BUILDING CONTINUES 持续建构 On the plan heading into the team’s first official offseason after the 2004-05 season: I think the plan was to grow by keeping the guys together and building from within. We wanted our young players to continue to play together to make sure they would have some synergism. We took a step backwards because of the injuries this year because those guys didn’t get a chance to play together as much as we would have liked, so with a couple guys, we fell behind in terms of incorporating them into what we do. But I think for the most part, we just wanted to make progress. We wanted to be consistent at what we said we were going to do, and we stayed with the plan. 有关於队上的第一个季後计画（ 04-05季後），我的想法是维持现有阵容并且从内部开始 成长。我们希望年轻球员们可以继续一起打球以促进纵效。今年由於伤兵，我们无法像当 初期望的让球员打够多比赛，也因此我们向後退了一步，也因为球员的不足，我们没办法 把他们转化为一个我们期望的队伍。不过大致上来说，我想我们只是想要有所进展。我们 希望能够跟预期的目标表现一致，而我们也尽量按照计画进行。 On the decision to keep most of the Bobcats own restricted and unrestricted free agents after last season: I think it was important, because that’s where the consistency comes into play. Those were the guys who we wanted to give the opportunity to develop within our system, so we went out and made fair offers and signed the guys that we wanted. It was a difficult year from the standpoint that we had a lot of guys who were free agents, but we got it done. For the most part, the guys wanted to be here, and that was important. 有关於在上一季後留下大多数自由球员（不管有没有限制条款）的决定，我觉得这很重要 ，因为这是一致性的开始。他们是希望能把握机会在我们系统里成长的球员，也因此我们 提供了合理的合约把这些球员签下来。就众多自由球员这点来看，去年是对我们来说很具 有难度的一年，但我们还是完成了。大多数的时候，球员都希望能够留在这里，而这是非 常重要的。 On what the intent was to do with the two first round picks in the 2005 NBA Draft: Obviously we were trying to secure talent in that situation while trying to secure needs. We needed a point guard because of Brevin’s age, so we wanted to have someone who could back him up, and we needed a rebounder – a possession guy who could make us better on the floor through his all-around skills and basketball IQ. That was basically what we were looking for. 有关於2005年两个首轮签的运用：很明显的，我们的意图就是在满足需求的同时，去争取 好球员。因为Knight的年龄，我们需要一个好控卫来做为他的替补，我们也需要一个好的 篮板球员，用他的抢篮板技巧跟篮球智商让我们打的更好，而这也就是我们在找的类型。 On if he feels things played out according to plan selecting Raymond Felton with the fifth overall pick and Sean May with the 13th overall pick: We knew Raymond was going to be there, so we had no problem with that. There were three excellent point guards in the draft, so it worked out perfect for us in terms of getting Raymond. You never know what is going to happen past that fifth pick because of who is drafting – the love is in the eye of the beholder. There were some teams that might have taken Sean a little earlier, but I think the (Fran) Vazquez thing (he was drafted but decided not to play for the Magic and stayed overseas) came into play with Orlando. I think even the Lakers had considerations for him, so we were happy he was there. 有关於用第5顺位选下Felton跟用第13顺位选下May是否按照预期计画：我们知道 Raymond 定会一会落在那边，所以这对我们来说问题不大。去年的选秀里有三个好控卫，这对我们 能选到Raymond来说相当有帮助。但在第5顺位之後，由於参与选秀的球队众多，你很难去 判断选秀的发展，毕竟，球队眼里出西施。有一些球队会愿意用比较高的顺位选下 May， 但我想Vazquez最後不愿意参加NBA这件事对魔术造成了点影响。据我所知湖人对 May也有 兴趣，所以我很高兴我们最後能选到他。 SUMMER LEAGUE & QUICK START 夏季联盟 & 提前开始 On the importance of the summer league after the draft with so many rookies joining the club this season with Felton, May, Alan Anderson and Kevin Burleson: I think the system goes in during the summer because of the rules that say only three guys under contract can go in but your rookies can play and not count against it. Summer league for young players is really important, and that’s where we are now in terms of our young players – to make sure they come back next year not with the intent of getting ready during training camp, but when they hit training camp they should be ready. 讨论在包括 Felton，May，Anderson，Burleson等新手在选秀加入球队後，夏季联盟的重 要性：由於规定是只有 3个有合约的球员可以在夏季联盟打球，但新人不会列入计算，我 想夏季联盟对年轻球员想适应体系来说是非常重要的，而这也是我们正在努力的方向。我 们希望这些年轻球员在下一季回来时，并不是希望在夏季联盟时逐渐调整，而是在夏季联 盟开始前便已蓄势待发。 