[外電] Coach Kerr的"左腦"
前幾天就看到這篇外電，怕太早翻會被說是舒服文。
現在翻就不會有任何問題了才是。
翻譯若有錯，請不吝指正。
來源: The New York Times
網址: https://tinyurl.com/ya9hhr8r
The Left Side of Steve Kerr’s Brain
Coach Kerr的"左腦"
CLEVELAND — The Golden State Warriors are exploring potential pathways to
improvement for next season, but they reject the notion this makes them
greedy — even with a 3-0 series lead in the N.B.A. finals. The team’s
resident shot doctor, Bruce Fraser, prefers to describe it as intellectual
curiosity.
金州勇士依然在找可能的方式讓他們的下一季更好，但是他們不認為這樣會讓他們看起來
太過貪心--即使現在是3-0在總冠軍賽領先(原文發出時)。球隊的投球"醫師"，Bruce
Fraser比較喜歡說這是一種「求知慾」。
Working daily with the sharpshooting duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson
does not stop Fraser from wondering: What is the optimum ball trajectory for
a long-range shooter?
即使是每天跟兩個超強射手Stephen Curry跟Klay Thompson一起工作，Fraser仍然會想：
怎樣是對遠距射手來說是最好的投射路徑呢？
Fraser wants to know: Could Curry and Thompson, widely regarded as the most
lethal backcourt shooting tandem in the game’s history, actually get better
in this area?
Fraser想知道：已經是被大家認為是兩個聯盟後場最致命的射手，到底還能不能讓這對浪
花兄弟更好呢？
What Fraser does know is where to direct these questions.
至少Fraser知道他要去哪問這些問題。
“I needed a physics answer,” Fraser said. “So I had to go to Sammy.”
「我需要物理學上的解答，」Fraser說。「所以我得去找Sammy。」
Fraser knew Sammy Gelfand, Golden State’s manager of analytics, hailed from
a family of physicists. Gelfand’s father, Norman, is a former University of
Chicago physics professor who also worked as a scientist for nearly 30 years
for Fermilab in Batavia, Ill., specializing in high-energy particle physics.
Gelfand’s older brother Joseph, meanwhile, is an associate professor of
physics at New York University Abu Dhabi, with an emphasis on astrophysics.
Sammy Gelfand，勇士的分析部門經理，出身於一個物理學家庭。他的爸爸是前芝加哥大學
的物理學教授，在費米實驗室工作了近30年，專長在高能粒子物理；他的哥哥則是紐約大
學阿布達比校區的物理學副教授，專長在太空物理。
“He wanted me to look at it from a more theoretical standpoint,” Sammy
Gelfand said of Fraser. “I’ve been working with my dad on it.”
「Fraser希望我可以從比較理論的觀點來看這個問題，」Sammy說。「所以我就跟我爸一起
研究這個問題了。」
The depths of that analysis of the Splash Brothers’ shots will be more of a
summer emphasis for Gelfand. He shoulders an array of more pressing duties
for the Warriors, built around the pre- and postgame statistical reports that
have been vital daily tools for Steve Kerr and the rest of the Golden State
coaching staff since Kerr’s arrival in May 2014.
關於浪花兄弟的投射或許要等到今年夏天Sammy Gelfand才會做更深入的分析，他現在有更
重要的任務，就是把賽前跟賽後分析數據準備好，那是在2014年Coach Kerr來到勇士之
後，Kerr跟教練團非常重要的武器。
Gelfand, lower right, gave an injured Stephen Curry a lesson in analytics
when he sat next to him in April.
圖: Gelfand(最右)在今年四月Curry受傷時在場邊跟Curry講分析的事情。
https://imgur.com/L9Q8OkZ.jpg
The Warriors’ coaches lean on him for his in-game video skills and
statistical support to such a degree that Gelfand occupies a seat behind
their bench during home games and whenever he travels with the team. Although
this is the N.B.A.’s analytics age, Gelfand’s vantage point is an extreme
rarity.
勇士的教練團非常依賴Gelfand，他的賽中錄影跟統計分析，依賴到Gelfand在主場板凳區
後面有他的座位，若是他有隨隊到客場，他也有座位在球員板凳區後面。雖然現在是分析
掛帥的時代，但是Gelfand在勇士球隊的地位是極為罕見的。
On top of that, Gelfand has a regular on-court presence, which is also
unusual for an “analytics guy.” He is the go-to rebounder for the reserve
guard Shaun Livingston, who bonded with Gelfand almost immediately through
their shared Illinois roots and who will not trust anyone else with that job
after practices and shoot-arounds — despite Gelfand’s self-professed
proclivity for “getting my glasses knocked off” in practice settings.
