新聞出處(必填): http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/post-ups 作者: Taylor C. Snow Pregame – Pop on Stevens: “He’s Going to Be a Great One” 賽前報導 ─ Pop談論 Stevens：「他將成為偉大的教練」 BOSTON – As the most successful NBA coach of this generation, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich knows great coaching when he sees it. 身為這個世代最成功的NBA教練，San Antonio的 Popovich能夠看得出來怎麼樣才是一名 好教頭。 There may be no coach in the league that he admires more than Brad Stevens, who he will face off against tonight when his Spurs hit the court at TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics. 除了 Brad Stevens，聯盟中恐怕再也沒有一位教練能讓他如此欣賞，今晚他的馬刺隊就 要在 TD Garden對上 Boston Celtics。 Over the last few seasons, Popovich has given tremendous praise to Stevens. Ahead of Monday’s tip-off, he gave the young, promising coach his greatest compliment to date. 過去幾個賽季，Popovich給予 Stevens很高的評價。就在星期一比賽開始之前，他給了這 位年輕有前途的教練至今最高的讚譽。 “He is a special person on and off the court,” Popovich said shortly before tip-off. “He’s very intelligent. And intelligence is fine, but if it doesn’ t come along with incisiveness, judgment and emotional maturity, it doesn’t do you much good. But he’s got all of those things, and that’s large. Not that many people have that. It shows in the way he handles people, the way he coaches. He’s going to be a great one before it’s all over with. And he’s already a hell of a coach.” 「他在比賽場內、場外都是一位特別的人，」賽前 Popovich簡潔的說 「他非常聰明。聰明是件好事，可是如果沒有相輔相成的勤奮、判斷力以及成熟的情緒掌 握能力，單單是聰明不會讓你如此出色。但他全都具備，而且是全然的擁有這些能力，沒 有多少人能夠像他這樣。這些都展現在他如何和人相處、如何執教上頭，擁有這些特質， 讓他注定能成為一位偉大的教練，而他現在已經是一位夠格的教練了。」 Stevens consistently earns praise from all around the league, but it holds greater significance when it comes from one of the greatest coaches of all time. Stevens總是被整個聯盟所推崇，但這次讚賞來自史上最佳教練之一，意義非凡。 “It’s flattering, obviously,” Stevens said of his counterpart’s praise for him. “He’s a great role model for our profession. He’s a guy that’s a basketball coach, but he’s not defined as a basketball coach. He’s got a lot of other interests; he does a lot of good things in the community. And he ’s always open to helping other coaches. I can’t say enough good things about him. He’s at the top of his profession.” 「這很明顯是太抬舉我了」Stevens這麼回覆對手的讚美 「他是我執教生涯的標竿，所謂的籃球教練就應該要像他那樣，但他不僅僅是一位籃球教 練，他有很多其他的作為，他為社會貢獻良多，他也總是以開放的態度去幫助其他教練… 太多了，講也講不完。現在正是他的全盛時期。」 Popovich, who is in his 22nd year as San Antonio’s head coach, is not only at the top of his profession currently; he’s continuing to rise up the ranks of the all-time coaching greats. If his Spurs win tonight, he earn his 1,155th win, which would put him past Phil Jackson for sixth-place on the all-time wins list. 今年是他在 San Antonio執掌球隊的第22年，Popovich不僅僅是處在他的全盛時期，他還 將自己在史上最佳教練的地位持續向上提升。如果馬刺隊今晚獲勝，他將迎來生涯第1155 場勝利，累積勝場數超越 Phil Jackson，獨居史上第六位。 Stevens, in his fifth season, is currently at 170 wins. Asked if he plans to stick around long enough to reach such Popovich’s win total, Stevens deadpanned, “There’s no shot. No shot.” 正在生涯第五季的 Stevens，目前累積170勝。當被問到他是否想過要長久待在聯盟試著 達到和 Popovich一樣的成就，Stevens面無表情地說「八字都還沒一撇，現在談這個太早 了」 Popovich later smiled at Stevens’ response, while continuing to pour on the praise. Popovich對 Stevens的回應報以一抹微笑，還是持續的讚美對方。 “That would be smart on his part,” said Popovich. “I would advise him [not to stick around as long as me]. He’s got many more capabilities than me. This is all I can do.” 「那樣做對他來說會是個聰明的選擇」Popovich說「我會勸他不要像我一樣待這麼久，他 會比我更有本事，而我最多也只能做到現在這個程度而已。」 It's too early to tell if Stevens will stick around to reach Popovich's level of success, but for now, we can appreciate the treat of seeing the two talented coaches face off in a battle of minds from the sidelines. Tune into NBC Sports Boston at 7:30 to catch the action. 現在討論 Stevens能不能在多年以後達到 Popovich的高度確實太早了，但至少目前，我們 可以好好珍惜兩位如此有才的教練在場邊鬥智的光景。7:30，轉到 Boston的NBC體育頻道 ，捕捉這不容錯過的一刻。 -- 這兩位教練講話高來高去的實在很難翻... 如有錯誤請版上高人不吝指教 Popo認證的 但去年例行賽拿到東區第一，結果COY連提名都沒有 今年大換血，如果還是東區第一的話會有機會吧？ 只是又會有人說：還不是靠巨頭... 拜託，我賽現在頭最大的就是教練好嗎 希望帥哥教練能像Popo一樣，一待超過20年 --

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