Grading Chandler Parsons By Forrest Walker http://0rz.tw/5myfO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chandler Parsons wasn’t Houston’s flashiest player, or Houston’s best player, or even Houston’s most famous player. Parsons wasn’t the primary scorer, or the defensive anchor, or the team’s distributor. Despite all that, Chandler Parsons was something even more important. Chandler Parsons, despite being only a sophomore in the NBA, managed to become the soul of the brand new Houston Rockets. Chandler Parsons并不是火箭队最亮眼或者最出名的球员。 Chandler Parsons并不是火箭队最主要得分点或者防守砥柱，甚至也不是主要的传输者。 但，Chandler Parsons有比这些东西都更重要的特质。 Chandler Parsons不仅仅是NBA的二年级生，更掌握着崭新火箭队的灵魂。 Before bringing up numbers, before rattling off individual plays and rotations, before any of that is what Chandler Parsons means for the Rockets. He’s the only link between the “New Age” Rockets and the team that preceded them (with the exception of Greg Smith, who played only 69 minutes last year). Chandler Parsons arrived at the same time as head coach Kevin McHale, and neither could have succeeded without the other. 先把个人数据和个人表现放一边，把所有Chandler Parsons对於火箭队的意义都先放一边。 他是唯一一个能够与火箭队的新代名词 "新时代" 有连结的球员。 (Greg Smith去年只出赛了69分钟，所以算例外。) Chandler Parson加入火箭队时，恰巧与总教练Kevin McHale的加入几乎同时期。 而他们刚好都需要彼此的帮助，才得以成功。 McHale saw a defensive game-changer in the second round pick out of Florida, dethroning Chase Budinger from his starting position and giving Parsons a chance to shine. The Rockets may have missed the playoffs last season, but Chandler returned the favor to McHale this year in an unexpected and impressive playoff push. Rather than slide into a sophomore slump, Parsons elevated his game and improved his shot, becoming so much more than a decent player on a tiny contract. McHale看见了这名来自佛罗里达，具有能够改变比赛能力的防守型球员。 并将Chase Budinger从先发名单上移除，让Parsons得以获得发光发热的机会。 上个球季，火箭队也许失去了进季後赛的机会， 但Chandler本季用超乎预期的惊人表现， 来回报McHale的恩惠，并帮助球队进入季後赛。 Parsons不但没有陷入二年级生的撞墙期，反而更加进步和改善投射能力。 他变成了一位非常好的球员，尤其在他的迷你型合约比较之下。 Chandler Parsons first became famous for his defense, earning praise from pundits and players alike. After his excellent work on Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant last year, Chandler’s name recognition rose with rare praise from Kobe himself. But this year? Chandler Parsons took on the identity of McHale and Morey’s team, running and gunning all the way to the playoffs. Once he got there, he capped off a season of improvement with an amazing line against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game 4 of the first round: 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists. He made it to the next stage. Chandler Parsons一开始是以他的防守能力获得注意，赢得了专家与其他球员的赞美。 至从他去年对於Kevin Durant和Kobe Bryant杰出的防守。 而他的辨识度因获得Kobe本人的赞美而升高。 那今年呢? Chandler Parsons呈现了McHale和Morey想要球队的样子: 以跑轰杀入季後赛。 当进入季後赛时，他在面对雷霆队第一轮第四场的比赛中， 用表现将本季所有的进步给展示出来: 27Pts + 10Rebs + 8Asts。 他已经把自己提升到另一个层次了。 We know he’s not merely the decent role player he was predicted to be. And we know he’s grown to that next stage. We just aren’t sure what that is. He looks like a future all-star to the hopeful eye, but a more cynical take pegs him as the beneficiary of Harden’s skill. It’s not even clear where he fits in the echelons of Rockets players; is he better than Lin or Ak? How important is he to Houston’s future? All we know is how important he is to Houston’s present. And it’s a lot. 