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http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2326662.html

Ailene Voisin: With Westphal, it's good to be King

風調雨順，國泰民安，列聖相承，繩繩繼繼。

Paul Westphal has gone and done it. In a matter of weeks, he has put some
kick back in the Kings. Or as someone said to me after Friday's victory over
the Houston Rockets, "All that diving on the floor. What's that about?"

    偉哉！韋斯特法，他簡直就是世紀初的魔術師嘛！就像有人週六告訴我的一樣：「靠
！那群小子到底是什麼時候突變的。」

One season. Two seasons. Three seasons. Part of four seasons. You start to
forget how the game is supposed to be fun, how spontaneous fans are supposed
to sound, how an arena is supposed to feel. And yet sooner than expected,
Arco Arena has experienced a dramatic mood swing.

    你數了數，一季、兩季、三季，ㄟ，算四個球季好了。你大概這麼久沒看球看得這麼
爽了，球場裡的噪音不再惱人，熱情不再沸騰。然後一下子就全部回來了。

Inside, there is a pulse. Outside, it's safe to wear purple in public again.

    路上不會再有小孩說：「媽，那個人怎麼穿國王球衣啊！」。

"I think the fans of Sacramento are dying for a team they can love," Westphal
said recently. "We want to give them hustle, give them players that dive on
the floor, take charges, show how much they care."

    「球迷的熱情因為找到目標而重新燃起，我們在球場上證明我們的熱情與積極。」教
頭說。

Nine games into the season, these Kings are doing all of the above, and most
importantly, they're doing it at home. This is where it starts, where a love
affair is rekindled. Take back Arco, revive the passion in the coziest of NBA
buildings, and a huge advantage returns to the Kings.

    經過九場比賽之後，國王證明了很多事情。

While it's too early for major pronouncements, changes are happenings.

    雖然現在說什麼都有點早，但變化的確正在發生。

Westphal has thrown a fresh coat of paint on the walls, cleaned up the locker
room and rid the coaching staff of the chronic sniping. The Kings and their
visitors can walk around the facility these days without choking on the
negativity.

    他高傲，但是宅心仁厚；他謙虛，但是受萬人敬仰。牆壁不再有噴漆，更衣室變得乾
淨，教練團也煥然一新。

"There is a certain swagger he brings," said Jason Thompson. "He's been a
winning coach. He was a successful player. We set goals for certain games,
about rebounding, getting stops and running. The message is, 'If you don't
set goals and want to be successful, you shouldn't be here.' " One question
for the coach: Where ya been all these years?

    「他為我們帶來了光芒，他是個會贏球的教練、成功的球員。我們為每場球賽設定目
標，不管是籃板、防守還是得分。『如果你不定下目標並試圖成功，就不要來打球。』」
JT說。教頭啊教頭，你之前怎麼不快來救救我們？

While the Kings endured the end of the Rick Adelman era and the tenures of
Eric Musselman, Reggie Theus and Kenny Natt, Westphal in fact was always in
the neighborhood, coaching Pepperdine for five years, working on Avery
Johnson's staff for a season in Dallas, then returning to his native Southern
California.

    當Adelman 末期及三位後繼者時代，教頭其實一直都在我們附近，他執教Pepperdine
大學五年，還有一季在Avery Johnson 手下，接下來才又回到他出生之處。

He wanted another NBA headcoaching gig so badly, he went out and grabbed one.
He offered to work for whatever the Maloofs could afford – a figure around
$1.5 million per year – and was willing to do so without long-term
guarantees. Two years, a few incentives; that's all he wanted, all he
received.

    他的約只有一百五十萬美金，而且Maloof兄弟只願意跟他簽兩年。但為了救國王於水
火之中，不論約的價格再不起眼，他仍決定捨身餵鷹。

This is what the Maloofs are getting in return: The indefatigable Thompson
emerging as a force at power forward. Beno Udrih rehabilitated. Rookie Tyreke
Evans thriving in a backcourt with Udrih, a veteran point guard. Spencer
Hawes struggling with his shot but muscling for rebounds to keep his job.
Andres Nocioni, Omri Casspi, Donté Greene contributing. Kenny Thomas again a
factor.

    最後Maloof兄弟得到的回報太多了。猛男JT、重生Beno、爆氣Evans 、雖然投射突槌
但願意捉板的Hawes 。Noci、Casspi、Greene貢獻他們的戰力。九爺也不再只是一張到期
合約。

For whatever reasons – his short contract, his eagerness to re-establish
himself in his profession, his innate love of the game – Westphal, 58, is
coaching with a sense of urgency and demanding that his players follow the
same timeline.

