雄鹿隊之"高球"戰法

Because they have a giant with arms and legs so preposterous, it's as if an arachnid snuck into the lab to alter his creation;

因爲他們擁有一名具備長腿長腳的巨人，就好像株形綱動物溜進了實驗室並改變了他的外形；

because they have an interchangeable forward who is proving, once and for all, that players formerly known as "tweeners" have won;

因爲他們擁有一名鋒位搖擺人——徹底地證明了鋒位搖擺人足以佔據一席之地；

and because they have a coach crazy enough to experiment with and extract the bounds of their talents, the Milwaukee Bucks are in a unique position to challenge the way the NBA game is currently played.

因爲他們有一名願意測試和兌現他們的天賦上限的瘋狂主教練，密爾沃基雄鹿隊正處於一個獨特的地位，挑戰着現代NBA比賽的打法。

The Bucks aren't ready to necessarily gyro step into contention – in one of those land-gobbling swoops from Milwaukee's rising star from Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo – with a still-developing core.

雄鹿隊還不足以成爲人們討論的焦點——密爾沃基的希臘新星揚尼斯-安特託昆博就是其中最吸引人們關注的一個——他們的核心陣容仍在培養中。

But they are getting closer to becoming relevant in a league in which three-point proficiency leads to prominence and small ball can result in dominance.

但他們已接近成爲聯盟中引人注目的一支球隊。在這個聯盟裏，精通三分投射能使球隊取得突出的戰績，小球陣容可以爲球隊帶來統治力。

Milwaukee has decided that the best way to zag while every other team zigs is to go bigger. But not go bigger in a pounding, plodding way.

當其他球隊選擇小球陣容時，密爾沃基選擇不走尋常路，認爲陣容大個化是球隊崛起的最好方式。但雄鹿隊的大個陣容並非雷聲大雨點小。

Bigger with Antetokounmpo, a 6-foot-11 primary facilitator grabbing rebounds and beating the little guys down the floor for violent dunks, and bigger

作爲球隊進攻的主要發起者，身高6英尺11英寸的安特託昆博能在抓下籃板後立刻用一記勢大力沉的灌籃將小個子們扣翻在地。

with versatile wings like 6-8 Jabari Parker, who would rather punish smaller foes inside than force them to come out to the perimeter.

身高6英尺8英寸的全能側翼賈巴里-帕克更喜歡在內線欺負對方的小個子，而並非將他們引到三分球位置再進行進攻。

General manager John Hammond won't attempt to act as if the Bucks had some grand vision to build in this manner, but drafting Antetokounmpo and long-armed center John Henson, dealing for trade throw-in-turned-building block Khris Middleton and then stumbling into Parker after an unplanned tanking season made it easier to take a different approach.

如果時間能倒流，雄鹿隊總經理約翰-哈蒙德肯定不會選擇打造這樣的大個陣容，但在選中安德託昆博和長臂中鋒約翰-亨森、交易來球隊陣容的關鍵一環克里斯-米德爾頓並在度過一個意外的擺爛賽季後選中帕克後，打造一個不同的陣容看似是更加明智的選擇。

Last summer, the Bucks decided to add another tweener in Michael Beasley and drafted a 7-footer with wide-ranging talents when it took Thon Maker with the 10th pick.

在過去的這個夏天裏，雄鹿隊決定簽下另一位雙能鋒邁克爾-比斯利，並用十號籤選中了天賦異稟的7尺長人索恩-梅克。

The Bucks are bringing Maker along slowly, but the organization is high on his potential to follow Antetokounmpo's path from international mystery to reliable contributor.

雄鹿隊正讓梅克逐漸地成長着，但球隊對他的天賦抱有很高的期望值，希望他能夠復刻安特託昆博的生涯軌跡，從一名神祕的國際球員蛻變爲可靠的貢獻者。

"We all do the best we can, and try to put the best players we can on our roster and hopefully it fits into a workable team," Hammond told The Vertical. "Every team is hoping to have those kind of players that you can build around.

