College: He played point guard for Michigan State in the mid-1980s, averaging 16.8 points.
NBA: He was a first-round pick (20th overall by Boston) in 1985. He played seven seasons between the Celtics, Sonics, Bulls and Magic. His experience with Orlando means he understands the challenge of expansion. He averaged a career-high 11.2 points, 5.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds for Orlando in 1989-90. Won NBA championship ring as a rookie with the Celtics in 1986.
Coaching: He's an assistant with the Dallas Mavericks. Before that he was head coach of Fort Worth in the NBA's developmental league and coached pro teams in South Africa, Greece and the Netherlands.
Did you know? He coached Nigeria's women's team to its first Olympic victory (against South Korea) at the 2002 Summer Games.
>>33 ジョーダン人事って話もあるし、ボブが金をケチったからという噂もある が、チーム方針として前から若手HCを望んでいたし、下手に金かけて爺さん連れてきて結果出せませんでしたー、よりはマシと判断したんじゃねーかな? バーニーが言うにはビンセントは"Anyone we talked to said his people skills are very, very good,"らしいよ
オブザーバーでHow do you feel about Sam Vincent as Bobcats head coach?って投票をやってた 現在約700人が投票
Excellent choice 92 votes (13%) Good choice, but let's wait and see 295 votes (42%) OK choice, but could have done better 188 votes (27%) Horrible choice 122 votes (18%)
"I absolutely, positively anticipate this team being in the playoffs,'' Vincent said, "and I would be incredibly discouraged and disappointed if we don't' 頑張ってください
チームをどうするかに関して "We know what the team has looked like the first three years. But are we going to continue being a running team? Are we going to focus more on half-court offense?" Vincent said. "We need to discuss the architectural things of how we want to design the situation. And from there, that's going to lead us into what kind of players we pick in the draft." 多少は変わるかもなぁ・・・どうなるんだろ? オフェンスに関してのビンセントの評判って聞いたことないんだよな・・・
"We would like to find a guy that we believe that can be even more of a go-to guy," Vincent said. "I've seen Gerald Wallace have big games. I've seen Raymond Felton have big games. I know Emeka Okafor can have big games. So that's not to come in and immediately say we don't have guys to go to. But if we can bring in another player, a free agent, that's another go-to guy," he said. "It gives us one more option." ジェラルド、オカフォー、フェルd中心になるのは確定かね FAはどうするのかなぁとオモテたが、やっぱりスコアラー獲得に動くことになるか その場合王子はどうなるやら・・・? "I absolutely, positively anticipate this team being in the playoffs,'' と言い切った以上はオフの補強も絶対必要だからな 頑張ってください
"Damn," Noah said, "I hated Michael Jordan." "As a kid, the Bulls made me cry a few times," "But you have to give credit where credit is due. I would love to come and play here. It's a team that has a lot of tradition in a city that expects winning, and winning is what's important to me."
週頭の話題で申し訳ないけど ノアのワークアウト後のインタビュー "I think mock drafts are a complete joke," "I heard a couple of guys who make the mock drafts are kids in basements. You read what these guys say, and they have no idea what they're talking about." オレもそう思う ウチの順位までフロリダ組が残ってたらラッキーだよなぁ・・・ MINもフロリダ組狙いらしい
ビンセントはノアにミドルからのショットを数多く撃たせてみたようだ ビンセント "What we want to see is his offensive skills," "We want to see him in the post, scoring. We want to see his shot from that midrange area. That is what we're trying to get a feel for." やっぱり頼りにならんメイタソ以外にポストプレイで得点できる香具師が欲しいのかね ドラフトでポストプレイ出来る香具師を取れなかったとき、、、もしかしてだが_に手を出しそうな予感がする・・・
シュートも練習してるよとノアは言ってたが、やはりまだまだぎこちないようだ それに関してノア "I'm really tired and I didn't shoot the ball particularly well today," "But I feel like I'm more and more confident taking it. I'll keep working on it and maybe someday I'll be a Larry Bird." そこまで上手くなれるといいね・・・
水曜日にはブリュワー、ソーントン、サディアス、Trey Johnson、Major Wingate、Renaldas Seibutisのワークアウトがおこわなわれた 揃っていってたが他チームよりハードなワークアウトだったようだ サディアス "We went through a series of testing -- push-ups, broad jumps -- before we ever got on the court," お疲れ様 3人の中でビンセントのお気に入りはやっぱりブリュワー 1〜4番まで付ける彼のディフェンスは確か
モリソンは地元のワシントンに戻って週4日筋トレに励んでいる サマーリーグ、ルーキーキャンプにも参加予定 当然だけどビンセントもモリソンが気になる様子 ビンセント "We need him to come back and really kind of establish himself at the beginning of the season," "We're hoping that he's really going to take it serious and come really focused to give us what we need this year." モリソンにどれくらい期待してるのかなぁ・・・?
