Popovich's assistants popular around NBA

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Popovich's assistants popular around NBA Web Posted: 06/04/2005 12:00 AM CDT Johnny Ludden Express-News Staff Writer Spurs officials have spent the past three summers piecing together a roster they hope will contend for not only this season's NBA championship, but also for much of the rest of the decade. 馬刺的制服組，在過去三個暑假中，努力拼湊一個冠軍隊--不止是為了本季的冠軍，而是放眼未來十年。 Tim Duncan is under contract for at least three more seasons. Manu Ginobili is completing the first season of a six-year deal. Tony Parker received a six-year extension that has yet to start. Bruce Bowen has two more years on his contract. Beno Udrih has another three on his rookie deal. Timmy的合約至少還有三年，而Manu正在6年合約的第一年而已。Tony還有六年約，包大叔的合約也還有兩年。Udrih的菜鳥合同還有三年呢。 As the Spurs prepare to play in their second NBA Finals in three years, their biggest challenge for the future, it seems, isn't keeping their players. It's maintaining their staff. 當馬刺正在為三年內第二次的總決賽備戰時，他們未來最大的挑戰，不是留住球員，而是留住制服組。 During the past month, assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo has interviewed for head-coaching positions with Minnesota and New York. Cleveland has spoken with 33mDanny Ferry, the Spurs' director of basketball operations, about becoming the franchise's general manager. This week, the Cavaliers hired Mike Brown, who spent three seasons as an assistant under coach Gregg Popovich, as their new head coach. 過去這個月，助理教練Carlesimo與灰狼及尼克商談出任總教練的事。騎士隊也與咱們的籃球事務執行長Danny Ferry討論了GM的職缺。這禮拜，騎士隊才剛聘任我們過去三季的助理教練Mike Brown 為他們的總教頭。 Four years after former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson derisively labeled the Spurs' staff "The Simulator Crew" for its lack of NBA playing experience, the nickname has taken on a different connotation. 四年前Phil Jackson曾說過，我們的這團制服組是"The Simulator Crew"，暗諷他們沒有打過NBA的經驗， "Instead of saying, 'I want to be like Mike,'" Brown said, referring to Gatorade's old Michael Jordan slogan, "teams are saying, 'I want to be like the Spurs.'" 提到開特力的廣告詞，Mike Brown說，「與其說 "我想像喬丹一樣" ，其他隊伍會說， "我們想像馬刺隊一樣"」。 Last summer, Portland hired 33mKevin Pritchard, one of the Spurs' scouts, as its director of player personnel. He finished the season as the Trail Blazers' interim coach. 去年暑假，拓荒者請馬刺隊斥候組之一的Kevin Pritchard，出任球員事務總管。他這季擔任拓荒者過渡性的教練。 Popovich and Spurs general manager 33mR.C. Buford both think Sam Presti, the team's talented 28-year-old director of player personnel, will eventually become a general manager in the league. Director of scouting Lance Blanks, who played an important role in re-signing Parker and facilitating the trade for Nazr Mohammed, also figures to attract attention from other teams. 波波和總管R.C. Buford都覺得我們28歲的球員人事主任Sam Presti一定會成為聯盟的GM之一。而在Parker 的新合約以及回教人的交易中扮演重要角色的斥候主任Lance Blanks，也引起了別隊的覬覦。 "You hate to lose people that have helped create the success you have," Spurs chairman Peter Holt said. "But, at the same time, new people come in and bring new ideas, new blood." 馬刺的總裁Peter Holt說，「你會很討厭失去那些曾經幫助你成功的人，但是，新的成員進來同時也注入了新血，帶來了新的想法」 The franchise has maintained its continuity during Holt's nine-year tenure because he hasn't had to replace any of his top- level decision makers — on either the basketball operations or business side — since former coach Bob Hill was fired. Popovich, whose contract doesn't expire until after the 2007-08 season, ceded his general manager title and day-to-day front -office duties to Buford in 2002, but continues as the executive vice president of basketball operations. 在Holt九年的任期內，球隊的經營保持了連慣性。自從裁撤掉前任教練 Bob Hill，之後無論是在籃球或是生意上，他都不曾替換掉任何的高層決策人員。合約一直延續到07-08年的波波，在2002年把GM頭銜和 "day-to-day front-office duties"讓給Buford做，但仍擔任籃球事務副總裁一職。 In Duncan's eight seasons, the Spurs have made three Finals appearances while compiling the highest winning percentage (.702) of any team in the four major U.S. professional sports leagues. 在Timmy八年的職業生涯裡，馬刺隊三度在總冠軍賽裡頭露面，並且在北美四大職業運動聯盟的所有隊伍裡頭，擁有最高的勝率。 "The blend we have works and the teamwork we have works," Holt said. "Behind the scenes we have stability. You need that because the unstable part of the business is the basketball. On any given night, who knows what's going to happen?" 「我們融合得很好，」Holt說，「在幕後，我們有很高的穩定性。這種穩定是必須的，因為在這整個經營過程中，最不穩定的就是球賽本身。誰會知道在哪個晚上會發生什麼事勒？」 