http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2405495.html The offseasons of these two rebuilding organizations were tied together in a seemingly endless number of ways. 季外時這兩隻球隊被歸在同一個等級。 The Kings passed on Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio in the June draft, only to see Minnesota take him fifth overall. Kurt Rambis passed on his chance to win the Kings' coaching job, only to be named the Timberwolves' head man two months later while Paul Westphal was given the job in Sacramento. Former Kings coach Reggie Theus joined Rambis as an assistant, also joining a man in fellow assistant/Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer whose name would occasionally come up in Kings coaching searches as a potential candidate. 國王跳過Rubio，灰狼馬上選他。Rambis也跳過國王，到了灰狼，反而西佛到了國王。更巧 的是前國王總教練Theus也到了灰狼(驚!!!!)。 But while it seemed over the summer that their on-floor fates would be as similar as their off-floor moves, that couldn't be further from the truth as they face off today in the first of three road games for the Kings. 即將見真章。 The T-wolves have been bad everywhere, going 2-11 at the Target Center and 2-11 on the road while dealing with the 22-game absence of one of their few bright spots in forward Kevin Love. The Kings have struggled with only one part of that equation, going 10-3 at home thus far while losing their last seven games on the road to fall to 1-10 away from Arco Arena. And while the Kings were justifiably frustrated to falter late at Portland on Tuesday, there was a certain irony in their inability to close out the game at the Rose Garden. 灰狼沒一處好的，主場2勝11負，客場也2勝11負，中間愛還缺席了22場。而國王好一點， 只有客場爛了些。 The Trail Blazers have fast become the team with which the Kings are most often compared. Their method of building through the draft and slowly regaining the attention of once-loyal fans is a nearly identical scenario to the Kings' current plight. And after Gilbert Arenas was pickpocketed by Kings rookie guard Tyreke Evans in the crucial closing seconds of the Wizards' loss Wednesday, the Washington guard was the latest to draw that parallel. 而拓荒者近來已經變成最常被拿來和國王比較的球隊。他們透過選秀重建和慢慢地重新獲 得球迷的注意跟目前國王的劇本很相像，而在0號被Evans在關鍵時刻抄球後，他就成為最 新一個讚美Evans的人。 "(The 6-foot-6 Evans) has the poise of (Blazers guard) Brandon Roy when he came into the league (in 2006)," Arenas said. "He plays at his own speed and never looked flustered out there. … Guards that come in that size as a rookie are like when LeBron (James of Cleveland) and D-Wade (Miami's Dwyane Wade) came in at that size. They're hard to guard." 「他有Roy般的鎮靜，他用自己的速率打球，從來不會慌亂，菜鳥後衛有那樣子的體型就像 LBJ和Wade，他們很難守」 Arenas wasn't the only one impressed by the play. 0號不是唯一一個。 "I just thought it was really almost poetic to have it come down to a clear-out for Arenas and to have Tyreke pick his pocket," Westphal said. "We've got a kid who's somebody in this league, and it's really fun to see that and have (Arco Arena) rocking." 「我真的認為這一抄是史詩級的，我們擁有這麼一個孩子，這真的很有趣，而且Arco又沸 騰了」西佛說 The matchup between Evans and Minnesota point guard Jonny Flynn is on the long list of Kings-T-wolves connections as well. By all accounts within the Kings organization, the Syracuse product taken sixth overall would have been their choice at the No. 4 spot if Evans had been gone. Flynn is averaging 14.0 points, shooting 42.9 percent overall and 33.8 percent from three-point range. His impact has otherwise been minimal, as he is averaging 4.3 assists against 3.1 turnovers while grabbing 2.4 rebounds per game. Evans vs. Flynn又是國王和灰狼連結中的一項，如果Evans在第四順位前就被選走，國王 將會選擇Flynn。Flynn平均14.0分，42.9%投籃命中率和33.8%三分球命中率。他平均4.3 次助攻，失誤3.1次，籃板平均2.4。 Evans, meanwhile, continues to do the most heavy lifting for his surprising team. While the Kings appeared to take an enormous offensive hit with the loss of Kevin Martin in early November, they rank fifth in the league in scoring (104.7 points per game) and seventh in field-goal percentage (47.6). But their road production hasn't been anywhere near that proficient (98.8 points per game). The hope, of course, is to finally change that at the Target Center. Evans此時持續在球隊當中佔舉足輕重的地位。在KM缺席時，國王開始多點開花，得分在聯 盟排第五，FG%排第七，但客場只有98.8分。當然希望能夠在這場有所改變。 "The people who have been watching this team know how hard they compete," Westphal said. "Sometimes you have to buckle your seat belt because of the roller coaster ride, but this team plays hard. The more we get the message that … you keep doing the things you did to get the lead, we'll soon have a lot of these wins." 「在看這隻球隊的人們知道他們有多拚，有時候你必須扣緊你的安全帶，因為像坐雲霄飛 車一樣，但這球隊真的很努力。我們所得到的訊息是只要你持續做讓你得到領先所做的事 ，就會有很多勝」 ================================================================ Let's go Kings -- --

※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 58.115.138.237