原来大家都这样觉得 ^^ 原文：http://ppt.cc/yG60 MIAMI -- LeBron James is having an amazing 2013-14 season by any reasonable standard. 用任何标准来看，Lebron目前为止都有个惊人的赛季。 Except for his own. 除了他自己的标准以外。 James has somehow managed to raise his field goal percentage for the seventh straight season, to 59.1 percent. His true shooting percentage -- an advanced shooting percentage that incorporates 3-point shots and free throws -- stands at 67.2 percent. How high is that? As pointed out in a BIG Number episode last month, we've never seen a true shooting percentage north of 67 percent when taking at least 15 field goal attempts per game. Lebron的真实命中率（67.2%)是史上投篮次数超过15次的球员里最高的。 But the conversation around James has been more accusatory than congratulatory. The big question isn't "How's LeBron doing this?" It's, "Is LeBron coasting?" 但是近来关於Lebron的言论大多是指责性的而非褒扬。 最多人问的不是「他怎麽做到的？」 反而是「Lebron他奶奶的是在养身腻？」 Despite his otherworldly shooting efficiency, there is actually gobs of evidence to suggest that James is indeed playing in second gear, even after we account for his minutes, which have dipped this season to career-low levels. 事实上除了他惊人的命中率，的确有一拖拉库的证据显示 Lebron的确是在用低档跟别人赛车。即使把他史上新低的出赛时间也算进去。 Rebound rate? Dropped for the first time in five seasons. Assist rate? His lowest in eight seasons (32.4 percent of his teammates' baskets while on the floor). Steal rate? Never been lower. Block rate? Career-low as well. Outside of shot-making, all of the good things are down. Turnovers, on the other hand, are up to career-high levels. 篮板率？五季新低。 助功率？八季新低。 抄截率？生涯新低。 火锅率？生涯新低x2。 失误率？生涯新高。 So what's going on here? 所以花生省魔术？ Just before he left for Washington, D.C., to meet the president, I asked James that very question. 在热火出发去华盛顿面圣时，我就此问题访问了Lebron。 The shooting department 关於投篮数 Here's something to chew on: The reigning MVP ranks tied for 18th in the NBA in field goal attempts per game (16.1). 这个大哉问在此：MVP卫冕者本季投篮数排在全部球员里第18位（16.1次出手） James, the guy who seemingly can't miss, takes as many shots per game as Kemba Walker, and fewer shots than Al Jefferson. That doesn't consider the free throw line, but even when you add in foul shots, James ranks tied for 19th among qualified players (minimum 20 minutes per game). 也就是说，超高命中率的Lebron出手次数跟Kemba Walker一样多， 比Al Jefferson还少。即使你把罚球次数算上，Lebron也只能排在第19位。 For the coasting truthers, this is the hardest evidence that James is taking it easy. Shouldn't he be shooting more? 对养身论的人而言，这已经是最明显的证据，难道他不应该多投点？ James said he often wonders that himself. Both he and Kevin Durant have played several games without their co-pilots this season, but James' shot attempts haven't sky-rocketed like Durant's have. Lebron说他其实也想过这问题。不过事实上是Lebron即使在Wade不在时， 投篮次数也不像Durant一样暴增。 "I do get jealous, I'm not gonna lie," James said. "I get jealous sometimes when I look over at KD and he's like 16-for-32 and then 14-for-34. ... Man." 「我的确挺妒忌的，我不想说谎，当我看到KD动辄来个 16-32，然後接下来又来个14-34之类的比赛时。」 But that might require a different approach. 但是有时需要换个角度想。 "First of all, you have to have an unbelievable mindset to get up 30 shots," James said. "I always think about it, though. If I get up high-20s, 30 shots a game, what could I do today, with the way I'm playing?" 「第一点，你必须要有非人的心态才能投到30球以上，虽然我总是 这样想。如果我一场球能投个2-30球，那以我今日的状态我能做到 什麽样的程度呢？」 It's a question many basketball observers have asked, too. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has said that if James was focused on scoring, he could "realistically" average 37 points per game. 事实上这个问题很多篮球观察员也提出过。 热火教练Spo就曾经说过他认为LBJ专注在得分上的话，平均得个 37分上下是很合乎实际的推断。 