昨日くらいトム・ソレンセン記者 「友人、親戚など信頼出来る人間を雇うなんて当たり前で誰でもやってる事だ」 ま、やっぱり結果で判断しましょう ついでに、この意見の最後にはこんな事も If you have to manufacture a problem where none exists, you probably should get off the Internet and go outside. まったくだ、超同感
で、ワークアウト久しぶりに進みましたな 金曜はブランドン・ライト、ジェイソン・スミス、ショーン・ウィリアムズとビッグマン中心のワークアウト ライトに関してビンセント "He's got some natural abilities that make him special," "The things I think he needs to improve on are just the maturity of his game. He's got to get more experience, he's got to get stronger. "Those are things that will happen over time. You can't really rush that."
ライト指名の可能性について "The draft is a funny thing," "We don't really know what will happen, so these guys do themselves a real service by getting out and letting us see them." 取れたら確かに欲しいけど、、、ま、無理だろうねぇ
最後にワークアウトを拒否したプレイヤーを取る気があるか?と言う質問にビンセント "We would. Our scouts do a lot of homework on identifying these guys," "If for some circumstance they don't make it in and give us a chance to see him or interview him, and those guys are comfortable with him, I'm still pretty comfortable with that." "Of course we would love to see them." どうなるやら
どうやら8位はブリュワー、ノア、ソーントンで決まりそうだ グリーンはウチより上位のチームから指名を約束されてるのではないか?との憶測が 同じようにワークアウトに来なかったコンリー、、、万が一残ってたとしても残念ながらウチではとらないかも Vincent said the Bobcats wouldn't pass on a player they like just because they didn't get a workout from him. ってことらしいです・・・ それと、8位でフロントコート(ノア、ソーントン)の人員をとった場合は22位でバックコートの人員を加える事になるだろうだと 8位でブリュワーの場合は22位はビッグマンになるのかね
火曜にはビッカとヒギンスが記者会見をおこなってる その中でのビッカの発言 "We don't have a decision yet. We've worked out more than 30 players in the past few weeks. We're probably more confused now than when we started." "Our philosophy is if we trade picks, it has to be for someone who will make you immediately better." "We've had a significant amount of inquiries about both picks from other teams. Really, nobody has insulted us. That's what happens in this league: Everybody seems to know what's best for your team." 本当にどうなるか分からなくなりましたなぁ・・・ そして、本当に来年は勝負の年になりそうです
Thursday night represented the most embarrassing moment I've seen in journalism. Some hack from a Web site called realgm.com eavesdropped on ESPN's Andy Katz at the draft, then reported what he heard from Katz's side of a conversation.
I sure hope the NBA never issues another press credential to that guy.
今回のバイアウトに関して "If it was a money issue, we could have done something about that," "I expressed that through my agent. What was their reasoning? I don't know."
Knight said he was prepared to void his contract, then sign anew with the Bobcats, to avoid changing teams and potentially uprooting his family. 金銭的な問題だとして、TOを破棄されたとしても家族の為に安価での再契約も考慮していたらしい
フェルdのバックアップとの立場に関して "I was willing to do whatever they wanted me to do," "I was not demanding anything." じゃ、なにが原因で放出になったのやら? ビッカはこの事について多くを語らない
ナイト先生の考えなのだろうけど Knight said Felton's North Carolina pedigree complicated Knight's relationship with local fans.
"Obviously a lot that goes on in Charlotte relates to their love of the University of North Carolina," "That affected me, Bernie and Raymond, too -- there's a lot of pressure on him to be great" as an ex-Tar Heel. 真実は如何に?
Salary Cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.63 million. The tax level for the 2007-08 season has been set at $67.865 million. The mid-level exception is $5.356 million 75% of the Salary Cap, is $41.723 million.
maximum player salaries $13,041,250 for players with 0-6 Years of Service $15,649,500 for players with 7-9 Years of Service $18,257,750 for players with 10 or more Years of Service
ついでに地元のスター、ジャミソンの話題も 彼の名前Antawnなんだ、、、てっきりAntwanだと思ってた これは彼の両親が出生証明書に名前を書くときに間違えてしまったのだそうだ。。。 けど、彼は半年前に産まれた彼の長男にAntwan Jrと名付けたそう "But we spelled it correctly this time."
