Magic hires Skiles as New Head Coach - NBA

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Scott Skile 擔任魔術新教頭

Orlando, FL -- The Orlando Magic have named Scott Skiles head coach, General M
anager Rob Hennigan announced today. Skiles becomes the 12th head coach in fra
nchise history.

Scott Skiles 成爲魔術隊史第12任教頭


Skiles, 51, has an overall NBA regular season record of 443-433 (.506) as head
coach with Phoenix, Chicago and Milwaukee. During his 13 seasons as a head co
ach, his teams have reached the NBA Playoffs six times.

Skiles 在13年教頭生涯戰績 443勝433敗，5成06勝率（太陽，公牛，公鹿），6度帶隊打
入季後賽

"Scott (Skiles) clearly distinguished himself as a tremendous fit," said Henni
gan. "Our young roster will benefit greatly from Scott's extensive head coachi
ng experience and commitment to teaching smart, physical, unselfish basketball
. We believe in Scott's ability to establish a culture of winning habits and a
ccountability that will help guide our team in a positive direction."

魔術總經理 Hennigan 認為Skiles豐富的教練經驗能帶領年輕的魔術朝向贏球的方向前進

"As we began our search, our internal discussions centered on finding a head c
oach with a solid resume of NBA head coaching experience, great leadership qua
lities, a motivating communication style, and someone with a strong strategic
acumen," said Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins. "We feel Scott (Skiles) brings a
balanced approach in all those qualities and we look forward, with great conf
idence, to him leading our young men in helping us reach our collective goal o
f sustainable success."

魔術CEO Alex Martin 談到 Skiles 是他們心目中最適合人選

Skiles' coaching career began in 1996-97 when he served as head coach of PAOK
in Greece. He was hired as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns in 1997 an
d served in that capacity for two-plus seasons, before taking over for Danny A
inge 20 games into the 1999-2000 campaign. Skiles guided the Suns to a 40-22 m
ark the remainder of the season and his team went on to upset the defending NB
A Champion San Antonio Spurs during the first round of the 2000 NBA Playoffs.
In 2000-01, he guided the Suns to a 51-31 record and again reached the postsea
son.

On November 28, 2003, Skiles was hired as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, inh
eriting a 4-12 team. Following that, he went on to guide the Bulls to three co
nsecutive .500-or-better seasons (an average of 45.7 wins per season) and thre
e straight playoff appearances, which ended a six-year postseason drought for
Chicago. The Bulls won 49 games in 2006-07, their most since 1997-98, and swep
t the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat, 4-0, during the first round of the 20
07 NBA Playoffs.

On April 21, 2008, Skiles was named head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. In 2008
-09, he led the Bucks to an eight-game improvement, then in 2009-10, Milwaukee
improved by 12 games, posting a 46-36 mark and earned a playoff berth.

As a player, Skiles appeared in 600 career NBA games (371 starts) during ten s
easons with Milwaukee, Indiana, Orlando, Washington and Philadelphia, averagin
g 11.1 ppg., 6.5 apg. and 2.5 rpg. in 28.0 minpg. He also shot .889 (1,548-1,7
41) from the free throw line during his career, which ranks as the eighth-best
in NBA history. Skiles was originally selected by Milwaukee in the first roun
d (22nd overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft.

Skiles was an original member of the Magic and played in 384 games (285 starts
) during five seasons with Orlando from 1989-94. He averaged 12.9 ppg., 7.2 ap
g. and 2.9 rpg. in 31.1 minpg., while shooting .380 (384-1,010) from three-poi
nt range and .892 (1,176-1,319) from the free throw line with the Magic. On De
cember 30, 1990 vs. Denver, Skiles set a team-record and NBA single-game recor
d when he dished out 30 assists. His record still stands to this day. He was n
amed the NBA's Most Improved Player following the 1990-91 campaign, when he av
eraged a career-high 17.2 ppg. and 8.4 apg. Skiles still ranks among the Magic
's all-time leaders in assists (second, 2,776), free throws made (seventh, 1,1
76), free throws attempted (eighth, 1,319), minutes played (ninth, 11,940), th
ree-pointers made (tenth, 384) and points scored (tenth, 4,996).

Skiles was an All-American at Michigan State University under legendary coach
Jud Heathcote. He left as MSU's all-time leading scorer when he graduated in 1
986 (2,145 points, currently ranked 3rd), has had his No. 4 jersey retired, an
d was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame in September of 2007.

介紹 Skiles 教練及球員生涯的豐功偉業

A native of Plymouth, Ind., Skiles was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Ha
ll of Fame on March 25, 2009, and had his No. 22 jersey retired at Plymouth Hi
gh School (Indiana) in 1992. As a senior (1981-82), he scored 39 points in the
state finals to lead Plymouth to the 1982 Indiana State Championship. Skiles
is married to his wife, Kim. He has two sons, Scott and Sean, and one daughter
, Shelby.

Skiles 2009 年被選入印地安那州籃球名人堂

感想：魔術要起飛了嗎？

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