[外電] Proven winner takes challenge (II)

看板Timberwolves (明尼蘇達灰狼)作者jinshenn (Don't panic)時間14年前 (2011/09/13 23:19)推噓0(0推 0噓 0→)

留言0則, 0人參與討論串1/1

http://0rz.tw/n10lr Player's coach, but not chummy Adelman also is known as a coach who emphasizes offense without completely ignoring defense, which was the Wolves' glaring weakness in last year's 17-victory season. Lowry is playing pickup ball this summer in Houston with Wolves forward Anthony Tolliver. "It's funny, but Kyle made a comment to me the other day," Tolliver said Monday evening from Houston. "He said, 'If Adelman gets that coaching job, I'd ask for a trade.' I thought he was telling me I should ask for one. Then he said, 'No, no, I love him. I would ask for a trade to go play for him.' I went, 'OK. ... that's good then.' " Oddly, Adelman is known as a player's coach who, according to one Rockets observer, rarely seems to interact with his players off the court. "Kyle and other guys who have played for him say he's not someone who's the most personable, happy-go-lucky guy," Tolliver said. "But they say he knows how to coach and he teaches you how to win. That's all I care about. You don't have to be best friends with your coach. I just want him to help us win. I think it'll be a good combination of his veteran leadership with our youthful team that's happy-go-lucky. "From the beginning, I never wanted a young coach for us, a young team. I wanted a veteran guy who knows how to win." Love admitted he's "very excited" to play in Adelman's "corner" offense that runs best with a multidimensional big man. Love said he envisions himself being used much as Adelman employed Chris Webber, Vlade Divac and Brad Miller -- big men who could pass, shoot and handle the ball away from the basket -- during his seasons with Sacramento. Adelman watched nearly every game Love played his senior season at Lake Oswego, Ore., because Adelman's son, Patrick, played on the team. "We've always had a good relationship," Love said. "Looking back to high school, I always asked myself, 'What does Rick think I need to improve ?' I kept asking him for advice whenever I had the chance to talk to him. I always thought it'd be very interesting and intriguing to play under such a well-respected coach who I know well, who has been there and done that. "He adds credibility to our team. I think he's intrigued by how far he might be able to take a team that is really young but has got a lot of talent. I want to see that, too." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 1.169.182.151