Mike K has Kobe's back

看板KobeBryant作者Javaris (Crittenton)時間17年前 (2007/08/30 20:43)推噓6(6推 0噓 3→)

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LAS VEGAS -- On the court, Kobe Bryant has been a ferocious defender for Mike Krzyzewski in the FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying tournament. Off the court, Krzyzewski is an equally strong defender of Bryant. 在場上，Kobe Bryant 為了幫助 Mike Kezyzewski 贏得奧運資格，變成了個兇猛的防守者；在場下，Krzyzewski 也一樣是個強悍的防守者，捍衛著 Kobe 這個名字。 The bond between player and coach was formed when Bryant considered coming to Duke rather than jumping directly from high school to the pros. It was strengthened when Krzyzewski considered leaving Duke to coach the Lakers after Phil Jackson's departure in 2004. 事實上教練與球員之間的團結精神，早在當初 Kobe 一度考慮到 Duke 打球時就已經建立了。而這股力量，在 Krzyzewski 04 年一度考慮加入湖人時，更加堅定。 While Bryant has been heavily criticized for his meltdown after the NBA season, when he went back and forth on his desire to remain a Laker, Krzyzewski is sympathetic. 當 Bryant 對於要不要繼續當湖人球員，反覆的態度被這世界強力的抨擊時，Mike Krzyzewski 對於 Kobe 的情形深具同情。 "I would always want guys who would want to win," Krzyzewski said. "The fact that he's frustrated because they are not winning at the level he would like, I think that's a good problem. I'm sure the Lakers will work things out. The thing about Kobe is that every thing he does is so public. It's the scrutiny placed on an individual who has won three world championships and is considered the best player in the world. That goes with the territory." 「我總是希望極具求勝慾望的球員能為我效力。事實就是，他感到挫折，因為他們並沒辦法走到 Kobe 想要的水準，我想那是個正面的問題。我確信湖人將會解決這一切。事情的根本是因為 Kobe 的舉動太過公開，而他又是一個擁有三枚冠軍戒、並稱得上世界上最棒的籃球員，被拿放大鏡注意是肯定的，所以事情才會走到這個地步。」 Krzyzewski says he has been there for Bryant behind the scenes. "It's not so much you give advice," said the coach, "because to give advice, you have to have knowledge of the situation. What you want to do is give support, say, 'I'm behind you. Stay steadfast in what you want to do.' " Kezyzewski 說他也曾經秘密的跟 Kobe 談過。「他需要的不是你給他多少意見，因為如果你要給人家意見，你就必須了解那種處境。因此你所需要做的就是給予支援，告訴他，我就是挺你，你想做什麼就努力堅持下去。」 The two also spoke when it was Krzyzewski's future that was uncertain. "When I was considering the Laker situation," Krzyzewski said, "he told me he loved the Laker organization and if that's what I wanted to do, he wanted to work with me. No pressure or anything like that. What came across during that time was his love of L.A. and his love of the Laker organization." 這兩個人在 Krzyzewski 未來計畫不明時也曾經交換過意見。「當時我正在考慮湖人的狀況，他告訴我他很喜歡湖人的管理階層，如果我想接下這個職位，他希望能跟我一起共事。並沒有任何壓迫之類的感覺，那時候他呈現的是對洛杉磯與湖人高層的喜愛。。」 Any second thoughts about turning down the Lakers? "It was a serious consideration," Krzyzewski said, "but I'm the kind of a person, once I make a decision, I don't look back. I've been married 38 years and I don't write to my old girlfriends. It was an honor and I thank them for giving me that opportunity. "I'm 60 years old. I'm going to do what I do at Duke and I am not going to coach in the pros. Besides coaching college basketball, I love Duke. I just love the university. It was too much to give up." 拒絕湖人後，有沒有再次考慮的念頭？「那時我已經很謹慎的考慮過，我是那種一但下了決心，就不會再改變的人。就像我結婚了 38 年，我從來沒有寫信給老情人過。那是種榮譽，我很感激他們願意提供這個機會給我。」「我已經 60 歲了，我將繼續在 Duke 做我該做的事情。我不會去執掌職業球隊的兵符。而且我喜歡教大學籃球，我愛 Duke。我很喜歡這所大學，要放棄這地方太難了。」 Krzyzewski said turning pro was too much for Bryant to give up. "I don't think he was that close to going to college," Krzyzewski said. "I think it was always on his mind to go to the pros. We kind of knew, if he did go to college, he would come to Duke, but we never really counted on it because he was so good and we knew that he would be a very, very high pick. "We've developed an even closer relationship now. I really like Kobe a lot. He's easy to coach. He buys into everything. He's doing all the unselfish things, playing hard defensively, not really caring about who scores. It's all about winning. "He'll do whatever he thinks he needs to do to bring about a championship. He's proven it and he wants to prove it again. There are lot of people who prove it once and never want to do it again. He's uncommon. He wants to prove it over and over again. There is nothing bad about Kobe Bryant." Krzyzewski 也表示 Kobe 不可能會放棄成為職業球員。「我不認為他有那麼接近選擇就讀大學，我認為在他心裡他都一直想直接成為職業球員。我們知道如果他進入大學，將會選擇 Duke，但是我們從不做任何寄望。因為他真的太棒了，我們知道他們會在很前面的順位被選中。」「現在我們兩人的關係發展的更加密切，我很喜歡 Kobe。他很好教導，他也接受任何事情。他做了所有不自私的工作，拼命的努力防守，不在乎誰得了幾分。他想要的就是贏球。」「他會做任何他覺得該去做的事情來贏得冠軍。他曾經證明過，而他想要再次證明。有很多人在登峰造極過後，就不再想去挑戰第二次。Kobe 不同於尋常，他想要不斷的證明自己。這樣的 Kobe Bryant 沒有什麼好挑剔的。」 With Carmelo Anthony, the U.S. team's scoring leader, out with a bruised left heel, LeBron James led the way with 26 points Wednesday in a 118-79 victory over Uruguay. James scored all his points in the first half at Thomas & Mack Center, then sat out the second half. The victory sets up tonight's showdown against Argentina, both teams unbeaten through seven games. Argentina kept its perfect record intact by beating Brazil, 86-79, in overtime on Wednesday. Krzyzewski said Anthony was kept on the bench as a "precautionary" measure, but he would play tonight. The U.S. is already guaranteed a spot in Saturday's semifinals. K 教練說 Melo 還是會當板凳，不過這次會上場。 -- 有點懶得上色... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.231.174.36 ※ 編輯: Javaris 來自: 61.231.174.36 (08/30 20:45)