http://www.twincities.com/timberwolves/ci_17413281 "Sometimes when I talk about this, I think Kurt worries that I expect a finished product or perfection," Kahn said. "No such thing. But the fans, our customers, the community should expect us to have modest, yet significant improvement these last several weeks." 「有時當我談起戰績這檔事，Kurt 總會擔心我會預期完美情況發生。」Kahn 說。「沒這 回事。但是球迷們應該會期待我們過去幾週展現適當進步，即便還不到顯著的地步。」 Kahn said he isn't challenging his players in a confrontational way. Kahn 表示他不會用衝突的方式來激勵球員們。 "They're professionals; they're in the league," he said. "Even though, obviously, we're not playing for the same kind of stakes playoff-wise as other teams are, this is a very important part of our maturation process these last couple months. 「他們都是待在職業聯盟的球員。」他說。「顯然地，雖然我們還沒打出季後賽水準的 實力，但是過去幾個月是球隊成長過程的重要部分。」 "I really would like this (remainder of season) to be a springboard to what I expect to be a very solid next season, a really solid next season. I think finishing this year the right way will help toward that." 「但願下半季是我們的跳板，邁向預期大幅成長的下個球季。把這個球季成功收尾將 有助於朝那目標前進。」 Kahn is disappointed in the Wolves' limited victories. Kahn 對於球隊少少的勝場數有些失望。 "But I also recognize there have been at least 12 games that we frankly just kicked away," he said. "We just kicked them away. If we had won, say, four or five of those, I think everybody would be at peace. But I recognize that we didn't, and it's my job to be examining why you didn't, and make certain you're thinking about the team in the appropriate way to remedy those things down the road." 「但我也了解至少有12場比賽，我們有贏球機會。」他說。「我們只是無法守成。如果 我們拿下當中四或五場，大家就不會有太多意見。可是顯然我們沒做到，了解原因是我 的職責，並且進一步使用適當的方式來補救問題。」 --- Taylor 先前曾表示希望看到球隊在下半季有明顯進步，的確給了 Kahn 不少壓力，畢 竟他的命運掌握在老闆手上。而他自己也承認球隊進步有限，接下來的那一步要怎麼走 ，很令人好奇。 差不多剩六天的時間，Kahn 只剩下這短短的時間來思考是否要使用空出的薪資空間。 新版CBA還沒出爐，會不會影響交易意願？球隊在這屆選秀會有三枚首輪選秀權，我們 還需要這麼多選秀權，還是拿來當籌碼？那幾位是球隊核心？有很多問題等著他。 下一季的首輪籤必須還給快艇，所以沒有太多戰績差的空間。幾天後的交易截止日，和 六月底選秀會是幾個蠻重要的時間點。緊接著可能有封館危機，一切就難說了。 --

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