原文：http://junkyard-diary.blogspot.com/2007/07/wake-forestskip-prosser.html Wake Forest 教练 Skip Prosser 心脏病暴毙 Wake Forest 大学总教练Skip Prosser於26日在慢跑时心脏病突发死亡，享年56岁 。他或许不是台湾球迷熟悉的知名教练，事实上我对他也没有太多认识，但他能担 任 ACC联盟学校的教练，功力不在话下。 我对Prosser的认知是，他在Pete Gillen将Xavier打造成一支中西部的知名劲旅， 长年在NCAA锦标赛upset对手之後，成功的接下Gillen (转到Providence去)的棒子 ，使Xavier战力不坠，每年依然是同城名校Cincinnati的死敌，在锦标赛中也有不 错的表现。 随後，他又到在 ACC中属於小学校的Wake Forest，接下Dave Odom的职务；Odom则 转到南卡大去。如果我们检视 Prosser的15年总教练生涯会发现，他一样是走到那 里赢到那里，在三个学校写下291胜146败，胜率 6成67的纪录，只有两年未曾打进 季後锦标赛。 他从高中教练干起，被Gillen延揽为Xavier助理教练，作了 8年之後被Loyola聘为 教头，马上在一年内让该校从 2胜25败进步为17胜13败，同时打进锦标赛，隔年他 就火速被请回Xavier掌兵。Prosser 的教练资历从基层作起，可说是相当完整。 两年前Chris Paul弃学导致Wake元气大伤，战绩下跌，但今年Wake的招生不错，收 进Al-Farouq Aminu、Ty Walker和Tony Woods三人，这三名球员都被列为全美前18 名之内，眼看Wake就要转运，不料造化弄人，Prosser 撒手人寰。 很奇怪，在美国似乎没有作到心脏病就当不成知名教头，你看Don Nelson、Bob Hu -ggins、Rick Majerus (不过他可能是因为太胖的缘故...)，但从此也可看出，这 些年薪逼近百万美元、甚至在百万美元之上的教练压力之大。 所有的人都以「教练界没有一个人不喜欢他」来形容Skip Prosser，在竞争激烈的 美国篮坛实在非常不容易。光荣的战绩和这句话，或许为 Prosser的人生下了最好 的注脚。 Skip Prosser总教练纪录 Loyola(Maryland) 1993-94 17-13 (NCAA锦标赛第一轮) Xavier 1994-95 23-5 (NCAA锦标赛第一轮) 1995-96 13-15 1996-97 23-6 (NCAA锦标赛第二轮) 1997-98 22-8 (NCAA锦标赛第一轮) 1998-99 25-11 (NIT第三名) 1999-00 21-12 (NIT第二轮) 2000-01 21-8 (NCAA first round) Wake Forest 2001-02 21-13 (NCAA锦标赛第二轮) 2002-03 25-6 (NCAA锦标赛第二轮) 2003-04 21-10 (NCAA锦标赛16强) 2004-05 27-6 (NCAA锦标赛第二轮) 2005-06 17-17 (NIT第一轮) 2006-07 15-16 这是Sportsline作家Gary Parrish追忆他和 Prosser的最後一次谈话。很平常的故 事，但令人感叹... Day goes from routine to anything but with death of Prosser http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10270581 LAS VEGAS -- I was sitting at the Riverview Park Activities Center last week in North Augusta, S.C., watching a summer basketball game, and when the buzzer signified halftime I hopped up, ran to the hospitality room, grabbed three bottled waters and returned courtside, handing one to Texas assistant Russ Springmann and another to a fellow writer. I kept the third for myself. "Did you think we weren't thirsty, too?" asked Wake Forest's Skip Prosser, who was sitting to my immediate left with assistant Pat Kelsey. "I was looking for one of those trays like waiters have so I could bring drinks for everybody," I answered. "I just couldn't find one. But I've got you on the next trip." Skip laughed. I laughed. And that was the last conversation I ever had with him. 相关连结： The game's loss http://tinyurl.com/ys5g6e Wake Forest coach Prosser collapses, dies http://tinyurl.com/2m4exs Skip Prosser career timeline http://tinyurl.com/yscpu6 -- "If every basketball player worked as hard as me, I would be out of job." - Steve Nash --

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