[外電] Woodson: No 'bad kids'
Woodson: No 'bad kids'
By SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/27/06
REPORT DENIED: Hawks coach Mike Woodson called it "ridiculous." Rookie
guard Salim Stoudamire called it "lies."
And that's just the beginning of what they had to say a report in a New
York newspaper and the discussion on local talk radio that Stoudamire's
two-game suspension stemmed from a near-physical confrontation between
coach and player after a loss to Seattle last Wednesday.
Stoudamire returned from his suspension for Monday night's game against
New Jersey at Philips Arena with a smile and acknowledgement that his
actions weren't what they needed to be.
Woodson said what happened after the Sonics game was simply a
coach airing his feelings about demeanor Stoudamire had been
warned needed to stop or he would face a suspension.
But suggestions that Stoudamire cursed at Woodson or that the
two had to be separated in the locker room are, according to
both men, inaccurate.
"I never cursed at coach and nobody ever touched anybody," said
Stoudamire, who entered the game with 2.4 seconds to play in
the first quarter. "I don't know how stuff like that gets out.
The fact is I've always been the type of dude who learns the
hard way, always the hard way. But I'm definitely glad to be
back. And I can tell you that I don't ever want to go through
this again."
Woodson was just as incensed that shots were taken at Josh Smith
and Marvin Williams, who were also identified as young players
who have clashed with the coaching staff and other players on
the team this season.
"That's terrible," Woodson said. "We don't have any problems
with our young guys that are out of the ordinary. None of our
guys are bad kids and everybody on this team comes to work every
day ready to go. That's why even during such trying times this
has been such a great group of guys to coach.
"I certainly have no problem with our young guys. And to see
what was said about those guys, especially that stuff about
Marvin and Josh is so far fetched it's not even funny. People
can write whatever they want but our camp is just fine. As the
head coach of this team, I've got everything under control."
Williams admitted that he was fuming early Monday when informed
of the article that mentioned his name. But by game time he had
cooled off.
"That's not even me," he said before the game. "Someone's
painting a picture of me that isn't true. I haven't done anything
to anybody to deserve that. I don't think any of us deserve to
have our names kicked in the dirt like that."
OLYMPIC HOPEFUL: Hawks guard Joe Johnson has been invited to
tryout for the U.S. National team that will participate in the
world championships this summer in Japan and the 2008 in China.
BLOCK PARTY: Smith is rapidly moving up the Hawks' career blocked
shots list in just his second season. He entered Monday night's
game with 269, good for 11th on the list.
He has a chance to move up as high as ninth place before the
season ends. Antoine Carr (286) and Andrew Lang (308) are
directly ahead of him.
資料來源
http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/hawks/stories/0228notes.html
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