原文出处: http://0rz.net/7b0Zm KRISTA LATHAM: Time to unmask Rip's defensive skills 该是我们还Rip一个公道的时候了 The defensive strengths of Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace are as well-known around the NBA as Larry Brown's good-bye speech. 就和Larry Brown在告别活塞队的再见演说上所提到的一样，班蛙.小王子和溪蛙的防守功 力已经众所皆知了。 Richard Hamilton's defensive skills? Not so much. 那Rip（的防守）呢？Larry（Brown）就没说什麽了。 Hamilton is known for his shooting, his conditioning, his curls, his touch, even his mask. Not his shutdown ability. Rip擅长投篮是大家都知道的，他过人的体能、迂回跑位，还有投篮时的轻柔手感，甚至连 他脸上戴的面罩也都一样地广为人知。但是没人知道，其实他的防守也挺有一套的。 But Hamilton's main defensive assignment, usual 20-point scorer Ricky Davis, went scoreless Monday. Hamilton said he tried to deny Davis the ball, and it worked. The Celtic took just eight shots and was scoreless for what he said was the first time in his NBA career, according to the Boston Globe. 尽管Rip并不以防守着称，不过由他负责看管，本季每场可得20分的塞尔提克重炮手Ricky Davis却在礼拜一抱蛋而归。Rip说，他使出了浑身解数，让Ricky拿不到球，以降低他的威 胁性，这方法确实奏效了。根据波士顿地球报的统计资料，Ricky这场比赛8投全数落空。 这可是他进NBA以来第一次抱鸭蛋啊！ It was just one game, keep in mind, but a nice chance to ask a few questions. 你得记住，这只是漫长球季中的其中一场球而已(不能只凭这一场的表现来断定Rip的防守 好不好)，不过这场比赛的确给了我们思考几个问题的机会。 Has Hamilton been underrated as a defender? 我们是不是都低估了Rip的防守能力？ "We're all underrated as defenders on this team," center Ben Wallace said. 「其实我们整队（的防守能力）都被低估了。」班蛙说。 But has Hamilton's D improved considerably in the past few seasons? 但是，Rip的防守是否真的在过去几季以来大有长进？ Yes, Wallace said. And that's partially because Hamilton came to the Pistons with a scorer's mentality, and had to adjust to the physical, grind-it-out atmosphere simply to survive. 「当然有（进步）罗。」班蛙说。这(指Rip在防守上的进步)有一部分必须归因於Rip调整 了以往眼中只有进攻、不负责防守的心态。他不再逃避必须与对手有肢体上的接触、碰撞 的对抗。 "Early in his career, he was never asked to be a defensive player," Wallace said. "He was always asked to go out there and look to score. Now we ask him to go out there and do both. ... It's what we demand of everyone who steps out on that floor." 「他在NBA的前几年，教练们从来就没指望他成为一把防守大锁，」班蛙说。「他的任务一 直都很简单：就是不停地跑位和随时准备持球进攻。而现在我们要他两样都做（除了攻 击之外也要做好防守）…这是我们每个上场的球员都必须要做的事（兼顾进攻与防守）。」 OK. But how much of his success is the product of a system and a lineup of defensively savvy teammates? 好吧。但他之所以能成功（守住对方的後卫），不都是他那些防守功夫精纯的队友所构筑 成的防守系统的功劳吗？ "You can put a system in place," Wallace said, "but you've got to have guys willing to go out and work it. Rip did a great job of going out there and chasing guys off screens, denying guys to get open looks." 「的确，你可以藉着在场上排定一套系统来做好防守，」班蛙说。「但那个系统仍需要有 个人负责、而且愿意紧贴着敌方的後卫，这个任务Rip就做得很好。他在外围努力地追着对 方的後卫跑，让他们没办法获得足以出手的空档。」 Hamilton has a few advantages. Speed is one, obviously. He can stick with nearly anyone in the league and never falls out of position. He can chase through screens. And his size is another: At 6-feet-7, he's long for a shooting guard. Rip在防守时有几项优势，他惊人的速度便是其一。他可以紧紧黏住联盟里任何一个对手， 而对手根本就甩不掉他，他甚至快到可以在对方单档完成之前就抢先穿越他们。他的另一 项优势是：他有6尺7寸高（约201公分），在得分後卫里算是高标准，守起比他矮小的球员 有相当的优势。 Still, as the team's leading scorer and the beneficiary of a large chunk of the offensive play calls, some nights Hamilton takes it easy on defense. With so many smart bigs willing to step out and provide help, Hamilton can afford to do that. 而且，身为一个球队的主攻手，在裁判考虑是否要吹犯规时通常会比较有利，这可以在几 场（必须由Rip防守对方重炮手的）比赛里减低他在防守时的压力。加上队中几个精於防守 的大个子总会适时地伸出援手，让Rip有能力兼顾进攻与防守。 "Sometimes it's natural to take a step back a bit," coach Flip Saunders said." It just depends on the flow of the game. But the one thing he does -- and a lot of our other guys do -- when it comes time to clamp down, he has the ability to do that." 「有时稍退一步（防守）是很正常的反应，」老桑说。「要不要这麽做取决於当时场上的 情势(像是对手外线不准或距离篮框过远)而定。但当情势需要近身防守时，Rip也能做到跟 队上其他人一样的程度。」 SHAKEN: Another positive sign from last week: Hamilton had one of his best games against San Antonio's Bruce Bowen. Hamilton had 22 points and shot 10-of-23 from the field Thursday night. Rip是少数几个在包温面前能有优异表现的人之一。他在礼拜四对上马刺的时候砍进22分 （投23中10）。 In the Finals last season, Bowen limited Hamilton to 16.7 points and 38% shooting. On Christmas, Hamilton had just 11 points and missed 11 of 15 shots. 去年的总冠军赛，Rip被马刺的包温守得只剩下16.7分，命中率只有38％。而去年(12月的) 圣诞大战，Rip也只得了11分，而且15投只中4。 Hamilton seemed to shake Bowen, runner-up for defensive player of the year last season, on curls and runs. 看来现在的Rip已经抓到摆脱包温黏人防守的诀窍了，有了去年年度最佳防守球员班蛙帮他 单挡，他可以用他擅长的迂回跑位躲开包温的追杀。 "We did a good job setting screens," Saunders said, explaining the improvement. "We changed it a little bit on some of his runs. He did more change of pace. He'd change, run, stop, then he took off again. And Chauncey delivered. We set screens a little bit lower to get Rip a little bit more room coming off those screens to try and read." 「我们单挡的效果很不错，」老桑这麽解释Rip在跑位效率上的进步。「我将他原先使用的 跑位方式做了一些调整，改变比较大的是他跑位的速度。他会跑位、急煞、再一次跑位， 而枪蜥则会适时地喂球给他。另外，我们把单挡的位置往低位的方向稍微下移了一些，多挪 出一点空间给Rip，他可以在这一瞬间考虑是否要自己出手，并解读球场上的情势。」 ----------------------- --

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