[外電] Westphal appears to be Kings' top candidate

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

        http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1905708.html

Tom Thibodeau was in Las Vegas on Saturday, adding to his résumé with yet
another head-coaching interview.
T持續在和其他隊面試。

But the Boston Celtics' associate head coach, the third candidate to
interview for the Kings' head-coaching spot, appears to lag in the race. He
trails Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis and is even further behind former Phoenix
and Seattle coach Paul Westphal. Eddie Jordan – initially believed to be the
leading candidate – agreed Friday to take the 76ers' head-coaching job.
但T在國王的教練候選人上暫時落後，在他前面的有Rambis，甚至遠遠落後於Westphal。
達叔原本被認為是最有機會的人選，但被76人捷足先登。

Rambis is expected to travel to Las Vegas soon for his interview, as the
Kings have received permission from the Lakers to do so before the NBA Finals
begin Thursday. How that fits into Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie's
schedule remains to be seen.
Rambis預計近期內會到拉斯維加斯(不是和賭神一起去的)去面試，國王已經取得和他面試
的許可。很快就會得知詳情。

Having spent Tuesday through Friday in Chicago for the NBA draft combine,
Petrie on Saturday headed for the East Coast for personal matters. He is
expected to miss group workouts Monday and Tuesday in Oakland, with other
members of the Kings' scouting staff taking his place.
Petrie在nba draft combine後就為了私人事務前往東岸，預計會缺席在奧克蘭舉辦的團體
測試。

With Petrie having said at the outset that he prefers head-coaching
experience, Westphal's record (267-159, .627) far surpasses that of Rambis
(24-13, .649) and Thibodeau (none).
依據之前Petrie所說的想要有經驗的教練，Westphal遠遠超過Rambis和T。

There's also Westphal's vibe with Petrie, who had no prior relationship with
the candidate but who seemed to gain a quick comfort level with him in their
May 13 interview.
雖然Westphal和Petrie沒有深厚的感情，但之前的面試好像很快就彼此有好感。

And, as expected all along, there's the financial factor.
當然，還有經驗因素。

Long before Jordan agreed with the Sixers on a three-year guaranteed deal
worth $2 million, $3 million and $3.1 million, Westphal outlined his contract
desires that fell more in line with the preferences of Kings co-owners Joe
and Gavin Maloof.
達叔和76人簽了一紙3年值2m、3m和3.1m的合約，而Westphal想要的和馬老闆的想法滿一
致的。

According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, Westphal's price
tag is $1.5 million per season.
Westphal的價碼應該是每季1.5m

And while Celtics general manager and former King Danny Ainge said "Tom
(Thibodeau) should be a part of any (current) coaching search," he raved
about Westphal.
Ainge說T應該是任何隊都會想到的教練人選之一。

Ainge, who played in Portland while Petrie was an executive there in the
early 1990s, played for Westphal in Phoenix for three seasons at the end of
his career.

"I'm a big fan of Paul Westphal," Ainge said. "He understands people, and he
understands personalities, and he has a very, very creative basketball mind.
…
「我是Westphal的迷，他了解人們，而且他了解個人特性，他有個非常有創意的籃球頭腦

"I think that Paul and Geoff (Petrie) have similar demeanors, in that they
don't … freak out under pressure. They're serious. They're great
competitors, but they're … calm in the eye of the storm."
「我認為Paul和Petrie有類似的樣子，他們不會因為壓力崩潰，他們很嚴肅，他們是偉大
的競爭者，他們很冷靜」

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推 pennykidd:看來錢是很重要的因素 但是Westphal有任何好的實績嗎？
推 tzymo:我不喜歡他耶...
→ Gunsroses:JVG和Mike Fratello勒?
→ eliczone:這篇報導的實績就是用戰績來看囉 遠遠超過
推 GodEyes:我翻了第4826篇時就喜歡他了 而且連市長 KJ 都對他好評
推 kingpredrag:他帶太陽進fina過
推 pennykidd:國王目前的質適合找進攻體系的教練所以也許派崔較偏愛他
→ pennykidd:再加上他要價不高選個進攻體系的教練對吸引Rubio有幫助?
※ 編輯: eliczone        來自: 220.130.141.241      (06/01 10:14)
推 GodEyes:如果總教練 Westphal 當  然後用比塞爾蒂克高的價碼挖
→ GodEyes:Thibodeau 當防守教練呢?
推 pttsac:可能是怕Thibodeau比較想當總教練吧? 不然攻守各司其職超強
→ eliczone:不太可能 現在是因為要他當總教練 如果只是防守就待在C
→ eliczone:就好了 沒有必要還要轉過來 除非他是那種喜歡練等的人 不
→ eliczone:然沒有理由他會過來當助教