这篇我读到快哭了， 尤其是最後的球迷访谈， 脑中浮现丰玉教练在空荡荡球馆中的惆怅背影。 Marcos Breton: Won and done for Adelman http://0rz.net/501mW Kings coach's 8 playoff appearances aren't enough to save his job By Marcos Breton -- Bee Sports Columnist Rick Adelman, who led the Kings to the greatest success of their 20 years in Sacramento, was dismissed Tuesday for not taking the team far enough. 艾德蒙教练，他带领国王队达成迁移到沙加缅度後二十年来的最大成就， 因为迈向冠军之路走得不够远，而於周二被扫地出门。 Adelman presided over 395 victories, 229 defeats and eight conse- -cutive playoff appearances during eight seasons with the Kings. But it was the team's failure to compete for an NBA title - plus early departures from the playoffs in recent years - that apparently prompted Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof to push Adelman to the exits. 艾德蒙的辉煌战绩，以及带领国王队连续八年出赛季後赛的纪录，在球队 竞夺冠军金盃的目标来说显得仍美中不足。 "We just felt it was time to go in a different direction," Joe Maloof told Bee columnist Ailene Voisin. "We're pretty impulsive people. We move quick. Yesterday (Monday), the family talked, we talked with (Kings president of basketball operations) Geoff (Petrie), and figured out what we wanted to do, and I think Geoff was OK with that." 「我们只觉得到了分道扬镳的时刻。」Joe Maloof如是说。「我们习惯大 胆抉择、快速定夺。昨天我们家族内部开了会议，然後便跟Petrie商量， 决定我们要怎麽作，而Petrie也能接受。」 The end was not surprising for many Kings observers who have spent much of the last two seasons debating whether Adelman would or should receive a contract extension. The agreement between Adelman and the Kings was scheduled to expire in September. As late as Monday, the Maloofs were silent on the possibilities of a new contract for Adelman, essentially sealing his dismissal. 这段道别对关心国王队的众多观察者来说并不意外。 Adelman could not be reached for comment Tuesday. He is a highly respected and tenured member of the fraternity of NBA coaches, with a coaching career dating back two decades. His courtside persona was renowned across the league - from his arm-waving bursts of sheer joy during fast breaks to the anguish of his puppy-dog expression after questionable calls by referees. 艾德蒙是位受到高度尊重的长期 NBA教练，其执教生涯已超过二十年。他在场边 展现出的人格特质也众人皆知：从快攻时他双臂不断挥舞、爆发出难以隐藏的快 乐，到裁判吹出争议性判决时，他脸上宛如幼犬般的苦恼表情。 Yet away from the court, when the games were over, few people in Sacra- -mento knew Adelman. One of his closest friends was his boss, Petrie, whose relationship with Adelman dated to their days as teammates with the Portland Trail Blazers. 然而当步出场外、球赛结束，沙加缅度的父老乡亲对艾德蒙十分陌生。他最亲近 的友人之一便是他老板Petrie，其友谊从昔年於波特兰拓荒者队中并肩作战时便 已萌芽至今。 But beyond Petrie, even Kings insiders claimed to have little under- -standing of the head coach. 但除了Petrie之外，就连国王队内部人士都对艾德蒙的生活不甚了解。 "So many coaches play to the spotlight, but Rick was happy being in the deep, dark background," said Kings radio announcer Gary Gerould, who has been with the club since it arrived from Kansas City in 1985. "The spot- -light didn't have any significance to him. ... I don't think many people, including myself, know him very well." 「许多教练都热爱镁光灯焦点，只有艾德蒙喜欢待在无人注视的阴暗角落。」国 王队播报员Gary说，他从1985年国王队自堪萨斯搬迁过来後便随队至今。「外界 的注目对他来说毫不重要。我想许多人、包括我在内，都对他不够了解。」 The re-emergence of the Maloofs as hands-on owners seemed to spell the end of the Adelman era. Maloof兄弟的重新掌权为艾德蒙时代划下了句点。 The brothers had been scarce around Arco Arena for much of the last two seasons. Then, in late January, they became activists again, engineering the trade for Ron Artest, considered a pariah by many other NBA owners. 这对兄弟在过去两季里鲜少在Arco Arena出现，然後到一月底，他们又好动了起 来，热心操作蓉蓉妹的交易，此举为其他球队老板所鄙视。 The Kings rallied with Artest and claimed the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference to face the San Antonio Spurs. But the Maloofs were publicly upset after Game 2, when the Kings blew a critical road game against the Spurs thanks to defensive lapses. 加入蓉妹的国王队达成了第八次连续季後赛亮相，但在马刺国王第二战因国王防 守崩溃而输球後，让Maloof兄弟公开表示沮丧。 Then, late in Game 5 in San Antonio, Brad Miller was on the floor rather than Kings teammates who might have provided better defense against the Spurs' Tim Duncan. The Kings lost again and were eliminated after Game 6. 