そして次のシーズンで彼はFAになる 地域志向のある彼にウチでキャリアを終える事について尋ねている He took pains to say he was content playing for the Wizards, then added: "It's not far-fetched whatsoever. I've got some good ties down here. ... I would love to come home and have the opportunity to play. If it happens, great. If not, I'm definitely happy with the situation in Washington." 来年となるとFAでの獲得は難しいかな・・・
ルイスの契約をみて多少ビビッた、、、が無事にジェラルドと再契約 額も6年57Mil+2Milのボーナスと予想通りで一安心 ジェラルドはカリフォルニアにいるらしく彼のコメントは出ていない 代わりに最近めっきり広報担当になりつつあるフェルdのコメント "I'm excited," said point guard Raymond Felton, whose job it will be to get athletes Wallace and Richardson the ball in a more up-tempo offense. "It's going to be great having two guys like that and being able to run with them. It'll be a lot of fun." "I knew (Wallace) was coming back," "He loves Charlotte and the Bobcats. It's just a process that he had to go through." うん、去年モリソンが入団した時も似たようなセリフ聞いたねw ま、今年の方が期待は出来る
怪我、健康面か、、、彼のやってる事考えたら怪我なしでシーズン過ごす方が難しいんじゃないかなぁ? 怪我のリスクを避けるならボスコとの再契約or代わりになるビッグマンの獲得 それとPFにオカフォーを助ける事が出来る人間(ダドリーもその為か?)をおいて欲しい no painとは言ってるがメイタソだけじゃ超不安
"If I'd continued to play (last season), it would have been a micro-fracture situation -- that's what we're steering away from," "When I first got hurt, we thought it would be a three- or four-week injury. Now it's turned into a two- or three-month injury. That's how these things work." "My knee feels better -- there's no pain in it -- but even with no pain, you have to go through this process to ensure you take the right amount of time."
Gerald Wallace has astronomically high hopes for the Charlotte Bobcats.
When Wallace was asked in a news conference Friday how he and new acquisition Jason Richardson would work together this season, the forward said: "It's like Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan -- you can't guard both of them at the same time."
That duo won six championships together in Chicago, of course. Will Wallace and Richardson have the same impact?
Knight is mean on the hardwood. So was Muggsy Bogues. All their lives they have been told they're too little. So they come out of the locker room angry and they stay angry until the game ends.
Fri. 2 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m. Sun. 4 at Miami 6 p.m. Tue. 6 PHOENIX 7 p.m. Wed. 7 at Philadelphia Fri. 9 INDIANA Sun. 11 HOUSTON Tue. 13 MIAMI Wed. 14 at Atlanta Sat. 17 SEATTLE Mon. 19 PORTLAND Wed. 21 WASHINGTON Fri. 23 at Orlando Sat. 24 BOSTON Tue. 27 at Miami
DECEMBER
Sat. 1 at Chicago Mon. 3 at Toronto Wed. 5 CHICAGO Sat. 8 CLEVELAND Sun. 9 at Detroit Wed. 12 L.A. CLIPPERS Fri. 14 ORLANDO Sat. 15 at Atlanta Wed. 19 UTAH Fri. 21 NEW YORK Sat. 22 at Milwaukee Wed. 26 WASHINGTON Fri. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sat. 29 at Orlando Mon. 31 INDIANA
JANUARY
Wed. 2 CHICAGO Fri. 4 at New Jersey Sun. 6 MILWAUKEE Tue. 8 NEW JERSEY Wed. 9 at Boston Fri. 11 at Cleveland Sat. 12 DETROIT Mon. 14 DENVER Wed. 16 ORLANDO Fri. 18 at New Orleans Mon. 21 SAN ANTONIO Wed 23 DALLAS Fri. 25 at Chicago Sat. 26 PHILADELPHIA Mon. 28 at L.A. Clippers Wed. 30 at Sacramento
Fri. 1 at Golden State Sat. 2 at Denver Mon. 4 at Phoenix Fri. 8 NEW JERSEY Sun. 10 at Detroit Mon. 11 L.A. LAKERS Wed. 13 ATLANTA Sun. 17 NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans Tue. 19 at San Antonio Fri. 22 SACRAMENTO Sat. 23 at Washington Wed. 27 at New York Fri. 29 at Boston
MARCH
Sun. 2 TORONTO Tue. 4 at Minnesota Wed. 5 GOLDEN STATE Fri. 7 ATLANTA Sat. 8 at Washington Wed. 12 at Dallas Fri. 14 at Houston Sun. 16 at Cleveland Mon. 17 at Memphis Wed. 19 at Indiana Sat. 22 MIAMI Tue. 25 at Utah Wed. 26 at L.A. Lakers Fri. 28 at Seattle Sat. 29 at Portland Mon. 31 TORONTO
APRIL
Wed. 2 CLEVELAND Fri. 4 at Toronto Sat. 5 BOSTON Tue. 8 MINNESOTA Wed. 9 at New York Sat. 12 at Indiana Tue. 15 at New Jersey Wed. 16 PHILADELPHIA
控えPGは結局マキニスか ビッカは1年ミニマムで交渉中 マキニス側は1.8Milを希望 希望額では差はあるがマキニスは残留を望んでいる マキニスの代理人 "Jeff envisions his role with that team as a very productive one. It could be a very good fit for him," "But we have to consider other options, too."