“我們所有人都全力以赴，並嘗試把我們最好的球員調入陣中，希望這能使我們的球隊計劃奏效，”哈蒙德在接受The Vertical的採訪時說道，“每一支球隊都希望擁有足以圍繞其打造陣容的球員。

We're hoping that that's what a player like [Giannis] can become and Jabari can become. I think they're continuing to improve and our team is continuing to improve."

我們希望揚尼斯和賈巴里能成爲這樣的球隊。我認爲他們在持續地成長，我們的球隊也在繼續進步着。”

Bucks reserve Jason Terry, an 18-year veteran who has experienced almost everything – including recently having J.R. Smith surrender a dunk so that he could give Terry some dap on the bench – hasn't seen a team assembled with so much length and versatility since the Detroit Pistons overwhelmed the league to win the 2004 NBA title.

雄鹿隊留下了傑森-特里，一名已幾乎歷經職業生涯所有大起大落的18年老將－在最近的一場比賽中他和J.R-史密斯在替補席有所交流，使得後者放空了一次扣籃——自底特律活塞隊以碾壓的姿態奪得2004年NBA總冠軍以後，他從未見過一支具備這樣的高度和全能性的球隊。

But he also notes a significant difference with the Bucks that should have the rest of the league intrigued and worried the next few years. "You've got a guy who plays one through five in Giannis," Terry told The Vertical with a laugh. "Who has that? Nobody has ever had that."

但他也注意到雄鹿隊的與衆不同之處，而這應在未來幾年裏吸引聯盟其他球隊的眼球並帶去困擾。“揚尼斯可以從一號位打到五號位，”特里大笑地接受着The Vertical的採訪，“誰有這樣的能力？從未有人具備這樣的天賦。”

Terry's not quite sure what to call a style of play that utilizes such a towering figure in the role of playmaker – other than reaching for "tall ball."

特里並不知道如何命名這種讓高個子擔當組織者角色的打法—他稱之爲“高球”。

"Really no name for it," Terry told The Vertical. "It's length, and it's aggressive. That's all I know."

“真的不知道如何命名，”特里告訴The Vertical，“這種打法要求很高的身高，且極具衝擊力。我只知道這麼多。”

Tall ball wouldn't have a chance to be implemented nor succeed without Antetokounmpo, whose passing, improving jumper, gambling defense and violent encounters with the rim have already led to a $100 million extension and should soon yield an All-Star appearance.

安特託昆博的傳球、顯著提升的跳投能力、賭博式的防守和對籃筐的暴力衝擊使他已經獲得了價值上億的續約合同，而他理應也將入選今年的全明星陣容。沒有他，“高球”戰術是不可能奏效和成功的。

Coach Jason Kidd has trusted Antetokounmpo with the ball the way no other coach has with someone that height.

主教練傑森-基德相信安特託昆博的控球能力，而其他教練或許從不敢讓同等身高的球員執行這樣的戰術。

Kidd called Antetokounmpo "one of those rare birds" who could potentially change the game like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

基德將安特託昆博稱爲“稀有飛禽的一種”——似勒布朗-詹姆斯、科比-布萊恩特和邁克爾-喬丹這種有潛力能夠改變比賽的人。

Only four years removed from his Hall of Fame career as a point guard, Kidd understands what it takes to run a team and also why it is a waste of time trying to attach a title such as point center, point forward or even point guard to such an unorthodox player as Antetokounmpo.

四年前作爲控球后衛結束了名人堂級別的職業生涯的基德知道如何領導一支球隊，也知道嘗試給安特託昆博這樣的異類球員起一個名號（諸如控球中鋒、控球前鋒或甚至是控球后衛）無異於徒勞。

"He's a real basketball player," Kidd told The Vertical. "I don't like to label. When you do that, you tend to fall into, ‘This is who I am.' He wants to be good. He puts a lot of time into it. For me, my job is to help him get to where he wants to go.

“他是一名貨真價實的籃球運動員，”基德告訴The Vertical, “我不喜歡給別人貼標籤。當你這麼做時，你常常會陷入“這就是我”的思維。他想要成爲出色的球員。他投入了很多的時間。對於我而言，我的工作就是幫助他實現理想。

I want him to be the best at what he does. He fills up the stat sheet as well as anyone, on both ends of the floor. And I feel he has a ways to get to his ceiling. He's just starting the process."

