[轉錄]Re: 為什麼jw今天打替補??
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標題: Re: 為什麼jw今天打替補??
時間: Sat Mar 20 03:40:06 2004
作者: kaeren (Hold My Own) 看板: JW_Supporter
標題: Re: 為什麼jw今天打替補??
時間: Fri Mar 19 23:48:29 2004
Williams fined, benched after return
By Ronald Tillery
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March 19, 2004
How Jason Williams spent his time Wednesday afternoon remains a mystery.
But the Grizzlies' starting point guard purposely didn't attend the team's
practice, and Thursday Williams paid a significant price for the unexcused
day off.
Williams, who participated in the morning shootaround, was removed from
the starting lineup for Thursday night's game against the Seattle Sonics.
Backup point Earl Watson started and Williams played off the bench.
"There has been additional discipline that has been applied," coach Hubie
Brown said. "But it's an internal thing, and it's going to stay that way."
Williams also was fined an undisclosed - presumably large - sum for
breaking one of only four team rules that Brown strictly enforces.
Williams refused comment as he left the morning workout.
It is conceivable that Williams staged a one-day boycott, stemming from
his displeasure over occasionally being benched late in games. He sat
out the last 14 minutes of Tuesday's 82-79 victory over Philadelphia
when Brown decided to use Watson's defense against Sixers star Allen
Iverson.
During the past two months, Brown routinely has used Watson to close
out physical games where solid defense is also needed to combat the
opposing team's backcourt quickness.
But this was the first time Williams had missed a practice without
notifying the team. Williams is in his sixth NBA season and third
with the Grizzlies, who are about to complete their first winning
campaign and first playoff run.
Brown said he didn't expect the situation with Williams to linger.
"This is an individual action. This is not a team action. The team
reacts," Brown said. "In a situation like this, everyone has choices
in life. Sometimes you make the right decisions. Sometimes you make
the wrong decisions. But if you make a wrong decision, then there has
to be a consequence. That's how we've always coached. That's how we
will (coach) until we hang them up for real."
This isn't the first time Brown has been confronted with an uncomfortable
situation regarding a Grizzly point guard.
Brown has often referred to the position as the most difficult in
basketball. Those who play the point apparently are apt to be more
temperamental, too. After a Dec. 29 game at Indiana, Watson complained
about how he was being used.
Watson and the Griz recovered from the verbal outburst and a seven-game
losing streak to become one of the league's hottest teams since Jan. 1.
"There's never a good time for a distraction, whether it's in training
camp or in the course of a season," Brown said. "The main thing is that
it has to be a learning experience. And it's also that no player here
is ever bigger than the team. Maybe some other places it might be that
way. But not here."
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