本文作者是CBS运动网的 Alex Raskin，素来跟骑士队无甚交集的他，为Tristan Thompson的表现写了篇文章，值得一读。 原文网址：http://0rz.tw/Kno0H 部落格板：http://0rz.tw/rFDKL（只差在有无中英对照） I cover the New York Giants for CBSsports.com in my other life. It’s not something I like to discuss on HOOPSWORLD because I don’t want to give the impression that I’m more focused on one sport more than the other (writing in the first person in any circumstance is uncomfortable , actually) and there are rarely moments when the two sports intersect. However, upon seeing Cleveland Cavaliers rookie forward Tristan Thompson , I couldn’t help but think of my first impressions of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. 我平常为CBS运动网主跑纽约巨人队新闻，我不太喜欢在Hoopsword发表看法，一方 面不想给人样样精通样样松的印象，二方面这两种运动也没啥交集。然而，看到克 里夫兰骑士的新秀Tristan Thompson後，我不由得联想到巨人队的防守端锋Jason Pierre-Paul。 The 6-5, 278-pound terror registered 16.5 sacks en route to a Super Bowl title in 2011, but as an unpolished rookie in 2010, he was just giving glimpses of his ability. That’s because, in spite of his overwhelming athletic gifts, Pierre-Paul was still learning how to fit into a scheme. His arms were exceedingly long for his height; he was faster off the ball than any player unfortunate enough to try and block him; but for all of these advantages, Pierre-Paul was never dominant. 6尺5寸、278磅的Paul在2011-12球季以16.5次擒杀敌人四分卫的表现，帮助巨人得到 超级盃冠军。不过在2010年他刚入行时，不过是颗闪着微光的原石。这是因为他还处 於尝试适应这整个赛事环境的阶段，以他的身高来说Paul有着超长的臂展，以及让那 些想阻止他截球的人都叫苦连天的速度，可即便有这些天赋，Paul尚无法宰制球赛。 And then, suddenly, he was. 突然地任督二脉就打通了。 Thompson’s body, while longer, holds many of the same characteristics as Pierre-Paul’s. At 6-9, his 7-1 wingspan makes him look like a pterodactyl. Thompson is among the most-athletic players at his size, thanks to his 35 -inch max vertical. He can run, bang and out-reach with the best of them, but for right now, Thompson is still just a bit player getting less than 20 MPG on a sub-.500 team. The tools, which were questioned when the Cavs chose Thompson above highly rated center Jonas Valanciunas, are there. It’s just a matter of whether Thompson can undergo a similar transformation that Pierre-Paul did prior to the 2011 season. 6尺9寸的身高却有7尺1寸的臂展，让Thompson看起来活像大一号的Paul，也像只翼手 龙。拜35寸的垂直起跳高度之赐，Thompson在同体型选手中有最高的机动力，足以超 越、压制他们。但现阶段他只是一支胜率不过半队伍中一位上场时间不足20分钟的选 手。让骑士跳过评价较高的Jonas Valanciunas而选择他的天分就摆在那儿，端看 Thompson何时破茧而出，像2011的Paul一样。 In short, Thompson is waiting to go from athlete to basketball player. 简单讲，Thompson正等着从「运动员」成长为「篮球选手」。 “I went to Texas so I definitely look up to LeMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Garn -ett and Amar’e Stoudemire even,” Thompson told HOOPSWORLD when asked whose game he hopes to emulate. “Those guys get up and down the floor so looking at those guys’ games and trying to steal a couple things from them is always beneficial for me.” 「我来自德州，所以常看LeMarcus Aldridge、Kevin Garnett跟Amare的比赛」Thompson 接受Hoopsword专访时答道「这几位在场上风驰电擎来去自如，看他们的球赛并从中汲 取一些精华，对我而言总是好的」。 So what if the comparisons seem farfetched? Thompson has the same tools of a young Garnett, Aldridge or Stoudemire. And while it’s unlikely he’ll ever develop the mid-range jumper that Aldridge and Garnett have in their arsenal or Stoudemire’s ability to play the high pick and roll, Thompson is beginning to show glimmers of an offensive game. 这比较会太好高骛远吗？Thompson有着跟初出茅庐时的前述三位一样的身体条件，而 他看似难以发展出像KG、Aldridge的中距离投射，抑或Amare的高位档拆，在进攻端 Thompson开始发出小小的火花。 The left-hander can score a baby-hook shot with either arm and promises to clean up more around the rim as his playing time increases. He’ll never be a jump shooter, so that’s an area he’d do well to ignore completely . Thompson’s best offensive attribute is his ability to run the floor and when a team has a young point guard like Kyrie Irving, that’s a tremendous attribute. 随着上场时间增加，左撇子Thompson慢慢在篮下发展出高把握性的左右开弓小勾射。 我想他一辈子都不会成为跳投大个，所以这部分乾脆放弃算了，Thompson的价值在於 当球队有个像Irving的年轻後卫时，一起跑动攻势，将会带来巨大贡献。 “Whenever you’re on a fast break you’re putting pressure on the other team’s defense so I think any team out running on the fast (break) is deadly so the more we get out and get some fast break opportunities makes it easier on us,” he said. 「跑快攻就是给对手防御最大压力，所以我觉得任何队伍跑起快攻都会很致命，於是 我们多跑动，多寻求些快攻机会，让比赛更好打。」 Anderson Varejao’s wrist injury has pushed Thompson into more minutes off the bench over the last nine games and Thompson has responded by averaging 7.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG and 1.4 BPG in just 23.2 MPG. Anderson Varejao受伤给予Thompson更多从板凳出发的时间，在23.2分中里他有7.8分 、8.6篮板与1.4火锅的成绩。 “They were a great stretch for me,” Thompson said of his recent string of games. “I’m so fortunate Andy’s down right now, so guys like myself, Semih (Erden) and Samardo (Samuels) have to step up so just coming in and playing hard and just giving our team an extra spark off the bench.” 「这是我的利多」谈到近几场球时Thompson道「Andy缺阵让我有机会，Semih Erden与 Samuels也要一起跳出来，为骑士板凳带来激情四射」。 He’s still shooting poorly from the field (41.5% over that span) and strug -gling from the line (45.6% for the season), but the simple act of recognizing his strengths and weaknesses could turn him into a double-double machine. The fact that Thompson is attempting just 6.8 field goals per game while averaging nearly three free throws is an indication that his athleticism forces opponents to foul him. When he’s setting for jumpers (even if they’ re in the paint) Thompson isn’t putting that pressure on defenses. When he’s moving toward the hoop, however, Thompson turns into Dwight Howard— foul him, or else. Thompson投篮还是很糟（41.5% FG），罚球也惨（45.6% FT）但对於自身长短处的了 解，会使他成长为一台Double-Double机器。事实是他每场平均出手6.8次但平均能罚 到3球，隐约显露他的机动力让对手不得不以犯规阻止攻击。即便在禁区里，只跳投 的Thompson也无法带给对手压力，但挺进到篮下，他马上变成Dwight Howard－－不 犯规你就倒楣。 “Just doing what coach wants us to do,” Thompson said when asked why he’s focused on moving toward the hoop. “For bigs, definitely screening and rolling hard and (putting) pressure on the defense when we roll to the rim, so I’m going to continue doing that and it’s working out pretty well for us.” 讨论到积极进攻篮下，Thompson道「就是作好教练的要求，做为长人的要点就是设单 档时要很强硬，并且跟进篮下时要造成对手防御端的压力，现阶段这手法运作很成功 ，我会持之以恒」。 Getting a big man’s momentum flowing toward the hoop is largely the respon -sibility of the point guard. A good one can hit his picker in stride on his way to the basket, and that’s exactly what Thompson has in Irving. 长人得以发挥运动力进攻篮下，很大部分取决於控卫的发挥，好的後卫让设下单档的 长人有机会长驱直入，这就是Irving对Thompson的贡献。 “He’s a point guard, likes to get up and down and I’m a big that likes to run, a hybrid so setting screens, rolling lobs, that’s all stuff, I like doing so we compliment each other pretty well,” Thompson said. 「Irving是满场奔驰的後卫，而我是擅跑动的长人，咱们分工进行档与拆，合作愉快」 Thompson道。 “He makes it a little easier,” Thompson said when asked what it’s like sharing his rookie experience with Irving. “You have someone that’s going through the same thing as you, another rookie. It’s just fortunate that we’re both high picks so, but if he was one and I was seventeen it’s still the same thing. We go through the same things. The whole transition and what not, so it’s good to have someone else there with you that’s experie -ncing the same thing.” 「他让这段路走的更简单」被问到和Irving一起分享NBA新鲜人的经验，Thompson这样 回答「有人跟你一起走过适应期，很幸运我们都在高顺位被选中……但即便他是状元 我是第17顺位，情况也不会差到哪去。都得经历这段转型，有个人跟你有相同经验是 件好事」。 Of course, Irving arrived to the NBA as a much more polished player despite having only 11 collegiate games under his belt. Thompson needs to make much greater strides to capitalize on his skill set. But just as in the case of Pierre-Paul, when that does happen, the effect will be sudden and positively lethal to opponents. 显而易见的，即便只打了11场大学篮球赛，Irving还是满载着天赋进军职业。相形之 下Thompson必须付出更多努力把自己的技巧定型，但看看Paul的例子，当他办到时， 产生的效应会瞬间爆发，给予对手致命一击。 --

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