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After struggling to a 4-7 start to the season, the Houston Rockets parted ways with coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday morning, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
McHale delivered the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals a year ago, but four straight blowout losses and a roster struggling to respond with effort pushed to the organization to make a move to salvage what had been expected to be a season of championship contention.
經過一個四勝七負的慘澹開季後，今天早晨，火箭隊正式和Kevin McHale分道揚鑣。
即使去年McHale把火箭帶到了西部決賽，但被勇士掃地出門後，
又迎來了一個悲慘的開季，球團必須做出回應——
畢竟本季火箭的陣容可是被視為奪冠勁旅之一。
McHale signed a three-year contract extension a year ago and is owed approximately $12 million.
He went 193-130 in four-plus seasons with the Rockets and is the winningest coach, by percentage, in franchise history.
Assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff will take over as the interim head coach, with assistant Chris Finch ascending to associate head coach, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Bickerstaff was promoted to transform the league's second-worst defensive team.
Houston lost 111-95 to Boston on Monday night, and as much as anything, the Rockets have failed to get new point guard Ty Lawson playing well for them.
McHale在去年和火箭簽下了一紙三年一千兩百萬的延長合約。
在冰箱執教的四季多內，火箭拿下了193勝130負的戰績。
另外，他也是火箭隊史中勝率最高的總教練。
在過渡期間，助理教練 J.B. Bickerstaff會接替冰箱的位子，
首席助理教練則由Chris Finch接下。
而在這之前，Bickerstaff致力於改善火箭隊糟糕的防守（聯盟第二差）。
火箭隊本週一對上賽爾提克的比賽中以111-95落敗。
更糟的是，Ty Lawson打得並不好，並未符合火箭隊當初對他的期待。
這也是Bickerstaff上任後得面臨的挑戰。
Bickerstaff is a rising star in the coaching profession and the son of longtime NBA head coach Bernie Bickerstaff.
He oversaw a Rockets defense that moved into the NBA’s elite a year ago. General managers around the league, including in Houston, believed it was just a matter of time until Bickerstaff was a successful head coach in the league.
There are no assurances long-term for Bickerstaff in Houston, but he has the opportunity to earn the job on a full-time basis. The organization has faith in a Bickerstaff-Finch partnership for now, and decided to make the move now to find a different voice to lead the locker room.
Houston has reached a softer spot in the schedule, and Bickerstaff will have a chance to stabilize the Rockets.
在這裡先簡單介紹Bickerstaff：
他是之前NBA著名教練Bernie Bickerstaff之子，現在也是教練界的一顆新星。
他負責監督火箭的防守，並且在一年前將其提升到聯盟前段班的水準。
大部分的NBA GM（包括火箭隊自己），都認為只要花上一些時間，
Bickerstaff就能在NBA發光發熱。
當然，Bickerstaff能在休士頓待上多久，還是個未知數，
但他擁有贏得這份工作的機會，火箭球團對他有信心。
球團也希望在休息室裡，能有個不同的聲音來凝聚球員。
火箭隊現在達成一個軟性的短期目標了，
Bickerstaff也得證明他擁有讓這隻火箭順利升空的能耐。
Nevertheless, the Rockets are pushing for results now, and several elite coaches with Rockets ties in the past – including Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau – could lurk as future candidates. Another strong candidate with Houston ties, Charlotte’s Steve Clifford, could be a free agent this summer.
For now, though, the job and opportunity belong to Bickerstaff, who’ll have every chance to make it his own.
儘管，火箭是這麼說的，
但過去火箭球團曾聯繫過的Jeff Van Gundy和Tom Thibodeau，
也可能會扮演程咬金的角色——他們都可能是未來總教練的候選人。
另外一位候選人則是黃蜂的總教練 Steve Clifford，他的合約將在明年夏天到期。
但現在，機會是屬於Bickerstaff的。
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After struggling to a 4-7 start to the season, the Houston Rockets parted ways with coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday morning, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
McHale delivered the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals a year ago, but four straight blowout losses and a roster struggling to respond with effort pushed to the organization to make a move to salvage what had been expected to be a season of championship contention.
經過一個四勝七負的慘澹開季後，今天早晨，火箭隊正式和Kevin McHale分道揚鑣。
即使去年McHale把火箭帶到了西部決賽，但被勇士掃地出門後，
又迎來了一個悲慘的開季，球團必須做出回應——
畢竟本季火箭的陣容可是被視為奪冠勁旅之一。
McHale signed a three-year contract extension a year ago and is owed approximately $12 million.
He went 193-130 in four-plus seasons with the Rockets and is the winningest coach, by percentage, in franchise history.
Assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff will take over as the interim head coach, with assistant Chris Finch ascending to associate head coach, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Bickerstaff was promoted to transform the league's second-worst defensive team.
Houston lost 111-95 to Boston on Monday night, and as much as anything, the Rockets have failed to get new point guard Ty Lawson playing well for them.
McHale在去年和火箭簽下了一紙三年一千兩百萬的延長合約。
在冰箱執教的四季多內，火箭拿下了193勝130負的戰績。
另外，他也是火箭隊史中勝率最高的總教練。
在過渡期間，助理教練 J.B. Bickerstaff會接替冰箱的位子，
首席助理教練則由Chris Finch接下。
而在這之前，Bickerstaff致力於改善火箭隊糟糕的防守（聯盟第二差）。
火箭隊本週一對上賽爾提克的比賽中以111-95落敗。
更糟的是，Ty Lawson打得並不好，並未符合火箭隊當初對他的期待。
這也是Bickerstaff上任後得面臨的挑戰。
Bickerstaff is a rising star in the coaching profession and the son of longtime NBA head coach Bernie Bickerstaff.
He oversaw a Rockets defense that moved into the NBA’s elite a year ago. General managers around the league, including in Houston, believed it was just a matter of time until Bickerstaff was a successful head coach in the league.
There are no assurances long-term for Bickerstaff in Houston, but he has the opportunity to earn the job on a full-time basis. The organization has faith in a Bickerstaff-Finch partnership for now, and decided to make the move now to find a different voice to lead the locker room.
Houston has reached a softer spot in the schedule, and Bickerstaff will have a chance to stabilize the Rockets.
在這裡先簡單介紹Bickerstaff：
他是之前NBA著名教練Bernie Bickerstaff之子，現在也是教練界的一顆新星。
他負責監督火箭的防守，並且在一年前將其提升到聯盟前段班的水準。
大部分的NBA GM（包括火箭隊自己），都認為只要花上一些時間，
Bickerstaff就能在NBA發光發熱。
當然，Bickerstaff能在休士頓待上多久，還是個未知數，
但他擁有贏得這份工作的機會，火箭球團對他有信心。
球團也希望在休息室裡，能有個不同的聲音來凝聚球員。
火箭隊現在達成一個軟性的短期目標了，
Bickerstaff也得證明他擁有讓這隻火箭順利升空的能耐。
Nevertheless, the Rockets are pushing for results now, and several elite coaches with Rockets ties in the past – including Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau – could lurk as future candidates. Another strong candidate with Houston ties, Charlotte’s Steve Clifford, could be a free agent this summer.
For now, though, the job and opportunity belong to Bickerstaff, who’ll have every chance to make it his own.
儘管，火箭是這麼說的，
但過去火箭球團曾聯繫過的Jeff Van Gundy和Tom Thibodeau，
也可能會扮演程咬金的角色——他們都可能是未來總教練的候選人。
另外一位候選人則是黃蜂的總教練 Steve Clifford，他的合約將在明年夏天到期。
但現在，機會是屬於Bickerstaff的。
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火箭要起飛了？
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