Grading Omer Asik By michael pina http://0rz.tw/Y1oyZ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does an underrated NBA player look like? Before we answer that question, let’s first define what underrated means. According to the dictionary widget on my laptop, it’s to “underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something).” 一个被低估的NBA球员到底看起来像什麽样子呢? 在我们回答这个问题之前，首先先搞懂"低估"这个形容词的意思吧。 根据我的电脑上的翻译小工具显示，代表对某人事物的"程度"，"价值"，"重要性"等， 作出估计不足的判断。 Related to NBA players, it’s watching someone play and not realizing how good he is. It’s rarely bringing their name up in conversation when other, equally/lesser productive players, are dancing on our tongues and endlessly touring NBA Twitter. 把这个形容词与NBA球员做连结，就像看一个球员在场上打球，但并未了解到他有多棒。 这些被低估的球员们鲜少会被人们所谈到， 当那些被预期表现和真实表现相等(或更差)的球员们， 在NBA的推特上被大家的话题所围绕着。 How does one even become underrated? What’s the evaluation process look like, and what are some similar characteristics most underrated players share? Here are a few rules: 一个球员如何被低估的呢? 而检视的过程又是什麽呢? 那有哪些相似的特质是这些球员所共同拥有的呢? 以下有几个浅规则: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) They can’t be too flashy. 他们总是低调 Underrated players don’t have people compiling highlight reels of their best plays, publishing them on Youtube, then feverishly e-mailing them to old college friends as a way to stay in touch. 被低估的球员们，没有一群粉丝会帮他们在Youtube上面制作精美的高光特辑。 而这些粉丝们会将这些高光特辑透过E-Mail疯狂转寄给老同学们，当作社交方式。 They don’t wow you with athleticism or ever “look” like the best player on the court. They plod instead of gallop, and are overlooked more than noticed. 他们的运动能力并不会让你感到吃惊，或者在球场上不会让你感觉到他是最佳的球员。 他们埋头苦干，而不是汲汲营营，而他们总是在人们的观察下被忽略。 They don’t nutmeg opponents or throw down vicious alley-oops. They play basketball in a fundamentally productive way, hardly ever take risks, and rarely make noticeable mistakes. 他们不会把对手如肉豆蔻般辗过，或者猛力地空中接力暴扣。 他们紮紮实实的打篮球，鲜少会有冒险的举动或者另人印象深刻的失误。 2) They contribute much more away from the ball than with it. 他们非持球的贡献比持球时还更多 Your typical NBA fan has yet to properly balance the value a basketball player holds on both sides of the court. This isn’t anyone’s fault, as a proper defensive rotation will always be harder to notice than someone shooting a ball into a hoop. But both are of humongous importance. 一般典型NBA球迷还不会平等看待一个篮球员在攻守两端的价值。 这不是任何人的错，因为正确的防守轮转移位总是比把球投进篮框难查觉。 但进攻与防守都是一样重要的。 Offense will always be the more popular half because it’s at the center of everything. Defense is played to get to offense. But offense is not played to get to defense—it’s played for scoring. Both teams desperately want the ball, but only one can hold it at a time. 进攻永远是篮球较受欢迎的那一半，因为它是球场上的焦点。 防守的目的是影响进攻，但进攻的目的不是影响防守 - 而是得分。 两支交手的球队都渴望球能在自己手上，但球一次只会在一个球队手上。 Players who’re eventually commended with the “underrated” label do things that go unnoticed. They might possess a deadly stroke from 15-feet that prevents defenses from leaving them open during a pick-and-roll. Or maybe they set the best screens, find open space like a slot receiver, or obliterate opponents with one of the most technically sound box out techniques ever seen. 一个球员最终会被贴上"低估"的标签，是因为他们都作容易被忽略的事。 他们可能在中距离有致命的准度，让对方在防守挡切时不敢放空档给他们。 或他们能帮队友做最棒的掩护，能像美式足球四分卫找到接球员般地找到有空档的队友。 