除此之外，Gelfand也會定時出現在球場上，這對搞分析的人來說是很少見的。他是替補後
衛Shaun Livingston專屬撿籃板手，Livingston跟Gelfand都出身伊利諾州，在經過幾次練
習之後Livingston就只放心讓Gelfand來做這份工作，雖然Gelfand常常會在練習的時候常
常打掉他自己的眼鏡。
“He’s like the little brother of the team,” Livingston said.
「他就像是球隊上的小弟弟一樣，」Livingston說。
Gelfand, 31, is the youngest of three siblings, and still struggles to
comprehend how he landed beside Livingston — a star in Peoria, Ill., while
both were in high school — with a franchise that sits just one win away from
its third N.B.A. championship in four years. Part of that disbelief, he
admitted, stems from being raised in what he described as “the most
unathletic family in the world.”
Gelfand，31歲，是家裡最小的一個，仍然還在了解他怎麼會跟Livingston搭上線--
Livingston，出身伊利諾州的Peoria的明星球員，他跟Gelfand都在那邊上高中--球隊只要
再一勝就可以奪下四年來的第三冠，Gelfand還是很難相信，他自己也承認，他是從一個最
不具體育細胞的家庭長大的。
But he was hooked on sports from a young age and entranced by the Chicago
Bulls’ dynasty. “The Jordan, Pippen and Kerr Bulls,” Gelfand said,
understandably paying a higher tribute to Kerr’s role in Chicago’s success
than most would.
不過，在Gelfand年輕的時候，他還是因為那時的公牛王朝而迷上了體育。「有著Jordan，
Pippen跟Kerr的公牛，」Gelfand說，比起其他人對Kerr的評價，他認為Kerr對那時公牛
王朝有更高的貢獻。
He was an annual science fair participant in his youth, but his time at
George Washington University sparked the gumption Gelfand needed to scrap
plans to go into political analytics and “go all-in” on his dreams. An
internship with the sports agency Octagon while he was in graduate school at
Georgetown was his entree to the N.B.A. But he quickly soured on that side of
the business when Octagon lost its bid to represent the future N.B.A.
All-Star Gordon Hayward to Priority Sports.
Gelfand在年輕的時候有參加過科展，但是當他在喬治華盛頓大學的時候，他決定要放棄他
要進入政治分析的計畫，而全力開始追逐他的夢想。他在喬治城念研究所的時候，拿到了
運動經紀Octagon的實習機會，成為他進入NBA這個領域的敲門磚，不過這份工作很快就喪
失了樂趣，因為Octagon那次沒爭取到星海哥Gordon Hayward的合約，輸給了Priority
Sport。
“That just killed me,” Gelfand said. “I realized then that I loved sports,
but I loved the game. I wanted to work for a team.”
「那真的讓我心碎，」Geldand說。「但是我後來了解到，我喜歡體育，但是我也愛比賽。
我想要為一個球隊工作。」
The silver lining at Octagon: Gelfand made basketball connections and
persuaded the former N.B.A. head coach Eric Musselman to hire him as an
unpaid intern in 2010-11 for the Musselman-coached Reno Bighorns in the N.B.A.
’s official minor league. The Bighorns were the shared affiliate of the
Warriors and the Sacramento Kings, enabling Gelfand to bond with the Golden
State assistant general manager Kirk Lacob. Lacob was making frequent trips
to Reno to monitor the progress of Jeremy Lin, who was a rookie.
在Octagon的不愉快卻也幫到了Gelfand：他在籃球界裡有了人脈，在2010-2011，他說服了
前NBA教練Eric Musselman聘他做NBA小聯盟Musselman執教的Reno Bighorns做無薪實習
生。Bighorns是那時勇士跟國王的小聯盟球隊，所以讓Gelfand跟勇士的助理GM Kiik
Lacob搭上線；Lacob那時常常飛到Reno去看當時還是菜鳥的林書豪。
Lacob hired Gelfand to be his “eyes and ears” with the Dakota Wizards, who
then relocated to Santa Cruz, Calif., after the Warriors purchased the
franchise based in Bismarck, N.D. With Gelfand entering his third season in
the development league, Lacob gave him a choice: Join the big-league Warriors
as an intern in their video room or stay with the minor league team as a
full-time (and modestly paid) director of player personnel. Gelfand opted for
the latter and immediately feared he would be “stuck in the D-League for my
whole life.”
後來，勇士買下了原本在北達科塔州的Dakota Wizard，搬到加州的Santa Cruz，Lacob聘
了Gelfand，希望他成為他的眼線。在發展聯盟三年後，Lacob給Gelfand一個選擇：加入勇
士隊，在他們的影音部門做實習生，或者是在次級聯盟做全職的球員管理負責人。Gelfand
選擇了後者，但是他很快就怕他從此就會在次級聯盟終老一生。
He wasn’t.
