[外電] Adrian Griffin成為魔術隊首席助理教練

[N7000 (我愛三星)]

本篇外電是Orlando Sentinel的報導，主旨是原本在公牛服務的Adrian Griffin正式離開
公牛教練團，成為魔術隊的首席助理教練(lead assistant)，這也是Scott Skiles接任魔
術隊總教練之後的首次人事異動，而魔術隊原本的代理總教練兼首席助教James Borrego
可能會轉到雷霆、鶼鶘或馬刺隊。

Griffin原本是公牛的首席，去年面試過爵士與騎士的總教練職缺，前年則是七六人，根據
原報導的引述，2012年魔術就想找他接任總教練，但公牛不讓他去面試。Griffin在2014-
15賽季的GM調查中，和Tyronn Lue、Ettore Messina與Mike Woodson並列最佳助理教練的
第二名(7.1%，第一名是Alvin Gentry,17.9%)，而在前一年的調查中，Griffin和去年從公
牛被挖角到勇士的Ron Adams也都有拿到票。(我們的新任首席Jim Boylen今年有拿到票，
去年沒有，2013-14最佳助教的前三名是Lawrence Frank,21.4%、Alvin Gentry,10.7%和
Melvin Hunt,10.7%)

Griffin在08年退休之後先到公鹿隊當助理教練(2008-2010)，之後就一直待在公牛隊，這
幾年的summer league都可以看到他帶隊的身影。Griffin和Jim Boylen類似之處在於，兩
者都是著重於防守端的訓練與戰術安排，Griffin對於Jimmy Butler的成長也有其貢獻。

失之東隅，收之桑榆。

祝福Adrian Griffin在魔術隊一切順利，Jim Boylen也能維持公牛隊這五年來傲人的團隊
防守，配合總教練Hoiberg以外線投射和快速轉移為主的進攻策略，一路邁向總冠軍。

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Orlando Magic hire Adrian Griffin as their lead assistant coach

The Orlando Magic have reached an agreement with Adrian Griffin to become
their new lead assistant coach, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.

The addition of Griffin is the first hire for Scott Skiles’ coaching staff.

Griffin spent the last five seasons as a Chicago Bulls assistant coach.
Before that, he worked for the Milwaukee Bucks under Skiles as an assistant
coach for player development.

In NBA.com’s 2014-15 GM Survey, general managers were asked to name the
league’s best assistant coach. Griffin tied for second place with the
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tyronn Lue, the San Antonio Spurs’ Ettore Messina and
the Los Angeles Clippers’ Mike Woodson.

Griffin also spent the summer of 2014 working with USA Basketball’s men’s
national team as it won the gold medal in the FIBA World Cup.

Griffin, 40, played nine NBA seasons, with stints with the Boston Celtics,
Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics.

In 2012, the Magic wanted to consider Griffin for a role on Jacque Vaughn’s
coaching staff. But the Bulls denied the Magic’s request to interview Griffin.

Circumstances were different this time around.

The Bulls fired coach Tom Thibodeau after the postseason and hired Fred Hoiberg
as Thibodeau’s replacement. The change left Griffin and fellow Bulls assistant
coaches Ed Pinckney and Mike Wilhelm in limbo. And, over the weekend, the Bulls
hired Jim Boylen of the San Antonio Spurs as Hoiberg’s lead assistant.

Skiles is working on filling out the rest of his coaching staff.

Skiles wants to retain James Borrego, who has spent the last three seasons
with the Magic, first as the lead assistant coach and later as the interim
head coach. But Skiles is giving Borrego time to consider other opportunities.
Borrego has drawn interest from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it’s also
possible the New Orleans Pelicans and Spurs will attempt to hire him.

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※ 編輯: N7000 (223.139.57.162), 06/16/2015 10:21:12
推 GroveStreet: 祝福他~
推 PTTfaggot: 可惜啊
推 AhUtopian: Boylen來當HAC，AG要留就會被降級。
→ N7000: 是啊…彼此間是連動的關係，Griffin和魔術接觸(公牛球團也
→ N7000: 要同意)幾乎是和球團找Boylen同時進行的。
推 AhUtopian: 不過目前其他現任的助理教練留任機會好像還是高的。
推 rosebulls: 可惜