On the energy that was injected into the team to start the season with so many rookies on the roster with the Bobcats younger players and handful of veterans: I think it was and continues to be good, as long as its not false energy. I think the energy is an innate quality with our players – they play hard and they compete. You had guys who had come from good programs, and I think that’s important because they were acclimated to winning. That’s where the injection of the energy came into play. 有关於在开季时有这麽多包括新秀以及几个老将在内的板凳，所带给球队的能量：我想这 能量只要是真实的，不管是以前或现在都是件好事。我想这能量是我们球员天生的，他们 卖力打球并在场上竞争。我们的球员都训练有素，我认为这点很重要，因为这让他们很能 适应赢球这件事。而这也是能量重要的地方。 On if he was surprised at how good of a start the team got off to: They were ready and came out of the gate, and that’s the mentality we have to bring back next season. On the road, we jumped out but lost that first game in Chicago, but the way they bounced back in Philadelphia the next game spoke volumes. That’s the potential of this basketball team and the way these guys play. If you go out, work hard every night and have some talent, then good things are going to happen to you. 有关於他是否对这支球队一开始的表现如此优秀感到惊讶：这些球员都已经蓄势待发，而 这也是我们希望能在下一季持续下去的心态。当在客场比赛时，我们第一站输给了公牛， 但球员们马上在下一场对76人时讨回颜面。这也就是根这支球队及它在球场上的潜力。如 果你有天分又愿意努力，则好事情就会发生在你身上。 On being able to remain competitive every night while not having that element of surprise they might have had against teams last season: I think that’s just the standard – regardless of if it’s the first, second or third year and beyond. Whenever you step on the court to do your job, you have to compete. That’s the standard that we’ve set, and I think the guys who came back from last year set the tone in terms of their leadership and how they play. Brevin Knight and Gerald Wallace – they set the tone. I have no gripes with the team. They have exceeded what they did last year. There have been three or four games where we have just been blown out, but we have been in all of our basketball games. 有关於每个晚上都能够具有竞争力，同时如上一季一样待给其他球队惊奇：我想不管这是 你的第一，第二或第三季，都应该是理所当然的。不管什麽时候，当你上场时，你就要卖 力。这是我给他们设下的标准，而我想那些继续在这支球队打球的球员开始了解领导的方 法以及打球的方式。Knight跟G蛙为这支球队设下基调。我们或许有大败过3,4场球，但我 们每次比赛都尽了力。 INJURIES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES 伤兵创造机会 On the injury bug starting to hit early and staying with the team: I’ve never seen anything like that. It wasn’t part of the formula, but it’s the things that you live with. We got some benefits out of it in terms of the other guys stepping up and getting an opportunity to play, so that helped us from that standpoint. It helped us to find out some positioning of guys, and where they best fit on the floor. Obviously it hurt us from a possession standpoint, because we had two pretty good rebounders out in Emeka (Okafor) and Sean (May). 有关於从开季便持续困扰球队的伤兵问题：我还没遇过像这样的状况。这不是应该发生的 状况，但这是你必须面对的问题。但我们也从中获得一些利益：一些球员可以获得上场时 间，而从这角度来看伤兵问题也有些帮助。这帮助我们了解一些球员的定位，也帮助我们 了解他们在球场上最好的先发位置。当然从球队完整性角度而言我们被这件事伤到，因为 Okafor跟May这两个好篮板手没办法上场。 On how difficult it was for him and the coaching staff to maybe change the way they played with all the injuries hitting, especially to the big guys, and go with more of a small-ball look: It was something that we had to do, and it created problems for our opponents. But we were still, for the most part, consistent at what we did offensively and defensively, but we had to create matchup problems for ourselves. 有关於他跟教练团在面对伤兵问题，特别是大个子球员，并把球队转型成打小球的困难： 这是我们不得不做的事情，不过这也对我们的对手造成问题。不过不管怎样，多数的时候 ，我们还是在进攻跟防守上保持一致。不过我们这也让我们自己有一些Matchup上的问题。 On how giving everyone the opportunity to play has enable him to find out more about the core of this team: It’s been significant in terms of what we’ re doing and also the exposure that some of the players got. Some of it was good and some of it wasn’t so good for them, but we understood it. Some guys just don’t do certain things, and you have to understand that. But when you put them in the total package and try to surround them, that’s the idea of trying to put a team together – that there are certain guys who do certain things, and that allows other players to do their things. We had some guys this year who had to do some things that really weren’t innate with them, and that can create problems for you. 