Top 100 player 2016 (58 ~ 57) - NBA

SI.com's Top 100 NBA Players of 2016

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本次球員：No.58 Tyreke Evans No.57 Monta Ellis


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No.58

Tyreke Evans

Pelicans | Forward | Last year: 84

Tyreke Evans plays as if there is a tractor beam pulling him towards the rim
at all times. Unfortunately, the basketball is always a part of this magnetic
tug, and that’s where he gets into a few problems. “Attack mode” is his way
of life, whether he’s running the offense out of high pick-and-rolls,
isolating against a defender on the perimeter or taking off in transition.
Standing 6’6” and thickly-built, the 25-year-old Evans prefers risking the
possibility of a low-percentage shot in traffic, an offensive foul, or a wild
runner in hopes that his forays will exhaust or overwhelm defenders and create
quality inside-out looks for his teammates.


Tyreke Evans打的就像是有光束(外星人飛船那種光束)把他拉向籃下。然而球處於這種

磁鐵效應下，他面對到一些問題。"進攻模式"是他生活的宗旨，無論是高位的P&R還是在中

距離單打對方防守者，還是轉換快攻。這個6'6的25歲體格很壯的Evans喜歡冒這這些風險:

干擾下低命中率投籃、進攻犯規、不合理的騎馬射箭。他期望用往籃下突襲使對方防

守者疲勞，來為隊友創造inside-out傳導的機會。



That approach worked fairly well last year, on balance, as Evans stepped into
greater ball-handling and offense-initiating responsibility after the loss of
Jrue Holiday to injury. Although Evans is hardly a natural point guard, he’s
comfortable with the ball in his hands, and his downhill style makes him a
constant threat in pick-and-rolls. It wasn’t always pretty and it was
occasionally frustrating to watch: his locomotive approach left him making
just 52.9 percent of his shots in the basket area, he struggled more than
most to finish plays in transition, and he never grasped that he was one of the
NBA’s least reliable clutch shooters while teammate Anthony Davis was one of
the NBA’s most reliable. Despite his blinders, Evans led the Pelicans in
assists and he was one of just six minutes-qualified players in the NBA to
average 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in 2014-15. This wasn’t
empty stat-stuffing: New Orleans finished with a top-10 offense and the Pelican
s’ offensive rating improved by 6.5 points when he took the court. As an
emergency back-up plan, Evans as lead guard worked out swimmingly.

這樣的做法去年效果不錯，而且在Jrue Holiday受傷後他的持球進攻、發動進攻的責任變

更大。即使他很難扮演好一個純控衛，他持球的技巧、下盤的技巧讓他成為P&R的穩定威脅

。然而這不是每次都很成功，有時候看起來很慘，他往籃下衝，籃下的命中率卻只有52.9%

，他很不擅長完成一個play，他還搞清楚他是現在NBA中其中一個不值得信賴的關鍵射手，

當他的隊友Anthony Davis是其中一個最值得信賴的射手。

他是聯盟中唯六符合列入統計標準(58場球2000分鐘) {其實 15-5-5總共只有七個，唯一

不minutes-qualified的是Kobe Bryant}球員並繳出15分5籃板5助攻。

這不是指無聊的數據，鵜鶘攻擊成為聯盟前十，並且當他在場的時候攻擊指數提高了

6.5分，身為一個備用的球員，他後衛身分當得不錯。

Holiday’s expected return brings serious questions for Evans, who has started
for the bulk of his six year career but was used primarily as a sixth man
during the 2013-14 season. A return to the bench makes sense for a number of
reasons. First, Evans isn’t the world’s most sophisticated defender,
although he is zealous on the ball, and Holiday grades out much better on that
end. Second, Evans and Holiday are both used to having the ball, so it would
make sense to space their minutes to avoid redundancies and keep a lead guard
in the game at all times. Finally, Evans isn’t much of an outside shooter,
so trying to play him off the ball alongside Holiday isn’t ideal from a
spacing standpoint, especially if Eric Gordon is available.