ナイト先生に関してもLAC入りが決まった 正直残念、多少は帰ってきてくれるかもと期待してたのだが リックのオッサンのブログから The Bobcats still were open to bringing back Knight, but now that option is gone. They need help behind Raymond Felton, and I question whether anyone replacing Knight in that role will be better than what he would have delivered.
>>405のジェラルドの話に関して bobcatsbasketball.com: When Gerald was here for his press conference, he said he felt like you and him had the ability to be a Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen-type tandem. Nothing like setting the bar high, huh?
Richardson: I don’t think we’re quite there yet, but that would be a good comparison. He is just like a Pippen-type because he does so many things. I’m nowhere close to MJ, but I think I’m similar to him because I like to have the ball in my hands, lead my teammates on and just try to do whatever it takes to win games. ま、そんなもんだよね ジョーダン、ピペンほどでないにしろ良いコンビになるのは間違いないでしょ
しかし、、、真面目なだけかと思ったら bobcatsbasketball.com: Just a word of advice though, keep your eye on Gerald. He’s been know to be the man of all pranks here in the Bobcats locker room.
Richardson: He may be the man, but I’m the king of pranks. I have a whole book of pranks, so they don’t want to mess with me. People have seen it on NBATV so they know about me (laughter). マジかよw
プレシーズンゲームの予定は以下の通り Oct. 10 at Orlando Amway Arena Oct. 11 at Atlanta Philips Arena Oct. 13 vs. Miami Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro Oct. 15 vs. New Jersey Bobcats Arena Oct. 18 vs. Atlanta Bobcats Arena Oct. 20 at L.A. Lakers Staples Center Oct. 21 at LAC/PHX Staples Center Oct. 26 vs. New Orleans Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem
マリオ ttp://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/22/fullj.getty-75607914fm092_rookie_photoshoot.jpg NYでのフォトセッションから一枚 顔のタトゥーがあるが誰の顔だろう? 大本営のプロフィールも更新されている ビンセントの評価 “We feel that he is somebody that can be a shot blocker, a low post scorer and just an athletic big. We were excited to get him a little bit later in the draft, because we think he comes in and fulfills a need on this team.” ローポで点取る為には、もう少し鍛えないと厳しいんじゃないかなぁ・・・ フックとか上手そうではあるがね
ダドリー ttp://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/bb/fullj.getty-75607914fm088_rookie_photoshoot.jpg 彼はタトゥーないんだなぁ 彼のビンセントの評価 “Jared is a fine player who has a chance to really be something special. He’s got a great nose for the ball and always seems to be around it. He also has a great basketball IQ -- he really understands how to play.” ダドリー、このとき既にダイエットを始めている 弱点と言われている身体能力、特にスピード不足をなんとかしようと体を少し絞りたいらしい 結構期待できそうだ
マキニスの代理人 "I think it's pretty simple -- he really wanted to play there,'' なら金に拘るのもいいけど、もっと早くにサインしてくれよ
"There were a lot of other interested teams, but with a couple of obvious exceptions, most players (still looking for contracts) are minimum guys.'' まぁ、、、残りで良さそげなのはボイキンスとベルにディーくらいかな? 全員ミニマム濃厚だろう ファンの間じゃハドソンなんて話もあったが、バックアップということを考えるとマキニスと大して変わらないよなぁ・・・
ロスター C オカフォー、ブレゼッチ、ホリンズ PF メイタソ、脱衣、オセハリ、マリオ SF ジェラルド、モリソン、ダドリー SG J-Rich、キャロル PG フェルd、マキニス
あらら、、、金に拘ってただけかと思ったら・・・ McInnis' agent, Steve Kauffman, said at least five teams expressed interest in his client, including Detroit, Miami and Boston. ビックリ、意外と人気あるんだな
But McInnis, who grew up in Charlotte and played in college at North Carolina, wanted to play for the hometown team. "There were other teams interested at the same salary level, but there was never any question that Jeff wanted to be in Charlotte," Kauffman said. ここに残る事を積極的に選択してくれたのか、、、嬉しいね マキニスも今年で33だしなぁ・・・残りのキャリアを故郷でプレイすることにしたのかな
Bobcats vice president of basketball operations Bernie Bickerstaff said McInnis and new coach Sam Vincent hit it off during offseason workouts. "Jeff did a nice job for us last year and he's certainly a veteran backup," Bickerstaff said. "He and Sam were on the same page. Sam was really impressed with Jeff. They've been working together this summer and communicating." ビンセントもマキニスが気にいってるようだ 一緒に練習したりしてるのかね
アラン "You can't ask for more than that - a team that's always in the playoffs, a team that's right there on their way to winning a championship, and then playing with one of the greatest players in the league - you can't ask for more than that. I'm looking forward to working out for them, I'll do my best, and hopefully they take me." 元々ディフェンスは出来る方だし、ミドルも上手い 外のシュートさえ改善すれば出番結構もらえるかも 去年、カットされてからシュート練習には励んでいるそうだ 一応QO出してるのだが、どうなるやら? 彼もJBが連れてきたっぽい選手のようだし、このまま放出になるのかな
Felton has accepted a leadership role under Vincent, and has been calling teammates, trying to get them into Charlotte for early pre-training camp work starting next week.
