[外電] Williams acknowledges trip made Jazz tired

[odyy (隱者)]

消息來源：http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660204506,00.html

Williams acknowledges trip made Jazz tired

By Tim Buckley
Deseret Morning News

      After finishing playing four games in five nights, Jazz point guard
Deron Williams told the truth Saturday.
      "We were a little tired today," Williams said following an 82-73 loss
at Cleveland, their fourth straight defeated in a trip that started last
Tuesday at Miami and included stops as well in Orlando and Philadelphia.
      "Really," Williams added, "no energy. That was the main thing."
      Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, however, let it be known he didn't want to hear
it — even before having heard it, as he seemed to sense he might.
      "I don't why they should even mention the word 'tired,' " said Sloan,
perhaps in denial over just how taxing the trip back East really was.
      The journey included a 6:30 a.m. luggage pull in Philadelphia and 11
a.m. hotel arrival Saturday in Cleveland, all because the team's charter
plane was stuck in Philly because of a Friday ice storm.
      "We played four games in five days — that shouldn't be a problem,"
Sloan said. "If it is, then you're looking for an excuse."
      Sloan's version of why things went so wrong on the trip, which included
much stronger opponents than when the Jazz were rolling up a six-game winning
streak and average victory margin of 19-plus points?
      "Obviously we're not making shots. The shots that went in a couple
weeks ago are not going in now, " he said. "We're playing under a little bit
more duress than what we were then — and that's what I expected with the
games we had to play on this trip.
      "The teams that we were playing against have the ability to put you
under a little more stress, and sometimes you don't shoot the ball (in that
circumstance)."

      NFL TRYOUTS: Philadelphia center Samuel Dalembert's late-game knockdown
hipcheck on Jazz guard Gordan Giricek was hailed by teammate Kyle Korver, who
was freed by the pick to hit the game-winning jumper in the 76ers' win over
Utah on Friday.
      "The (Philadelphia) Eagles need to look into that," Korver said
according to the Associated Press. "It was great. It was probably a foul. It
was a great screen, I was wide open and it was all due to Sam."
      Dalembert's version of events, according to AP: "I was going to the
basket, and I saw (Giricek) coming and he went right into me. It was the
wrong way for him to move."
      Added Dalembert: "At least I'm not obvious like some people and
throwing elbows."
      The Jazz on Saturday said they would not provide any update Sunday on
the condition of either Giricek (bruised ribs) or forward Matt Harpring
(inflamed right knee), both of whom sat out Saturday vs. the Cavaliers and
are listed as "day-to-day" in advance of Tuesday's home game against Golden
State.

      ALUMNI UPDATE: Retired ex-Jazz big man John Amaechi recently became the
first openly gay male athlete to sign an endorsement deal with a mainstream
company, agreeing to a multiyear deal with HeadBlade Inc., creators of a
popular head-shaving razor.
      Amaechi — who also played for Orlando and Cleveland, two of the Jazz's
opponents last week — is the first NBA player to acknowledge his
homosexuality.
      His memoir, "Man in the Middle," was released last month and made the
New York Times Best Seller List.

      ON THE FARM: Weber State product and former University of Utah big man
Lance Allred has had two 30-point games since the joining the starting lineup
and ex-Jazz guard Randy Livingston was named D-League Player of the Week
recently for the Idaho Stampede, the Jazz's minor-league affiliate.
      Allred averaged 5.5 points in 27 games before becoming a starter on
March 1.
      Neither Allred, who has never played in the NBA, nor Livingston, an NBA
veteran, is currently under contract with an NBA club. No Jazz players are
currently assigned to Idaho.

      HE SAID IT: Cavaliers star LeBron James had no problem with Cavs fans
showering Jazz forward Carlos Boozer with boos on Saturday in his first
return to Cleveland since leaving for Utah and a lucrative six-year, $68
million contract in 2004.
      "He had to do what was best for him and his family and he chose to do
that," the AP quoted James as saying. "But the fans don't understand it that
way.'


--

身為一個教練你對這一點(成就)永遠不會感到滿足，這也是這個職業的悲哀，當你感到
滿足之後你就會不思進取，你不會想要更為進步，這也是為什麼我總是對球員的要求如
此嚴格，我希望他們不斷的做出嘗試，那能夠讓他們成為一個更為傑出的球員。(aly譯)

                                             ~ Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan ~

--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 61.230.15.72
※ 編輯: odyy            來自: 61.230.15.72         (03/19 14:43)
※ 編輯: odyy            來自: 61.230.15.72         (03/19 14:43)
推 amox: no excuses
※ 編輯: odyy            來自: 61.230.15.72         (03/19 14:53)
推 CarlosBoozer:大懶熊酸溜溜
推 CarlosBoozer:看到 ON THE FARM 嚇了一跳
→ CarlosBoozer:LBJ贏球後講話變客氣, 交朋友?
推 gratitude:Who is 大懶熊？
推 xjazz:一個字「嫩」！
→ sam369:NBA左有大攬伯,右有大攬熊,一字排開,中間有大攬啪!