Top 100 player 2016 (27 ~ 25) - NBA

SI.com's Top 100 NBA Players of 2016

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本次球員：No.27 Mike Conley No.26 Klay Thompson
No.25 Serge Ibaka


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No.27

Mike Conley

Grizzlies | Guard | Last year: 32

To the casual observer, Mike Conley might come off restrained—a floor
general who keeps himself and his offense under control at all times. This is
partly true. To accomplish that goal, Conley relies on all manners of tricky
off-the-dribble techniques. Rarely will his name come up in the discussion of
the best ball handlers in the NBA for the reason that his repertoire might be
so functional as to appear standard. Conley plays with such an ease about him
that it seems any point guard should be able to do what he does.

Mike Conley 有可能可以脫離限制--身為組織進攻者的他好好的控制了自己和攻擊。為了

解除限制，Conley需要一些運球投籃的技術。他很少被稱為聯盟頂級持球者是因為他能

做的事太多而不固定。Conley打得很輕鬆，看起來就像是每一個控衛都能做到他做的。

Clearly they cannot. Conley uses every move at his disposal as a means to an
end, be it a low, quick crossover or a surprise off-hand floater. Initiating
with that kind of purpose keeps the offense moving as it should—an exercise
in style as substance. A player that strong in the game’s concepts could run
a wide variety of offensive systems to sufficiency. In Memphis alone we’ve
seen Conley do well with several different approaches. He’s as good throwing
on-target entry passes and spotting up on the perimeter as he is running
pick-and-rolls or elbow series hand-offs. It’s all in the toolbox, ready to
be used as his coach prefers.

但事實上不是如此。Conley每一步都是用來達到目的，用快慢交錯的crossover和令人

驚訝的隨意的拋投。這樣的方式使進攻持續進行。一個比賽意識良好的球員能夠在不同

的攻擊系統下都能做的很有效率。在灰熊，我們可以看到Conley在不同的情況下都做得

很好。他能在接到傳球後投籃，也能在跑完P&R後中距離當定點射手。他就像是工具人

，能做到教練想要的。


Conley cements his place as one of the top point guards by surrendering
nothing on defense. It hardly matters that he’s 6’1”; Conley is so nimble
that he can play up and into opposing ballhandlers while maintaining prime
defensive position, keeping his man from getting to their preferred hand or
angle. Gambling isn’t much of a concern. Covering the ball is a long game
for Conley, won by inching closer and closer to the ball and frustrating an
opponent with denial. His restraint is matched opposite to that of a stifled
ballhandler. Often enough, Conley wins. – R.M.

Conley對不放棄的防守讓他定位在頂級控衛之一。6'1對他來說沒有影響，Conley的敏捷

讓他可以對上對方的持球者，快速地調整好的防守位置，讓他可以防守對方的慣用手。

他不怎麼做賭博式的防守。透過一次比一次近的方式去追球，並壓迫對方，長時間去守護

球。他的限制就是能不能成功扼殺對方，當然常常是成功的。




2014-15: 15.8 PPG, 5.4 APG, 3.0 RPG, 44.6 FG%, 38.6 3P%

Advanced: 18.6 PER, Win Shares: 6.8, +2.11 RPM



No.26

Klay Thompson

Warriors | Guard | Last year: 54

Sharing a backcourt with MVP Stephen Curry, Warriors guard Klay Thompson had
a front-row seat to the greatest show on hardwood, but he hardly sat back and
watched. As the constant, jabbing threat of Curry’s brilliance softened up
opposing defenses, Thompson rocked back on his heels to deliver haymakers.
The most memorable, of course, was a record-breaking 37-point third quarter
against the Kings that still, to this day, seems borderline impossible. But
Thompson’s fuse was always lit: he notched four 40-point games, third-most
in the NBA and one more than Curry, and he ranked sixth among
minutes-qualified players in points per 36 minutes.

跟Curry一起打後場的勇士隊Klay Thompson擁有最前面一排觀賞Curry表演的位置，但是

他其實沒什麼時間坐著看。透過Curry弱化對方的防守，Thompson在後場常常給對方重擊

。最令人印象深刻的就是那場對國王破紀錄的單節(第三節)37分，至今看起來還是不可能

被破。但是Thompson的火力一直都在，他有四場40分以上的比賽，是聯盟第三多，比

Curry多一場。在PER36中他得分排名第六。

As a shooter, the 25-year-old Thompson is already in elite company. Last
season, his first under Steve Kerr’s fun-and-gun approach to offense,
Thompson shot a blistering 43.9% from deep while attempting 7.1 threes per
game. The only player in NBA history to match that? Curry, of course, who did
it in 2012–13 and 2014–15. Thompson, it should be noted, is more than a
one-trick pony: he showed improvement as a finisher and got to the foul line
more often last season, and he did his part to fulfill Kerr’s mandate to
keep the ball moving. For such a prolific scorer, Thompson displays an
impressive diligence on defense, works hard to get through screens (when on
and off the ball), moves laterally well against ballhandlers, and closes out
hard to contest shots. Although his defensive versatility is easy to overlook
on a Warriors roster loaded with flexible cover men, Thompson can guard ones,
twos and threes, which proved to be a huge asset during Golden State’s title
run.