    錢、對比賽的熱愛還是展現自已的專業？不管原因是什麼，58歲的教頭的確很有一套
，能讓隊員們跟著他走。

He has his quirks and will make crazy moves, as do most creative, confident
coaches. He started and waived small forward Desmond Mason within a matter of
weeks. He benched Udrih for the season opener.

    他也有怪毛病，有時也會做些瘋狂的事（就像某些有自信的創意型教練一般）。他讓
馬孫先發了幾週。讓Beno在開幕戰坐在板凳上整場拍手。

He started Sean May ahead of Hawes. He directed the struggling Casspi to
shoot the technical against Oklahoma City to instill confidence in him. In
addition, Westphal rejects the notion of a rigid rotation. He prefers instead
to tinker with substitution patterns, coaching by feel and flow, with playing
time dictated by performance. His sideline performance itself is inspiring,
replete with fist pumps, pirouettes, the barking of directions, the heaping
of praise.

    他讓May幹掉Hawes。他叫罰球線還沒練成的Casspi去罰技術犯規罰球。此外他的輪替
還很不固定，他習慣視狀況而定，跟著場上的變化來應對。場邊的他充滿激情，為球員打
氣，大吼來矯正場上的失控，還有一大堆的稱讚。

Plenty of challenges await, of course. The Kings need another big man. The
offense lacks fluidity and the ball movement is nonexistent at times. And
while Kevin Martin's injury absence has allowed for the more effective
Udrih-Evans backcourt pairing, Westphal will be forced to re-evalute when his
scoring leader returns. (Udrih, Evans and Martin together on the court,
perhaps?)

    還有很多挑戰要完成。國王需要另一隻長人。進攻的流暢性也遠遠不夠。而最重大的
課題是KM回來之後，目前正夯的Beno-Evans連線會變怎樣？

Meantime, the Kings are competing, scrapping, entertaining and reclaiming
their real estate. Finally, there is a sense of renewal at Arco, of a
legitimate, pragmatic and workable rebuilding process. All of it starts with
the coach.

    在此同時，國王仍要持續努力，保持現在的狀態。終於Arco又開始復興了，帶著務實
、辛勞展開重建工程。而這一切都源自於我們的Coach。

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微韋斯特法，吾必披髮衽矣！

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新交易傳言來自Trade Machine

KM、KT、Sergio for CP3、Okafor

啊你怎麼還在看NBA，回家玩Trade Machine就超嗨了啊！

Shinn：我是省，但我不是弱智！

有人說Okafor的交易源於黃蜂財務問題，但是一樣沒根據

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※ 編輯: santabrelai     來自: 125.224.130.147      (11/16 11:14)
※ 編輯: santabrelai     來自: 125.224.130.147      (11/16 11:15)
推 mizuno1405:CP3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
推 Yocoldagain:11
推 putybobo:馬上換
推 eliczone:如果真的這樣換 我馬上跪下來拜Petrie
→ eliczone:Okafor的乳摸看看就好啦 八字還沒一撇 黃蜂也沒這麼急
推 kidd168:雖然不捨，但是....他馬的快給我換!!
推 Iau2:推  教練功不可沒  國王現在感覺就是教練的球隊  帶得很好
推 Yocoldagain:能駕馭老巴 就能駕馭所有球員(?)
推 KillLakers:你們怎麼這樣呢.........Beno控衛可以順便送你們歐XD
→ santabrelai:看到Trade Machine還認真的人就輸了...
推 eliczone:對啊 不過沒比賽嘛 就無聊一下囉 :p
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4629410

11/6舊聞 Shinn得到前列腺癌，不知道是否有無相關？
※ 編輯: santabrelai     來自: 125.224.130.147      (11/16 12:38)
推 felmizan:我們教練看起來很寶很淘氣XDDD
→ santabrelai:http://bbs.hoopchina.com/0911/1004845.html他翻更好
推 KillLakers:教頭啊教頭，你之前怎麼不快來救救我們？當教頭耶穌XDD
推 eliczone:http://0rz.tw/zwSVZ 帥氣的KT
推 eliczone:看到他這麼帥氣 還忍心換他走嗎!!!!!!!
推 RonArtest93:阿彌陀佛  祝Shinn早日康復
→ santabrelai:靠腰，中文沒學好，披髮左衽忘了打個左字....
推 GodEyes:再回去看舊聞 開季前教練說的幾乎都有作到 不是嘴砲而已
→ GodEyes:Udrih也是 可惜KM還沒證明完就受傷
推 Yocoldagain:唯一沒做到的 應該只剩Hawes XDD
推 michaelch:KM受傷前的數據是明星賽級啊~場均抄截還有2咧