[外電] Adelman's tenure has run course

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Adelman's tenure has run course
By JEROME SOLOMON
Copyright 2011 Houston Chronicle
March 16, 2011, 11:19PM

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/7475631.html
自翻

The good thing about the impending divorce
between the Rockets and coach Rick Adelman is that it should be amicable.
有關於Adelman與火箭這對夫妻的離婚,
唯一值得慶幸的是他們會好聚好散.

No name-calling, lawsuits or custody battles.
The Rockets should be awarded sole custody of Hasheem Thabeet.
Adelman won't even ask for visitation rights.
不爭吵, 不上法庭.
火箭會拿到Thabeet的監護權, 而Adelman根本沒有爭奪的意願.

This will be a no-fault split.
No alimony, no hard feelings.
這不是任何人的錯.
沒有人需要付贍養費, 沒有人傷心.

This isn't The War of the Roses.
This is a relationship that has run its course.
沒有爭吵, 只是一段感情很自然地走到了盡頭.

There is an outside chance Adelman and the Rockets will stay together … for
the kids' sake.
But don't count on it. They are breaking up, so why won't they just get on
with it?
或許還有那麼一些機會, Adelman會看在孩子的份上勉強維持這段婚姻.
但是別期望太高了. 他們要分手了. 就讓橋歸橋, 路歸路吧.

In a way, Adelman and the Rockets are like a couple headed toward the
inevitable,
but neither wants to be the first to say, "Let's end this."
他們倆就像是走到了盡頭的情侶, 誰都不願意先說分手.

Adelman has always been honest.
He says he plans to sit down with his wife, Mary Kay,
at the end of the season and decide if he wants to continue to
live the physically taxing lifestyle of an NBA coach.
Adelman是老實人.
他說他得跟他老婆好好討論一下,
是否還要擔任這一個累死他老骨頭的NBA教練工作.

Fifteen hundred-plus games in 20 seasons as a coach might be enough for
Adelman, 64.
二十個球季, 超過一千五百場的比賽, 對於一個六十四歲的老頭應該算是個大數目.

He has plenty left to give, though.
The NBA is better with him on a bench.
Talk about a coach who deserves another title shot.
不過他至少還要再帶五場比賽.
有他在的NBA還是精采了些.
他也是那群受到讚譽卻始終沒有冠軍戒的教練之一.

Should Adelman choose to keep after the goal of winning a title,
he'll review his options. Right now, Houston isn't one of them.
就算Adelman想要彌補他的遺憾, 找支球隊讓他戴上冠軍戒指,
火箭隊也不會是他的對象之一.

The Rockets haven't given Adelman any indication
they are interested in continuing this relationship.
火箭隊目前完全沒有表明想要跟他續約的意願.

He is in the last year of his contract.
It would be pretty simple for the team to offer an extension.
It hasn't. There are reasons.
約滿的最後一年, 球隊提出續約應該是自然不過的事情,
但是並沒有. 事出必有因.

Good fiscal sense
By not doing anything,
the Rockets know what they are doing with Adelman.
Not doing anything makes fiscal sense.
球隊有財務上的考量.

If you believe Les Alexander's statement that
nothing has been "thought about yet in that regard" when it comes to
Adelman's future with the team,
you must be from another planet.
對於Adelman與球隊,
如果你相信老闆亞歷山大的鬼話"我還沒有想到那麼遠的事情", 那你應該不住在地球上.

Speaking of locales,
it was a little odd that Alexander made a point (an inaccurate point, by the
way)
that Adelman lives in Portland.
說到住在哪裡,
有點詭異, 亞歷山大曾經拿Adelman在波特蘭的住家來作文章.

The coach owns a home there, and that is where he spends much of the
offseason.
Big whoop. It isn't like Adelman jets off to the Pacific Northwest between
games or something.
教練住在那. 這也代表非球季時間他會待在那裏.
見鬼了, 這又不代表球季中他會偷偷搭噴射機然後跳傘溜回家.

As far as I know, he hasn't missed a practice because he had trouble making
the commute.
It is a short drive from his in-season home to Toyota Center.
就我所知, 他從來不會缺席球隊的練習,
他在主場附近有個暫時的居所, 開車相當近.

And clearly, that residency rule doesn't apply to owners.
Alexander bought the Rockets almost 20 years ago and has yet to get a Texas
driver's license.
不過老闆們心中有自己的想法.
亞歷山大在二十年前買下了火箭隊, 不久之前才拿到德州的駕照.

