Can Ben Simmons'move to PF unlock 76ers?
本·西蒙斯改打大前锋能够释放76人队的战斗力吗？
Brett Brown told reporters on monday that he's been playing Simmons "exclusively" as a four man during practice in Orlando,
76人主教练布雷特·布朗在周一向记者透露，在奥兰多训练时，他让西蒙斯专门打四号位，
and the expectation is that Shake Milton will replace Simmons as the Sixers' starting point guard.
他的期望是让谢克·米尔顿代替西蒙斯曾经76人先发控卫的位置。
While capable, Simmons has long been miscast as a true lead guard.
虽然西蒙斯有出任大前锋的实力和身体条件，但他长期以来一直错位打控球后卫。
He's tailor made to be a hyper-athletic Draymond Green,
用身体素质升级版的德雷蒙德·格林来形容西蒙斯再合适不过了，
a power forward with guard skills who can rebound, push and distribute before ceding to better-suited half-court initiators.
格林是一个拥有后卫般技术的大前锋，他既能抢篮板，也能推快攻，还能通过转移球来找到最合适的半场进攻发动者。
From there, Simmons becomes a screener, roller and cutter.
改打大前锋之后，西蒙斯可以成为一个集挡拆发起者，挡拆进攻人，和无球切入者于一身的角色。

Spacing and half-court offense, which go hand in hand, are Philly's main problems,
76人主要的问题在于进攻空间不足和阵地进攻不力这两个连带问题，
and if Milton continues to shoot and create the way he did while Simmons was out with a back injury,
如果谢克·米尔顿能延续他在西蒙斯因背伤缺阵时的29场比赛里的表现，继续那样创造投篮机会，
shooting 46 percent from 3 and 70 percent at the rim in 29 games, it 'll be easier for Philly.
投出46%的三分命中率和70%的篮下命中率，76人的进攻空间问题将会得到缓解。
There are still issues with the coexistence of Simmons and Joel Embiid, who both need to live in the paint to be optimized,
而且西蒙斯和乔尔·恩比德难以共存的问题也有待解决。他们俩都需要在禁区里才能发挥出最大威力，
but it's a more manageable situation with Simmons getting creatively lower on the floor than it is having him run point as a complete non-shooting threat.
但如果西蒙斯打大前锋，能够在低位发挥其进攻创造力，而非在外线要球，去“发挥”他并不存在的投篮威慑力，那么他和恩比德共存的问题会得到更好缓解。
It's not perfect, but in theory this is the most optimized version of the Sixers,
让西蒙斯打大前并非完美，但理论上来讲确实是这支76人的最优解，
who perhaps don't need to be perfect given their considerable talent to compete for an Eastern Conference title.
以76人阵容固有的超级天赋，大概并不需要做到完美就可以成为东部分区冠军的有力竞争者。

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