[外電] Rudy Gobert frustrated by Timberwolves’defensive lapse
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Rudy Gobert is one of the voices in the Timberwolves locker room
who often gives sobering analysis after losses of what the team
needs to do to get better. He will often speak of the team needing
to build championship habits, to play smart basketball,
especially on defense.
Rudy Gobert 常在輸球後，在休息室內給出冷靜且清醒的分析。他經常強調
球隊必須建立「冠軍習慣」，並打出聰明的籃球，尤其是在防守端。
But there was an edge to Gobert’s comments after the Wolves’
119-115 home loss to the Pelicans on Friday, Feb. 6, that usually
isn’t there, an edge that reflected growing frustration in the
locker room around how the Wolves play on nights like these. After
being up 18 points in the third quarter, the Wolves relaxed,
played with little effort — especially on defense — and gave up
the game to one of the worst teams in the league.
但在主場輸給鵜鶘隊後，Gobert 的言論多了一種以往罕見的銳氣，顯現出休
息室內對球隊表現日益增長的挫折感。在第三節一度領先 18 分的情況下，
灰狼隊卻鬆懈下來，防守毫無鬥志，將勝利拱手讓給了聯盟墊底的隊伍之一 。
They again made Zion Williamson look like an All-NBA player when
he faces the Wolves (29 points on 11-for-13 shooting). As Wolves
coach Chris Finch said, it was in the scouting report to take away
Williamson’s runway to the hoop. They didn’t do that. They
allowed New Orleans’ Saddiq Bey to score 30 points and let Trey
Murphy III (26 points) get several open looks from three-point
range. It showed the cracks that come in the Wolves’ energy level
and execution on defense.
他們再次讓 Zion Williamson 在對陣灰狼隊時看起來像個年度第一隊的球星
。誠如總教練 Chris Finch 所言，球探報告早已註明要封堵 Williamson 衝
擊籃框的起跑線，但他們卻沒確實執行。此外，讓 Saddiq Bey 砍下 30 分
，並給了 Trey Murphy III 多次空檔三分的機會。這暴露出團隊在防守積極
度與執行力上的裂痕。
And Gobert, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year,
sounded as frustrated as he has ever been in his Wolves tenure. “
Just no effort. We’ve seen that many, many times this year, last
few years, since I’ve been here,” he said. “We always know it’
s coming. When it comes there’s no sense of urgency, no
accountability. So I think at some point, if the players don’t
have accountability, someone has to have accountability for the
players.”
這位四屆聯盟年度最佳防守球員展現了加入球隊以來最深沉的沮喪。「就是
沒盡力。自從我來到這裡，這幾年乃至今年見過太多次了。」他明白說道。
「我們明知道這種狀況會發生，但發生時卻毫無危機意識，也沒人負責。所
以我想，如果球員無法自我檢討，那必須有人來監督並追究球員的責任。」
This led to a discussion with Gobert about that accountability.
Should it come from the players themselves? From the coaches to
the players? Gobert said that perhaps Finch should start benching
players who aren’t showing that effort on the defensive end of
the floor, regardless of their stature on the team or how many
minutes they are accustomed to playing.
這引發了關於「責任歸屬」的討論。應該來自球員自覺，還是教練對球員的
要求？Gobert 認為，或許教練該開始處罰那些防守不力的球員，讓他們坐板
凳，無論該球員在隊內的地位如何、或是習慣上場多久。
“It should start with ourselves, but it seems like we don’t have
that, so I think at some point from the coaches, yeah,” Gobert
said. “It’s not an easy position for a coach to take guys out of
the game. It’s not something that you want to do, but I think if
the players don’t show any effort, at some point, no matter how
talented we are as a team, if you don’t have that, you just can’t
be a winning team.”
