[情報] Owner of Pacers plans no changes at top

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Q&A with Herb Simon Owner of Pacers plans no changes at top Despite closing in on 50-loss season, O'Brien will be back as coach, Bird will return as president By Mike Wells Posted: April 9, 2010 http://www.indystar.com/article/20100409/SPORTS04/4090346/1088/SPORTS04/ Owner-of-Pacers-plans-no-changes-at-top http://tinyurl.com/ychjtva Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon doesn't like watching his franchise suffer through a fourth consecutive losing season. 印地安納溜馬隊的老闆 Herb Simon 不樂意看到他的球隊掙扎著度過連續第四個失敗的球季。 But despite the potential for the first 50-loss season in more than two decades (the Pacers are 30-48 with four games left), Simon said in a recent interview that coach Jim O'Brien will return for his fourth season and team president Larry Bird will continue to lead the club's rebuilding project. 但儘管有可能成為二十年來第一個超過 50 敗的球季（溜馬戰績 30 勝 48 敗，還剩 4 場比賽），Simon 在最近的一次訪談當中說教練 Jim O'Brien 會繼續執教他第四個球季，而籃球事務總裁 Larry Bird 也將繼續負責球隊的重建計畫。 "The losses aren't where we want them to be, but we feel like things are getting there and there's light at the end of the tunnel," Simon said. Simon 說：「輸球不是我們想要的結果，但我們覺得事情正在走上軌道，在隧道的另一端會有光明等著我們。」 Question: The franchise will finish with its worst record in more than 20 years. What are your thoughts about that? 問：球隊將以二十年來最糟糕的戰績結束這個球季。對這件事你有什麼看法？ Answer: It's always frustrating when you lose. It just doesn't feel good. From that point of view, it's very frustrating. We feel we have a plan and we feel we're moving along with that plan. So we see the light at the tunnel when it comes to having salary cap space (in 2011). 答：輸球總是讓人很沮喪的。感覺就是很不好。從這個觀點，這樣的戰績確實讓人感到很挫折。我認為我們有計畫，而且正在依計畫前進。因為 2011 年我們將空出大筆薪資空間的緣故，我們認為未來是光明的。 Q: Is it frustrating that you're winning meaningless games for the third straight season when you could be increasing your draft odds? 問：當有機會提高你的選秀順位時，卻贏了一堆無意義的比賽，這已經是連續第三個球季發生這種事了。你覺得這會讓人感到挫折嗎？ A: The wins mean a lot for the players, they mean a lot for the coach, they mean a lot for the franchise. The crowds are very excited when we win and people are starting to feel that there's some hope with this team. I think it gives us hope for next season. 答：勝利對球員而言意義重大，對教練也是，對球隊亦是如此。人們對勝利感到興奮，而且開始覺得球隊未來好像有希望。我認為這能帶給我們下個球季的希望。 Q: What about these wins hurting your draft chances? Teams that are in the playoffs got better with high draft picks. 問：那對於這些勝場降低了選秀機會，有何看法？現在的季後賽球隊，就是因為過去有高選秀順位籤才有辦法進步。 A: There's no guarantee the first pick is going work out. Look at some of the previous picks. You definitely like a high pick, but you never sacrifice losing -- at least in this franchise we won't -- to get a better pick. That doesn't feel good and it's not the right way to do it. The fans who come out every game expect us to do our best and try our best and play our best. That's what this franchise stands for. 答：沒有人保證狀元就一定打得出來。看看之前的選秀吧。當然你總是會想要個高順位，但犧牲勝利去換取好一點的順位，並不值得 -- 起碼在這隻球隊我們不會這樣作。那感覺很不好，也不是正確的方法。來看球的球迷們希望我們盡全力、打出最好的球賽。而那也是這隻球隊的存在意義。 Q: Jim O'Brien has a losing record as coach of the team. Where do you stand on his future? 問：Jim O'Brien 擔任這隻球隊教練的紀錄勝少敗多。