或用最扎实的卡位技巧把对手排除在禁区之外。 3) They don’t play in a large market or for a playoff team 他们不会在有大市场或有季後赛实力的队伍打球 This one is self-explanatory, even at the superstar level. Carmelo Anthony receives more attention in New York than he did in Denver. Chris Paul receives more attention in Los Angeles than he did in New Orleans. Deron Williams receives more attention in Brooklyn than he did in Utah. Kevin Garnett receives more attention in Boston than he did in Minnesota. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have never received enough attention. Marc Gasol wasn’t an All-Star this season despite the fact he’ll probably end up first-team All-NBA. 这点即使用作超级球星身上，也是不解自明的。 Carmelo Anthony在纽约尼克队，比他在丹佛金块队得到更多注目。 Chris Paul在洛杉矶快艇队，比他在纽奥良黄蜂队得到更多注目。 Deron Williams在布鲁克林篮网队，比他在犹他爵士队得到更多注目。 Kevin Garnett在波士顿赛尔提克队，比他在明尼苏达灰狼队得到更多注目。 Tim Duncan和Tony Parker则同在圣安东尼奥马刺队，也同样不曾受到够多的注目。 Marc Gasol在曼菲斯灰熊队，本季甚至连全明星都不是， 即使本季他有机会进入全NBA防守第一队。(*注:事实上进了第二队，还有获得DOY。) It trickles down from the superstar level to everyone else. If Tristan Thompson played for the Lakers or Knicks last year his development would be a real storyline. 这个道理可以用在超级球星到每一个球员，比比皆是。 如果去年Tristan Thompson是在湖人队或者尼克队打球， 那他的成长并定会成为一个头条故事。 4) They don’t make enough money. 他们赚得不够多 Every move Chandler Parsons makes in a positive developmental direction is exponentially more uplifting because of how much money he makes. If he were making $10 million per year, his flaws (ie off-ball defensive breakdowns) would be magnified. Instead, they’re forgiven. 每一个Chandler Parsons所做的积极且正面的进步方向， 都将因为他的现有合约所致，让人感觉是超值的。。 如果他的合约是$USD 10M/Y，那他的缺点(如:面对无持球者的防守)将会被放大检视。 而实际上，这些缺点都被原谅了。 Money and contracts matter, now more so than ever before with the league’s institution of an increasingly harsh luxury tax. Players who take up more cap space than they’re worth will perform under a dark cloud until either they improve enough to balance things out, their contract runs out, or they’re traded. 金钱与合约的问题，现在将因庞大豪华奢侈税的新制度，而比以前更受到重视。 当球员们在场上表现与所得薪资不符时，他们的头顶会有一朵乌云紧跟着。 除非他们持续进步，达到价值平衡，或者等他们的合约到期， 又甚至球队将他们交易出去。 OK. So, now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s look at Omer Asik, one of the NBA’s most underrated players. All he did this year was grab more rebounds than anybody else, play 30 consistent minutes a night without missing a single game all year (he’s yet to miss a game in his career!), and become the second most important player on one of the youngest playoff teams in NBA history. That’s all. 好的，那我们现在已经很清楚被低估的球员是什麽样子了。 让我们来检视O.Asik，这名在NBA联盟最被低估的球员之一。 本季他所抓的篮板数，名列全联盟之冠，并且紮紮实实的用场均30分钟的时间打满整季。 (*注:至今他的NBA生涯，还未缺赛过。) 他成为了NBA历史上最年轻的球队中，第二重要的球员。 仅只如此。 Asik’s resume fits perfectly under three of the four qualifications I’ve listed for being an underrated player. The only one that doesn’t quite fit is the third. (Asik plays in Houston, which isn’t a small market by any means, and he’s yet to miss the postseason since entering the league in 2010.) Asik的经历，非常适用上述所谈到四项被低估球员的浅规则中的三项。 只有第三点并不是适用，因为在休士顿，火箭并不是所谓的小市场球队。 而且至从他2010年加入NBA联盟以来，他每一季都未曾在季後赛缺席。 