[外電] The coach who got away

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

        http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/020081.html

The latest from the woulda, coulda, shoulda category, and reminding everyone
that the winning coach in Arco Arena last night - Charlotte Bobcats coach
Larry Brown - practically begged Geoff Petrie for an interview two offseasons
ago. And Petrie, who historically is very conservative when hiring coaches,
said no thanks. Of course, after Brown's infamous one-season (2005-06)
flameout with the New York Knicks, preceded by his nasty departure from the
Detroit Pistons, the NBA's reigning frequent flier was considered damaged
goods, and in the opinion of many, past his coaching prime and not worth the
risk.
昨晚在Arco贏球的教練--山貓的Larry Brown -- 兩年前季外和Petrie有過面談。Petrie
在選擇教練上一向是非常謹慎的，他拒絕了Brown。當然，在Brown和尼克不愉快的一季後
，還有再之前從活塞難堪的離開，會被認為是不值得冒險的。

Oooops. After a two-year coaching sabbatical eased by the buyout with the
Knicks, Brown was hired last summer by his old friend/fellow North Carolina
alum and Bobcats minority owner Michael Jordan. And so far, all is good.
Brown, still trim and youthful-looking at 68, is invigorated and committed.
His Bobcats are flawed but improving, though their 23-35 record suggests
Brown will suffer only his fifth losing season in his 24-year NBA
head-coaching career. (He never experienced a sub-.500 season in his four
seasons in the old ABA or his seven seasons coaching in college. He also won
championships with the Detroit Pistons and Kansas Jayhawks).
在被尼克買斷後，老喬雇用了他。到目前為止，一切都很美好，他仍然是修剪地乾乾淨淨
，雖然已經68歲但還是很年輕的樣子，生氣勃勃的。山貓雖然還是有缺陷但一直在進步。
23-35的戰績是布朗爺第五差的戰績，在他的24年NBA生涯。(他在ABA的四個球季或者是7年
NCAA勝率從未低於5成，帶領過活塞和藍鏗鳥得到冠軍)

So, yeah, given how far the mighty Kings have fallen, and the fact that Larry
is affordable these days because of the Knicks' cushion, Geoff probably
regrets not extending the invitation. (Joe and Gavin Maloof were ecstatic
about Brown's interest, and were ready to offer a contract before Geoff
talked them down). Imagine Brown working with youngsters Spencer Hawes, Jason
Thompson, Donte Greene? At the very least - the very least - Brown, who is
universally regarded as a superb teacher and technician, would have
implemented a defensive structure and restored credibility to the franchise.
所以，是的，國王現在沒落了，Petrie可能在後悔沒有繼續邀請(Maloof兄弟對布朗爺非常
喜歡，在Petrie說不前已經準備要offer了)。想像一下布朗爺帶著Hawes、小湯、Greene?
至少布朗爺是被公認為一流的導師，以防守為基礎，而且是有資歷的。

Small-market franchises need to be smarter and strike it big when they can.
This was one of those times. This was a blown opportunity.



The game stunk, but at least MJ showed
比賽爛透了，但至少神出現了。

Jordan, who occasionally accompanies the Bobcats on the road, joined the team
before tipoff and sat along the baseline, feet from the visitors bench. What
was hilarious was that, while none of us were even aware he was in the
building, a Kings publicist walked along press row in the first quarter,
informed us of where Jordan was sitting, but said he was not to be approached
for interviews. Well, whatever. In the cramped visitors locker room
afterward, while some of us were talking with former Kings high-flier Gerald
Wallace, Jordan came out of the training room, snuck up and grabbed me from
behind. After we shared a few private words, he started yucking it up with
the crowd of reporters, as playful and boisterous as I have ever seen him. I
wonder if - years removed from the spotlight - he misses this stuff?
MJ偶爾會和山貓一起到客場，在賽前會和球隊在一起，還會坐在客隊板凳附近的底線。可
笑的是，我們甚至沒有人注意到他在這裡，而是一名國王的公關在第一節時走到記者區通
知我們他在那邊，但說他並沒有要被訪問。好吧，不管怎樣。之後在狹窄的客隊休息室，
我們一些人和G蛙在聊天，MJ走出訓練室，偷偷摸摸地從後面抓我。在我們寒喧幾句後，他
開始和記者們碎碎唸，和以前一樣開玩笑，我在想他是不是退隱幾年後，又開始想念這一
切了呢。


