[外電] 有人辭職了....

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http://0rz.tw/b344p Knight Resigns As Hawks' GM Knight辭去老鷹GM的工作。 The Atlanta Hawks announced today that Executive Vice-President and General Manager Billy Knight has submitted his resignation, effective July 1st, after six seasons with the club. 老鷹今天宣布他的行政副總裁兼GM的Billy Knight已經遞出了他的辭呈，於7月1日生效，要結束他在老鷹的六個行政球季。 “The time has come for me to take a break and fully evaluate my future plans, ” said Knight. “I am tremendously pleased with what we were able to accomplish this season in reaching the postseason, as the Hawks’ return to the playoffs energized the city and our franchise. My passion for the franchise has never wavered, but I feel I’m leaving the organization in much better shape than it was in when I took over. I also appreciate the jobs done by Mike (Woodson), his staff and the players during this season. They are most deserving of the praise and accolades they earned during a tough, seven-game series against the Eastern Conference’s top team entering the playoffs, and I wish them and the Hawks organization the very best in the future.” Knight說：「是時候休息一下，好好規畫我的未來了。我很高興這一季我們可以闖進季後賽，而老鷹重返季後賽的消息也大大振奮了我們的城市和我們球隊。我對球團的熱忱從來沒有動搖過，而我覺得我離開的時候，我們陣容比我當初接管的時候好太多了。我也很感激Mike Woodson、他的團隊和球員，這個球季都有很好的表現。季後賽七場與東區老大的對決，在這種困境之下，他們是最應該得到讚揚的，而且我希望他們和老鷹整個組織在未來會更棒！」 Knight, 55, was the chief architect behind the rebuilding of the Hawks, taking over the position of General Manager in April 2003 after spending one season as Atlanta’s Director of Basketball Operations. In his six years, the Hawks went from an underachieving franchise with overpaid players to one whose transformation began with making wise decisions through the draft and developing that talent, while maintaining financial flexibility to acquire the best talent mix without handicapping the future of the club. 55歲的Knight，是老鷹重建的主要幕後推手，在2003年4月接管了老鷹GM的位置。在這六年間，老鷹從一支因為overpaid球員且表現不好的球隊翻身，在這期間，他在選秀做了很多不錯的決定，並且培養這些有天分的球員，在同時間也維持球隊的薪資空間與彈性，所以在之後球隊不但有很多不錯的球員，並且對未來的發展也是好的。 The Hawks finished 2007-08 with a 37-45 record and extended the Boston Celtics to seven games in the first round of the playoffs, the franchise first postseason berth since the 1998-99 (lockout-shortened) season. 老鷹這個賽季以37勝45負做收，另外在季後賽第一輪將塞爾提克逼進了第七戰，也是自1998-99（罷工縮短賽季那一年）球季後，重返季後賽。 “We respect the decision Billy has made to resign and we are grateful and appreciative of the job he has done,” said Atlanta Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon. “Billy has built a team of athletic, high character players who have enormous potential. Under his leadership, the Hawks were not only the youngest team in this year’s playoffs, but have also proven to be the most exciting team Atlanta has seen since the Dominique (Wilkins) era of the 80's. We look forward to building on Billy's success as we continue our efforts to emerge as one of the NBA's elite franchises for a long time to come.” 老鷹的老闆 Michael Gearon說：「我們尊重Billy辭職的決定，而且我們也很感激他在這個職位上的付出。Billy 把這支球隊打造成體能勁爆，和一堆有天分的球員。在他的領導下，老鷹不只是今年季後賽最年輕的球隊，也是證明老鷹自從80年代的 Dominique Wilkins之後，重登最令人興奮的球隊！在長時間的沈潛之後，我們期待在Billy的成功之下，我們會繼續努力成為NBA強權球隊！」 Formerly with the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers in various capacities, Knight has spent nearly 25 years in the NBA as a player or front office executive. Knight從球員時代開始在NBA打滾也將近25年了，一直到行政工作，也在灰熊和溜馬擔任過許多職位。 -- Thank you! Billy Knight! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 202.132.102.85 ※ 編輯: NBAGM 來自: 202.132.102.85 (05/07 21:46)