30Q: Will Hassan Whiteside Contribute at the NBA Level? 30Q：白邊能在NBA層級有立即貢獻嗎？ http://0rz.tw/dfg3u We're asking 30 questions about the Kings' 2010-11 season. Hassan Whiteside has spent his summer toughening up, and you have to believe he thinks he'll deserve playing time come Oct. 27. The problem, of course, is how packed to the brim the new Kings frontcourt has become, and where Whiteside stands in the pecking order. He's a clear fifth behind veteran Samuel Dalembert and Carl Landry and youngsters Jason Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins. And there really are only so many minutes to pass around, especially if the team hopes to be competitive (which will mean relying on the best producers as much as conditions allow). Last year, Whiteside would have been (ahem) manna from Heaven: a defensive-minded center with condor arms and a swooping gait, a kid who legitmately seems to desire work. But the acquisition of Dalembert and pick of Cousins completely overshadows S.W.A.T., to the point where we almost always talk about him in the future tense, not the present. Is that right? Can Whiteside potentially contribute this season, and at the NBA level (not the D-League)? 又到了30問的時間。 白邊花了整個暑假苦練，他認為自己10月27日開季時能在輪替陣容 有一席之地。 當然關鍵就在於球隊新的前場陣容將如何調配，而白邊在其中又能 排到第幾順位。無庸置疑白邊現在是第五順位，排在Sammy、藍錐、 小湯和表弟之後，然而僧多粥少，球隊在新賽季打算全力衝刺戰績 的情況下﹝意味著貢獻最多的球員優先﹞，白邊能分得多少時間並 不樂觀。 如果是去年，白邊會大受重用，他是個一個以防守為重，擁有絕佳 翼展和迅速的補防腳步的中鋒。這孩子渴望能夠貢獻自己的力量， 但換來Sammy和選了表弟把白邊的空間卡死，所以我們談到白邊總是 在描繪他的未來，而非期待他的立即貢獻。 At some point, whether through trade or injury, Whiteside will get an extended look. It might be November, it might be January, it might be April. But he will get a look. It's almost up to chance as to whether that will come sooner or later. When it does, though, we can expect Whiteside will be looking block shots, hit the glass, and finish at the rim. I think he'll have varying levels of success in those categories. He can certainly block shots, but the size and competition level are so different from what he's used to. He wasn't a world-beater on the glass even at Marshall, and his touch at the rim is a huge question mark. Is the defense enough? Will it be good enough for Paul Westphal to be forced to carve out a regular spot, or will Hassan have to wait another year or two to break into the core rotation? This is a question only this season to come can answer. 不過一旦球隊出現交易或有人受傷，白邊就有機會，也許是季初， 也許要等到季中，也有可能會遲至季末，但機會對他而言只是時間 問題，當白邊獲得機會，我們可以期待他的火鍋，他的籃板，他在 籃下的得分能力。我想他在這些項目都能綻放不同程度的光芒。 ﹝他的封蓋能力強，但體型和競爭強度仍有疑慮；而籃板在大學時 也不算出類拔萃；籃下的得分能力也被打上問號。﹞ 至於他的防守夠格嗎？他的防守能在西法的輪替名單上掙得一席之 地嗎？抑或他得等待來年呢？這個問題只能等到開季才能揭曉了。 --

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