But it's not as simple as "shoot more, win more." The Heat are 8-2 in James' 10 highest-usage games this season and 9-1 in his 10 lowest-usage games. 当然这不只是「投的多就赢得多」那麽简单。 事实上热火在Lebron十场使用率最高的比赛里胜负比是 8-2 十场最低的比赛里反而是9-1。 "I'm not much of a forced-shot guy," James said. "But there are games where I have it going, and then at the end of the game, I'm like, damn, I shot just 12-for-16? Why don't I get up at least six or seven more? I definitely notice it." 「我自己不是那种硬干型的球员，但是也有一些比赛我觉得投篮fu不错， 但是比赛结束时我才发现 蛤？我才只有12-16？ 为什麽我在比赛中不 在多出手一点呢？关於这点我的确有注意到。」 But the Heat's pace-and-space offense thrives on James' rare ability to create for himself and for others. The thinking is that Miami, which owns the second-most efficient offense in the land, has found a healthy equilibrium in which teams can't load up on James for fear that he'll hit the open teammate. As soon as he starts putting on the blinders, it might force an identity crisis for himself and his team. 然而热火的进攻体系的成功很大一部分是依赖Lebron替自己-和他人-制造 机会的特殊能力使然。目前热火进攻效率是联盟第二，可以说是一个很健康 的进攻环境。如果Lebron开始卯起来干，那将会破坏这个体系，造成 一个自我认知的危机。 "I think part of it is our offense," James said of his low shot total. "It puts us all in an equal-opportunity situation." 「我认为一部分原因是因为我们的进攻体系，这体系让球权分布平均化， 每个人都有相同的出手机会。」 This is true, but the offense is also largely the same one that saw him shoot far more (18.1 field goal attempts) just two seasons ago. 即使这是真的，两年前LBJ在相同体系也能出手到18.1次。 Ultimately, though, James might not be that type of player anymore. 当然事实上是Lebron可能已经不是当初那个球员了。 "I don't think it's part of my DNA," James says before cracking a smile. "But I think if my teammates came to me and said, 'Listen. Tonight, go off, let's see what you can do.' I think I could do it then." 「我不认为硬干是我基因的一部分，」Lebron边讲边笑着说「但是如果 今天我的队友跑来跟我说「嘿，我们这一场要你卯起来出手，看看你的能耐。」 那我想我会去试试看。」 The defense 关於防守。 Now consider this: The Heat have been 7.6 points per 100 possessions worse defensively with James on the floor, according to NBA.com. With him on the floor, the Heat have allowed 103.9 points per 100 possessions, which would rank 19th in the NBA. With him off the floor, the Heat have improved to 96.3 points allowed per 100 possessions, which would rank just behind the Indiana Pacers for second-best in the league. 现在看看这个统计： 热火在有Lebron在场上时，每100次防守失103.9分，联盟第19。 没有Lebron在场上时，每100次防守失96.3分，联盟第二，小输溜马。 也就是说，Lebron造成了热火每100次多失7.6分！ It might be hard to believe that this is the same guy who drew Defensive Player of the Year buzz last season, but James' work on the defensive end has fallen off dramatically. 可能这会让你很难想像去年还让很多人认为该得最佳防守球员的人， 今年的防守会糟糕成这样。 And it's not just the on-court/off-court numbers, either. James is currently blocking 0.3 shots per 36 minutes. That's less than half his career rate. Same as Kyle Korver, Stephen Curry and Matt Bonner. Fewer per minute than Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams and John Wall. 事实上，不只是上面那个场上场下的数据如此显示。 Lebron今年的火锅率比他的生涯平均要低一半以上。 这个数字跟Korver, Stephen Curry, Matt Bonner一样。 更可悲的是还低於Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams and John Wall。 "I haven't gotten many chase-down blocks this year," James says. "Guys aren't challenging me as much. I mean, I've had a couple guys turn around and actually dribble the ball out." 「今年大家都不给我打追魂锅了咩，我的意思是，好多人都临阵退缩 让我没得打了呗。」 That's true to some extent. James points to specific examples involving Landry Fields a few games ago, and J.J. Redick, who pulled up for an awkward midrange jumper on a fast break and clanked it in November. But those are the exception rather than the rule. It's almost unbelievable that a player of James' off-the-charts athleticism and instincts has yet to tally two blocks in the same game this season. 