你怎麼看待他的未來？ A: That will be a basketball decision and I haven't heard any information that he won't be back next season. So he'll be the coach next season. 答：那將是個籃球事務方面的決定，而我還未曾聽過任何提到他下個球季將離開的消息。所以他下個球季也將繼續任教。 Q: Can the same be said about Larry Bird? The two of you have always had a handshake agreement when it comes to his contract. 問：那 Larry Bird 也是一樣嗎？你們之前總是以非正式協議的方式處理他的合約。 A: Yes, Larry will be back next season. It'll be up to him on if he wants to return after next season. Larry is a no-nonsense guy. He calls the shots the way he sees them and he's never going to compromise his values, which I appreciate. 答：沒錯，Larry 下個球季也會繼續任職。下個球季之後則看他的意向如何。Larry 從不做沒有意義的事。他總是預見了某些事情才作決定，而且對自己的價值觀絕不妥協。我很欣賞這點。 Q: The fan base questions whether Bird can get the job done. You obviously must have a different feeling. 問：球迷們質疑 Bird 到底能不能把總管的工作做好。顯然你一定有不一樣的看法。 A: All I can tell you is I sit next to Larry at games and after every timeout there's a line of people waiting for his autograph. There may be some people that criticize him, but he's a special person. He's confident that he'll get this thing turned around. 答：我只能告訴你，當我坐在 Larry 身旁看球時，每次暫停過後總是有大排的人等著簽名。一定有某些人會批評他，但他是個很特別的人。他有自信能將局面翻轉過來。 Q: Will you give any suggestion on how to improve the roster this summer? 問：你會對今年夏天如何改善陣容提出任何建議嗎？ A: In basketball, one player can make a big difference and that player could be a first-round pick or a second-round pick. Danny (Granger) was the 17th, Reggie Miller was the 11th and they've been pretty good players. It's just a matter of doing your homework. A team that's a losing team needs help in a lot of places. We have a wide variety of areas we can improve. It's up to Larry and David (Morway, general manager), and I'm sure they'll make the right choice. 答：籃球方面，一位球員可以引起巨大的改變，而他可能是第一輪或第二輪。Danny Granger 是第 17 順位，Reggie Miller 是第 11 順位，而他們都是非常好的球員。問題只在於事前功課作得足不足。一隻輸球的球隊肯定有很多方面需要幫助。我們確實有很多方面必須改善。而這交給 Larry 和 David Morway 決定，我相信他們能做出正確的抉擇。 Q: Where's the franchise financially? Your attendance is slightly better (14,032 average, according to ESPN.com, fourth worst in the NBA, with two home games left), but there are a lot of reduced ticket prices involved in that. 問：球隊的財政狀況如何？進場率是稍微改善了點（根據 ESPN：平均 14,032 人，聯盟倒數第四，還有兩場主場），但這和票價調降很有關聯。 A: There's a long way we have to go financially because of the slowdown in attendance, the lower ticket prices, the fact we have to make some special deals right now. Our gross is down like half of what it was when we were winning. We have a lot of room to improve. 答：在財政方面我們還有很長的路要走，因為進場率低迷，票價低的關係，我們現在必須做一些特別的措施來因應。整體收益比起之前球隊贏球的時代大約砍了一半。我們還有很大的改善空間。 Q: There always seem to be rumors floating around about how much longer you'll continue to own the team. What's your stance on the situation? 問：一直有關於你會繼續擁有這隻球隊多久的傳言在流傳。對於這樣的情況，你的觀點如何？ A: There was an article in Forbes -- and I don't know where it came from -- but there's been no talk with anyone about selling this team. I'll continue to own this team. 答：在 Forbes 上有篇文章提到這件事 -- 我不知道他的消息是從哪來的 -- 但我沒有和任何人談過賣球隊的事。我將繼續擁有這隻球隊。題外話：Mike Wells 寫完這篇訪談的報導後，信箱被 Indianapolis 憤怒的鄉民灌爆了 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.241.159