[新聞] Smith explains the reasons behind Moves

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原文: http://tinyurl.com/y8t6dpe Magic GM Otis Smith explains the reasons behind Orlando's offseason personnel moves By Brian Schmitz Sentinel Staff Writer September 27, 2009 The Orlando Magic return to work on Tuesday, 108 days after their surprise run ended in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. Training camp will resemble more of a meet-and-greet than a reunion, however. 魔術隊要開始工作啦，在輸給湖人的108天後。訓練營再度開始時更像是迎新見面會而非老同學的重聚。 Despite making their first Finals appearance since 1995, the Magic boldly remade their roster this summer, bringing in five new players. The biggest change was letting go of Hedo Turkoglu and trading for Vince Carter. 他們並沒有維持自1995年來第一次打進總冠軍賽的陣容，而是大膽的重整了球隊，迎來了五個新球員。而最大的改變就是Hedo Tukoglu的出走以及Vince Carter被交易進來。 General Manager Otis Smith considers the moves — the Magic could wind up with two new starters — to be part of a process of building a perennial contender. 總經理Otis Smith認為隨著兩個新的先發，魔術可以結束打造常年的競爭者的過程。 In a question-and-answer session with the Sentinel's Brian Schmitz, Smith also explains why the timing is now right to acquire Carter and why trading Marcin Gortat doesn't make sense — yet. 在與哨兵報記者Brian Schmitz的問答過程中，Smith並解釋了為何現在正是獲得Carter的時機，並且交易Gortat是沒有意義的，至少目前來說是如此。 Q: Otis, you've employed an unusual strategy: Reach the Finals and then tear up your team. What's up with that? A: You can punt around and say our goal is to get back to the Finals, but we want to win championships. And we want to win a championship today. The pieces we added were the pieces we thought we needed to add to win. I thought it would be virtually impossible to bring back 10 guys and get back to the Finals. It will be equally as difficult to even bring back different guys and win a championship. So the task is equally as great. 問︰Otis，你採取了一個不尋常的策略︰拆散了已經打進總冠軍賽的陣容。這是怎麼回事？答︰你大可去炫耀我們已打進總冠軍賽、然後說我們的目標是重返冠軍賽，但事實是我們想贏得總冠軍，而且現在就想贏得總冠軍。我們所做的補強都是我們認為有必要加入團隊的元素。我覺得你想帶回每個人重返總冠軍戰是不可能的。這將是同樣的困難，去帶領不同球員重返總冠軍。但這是同樣偉大的任務。 Q: You put last season in the rearview mirror rather quickly. A: The team had some success, but it was not our ultimate goal. So it's hard for me to say, 'I'm ecstatic.' That's not who I am. I thought last year we were a team that showed great resolve and were a team of destiny that kind of fell apart in the Finals. 問︰你可以簡短快速回顧一下上個賽季嗎？答︰這支球隊取得了一些成功，但那並非我們的終極目標。所以我很難說“我很高興” 我不是那種人。 Q: You've been a 3-point shooting club that was hurt by the Lakers' size and length in the Finals. Have the changes made you a sounder playoff team? A: We're more versatile in that we can play different ways. We couldn't really play big and strong, but I think Brandon [Bass] gives us a different look. Ryan [Anderson] gives us a different look. What we'll look like is a totally different team at different times. It's not the same team , but we're always going to play similar because Dwight [Howard] is still our big guy in the middle. He still draws double teams and we'll still encourage guys to take the 3. 問︰你們是支三分大隊，但在總冠軍賽卻被湖人的高大陣容所痛擊。