[外電] Big decisions to be made on Felton, …

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原文出處： http://0rz.tw/063Z8 -- CHARLOTTE - Outside the Charlotte Bobcats locker room, there's a calendar with daily information and schedules of events for players. 夏洛特訊 - 在夏洛特山貓球員休息室外有一個寫著球員每日資訊及事件行程的日曆。 The entry for last Friday read simply: "Start working for playoffs." 上個星期五那一欄只寫了一行："開始為季後賽做準備。" Given that Friday came only two days after the completion of a somewhat disappointing 32-50 season, point guard Raymond Felton say it indicates that a repeat is "unacceptable." 你要知道星期五不過是這個有點令人失望的32勝50敗球季結束後兩天而已，控衛 Raymond Felton說那意味著如果再次重蹈覆轍會"令人無法接受"。 If anything, part of Felton's plea with the team to give him the lucrative contract extension he'll be eligible to receive this summer is that he'd like to continue being a part of the growth and improvement both he and the team have made. 若有什麼不同的話，一部分是因為Felton希望這個夏天球隊開一張他應得的優渥延長合約給他，他很樂意留在這裡和這支年輕球隊一起努力，繼續成長茁壯。 "I've been here for three years and I feel like we're growing something," Felton said. "I think next year is going to be our breakout year. I thought it was going to be this year, but injuries hurt us. I think next year it'll be unacceptable for us not to make the playoffs. That's why I don't want to go anywhere." "我已經在這三年了而且我覺得我們有些進步，"Felton說。"我想明年會是我們破繭而出的一年。我原以為會是今年，但傷病問題害了我們。我想明年沒進季後賽對我們來說將是無法接受的事。那也是除了這裡我哪也不想去的原因。" Even if Felton isn't signed to a long-term deal, he can follow the path of teammate Emeka Okafor, who turned down a contract extension last October, had another solid season and will become a restricted free agent on July 1. And Okafor shares Felton's sentiments. 就算Felton沒有簽下長合約，他也可以仿效隊友Emeka Okafor，他在去年十月拒絕了一紙延長合約，在打出另一個表現穩定的球季後將於七月一日成為受限自由球員。而 Okafor也和Felton分享了他的想法。 "My process is to go into the summer, take some time off and come July, get signed back with the Bobcats," Okafor said. "我的如意算盤就是在這個夏天前，好好休息一下然後等到七月，再簽約留在山貓隊，"Okafor說。 For Felton, Okafor and the rest of the Bobcats, the situation could be further complicated by the uncertainty about the team's head coach Sam Vincent. Vincent has at least one more year left on his contract at $1.5 million, but owners Bob Johnson and Michael Jordan are currently in discussions over the future - and that could very well include replacing Vincent for a veteran coach like the available and apparently interested Larry Brown. 對Felton、Okafor以及其他山貓隊友來說，情況可能會因為球隊總教練Sam Vincent的去留問題而變得更加複雜。Vincent年薪150萬美元的合約至少還剩下一年，但老闆Bob Johnson和Michael Jordan最近在討論球隊的未來時 - 內容很有可能包括要以經驗老到的教練來取代Vincent，例如目前身上沒有其他合約纏身而且也有興趣接手的布朗爺。 Of course, Felton has as much experience with coaching change (and rumors of change) as anybody on the current Bobcats' roster. During and following Felton's freshman year at North Carolina, he lived through the dismissal of Matt Doherty and the hiring of Roy Williams. 當然，對於教練換人做做看這種事情，Felton和目前山貓陣容中任何一個人都有一樣多的經驗。在Felton就讀北卡大一年級時，他就經歷了Matt Doherty被解約以及Roy Williams接手的事情。 However, as has been Felton's way, he's trying to look at the positives - in both situations. 可是，就像Felton一貫的作風，他試圖去找出事情的正面價值 - 在兩個時期的情況下都是如此。 In Vincent, Felton had to learn his second coach in three pro seasons after Bernie Bickerstaff left the bench for a management job with the Bobcats after last season. 關於Vincent，Felton必須在去年球季結束Bernie Bickerstaff離開板凳席加入山貓經營管理團隊後，於三個職業生涯球季以來去適應第二個教練。 Perhaps because of what he went through at UNC, Felton's critique of Vincent's rookie coaching season is non-committal. 或許是因為他在北卡大的那一段經歷，Felton對於Vincent執教菜鳥球季並未表態，不願去評論他表現的好壞。 "It's been a learning experience for him. It's been a learning experience for us," Felton said. "That's a question I can't answer and will not touch on." "這對他是一個學習的經驗，對我們來說也是，"Felton說。"那是一個我不能回答而且也不會主動去觸及的話題。" But Felton did see the similarities between what he went through in Chapel Hill and what he's already gone through in Charlotte. 但Felton確實在他於教堂山(北卡大所在地)以及他在夏洛特的這兩段經歷中看到相似之處。 "That situation at Carolina was another situation that was beyond my touch," said Felton, who eventually won a NCAA title in 2005 with Williams as his coach . "I had nothing to do with it. Coach Doherty was fine with me. He was a guy that did a lot of things before we got there that kinda hurt him in the process and caused them to get him out of there. I didn't have any problems with him. I think he did a great job of recruiting that class of guys that won that championship. That wasn't coach Williams' guys, but coach Williams did get us together as a team and got us together as one to help us win that championship. So you've got to give credit to both. "在卡羅萊納的那個情況是另一個讓我有所感觸的情況，"最終在'05年於Williams擔任教練的狀態下贏得NCAA總錦標的Felton說。"我不曉得該說什麼。Doherty教練和我相處融洽。他是在我們邁向顛峰前做了許多努力的那個人，而我們似乎在過程中傷了他的心而且害得他得離開那裡。我和他之間沒有任何問題。我認為他在招募我們這群冠軍班底有很大的功勞。我們並不是Williams教練找來的，但Williams確實把我們整合成一支球隊，讓我們融為一體並幫助我們贏得冠軍。所以他們兩人你都必須予以肯定。" "You know, everything happens for a reason. That's how I look at it." "你知道的，每件事情發生都有其原因。那就是我看待它的方式。" -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.241.111.125