而在第五战後半，防守不力的大米让邓肯予取予求。国王再度落败，并於第六战 遭到淘汰。 Four days after the series ended, Adelman was shown the door - and even his employers recognized the dismissal as part of the win-or-else menta- -lity of professional sports. 系列结束後四天，艾德蒙教练便被扫地出门。这是职业运动中追求胜利的天性里 残酷的一面。 "Rick enters a fairly rare category of coaches that won a ton, but as time wore on, it wasn't enough to continue on," Petrie said at a news conference Tuesday at the Kings practice facility. 「艾德蒙成为了那些少数赢球不断、却无法经过时间考验并向前迈进的教练们之 一。」Petrie说。 By way of explanation, Petrie made the dismissal sound as if the Maloofs and Adelman agreed not to renew his contract. "The dynamic that needed to be there, to help move it (contract negoti- -ations) forward, just wasn't there," Petrie said. "Everybody recognized that." 「推动合约谈判所需要的动力荡然无存。」Petrie说。「大家都知道这点。」 The Kings also declined to renew the contracts of Adelman's four assis- -tants: Elston Turner, T.R. Dunn, Bubba Burrage and Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame former Princeton coach. 名人堂成员、普林斯顿之尤达大师Pete Carril等四名助理教练也一并不续约。 Maybe if Adelman's Kings had made a few more free throws in 2002, in the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers, he'd have a championship and wouldn't be cleaning out his belongings from Arco Arena. 若艾德蒙麾下的国王队在2002年西区决赛对上湖人时能多投进几个罚球，他现在 就已经是在抱着冠军金盃哈哈大笑，而非黯淡地清理他Arco Arena的柜中杂物。 But there is no glittery banner at Arco. The Kings are no longer the national media darlings of basketball - and they have bombed out in the first round of the playoffs two years running. 但在Arco Arena的天花板上没有闪闪发亮的布条。国王不再是全美媒体的宝贝宠 儿，连续两年在季後赛首轮被轰出去。 These realities have dispatched players once beloved by Kings fans - and so it comes as no surprise that the coach who turned the franchise around from yearly losers to playoff-bound could go as well. 残酷现实浇熄了国王球迷的热情。而当那个将国王队从输家化身为季後赛劲旅的 神奇教练也跟着离去，就不显得意外了。 Some fans were disappointed. "I'm shocked, I think Adelman did an out- -standing job," said Richard Hendrickson, a 76-year-old Sacramento resident. 有些球迷非常失望。「我很震惊，我认为艾德蒙作了出色的工作。」一名七十六 岁的年长沙加缅度居民表示。 But Petrie was much more circumspect. 但Petrie显得更加谨慎。 "It just wasn't feasible to go forward," he said. "It's part of the nature of our business." 「再往前迈进似乎已显得不再可行。」他说。「这是我们这一行里的天性。」 ◎The word on the street about Rick Adelman Interviews by The Bee's Edgar Sanchez. Photos by Autumn Cruz. Barbara Doyle, 57, Sacramento "I think it's a shame. ... The coach was really trying. He didn't get a chance to work with the players the Kings have now. " 「我认为这真是太可耻了。教练这麽努力尝试，却得不到与国王队现有球员再一 次打拼的机会。」 Corey Ginn, 41, state worker, Sacramento: "I think it's magnificent. . . . His tenure ... has been a losing propo- -sition. You're measured by championships, not just wins and losses." 「我觉得太棒了，他长期以来一直处於输球的状况。评量教练的应该是总冠军的 次数，而非只是赢球或输球。」 Bernie Gutierrez, 35, Sacramento: "I think it's a bad decision. ... This coach took the Kings to the playoffs eight years in a row. I'm not happy. ... I'm a true Kings fan. I'm hurt." 「我认为这是一次坏决定。这教练连续八年带领国王队闯进季後赛。我十分不开 心，我是一个真正的国王球迷。我感觉受伤了。」 Mandy Vang, 15, student, Sacramento: "I think it's kind of wrong. ... The Kings have been winning. (Letting him go) is like losing part of your life, part of your family. It's terrible." 「我认为这不太对劲。国王正处於赢球。（让艾德蒙离去）就像失去了生活的一 部份，失去家庭的一部份。太糟糕了。」 Arthur Johansen, 84, retired banker, Lincoln: "I think it's for the birds. I think Adelman has tried to do a good job. Blaming it on him is ridiculous. They're crazy ... It's not right." 「我认为艾德蒙努力以求好表现，责怪他太过份了。他们疯了，这是不对的。」 Nancy Bender, 52, nurse practitioner, Weimar: "I don't think there's a better coach. ... He did a miraculous job with an assortment of new talent and different lineups." 「我不认为会有比他更好的教练。在新人才冒出与阵容大幅变更的情况下，他作 了奇蹟般的调度。」 William Hopkins, 25, bike store employee, Sacramento: "The Kings should have kept him. ... He was coaching really well. I'm really surprised. 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