你有做任何能讓球隊在季後賽表現更好的改變嗎？答︰我們變的更加多才多藝，能以不同方式發揮。我們並不是真的那摸高大和強壯，但 Bass和Anderson將帶來不一樣的元素。你將會看到一支和以往截然不同的球隊。這雖不是支和去年一樣的球隊，但我們仍會使用相似的戰術，因為我們有魔獸在中路拖怪，所以我仍會鼓勵我們的箭塔射爆對手。 Q: Obviously, the big move was Vince in, Turk out. Was it more of a financial matter not to re-sign Turk? A: It all came down to getting better. I don't think it came down to financial for us. Ownership said do whatever it takes to put a winner on the floor. I think we did that. 問︰很明顯的最大改變是VC的到來和火槍兵的出走，沒能簽下火槍兵是否是財政上的問題？答︰我覺得一切都越來越好啊，這並非財政上的問題。事實上，老闆跟我說，你想幹麻就幹麻，只要打造一支能贏球的冠軍隊，就夠了。而我認為我們做到了。 Q: Other than an all-star resume, what does Carter give you that Turk did not? A: I thought my core guys needed to be able to walk into a gym and see Vince Carter shooting at the other end and say, 'Now we got help. Now we got a guy who can do it.' I thought that was as big for their psyches as anything else. 問︰除了全明星的經歷外，Carter帶來了什麼火槍兵做不到的事？答︰我為我們的核心球員該走進體育館看看VC的神射，然後說“我們得到強援了。我們得到那個可以宰制球賽的人了。”我認為比起其他事，那在精神上是一樣的重大。 Q: Two summers ago, Vince was a free agent as was Rashard Lewis. Why not sign Vince then? A: Rashard and Vince were on the board at the same time. I do think the timing is right now for Vince. Timing is everything with every player. Vince is a different person at 32 than he was at 30. Just as Dwight is a different person now than he was at 21. Vince is at a place in his career. He's been through all the superstar stuff and he just wants to win. 問︰兩年前的夏天VC跟Lewis一樣是自由球員，為何你那時不簽下VC？答︰那時Lewis跟VC的確都是自由球員，但是那時我認為時機不對。我考慮的一切就是適合簽下該球員的時機。32歲的VC跟30歲的VC是不一樣的，就像魔獸跟兩年前也已經不一樣了。VC正在生涯的顛峰，他有了超級巨星的潛質並且他飢渴於勝利。 Q: You have your core group with Dwight, Rashard and a now healthy Jameer Nelson. You also, surprisingly, decided that Gortat would be part of that group, even though he hardly plays behind Dwight. Don't you at some point trade Gortat for another piece to get out from under his contract? A: I know maybe on paper, and in theory, it makes sense. That's the history of the league, but we're trying to build a championship team and March is part of that. You'd only trade him because you're looking to get better or you have a need; you don't trade him because you are looking to get out from under the money. We think with Marcin it's like, 'Break glass in case of emergency.' We didn't know if we needed a Rafer Alston last year, but we had a need [after Nelson's injury] and we were able to fill a need [with a trade]. 問︰再有了魔獸、兩千萬還有健康的尼二嬸作為核心後，令人意外的又簽下鍋貼。你知道，作為魔獸的替補上場時間將會很少。你是否是在盤算著拿他去做交易呢？答︰我知道理論上這說的通，歷史上都是這樣的。但是我們正再打造一支冠軍隊，而鍋貼是將是這支球隊的一份子。只有在能讓隊伍變的更好的情況下、或者需要的時候，我才會考慮交易他。我不會做沒有意義的交換。我們認為鍋貼是重要的備胎，就像是去年我不知道我們是否需要Alston；但在Nelson受傷後，我知道我們需要。並且我們把它交易過來了。 Q: Lewis will miss the first 10 games because of his suspension. How will that affect a team trying to put together new pieces? A: I think it's a blessing. Sometimes there's a silver lining. You get to see guys play extended minutes who normally would not. 問︰兩千萬前十場比賽將被禁賽，這會對這支新的球隊造成什麼影響？答；我認為這也不是壞事，有時你真該去看看我們的隊員訓練的有多麼認真，對於尋求上場時間的他們來講那還是一線生機呢。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.116.103.36 ※ 編輯: badprince 來自: 140.116.103.36 (09/29 11:41)