If the Rockets don't ask Adelman to come back,
it won't be because he likes spending time with his grandkids in Oregon
during the offseason.
若火箭不跟Adelman續約, 應該不會是因為這種相隔兩地的鳥問題.

With the labor situation —
an NBA lockout is considered more of a certainty than it was in the NFL —
it makes fiscal sense not to have a coach on the payroll with no games to
coach.
Also, the Rockets have to consider that, barring a blockbuster trade,
they probably aren't going to make a title run soon.
Why have a coach who makes championship coach-type money?
看起來是金錢考量.
火箭隊看起來正打算驚天動地的做交易來補強,
而這樣的動作看起來也不是能夠馬上衝擊總冠軍.
既然如此, 為什麼要花大錢去請一個能帶總冠軍賽的教頭呢?

Adelman wouldn't be angry at the Rockets if they decided a younger, cheaper
coach
for next season would be the smarter move.
如果火箭隊想找個便宜一點的年輕教練, Adelman也不會不爽啦.

Likewise, the Rockets wouldn't be upset if Adelman got a better offer or two
should he decide he wants to stay in the game.
當然, 如果Adelman到別的隊伍去執教, 火箭隊也不會眼紅.

Still a viable talent
How long is the list of coaches who fit what the Lakers seek
after Phil Jackson retires at season's end? Adelman should be on it.
Phil Jackson退休之後, Adelman肯定在湖人的狩獵名單之中.

Should the Heat disintegrate and choose to upgrade from Erik Spoelstra,
how many coaches could handle that circus? Adelman is one.
當熱火教練Spo玩火自焚的時候, 還有誰能弭平動亂? Adelman也是人選之一.

If a Los Angeles or Miami offer were tossed in Adelman's direction,
about the only reason he would turn it down is retirement.
如果湖人或是熱火都對Adelman伸出了溫暖的手,
唯一能讓Adelman拒絕的大概就只有退休這個念頭.

Adelman never has said he wants to coach somewhere else,
and he hasn't cheated on the Rockets.
He isn't going through the motions.
Adelman沒有說過他想去別的球隊當教練, 他也沒有騙人.

If anything, he has been better the past two seasons.
He has done a phenomenal job just to keep the team in playoff contention,
squeezing almost everything a coach could get out of the Rockets.
這兩個球季他做得很好. 讓球隊還有進入季後賽的競爭力,
讓隊上的球員們都發揮出他們的實力.

Twilight of a season
The Rockets' season ends exactly four weeks from today.
Making the playoffs would not be overachieving. It would be a miracle.
火箭隊的常規賽季即將在四個禮拜後結束.
打進季後賽並不是一件了不起的事情, 而是一個奇蹟.

Just having a .500 record at this point is an overachievement.
As was last season's 42-40 record.
現在的戰績就已經是一項豐功偉業, 去年只有42W40L.

A disappointing season, yes, but that had nothing to do with coaching.
Adelman didn't buy these groceries.
He didn't crack the bones in Yao Ming's foot or ruin Tracy McGrady's knee.
Yet he is the franchise's winningest coach, percentage-wise.
這是個令人失望的球季, 沒錯. 但是這不是教練的責任.
他並沒有打斷姚明的腳, 也沒有傷了TMac的膝蓋.
他仍然是個史上著名的常勝教頭.

That is overall and with the Rockets.
This has been a good relationship.
It won't end like either side dreamed it would when they got together,
but there aren't likely to be any hard feelings.
The franchise and Adelman are simply in different places and want different
things.
這就是他與火箭隊的關係.
他們感情不錯, 就算結束了也沒有甚麼好傷心的.
兩個人只是同床異夢, 各有自己的目標要追尋.

