來源: Bleacher Report http://ppt.cc/2g5Q
作者: Jonathan Feigen
Earlier this week, the Rockets announced Patrick Beverley will miss the remain
de
season to repair a torn ligament in his wrist. As long as the Rockets' stay
in the playoffs lasts, Terry will be their starting point guard, splitting
most of the minutes at the position with trade-deadline acquisition Pablo
Prigioni.
Beverley宣布賽季報銷, 而老將Terry將會頂替他先發控衛的位置, 而Prigioni也會
幫助他分攤上場時間.
The Rockets have gone 11-1 in games Terry has started this season, but they
have faced few tests equal to what's on the horizon. Sunday’s game against
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder and next week’s
home-and-home games against Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs loom large.
在Terry先前做為先發控衛的12場比賽, 火箭只輸了一場. 雖然這成績非常好, 不過樣本
數稍嫌不足. 美國時間周日, 火箭將要對上雷霆, 他們有著最近狀況非常火燙的
Westbrook, 而下周則要連續兩場對上馬刺, 他們也有明星控衛Parker.
The Western Conference, however, is crowded with star point guards, as the
Rockets will be reminded as soon as Westbrook comes at them like a shot from
a cannon. They likely will rarely ask one of their 37-year-old point guards to
t
stay in front of him. James Harden is basically the Rockets’ offensive point
guard, anyway. They needed someone next to him who could knock down shots
and defend.
然而西區實在太多明星控衛了, 火箭不會奢望高齡37歲的Terry跟Prigioni可以守得住他
們.
但也不會希望主要的進攻箭頭Harden去代勞, 可是總得要有人挺身而出.
“We’ll miss Pat in a lot of different ways,” McHale said. “He brings a
lot of toughness. He’s been able to get on point guards. He’s been really
good for us slowing down guys the last couple years. But we’ll use all of
our resources we have and figure out what we need to do that night. It might
be Trevor [Ariza]. It might be Brew [Corey Brewer]. It might be Pablo, Jet, I
don’t know. We’ll figure it out.”He will likely shift Trevor Ariza to a
defensive matchup on point guards, allowing Terry or Prigioni to chase
catch-and-shoot wings around screens.
總教練McHale表示儘管少了Beverley, 但他們會用盡全力去補這個空缺, Ariza,
Brewer, Prigioni, Terry都必須準備好隨時頂替. 但McHale可能會時常做出錯位讓
Ariza去守敵方的控衛, 而Terry, Prigioni則會到側翼準備Catch & Shoot.
When Beverley first went out March 23 in Indianapolis, McHale did not have
the options he will have in the playoffs.Ariza and Brewer can match up with
Westbrook on Sunday, Parker next week and whatever point guards will be
waiting in the playoffs. McHale has even experimented with rookie Nick Johnson
as he seeks options other than Terry and Prigioni in Beverley’s spot.
當Beverley在3/23因傷退場時, McHale就覺得他已經無法打季後賽了. 也因此Ariza與 Br
ewer
將會在防守敵方控衛上佔有重責, 而菜鳥Nick Johnson也可能會被拉上Beverley的位置.
(補充:他本季還投過一次絕殺)
They will just do it more often. Prigioni will move the ball and send
pick-and-roll passes to the Rockets big men. Terry will push pace, launch
jumpers and serve as an unofficial assistant coach. They will split most of
Beverley’s vacated minutes and try to do what they do well, rather than be
asked to do what he did when they likely would do it poorly.
而Prigioni與Terry則會持續扮演他們在本季的角色, prigioni打擋拆, Terry持續推進
隊伍, 甚至還可以兼任助理教練. 他們將分擔Beverley的時間, 但不做原本他做的粗重
防守, 而是做他們各自擅長的事.
Nick is going to have to come out some nights and play against some of the
bigger, athletic guys those guys may struggle with.
對於Nick Johnson, McHale則表示他必須去試著防守一些難防的球員,「他必須得站出來
」.
“We’ve never had the big ‘next man up' [motto]. They’re just going to
have to play. With every injury comes an opportunity. Their teammates expect
them to play well. I expect them to play well. They expect to play well.”
他又說: "我們不會去期待誰要站出來去扛更多重任. 因為全部的人都必須站出來,
當有傷病來襲時, 球員就得去做更好的表現. 而我很期待他們的好表現, 他們自己也是."
心得: 火箭替補群本季真的是補非常好, 根本是豪華等級, 即使後場大鎖受傷還是很多人
可以站出來, 今年會不會是火箭近期最強的一年呢?