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※ 引述《GWallace (山貓是我家)》之銘言： : Suns coach D'Antoni talks to Bulls, moves closer to leaving : By Marc Stein : ESPN.com : Mike D'Antoni's strong interest in coaching the Chicago Bulls emerged last : week. Now it's being officially reciprocated. D'Antoni希望到公牛隊執教的念頭出現在上個禮拜，而這個禮拜公牛已經給了正式的回應了。 : NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Monday night that Bulls general : manager John Paxson came away from two interviews with D'Antoni in Phoenix : impressed and seriously interested in the coach who wants to leave the Suns : in part because of a tense working relationship with Paxson's good friend : Steve Kerr. NBA公關部在禮拜一晚上告訴ESPN說公牛的總管Paxson已經與D'Antoni有了兩次的面談， D'Antoni想離開太陽的部分原因是因為與Steve Kerr的關係緊張。 : Sources in both organizations openly expect D'Antoni to wind up in Chicago : now -- with one Phoenix source going so far as to describe a deal as : "imminent" -- but it's believed that financial complications account for the : one obstacle that could derail his move from the desert to the Windy City. : ESPN.com reported Friday that Chicago was the most likely landing spot for : D'Antoni if he could convince his owner (Robert Sarver) and team president : (Kerr) that it was time to part company. Yet it remains to be seen how much : the Bulls are willing to spend on a new head man when they still owe an : estimated $6 million to new Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles, according to : NBA coaching sources. D'Antoni到芝加哥現在已經是一件公開的秘密，有一家鳳凰城的媒體甚至用了即將來臨來形容這件交易。然而，這件交易面臨到一個複雜的問題--錢。除非D'Antoni可以說服他的老闆或是總管放他走，不然就要看公牛隊願意為他們的新教頭付多少錢，儘管公牛隊目前還欠新的公鹿教練Scott 六百萬美金。 : What's increasingly clear is that D'Antoni will be leaving the Suns as soon : as he can get another job, which would spare Phoenix from paying off the two : years and $8.5 million left on D'Antoni's contract by firing him or trying to : negotiate a buyout. With D'Antoni determined to move on but not inclined to : forfeit the money owed him by quitting, Kerr announced Monday that he was : backing off his earlier vow to deny the coach permission to speak with other : teams. Allowing D'Antoni to land a new job and thus a new salary would offset : whatever the Suns owe him. : "As we have continued to convey, we value Mike D'Antoni as the head coach of : the Phoenix Suns and would like him to continue leading this basketball : team," Kerr said Monday in a statement. "Because he has requested to speak to : other teams about their head coaching vacancies, we have granted him : permission. We will have no further comment until this process further : evolves." 非常清楚的，如果D'Antoni可以離開太陽，太陽可以不用付他剩下來的兩年合約的全部，不論是開除他或是跟他協商將合約買斷。而D'Antoni可以由新的工作獲得離開太陽的損失。Kerr在禮拜一發表聲明說:「在這件事有進一步的發展之前，就如同我們一直說的，我們仍然視D'Antoni為太陽隊的教練。」 : D'Antoni, reached Monday via phone by The Associated Press, likewise declined : to elaborate. : "I really can't say anything," D'Antoni said. 聯合新聞在禮拜一打電話給D'Antoni，他拒絕對此發表評論。 : Although he also interviewed with new New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh : within the last 48 hours, New York is not considered a realistic destination : for D'Antoni. Chicago would appear to be a much better match, offering not : only a move to the easier East but also an opportunity to work with several : players who have been linked to Phoenix in trades in recent years (Joakim : Noah, Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefalosha) as well a budding star (Luol Deng) : who was drafted with a pick traded by the Suns to Chicago. 雖然他在前48個小時內也與新的尼克隊總裁Donnie Walsh見面，但尼克並不是一個實際的歸宿，對D'Antoni而言。公牛有前幾年謠傳太陽曾經有興趣的球員 (Noah,Tyrus跟Sefalosha)，還有新星滷蛋，是公牛用太陽交易過去的選秀權選的。 : If there's a basketball issue working against D'Antoni's candidacy in : Chicago, it's that Paxson -- like his friend Kerr -- is much more : conservative and defensively focused in his approach than D'Antoni. : But the bigger uncertainties are what happens if D'Antoni isn't hired in : Chicago or New York ... and whom Phoenix pursues as a replacement if D'Antoni : does leave this week as widely anticipated. 