ビンセント、面白い事を言いはじめましたな "It will be harder to be the eighth seed" "but my goals are much higher; why settle for that last spot?" "I would think it will be impossible to finish in fourth place (clinching home-court in the first round) if you don't believe you belong in fourth place."
なんでこんな目標を立てるのだろうか? リックのオッサン What's the man thinking? Doesn't he know coaches tamp down expectations, so that whatever they accomplish looks sufficient? Doesn't he realize ducking questions is easier than addressing them?
No, he doesn't and that's refreshing. I don't see Vincent's statement as a gaffe by a rookie. I see it as an attempt to jump-start an expansion team. プレイオフに出る為には日程的に見てスタートダッシュは必須 と、なるとこれくらいの気持ち、目標を持たねばならない、と言うことなのかな
If the Bobcats don't reach the playoffs at least once over the next two seasons, Vincent is likely to be fired. プレイオフ経験が無いチームをプレイオフまで導く、、、ルーキーコーチには重責だね 頑張れビンセント
ビンセント "He really is struggling with some knee and body issues,' "I anticipate that his body has just gotten to the point where he just can't physically do it anymore. But I'm reserving that (judgment) until I have a chance to see him and spend time with him, because he may come back in and surprise us all.''
体重はまぁ置いといて、それより今日のメディアディでビンセントやメイタソ自身言ってるが、膝が100%かどうかはまだ疑わしいようだ トレキャンも医者に掛かりながらの参加になる 自然治癒が難しい場所だし、手術なしでの治癒は無理だったのか? やっぱり、脱衣かダドリーがPFに入ることになるのかなぁ Forward Sean May says he's not 100 percent recovered from a bruised knee that kept him out for much of last season. May said he probably won't participate in both practices during two-a-day sessions in training camp. Vincent said he's not even sure May will be cleared medically to practice today.
キャロル王子は髪を切り気分一新 長期契約もしたし、今年は去年までとは違うようだ said there's a lot to be said for job security. "It's a different feeling," "You're not looking over your shoulder anymore.You can settle in and not worry so much."
DAの兄貴ともビンセントの希望通りに無事再契約 今年もコーチ兼任でがんばってくださいな 将来はやっぱりこのチームでACすることになるのかな “I’ve learned from all kinds of people,” “I learned from Bernie last year and I’ll be able to learn from a young coach this year.” ビンセント "Any coach loves to have guys like that, who just want to be team players," Vincent said of Anderson. "He's not looking for a lot of minutes; he just wants to be here, to be the glue.''
んで、まぁ、、、もう一つやばいと言えば、フェルdは去年からそうなのだが 今年はビンセントもジェラルドもJ-Richも目標が高い ある日、フェルd、ジェラルド、J-Richの3人で夕食をし色々語り合ったそうだ そして彼等が語ったチームの目標は・・・ "Our goal isn't to be eighth" "Our goal is to win the division." 去年はフェルdが一人で言ってただけだったので笑うしかなかった 今年は皆で結構言うねぇ チーム全員、プレイオフは当然行くだろうと考えているようだ J-Rich “Nobody’s really talking about us,” “And we’re a pretty good team, I think.That is a goal.Why not have goals? I think that is a realistic goal if we play hard.” フェルd “That means that what I’ve been saying the last two years, everybody has been listening.”
そして、フェルdの上を行くビンセントの>>462発言に関するファンの反応 Is 4th seed too high for Bobcats to aim? Yes 126 votes (31%) No 285 votes (69%) 7割がNoですか、、、期待が大きいね
最大の懸案事項オカフォーの契約延長 音沙汰なく、どうなったのか気になってたが取りあえず問題なさそうだ オカフォー “positive” “I’m positive that it’s going to happen,” “You just have to be patient and let things work out for themselves.” この件に関してフロントのコメントはない ジェラルドも契約延長することは確信してるが、早々に交渉が済む事を望んでいる 期限内に終わらず、制限付きFAになるとシーズン入っても色々引きずりそうなのを懸念しているようだ
I stopped by my favorite burrito place uptown for lunch recently. A dozen people were scattered around the counter, waiting to hear their name.
That's how this place does it. You order, you pay and you give your first name to the cashier. He writes it down and passes it along to the cook, who calls out your name when food is ready.
The cook walked to the counter with a burrito in a white "to-go" sack.