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推 Yenshing:他並沒有打斷姚明的腳, 也沒有傷了TMac的膝蓋   O..Q
→ Websphere:唉
推 CJim:翻譯得很好  最後一段有淡淡的哀傷...
推 NanFong:就為了錢? 有沒有搞錯啊
推 liafree:老A的戰術看習慣了  不要換拉
推 srsonic:老A是火箭史上勝率最高的教練,希望不會只因為薪資高被換掉
推 nba1ook:說真的 現在去那找生涯平均6成勝率 還2次打進final 2次分
→ nba1ook:區final 4次2輪的教練?? 火箭大概老A帶次差的球隊 但也是
→ nba1ook:因為火箭這幾年傷病不斷...不然波特蘭五黑寶時期 國王全盛
→ nba1ook:時期勝率也是很恐怖 不過隨說次差 前三年也6成7 6成5 5成
推 nba1ook:亞歷山大這個人 該說他是精明還是省錢笨蛋...
推 takewind:居然是要搞cost down.....
推 jorden:亞歷山大一定要吃到教訓才會變乖的人
推 outdance:找個便宜點的年輕教練...猶太老板甲賽去吧
→ cviescvies:火箭連兩年的素人球員都能夠打到越五成逼近季後賽程度
→ cviescvies:老A絕對居功厥偉...但沒有S級球星 也難以衝擊總冠軍...
推 SEAFOODBIRD:老A帶出來的球風真的好看多了...
推 kefpong:這種陣容的得分能力還是全聯盟第3名 不認為其它教練做的到
推 tracy2817038:火箭球風越來越好看 續約拉老闆!
推 VASTSKY:老A生涯勝場數也逼近千勝了，希望老A能在火箭拿到千勝!
推 liafree:簽姚明的錢簽老A算了(誤)
推 bunnyman:好想罵髒話...鴨梨是怎麼回事呀...
推 barkleyc:不是因為財務問題才不簽約吧，adelman才多少錢
推 barkleyc:哪可能因為錢而且不續約?純粹是高層想換人試試看吧
推 justcallit:火箭現在就處於練兵球隊，戰績還是其次，
→ justcallit:找個能跟球團決策同步的教練還比較實際
→ justcallit:老A這兩年帶火箭戰績不差，但也不上不下，
→ justcallit:衝不了冠軍，連選秀權也相對拿不好，練新兵嘛....
→ justcallit:去年被他狂練的ariza AB現在全交易掉了
→ justcallit:火箭浪費這兩年的時間換來什麼？
→ justcallit:morey嘴巴說說的抓大魚，也沒有拆掉重建的勇氣
→ justcallit:照這種態勢擺明就想當個萬年中段班，加減騙門票
→ justcallit:最近看火箭比賽最大亮點反而是hayes，也算挺有趣
推 takewind:球隊這幾年拆的不夠大嗎,還要拆什麼
推 titansoul:我覺得不能夠怪morey 也是因為他的眼光 火箭即使遭遇
→ titansoul:嚴重傷病 還是能保持一定競爭力
推 kefpong:你以為要大魚別人就會給你？看看尼克為了大魚變成什麼樣..
→ titansoul:也不是不想換大魚 大魚根本就不鳥中等球隊中等市場
→ titansoul:morey是念數學的 不是賭徒 知道亂下注要承擔多少風險
推 kefpong:火箭球員都還很年輕 請問要重建什麼？
推 NanFong:Morey把球員換來換去，說穿了就是承認自己的錯誤
→ NanFong:有多少球員來一、兩年就被他自己交易掉? 多到數不清
→ NanFong:苦的是誰?  是帶兵打仗的教練
推 justcallit:火箭今年的薪資衝到70m+，既然重建簽km,miller又有何用
→ justcallit:又不放爛搶選秀權壓薪資，又不肯掏本去換大魚
→ justcallit:這樣挖東牆補西強火箭戰績就是一直這樣不上不下
→ justcallit:爛也不會爛到哪，好也頂多進季後賽
→ justcallit:morey是精算師，他很會避險，這就是他的操盤手法
→ justcallit:但絕大多數冠軍對建立，都要有賭博成份
→ justcallit:賭了不見得就能拿冠軍，不賭就是這樣，
→ justcallit:就算是近十年來戰績最穩定核心沒有變動的馬刺
→ justcallit:人家也是爛了一季在加上運氣才拿到td建立王朝
→ justcallit:更不用說熱火、超賽這些球隊玩更大
→ justcallit:在來看看去年火箭拿了四十幾勝，又得練到什麼？
→ justcallit:反正球迷想看的就是支持球隊去衝冠軍，