Holiday的回歸造成很大的問題，Evans過去六年都是以先發出發，只有2013年是以第六人

出發，回歸到板凳是很合理的。

第一，他不是個尖端的防守者，雖然他很愛追著球防守。但是Holiday能做得比他好很多。

第二，他們兩個都是持球進攻型的，所以要分開他們的上場時間，避免碰撞並且讓場上一

直有一個領導者。

最後，Evans不是一個好的外圍射手，所以他不是定點等Holiday傳球，這點Eric Gordon

則可以做到。



Perhaps new coach Alvin Gentry, who arrives from Golden State, will view
Evans fitting into an Andre Iguodala-like role that would give him free reign
over the second unit and put his play-making ability to greater use. If that’s
how it plays out, look for Evans, who won the 2010 Rookie of the Year award
in Sacramento, to be in the discussion for the 2016 Sixth Man of the Year
award. – B.G.


或許新的教練的到來--來自金州的Alvin Gentry，可以讓他扮演起小AI的位置，來帶領替

補球員善用他的組織能力。如果成功，看看Evan身為2010的新人王是有機會角逐2016的最

佳第六人。



2014-15: 16.6 PPG, 6.6 APG, 5.3 RPG, 44.7 FG%, 30.4 3P%

Advanced: 17.7 PER, Shares: 4.6, +3.15 RPM


No.57

Monta Ellis

Pacers | Guard | Last year: 66

Any team that employs Ellis makes the same bargain: In exchange for his
harebrained defense, his awkward fit, and his insistent ball dominance, Ellis
will give you around 20 points per game while working the opposing defense
into a tizzy. His career showcases agility as a weapon. The ability to turn a
defender’s snap decision against them with a quick change of direction is a
powerful tool, especially for a ball handler of Ellis’s usage. If a player
functions best as a central part of the offense, the least he can do is
provide the means to adapt to changes in coverage when they arise. Ellis’s
speed and handle give him that out.

所有想要Ellis都要去透過這幾點壓低身價：粗心的防守、奇怪的身材、霸球。Ellis每場

在進攻端會給你場均20分的表現。靈活是他的武器，快速變換來迷惑對方防守者改變防守

意圖是場上一大利器，持球的Ellis正有這樣的能力。如果一個球員是攻擊核心，最少他

在防守下能提供有意義的攻擊改變。Ellis的速度與控場能力幫助他這麼做。



Dallas drew on that spontaneity to keep its offense rolling but could never
quite handle the jagged edge of the Ellis exchange. Ellis is of point guard
size but shouldn’t be defending top point guards. He also needs to play a
primary role in initiating offense lest his talents go to waste, limiting the
list of players he can succeed alongside. There will be some matchups where
Ellis cannot be sufficiently hidden on defense and others where his
decision-making veers into dangerous territory. All this makes Ellis a rather
needy sort, as getting the most out of his game and the team’s prospects
requires compensatory perimeter defense, range shooting, rim protection,
secondary ball handling, and adept pick-and-roll partners. Whether he’s
deemed to be worth the trouble depends on how desperate a team might be for
the propulsive driving Ellis provides. – R.M.

小牛想要利用他的進攻優勢，但是卻無法處理他的弱點。他雖然有控球後衛的身材，卻

不能守頂級的控球後衛。所以他需要成為攻擊發起者才不會浪費他的天賦，限制了

一堆可以在旁幫助他的球員。在一些他的進攻不能掩護防守的比賽，變得很危險。球隊

需要找人來彌補中距離防守、長程投籃、保護籃筐、第二持球手還有能P&R的夥伴。值不

值得要看球隊是不是很迫切需要 Ellis (攻擊端)的能力。



2014-15: 18.9 PPG, 4.1 APG, 2.4 RPG, 44.5 FG%, 28.5 3P%

Advanced: 16.5 PER, Win Shares: 3.6, +1.92 RPM



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