Still, as the Spurs' success has grown, so has their challenge to maintain it. 馬刺的成功仍然持續著，他們的挑戰便是維護這項成功。 Should the Timberwolves hire Carlesimo — he had another conversation in recent days with Kevin McHale, Minnesota's vice president of basketball operations, that went well — Popovich will have to fill a vacancy on his coaching staff for the fourth consecutive summer. Mike Budenholzer has been the one constant during Popovich's tenure — and probably the coach Popovich depends on the most. 要是灰狼隊挖走Carlesimo，這便是連續第四個暑假，波波必須想辦法填補教練團的空缺。在波波的任期中，Mike Budenholzer 是固定的班底之一，也許也是波波最倚賴的人。 After Brown left to become Indiana's associate head coach following the Spurs' 2003 championship, the Spurs replaced him with Mario Elie. A year later, Golden State's Mike Montgomery hired Elie as one of his top assistants. 2003年拿到冠軍後，Mike Brown離開前往溜馬擔任助理教練，取而代之的是Mario Elie。一年後，勇士隊的Mike Montgomery挖走Elie 作為他的首席助手。 Now charged to guide Cleveland, Brown has asked Popovich for advice in hiring his staff. He hopes to implement some of the same principles Popovich values, most notably a team-first attitude. Brown現在帶領騎士隊，他請教過波波用人的訣竅。他希望能把波波那一套帶進來，特別是團對至上的態度。 "The biggest thing you hear teams say is, 'We treat people the right way,'" Brown said. "But San Antonio doesn't just say it.They do it." 「一個隊伍最喜歡掛在嘴邊的便是"我們用正確的方式待人"，」Brown說，「但是馬刺隊不只是打嘴炮，他們真的做到了。」 Three of Popovich's former players — 33mAvery Johnson, Terry Porter and Doc Rivers — are now head coaches. Former Spurs guard 33mMonty Williams also has spent the season interning with Popovich's staff. 有三個波波的前隊員，小將軍、Terry Porter、Doc Rivers現在是總教練。前馬刺後衛Monty Williams也在波波團隊裡實習了一季。 "If there's any correlation there, I think we look for guys that understand the game, understand team and truly realize what it takes to win," Popovich said. "Oftentimes if those guys want to stay in the league, they end up wanting to coach or be in management of some sort. We've been pretty fortunate to attract the kind of player that really has a good basketball IQ." 「若要說有什麼關連的話，我認為我們在尋找瞭解比賽、團隊，也真的知道勝利關鍵的人，」波波說。「若這些人想繼續留在聯盟工作，他們最後往往會想要當教練或是擔任某個管理職位。我們很幸運的吸引那些有高籃球智商的球員加入。」 Popovich and Buford have an unwritten philosophy: As long as you respect the organization, the organization will do its best to advance your career. Even if it means helping a staffer find a job with another team. 波波和Buford有個帶隊哲學：只要你重視組織，那麼組織便會幫助你在工作生涯上更上一層樓 -- 就算這意味著別隊會來挖角(T_T)。 Ferry could be the first member of the team's current brain trust to leave, but he also has made it clear he will remain with the Spurs until the right job comes. The Cavaliers have been unable to specify the duties of their general-manager position. Ferry 是馬刺現在智囊團第一個離開的成員，但是他仍然清楚的表示，除非真的有很合胃口的工作，不然他會待在馬刺隊。騎士隊仍不能確定GM的責任劃分。（已經是過去式了） "I think it's rewarding because people are recognizing Pop's vision, " Buford said, "and the progress this organization has made under he and Peter." 「我認為這是一種鼓勵，代表人們認同了波波的先見之明，以及在波波及Holt 的帶領下，這個組織的進步」Buford說。 Of course, the problem with having one's staff members leave is they usually depart with first-hand knowledge of how the franchise operates. In the case of Brown and Johnson, that means knowing much of the Spurs' playbook. Pritchard also talked openly this season about how he modeled Portland's scouting database after that of the Spurs, implementing the same formulas he learned from Presti. 當然，教練團跳槽的最大問題，便是他們帶著球隊經營與作戰的第一手資訊離去。以Brown 與小將軍而言，意味著馬刺的戰術書被人家摸透透。Pritchard 也提到在離開馬刺後，這一季他幫拓荒者建立斥候資料庫的方式，是學自Presti的。 "Hopefully, we'll continue to evolve and make good decisions," Buford said. "What we did three to five years ago isn't what we're doing now." 「希望我們可以持續的進步，並做出正確的決策，」Buford說。「三五年前我們搞的東西，跟現在我們在玩的可不一樣呢」 The NFL's New England Patriots have coped with some of the same problems. After the Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years, the team's offensive and defensive coordinators both left for head-coaching jobs. NFL的愛國者隊也遇到一樣的問題。在他們贏得四年內的第三座冠軍後，隊上的進攻與防守教練都離開了。 "Working for the Spurs means a lot in the eyes of a lot of other people, " Mike Brown said. "In terms of organizations right now, they're at the pinnacle of the NBA. Everybody else is trying to get there." 「在馬刺隊工作在很多人眼中是很棒的事，」Mike Brown說。「以馬刺目前的組織而言，他們是NBA中的翹楚。其他人都試著達到那種程度。」 -- Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.42.65