我们都知道他并不仅仅是一个，如曾被大家预测的，只是一个优秀的角色球员而已。 而我们现在知道他已经成长到另一个层次了。只是我们还不确定这个方向是往哪边走。 他对於较乐观的人来说，他有成为未来全明星球员的潜力。 但对於较悲观的人来说，他只是受到Harden能力下的庇荫。 目前还无法真正判断他是否真的适合火箭队的阵型; 他有比Lin或者Ak优秀吗? 而他对於火箭队未来的重要性? 目前我们所能知道的，仅是他对现在的火箭队的重要性。 而，他现在是十分重要的。 The Rockets gained fame for their belief in Shane Battier, famously described as a “No-Stats All-Star. In Chandler Parsons, Houston has found another defensive small forward, another “glue guy” who’s known for his positive influence on locker rooms and win totals. The difference here is that Chandler Parsons has stats, too. He averaged 15.5 points per game on 12.4 shots, 48.6% shooting from the field, 38.5% from deep, 73% from the line, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 turnovers a game. So we know he’s not just a defender. He’s a starting caliber forward. 火箭队因为全心信任Shane Battier，这名非数据型的全明星球员而出名。 (*注: The No-Stats All-Star http://0rz.tw/bk9Tk ) 在Chandler Parsons身上，火箭队又找到另一名可以用如胶似漆来形容的防守型小前锋， 并且被公认是在休息室有正面影响力及引导球队获得胜利的人。 而以上两者之间唯一的差别是 :　要看数据，Chandler Parsons也是有的。 本季场均： 12.4次出手，获得15.5Pts，FG% .486，3PT% .385，FT% .73，5.3Rebs，3.3Asts，1.9Tos 因此，他不仅仅是一个防守型球员，而是一名有先发水准的前锋球员。 The good here is that he improved his shooting and distributing from last year. He was shooting a lackluster 33% from three last year, and he came back with an improved shot that made him a legitimate threat from the arc. He’s an improved ball handler, and he’s shown flashes of creating and distributing. He’s bought into the run and gun system, happily leading fast breaks and not settling for low efficiency looks. It wasn’t clear in November how much of an offensive game Parsons would have. It’s clear now that he can score. 他本季已比上季在投射与传导能力上更进步许多。 上季的他只有3PT% 0.33的平庸投射能力，而本季带着进步的投射能力， 变成一位真正在外围有威胁性的射手。 他也改善了他的运球能力，他的创造机会和传导能力锋芒乍现。 他非常融入跑轰系统，也很乐於带领快攻，且不甘於低效率机会。 在去年11月时，我们并不知道Parsons能在多少场比赛中展现进攻能力。 但，现在我们可以确定他是有得分能力。 The bad comes in two flavors. First is a bland taste of stagnant numbers in his peripherals, with rebounds, steals, blocks and turnovers per 36 minutes staying the same or dropping slightly. His non-scoring stats are integral to Houston’s team, and while it’s good that he’s kept their efficiency up while playing more minutes, that’s far behind the improvement he showed in his offensive stats. Secondly is the relative souring of his acclaimed defense. As the team defense gambled more often and paid the price, so did Parsons follow the pack, allowing trips to the rim and open threes more often. 他有两个缺点: 首先是他的综合数据表现，包含篮板，抄截，火锅和失误...等， 每36分钟来看，不是比去年下滑就是持平。 而除了他的得分以外的数据，对於火箭队的完整性也是一样重要的。 虽然他在上场时间增加後，仍然能在这些数据上保持差不多的效率。 但这方面比他在进攻端的成长来得更微不足道。 其次，他原本受人称赞的防守能力也退步了。 当这支球队变得更时常在防守端上赌博，并且付出代价， 而Parsons并没有出淤泥而不染，也更常让对手轻松上篮或者外线空档出手得分。 Parsons and the Rockets are interlinked in their defensive woes, with a new roster and a new offensive look confusing and disrupting what was already a mediocre defense at best. The silver lining there is that Parsons has shown to be a very capable individual defender, and willing to learn whatever system comes his way. The Rockets may need some more parts to shore up their defenses, but Parsons won’t be dragging the team down. 