我希望他能成爲最好的那個自己。他和其他人一樣在攻防兩端竭盡所能地填滿自己的數據統計表。而我認爲他有能力達到他的天賦上限。他的進化纔剛剛開始。”

Antetokounmpo has steadily polished his raw abilities and is finally turning his immense potential into staggering production, with season averages – 22.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.2 blocks – that have never been matched for a full season.

安特託昆博正穩定地打磨着他的生疏技藝，終於將他巨大的天賦轉變爲了驚人的貢獻，場均數據——22.4分、8.6籃板、6.1助攻、2.2搶斷和2.2蓋帽——更是前無古人的存在。

"I don't even think about it," Antetokounmpo said. "My game is so versatile that just playing hard and just being in the right spot I'm filling up the sheet.

“我從未想過這一點，”安特託昆博說道，“我的比賽風格很全能。我只是拼盡全力並站在場上的正確位置罷了。

That's what I'm trying to do. I have the ball in my hands a lot, so no matter what happens, stats are going to be there.

這就是我嘗試去做的。我有很多的控球權，所以無論發生什麼，數據統計都會不可避免地上漲。

We cannot hide that.

我們不能掩飾這一點。

My main focus is just to play hard and get a win, because I know the stats are going to be there."

我的精力主要集中在拼盡全力和取得勝利，因爲我知道數據終歸會如期而至。”

Antetokounmpo's work ethic made Kidd a believer, but the fourth-year player is also a student of the game who toils over film with assistant Sean Sweeney and a quick learner who responds well to criticism. "The coachable ones usually do," Terry told The Vertical.

安特託昆博的職業道德使基德十分信任他，但這名四年級球員也仍在學習比賽，與助理教練肖恩-斯威尼反覆地研究錄像並對批評者作出了正確的迴應。“虛心受教的人總能做到，”特里告訴The Vertical.

Terry recalled how coaches jumped on Antetokounmpo after a game earlier this season because he was unwilling to make the extra pass and hell-bent on getting to the basket. "He had his blinders on, and that's what was on his mind," Terry told The Vertical.

特里回想起本賽季初的一場比賽後，因爲安特託昆博不願意再傳多一次球、頑固地選擇直衝籃筐，教練們斥責了他一番。“他當時衝昏了頭腦，眼睛被矇蔽了似的，”特里告訴The Vertical，

“The coaching staff told him, you're going to have the ball plenty of times, and there are going to be plenty of times you can score.

“教練員告訴他，你將會擁有大量的持球權，也會有大量的得分機會。

Your job is to facilitate and make everybody around you better. He really took it hard.

你的任務就是使隊友打得更輕鬆，使他們擁有更好的表現。他真的聽進了意見。

That next day in practice, he was making passes that literally you have to be him to make. It carried over to the next game and he's been doing a good job of it since."

第二天訓練時，他便訓練着那些只有他能夠做出的傳球。在下一場比賽裏，他把他的傳球毫無保留地展現了出來，自從以後他的表現便一直如此出色。”

While Antetokounmpo is settling in as a franchise cornerstone, Parker is beginning to resemble – without much fanfare or hype – the player the Bucks hoped they were getting when they selected him second overall in 2014.

當安特託昆博被視作建隊基石時，帕克正開始成爲——沒有過多的誇大宣傳——雄鹿隊在2014年用榜眼籤選中他時希望他成爲的那種球員。

Parker's game is more straightforward and less jaw-dropping than Antetokounmpo's despite racking up his share of highlight dunks.

帕克的比賽風格更加簡單，面對的言論也少於安特託昆博，儘管他有更多的高光扣籃。

Parker, averaging 18.6 points per game on 46.4 percent shooting, and Antetokounmpo have many of the same skills, but their games are complementary and they have learned to play off each other while taking advantage of their respective mismatches.

場均18.6分和46.4%投籃命中率的帕克和安特託昆博具備許多相同的技藝，但他們的比賽風格形成了互補，而當他們形成各自的錯位優勢時，他們也學會了如何一對一的單打。

"It's going good so far. We always try to expand our game and the more we get on the floor together, the better for us," Parker told The Vertical.