有可能阻礙D'Antoni到公牛有兩個原因。其一是保守的公牛總管Paxson，另外一個是如果D'Antoni沒有辦法到公牛的話，會發生什麼事情。 : D'Antoni staying in Phoenix to coach after details of the Suns' in-house : discord have been made so public is difficult to envision. The Suns, though, : clearly don't want to fire D'Antoni, who likewise won't walk away from his : contract without a new gig, raising the possibility of an ominous impasse. : Identifying potential replacements for D'Antoni in Phoenix might be even : tougher. 在一連串公開的爭吵之後，D'Antoni在太陽的前途越來越不樂觀。但，太陽很明顯的不想開除他，而D'Antoni在沒有新工作之前也不會放棄他的合約。也因此陷入一個僵局的可能性變得越來越大，而找出太陽的新教頭可能更難。 : ESPN.com reported last week that recently dismissed Dallas Mavericks coach : Avery Johnson -- who's still on the Bulls' radar after they interviewed : likely Mavs successor Rick Carlisle and Knicks favorite Mark Jackson -- has : already been ruled out as a possibility for Phoenix. ESPN上個禮拜報導剛被火掉的教頭Avery Johnson已經被太陽隊從教練候選名單除去了 : Kerr, furthermore, strongly dismissed recent suggestions that he would be a : candidate to move to the bench, reiterating his long-held stance that he : wouldn't even consider coaching until his children are out of school. TNT : analyst Doug Collins, who resides in the Phoenix area, is bound to be : mentioned as well, although it's unknown whether Collins can be lured back to : coaching at age 56 after turning down offers from Milwaukee in the summer of : 2005 and again last month. Kerr更否認他會自己跳下海來執教，因為他一貫的立場就是在他的小孩離開學校之前，他都不會擔任總教練。而Doug Collins這位住在鳳凰城的教練更是一定會被提到的人選之一，儘管不知道五十六歲年紀的他是否還能執教，特別是在他才剛在上個月拒絕了公鹿隊的邀請。 : Complicating matters further is the fact that Phoenix would almost certainly : need an experienced coach to inherit a team that is still trying to integrate : Shaquille O'Neal into its high-octane offense. 鳳凰城太陽需要一個有經驗的教練來將Shaq融入整個進攻的體系之中， : D'Antoni met with Sarver and Kerr for more than two hours Friday, with Kerr : saying afterward that they all wanted to take a few days to digest what was : discussed. Yet Kerr has also stated repeatedly since the Suns' season ended : last Tuesday in San Antonio that he and Sarver remained hopeful of convincing : D'Antoni that the parties' philosophical differences could be resolved. D'Antomi跟老闆與總管在星期五談了兩個多小時，之後Kerr說他們需要幾天的時間去消化索討論的東西。而Kerr更一再強調既然太陽的季後賽已經終止在聖安東尼奧，隊伍間心理上的歧異是可以被解決的。 : But sources close to the situation have maintained for days that D'Antoni : does not want to continue coaching in Phoenix if he must implement the : changes suggested by his bosses, which include increasing the time spent : practicing defense and a more stern approach with younger players such as : Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and guard Leandro Barbosa. 據消息人士指出，D'Antoni不想再待在太陽，是因為他必須執行老闆與總管給他的建議，包括增加防守的練習時間，並且更嚴厲的要求Barbosa與Stoudemire。 : Sources say D'Antoni considers Kerr's strategic suggestions to be meddlesome : and representative of a lack of support from the front office after the Suns : averaged 57 wins over the past four seasons, three of which ended with : playoff losses to the execution masters from San Antonio. But some veteran : players, sources add, have echoed management's request for more emphasis : placed on defensive preparations and seeing the likes of Stoudemire and : Barbosa held more accountable for their mistakes. D'Antoni認為Kerr的建議是沒有用的，並且代表了球隊高層沒有支持的意願，儘管太陽在前面四個球季平均拿下了五十七勝，有三次太陽的季後賽終止在馬刺的手中。但有些有經驗的球員認為，總管是對的。年輕的球員像Stoudemire與Barbosa必須要負起更多防守的責任，並且為他們的錯誤負責。 : Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum -- who spent the 2005-06 season as a : virtual member of D'Antoni's coaching staff to write the acclaimed book : "Seven Seconds or Less" -- reported last week that D'Antoni considers those : differences to be "irredeemable." Sports這本雜誌引述了Jack McCallum的話，這個人是05-06球季D'Antoni的教練團之一，並且出版了一本廣受好評的新書「七秒或者更少」。他上個禮拜說: D'Antoni認為這個隊伍的歧見是無可救藥的。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.113.123.197 ※ 編輯: colawhite 來自: 140.113.123.197 (05/06 19:11)