[外電] Snow makes controversial travel plans worse

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

                http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1482634.html

The plan on its own was flawed, and the execution was even worse.
計劃本身就有缺點，而執行地更糟糕。

And no, we're not talking about the Kings' loss in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday
night, but rather the team's travel schedule this week that was established
by former coach Reggie Theus.
不，我們不是在談論國王在波特蘭的輸球。而是這禮拜球隊的行程，這是之前Theus訂的

With the Kings having two days with which to work before playing in Houston,
Theus opted against returning to Sacramento after the game and chose to have
a day off in Portland followed by a practice in Houston today.
國王在去休士頓前有兩天空檔，Theus選擇在波特蘭休息一天，之後再去休士頓，而不是
在比賽後就回到Sacramento。

The itinerary – which the Kings attempted to change Monday to no avail for
logistical reasons – was tweaked by interim coach Kenny Natt, who added a
practice in Portland to help expedite his own assimilation process.
國王企圖想要改變行程。由Natt來決定，他要待在波特蘭時增加一次練習來增進吸收。

But the situation grew even more complicated when rare snowstorms hit
Portland on Tuesday, forcing the Kings to meet only for a short time before
leaving early for Houston.
但情況變得更複雜，因為少見的暴風雪侵襲波特蘭，強迫國王早點去休士頓。

Theus' often unorthodox travel plans irked players and staff members and in
some ways hurt his standing. Among the many infamous examples were the past
two Thanksgivings.
Theus通常不按牌理出牌的計劃讓球員和工作人員厭煩而傷害到戰績。過去的兩個感恩節
就是例子。

Last season, the team played in Phoenix the day before the holiday and in
Portland the day after. So rather than fly to Sacramento as a stopover and
allow the coaches and players to spend time with their families or friends,
the team was kept in Phoenix for a practice. In the end, the practice was
changed to optional.
去年球季，球隊在節日前一天面對太陽，而節日後一天面對波特蘭。球隊不是飛回
Sacramento做個停留讓教練和球員們與他們的家人朋友團聚，而是留在鳳凰城練習。最後
練習變成是選擇性的。

This season's Thanksgiving came a day before the Kings played at Utah, and
some players and staff were miffed because practice was held in Sacramento on
Thanksgiving evening rather than in the morning before the team boarded a
plane that night.
這季的感恩節在國王在猶他的前一天，一些球員和工作人員有點生氣，因為練習在感恩節
的晚上而不是早上，那晚球隊就要登機了。

Rotation, rotation, rotation – For one game, Natt looked at the box score
and saw near-perfection.
那一場比賽，Natt看著盒子，接近完美。

In the Kings' win over Minnesota on Monday night, 10 players had received at
least 16 minutes of playing time, and eight scored in double figures.
在國王贏灰狼的那個晚上，有十名球員至少上場16分鐘，有八名得分雙位數。

One night later, as the Kings were blown out by Portland 109-77, the numbers
breakdown wasn't so pretty, with the playing time doled out even more (12
players logged at least eight minutes), but only John Salmons (21 points) and
Francisco García (13 points) hitting double digits in scoring.
後一天，國王被波特蘭以109-77擊潰，分數並不是很漂亮，上場時間更平均(12個球員至
少上場八分鐘)，但只有鮭魚(21分)和Cisco(13分)得分雙位數。


Nonetheless, Natt said he likely will stretch the rotation to 10 players on
most nights, whereas Theus often stopped at nine.
不過，Natt說他可能會讓輪替最多十人，Theus通常是九人。

"Ideally, nine has been a good rotation for a coach," Natt said. "But when
you're developing guys the way we are, sometimes that stretches into 10 guys,
maybe even 11 guys, until you find out who's on (that night). You have to go
searching."
「理想上，對於教練來說九人已經是個好的輪替，但當你要像我們這樣培養球員，有時候
要擴大成十人，甚至11人，直到你找到誰是可以打的，你必須去尋找」Natt說。

He indicated that could mean occasional breaks from the bench for forward
Shelden Williams and guard Quincy Douby, both of whom had been out of the
rotation for some time.
他預告著這代表著Shel和Douby將會有時間，他們有時候都被排除在輪替之外。

"You could put Shelden in the game, and maybe Shelden has an outstanding
ballgame, or Q," Natt said. "I've got confidence in those guys."
「你可能讓Shel上場，也許Shel會有場突出的比賽，或者Q也是，我對這些球員有信心」

Defense, anyone? – The Kings' defense has gone from bad to worse no matter
who's coaching the team, as they have given up an average of 108.2 points in
the last 15 games.
國王的防守越來越糟，無論是誰來教，過去15場比賽平均失分108.2。

Natt, who plans to retain the defensive system implemented by fired assistant
Chuck Person, said it simply must be executed more effectively.
Natt還是計劃留著之前Person的防守體系，說這樣應該會執行地更有效率。

"We had (the system) in Cleveland," said Natt, who was an assistant with the
Cavaliers from 2004 to 2007. "Defensively, I don't see any major changes in
the philosophy itself other than the effort and the way that we approach
things and prepare."
「騎士也是這套系統，防守上，我不想要有任何大的改變」Natt從04到07都是騎士的助教

Practice, Natt said Tuesday, should help with the problem.
練習，應該會對問題有所幫助。

"For example (on Wednesday), we'll work on guarding and defending
pick-and-roll situations more intensely and things we may have to do down the
road," he said.
「舉例來說，我們會針對防守PNR，也許這是我們接下來客場必須做的」他說。



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