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Building the NBA's All-Overrated Team at Midseason Point
季中來選一個全"被高估的明星"隊
Cross your fingers and hope your favorite guys didn't end up on the midseason
version of the 2013-14 All-Overrated Team.
祈禱你最愛的球員不會入選這個2013-14季中的全"被高估的明星"隊吧。
1.Starting Point Guard: Ricky Rubio 先發控衛：Ricky Rubio
Team: Minnesota Timberwolves 灰狼隊
Age: 23
2013-14 Stats: 8.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 2.6 steals, 0.2 blocks,
14.9 PER(註一)
Ricky Rubio might be great at passing and stealing, but he doesn't bring much
else to the table.
His shooting is absolutely atrocious, and it's leading some people to make
some rather bold statements.
Rubio或許很會傳球和抄截，但在場上他也不能多做什麼了。他的投籃真的很糟，甚至遭
到許多球評惡毒的批評。
Rubio is shooting only 34.6 percent from the field during the 2013-14 campaign
—worse than both his rookie and sophomore(註二) go-rounds. Although his shot
has improved from beyond the arc(註三), that's more a credit to the
improvement of his teammates' offensive capabilities, as teams are electing
to leave him wide open on the perimeter.
雖然Rubio的三分球投籃有進步，但那是因為球隊的進攻也進步了，讓他有更多的空擋。
但Rubio本季整體投籃命中率只有34.6%。比他的菜鳥和第二年不完整的球季還差。
But his problems go well beyond shooting. His game is not showing any growth.
Rubio is now posting the lowest assist percentage of his career, per
Basketball-Reference, and he's also recording the highest turnover
percentage. Not exactly a good combination, last time I checked.
但他的問題不只是投籃，他的表現沒有成長。Rubio的場均傳球次數來到生涯新低。而且
失誤率也來到新高，同時出現這兩個問題並不是好的現象。
2.Starting Shooting Guard: Dion Waiters 先發得分後衛：Dion Waiters
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers 騎士隊
Age: 22
2013-14 Stats: 14.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.2
blocks, 12.1 PER
Although his three-point shooting is looking better in 2013-14 than it did in
2012-13, Waiters is still shooting only 40.4 percent from the field. His
free-throw percentage is also down rather significantly, and that's led to
lower true-shooting and effective field-goal percentages than he posted
during his already-inefficient rookie season.
雖然他的三分球看起來比去年進步，但他的投籃命中率還是只有40.4%。罰球命中率也大
幅下降。整體命中率比已經沒有效率的菜鳥球季還差。
3.Starting Small Forward: Jeff Green 先發小前鋒：Jeff Green
Team: Boston Celtics 塞爾提克隊
Age: 27
2013-14 Per-Game Stats: 15.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals,
0.5 blocks, 13.6 PER
Remember when Jeff Green was supposed to be the next star in Beantown(註四)?
記得大家覺得Jeff Green會成為波士頓的下一個球星嗎？
During the offseason, it seemed as though everyone thought he was going to be
the next big thing for the Boston Celtics, cementing himself as an All-Star
candidate and building block for the foreseeable future.
季前每個人都覺得他會是塞爾提克的下一位巨星，會是全明星隊的候選人，有著前途無量
的未來。
While the dunks are still there, the rest of Green's game isn't. He's
shooting only 42.9 percent from the field, and he's largely failed to handle
the burdens that were placed on his shoulders during the pre-Rondo portion of
the season.
本季雖然還是有精彩的灌籃，但其它就沒有了。他的投籃命中率只有42.9%。他也無法一
肩扛起Rondo不在時帶領球隊變好的任務。
4.Starting Power Forward: Josh Smith 先發大前鋒：Josh Smith
Team: Detroit Pistons 活塞隊
Age: 28
2013-14 Per-Game Stats: 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals,
1.5 blocks, 14.6 PER
The Detroit Pistons might not be playing Josh Smith at the right spot, but
I'll put him in his natural power-forward slot.
活塞隊可能沒有把Josh Smith放到對的位子，但我將他歸類為比較適合他的大前鋒位置。
According to 82Games.com, Smith has spent 56.9 percent of his time on the
court at the 3, and he's been absolutely terrible. By posting an 11.8 PER and
allowing opposing small forwards to put up a 19.0 PER, he's way on the wrong
side of the ledger.
Smith在場上花了56.9%的時間在三分線上，表現很差，只有11.8 PER的貢獻。他防守的小
前鋒則有19.0 PER。
He's shooting only 41.1 percent from the field while failing to make much of
an impact with his passing. In the past, he's been a valuable offensive
player even when his shot isn't falling because he can involve himself in
such a variety of ways, but that isn't happening this year.