他沒有。
Lacob, one of two sons of the majority owner, Joe Lacob, who works for the
Warriors, was a full-fledged Gelfand fan by that point and brought him in to
bolster the club’s analytics department entering the 2013-14 season.
Kirk是勇士老闆Joe Lacob的兒子，他是Gelfand的粉絲，在2013-2014球季，決定把
Gelfand帶進他們的分析部門。
Gelfand got some prime TV time when the superstar Curry, recovering from a
sprained knee, insisted on sitting beside him during multiple first-round
playoff games. But his claim to fame during Golden State’s four-season run
of roaring success might be his role in helping the Warriors establish 300
passes as their nightly team goal.
當Curry本季因為扭傷膝蓋休戰，他堅持要坐在Curry旁邊看了好幾場第一輪的季後賽。他
聲稱勇士這四年來的成功，或許跟他幫忙達到勇士每晚設定的目標--300次傳球--有關。
Golden State was last in the N.B.A. in passes per game, stuck in the 240s,
when Kerr succeeded Mark Jackson after a first-round playoff exit to the Los
Angeles Clippers in 2014. Kerr turned to Gelfand to help establish a new
benchmark — 300 — which has evolved into the team’s magic number and a
symbol of its culture.
2014年季後賽第一輪輸給快艇後，Kerr接下Mark Jackson的位置。勇士那年在NBA30支球隊
裡，每場傳球排名是最後一位，240次/場。Kerr去找Gelfand幫忙，設定了300這個神秘數
字，這也成為後來勇士的球風象徵。
Kerr, a former TV analyst, had watched his share of series between San
Antonio and Oklahoma City. “It was such a contrast in styles,” Kerr said. “
I knew I wanted more ball movement — I wanted to play like the Spurs — but
in those days we didn’t have access to those numbers. We didn’t have a
Sammy.”
Kerr之前也是電視球評分析，看著馬刺跟雷霆的比賽。「那是截然不同的球風，」Kerr
說。「我知道我想要更多球的流動--我想打的跟馬刺一樣--但是在那時候我們不懂的怎麼
看數據；我們那時候沒有Sammy。」
Referring to his old TNT broadcast partner Marv Albert, Kerr said: “At the
time, I think you would have had to have someone count the number of passes
by watching the tape — and Marv was unwilling to do that.”
Kerr說到那時他在TNT做球評的搭檔Marv Albert：「在那時候，或許得要聘個人在那邊看
著錄影帶一個一個數傳球才辦得到--而Marv不會願意的。」
Gelfand was always willing, but he admitted his basketball knowledge lacked
the requisite sophistication in his early stops.
Gelfand總是願意去做，不過他也承認剛開始他在籃球方面的知識並不是太聰明。
Through study, patient tutoring from coaches such as Musselman and Clay
Moser, and the steady improvement in the quality of data available to teams
in the development league, Gelfand improved. He learned the art of marrying
game film to his statistical findings to increase the likelihood of interest
from coaches and, in his current behind-the-bench role, maintains constant
contact with the video room during games. Gelfand also benefited greatly from
the placement of SportVU cameras in N.B.A. arenas to track player movement
like never before.
經過了學習，像是從Coach Musselman及Coach Clay Moser學，在資料上的品質有顯著的進
步，可以讓發展聯盟的球隊參考。進而，他把影片跟他的統計分析結合，讓教練們更有興
趣了解，也讓他可以坐在球隊板凳席後，不間斷的與球隊的影音室在比賽間保持聯絡。
Gelfand更利用在NBA球場所裝的SportVU鏡頭追蹤每個球員在球場上的跑動，這是以前辦不
到的。
In these N.B.A. finals, Gelfand spends two hours after every game assembling
a report that leads off with a variety of passing numbers and proceeds into
more specific breakdowns, such as how the Warriors fared in post-up
situations. He reviews plays after timeouts, two- and five-man lineup
combinations and plus/minus numbers, and evaluates the team’s defense and
rebounding. He will also tack on any personal observations gleaned from
assembling those numbers.
到總決賽，Gelfand每次比賽後要花兩個小時把報告整理出來，包括一些傳球數字或是一些
更進一步的數據，像是勇士球員在低位時的表現等。他會去看勇士在暫停後，兩人組合或
是五人組合以及他們的正負值，評估球隊的防守以及籃板。他也會把一些他個人從數據上
的觀察彙整出來。
Not just another guy in a cubicle, Gelfand enjoys being on the court and
rebounding for the Warriors.
圖:Gelfand從辦公室到球場，替勇士球員撿籃板球
https://imgur.com/mUXOuGa.jpg
He then fields a stream of individual requests from Kerr and his assistants
leading up to the next tipoff, while compiling a preview report that
highlights opponents’ tendencies and lineup combinations for both teams.
Kerr has been known to seek out Gelfand in the final hour before tipoff in
search of one more easily digestible statistic to help slam home his pregame
messaging.
