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Isiah Thomas racked up a lot of frequent-flier miles this summer, meeting
with most of the players, having to convince them they should want to play for
the Knicks this season.
在暑假期間，老湯的心情有如坐雲宵飛車一般。與眾多球員見面，試著說服他們在本季
繼續為尼克效力。
"At the end of [last] season, a lot of our players didn't want to be part of
us," Thomas revealed last night before the Knicks lost for the first time this
preseason, 113-89 to the Celtics at Mohegan Sun. "I don't think I ever saw
players leave New York fast enough."
“在去年球季的尾聲，許多球員根本不想成為我們的一員。”在尼克遠征波士頓，吞下
本季熱身賽的第一敗(113-89)之後，老湯說到。“我從來沒看過有球員這麼快就想離開紐
約的。”
One of the most important meetings came in Washington, D.C. with disgruntled
Steve Francis.
最重要的一次是在華聖頓與悶悶不樂SF3的會面。
"I didn't realize what his state of mind really was," Thomas said. "He really
wanted no part of us at that time and was just kind of out in limbo.
“我實在搞不懂他心裡是在想什麼，他看起來就像被丟在垃圾場的垃圾一樣，很想離開
我們。”
"I left from there after those couple of days feeling much better. I think he
felt better about his place in our organization and I thought from that point
on he committed himself to working out and getting himself back in shape and
playing the way that he's capable of playing. I didn't realize how important
that meeting was until I actually left."
“跟老湯談過後，我覺得好多了。我更了解他在球隊中的位置，並且把他份內的工作做
好，我知道他可以的。我甚至不了解這次會面的重要性，直到我離開以前。”SF3說。
Several players needed Thomas' pick-me-ups.
還有許多球員需要老湯的心理輔導。
"It was a healing process that needed to take place, the introduction of a
new coach, and what I expected of them," Thomas said.
“我想，又是老套的解決方法登場的時候了，換個教練試試看。”老湯說。
After what the Knicks went through last season, Thomas is not going to
downplay his 3-1 preseason record - last night's blowout loss being the only
bummer so far in this Era of Good Feeling.
在尼克經歷過去年糟透的一季之後，老湯並不想把熱身賽3-1的成績安靜地帶過。昨日
的慘敗成為好的開始中的唯一敗筆。
Yes, they're only exhibition games. But Thomas is trying to break a bad Knick
habit called losing.
的確，這只是一場熱身賽。不過老湯試著要將尼克球員從輸球的習慣中給拉出來。
"I say it to our players every day, from Vince Lombardi," Thomas said.
"Winning is not a sometimes thing. It's an all-the-time thing. Don't do
something right once in a while. Do it all the time. Winning is a habit. So is
losing."
“我已經跟我們球員說過很多次了。贏球並不是曇花一現，而是要成為一種習慣”
Last Saturday in Philly, after a victory over the Sixers, the Knicks' locker
room was filled with laughter and rap music. It was as joyous in that room as
it had ever been in Larry Brown's locker room during their 23-59 disgrace.
上禮拜在費城的比賽過後，尼克休息室裡嘻嘻鬧鬧的，去年老Brown教練在的時候不一
樣，去年的戰績是不光采的23勝59負。
Thomas liked the joviality.
老湯喜歡這種感覺。
"Celebrate the wins," Thomas said. "It's hard to win a basketball game. You
win a game, celebrate. It's important the team feels good about winning and
everyone has a contribution."
慶祝勝利，贏得一場比賽是很艱辛的。讓隊上每個人知道他們都有所貢獻相當重要。
Thomas' biggest challenge is keeping the locker room harmonious. Brown
managed to keep everyone miserable last season.
老湯最大的挑戰是如何維持休息室裡的和諧。去年Brwon在這方面是相當糟糕的。
"When you get beat like that, it takes the fight out of you because you
separate as a team and you do what your basic human instinct is, and that's to
self preserve," Thomas said.
“當比賽過後，感覺就像打完仗一般。融入球隊的氣氛當中，做出本能的反應，把贏球
的感覺維持住。”老湯說到。
In Thomas' new motion offense that doesn't use one set point guard, the
scoring and assists might be distributed among multiple players. In fact,
Stephon Marbury's scoring and assist totals could dip, especially his assists.
Last night, Marbury had 12 points, four assists.
在老湯新的進攻戰術中，控衛不只有一個，得分和助攻的任務分散在兩個以上的球員身
上。事實上，Marbury的得分和助攻數據在下降當中，尤其是助攻這個部份。昨天晚上
Marbur有12分4助攻的表現。
Thomas has Marbury focused on one thing - procuring a title, not a
double-double.
老湯要Marbury把專注力放在冠軍上面，而不是個人數據-雙十的表現。
"Its not important," Marbury said of those stats. "My approach is totally
different. This is my 11th season. ... I don't have many more years to try to
win a championship. So I have to get on the fast lane."
“對我來說，個人數據不重要，我所追求的目標已經不一樣了。這是我的第十一個球季
，已經沒有太多時間可以去追逐冠軍夢了。勢必要找到最快的方法。”Marbury說。
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