His impact on the defensive end has been better than even Daryl Morey could’ve expected, with Asik already establishing himself as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in his first season playing starter’s minutes. 他在防守端的影响力，已经超乎Daryl Morey原先的期待。 因为Asik在第一次完整先发赛季的表现，就像他能够成为最佳防守球员的候选人之一。 (*注:实际上他没有得到半张DOY的票。) Houston allowed 107.0 points per 100 possessions when Asik sat and 101.3 points per 100 possessions when he played this season, a 5.7 point differential that stands as the difference between the league’s 28th ranked defense and its 10th. Decent. 本季火箭队，在有Asik在场上时，每一百回合让对手取得的平均得分:101.3。 没有Asik在场上时，每一百回合让对手取得的平均得分:107.0。 而5.7分刚好是联盟防守第10名跟第28名的差距。 棒极了。 In the first round against Oklahoma City, the Thunder scored a mind-numbing 1.27 points per possession when Asik took a seat, and 1.016 with him on the floor. In other words, Houston’s defense is a consistent force when Asik is on the court (even against an offense possessing the world’s second best player), and a weeping mess when he’s not. 在火箭队季後赛第一轮面对雷霆队的系列赛。 没有Asik在场上，雷霆队的PPP = 1.016 而有Asik在场上，雷霆队的PPP = 1.270 换句话说，即便雷霆有世界上第二好的球员。 火箭有Asik在场上时的防守是坚固的，但Asik不在场上时的防守就是一团乱。 Asik protects the rim, snuffs out ball-handlers looking to turn the corner on pick-and-rolls, and turns into a water buffalo when opposing centers try to post him up. Asik保护着篮框，阻断对方打P&R时的持球者，并注意任何可能的改变。 而当对方的中锋想低位单打时，他就如同一头水牛般难以推动。 He has two years left on his deal at roughly $8.3 million per. That contract is awesome for the Rockets, but Asik should be making at least $2 million more per season. It’s undervalued given the market price for NBA tall people, even though most of them signed their deals way before Asik. 他还有两年合约才会到期，到期前领平均年薪$8.3M。 这个合约对火箭队来说帮助很大，但是Asik应该至少要领10M年新。 以他现有的薪水放眼全NBA长人中也是相对太便宜的， 即使大部分的长人都在Asik之前就签约了。 Brook Lopez is due $14.7 million next season, Joakim Noah is due $11.1 million, JaVale McGee is making $34 million over the next three seasons, Andrew Bogut is making $14 million next year, DeAndre Jordan is making $22.4 million over the next two years, Tyson Chandler is making $14.1 million next season, and Kendrick Perkins is making roughly $18.5 million over the next two. Brook Lopez下季薪资 = $14.7M，Joakim Noah下季薪资 = $11.1M， JaVale McGee下三季薪资总和 = $34M，而Andrew Bogut下季薪资 = $14M， DeAndre Jordan下两季薪资总和 = $22.4M，Tyson Chandler下季薪资 = $14.1M， Kendrick Perkins下两季薪资总和 = $18.5M。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To recap, Asik is making less money per game than them all, giving night to night consistency with premium value. He’ll be 27 next season, is still improving offensively—in the post, from the free-throw line, and as a passer after rolling from a windpipe crushing screen—and holds incredible trade value throughout the league thanks to his crucial skill set and below-market contract. 总结，Asik的场均薪资都比上述几位少，并在每一场比赛稳定贡献优异的价值。 他下季就会满27岁，而他依然在进攻端上有所成长: 不论低位技术，罚球，P&R後的高空传球，还有他惊人的交易价值。 我们要感谢他重要的能力与低於市场行情的合约。 Here’s to an underrated player who won’t be underrated by this time next year 他是一名在今年被大家低估以後，明年无法再被低估的球员。 Grade: B+ 延伸阅读: Player Report Cards: Omer Asik http://0rz.tw/M0nWv B+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ★Thanks for the ride, Houston Rockets 12-13★ --

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