[外電] Bulls must keep Thibs at all costs

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Bulls must keep Thibs at all costs http://ppt.cc/-~DI CHICAGO -- What is taking so long? That's the question people throughout the NBA are asking as far as it pertains to a new contract for Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy was the latest to chime in on the story Friday morning on ESPN 1000’s "Waddle & Silvy" show. Van Gundy noted that it was 'interesting' that Thibodeau, his close friend, and the Bulls had not come to a contract extension already. During a summer in which the Bulls have already had to battle the perception that the organization is making financial calculations rather than basketball decisions -- the exact opposite philosophy of the summer blue print Bulls GM Gar Forman laid out on draft night -- Jerry Reinsdorf has the ability to fix at least one issue before it becomes an even bigger distraction over the next few months: Just pay Thibodeau already. A lengthy contract standoff – particularly if it carries into next season, which, as of now, would be the final year of Thibodeau’s deal -- will only serve to sway the court of public opinion in Thibodeau’s corner. Whether the Bulls want to admit it, there is a general feeling amongst the fan base that the Bulls are cheap. Forman could argue that the decisions he made in filling out the rest of his bench this summer have been basketball related, not financially driven. It would be a tough sell for Bulls fans given the success the unit formerly known as the “Bench Mob” had the past two years. Still, over time, he may be able to validate his point. What he won't be able to change is the perception that Reinsdorf doesn't want to spend in order to put the best staff in place if he can't re-sign Thibodeau. Since his hiring two years ago, Thibodeau, a longtime NBA assistant, has become one of the best coaches in the league. In consecutive seasons, the Bulls have led the league in regular-season wins. Thibodeau, furthermore, was voted the coach of the year two years ago and was the runner-up last season. His detractors will say that the Bulls only advanced to the Eastern Conference finals two years ago and couldn't make it out of the first round last season because of injuries to Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah. The detractors would also tell you that Thibodeau is so demanding and hard charging that there is always a fear players could tune him out. Even if they don't tune him out, they could be so exhausted from the mental and physical grind that his players may not be playing at their peak come playoff time. Having said that, I'd take my chances with Thibodeau as a coach every day. His record over the past two years speaks for itself. He maximizes the potential of his roster and gets the most out of his players. Are there times when guys get frustrated with him? Sure. Are there instances where fans should second guess some of his decisions? Absolutely. But more often than not, Thibodeau's players play hard for him almost every single night. They trust that he will put them in the best position to win and they know that no matter how hard they work they won't be able to put in the time that he does day in, day out. Player after player has a story about how they went in for extra shots one day at the Berto Center and the only other person in the facility late at night was Thibodeau. It stands to reason that part of Reinsdorf's hesitation in giving Thibodeau a major extension is due to his previous dealings with former coach Scott Skiles. Like Thibodeau, Skiles, now of the Milwaukee Bucks, is a demanding coach who can grate on his players at times. After signing a four-year extension worth more than $16 million in the summer of 2005, Skiles was fired a year and a half later. That left Reinsdorf looking for a new coach while he was still on the hook for paying a large sum to the old one. There are definitely plenty of differences this time around – Skiles didn’t reach the heights Thibodeau has and the Bulls the biggest one should be