"Erica!" he called. "Erica!"
We all looked at each other hungrily. No one claimed the burrito.
"Erica!" the cook insisted. "Do we have an Erica?"
Finally, a very tall, athletic man unfolded himself from a chair in the back of the room. As he rose, a murmur of astonishment rolled across the restaurant.
Emeka Okafor took two giant steps to the counter. "I think that must be mine," he said politely, took the burrito and walked out the door.
For 10 seconds, the cook seemed dazed. He didn't move. Finally, he looked at the rest of us.
"Whoops," he said. Then he told the cashier to work on his "chicken scratch."
I stopped by my favorite burrito place uptown for lunch recently. A dozen people were scattered around the counter, waiting to hear their name.
That's how this place does it. You order, you pay and you give your first name to the cashier. He writes it down and passes it along to the cook, who calls out your name when food is ready.
The cook walked to the counter with a burrito in a white "to-go" sack.
"Erica!" he called. "Erica!"
We all looked at each other hungrily. No one claimed the burrito.
"Erica!" the cook insisted. "Do we have an Erica?"
Finally, a very tall, athletic man unfolded himself from a chair in the back of the room. As he rose, a murmur of astonishment rolled across the restaurant.
Emeka Okafor took two giant steps to the counter. "I think that must be mine," he said politely, took the burrito and walked out the door.
For 10 seconds, the cook seemed dazed. He didn't move. Finally, he looked at the rest of us.
"Whoops," he said. Then he told the cashier to work on his "chicken scratch."
そして、、、良くも悪くもロッカールームを仕切っていたナイト先生がいなくなり誰がその役目を受け継ぐのかと言ったら、、、やっぱりフェルdとジェラルドらしい ジェラルド "Me and Brevin were co-captains (last season), but he did most of the speaking," "I need to do that now;I need to be vocal." フェルd "I gave Brevin that respect because he's been in the league 10 years. He was my mentor in a sense," "But now he's not there and it's my role." オカフォー、J-Richも参加しそうだが、今年のロッカールームの中心はこの二人になるんだろうな そして、DAの兄貴もフェルdにコート以外の部分でも良い助言者になってくれてるそうだ フェルd "For me, it's so great that D.A. is back -- he helped me so much both on the court and off the court," "Right away we clicked. Good people recognize good people."
実はUTA、ATL、MIL、DENから興味を持たれていたらしいDAの兄貴 残留の理由 "I don't need the title `Captain.' I need the title of respect," Anderson said of his status with the Bobcats. "I need to know the young guys are going to listen." 在籍してる、だけになりそうなチームならココの方が良いだろうね
こうなると、ホリンズ、マリオに出番が回ってくるかもしれない けど、ホリンズは相変わらずだ モケスキからポストでの動きなどを教えてもらってるらしいのだが When Hollins chucked a teammate to the ground from behind, Vincent loudly corrected him this way: "Ryan, we want you to do some things. We also want you to stay in the game!"Elevator ・・・今シーズンで使い物になるのだろうか?
フェルdは大学の先輩フォードに色々と教えてもらってる ビンセント "Where Phil can really help Raymond is with his decision-making," フォード "It's important for Raymond to know when to force it and when not to," "We've got to put him in a position where he can be comfortable with the shot clock winding down. That's the mental part of the game.He's got the talent and ability."
去年、このチームではナイト先生、ジェラルドに多かったレフェリーからのコールへの文句はやめろとビンセント "If a referee makes a bad call, shut up!" "We're not going to (complain) on the practice court and we're not going to do it in games. We're not going to complain -- we're going to leave it alone." このやり方を浸透させる為、文句を言うプレイヤーは罰則で走らされたようだ 大学時代にそんな態度が多かったダドリーも走らされる
メイタソ本人は復帰する気満々 "I'm gonna be back, I'm gonna be fine.This is just a little setback," "It gives me a year to prepare, to get my body in great shape." "because not playing basketball is not an option."
リハビリはマキャンツと同じ方法をやるそうだ 一日、6〜8時間のマシン運動 "It's tedious -- it's so slow -- and you have to do it every day," 復帰する気なら死ぬ気でやれよ・・・
で、、、冗談だろ、と思ってスルーしてたのだが 試合形式の練習だとスターターチームの面子はフェルd、J-Rich、ジェラルド、オカフォーに、、、ホリンズだったりする アップテンポで行くと前々から言っていたビンセント 機動力を重視して脱衣をスタメン起用するのではなかろうかと思ってたのだがな ビンセントはオカフォーをデフォルトでC起用するのを好まないらしい ブレゼッチがいれば彼がスターターに入っていたのかな が、今は他に誰もいないし、どうやらこのままホリンズがスタメンCでシーズンに入るようだ ビンセント "At the current time, with the roster we have, he's in that starting spot," "And he's done a good job. He has some real nice athletic abilities that allow him to do some things that some (centers) can't. Like any player, he's got some weaknesses. We're just trying to accentuate his strengths."
