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LeBron James the only Cavs player using an iPad on the bench


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Not long after the 4:12 mark of the first quarter Saturday
night, when LeBron James had first exited the game, did a gentleman in khakis
and a dress shirt with the collar unbuttoned hurry from the tunnel at The Q
carrying an iPad toward the Cavs' bench.

Uploaded to the iPad were a number of offensive possessions from James'
initial court time in the Cavs' eventual 116-105 win over the Charlotte
Hornets, and the team employee was booking it from the video room to hand
James the tablet for his study.

It just so happened, in this instance, that James waved off the iPad, sending
the carrier back down the tunnel without having studied the uploaded
information.

The Cavs know to have that iPad ready every time James comes to the bench,
though, because he often studies the instant video cut-ups from the minutes
he was on the court while he rests during games.


在星期六對上黃蜂的比賽，當LBJ第一次下場時一個工作人員拿了一台iPad給他

在iPad裡是剛從video room剪輯出來的影片，內容是有關LBJ在第一節初的幾波進攻表現

在每次LBJ回到板凳上時，騎士隊的工作人員會準備好iPad與影片，因為在大多數的時間

會研究這些即時的影片


James is kind of taking advantage of a new NBA rule that allows teams to
instantly upload in-game footage to iPads from behind the bench for players
and coaches to use.

We say "kind of" here because the Cavs don't actually upload the footage to
iPads behind the bench -- they still do it in their video room in the bowels
of The Q.

But in the spirit of the new rule, James has begun studying the iPad during
games, and is the only Cav to do so.

"Just seeing how defenses are playing me, playing us," James told
cleveland.com. "Kind of watching and paying attention to the minutes I was
in, so at the last three minutes of the first quarter when I come out, I can
watch and see from when I was in. Then I go back in for the second, and I get
it once again at the six minute mark of the second quarter. Just trying to
stay above the curve and see how I can help."


LBJ主要是利用此影片觀察敵隊對他的防守策略，並且針對其策略在接下來的比賽做出調整

儘管如此，LBJ仍是騎士隊唯一會在比賽時使用這些影片輔助的人


The league has permitted teams to use iPads on the bench since the 2012-13
season. There's no live streaming on the machines (teams can use, say, a
Samsung tablet if they prefer), and no one's checking email or jumping on
Twitter.

Some organizations, such as the Portland Trail Blazers, use the tablets
often, and were seeking to make changes to their video operations to take
advantage of the new rule.

Others, like the Hornets, are slower to the technology.

"We don't even have any out there," Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. "I've
been one place where we did that a little bit. To me, I'm not a fan of it. I
think that you can sometimes spend (too) much time watching them on film."

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue doesn't use the iPads during games, either. He said he
thought assistant coach Mike Longabardi occasionally uses them to show a play
to one of the players. But in a brief interview, Longabardi said he didn't
remember doing it this season.

So in-game video study isn't exactly a high priority on the Cavs.

"I don't have time," Lue said. "I've got to come to the huddle with my
coaches. We talk, by the time I get to the huddle I've got to draw the play
up, the game's about to start. So I don't have a lot of time to do that."

Longabardi said the Cavs did use the iPads more in games during the playoffs
and the Finals last season, and the experience would be enhanced by now being
able to upload plays for review immediately at the bench, instead of having
to wait for them from the tunnel.

Cavs general manager David Griffin said the team would move video equipment
to behind the bench once Lue, the coaching staff, and more players started
using the equipment.

For now, it's just James.


聯盟自12-13球季起同意球隊在板凳區使用無串流、收發mail與twitter的平板

有些球隊(如拓荒者)善用這個技術，並希望因為此新規則而對比賽有正面幫助

但有些球隊(如黃蜂)則持相反意見，黃蜂的總教練Clifford即說這樣的技術可能會讓你花

太多的時間在看影片上

騎士的總教練Lue則說有太多事情要做，沒有心思可以花在研究影片上

騎士助教Longabardi則說如果影片能即時上傳而非從Video room剪輯好再拿到板凳區，

這樣的技術將會更為大家所接受

騎士總管Griffin則說一旦有更多球隊人員使用這樣的技術，球隊會將影片設備移到板凳區

所以，目前為止只有LBJ在使用這樣的技術


"I like to watch the game live, too," James explained. "So I'm always
watching and looking up so I know what's going on. It's beneficial.

"You should, shoot, its 2017. We should be trying to find ways to continue to
build our game. Bring technology into it. If guys want the ability to watch
film during the game while they're out, they should do it."


LBJ說他也會在板凳區觀察球場上的情況，因為這樣他就知道自己之後該做什麼

「我們應該結合科技到球賽中，只要它對我們的比賽內容有益」


心得：

科技的應用真的改變了比賽的面貌

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