Thibodeau's relationship with Rose. The former MVP is still the franchise’s building block. Rose has said repeatedly that he wants Thibodeau here for the long-term because he believes that Thibodeau gives the Bulls the best chance to win. With so much uncertainty on the roster right now, why risk alienating your best player in any way? Aside from Rose's feelings, Reinsdorf must also consider the constant distractions that this unresolved contract issue would cause during the year. Thibodeau, Forman and all the players would be asked about it throughout the year. While both Thibodeau and Forman have stated that the negotiations are a non-issue, that's simply cannot the case. The longer it goes on, the longer the questions will linger. Are Thibodeau and the front office on the same page? As Van Gundy pointed out, if Thibodeau makes it past this year without a deal, there will be teams lined up to sign him for big money. Is that a risk that Reinsdorf wants to take? The market for Thibodeau was set when the Oklahoma City Thunder locked up Scott Brooks this month for four years and around $16 million. Reinsdorf should offer – and it’s possible he has -- the same kind of deal to Thibodeau. Like Thibodeau, Brooks is viewed as one of the NBA’s up-and-coming coaches. A deal in that price range should be able to get the job done, but if Thibodeau still won't accept a deal in that range, Reinsdorf should pony up whatever the difference is and pay up. There are only so many coaches in the league that have the ability to maximize the talent on their roster on a night to night basis. If the Bulls don't want to pay Thibodeau, somebody else will. If that happens, the perception that Reinsdorf doesn't want to pay for a winner will be harder than ever for the organization to fight. At that point, it will become more than perception. It will become the truth. 轉錄自虎撲的翻譯 http://bbs.hupu.com/4065678.html 公牛必須不惜一切代價留下錫伯杜公牛已經和德里克-羅斯簽下了一份長期合同。現在他們必須要做的是和主教練錫伯杜做同樣的事情。芝加哥——什麼事把你們耽誤那麼久？瞭解NBA的人自始自終都在問這個問題：為什麼公牛不給他們的主教練一份新合同？前紐約尼克斯和休斯頓火箭主教練傑夫-范甘迪在最近在星期五早上的ESPN1000’s“ waddle&silvy”秀上提到此事。范甘迪認為，公牛沒有立刻給他的好朋友，錫伯杜一份長期合同是一件非常“有趣”的事情。在整個夏天的時間裡，公牛一直在駁斥那些認為公牛管理層對球隊投資上，財政方面的考慮多於球隊建設的看法——這種論調完全與當初公牛總經理戈爾-福爾曼在選秀大會夜晚向眾人展示的要在夏天大展宏圖的藍圖大相徑庭。在這個事情在接下來幾個月中變的更大條之前，傑瑞-雷恩斯多夫至少有能力搞定其中一件事：搞定錫伯杜的合同。如果公牛帶著一個未續約的主教練進入下個賽季，就目前而言，是錫伯杜合同的最後一年，這樣會導致公眾輿論在公牛處理錫伯杜事件上的觀點會有所動搖。不管公牛想不想承認這一點，大多數的球迷到時會認為這是一個非常小氣的公牛隊。福爾曼當然也能反駁，他在夏季交易市場所做的操作不全是因為財政使然，那些操作使公牛的板凳實力更有深度。但是對於一支在過去兩年有“板凳暴徒”之稱的球隊，球迷是不會對這個說法買帳的。雖然隨著時光流逝，福爾曼依舊還有機會去向大家證實他所做的決定都是正確的的。但是如果最終公牛沒有續簽下錫伯杜，福爾曼也無法改變關於大眾認為雷恩斯多夫沒有留下他們的最佳員工的看法。自從兩年前受雇于公牛，錫伯杜，一個NBA的長期助教，開始成為聯盟中的最佳教練之一。在連續兩個賽季中，公牛都取得了常規賽聯盟第一的位置，錫伯杜功不可沒。另外錫伯杜連續兩年被提名年度最佳教練，而去年他的票數屈居第二。錫伯杜的反對者會指出他帶隊的最好成績也僅僅只是在兩年前止步東部決賽，而今年公牛則因為羅斯和諾啊的受傷而折戟首輪。他的反對者還認為錫伯杜是一個對球員過度苛刻並奉行高負荷訓練的教練，他們通常擔心球員到最後可能會對他的指教置若罔聞。即使球員不那麼做，那麼他們也會在精神和身體的雙重壓力下無法在季後賽打出他們最好的比賽。（其實這段可翻譯成往死裡草）現在我不得不說一下，作為一個曾經有幸和錫伯杜共事的一個教練。過去兩年公牛的成績證明了一切。他的指教讓他手下球員的潛力都最大化，並讓球員在場上發揮出最多的實力。那麼有沒有球員抱怨過他的訓練方式？當然有。有沒有球迷質疑他在場上的決斷？這不可避免。但是通常來說，錫伯杜的球員在每個晚上都在為他努力打球。他們信任他們的教練會把他們帶到一個最佳的狀態去贏得比賽，他們也知道無論他們怎麼努力去贏得比賽，他們都無法否認錫伯杜勤勤懇懇的付出和努力。公牛的隊員會一個接一個來告訴你當他們完成在伯拖中心額外投籃訓練後，最後一個走的人往往都是錫伯杜。這裡有一個關於雷恩斯多夫為什麼遲遲不給錫伯杜一個續約合同的理由，是關於錫伯杜的前任，公牛前主教練斯科特-斯凱爾斯。跟錫伯杜一樣，現任密爾沃基雄鹿隊主教練的斯凱爾斯是一個相當苛刻的教練，而又時候他的這種苛刻激怒了球員。在2005年夏天簽下一個4年1600萬的續約合同，在一年半之後公牛把他給解雇了。這讓雷恩斯多夫不得不半途再去找一個新的教練，而同時公牛還不得不付給斯凱爾斯高昂的毀約金。但錫伯杜的情況大不相同——首先斯凱爾斯沒有到達想錫伯杜一樣的高度，錫伯杜最大的優勢是他和羅斯之間良好的關係。這個前MVP球員依舊在球隊構建的計畫之內，羅斯在不同場合不斷重複談到他想錫伯杜留任因為他相信錫伯杜是那個能讓公牛有最佳機會去贏得比賽的人。目前為止公牛的大名單上還有相當多的不確定因素，那麼有什麼理由去使你的最佳球員不高興呢？除了羅斯的意見，雷恩斯多夫必須考慮到如果不好好解決掉錫伯杜的這個合同問題，這個勢必影響到球隊今年的表現。錫伯杜，福爾曼和所有球員都會在今年不斷的問起這個問題。當錫伯杜和福爾曼都表明關於合同的談判不是什麼大問題的時候，這個問題就不是什麼問題了。但是這個事件拖的越久，產生的陰霾也會久久徘回在芝加哥上空。那麼錫伯杜和球隊管理層有沒有達成共識？正如范甘迪指出的一樣，如果錫伯杜沒有帶著一個續約合同進入下一年，那麼屆時會都很多球隊願意向錫伯杜遞出橄欖枝。這難道是雷恩斯多夫想要面對的局面嗎？奧克拉荷馬城雷霆在這個月和他們的主教練斯科特-布魯克斯簽下了一份大概4年1600萬的合同，錫伯杜的市價也差不多。雷恩斯多夫必須提供一份類似的報價給錫伯杜——而且這個價格是他給的起的。想錫伯杜一樣，布魯克斯被認為是NBA聯盟最有前途的教練之一。而像那樣一個金額的合同基本可以把這個事情搞定了，但是如果錫伯杜不接受這個價碼，那麼雷恩斯多夫還是要盡其所能把合同簽下來，不管其中的差額是多少。聯盟裡面能把球隊的全部潛能激發出來的教練屈指可數，而錫伯杜是其中之一。如果公牛不能為錫伯杜買單，那麼要買的人多了去了。如果這種事情真的發生了，那麼關於雷恩斯多夫不想為勝利投資的輪調會使他們的球隊很難有積極性去打好比賽。在那時，這個觀點已經不是一個推測了，而是一個事實。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.169.242.48