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Hawks’ Knight doesn’t care what you think 標題：老鷹總管B.Knight才不在乎你怎麼想咧 By Mark Bradley | Thursday, May 11, 2006, 06:24 PM 作者：M.Bradley │ 發布時間：'06年5月11日星期四下午6點24分 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 出處：亞特蘭大議事報 -- You, being shallow and impatient, are going to read this and scoff. And Billy Knight, being cool in a way you’ll never be, is going to laugh at your skepticism. See, Knight doesn’t think you know enough to second-guess him. 如果你是個膚淺而不耐煩的人，那繼續往下看你一定會忍不住嘲諷個幾句，而絕對比你還要冷靜沉著的B.Knight肯定會對你的懷疑一笑置之。看吧，Knight根本不認為你對他的了解夠以臆測他的想法。 “I hear people on sports shows,” he says, “and I think that person has as much business talking about basketball as I do running the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” 他說"我聽過某些體育節目的言論，而我認為那個人對於籃球的了解就像我對於核能管制委員會運作模式的了解一樣，都是一竅不通。" You’d think a general manager whose team just doubled its win total and still finished with a better record than only two other NBA teams might be a tad less sure of himself. Sorry. Knight doesn’t do circumspection. He doesn’t care what you think of him or his Hawks. He thinks he’s doing a terrific job. And you? You’re simply too myopic to see it. 你可能會認為如果一支球隊的勝場數比起前一個球季翻了整整一倍但還是只贏過其他兩支球隊，排在聯盟倒數第三，其球隊總管可能會對自己越來越沒自信。抱歉，Knight不是這麼小家子氣的人，他才不管你對他或他的老鷹隊有什麼看法。他認為他做了些了不起的事，而你為什麼會這麼想？那純粹是因為你太過短視近利了。 “You have to give players time to mature. It’s the microwave age, but the world does not work instantly. If I could say one thing, it’s this: Everyone needs to relax.” "你必須給年輕球員時間成長，這是個什麼都要快的速食年代，但在籃球的世界裡你很難在短時間內看出顯著的改變。如果要我說一句話，那我會說"每個人都得要放輕鬆。" As relaxation therapy, try listening to the GM without throwing the paper at the wall in disgust. Here’s Knight’s take on Mike Woodson, the coach he hired two summers ago: “He’s better than I thought he was… . I go to all the practices and all the games, and I know more about it than anybody else knows. That might sound like an egotistical statement, but I think I know more than anybody else.” 就如同接受放鬆療法一樣，不要因為感到厭惡而將報紙往牆上一扔，放輕鬆試著去傾聽這個球隊總管的心聲吧。以下是Knight對於M.Woodson，這位他在兩年前的夏天所聘請的教練的看法：他的表現比我原本所預期地還要好...。我觀看了球隊所有的練習以及球賽，所以我比任何一個人都還要了解事實的真相。那聽起來或許像是極度自負的言論，但我認為我確實比任何人都還要了解這支球隊。" On Chris Paul, the newly minted rookie of the year bypassed by the Hawks in the draft: “Chris Paul is a good player. He deserves to be rookie of the year - I voted for him. But we’re very happy with Marvin Williams. We think he’s going to be a heck of a player.” 對於去年選秀會上老鷹跳過未挑選但甫獲得年度最佳新秀獎項肯定的超級新人C.Paul ，Knight說"CP3是個傑出的球員，他年度新人王的獎項是拿得實至名歸 - 我也把票投給他。但我們很高興能選到M.Williams，我們認為他將成為一個出色的明星球員。 On Boris Diaw, whom Knight drafted in 2003 and traded to Phoenix last summer, whereupon he developed into the NBA’s most improved player: “Boris Diaw is in a good situation… . Boris is a very versatile player. He’s able to play [power forward] for them; whether or not he’d have been able to play it for us is a different story.” 那對於屌爺，這位Knight於'03年選秀會上欽點，在去年暑假被交易到鳳凰城太陽後旋即打出生涯代表作並一舉奪下年度最佳進步獎的球員，他則表示"屌爺去了一支適合自己的好球隊...。他是一個非常多才多藝的好球員，他能為太陽扛下大前鋒的位置；不過不管他是否能為我們做出同樣的貢獻，那已經與我們無關了。" Here’s Knight on the upcoming draft, in which the watching world expects the Hawks to draft a point guard: “Guys are running around saying, ‘Point guard, point guard.’ But what if I don’t agree with that? … I find [such talk] a little humorous and entertaining.” 即將到來的選秀會，全世界都期望老鷹這次能挑選一個真正的控衛Knight，但Knight 說"我身邊的人都喊著'控衛，控衛'，但如果我不這麼認為呢？...這讓我感到有些滑稽而且有趣。" For the record, Knight won’t rule out drafting yet another swingman. “I always take talent… . I like good basketball players, and there are a lot of 6-foot-8 players in the draft. And 6-8 is the ideal size.” Might the day arrive when the Hawks draft for a specific need? “There could come a time like that, but I’m not at that time.” 從過去的歷史來看，Knight搞不好真的會再挑一個搖擺人也不一定。"我總是挑選最有天份的球員...。我喜歡優秀的籃球選手，而這次選秀會上剛好有成打的6呎8吋高的球員待選，6呎8剛好是最理想的身材。"會有一天老鷹真的按照球隊最欠缺的位置來挑選新秀嗎？ "也許會有那麼一天，但我認為還不到那個時候。" Knight claims his goal is to be “the most laid-back guy in the world,” and he’s on track. Who else could be this sanguine while presiding over a team that has gone 39-125 over two seasons and hasn’t, in three drafts under Knight, picked a player who received even one third-place vote for rookie of the year? Knight聲稱他的目標是成為"世界上最悠閒的人"，而他正在那途中。在Knight的帶領下，過去兩個球季以來老鷹的戰績是39勝125敗，而且在他主導的三次選秀會中所挑選的新秀，還沒有任何一位拿過年度最佳新秀投票中第三名的任何一張選票。除了他以外，還有誰能這麼老神在在且充滿自信呢？ “I’m happy with where we are today,” he says. “We have a long way to go.” Does he expect the Hawks to make the playoffs next season? “I don’t say that. I say we should make improvement.” 他說"我對於球隊的現況相當滿意，我們還有很長的路要走。"他是否期待老鷹下一季就能順利闖進季後賽呢？"我不敢說大話，但我確信球隊一定能有長足的進步。" Does he believe his constituency supports such a measured approach? “Based on what I hear when I move about town, when I go to the movies or the grocery or when I take my daughter to the mall or when I’m getting gas, I think people can see we’re making improvement… . We’re in the second year of our process.” 那他認為地區居民對他的支持度如何？"當我走近這座城市，當我去看電影、去雜貨店或帶我女兒去大賣場，又或者去加油站加油時，就我所聽到的，我認為人們都看得出球隊正在進步...。現在不過是我們計畫的第二年而已。" But what if down-the-road results don’t support such serenity? What if his supportive ownership gets as antsy as Sudden Steve Belkin? What it time runs out? “If it does, it does. I know this business. I’ve been around the world and made it back. There’s nothing I can do about that.” 但如果接下來的結果不如預期呢？如果現在支持他的老闆們像S.Belkin一樣失去耐性了呢？如果時間用完了呢？"如果事情演變成這樣，那就這樣吧，我知道這是個現實的商場。我已經想盡辦法試圖挽回老鷹的頹況了，如果最終還是回天乏術，那我只能說時不我與吧。" And you out there? What if you’re not willing to endorse such a glacial pace? What if you have issues with every player Knight has drafted? Then you, being borderline hysterical, need to let matters play out. 那你會離開嗎？如果你已經不想再為這樣艱困的重建過程背書了？你對每一個自己選中的新秀會下些什麼評論？而你，會不會變得有些歇斯底里，需要趕快從這些事情中跳脫。 “I never judge a guy after one year,” Knight says. “It’s too early to tell. You’ll see the difference in three years, as opposed to standing on your mountain on passing judgment.” You out there - take a deep breath. You’ll have your chance to vent. The NBA draft is only 47 days away. Knight說"我從不會在一年後就去認定一個人是否堪用，那時間還太短，根本看不出個所以然。三年，只要三年持續不斷的努力，你就能看出不同之處。"走出戶外 - 深深地吸一口氣。你會發現事情並不如你所想像地那麼糟，你還有喘息的機會，至少選秀會只剩47 天就要舉行了(搞不好到時候我就能再挑一個渾身是天份的小夥子，組一個全6呎8搖擺人陣容)。 (譯按：最後兩句是我自己加的，不過只有Knight在的一天，就沒什麼事是不可能XDDDDDD) -- 資料來源 http://0rz.net/361mX -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.241.111.125