“目前爲止一切都進展順利。我們經常嘗試增強自身的實力。隨着我們在場上更多地配合，我們會變得更好，”帕克告訴The Vertical。

Though he is taking more three-pointers this season, Parker is thriving as a slasher with the explosiveness to blow by defenders and finish. He also enjoys the times when opponents place smaller players on him.

儘管本賽季他投了更多的三分球，帕克仍以“絞殺機”著稱，用他的爆發力吹走防守者並完成終結。當對手用小個球員對位他時，他也有着上佳的表現。

"The more that teams play small, the more that we'll be able to defend, using our size. And the easier it is on offense to interchange guys in spots on the post.

“越多球隊打小個陣容，我們越能夠利用我們的身型防住對手。在進攻端，我們也能更輕易地在內線完成位置的互換。

Because we'll take two, an easy two, than a less percentage on a three-point shot," Parker told The Vertical.

因爲我們投簡單的兩分球，而不是命中率更低的三分球，”帕克告訴The Vertical。

Parker lost most of his rookie season to a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in his knee but bristles at the suggestion that he somehow isn't a third-year player. "That counts. I can't get it back, so..." he told The Vertical with a shrug.

帕克在他的新秀賽季裏因左膝蓋的前十字韌帶撕裂而缺陣了很多場比賽，但他並不同意他還不是一名三年級球員這一說法。“那個賽季應當被算上。我沒能完成迴歸，所以……”他聳聳肩地告訴The Vertical。

Sitting out, rehabbing, and recovering taught Parker plenty about himself and the attitude he would need to have when he returned. "It's just to have confidence in yourself because, in essence, you are alone.

坐在板凳席上觀戰、康復治療和恢復過程使帕克更加了解了自己，並清楚了他迴歸時應具備怎樣的態度。“只需對你自己保持自信，因爲本質上來說你是一個人。

You have guys that want your spot. You have to take advantage of what's there in the moment. You've got to earn everything," Parker told The Vertical.

許多人想要搶走你的位置。你必須立刻佔據優勢。你需要憑表現贏得這一切，”帕克告訴The Vertical。

One of six teams to defeat both Golden State and Cleveland last season, the Bucks this year were in a one-possession game in the closing seconds in a loss to the Warriors and overwhelmed the Cavaliers with their wingspans and boundless energy.

作爲上賽季同時擊敗金州勇士隊和克利夫蘭騎士隊的六支球隊之一，雄鹿隊今年僅以最後時刻的一回合之差惜敗給了勇士隊，並用臂展和無窮的能量碾壓了騎士隊。

Middleton has been sidelined since September while recovering from a major hamstring injury, but the Bucks are optimistic that he will return before the end of this season, giving Milwaukee a 6-foot-8 shooting guard to make "tall ball" even more difficult to handle.

自九月以來，米德爾頓因嚴重的腿筋傷勢而一直作壁上觀，但雄鹿隊對此表示樂觀，相信他能在本賽季結束前回歸球隊。這名身高6英尺8英寸的後衛會使密爾沃基的“高球”戰術更加難以阻擋。

The Bucks added Greg Monroe, Matthew Dellavedova and Mirza Teletovic in free agency the past two offseasons, but the team has struggled to find consistency.

雄鹿隊在過去兩個休賽期的自由球員市場中增添了格雷格-門羅、馬修-德拉維多瓦和米爾扎-泰勒托維奇，但球隊的表現仍難以維持穩定。

Terry is a believer that Milwaukee needs to be taken seriously in the near future, if not now, because of Antetokounmpo and Parker, both 21. "Multi-dimensional players with great skill sets, it's phenomenal," Terry told The Vertical.

因爲安特託昆博和帕克這兩位21歲的球員的存在，特里堅信密爾沃基是未來幾年裏聯盟中最需要被提防的球隊，即便不是現在。“多功能球員配上出色的技巧，這無疑是現象級的，”特里告訴The Vertical。

"And then they're young. At this age is when you want to try to get guys like that, because they don't know what their ceiling is and they're only going to get better."

“他們還很年輕。這個年紀就是他們成長最快的時候，因爲他們不知道他們有多高的天賦上限，只會變得更出色。”

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