A reunion in the tunnel


Before the Bobcats boarded the team bus back to their downtown hotel, the
area outside the Kings locker room resembled a Chicago Bulls reunion. Jordan,
stylishly attired in a blue suit, stood talking with Bobcats vice president
Rod Higgins, his close friend and traveling buddy Charles Oakley, and Kings
assistant Randy Brown. Other players and coaches wandered past, and joined
the conversations. When I asked the blunt-speaking Oakley about the Kings, he
frowned and shook his head. His initial reaction was that they were not
remotely interested in defending. But then he groused, "The whole league is
soft these days." Gotta love Oak. Even with the salt-and-pepper hair, and
well into his 40's, he looks like he could still set one vicious screen.
在山貓要上巴士前往他們下塌的飯店前，國王的休息室外面就像是聯合中心。MJ很時髦地
穿著藍色襯衫，和山貓副總裁Rod Higgins、他的密友Oakley還有國王助教Randy Brown站
在一起。其他球員和教練晃過去時，也順道一起加入。當我問到很直率的Oakley關於國王
時，他皺眉而且搖頭(我也是啊....)。他一開始是說他們一點都沒有防守。但後來他抱怨
說「整個聯盟最近都軟了」(90年代的防守像是在打架一樣，拿到現在應該每個人都會被
趕出場加禁賽)。他看起來仍然是一副壞人樣。


Finals thoughts on the coach who got away

LaSalle "Tank" Thompson, who was among the players accompanying the Kings
from Kansas City to Sacramento in 1985, and who remained in town for two
decades, was hired by Brown to work with the Bobcats' big men. He had this to
say about his boss: "Larry is very knowledgeable. I was shocked at how much
he knows. This man, I mean ... sometimes I wonder why we even scout. He knows
so much. He knows every play that every coach in the league runs. You can ask
about any player in the league and he can give you a thorough scouting report
on him. He is just a fountain of knowledge."
Thompson在國王85年從kansas搬到sacramento就在了。他待了二十年，被布朗爺雇去培育
山貓的大個。他這麼說他的老闆「他博學多聞，我被他所知道的事嚇到了。這個男人，我
的意思是，有時候我想要知道為什麼我們還要去偵察，他都知道啊。他知道聯盟中每個教
練所跑的每個戰術。你可以問聯盟中的任何球員，他可以給你一個徹底的報告。他是知識
的泉源」。

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所以Maloof兄弟也沒這麼腦殘，而是Petrie當初誤判形勢。

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→ eliczone:明年火箭那個應該不會太高 火箭看起來氣勢正高
推 Tmix:真希望教練是布朗爺~~
推 kingpredrag:我印象中布朗爺不太愛用新人，習慣讓新人先在板凳上學
→ kingpredrag:習，如果他來，Hawes這麼軟，應該會被冰到死吧。
推 GodEyes:不會啦~國王現在的專職中鋒也只剩 Hawes 不用他就沒人可用
→ GodEyes:了  現在隊上 No 小賈 JT 烏賊應該是Brown愛用的  不過他
→ GodEyes:不可能來
→ GodEyes:不過要換教練的話我比較希望先找可以改變體質的教練  像布
→ GodEyes:朗爺這種奪冠拼圖型教練等我們體質改變再找機會吧  我們的
→ GodEyes:陣容還沒有完全  合格的位置只有 3 4 號  1號不穩定  二號
→ GodEyes:除了JT展望未來  現階段還沒找到適合人選  Hawes 太嫩
→ eliczone:倒是認為布朗爺這樣子的教練有可能會是我們需要的
→ eliczone:可以讓年輕人的觀念比較好一些 不會像現在四不像
推 a00779928:贊成 布朗爺來+1 No 是專業SF 小賈可以2.3扛
→ a00779928:馬丁 以後完全專打2號 這樣就不會在調來掉去了
→ a00779928:且記得 布朗爺 的戰術 多用在2.3號
→ a00779928:不過要把它請來 應該很難 -.-
→ eliczone:不是很難 是不可能 現在他在山貓待的好好的 不會來
→ eliczone:不然看能不能請到小范出來 需要來個鐵血教頭 先教防守
推 Tmix:找小范不如找小桑~一直不覺得小范好
推 fox0922:以國王的球員配置 找Saunders的確比較好 進攻球員比較多..
→ fox0922:另外Saunders我記得好像比較愛用區防
→ eliczone:小范對於防守是非常要求的 也是我們所需要的
→ GodEyes:我怕洨范來了我看國王的比賽我會想睡
→ roysos:睡醒就淫了阿
推 fox0922:別鬧了 要毀掉Hawes的話 真的可以找JVG來 他會叫他打低位