期待出来そうな新人ダドリーについて 彼に関して、オブザーバーでの評価はポジショニングが良く、粘り強く、タフでバスケIQも高い 光輝くスタープレイヤーではないが仕事人 J-Richやジェラルドがいるのだし、彼には地味な仕事をしてもらう事になりそう 自分の長所についてダドリーに聞いている "I'd like to think I have a high basketball IQ," "It's easy to focus on my rebounding because of the way I throw my body around, but it's also the little things I do. I'm good at getting players open. When Gerald makes a shot, (the average fan) won't appreciate the screen I set, but the coaches will. They're not going to notice me tipping a loose ball to someone or making the extra pass. That's fine.That's my role on this team." 味方をオープンにする事が得意です、か
ダドリーについてビンセント "He finds the open spots on both the offensive and defensive boards and he comes up with it," "He's not an incredible athlete, but he knows how to use his body and he's got a real nice savvy about him When you combine all those things with him always having to work really hard to stay on the court, he brings a strong element to this team." "I think sometimes, the guys who are a little bit less gifted athletically spend more time learning how to use their bodies -- how to create small advantages to get to the rim," "He's figured out how to master the game with his mind."
ジェラルド、今日のディフェンスについて I don’t think the defense was there tonight. We came in and it was the first time for some guys it was the first time playing together. The chemistry wasn’t there like we thought it would be. There were too many easy layups. We did not play the screen and rolls well. The wing guys left the guards open out on the wings for their open three-point shooters. This is like a pick-n-roll three-point shooting team. Basically what we did tonight was go out and play dummy defense and let them do everything that they are good at doing. It showed. まぁ、一言で言えば酷かった、と
オブザーバーではジェラルドの言葉の中から、この部分だけを取り上げている "We played dummy defense! We let them do whatever they wanted to do," "We've got to get better; you can't play like this and talk about playoffs." まぁ、一言で言えば酷すぎてこのままじゃプレイオフなんて語れねーよ、と
で、この日はモリソン、キャロルが復調の兆しを見せる ジェラルドの変わりに先発したモリソンFG9−14、5R、2Aで20点と良い感じ キャロルも3Pは1−1だがFG7−11で19点を取っている この調子が本物だと良いのだが キャロル "We calmed down a little bit from Orlando," "It's hard to say where we're at now, it's so early."
忘れてた 脱衣も木曜は22分出場で9点6R さらに He made the most of it in the first half, scoring on two pick-and-roll plays with C.J.Watson. うーん、、、本当に脱衣をどんな風に起用するつもりなんだろ? スクリーンするのが上手いとも思えないのだが? ただ、試しただけなのかな
で、ブレゼッチ金曜にチームと合流 流石に次のMIA戦には出さないみたい が、ブレゼッチの調子は良さそう ビンセント "I won't use him at all" "After he gets some practices under his belt -- maybe in two or three preseason games (he'll be ready to play). "I'm not feeling rushed to put him on the floor.'' まぁ、開幕までに準備できれば良しのようだ "I think he'll be up to speed sometime in November.''
オカフォー Center-forward Emeka Okafor said Brezec is so conscientious, there's no reason to worry. "It's just a matter of him learning the plays'' in Vincent's offense, Okafor said. "My level of concern about Primoz, on a scale of one-to-10, is a one.'' 信用してるんだな 流石にチーム創設の時から一緒にやってるだけはある
オセハリの旦那に関しても開幕までに間に合えばおkらしい Vincent said he still hoped Harrington (arthroscopic knee surgery) would be ready to play sometime in November.
アマレ "The microfracture is never a good feeling because it takes a long time to bounce back from and the odds are against you. There are only maybe one or two guys in history who came back from microfracture (completely) and you’re looking at one of them. It’s going to be tough for him. It shouldn’t be too hard (but) you’ve got to stay focused and attack the rehab like no other rehabilitation ever." メイタソの復帰への道のりはとても長く険しい・・・ つーか、やっぱりメイタソオワタ\(^o^)/
ビンセントは冷や冷やしながら見ていたそう "I cringe every time he hits the floor," "I don't want to take that away from him; he's a passionate guy. But I don't want him on the floor like that. Maybe we need to get him some knee pads, some shoulder pads." まーた今年も肩パッドの出番が来そうだな・・・ つーか、しまいには全身パッドだらけで試合に出る事になるかも
ジェラルド自身は冗談でこんな事を言ってる "He might have to cut me," "It's just the way I play. I feel like if I don't hit the floor, I didn't play." "One of the coaches said, `You know, your contract is guaranteed. We're not going to cut you.' " 本当に怪我するなよジェラルド・・・思いっきり不安
ブレゼッチ "Definitely it's a change, but I've put in three practices and I'm getting (video) tapes of our offense.I'm learning," "It's different, but it's good. I'm getting to know the coaching staff. And I think we'll be all right. "Unfortunately, Sean (May) is out and Othella (Harrington) is out for a while. We need big bodies. Obviously the team needs me, and I'm ready to step in and help." "I was thinking the whole summer (about how badly last season went) and I just have to forget about it," "It was a nightmare, but it's over. This is a new season and I haven't played five-on-five in a real game since April 18."