身為一個射手，25歲的Thompson已經是菁英了。上一季在Steve Kerr的fun and gun

戰術下，他打出43.9%的三分命中綠合每場7.1次的嘗試投三分。是NBA史上唯一? 當然

Curry在2012和2014球季就做過了。Thompson應該被注意到，他上季得分的能力的提升，

更常上到罰球線，他做好Kerr委派的任務保持球的流動。身為一個好的得分手，Thompson

在防守端也有深刻的努力。努力突破掩護(無論是有球還是無球)，面對持球者時能敏捷

的橫向位移，並能盡力防止投籃。雖然他防守的多變性在滿滿都是防守者的勇士中常常被

忽略，但是他能防守一二三號位，是能成為勇士的巨大資產。

Thompson isn’t without his faults and limitations, of course. While he’s
ideally cast as a complementary option rather than as a No. 1 scorer, he
found himself in foul trouble at various points during the playoffs, is prone
to moments of inattentiveness, and occasionally disappears (or at least fades
from the foreground), most notably during the final four games of the Finals.

That said, Thompson is an extraordinary asset: he’s missed just six games
during his four-year career, he’s a floor-spacer of the highest order, his
scoring comes easily and doesn’t require compromises on the other end, his
prime will coincide with the primes of Curry and Draymond Green, and his
contract (four years, $69 million) will only look better as the NBA’s salary
cap continues to rise. With Golden State returning its entire starting lineup
and virtually all of its core from last year, Thompson is well-positioned to
light it up again in 2015–16. — B.G.

Thompson還是有許多缺點。當他被定位成補充的角色而不是第一得分手時，他在季後賽

常常面臨犯規麻煩，就是因為他常常瞬間恍神，並有時候突然消失(至少從前場消失)。

在最後四個比賽特別明顯。

然而，Thompson他有一些特點：他四年只缺席了六場比賽，他是頂級的拉開空間的球員。

他得分相當容易，並不影響其他地方。他與Curry和追夢綠一樣重要，並且在NBA薪資上限

上漲時，他的合約(4年6900萬)只會看起來更便宜。在他進到球隊核心並先發時，明年他將

會待在更適合的位置並打出他的身價。



2014-15: 21.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.9 APG, 46.3 FG%, 43.9 3P%

Advanced: 20.8 PER, Win Shares: 8.8, +3.64 RPM


No.25

Serge Ibaka

Thunder | Forward | Last year: 19

NBA teams are often challenged in their pursuit of two traditionally
competing interests: The space needed for an offense to flow smoothly and the
size necessary to keep a defense consistent. Ibaka is an anomaly for the way
his game merges both aims without compromise. Stretch bigs aren’t typically
All-NBA defenders and first-rate shot blockers don’t generally have Ibaka’s
shooting touch. In fact, Ibaka was the only player of his kind last season in
terms of making three-pointers (1.2 per game) and blocking shots (5.8%). The
closest three-point shooters blocked shots about half as often as Ibaka and
no other high-level shot blocker made more than two three-pointers all
season. Ibaka made 77.

NBA球隊常常在兩個兩點上競爭：需要多大的空間來攻擊的順暢，和需要多大的體格來

維持防守的穩定。Ibaka很異常地兩點都能做好，而不衝突。這種體格一般不會是典型的

NBA防守隊和大量火鍋的球員，但是Ibaka卻是這樣。事實上，Ibaka是唯一一個上季能

場均1.2三分和5.8%的火鍋率的球員。下一個三分射手的火鍋率只有他的一半。其他高火鍋

率的球員沒有一個整季能進兩顆三分以上，但是Ibaka投進了77顆。


While that combination might seem like a cherry-picked novelty, this
particular intersection of skills is actually quite meaningful. Many of the
flawed bigs in the NBA have interior offensive skill sets without the means
to sufficiently protect the rim. Ibaka is the perfect complement and perhaps
the only one this side of Anthony Davis able to give those players room to
operate while still covering for their weaknesses. The same concept applies
to aggressive, dribble-driving guards who aren’t the most disciplined
defenders or poor-shooting wings who bring some other skill to the table.
These archetypes should sound awfully familiar. It is the virtue of Ibaka’s
game that balances challenging pieces and the Thunder have no shortage of
them.


這樣的組合看起來像是指挑對自己有利的，但是這樣的配合其實很有意義。許多有缺陷的

長人在很有攻擊技巧，但不能有效的防守籃框。Ibaka可能是唯一一個能為隊友拉開空間

又能掩護隊友的缺點。這樣的概念適用於有侵略性的運球後衛，這種球員雖然能做出一些

但往往不擅長防守或者是不擅長投籃。這樣的存在很好。Ibaka能平衡進攻端並減少雷霆

的缺點。


Of course, a team of different construction could make good use of Ibaka’s
talents without stretching him quite so thin. His game was engineered to be
low maintenance. Years of playing alongside a pair of high-usage superstars
has made Ibaka accustomed to spot-up jumpers, rolls to the rim, and hard runs
in transition as the dominant sources of his offense. It takes a particular
player to be at peace with that kind of role while playing hard and keeping
patient. Ibaka—in addition to being an astounding athlete and amazing talent
—is just that. – R.M.

當然，他能在不同體系打得很好，他不需要做太多調整。經過多年跟高使用率的全明星打

球讓他習慣成為一個定點跳投射手，或者空切到籃框下，或者全力在進攻端跑位。這是需

要一定穩定的心態才能讓一個球員打的那麼辛苦卻又有耐心。Ibaka，有著體能和天賦

的他就是這樣的人。



2014-15: 14.3 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.4 BPG, 47.6 FG%, 37.6 3P%

Advanced: 16.6 PER, Win Shares: 5.6, +3.46 RPM


心得：Mike Conley這幾年真的進步很多

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