[外電] Kings' Hawes to get start over Moore

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

                http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1441322.html


On the surface, it will look no different than the changing of one player's
role.
表面上，改變一個球員的角色看起來沒什麼不同。

Veteran forward Mikki Moore will be on the Kings' bench at the outset of
tonight's game against Utah, with second-year big man Spencer Hawes taking
his place in the starting lineup and coach Reggie Theus about to employ his
eighth starting five this season.
老將Mikki將在今晚對爵士開始時做板凳，Hawes將會取代他先發，而這是本季第八種先
發五人。

But in reality, it will mean much more.
但實際上，這意義深重。

Within the organization, Moore, in his 11th season, has become the virtual
poster boy for the youth vs. veterans conflict that plagues the team and
threatens Theus' job. With the stated goal of rebuilding well established and
the front office and ownership desiring increased minutes for the younger
players, Theus' loyalty to Moore and eternal endorsements of his impact have
hurt his standing in his bosses' eyes.
在組織內，這是Mikki第十一個球季，為了年輕球員相對老將的紛爭，他已變成了虛幻的內
線球員，這已經使球隊深受其害，而且威脅到Theus的頭路。制服組和老闆都想要增加年輕
球員的上場時間，Theus對於Mikki的愛和永無止境的忍受已經傷害了他在老闆眼中的地位

The recent losing has only compounded matters, with the Kings dropping nine
of their last 10 (four with Moore injured) and the justification for starting
Moore wearing thinner with every defeat. Ironically, Theus' decision to start
Hawes over Moore came just two days after – according to numerous sources
close to the team – Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie met with
co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof in Las Vegas to discuss the current state of
affairs and the coach's future.
最近的輸球使得情況更複雜，國王輸了最近十場的九場，每次輸球都讓Mikki先發的理由越
來越薄弱，諷刺的是，Theus決定讓Hawes取代Mikki先發的兩天前，Petrie和老闆在拉斯維
加斯會面討論目前球隊的狀態和教練的未來。

By all appearances, Theus – who is in the final guaranteed season of his
contract – still will be given time to make the most of a less intense
schedule and a roster on the mend. The Kings, whose strength of schedule thus
far is ranked 21st in the league, had a league-high-tying 17 games in
November. As such, Theus' challenge in the next few weeks will be using rare
practice time for development and improvement on both ends.
本季是Theus合約的最後一個保障球季，仍然會給他時間去證明。國王到目前為止賽程的強
度排在聯盟的第21名，在十一月是聯盟最高的17場。因此，Theus未來幾週的挑戰將會是使
用稀少的練習時間發展改進。

The in-house debate about Moore's play and his impact has created two equally
convinced camps. On one side are those who believe rookie forward Jason
Thompson should be getting a bigger role based on his production and skill
set.
自家人對於Mikki上場的爭論已經形成兩個集團。一個集團是相信小湯應該角色要更吃重
，因為他的效能和技能。

While he is averaging more minutes than Moore (25.6 per game to 22.6), the
rookie's production in points (20.1 per 48 minutes to Moore's 12.4) and on
the glass (12.2 rebounds per 48 minutes to Moore's 9.3) far surpasses the
veteran. It's a scenario similar to that of Hawes, who has had a recent dip
in playing time that included 20 minutes Friday at Utah and 21 minutes
Saturday against Dallas (nine through three quarters).
他平均上場時間比Mikki高，得分也比Mikki高，籃板也比Mikki高，壓倒性勝利。Hawes也
有同樣的問題，最近上場時間有所下降。


Even with his latest decision, Theus – who believes Moore's abilities,
especially on defense, are undervalued – has been mostly on the other side
of the conversation.
Theus相信Mikki的能力，尤其是在防守上的，是被低估的。

"Anytime there's a charge being taken, 90 percent of the time it's Mikki
Moore taking it," Theus said. "He does all the little things, and those
things matter. People talk about defense. The fans talk about defense, but
then they want the guy who's a defensive guy to be out of the game."

While Moore said he's aware of Theus' contract situation, the reality is he
has one of his own.
當Mikki說他擔心Theus的合約狀況，事實是他是擔心自己的。

"We're both on the hot seat, to tell you the truth," he said.
「說實在的，我們現在都像是熱鍋上的螞蟻」他說

Though Moore's contract runs through next season, he is in a free-agent
season of sorts because only $2 million of his $6.2 million is guaranteed if
he is waived before June 20, 2009. Thus, finding a way for his team to
compete amid competing agendas clearly is a substantial part of Theus'
challenge.
雖然Mikki的合約是下一季才結束，但因為下一季可以用2m買斷。因此，為球隊尋求競爭
的方法明顯是對Theus很大的挑戰。

"With us losing, he wanted some new blood in the starting lineup, but he said
it's not (set) in stone," Moore said.
「每當我們輸了，他想要在先發陣容有些新血，但他說還沒有決定」Mikki說。

"I'm not going to argue with the coach. If that's what you think is going to
work, I'll go with it. I'm not going to call my agent and (complain) about
it. I'm going to let you (Theus) do what (he has) got to do. I'll put myself
to the side for the team. I'll come off the bench. If it stays like that,
hopefully I'll get Sixth Man of the Year."
「我不會去和教練爭論。你所想的就是去工作。我會照著做。我不會打給我的經紀人靠盃
，我會讓你做必須做的。我會以球隊為主，我會去當替補，假如一直都是這樣，很希望我
會得最佳第六人」


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