他會收集，從Kerr到Kerr的助理們的要求直到下次比賽前，做好列出對手的傾向，兩邊的
上陣組合等的預先報告。Kerr知道要在比賽前一個小時去找Gelfand拿報告，拿到更好懂
的數據，好讓他可以收集好他的賽前資訊。
The top line on Gelfand’s most recent reports, for the record, showed 284
passes in Golden State’s Game 1 overtime victory over the Cavaliers (2.8
passes per possession), 288 in Game 2 (up to 3.0 passes per possession) and
just 269 in Game 3 (2.8 passes per possession). The Warriors are 8-0 this
postseason when they crack the 300 threshold — and they have also managed to
win five consecutive sub-300 games after starting 3-5 this postseason when
held below that figure.
Gelfand最近幾份報告的第一行顯示，勇士在延長賽獲勝的Game 1是傳了284次球 (2.8次
/possession)，Game 2是288次(3.0/possession)，Game 3只有269次(2.8/possession)。
在正規賽季，當勇士傳球超過300次，戰績是8-0。在季後賽，傳球數目不到那個數目時，
戰績是3-5，而後來傳球數增加後，他們贏了五場，傳球都接近300次。
But Gelfand is the first to admit he hasn’t “figured out some secret sauce
” that is transferable or universal.
但是Gelfand也率先承認他並不是找到大家都可以拿來用的密訣。
“The personality and makeup of each team is so different that everything you
do really has to be tailored to your team,” Gelfand said.
「每個人的個性都不一樣，組成的球隊也會不同，所以你得要為不同的球隊量身定做，」
Gelfand說。
The difference in Golden State, then, isn’t necessarily the data, which most
teams strive to keep secret. It’s the level of reliance on Gelfand, as well
as the level of inclusion.
勇士隊不同的是，他們不僅僅只是靠數據，大部分球隊會保密這部分。不同的是勇士隊對
Gelfand不僅依賴Gelfand，而且是把他當作球隊一份子。
Lacob acknowledged that Gelfand was now as much a part of the Golden State
coaching staff as the front office, which defies the leaguewide norm and may
be illustrated best by his relationship with Livingston.
Lacob把Gelfand是為勇士教練團的一部分，也是制服組的成員，這跟聯盟其他隊很不一
樣，這也可從Gelfand跟Livingston的關係看得出來。
“At the end of the day, I’m 5-9 — O.K., 5-6,” Gelfand said. “But l love
rebounding. It’s probably the G-League guy in me — because I had to be on
the court there — but I think it helps show that you’re not just a guy on
the balcony with a computer looking over them.
「到頭來，我有5呎9吋--好啦，只有5呎6吋，」Gelfand說。「但是我喜歡撿籃板球，我
身體裡面住著個發展聯盟球員的靈魂--因為我得要在場上--但我認為那可以表現出我不是
只是個坐在看台上盯著電腦的人。」
“But I guarantee you there are people in my position with other teams that
would love to do that who aren’t allowed to do that.”
「但是我可以跟你保證有很多其他隊伍裡面跟我一樣位置的人很想這樣做，但是卻不被允
許。」
Curry said: “He’s the ultimate hustler — in the right sense of the word. He
’s just happy to be here.”
但是Curry說，「他是很努力的那種人--在正確的那方面。他只是喜歡來球場啦!」
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推
06/11 15:19,
6年前
, 37F
06/11 15:19, 37F
推
06/11 16:41,
6年前
, 38F
06/11 16:41, 38F
推
06/11 16:46,
6年前
, 39F
06/11 16:46, 39F
推
06/11 17:49,
6年前
, 40F
06/11 17:49, 40F
推
06/11 17:53,
6年前
, 41F
06/11 17:53, 41F
→
06/11 17:56,
6年前
, 42F
06/11 17:56, 42F
推
06/11 18:00,
6年前
, 43F
06/11 18:00, 43F
推
06/11 18:06,
6年前
, 44F
06/11 18:06, 44F
推
06/11 18:47,
6年前
, 45F
06/11 18:47, 45F
→
06/11 18:49,
6年前
, 46F
06/11 18:49, 46F
推
06/11 18:52,
6年前
, 47F
06/11 18:52, 47F
推
06/11 19:05,
6年前
, 48F
06/11 19:05, 48F
推
06/11 19:47,
6年前
, 49F
06/11 19:47, 49F
推
06/11 20:19,
6年前
, 50F
06/11 20:19, 50F
→
06/11 21:12,
6年前
, 51F
06/11 21:12, 51F
推
06/11 22:03,
6年前
, 52F
06/11 22:03, 52F
推
06/12 12:11,
6年前
, 53F
06/12 12:11, 53F
推
06/12 12:57,
6年前
, 54F
06/12 12:57, 54F