有关於让每个人都有打球机会这件事帮助他找出这支球队核心：这件事对我们的所做所为 以及某些球员所获得的注意来说是相当重要的。这些是对球员来说有好有坏，但我们能够 了解。有些人就是没办法做某些事，对於这点你必须要去接受。但当你把他们用其他事物 包围，让他们成为一个整合方案的一部份，这就是组织一支球队的概念，也就是说特定的 人做特定的事，这让其他人有发挥他们专长的空间。今年我们的某些球员必须要做一些他 们不擅长的事，这也会对身为教练的你造成问题。 Gerald Wallace is the guy who really stands out that might have had to step in and do things he wasn’t expected to do: Yes, but he has the ability to do it, because he has those kinds of skills. He can do things all across the statistical lines that he might have to do. Some of the guys just aren’t innate rebounders, but needed them to rebound. It got to the point where we had to collectively call on the team to rebound – that really was the only problem we had was getting those possessions off the defensive boards consistently, but we were consistent in creating turnovers, points off turnovers and points off the offensive boards. So in those areas, we were pretty consistent. G蛙特别需要挺身而出去做一些他预期之外的事情：的确，但他有做这些事情的能力，他 也有做这些事情的技巧。他有能力去做任何他可能要做的事情。有些人不擅长抓篮板，但 他们必须要负责当篮板苦工。这种状况已经演变成整支球队都必须要帮忙抓篮板，不过这 大概也是我们在防守上唯一持续面对的问题，不过我们常发生失误，不管是在得分或是在 不让对方得分上。 On if there were any other certain players who stepped in and were able to do things he might not have expected them to do: To be real candid, not really. The rookies, I think their growth was important. The one thing too is that whenever the opportunity arose for almost all of these guys, they seized the moment, but those were things that were within their individual repertoires. In terms of what you ask people to do in life, you ask them to maximize what they have. They gave it their all, and that’s all you can ask for. It seems it didn’t matter who we put on the floor, they stepped in and did their jobs. They seized the moment. And they had to play because of the standards that their teammates had set. 关於是否有其他球员站出来做一些超出对他们预期的事情：老实说，不算有。对新人来说 ，我认为他们的成长是相当重要的。另一方面，当机会降临在球员身上时，他们也会尽力 去把握。不过这都是在他们个人的能力范围内。当你问一个人他想在人生里做哪些事情， 你是要他们去尽全力增加他们所有的。他们付出了他们的所有，这也是所有你可以要求的 。照情况看来，不管我们放谁在场上，他们都挺身而出完成他们的任务。他们把握当下。 他们也必须为了他们队友所设下的标准尽力。 On if maximizing the potential and the effort is helped by the fact that so many of these players came from winning backgrounds: I think so. I think that ’s important – even the guys that we got from the Expansion Selection, a lot of those guys came from winning programs in the NBA, so they know what it takes. Every day and every night they were in practice sessions and games with guys who were very skilled. Then the guys we’ve added from the collegiate level have been in winning programs. It tells you a lot about the NBA – the level up here is awfully tough. But they know how to do it, and I think their pride will be the thing that will drive them to success. 关於众多球员来自得胜的一方，是否能帮助他们将潜能发挥到极限：我想是的。我想这对 我们的球员来说相当重要。即使是我们作为一支扩张球队所获得的人选，这其中很多球员 都来自於 NBA许多优秀的球队。他们知道成功必须付出怎样的代价。不分昼夜他们都在比 赛与练习中与其他能干的球员一起努力。至於选秀得来的球员，他们也来自於得胜的一方 。这让你了解 NBA的真相：这边的标准是无比的高。但球员们都知道要怎样才能成功，而 他们的自尊也成为让他们成功的动力。 On how this team was able to taste some of that success with a three- and four-game winning streak this season: I thought it was good, particularly after the long losing streak. The guys never wavered, even with that long losing streak – the commitment to win was always there, and I think that’s what is important. 有关於这支球队在季中靠着三，甚至四连胜嚐到胜利的滋味：我想这是件好事，特别是在 我们漫长的连败後更是如此。即使在连败里，我们的球员也不曾动摇，他们仍然充满求胜 的决心，而才是我认为真正重要的。 On the highest point of the year: I think the way the guys ended the season was the best to me. There was consistency in how they played, and they never surrendered regardless of what they had to play for and not to play for. So I think the way they maintained the consistency in performance was what was important. 有关於今年的得分新高：我想球员们选择了对我而言为这个球季划下句点最好的方式。即 使是他们必须面对或无法面对的状况，他们的表现仍然一致。这才是我心目中真正重要的 事情。 -- 时间的每一个角落： http://blog.yam.com/rorschach/ --

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