[外電] Breaking: Kings choose Westphal

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

        http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/

According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, the Kings will hire
former Phoenix and Seattle head coach Paul Westphal for their vacant head
coaching position.
根據內線，國王將會任命前鳳凰城和西雅圖總教練Paul Westphal為總教練

Westphal is believed to have agreed to a deal for two guaranteed seasons at
$1.5 million per with the third season a team option worth $1.7 million.
There are likely incentives in the deal that could reward Westphal if the
Kings improved significantly from their franchise-worst 17-win campaign in
2008-09.
認為Westphal接受了二年保證約，第三年為1.7m的球隊選擇權。如果下個球季進步很多的
話，將會有激勵獎金。

The decision brings an end to a Kings coaching search that lasted 47 days and
came with similar twists and turns as the ones that had come before. It began
with Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie calling for experience over
experiments, setting parameters that the Kings' fifth coach since 2006 would
have to be have had "some level of success" as an NBA head coach. Eddie
Jordan and Westphal were the first candidates, both of them easily meeting
the qualifications and kickstarting the process with interviews on May 12 and
May 13, respectively.
這個決定終於讓國王尋找教頭之事塵埃落定。

Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis eventually entered with a second group that also
included Boston associate head coach Tom Thibodeau, just about the time
Jordan was bowing out voluntarily. Despite being seen as a frontrunner
largely for his ties to Petrie and the organization, Jordan was hired by
Philadelphia on May 29. Just a day later, Thibodeau was interviewed in Lasand
followed in the following day by Rambis.

Throughout the later stages of the process, Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin
Maloof and Petrie repeatedly made it clear that Rambis, Westphal, and
Thibodeau were all impressive in their interviews and that they were all
being seriously considered. And while Rambis was believed by most to be the
front runner, sources say discussions between the Kings and his agent, Warren
LeGarie, stalled for too long while Westphal waited for a verdict.
老闆和Petrie都說這三個人都讓他們印象深刻，他們也很審慎地考慮。

With the Lakers in the midst of the NBA Finals against Orlando, Rambis was
adamant that he remain loyal to the Lakers and focused on the task of winning
a championship. Westphal, meanwhile, had grown impatient enough that sources
say he was close to pulling out of the race. In the end, however, he was
alone at the finish line.
Rambis目前只想集中在奪得冠軍，而Westphal已經沒有耐心再等下去，想要退出，最後，
還是他第一個跑到終點。
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為了排版，所以重po一篇。

終於決定了，也算是完成一件大事，接下來可以和總教練一起來完成選秀和之後的球員
事宜。之前某一篇外電有提到Westphal會帶Porter和另外一位一起進入教練團(應該沒記錯
吧，如果有請指正)，所以國王以後的球風是普林斯頓加太陽小球(？)聽起來是挺華麗的

剩下的就是好好選秀了，Petrie已經完成一部分了，如果能夠好好在選秀會上大幹一筆，
相信球季中他就可以好好休息了。

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※ 編輯: eliczone        來自: 220.130.141.241      (06/10 12:06)
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