そういえばメイタソの膝の具合だが、医者の予想よりは損傷箇所が少なかったらしい まぁ、期待しないで待ってるよ "It was a really small lesion," "It actually looked better when they went in. The MRI looked bad."
後、目立っていたのが14p、4r、3a、3stのマリオ やはりオフェンススキルは光る物がある ビンセントもマリオを褒めている "He's been great all the way through" "This guy has some really nice (offensive) skills."
"It's been a running joke on this team that he's only getting five or six shots" "But it's my job to get him the ball and I know that's really important. "We've just got to look for him a little more. It's very important to be able to score in the post. Perimeter guys can't do it every game, but if you get the ball to a big man where he wants it, he's so close (to the basket) he can shoot 50 percent every game."
"Sometimes he's up too high (away from the basket) when he gets the ball. I tell him, when that happens, just send the ball back to me and re-post," "Bottom line is, early in the game we need to call his number. We've got to get the ball into the block."
オカフォー "I plan to be here -- I love the city, I love the team, I love the staff. It's just a matter of time for things to work out," "The Bobcats were fair and reasonable, but I've always been a goal-driven person. I've always had high expectations for the team and myself. I want to attain that. That's just the way basketball is sometimes."
ここまで渋るとなると、またボブかと思ったら違うようだな
Bobcats vice president Bernie Bickerstaff said the team's owners are prepared to pay what it takes to retain top talent. "All through these negotiations, Michael (Jordan, the managing partner) and Bob (Johnson, the principal owner) have conveyed they have no problem paying" "We hope they play that well. But until they reach that point, the players have to share the risk" that they'll reach their potential going forward.
今回はビッカの判断か? まぁ、繰り返し、繰り返しなのだが交渉自体は素晴しかったと強調している
"There were no threats, nobody walked away insulted," "It was probably one of the better negotiations I've been involved in with an agent."
ジェラルド、フェルdが怪我した事について "He's (in) that top 99 percent of guys we can't afford to lose,'' "We can't even afford to have him banged up. That's how important he is to this team." "I know how tough he is," "He's played through a lot of injuries and played banged up, so to see him go down groaning like that, and have to (be helped) off the court, is a real concern for me."
大敗してしまったPHI戦 フェルdがいなかった影響が大きかったとビンセントは語ってる "We knew Raymond had a big importance to this team, but I guess we didn't know how big," "His ball-handling, his control, his calming influence." "We never got into our offense and we got sloppy with the ball." "When Ray is going well and Jeff has a specific role, that works better for this team," マキニスに関してもフェルdがいてこその活躍だったのかな?
それだけで負けたわけじゃないだろ、とリックのオッサン コーバーがこんな話をしている "They didn't have that sense of urgency.You could see it in them," "The first quarter, you could see that a little bit. (We said) these guys don't want to play us? Let's kick 'em." キャロルだけはマシだったようだが、チーム全体でこんな雰囲気だったとしたらアホだとしか言いようがない
フェルdの怪我も良くなってきてるようだ つーか、PHI戦も出る気満々だった御様子・・・ "If it were up to me, I'd play now," Felton said before tip-off Wednesday. "It's cool now -- the swelling is down."
木曜には練習始めてる 練習後の取材では “It’s cool right now,” “I’m probably about 80-85 percent, so hopefully I’ll be ready by tomorrow -- no, I will be ready for tomorrow, no matter what.” どうにも試合に出たいらしい・・・毎度の事ながらタフだな
ビンセント "If we are going to have a chance to win, Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace and one other of our core players have got to play well. When that group is 7-of-38, we don't have a chance," "They need to be focused on what it takes to come out and compete every single game in the NBA. Whether that's going to bed early or whether that's eating properly, whatever it is, we don't have the depth for two or three of our core guys to not perform." フェルd、ジェラルド、オカフォー、リッチに厳しい批判
ジェラルドは反省その通りかもと "I can't say what everybody else did last night, but (a lack of preparation) did show in the first quarter, like it's shown in the last six games," "We're digging ourselves the Grand Canyon, and that's too much to fight back from." スタートも最悪だったと言っている
フェルdはビンセントの言葉を聞いて驚き、やることはやってると言ってる Felton (0-of-8 from the field and three assists) seemed taken aback in the postgame locker room by Vincent's comments. He said he did all the things he should have to prepare.