Malone still trying to get Kings to play defense http://0rz.tw/MdmHQ Kings coach Michael Malone knew it wouldn’t be easy to turn one of the worst defensive units in the NBA into a cohesive group. That hasn’t made the process any less frustrating. The Kings rank 28th in the NBA in scoring defense at 104.6 points per game and tied for last in opponents’ field-goal percentage at 46.9 percent. Malone, however, won’t back down from his message: The Kings must play defense to climb from the bottom of the Western Conference standings and eventually become a playoff contender. Malone is using all his resources to get the message across, including relying on players who have seen a team become multi-dimensional. MM知道要把国王糟糕的防守变成铜墙铁壁并不容易。 他所受到的挫败并不少。 国王平均失分104.6分，排在联盟第28名， 而对手命中率46.9%，联盟中敬陪末座。 但MM的信念并未动摇， 国王必须贯彻防守才能从西区尾爬升到竞争季後赛席位。 MM用尽方法来传达他的信念， 其中包括让曾经亲眼见过「转变」的球员来帮他。 Malone asked forward Carl Landry to speak to the team about how the coach, as a Golden State assistant, saw a team not known for defense embrace it. “The question came up, in Golden State, Year 1 ... We weren’t a very good defensive team, and we were a lottery team (in 2011-12),” Malone said. “The second year, we became a better defensive team, and we became a tough out by the Spurs in the second round.” Landry joined the Warriors last season and played a big role in the turnaround. He said the Warriors changed their approach. “Golden State had a team whose identity in the past was to put up points and outscore people as a unit,” Landry said. “But guys who were on the team in the past understood that’s not going to get you anywhere, and last year everyone bought in to defense.” It has carried over into this season. Golden State is holding opponents to 43.4 percent shooting, fourth in the NBA. Golden State used many of the Kings’ excuses for poor defense. The Warriors lacked elite man-to-man defenders. The Warriors had offensive-minded players who could not be expected to defend well. MM请Landry跟全队讲MM在当勇士队助教时， 如何见证勇士队由不懂防守转变为以防守为己任的球队。 MM说：「第一年问题就来了，我们不是只好的防守队伍， 还在乐透区徘徊(2011-12)，但第二年我们的防守变更好了， 这让我们能在季後赛第二轮和马刺杀的难分难解。」 Landry上季加入勇士队，在球队的转变中扮演了重要角色， 他说勇士队改变了球队的方法。 Landry：「勇士队过去专注於得分， 但最後大家了解到这无法让球队变得更好， 所以去年，大家开始放心力在防守上。」 这项转变持续到本季，勇士队的对手命中率只有43.4%，联盟第四。 “Carl talked about why we were so good,” Malone said. “It wasn’t because we had great lock-down defenders. It was five guys always working as one, covering for each other and communicating.” Communication has been a problem for the Kings on defense. Good defensive teams talk constantly. The Kings have too many possessions in which the dialogue doesn’t take place until a mistake has led to easy points for the opposition. Malone and his staff encourage “ELC” communication on defense – early, loud and continuous. As the Kings improve in that area and in understanding and implementing defensive game plans, they should improve on defense. Malone liked what he saw in Saturday’s loss at San Antonio. The Kings have shown flashes of being able to defend this season, but the defense usually has been bad. “Everybody on this team can score,” Landry said. “The Warriors had scorers. But it’s going to take everyone, including myself, to get better defensively.” And it’s going to take time. MM：「Landry跟大家说为甚麽勇士可以变这麽好， 这不是因为我们有某个大锁型的球员， 而是场上五人能够同心，互相掩护，互相沟通。」 沟通是国王的一大问题，好的防守球队会持续沟通。 球员们在场上常常忘了提醒彼此，直到「错误」给对手轻易得分後才发现。 MM和他的教练团鼓励球员贯彻「ELC」，Early(提早)、Loud(大声)、Continuous(持续)。 星期六输给马刺的比赛，MM喜欢球队在场上的防守表现， 本季国王常常会灵光一闪，证明他们的防守能力，只是多半没能持续下去。 Landry：「队上的每一个人都能进球，勇士也有许多得分好手， 现在是时候让大家，包括我自己在防守上投入更多。」 当然，这需要点时间。 --

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