https://tinyurl.com/yckxj56v 訓練營優先事項 Q: What are the things you are emphasizing in camp? A (Chris Finch): We have to lean in on continuity. … Second-unit defense is a priority for us — mostly (defined) as defense when Rudy is off the floor. And then how we respond in clutch games. Q：在訓練營中，你最強調的重點是什麼？ A (Chris Finch)：我們必須專注於延續性。… 其次是替補防守——主要 是 Rudy 下場時的防守。最後是我們在比賽關鍵時刻的應對方式。 Julius Randle 的定位與季後賽經驗 Q: What did you learn about Julius Randle last season that you want to apply this year? A (Finch): Last year we were like, “Okay, we need you to score — wait a minute, we need you to pass.” … I think that revealed itself in the Oklahoma City series (the Western Conference Finals), where we weren’t able to weaponize him enough, as a scorer, which is what we needed him to be there. Q：你從 Julius Randle 上賽季的表現中學到什麼，今年想應用的？ A (Finch)：去年我們一度要他得分，接著又改口要他傳球。這樣反覆之下 ，他沒能常處於最佳狀態。這點在對OKC的西區決賽裡尤其明顯—— 我們沒能把他當作得分武器來充分利用，而這正是當時我們需要的。 Naz 的定位與位置彈性 Q: You went into last season thinking that Naz Reid might play some small forward. A (Finch): Yeah. Q: And then in the wake of the KAT trade he suddenly wound up playing, at least in the beginning, quite a bit of center. Do you have a more stable idea of what you want from him in terms of position, or do you want to be able to toggle where he plays? A (Finch): I think we have a more stable idea of what we want to do. But I do like the idea of playing around and moving him to the three (small forward) finally. Q：上賽季你原本打算讓 Naz Reid 嘗試打小前鋒。 A (Finch)：對。 Q：但在 KAT 交易後，他一開始卻打了不少中鋒。現在你對他的位置有更明 確的想法嗎？還是希望保持彈性？ A (Finch)：我認為我們現在對他有比較穩定的定位。但我仍然喜歡嘗試讓他最終 去打三號位。 球隊延續性與內部成長 Q：You’ve stressed continuity. How much does that help compared to just adding more talent? A (Finch): Yeah, but continuity is multi-level. … Can Jaden (McDaniels) take another step forward? … Ant taking another step, particularly when it comes to closing games. … If we hit 75% of those things, I think we are a much better team. Q：你強調延續性。這和單純補進更多天賦相比，差別在哪裡？ A (Finch)：延續性是多層面的。… Jaden（McDaniels）能否再進一步？ … Ant 能否再成長，特別是在比賽收尾時？… 如果我們在這些方面能做到 七成五以上，我相信我們會變得更強。 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 離隊後的替代 Q：How do you plan to replace what Nickeil Alexander-Walker gave you? A (Finch): … when you are looking at filling the void left by Nickeil, you have three guys who all give you a different part of what he did. … It has always been my philosophy that whenever you lose somebody, it is really hard to replace it exactly, so you just have to figure out how to do it differently. Q：你打算如何取代 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 的貢獻？ A (Finch)：我們有三位球員(TJ Shannon, Rob Dillingham, Jaylen Clark) 能各自補上他的一部分功能。… 我的理念一直是，當失去某位球員時，很難 完全複製他的作用，所以必須找到不同的方式來彌補。 Jaden McDaniels 的角色 Q: Is Jaden McDaniels kind of your Swiss Army knife — a guy who can do so many things? A (Finch): I think I would agree with that. I think he is a veritable Swiss Army knife … We definitely went into last season wanting to grow his role, but that was all kind of parked … The KAT trade not only hijacked that, but then when we kind of were sputtering a little bit; it just wasn’t a priority. Q：你會將 Jaden McDaniels 視為一把「瑞士刀」嗎？就是能做很多事的球員？ A (Finch)：我同意，他確實是一把「瑞士刀」。… 我們原本想在上賽季擴大 他的角色，但這計畫被擱置。KAT 的交易打亂了這點，加上球隊一度掙扎，那 就不是優先事項了。 關鍵時刻進攻多元化 Q: How are you planning to improve in late-game situations? A (Finch): … what we did find coming down the season last year, is that we need to vary our end-of-game. We don’t just rely on Ant so much. I think using Julius, for sure, and the Mike (Conley)-Rudy combination is good. I actually think the Donte-Julius combination could be a good one too. Q：你打算如何在比賽後段改善？ A (Finch)：我們去年賽季末發現必須讓收尾方式更多元，而不是過度依賴 Ant。我認為 Julius 必須參與其中，Mike (Conley)和 Rudy 的組合很好 ，我甚至覺得 Donte 和 Julius 的搭檔也能發揮效果。 控衛問題與 Edwards 的成長 Q: You don’t have that prototypical star point guard. How do you handle that? A (Finch): … we don’t have that dynamic point guard in his prime to break a defense down all by himself … The reality is the ball is going to be in [Anthony’s] hands a ton and he’s got to continue to get better at these situations, regardless of whether or not we have a great point guard next to him. Q：你們沒有典型的明星控衛，該怎麼處理？ A (Finch)：我們沒有那種正值巔峰、能單憑自己撕裂防守的動態型控衛。 … 現實是，球還是會大量在 Ant 手中，他必須在這些情況下不斷成長， 不管身邊有沒有頂級控衛。 --- 內容很長，直接節錄重點。 --

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