http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2421395 Mavs' Johnson is NBA coach of year 小牛隊的Johnson當選為年度最佳教練 DALLAS -- When Avery Johnson was an NBA point guard, many executives and players thought he'd make a great coach. How right they were. 達拉斯 -- 當Avery Johnson還是個NBA的控球後衛時，許多行政人員與球員都認為他 可以成為一個優秀的教練。他們所認為的事非常正確。 Johnson was honored as the NBA's coach of the year Tuesday after leading the Mavericks to a 60-win season in his first full season as coach. That matched the team record for victories, first set three years ago when he played for the team. Johnson在他初次完整執教的球季中帶領小牛隊達到六十勝的成績後，星期二他贏得了 NBA年度最佳教練的榮譽。這可稱為隊史紀錄的成功，奠基於三年前他為這支球隊打球。 While the 2002-03 team was known for its scoring, Johnson transformed the Mavericks into a defensive squad. Dallas ranked in the league's top 10 in scoring and points allowed, ranking higher in the defensive category. 當這支球隊在2002-03年以善於得分聞名時，Johnson就將小牛轉變成一支能防守隊伍。 達拉斯的得分能力在聯盟中仍然可以排上前10名，而對於他們防守能力的評價也在提高。 After the Mavericks won 60 games in 2003, they didn't put Johnson on their playoff roster. Instead, he played the role of a player-coach during practices that postseason and sat with the coaching staff on the bench during games. Coach Don Nelson already had let Johnson run some practices and considered the "Little General" a possible successor. 在小牛隊於2003年贏得六十勝之後，他們沒有把Johnson列入季後賽名單。而是讓他在 練習中扮演一個球員教練的角色，以及在比賽中跟教練團一起坐在板凳上。總教練 Don Nelson此時已經讓Johnson去主持一些練習並且視這位"小將軍"為其繼承人。 Dirk Nowitzki, an NBA MVP candidate this season, and Adrian Griffin are the only current Mavericks who were teammates of Johnson in 2002-03. 本季的MVP候選人Dirk Nowitzki，以及Adrian Griffin是現在小牛隊僅剩在2002-03球季 曾與Johnson當過隊友的人。 "Avery's done a great job with us, preparing us every single night, teaching all the little things over the whole season and really turned the franchise around into a defensive ballclub first," Nowitzki said Tuesday. "He's done a great job, so he deserves a lot of credit." "Avery為我們做得很好，讓我們在每個晚上都能準備好，在整季中教導我們所有的小事， 並且確實地讓我們轉變成以防守為優先。"Nowitzki在星期二的時候這麼說。"他做得很棒 ，所以他應該得到許多獎勵。" Dallas plays Game 2 of its first-round Western Conference series against Memphis on Wednesday. The Mavericks won the first game. 達拉斯將於星期三在他們的西區季後賽首輪第二場比賽中對抗曼菲斯。 小牛們已經贏得了第一場比賽。 The Mavericks traded Johnson and Nick Van Exel to Golden State in August 2003 for Antawn Jamison. A year later, Johnson was back in Dallas, technically as a backup guard but realistically as another coach. He retired as a player before the season and became Nelson's top assistant. 小牛隊在2003年八月將Johnson與Nick Van Exel交易到金州換取Antawn Jamison。 一年之後，Johnson回到了達拉斯，名義上是個替補後衛而實際上是另一個教練。 他在該季前以一個球員的身分退休並且成為Nelson的首席助手。 Johnson replaced Nelson as head coach on March 19, 2005, inheriting a club headed toward its fifth straight 50-win season. The Mavericks went 16-2 down the stretch and won their first-round playoff series against Houston after losing the first two games. 2005年3月9號，Johnson取代Nelson成為總教練，繼承這支連續第五年邁向五十勝的球隊 。小牛隊在接下來取得16勝2敗，並且在季後賽首輪對抗休士頓的比賽中，於先輸兩場的 情況下贏得了這個系列賽。 As a player, Johnson was undrafted and repeatedly released. He finally became the starting point guard on an NBA champion in San Antonio, and hit the series-clinching shot in 1999. 作為一個球員時，Johnson沒有經過選秀而且多次被球隊釋出。他最後是在1999年於 聖安東尼奧以先發控球後衛的身分贏得NBA總冠軍，而且他還投進了整個系列賽的 關鍵一擊。 -- 在下英文不好....第一次嘗試翻譯外電....錯誤可能不少....請多包涵....小力點鞭XD --

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