[外絮] 能否長出投射能力?西門:我知道那會出現的

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76ers' Ben Simmons confident he will develop an effective shooting game: 'I
know it's going to come'
76人Ben Simmons有信心他會培養出有效率的投球：「我知道那會發生的。」

Before the NBA season was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus, Ben
Simmons was dealing with a lower back impingement and it was unclear when he
would return for the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff push.
在NBA賽季因為武漢肺炎疫情導致無限期停賽前，Ben Simmons正在處理他的下背問題，那時還不清楚他到底會不回來的及在季後賽開始前回到隊上幫忙。

While the league remains optimistic about having a postseason, it's unclear
when it would even begin. What we do know is it would start much later than
mid-April, as originally scheduled. This delay could work in Philadelphia's
favor, as it gives Simmons not only additional time to heal, but to also workon his shot. Even when Simmons returns healthy, questions regarding his lack
of a perimeter game and how that impacts the team will quickly resurface.
儘管聯盟對於是否會有季後賽保持樂觀，但是目前不知道甚麼時候會開始，目前知道的會是會比原訂的四月中要晚的多。這個延後對76人來說是有利的，這樣會讓Simmons有時間養傷外，他還可以練一下他的投射。就算當Simmons健康的回來，有關他缺乏外圍投射以及那對球隊有多少影響的疑問很快就會浮現。

The importance of Simmons developing some semblance of a jump shot in order
for him to reach his full potential as a player, and for the Sixers to reach
their full potential as a team, has been well documented. Sixers All-Star
center Joel Embiid has had conversations with Simmons about stepping out of
his comfort zone for the good of the team. At one point during the season,
Sixers head coach Brett Brown even thought about benching Simmons if he
continued to refuse to shoot.
有關Simmons培養出一些投射能力對於他是否能完全的發展以及對於球隊的發展的重要性是很明確的。76人中鋒Joel Embiid曾和Simmons討論過，要他踏出舒適圈，這是對球隊有幫助的。一度在本賽季中，76人教練Brett Brown甚至想過若是他繼續拒絕投射，會考慮讓他坐板凳。

"I told Ben, 'If you aren't willing to shoot, then do I just bench you?
Because I can do that,'" Brown said, via Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. "We could
have gone that route or continue to coach him as it relates to spacing. We
worked on the ability to use it as a choice to shoot the 3, catch and go, getin the paint, or find someone else. This was all discussed. I opted to take
this path. I think only down the road will we be able to truly assess if it
was the right one."
「我跟Ben說，『若是你不願意投球，然後我就只好讓你坐板凳？因為我可以那樣做的，」Brown說。「我們可以就那樣做，或者我們就繼續教他，這是跟拉開空間有關的。我們有在那方面的能力做訓練，用來當作投三分球的選項，或者catch-and-go，或者打進禁區，或者就找其他人。這些都有討論過，我選擇用這樣的方式。我認為只有這樣我們才能真正評估說這樣的方式是否正確。」

Simmons, himself, says a little too much focus is placed on his shot -- or
lack thereof -- causing him to shy away from shooting and instead focus on
the areas where he already thrives. However, Simmons also understands how
important it is that he expands his range in order to open things up for the
rest of Philadelphia's offense, and he is confident that that part of his
game will develop in time as he becomes increasingly comfortable spacing the
floor.
Simmons自己說有太多人太專注在他的投射能力--或者說缺乏投射能力--讓他更不想要投球，反而讓他更專注在其他他已經有的能力上。然而，Simmons也了解到，他拉開距離的能力對於幫球隊拉開進攻空間上有多重要，也因此他很有信心，認為那方面的能力將會出現的，他會對於拉開場上空間會越來越覺得舒適。

"Some people put so much emphasis on it," Simmons said of his shot. "It's a
little too much. It made me back check and say, 'Let me focus on what I'm
good at.' There are things I do on the court where nobody can stop me, when
I'm putting up steals, assists, scoring in the paint.
「一些人非常強調那部分，」Simmons講到他的投射。「有點太多了，那反讓我去檢視然後說，『讓我們大家專注在我很會的部分。』有些時候我在場上做的一些事情是沒有人可以擋得住的，像是我在抄截，助攻以及禁區得分。」

"I know it's going to come. It's a matter of me being comfortable doing it,"
Simmons continued. "Some of that is getting the reps in. I can take a hook
shot from the elbow, because I've done it so many times, I'm confident it
will go in. It's second nature. With 3s, it's never been like that. I've got
to make it a point of emphasis. I could be one of those guys shooting 30
percent right now. But I'd rather be one of those guys shooting 40 percent."
「我知道投射會出現的，那只是我覺得是不是很舒適的去做的問題，」Simmons說。「有些已經在訓練裡面了，我可以做一些勾射，因為我已經做過很多遍了，我有信心會進。但是3分球不是，我要強調一點，我現在就可以成為一個那種投籃命中率30趴的球員，只是我寧願像是那種命中率40趴的。」

The fact is that Simmons is going to have to be alright with some misses.
He's not automatically going to become a 40 percent shooter from distance.
You have to crawl before you walk, and up to this point, Simmons has barely
even tried to crawl. However, before he injured his back, Simmons had
expressed a willingness to try to expand his range, even though that
willingness wasn't necessarily reflected in his play as he had attempted justsix 3s on the season.
事實上，Simmons將得要習慣有些球會不進。他不會馬上自動變成一個40趴的射手，人得要先學會爬之後才會走路，但是現在，Simmons連試著爬都沒。然而，在他本季受傷前，
Simmons曾經表達願意試著要拉開空間，雖然"願意"不一定就代表會反映在他打球上，因為本季他也才嘗試投6次3分球。

"I feel like I want to take [3s] now," Simmons said prior to his back injury."As opposed to being asked to force them up. It could be during the playoffs.I've prepped so much for it, when I do it, it will work."
「相對於被要求要投三分，現在我覺得我想投了，」Simmons在本季受傷前說到。「可能會在季後賽出現吧。我為那已經準備很久了，當我投球的時候，它就會進。」

Before Simmons can try to expand his range, though, he has to get back out onthe floor. The good news there is that the Sixers do expect to have Simmons
healthy and available should the season ultimately resume, according to
MacMullan.
不過在Simmons能夠拉開空間之前，他得要先回到場上。根據MacMullan報導，好消息是76人預期當季賽正式開始時，Simmons將會健康的回歸。

"He's feeling strong," a member of Simmons' camp said, via ESPN. "The
original restrictions were very limiting, but all of them have been removed.
He would probably need another scan, so the doctors could officially clear
him, but there's been no setbacks. He's dying to get out there."
「他覺得很強壯，」一位Simmons陣營裡的成員說到。「一開始有很多限制，但是現在那些都已經排除了。他可能會再接受一次檢查，然後醫生就可能正式允許他上場，但是目前沒有甚麼問題的，他很想上場打球。」

Getting Simmons back out on the court is the first step for the Sixers, and
the fact that he appears to be healthy is a solid sign for the franchise. Thenext step will be to again try to grow his comfort with his perimeter shot,
something that Brown has tried to do time and again. Perhaps the extended
break has given Simmons an opportunity to work on his shot, both physically
and mentally, and maybe he will finally be more willing to pull the trigger
if and when play is ultimately resumed.
對76人來說，能讓Simmons回到場上是第一步，他健康回歸對76人來說是個好現象。下一步會是試著讓他對於外圍投射增加舒適感，那些是Brown一直試著在做的。或許這延長的休息讓Simmons在生理上以及心理上都有機會可以在投射上做訓練，然後等到球賽真的開始時，或許他真的會更願意去扣下那投球的板機。
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