,
他們離薪資帽尚有49M的空間,唯一的控衛Dragic不說,Wade應該也會重簽新合約.
如果他們兩個都在,Lin不會有太多上場時間,
加上熱火也喜歡Josh Richardson每場平均打到21分鐘.
熱火或許對KD比較有興趣,Lin待在南灘會很不錯,但我不認為會有很多上場時間.
From Miami to Atlanta, team trying to figure out why LeBron James and the
Cavs keep sweeping them. The Hawks had a chance to start tanking and rebuild
when Joe Johnson and Josh Smith left, but built a nice team with Jeff Teague,
Paul Millsap and Al Horford as the anchors. For now, it looks like that
premise has a ceiling, and it's going to be an offseason of trying to
figure out whether to blow the team up or not. Keeping Horford is probably
the key in that decision making. If both Jeff Teague (who has been constantly
mentioned in trades) and Dennis Schroder (who the Hawks are probably angling
to make a starter at some point) stay, Lin has nothing to look forward to in
Atlanta.
從南灘移陣到亞特蘭大,老鷹應該開始在想為何那麼輕易被有LBJ的騎士完封,
在之前休賽季時,他們坦而重建,放走了Iso Joe與Josh Smith,
以Teague, Millsap, Horford做為基石重新建構目前的球隊,
而這個組合應該已經走到了極限,本次休賽季時可能要開始思考要不要再重建.
目前的陣容中留下Horford或許是正確而關鍵的選擇,
如果Teague(目前看起來篤定要被交易)和Dennis Schroder(可能先發)留下,
這樣的情況來說,Lin去老鷹是完全沒意義的.
From Atlanta to the nation's capital, Washington. The Wizards were one of
the more disappointing teams this season. They're going to have a new head
coach, and are another team hoping to land Durant, although considering how
they looked this season, it's not going to be in his best interest to go
back to where he grew up, unless winning isn't his main concern. Lin?
Staying away from teams with a dominant point guard is probably one of his
Must-Do's for this offseason. This is Wall's team, and Lin won't be able
to be the player he can be next to him.
再從亞特蘭大來到首都華盛頓特區.巫師隊本季絕對是最令人失望的隊伍之一,
他們即將要有新教練,也希望KD能加盟巫師隊,
雖然看起來巫師對KD的吸引力不太夠,除非家鄉球隊的吸引力大過贏球.
Lin呢? 遠離一個有明確主力控衛的球隊正是他該做的,
巫師明顯是John Wall的球隊,Lin不見得能夠站在Wall的身後打球.
We finish with the Orlando Magic, a franchise trying to figure out what
they're missing in order to become a playoff team. Just more experience?
Lin could give them a lot in terms of intelligence, passing ability and
shooting in the backcourt. But I'm not sure Scott Skiles is the ideal head
coach for Lin, and the Magic do seem intent on making their Elfrid Payton
and Victor Oladipo thing work. It's an interesting choice, but probably
not the ideal one for Lin.
最後是魔術隊.這個球隊要想想為何他們缺乏什麼而錯過季後賽,只是因為經驗?
Lin可以給他們後場更多智慧,傳球與投射能力.
但我不確定總教練Scott Skiles是Lin的理想教練,
況且魔術也傾向藉由養成Elfrid Payton和Victor Oladipo來運作這個球隊.
魔術隊是個有趣的選項,但我不認為這適合Lin.
【結論】
黃蜂: 他愛黃蜂,蜂迷愛他,對蜂來說書豪又算什麼~♪
熱火: 有卓師兄與神主牌韋德壓陣,空間受限
老鷹: 看重建留誰
巫師: 這是牆哥的球隊
魔術: 自給自足兩人農業