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三分球過於氾濫 經紀人希望聯盟應該做出改變
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A COUPLE OF WEEKS back, the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves squar
ed off in a game that only a few years ago would have been historic but in 2
021 is just another Tuesday night. In a sparsely filled Fiserv Forum, the tw
o teams attempted 96 3-point shots -- one every 30 seconds.



Of the 22 players who took the floor, 19 of them took at least one 3.

在22名上場的球員中，有19人至少投了1次三分球。

Wolves rookie Anthony Edwards is a marvel leaping off two feet, as witnessed
 by his recent dunk of the year spectacular?-- though you wouldn't know it f
rom this performance.The 31.4% 3-point shooter jacked up two attempts in the
 third quarter off the dribble from 26 feet, with 16 and 14 seconds remainin
g on the shot clock,



Likewise, two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, the league's most dev
astating finisher and still trying to cultivate an outside game, twice breez
ed across half court and launched an early triple.

同樣的，兩次獲得MVP的字母哥，作為聯盟籃下終結能力最強的怪物之一，仍然在努力培
養外線能力，兩次輕鬆穿過半場不久就出手遠投。

For a growing number of NBA executives and coaches, the problem isn't that N
BA offenses are wrong for firing up an average of 35 attempts per game from
long distance. The problem is that they're right. It would be tactical malpr
actice for any team to swear off the 3-pointer

對於越來越多的球隊高層和教練們看來，自己的隊伍每場出手35次三分球並不是問題，
不投才是問題。對於任何球隊來說，不投三分都是戰術失誤。

There are a handful of players whose midrange 2-point attempt represents a h
igh-percentage shot, but for the vast majority of players, the best shot is
one from behind the 3-point line or at the rim.

聯盟裡有很少部分球員有著較高的中距離命中率，但對於大多數的球員來說，最好的出
手點是在三分線外或籃下。

Recent conversations with multiple league insiders about the state of the ga
me reveal a consistent theme: As the rate of 3-pointers has exploded, the NB
A might finally be reaching a critical mass. Some raise concerns because the
y believe the 3-ball has created a monotonous rhythm to each game, while oth
ers believe it has distorted the scoring system that determines wins and los
ses.



"You can go overboard -- those nights you get 45 and 50 [attempts]," said De
troit Pistons coach Dwane Casey, whose team ranks 11th in percentage of fiel
d goals attempted that are 3-pointers. "Your quality of shots is going down,
 and there's going to be quick possessions. It kind of dilutes the spirit of
 the game and the soul of the game. It's about moving the ball from side to
side, not just coming down and jacking up quick 3s.



Measures that have been implemented over the past 20 years to help jump-star
t scoring are approaching an age of overcorrection. In an effort to lift the
 game out of the '90s mud

為了把NBA從90年代的泥濘對抗中解放出來，聯盟過去20年中採取了一系列措施，但他們
的調整似乎有些過度了。

THERE'S LITTLE DESIRE across the league to return to Patrick Ewing vs. Alonz
o Mourning, but there's also a sense that the game is losing diversity of id
entity, at least offensively. This school of thought maintains that a stylis
tic conformity has overtaken the game. One of the more appealing characteris
tics of basketball is the number of ways a player can score, but a 3-pointer
 every 30 to 45 seconds introduces a repetition that isn't so appealing.



As offenses now field four or even five shooters on the floor, and dynamos s
uch as Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard must be accounted for at 30 feet or
beyond, defenses simply have too much ground to cover to properly challenge
the barrage of long-range shots.



"It often looks like no defense is being played," Casey said. "But when ther
e are four shooters on the floor and a big man at the dunker [spot], spacing
 is inflated and a defense is stretched to its limit. Guys are working, but
it's impossible to cover that much ground against NBA speed, quickness and p
ower.


Including the playoffs, 61 games in NBA history have featured at least 90 3-
point attempts -- and 45 of the 61 have occurred since the start of last sea
son, according to ESPN Sports & Information. The 3-pointer now represents 39
.4% of all field goal attempts -- that's up 61% from the 2011-12 season. For
 those who welcome or accept the ascendance of the 3, this is a feature not
a bug.



"I don't think we can call it a bad thing when players are highly skilled, w
hich is what the game should be about," Carlisle said. "The 3-point shot has
 revolutionized our game. Taking a dribble-up 3 six or seven years ago was a
 cardinal sin. And now we're all doing drills where guys shoot dribble-up 3s
-- and we include our 7-3 center in those drills. The value of this sort of
3-point shot is big.



WHERE AND WHEN the trajectory levels out and 3-pointers are no longer a grow
th commodity in the NBA is unknown. The league could soon see a day when mor
e than 50% of attempted shots are fired from beyond the arc, or it could see
 the advent of creative defenses led by a generation of players who can stem
 the tide. Just as likely, those who govern the NBA may believe that reining
 in the 3-pointer is a solution in search of a problem.



Given the 50% premium for a shot that's rarely 50% more difficult, getting p
layers to wean themselves off 3-pointers wouldn't come without some signific
ant changes to the incentive structure.

和兩分球相比，三分球多出了50%的產量，但難度卻沒有高出50%，如果沒有一些重大的
改變，要讓球員們戒掉三分球是不可能的。

A more radical proposal from a longtime league power broker who wishes to re
main anonymous (unless the idea gains traction) would curb inflation by limi
ting supply: Cap the amount of 3-pointers a team can take over the course of
 a game.

一位具有權勢的匿名經紀人提出了更激進的建議，他覺得聯盟可以限制每支球隊在比賽
中的三分球出手次數。

Over the first 42 minutes of the game, each team would have the chance to at
tempt 20 shots from beyond the arc that would count for three points. Once a
n offense runs out of those 20 attempts, it can keep shooting from behind th
e line, but each subsequent make would count for only two points -- until th
e 6:00 mark of the fourth quarter, when attempts would once again worth thre
e points until the game is over.



Under these rules, an offense would need to be strategic and selective with
its 3s.

如果在這種規則下比賽，各隊對於三分出手的使用會更加謹慎。

A successful league remains in a constant state of vigilance about the chara
cter of its product and the pat of its trends. Scoring, and the 3-pointer i
n particular, revitalized NBA basketball at some of its most precarious mome
nts when it threatened to fall behind the NHL, then again two decades later
when it lost its aesthetic appeal.



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