「這本該從自律開始，但看來我們做不到，所以我想教練確實該介入。」
Gobert 說道。「對教練來說，把人換下場並非易事，也不想這麼做，但如果
球員展現不出鬥志，無論球隊多有天賦，我們終究無法成為贏家。」
Nobody should be spared from hitting the bench, Gobert said. Not
himself, not anyone else regardless of stature on the team. As for
who Gobert may be referring to? He didn’t name names, but it’s
not hard to parse that he was including Anthony Edwards and Julius
Randle in his critiques.
Gobert 強調，沒有人應該享有「免坐板凳」的特權，包括他自己在內，隊內
任何大牌球星都不例外。雖然他沒有指名道姓，但外界不難推測，他的批評
對象包含了 Anthony Edwards 與 Julius Randle。
“It starts with me. If I’m not showing effort, bench me. Take me
out of the game. Everybody else will follow. Our best players,
leaders, if we don’t show any effort, it doesn’t matter if you
score 50, we’re not going to win,” Gobert said. “At some point,
if we’re not mature enough to have that accountability
ourselves, that might be a solution. And I guarantee you that when
we come back onto the court, we’ll show effort.”
「這要從我做起。如果我不努力，就讓我坐板凳，把我換下場，其他人自然
會跟進。身為球隊的主力與領導者，如果我們不努力，就算你得 50 分也贏
不了球。」Gobert 說，「如果我們還不夠成熟到能自我約束，這或許是個解
決辦法。而且我向你保證，只要被換下場再回來，每個人都會全力以赴。」
As Gobert stated, when the Wolves play defense, they tend to win.
“It’s insane how when we just do that we win every night,”
Gobert said. Juxtapose Gobert’s comments with comments Edwards
made after the Wolves’ Jan. 29 victory over Oklahoma City. In a
moment of self-awareness, Edwards said he recognizes he doesn’t
always play with maximum effort on defense, but that when he does,
it usually means good things for the team.
誠如 Gobert 所言，灰狼隊只要防守就能贏球。「說來也瘋狂，只要我們肯
防守，每晚都能贏。」Gobert 說道。若將 Gobert 的這番發言，與 Edwards
在一月底贏球後的言論相互比照。當時 Edwards 展現了自省，坦言自己並非
總在防守端傾盡全力，但只要他願意專注防守，通常球隊就會有好事發生。
“Like, if I’m guarding at a high level, I think everybody’s
gonna do it,” Edwards said at the time. “So I just gotta make my
mind up and choose to do it, which is, like I said, it’s always
tough, but I gotta figure out a way to do it.”
「如果我能高強度防守，大家都會跟隨。」Edwards 當時曾說。「所以我必
須下定決心去做。就像我說的，這總是很艱難，但我必須想辦法做到。」
On Friday, the Wolves dropped another clunker against a team they
should beat on the same day President Tim Connelly said he traded
for Ayo Dosunmu because the Wolves had a “puncher’s chance” of
winning a title. But as they showed again, they don’t always pack
heat behind that punch. Perhaps Dosunmu, who is known for his
defense and his energy, can help snap the Wolves out of their
season-long malaise. But there’s only a little more than two
months left in the regular season. If they haven’t woken up by
now, will they ever?
在週五這天，灰狼隊又再度爆冷輸球。而在同一天，球隊總裁 Tim Connelly
才表示交易來 Ayo Dosunmu 是因為球隊還有一搏冠軍機會。但事實證明，
拳頭出去沒有半點威脅性。或許以防守與活力著稱的 Dosunmu 能協助球隊
擺脫困境，但例行賽只剩兩個多月，如果這階段還沒清醒，以後還會醒嗎？
“No one should get a pass for not playing defense,” Gobert said.
“Because guys are too talented nowadays. … We play for a
championship. If we’re tired, we should ask for sub. And if you
have the energy to play, you should put the effort.”
「沒人能因為防守偷懶而獲得寬恕，」Gobert 說。「現在的球員都太有才華
了。我們是為了總冠軍而戰。如果累了，就主動要求換人；只要還有體力，
就必須全力以赴。」
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狗貝只是把球迷心聲講出來。
沒有指名道姓，但相關人士都要牢牢記住這些提醒啊。
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