或许某种程度而言这是真的。我们的确看到Landry Fields或是JJ Redick 的龟缩上篮。但是这些情况还是属於例外的。 你很难想像如同Lebron这样的体魄，至今竟然还未整场敲过2次火锅。 James' steal rate has also tumbled, dropping to a career-low 1.3 per 36 minutes. Lebron的抄截率也是生涯新低的1.3次。 "I don't know why my blocks and steals are down, not quite sure," James says before joking, "Rio [Mario Chalmers] and D-Wade [Dwyane Wade] are always stealing everything. That's where my steals have gone." 「我不知道为何我的火锅和抄截都下降了，或许高树和基友炜炜把球都 偷走了嘛～ 」 Is James coasting? 所以James在养身吗？ By all accounts, James is a basketball genius. But there's a difference between what he can do and what he has done this season. LBJ毋庸置疑是个篮球天才。 但是我们要知道 他能否 和 他是否 还是有差别的。 James can consistently guard positions 1 through 5, but that doesn't mean he has consistently guarded 1 through 5 this season. James can take over a game at will, but that doesn't mean he has taken over games at his will. Lebron 能 有效率的守1-5好位置。但是这不代表他这季有做到这点。 Lebron 能 随时随地接管比赛，但是这不代表他做到了这点。 The impetus to do so, though, may not be there yet. The Heat are sitting comfortably as the No. 2 seed in a dreadful Eastern Conference, with a 7.5-game buffer in the standings and still within reach of the Pacers. 当然，需不需要也很重要。目前看来，热火大幅领先第三名， 离第一名距离也不是太遥远，似无必要。 And consider the mileage. Counting preseason, regular season and postseason, James has played more games than any NBA player since joining the Heat back in 2010 -- 340 games and nearly 13,000 minutes in all. 另外自从2010年开始，Lebron是全NBA打过最多场次和最多分钟的球员。 这还不包括奥运。 So for James, this isn't coasting. It's more like energy management. 所以对Lebron来说，这不叫做养身，应该说是能量管制。 "I cannot coast," James said, "because I don't know if the next game will be the last game I've ever played. It's my mindset, when I get out on the floor, I gotta go hard. I don't know where it came from, the way I was brought up, the way I played when I was a kid." 「我不能养身，因为我不知道下一场球是不是我的最後一场球。 这就是我在场上时的心理建设。当我上场比赛，我就会尽力。 我想这跟我成长时所接受的教育有关。」 To be clear, James even in second gear is better than just about every player in the game. His 29.3 player efficiency rating is still second in the league behind Durant, even if it's down from last season's league-leading 31.7 rate. By every measure, James remains a dominant force overall -- even if this Heat season feels like an 82-game preseason. 明白点说吧，即使Lebron只是用低档跟别人较劲，他也已经比几乎 全NBA的人都好了。他的PER是29.3，只有小输KD。 即使热火把季赛打得像是季前赛，Lebron的表现也是主宰性的。 But James' numbers do speak volumes. 但是Lebron的数据的确造成很大反响。 "I'm listening to the numbers. Even though I'm not a big numbers guy, I do my part," James said. "Maybe I do have to start ramping it up a little but more." 「我的确会去注意数据，我不是特别重视它，但是我总会做到我该做的， 或许从今天开始我应该要把数据向上提升些。」 With two days off this weekend and a refreshing visit to the White House on Tuesday, James promises we'll see a different James against the 17-19 Washington Wizards. 最後，经过了四天的休息和今日的白宫之旅，LBJ向我们保证 礼拜三的他会有所不同。 "We'll see Wednesday how I'm coasting," James said jokingly as he made his way into the Heat locker room on Monday. "You'll see the numbers I'll put up on Wednesday. Just watch." 「你们礼拜三可以看看我是怎麽养身的，你们也可以再去看看 礼拜三我会拿出什麽样的数据见人。看着吧～ ^.<」 半开玩笑的Lebron边走回休息室边说着。 ===================================================== 其实不需要数据显示，看比赛也注意到今年Lebron在防守端打得很随便 ^^ 不过考量到LBJ这季也是大小伤势不断，我是不在乎他季赛养身， 尤其热火现在化学作用已臻成熟，即使全员养身也是会有基本战力在。 下半季的重点会是Oden的养成， 目前大家就努力保持健康，别忘了去年前年热火季後赛其实都不是全员健康 依然在颠陂之中拿下冠军，今年如果能全员健康进入季後赛， 其实就已经是比往年大幅进步了。 --

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