他的投籃命中率只有41.1%。他的傳球也沒有多大的作用。以往，他是個有優秀的進攻球
員，他有不錯的外線和多種進攻方式，但今年全都消失了。
J Smoove is knocking down 23.9 percent of his tries from downtown(註五), and
he's attempting a career-high 3.8 per game. That's not just bad, rather, it's
historically bad.
他的三分球命中率只有23.9%。而且每場三分球次數來到生涯新高-每場3.8個。不只是差
，還是史上最糟。
Basketball-Reference shows that throughout NBA history, 1,214 qualified
players have lofted up at least three shots per game from beyond the arc. Of
those, here are the only ones who haven't been able to top Smith's putrid
percentage.
NBA歷史上，三分球場均3個以上的球員有1214個，每個人的命中率都比Smith高。
4.Starting Center: Dwight Howard 先發中鋒：Dwight Howard
Team: Houston Rockets 火箭隊
Age: 28
2013-14 Per-Game Stats: 18.1 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals,
1.7 blocks, 21.6 PER
Is there a reason that Dwight Howard still hasn't developed more post moves
than that sweeping jump-hook he uses going in either direction? Now that he's
worked with Hakeem Olajuwon (twice) and is coached by Kevin McHale, he's out
of excuses for failing to become more of a go-to post player.
可以解釋一下為什麼Howard還是只會兩邊的跳躍勾射而不是更多的低位單打？他現在由歐
拉朱萬指導而且教練是Kevin McHale。他沒有藉口不成為更好的低位單打者。
You couldn't ask for better mentors than those two, but D12 still doesn't do
much with his back to the basket. According to Synergy Sports(subscription
required), the big man is scoring only 0.76 points per possession in post-up
(註六) situations, a mark that's topped by 86 players around the Association.
你再也找不到比這兩位更好的低位大師了，但Howard在背框單打的表現還是不突出。他每
次低位單打只能得到0.76分，聯盟排名第87位。
Synergy also shows that he's allowed 0.86 points per possession, which gives
him the No. 159 mark in the NBA. He's no longer functioning as an elite
post-up defender, and he's struggled to stop roll men(註七), which is where
he made his mark during his Defensive Player of the Year days.
他在每次對位讓對手得到0.86 分，聯盟排名第159位。他低位的防守沒有以往靈光。他也
不像拿到最佳防守球員時可以有效的阻擋空切的球員。
Reserve Guards 替補後衛：
1.Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards 巫師隊
2.Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers 騎士隊
But should he be starting for the Eastern Conference All-Star team?
Irving可以在東區明星隊先發嗎？
Absolutely not, especially with a certain John Wall straight up balling for
the Washington Wizards. Yet fans are voting him in, which is pretty much the
definition of being overrated. When voting support yields something that's
undeserved, it can't get any more clear.
當然不，尤其是John Wall帶領巫師隊扶搖直上。然而粉絲選擇了Irving，所以這裡將
Irving選為被高估的明星。
Reserve Forwards 替補前鋒：
1.Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors 勇士隊
2.Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz 爵士隊
3.Tayshaun Prince, Memphis Grizzlies 灰熊隊
Reserve Centers 替補中鋒：
1.Kendrick Perkins, Oklahoma City Thunder 雷霆隊
Kendrick Perkins should not be starting basketball games for the Oklahoma
City Thunder. That is all.
Perkins應該停止在雷霆隊當先發，就這樣。
2.Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Raptors 暴龍隊
註一： PER = Player Efficiency Rating 球員效率值
一種評比球員出場效率的計算方法。結合了球員的投籃命中率、三分球、助攻、罰球、失
誤、籃板、抄截、火鍋等數據，根據球隊和整個NBA球隊的平均數據進行加權，最後得到
每個球員的效率值。
圖、以下是Wiki上用PER對應的層級表
註二：Sophomore 二年級的、第二年的
註三：Beyond The Arc 在弧線之後，指在三分線後也就是三分球。
註四：Beantown 波士頓的暱稱
殖民時代時，波士頓最為人知的美食就是烤豆子(Bake Beans)，當時的過客或是商人因此
稱波士頓為Beantown。
圖、烤豆美食圖
註五：From downtown 三分球
籃球場的“downtown”指的是靠中圈(跳球圈)的區域，From downtown就是在三分球線外
投籃的意思。
註六：Post-up 背框單打
進攻方持球球員背對籃框單吃對方防守球員。
註七：Roll man 空切球員
指的是擋切戰術(Pick & Roll)中做掩護並轉身空切的人。有可能空切到靠近籃框做攻擊
或向外轉走尋找接應與出手機會。
心得:大家覺得本季還有誰可以入選這個"特別"的明星隊呢.....