现在的Parsons和火箭队已经被他们不堪的防守连结在一起， 因为本季全新的阵容及全新的进攻策略，让防守端看似迷惑且分裂， 而这个在联盟中防守排名在中间的能力，了不起只能算是平庸的防守。 而Parsons的单防能力，让这片乌云间有了一线曙光， 并且乐於用自己的方法去接受与学习任何战术系统。 火箭队或许仍需要增强其他部分，来巩固他们的防守端。 但Parsons将不会是扯後腿的那一个。 Among the question marks for Chandler and his game is whether or not he can consistently play at the power forward position. The Rockets have had great success going small generally, and playing Parsons at the 4 specifically. This is a question that will likely grow in import this summer as Houston tries to parley cap space into skilled players. It’s entirely possible that the Rockets might pick up a high level talent at the 1-3 spots, meaning that Parsons at the power forward could become not just a useful option, but a long-term solution. He’s got a big body for his position, but can he become a post defender? Can he learn post offense? Chandler究竟能不能扛起大前锋这个位置，至今仍是个谜。 火箭队时常使用小阵容，也很成功，因此Parsons要特别被摆到4号位。 这个问题或许会在今夏，火箭队把薪资空间用来追求明星球员时变得更重要。 火箭队有很大的可能将1~3号位的能力发展到更高的层次， 这也意味着Parsons打四号可能不再只是个选项,，而是长期的解答。 他拥有在3号位来说算较高大的体型， 但他受否能够变成一个在低位有防守与进攻能力的球员呢? Questions about whether or not there will be questions are abstract in the extreme, but all of this matters when evaluating a player like Chandler Parsons. Not because we know what he will be, but because we have reason to believe he could be so many things. How, then, do we grade him? Do we look at his current play, or his future potential? More to the point, do we simply grade his quality as a player, or does he warrant a curve? He isn’t the best player on the team, but he blew his expectations out of the water. 想像一些可能会发生又有可能不会发生的问题，实在是非常抽象的。 但当用来检视像Chandler Parsons这样的球员时，却又变得很重要。 我们不仅仅只了解到他会成长成什麽样子，并且我们有理由相信就会如此。 那我们到底要用他的现状或者未来的潜力去给他评分呢? 更重要的是，我们是否能单纯地用一个球员的能力去评分， 或者断定他是否能如预期般成长呢? 他或许并不是这个球队最好的球员，但他让大家有非常高的期望。 Unlike James Harden, who has earned his place in the cold light of superstardom, Parsons makes no sense in a vacuum. He plays within the context of his team, shooting, assisting, rebounding and defending as the Rockets require. He puts back misses, spots up for threes and drives when there’s a gap. He moves without the ball and works to wriggle into the gaps. We don’t know if he could be a star one day, but he isn’t today. In terms of his team contribution, ability at his role and meeting expectations, the decision is clear. He’s invaluable to the Rockets as a team and as a franchise, and that deserves a gold star. He might get a B- in the league. But for Houston? 总结: 与James Harden不同，因Harden是以超级明星的水平当标准来建立他的地位。 这点对於Parsons来说没有意义。 Parsons的各项表现，不论在於得分，助攻，篮板与防守都是依球队所需而作的。 他能够补篮，三分定点投射和切入对方防守间的缝隙。 他能够无球跑动，并且致力於设法钻进对方的防守漏洞中。 我们不知道他是否有一天能够变成一个明星，但至少他现在还不是。 根据他对於团队的贡献，他扮演好自身角色的能力，让我们能够清楚地期待他的未来。 目前的他对於整体火箭队或者球团都是无价之宝，甚至值得颁一个金星奖给他。 他或许在联盟之中是个B-的球员， 但，对於火箭队而言呢? Grade: A- 延伸阅读: Player Report Cards: Chandler Parsons A+ http://0rz.tw/2pyz3 -- ★Thanks for the ride, Houston Rockets 12-13★ --

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