An amicable Rockets divorce 好聚好散 By RICHARD JUSTICE April 18, 2011, 11:52PM http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/justice/rockets/7527605.html 自翻 On the final day, they attempted to play nice with one another. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said all the right things about respecting Rick Adelman and finding these decisions difficult. 最後的这一天, 双方相敬如宾. Morey说他相当尊敬Adelman, 但仍然必须艰难地做出决定. Adelman took the high road, too, saying he'd enjoyed his four seasons coaching the Rockets and would espe-cially remember these last two seasons fondly. He didn't have the NBA's most talented club, but his guys played with heart and toughness and were a coach's dream. Adelman也相当客气. 他说过去在火箭队的四个球季过得很愉快, 尤其是最後两季. 他的手下并没有天赋满满的球员, 但是却有批用心打球, 一身是胆的热血球员. 这对教练来说是梦寐以求的. As divorces go, this was one of the nicest ever. In saying their goodbyes, the two parties made it clear they still care for one another and will remember the good times. They'll write often and speak sweetly at reunions. 或许这是有史以来最平和的分手. 在告别的同时, 双方也表达了仍然会关心彼此. If you didn't know better, you'd swear they were doing it for the children or because they'd, you know, grown apart. And this, of course, would be silly. 或许你会说他们这样做是为了孩子好, 但是并不然. The Rockets didn't want Adelman coaching their basketball team anymore. They actually hadn't wanted him for two or three months but held off making a change because this team was going nowhere, and why bother? 火箭队不想再看到Adelman, 这个念头已经存在了两三个月了. Likewise, Adelman had tired of the constant roster changes and injuries. He'd come here to coach Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, and except for a few stretches, he never got to do that. 同样的, Adelman也对於阵容频繁的更换以及伤病感到厌倦. 他为了姚明与TMac来到这里, 期望能大展身手, 但是却是一场空. All Adelman wanted to do was see how many games he could win with the players he had left. He'd long ago established himself as one of the best NBA coaches ever and figured that with enough time, he could turn almost any sow's ear into a silk purse. Adelman唯一想做的, 就是凭着他手上仅有的阵容, 尽可能地赢下每一场球. 这样的心态也造就了他成为NBA史上伟大的教练之一. 他相信只要给他足够的时间, 他是能够点石成金的. But Morey never let him. Just when Adelman would get comfortable with one group, Morey would make another trade, change the mix again, force the coach to constantly take two steps back before taking one step forward. 但是Morey可不同意. 当Adelman熟悉了目前的阵容轮替, Morey就会做些交易, 改变球队的名单. 对GM来说或许是帮助球队往前走了一步, 但是对教练的工作来说却是退後了两步. Career stations different 各司其职 They were at different places in their careers. Morey is in his fourth season as general manager and still trying to prove himself to a boss, Leslie Alexander, who is, well, slightly on the demanding side. 两个人所负责的事情大大不同. Morey担任GM四个球季, 他还在努力证明自己给老板看. The Rockets are different from the Astros and Texans. Their mission statement isn't to be respectable. It's to win big, to compete for champi-onships, to be relevant. 相较於在休士顿的其他职业运动, 火箭队是不太一样的. 人们不在乎球队现有的处境以及目标, 大家只想看到火箭队疯狂的赢球, 然後打入冠军赛. Adelman is long past proving himself. If the Rockets want to go on a five-year rebuilding plan as Morey constantly searches for impact players to replace McGrady and Yao, he's not interested. Adelman早就证明了自己的实力. 如果火箭队当初是要进行球队重整, 并且不断尝试着要拿MM去交易到其他大牌球星, Adelman就不会想要来休士顿执教了. GM routinely tinkering GM的修修补补 Looking back on it now, we should have seen this divorce coming, because these two men have disagreed on virtually every move. 回首过去, 我们早该料到这样的结局. 因为这两个人几乎在每一件事情上都持有不同的意见. There was one draft day a couple of years ago when Morey summoned Adelman and told him he was going to trade a chunk of his roster for a dazzling European point guard named Ricky Rubio. 在几年前的某个选秀日上, Morey曾经把Adelman找来谈话. 他告诉Adelman说他想要把一大票主力阵容交易出去, 然後换来一个叫做Ricky Rubio的小後卫. "He could help us win a championship someday," Morey told him, "but we might win 20 games next season." "总有一天, 他能帮我们拿到冠军." Morey说. "但是我们下个球季大概只能赢到20场比赛." Adelman was stunned. Adelman傻眼了. "Are you trying to get me fired?" he asked. "你是想让老板炒我鱿鱼吗?" That trade fell through, but there were similar stories. For instance, at the trade deadline two years ago, Morey told Adelman he was dealing his veteran point guard, Rafer Alston, and turning the team over to Kyle Lowry and Aaron Brooks, two kids who'd barely played in the NBA. 这个交易没有成功. 不过有太多类似的情节发生. 再举个例, 两年前Morey告诉Adelman他想交易掉老练的Alston, 然後搞来Lowry与AB, 这两个几乎没打过NBA的後卫. Morey was constantly tinkering, trying to make the Rockets better, trying to position them to win a championship. Adelman may have appreciated the mission, but he wanted stability. Morey总是不断地在寻找补强, 希望让球队更好, 为球队打造能争取冠军的阵容. Adelman了解这样的想法, 但是他只想要球队稳定的战力. Finally, a few weeks ago, Morey traded Shane Battier and Brooks at the deadline for draft picks and players who'd washed out in other places. Morey believed the draft picks might help build a great team down the road, but Adelman knew he'd be long gone by then. 然後, 几个礼拜前, Morey把Battier与Brooks交易出去, 然後拿回一些选秀权以及其他球队的弃将. 他认为这些选秀权是对球队有帮助的, 但Adelman知道他待不下去了. So now the Rockets have decided there's a better coach out there. In discussing the job, they say they want someone driven to succeed, someone great at communicating and coaching defense, and someone willing to help the franchise develop younger players. 现在, 火箭队认为他们可以找到一位更好的教练. 高层说他们要找的是能赢球, 能与老板沟通, 能带领防守, 并且愿意培养新血的教头. The Rockets believe they'll be a playoff team next season if they can add a center, but they want to be so much more than that. 火箭队相信只要他们能找来一个真正的中锋, 下季就能打进季後赛. 但是他们的目标可不只於此. If Orlando's Stan Van Gundy becomes available, he'd almost certainly jump to the top of the charts. Otherwise, Morey is prepared to begin checking names off a list he has spent months putting together. 奥兰多的恐慌大师 SVG, 八成是寻求教练的第一志愿. Morey得好好审视自己的清单, 看看能替球队找到怎样的教头. Jeff Van Gundy? Nope JVG? 别想了. As for Jeff Van Gundy, who was Adelman's predecessor with the Rockets, he's tanned, rested and ready to coach again. Unfortunately, it's not going to be in Houston. 至於JVG, 在Adelman之前的火箭教练, 他休息了很久, 也准备好复出了, 但是这不会发生在休士顿. He burned too many bridges up and down the masthead in his previous stint, and while there's a very good chance someone less competent will be the eventual choice, the Rockets are willing to take it. 在他任内已经打坏了太多关系, 火箭队宁愿找一个比他差的教练. At the moment, all they know for sure is they don't want Rick Adelman coaching their team, and that's where this process begins. 在这个时间点, 能确定的是Adelman不会回来了. 然後看看球队会采取甚麽动作吧. --

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