http://thekingsblog.com/2013/07/kings-qa-coach-malone/ Kings Q&A: Coach Malone One of the most discussed topics among Kings fans is small forward. How do you feel the team now stands at the position? “I think (trading for) Luc was a great step for us. We have Johnny Salmons, we have Travis Outlaw – both capable players at small forward – but by adding Luc Mbah a Moute, we’re bringing in a guy who is a versatile defender, a guy who is a high-character kid. He’s shown over his many years in the NBA his ability to guard (point guards) through (power forwards) at times. I love his defensive versatility, I love the kind of kid he is and I think he’ll be a great addition for our locker room, our team and our community as a whole.” Q:国王迷最关心的小前锋的议题，目前球队在这位置上你有什麽看法？ A:我认为MaM会带来很大的帮助。我们已经有了鲑鱼和法外，再加上MaM， 他是个很全面的防守型球员，他有很好的人格特质。他可以从PG守到PF， 我喜欢这个孩子，他对休息室甚至是整个团队都是大加分。 How much does his defensive ability help with lineup flexibility? “I remember when he was in Milwaukee and I was in Cleveland, he’d guard LeBron (James), he’d guard Mo Williams – he’d guard everybody except the (center). So depending on whom we’re playing on a given night – the NBA is all about matchups – you can put him on whatever guy you think is maybe their biggest threat offensively. We feel very comfortable and confident that Luc can go out there and embrace the challenge of trying to lock that guy down with great help behind him. Nobody can guard great players one-on-one – there’s team defense – but you need that point person to kind of be the initial guy guarding that player and we’ll have four guys behind him ready, willing and able to help out.” Q:你认为他的防守能力对於上场球员的安排上会带来更多弹性吗？ A:我记得当他在公鹿而我在骑士的时候，他可以防守LBJ，也可以防守Mo， 除了中锋以外他谁都可以守。所以这取决於我们面对什麽样的对手，无论是谁， 你只要让他面对对方进攻上最有威胁性的球员。我们感到很苏湖也很有自信， MaM能上场接受这个挑战，封锁对方，而他的背後也绝对不乏支援。 你很难一对一守住对方最棒的球员，这就是团队防守的重要性， 但你仍然需要一个球员站在第一线单守，而剩下的四个球员随时都能来帮忙协防。 You’ve discussed the importance of changing the team’s culture. How much does a player like Luc help in that respect? “It’s going to start with guys buying into the defensive end. We had our struggles last year on defense – being one of the worst teams in the League – and we added a guy who takes a tremendous amount of pride in his defense, takes a tremendous amount of pride in his preparation on who he’s guarding and his matchup that night. He’s a high-character kid off the court, as well – very involved in the community – so I think Luc kind of brings everything to the table of what the Kings are trying to become.” Q:你已经强调过改变这支球队文化的重要性，你认为像MaM这样的球员， 在这点上对於球队会有什麽帮助？ A:球员必须先从防守端做起。去年我们的防守很差，全联盟最差的其中之一， 而我们增加了一位在防守端很有心得的一位球员，他会先做好功课， 研究今晚要面对的球员。他有很好的人格特质，无论场内场外，可以影响所有人。 所以我认为MaM带给这支球队我们所需要的一切。 How does the addition of Carl Landry bolster Sacramento’s frontcourt? “Carl’s a guy who I coached in two places – New Orleans and Golden State – so the fact he knows me, he knows my coaching style and my philosophy is an added bonus because he knows what practice is going to be like, training camp and the season. He can help in the locker room and kind of spread the word. “He has great toughness, he’s a guy who’s always been one of the better off-the-bench scorers in the post – a true low-post scoring threat, a guy who gets to the foul line and a very good rebounder. The knock on Carl for a while used to be his defense, but being around him last year, he’s very coachable, he has a great attitude and his attention to his defense really got better last year. I would expect it to be even better this coming year.” Q:你认为洗衣店对於国王的前场有什麽帮助？ A:我在纽澳良和勇士带过他，他很了解我，也知道我的带队方式和篮球哲学， 他知道接下来的球队练习、训练营、赛季会是什麽样子，并传达给休息室的所有球员。 他是个硬汉，他会是板凳上最好的低位得分高手，真正带来内线的威胁性， 他会经常上罚球线，他也是个好的篮板手。通常防守会被视为是洗衣店的弱点， 但去年相处一整年，他很受教，他态度很好，他去年在防守端下的苦工带来很大的改善。 我可以期待今年会变得更好。 How would you characterize your relationship with Carl, who’s called you one of the best coaches he’s ever played for in his career? “That’s nice – Carl and I have a great relationship. He’s a guy who – no matter what’s going on in the world – is going to come in the gym, he’s going to work every day, he’s going to have a smile on his face and I love the fact he accepts coaching. A lot of guys take coaching as a personal attack, (but) Carl’s a guy who wants coaching, wants to be better and wants to challenge (himself). I think if he has that mindset, he’s only going to get better.” Q:洗衣店把你视为他职业生涯所遇过的最好的教练，你会怎麽描述你们的关系？ A:很好啊！我们的关系真的很好。他就是那种，不管世界变得如何， 每天都会出现在体育馆的球员，脸上永远带着笑容，且乐意接受指导。 很多人认为被指导就是对自己的质疑，但洗衣店乐於接受挑战，他想变得更好。 我认为就是他的这种心态，只会使他变得更好。 As a player with past Playoff experience, do you feel he can serve as a veteran leader for this young Kings team? “Yes, I told him that. I said, ‘I’m going to challenge you, Carl. Last year you weren’t one of our leaders in Golden State, but I want (you) to be one of our leaders (in Sacramento).’ He’s been around for a while, (as have) DeMarcus (Cousins), Greivis Vasquez – even if it’s by committee, we have to have voices in the locker room. It can’t always be the coaches, but if Carl can be that voice in the locker room to help our guys out, that’s just an added bonus.” Q:像洗衣店这种有季後赛经验的球员，你认为他能领导这支年轻的国王队吗？ A:当然，我也已经有跟他说过了。我说：「洗衣店，我要给你一个挑战。 去年在勇士队，你还不是队上的领袖。但今年我会希望你来领导国王队。」 他已经来一段时间了，休息室里需要一股声音。不能永远是教练在出声， ，如果洗衣店可以扮演这个角色，对球队会是个大加分。 How does Carl help strengthen the type of culture you’re striving to instill in the team? “He’s a guy who brings toughness, he brings hard work, he’s going to bring it everyday and he’s a high-character kid off the court – all the things we ’re looking for. I give (General Manager) Pete D’Alessandro a lot of credit, because as we put these pieces together, we’re not just grabbing guys. We want guys who can fit into what we’re trying to do, and Greivis brings that, Luc Mbah a Moute brings that and Carl Landry brings that, as well as Ray McCallum and Ben McLemore.” Q:你认为洗衣店如何帮助你灌输这支球队你所想要的球队文化？ A:他会每一天都带着他的强硬、努力工作的态度，场下他带来他的个人特质， 这都是我们所需要的。我给予PDA高度的肯定，我们不是随便抓几个球员来， 而是慢慢把拼图拼凑起来。我们想要适合这支球队的球员， 而Vaz、MaM、洗衣店，包含了Ray、Ben就是我们要的人。 -- 如果把Tyreke的离去视做Vaz、MaM、Landry的到来， 再来就是相信MaM了，期待他能改造这支球队。 --

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