是福还是祸？努尔基奇大放异彩，冯莱彻底掉队了？

诺阿-冯莱在波特兰开拓者这两年的表现多多少少有些不尽人意；表现算好的时候没有什么存在感，坏的时候则完完全全是一个灾难。为此有太多的文章来讨论他的潜力、质疑他能否更进一步。即使我们至今还看不到他有带领球队的希望——至少这赛季是这样的——但是通过最近的一些数据，我们可以看到，在优素福-努尔基奇来到首发阵容之后，冯莱已经成为了一个更加高效的球员。

For most of Noah Vonleh’s nearly two-season tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers, he has been something of a disappointment; inconsequential at best and downright overmatched at worst. There have been thousands of words written on this site about his potential and whether or not he will take the leap. And while it doesn’t look like that will happen—at least this year—a close look shows that Vonleh has been a much more effective player since Jusuf Nuki? joined the starting lineup.

说实话，从基础数据上来看，他的进步很不显眼。在努尔基奇到来前，冯莱出手数就不多，球队在得分方面也从未仰仗过他太多。但是在他使用率基本不变的情况下，他的效率得到了大大的提高，在努尔基奇到来之后，他的命中率从不到41%直接上升到了64%。

To be fair, the improvement isn’t drastic while looking at the basic statistics. Vonleh wasn’t scoring much before Nurki?’s arrival, or doing much in the way of putting points on the board. But he has been much more efficient despite his usage essentially staying the same, moving from shooting less than 41 percent before Nurk’s arrival to 64 percent from the floor since.

所以到底发生了什么？最明显的区别无疑就是努尔基奇有能力发现待在底线的冯莱的机会。这样的事情虽然发生的不多，但是努尔基奇确确实实可以在禁区吸引到比梅森-普拉姆利大得多的防守压力，而这就给予了冯莱很多的简单出手机会，因此他的命中率也得到了巨大的提升。

So what’s changed? The most obvious difference is Nurki?’s ability to find Vonleh as a baseline cutter. It’s only happened a handful of times, but Nurk draws defensive attention in the paint in a way that Mason Plumleenever could, giving Vonleh much easier shots—and a much higher field goal percentage as a result.

举个例子，当努尔基奇在肘区拿到球，他往往会快速冲向底线，由于他的防守人无法跟上这样的步伐，远端的防守人就必须过来补防。这时候冯莱（更多的时候是莫-哈克利斯）只需要内切，接到努尔基奇的传球，然后轻松两分到手。这就是拥有一个可以吸引防守的大个子的好处。对于波特兰来说，普拉姆利无疑是一个出色的蓝领球员，但他永远不能吸引其他人的包夹。

For example, when getting the ball on the block, Nurki? often makes a quick baseline spin before his defender can get set, which forces the far-side defender to come over to help. All Vonleh (or often Moe Harkless) has to do is cut to the rim and Nurki? can find him for an easy two. That’s the advantage of having a big man with that sort of gravity. Plumlee was an excellent facilitator for Portland, but he never demanded extra attention from additional defenders.

同样是出于这种吸引包夹的能力，当努尔基奇在三秒区外吸引了防守人的时候，冯莱拿下进攻篮板后的进攻效率也更加出色。虽然在努尔基奇到来后他的进攻篮板数并没有什么上升——实际上平均下来每分钟进攻篮板数还有些减少，但他的二次进攻确实在变得越来越好。一方面是因为他着实更加强硬了；另一方面则是他的进攻空间变得大了许多。

Related to the concept of gravity—Vonleh is better able to get clean looks off of his offensive rebounds with Nurki?’s effectiveness at boxing out opponents. While he isn’t grabbing any more offensive rebounds than before Nurki? arrived, and actually fewer per minute, Vonleh has been getting better looks when he goes up after gathering an offensive rebound. Some of this is that he’s literally just going up stronger; some of this is that he has more room to do so.

努尔基奇加盟后，冯莱最出色的地方无疑在于他的防守。他的基本功一直不错，而在和努尔基奇搭档后，他们二人的防守效率高达101.3，领先全队（总时间高于50分钟的两人组中）。更有趣的是，同样标准下，紧随其后的三对双人组分别是冯莱和其他三个首发的组合，我们不得不这样说：努尔基奇到来之后，冯莱的防守效率真的得到了巨大的提升。

Defensively is where Vonleh has really been able to shine since Nurk joined the team. He’s always had the basic tools, but they have made a nice pairing, leading the team with a 101.3 DRtg as a two-man lineup since they paired up (minimum of 50 minutes played together). More interestingly, when looking at the same criteria, the next three best two-man lineups are Vonleh with each of the other three starters —giving credence to the theory that Vonleh has actually stepped up his defensive game as a result of being paired with Nurki?, as opposed to being a statistical beneficiary while mostly being a bystander.

所以这到底是怎么发生的？这里有很多原因。当身后有一个能控制禁区的大个子，冯莱可以紧贴他的对手，而不用时刻去担心协防。这种信任的意义是无价的。防守位置上微小的区别会对对方的命中率、失误数以及犯规数产生巨大的影响。

So how is this happening? There are a couple of reasons. With a big man in the middle who can effectively control the paint, Vonleh is able to stick on his man without drifting away because he feels like he might need to help at any given second. Having confidence in the guy behind you can’t be overstated. Small shifts in defensive positioning make a lot of difference in terms of opponent field goal percentage, creating turnovers, and committing fouls.

除此之外，当冯莱决定去包夹低位的时候，努尔基奇-冯莱的组合也远要比普拉姆利-冯莱的组合来的高效。冯莱在防守端的选择越来越自信，而这种自信也逐渐体现在了他的防守效率上。

Additionally, when Vonleh does make the decision to help down low, a Nurki?/Vonleh double team is more effective than a Plumlee/Vonleh double team. Vonleh likely feels more confident in his decision-making on the defensive end and it’s starting to show up in his defensive rating.

即使赛季末期努尔基奇的表现有所回落，冯莱的表现却很难因此受到影响。因为努尔基奇依旧有能力找到处在底线的冯莱，他也永远会是个低位怪兽。冯莱需要做的是：继续加强他在禁区的侵略性，以及学会如何在不犯规的情况下保持他的防守面积。

Despite the fact that Nurki?’s performance will likley come back to earth somewhat this season, Vonleh’s performance next to him should be sustainable. Nurki? won’t lose the ability to find him on the baseline or suddenly not be a big space-eater in the paint. Where Vonleh can continue to improve is in his aggressiveness on the boards and in his ability to maintain defensive space without fouling.

如此成功的组合，是否应该让开拓者重新考虑休赛期升级四号位的问题呢？好吧，别闹了。即使冯莱逐渐进步，在球场上起到了一定的作用，但他一场比赛连18分钟都上不了。虽然我也很激动他最近的进步表现，但是别忘了，他场均得分也不过5分而已。

Should this thus-far successful pairing make the Blazersthink twice about looking to upgrade at the power forward spot this offseason? Well, let’s not get crazy. While Vonleh has improved to the point that he’s actually a positive on the court, he still is only putting up fewer than 18 minutes a night. While I’m thrilled with his recent contributions, we’re still talking about a guy who’s improved to score five points per game.

即便如此，冯莱已经开始在正确地做一些他能做的事情；不得不说，看上去努尔基奇的到来帮助他发掘了自己更多的潜力。

That said, Vonleh is starting to find a couple things he can do decently; it looks like it just took Nurki?’s arrival to get more out of him.

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