→ justcallit:但操盤者是不是這麼想又是一回事
推 small2th:又來了，簽大米是因為姚還可以打，KM是簽來的？
推 small2th:會上上下下的原因還不是因為MM的傷？球隊打的好，球員表
→ small2th:好說不擺爛，打不好又說沒未來，有那麼簡單幾句話說的完
→ small2th:這些前因後果然後馬上找的到最佳解，還需要好GM幹嘛
推 tliu223:有沖冠希望的就那么几只隊  是說其他20几隊就不玩了嗎
推 takewind:馬刺爛的那年是所有人都受傷,要我們的球員自殺嗎
→ takewind:超塞湖人當時也不是自願爛的,甚至超塞也是囤積年輕人才有
→ takewind:冠軍的,我們不也是累積年輕人當中嗎?擺爛？你看籃網上季
→ takewind:爛完,現在有了DW,看起來有可以衝擊冠軍的樣子嗎
→ takewind:Morey真的擺爛搞不好就有人不看了
推 kefpong:沒能力衝冠軍就要重建 哪門子的歪理 完全沒說服力...
→ kefpong:照你的言論 我看西區只有湖人跟馬刺不用 其他隊都該重建了
→ cviescvies:雅里沙跟洨AB繼續留著我反而會罵MOREY 一個就是替補的
→ cviescvies:身手 運球運成那樣= = 小AB則是受傷完腦充血不止
→ cviescvies:又打不出來像B.Jackson第六人的態度 身高問題 早送走
→ cviescvies:也好...說火箭戰績不上不下 不看看是用何種陣容打成這
→ cviescvies:種不上不下 要不是球員跟教練一心 能有這種成績?
→ Websphere:光就Ariza & Brooks的出清, 我個人是給正面評價的
推 justcallit:出清ariza brooks不是錯，這更證明當初決策問題
→ justcallit:我早說過ab不會是火箭主控答案，就算他拿了mip也是如此
→ justcallit:可是浪費時間練了這兩隻，
→ justcallit:到現在火箭的年輕球員排開來看，
→ justcallit:除了lowry twill，其他幾乎沒什麼未來性，頂多合格替補
→ justcallit:以今年的選秀順位跟資質來看，要抓球星自己養很難
→ justcallit:既不肯擺爛衝選秀，又不要清薪資或掏球員換球星
→ justcallit:那火箭什麼時候才能得到建隊的核心球員？
→ justcallit:還是火箭要以現今的nba生態想靠大眾臉軍團衝冠軍？
→ justcallit:至於km就跟ab一樣，單兵攻擊力好，防守分球差
→ justcallit:km觀賞性不錯，但有心往上衝，這樣花12m就有待商榷
→ justcallit:想想vc前前場的第四節後段爆發，對位的正是km
→ justcallit:尼克熱火大搞球星會能不能成功是未知數，但至少有企圖
→ justcallit:那戰績這麼"穩定"的火箭未來在哪？就拭目以待
推 takewind:那一年不簽Ariza就剩下給阿泰大長約或是sf變成空氣
→ takewind:至於小AB雖然我之前也不爽他,但是在Lowry沒有三分之前
→ takewind:很多版友是認為只有他能靠外線拉開攻擊線,至少也有苦勞吧
推 titansoul:值得動搖隊本去換的大魚 全聯盟有超過五隻嗎
→ takewind:硬要說這幾年的錯誤決策我覺得就是醫生太爛跟JJ沒換到東
→ takewind:西蠻可惜的
推 titansoul:小AB 我不覺得他那麼爛 心態調整好又會是一名猛將
推 DDMO:我覺得一開始磨合花了太多時間,交易後我們戰積很不錯的
→ DDMO:如果我們一開始就有現在的氣勢,也許現在還有機會搶前六
→ DDMO:那樣的話也許大家能更滿意,也就不會有不上不下的疑慮了
推 nono76119:小AB我覺得一直不是未來的基石 反而很不穩定
→ nono76119:本身身材就不好 又要不到犯規
→ nono76119:我反而喜歡看現在的火箭 打的是團隊 更可怕
推 nono76119:沒有大牌球星 球的流動性很好 要看單打請看熱火
推 LORDJACK:km是用T-mac換來的, 難道j兄認為T-mac比較好??
推 SincereBob:千錯萬錯不是管理層的錯，都是質疑的球迷不好
推 tliu223:沒有哪個GM沒犯過錯 至少morey沒犯過什么重大錯誤就是了
→ tliu223:如果有TD、LBJ、DH等級的新秀的話 我是不反對擺爛的 可是
→ tliu223:這兩年都不是選秀強年 刻意擺爛的話大概就會變漫漫重建路