勇士助教Mike Brown講到執教LBJ的經驗 - NBA

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Warriors’ Mike Brown on coaching LeBron James & James joining Lakers
勇士助理教練Mike Brown講到執教LBJ

LAS VEGAS – Nothing could disrupt Mike Brown’s state of relaxation.
沒有什麼事情可以打擾Mike Brown的悠閒心境了。

The Warriors’ assistant coach just returned from France after attending a
friend’s wedding. Only a month ago, Brown won his second consecutive NBA
championship with the Warriors. And he spent Monday watching his son, Elijah,
playing in the Warriors’ summer-league loss on Dallas.
他才剛從法國回來，參加完朋友的婚禮。一個月前，他與勇士拿下連續第二年的冠軍，星
期一他在達拉斯看他兒子在勇士夏聯的比賽。

Nothing could rattle Brown, not even the NBA’s frenetic free agency period
that included LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers.
沒有什麼可以嚇到Brown的了，即使是今年夏天最大筆的FA交易LBJ加入洛杉磯湖人。

“I don’t really think it does anything for us. No matter where he is or no
matter what anybody else does, everybody gets up and plays us,” Brown told
Bay Area News Group. “Everybody is gunning for us. It doesn’t matter if it’
s the Lakers and LeBron, the Clippers or whoever else. It’s going to be a
dog fight. I don’t know if it does anything for us as a team.”
「我不認為那跟我們球隊有甚麼關係，不管LBJ去哪裡或是其他人做了什麼，每個人就是要
上場打球跟我們對戰，」Brown說。「每個人都是在針對我們，所以不管是LBJ跟湖人，或
是其他隊伍，這將會是一場混戰，所以，我不知道這些會跟我們有什麼關係。」

Is that because the Warriors now have five All-Stars after acquiring DeMarcus
Cousins?
這跟勇士拿到表弟有關係嗎?

“Yes,” Brown said, laughing.
「是的，」Brown笑著說。

Brown will soon work with the Warriors’ four other All-Stars in Stephen
Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. While all those
players will participate a minicamp here for the U.S. Men’s national team
from July 25-27, Brown will serve as one of the assistant coaches under Gregg
Popovich.
Brown很快就要跟勇士其他四名明星球員，Curry，KD，Green跟KT一起工作。這些球員會在
7/25-27參加美國代表隊的迷你訓練營，Brown會是助理教練之一，波總是總教練。

Before then, Brown sounded deferential on speaking with Lakers coach Luke
Walton about James after coaching him during most of his first stint with the
Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-2010).
在那之前，Brown說到跟湖人總教練Luke Walton講到有關他在騎士執教LBJ的經驗。

“If Luke asks me, I’ll give him my perspective. He’s a fantastic
individual and extremely smart basketball player,” Brown said about James. “
He knows the game inside and out on both ends of the floor. Luke should feel
extremely lucky, blessed and fortunate, like anybody who has had a chance to
coach LeBron and be able to work with him. There’s no magic in it. He’s a
great guy and you coach him as you see fit. He’ll buy into anything you say.
Best of luck to them both, except when they play us.”
「如果Luke問我，我會跟他講我的觀點。LBJ是很好的人也是非常聰明的球員，」Brown說
到LBJ。「他非常了解比賽，裡裡外外，攻守兩端。Luke應該要為有機會可以執教LBJ感到
幸運的，這沒什麼神奇的方法當他的教練，他是個很好的人，你教了就知道。他會聽你講
的任何事。祝福他們兩個，除了之後跟我們打球的時候。」

Brown laughed after saying those words. He then immediately turned serious on
the perception that James brings plenty of drama along with his obvious
talent.
Brown在說了這些之後大笑，但是隨即轉為認真的態度講到LBJ以及這一連串戲劇化的過
程。


“Everybody says he’s difficult to coach and all that. But he’s not,”
Brown said. “That’s the only thing that comes with it – the attention that
he brings to the table is off the charts. When you have that kind of caliber
of player and kind of attention that comes with it, that’s something that
you deal with and get used to it. The team gets used to it. He’s not going
to bring any unnecessary attention upon him or the team.”
「每個人都說他很難教之類的，但是是他一點也不是那樣的人，」Brown說。「那是因為其
他的事情伴隨而來的關係--因為人們對他的關心度破表！當你有個那樣的球員在隊上，鎂
光燈就是聚焦在那邊，那就是你得要去習慣的，隊伍也要去習慣。他不會把額外讓隊上分
心的事帶到隊上。」

That did not stop James from attracting attention regarding his pending free
agency. That produced countless stories and speculation during each season
before those decisions in Cleveland (2009-10), Miami (2013-14) and Cleveland
again (2017-18). Before James’ first free agency departure, though, Brown
stressed that uncertainty never hovered over the team.
不過那也沒有讓大家少關心LBJ要跟誰簽約。在騎士(2009-10)，邁阿密(2013-14)跟騎士
(2017-18)在LBJ宣布決定之前，少不了眾多的流言蜚語。不過在LBJ第一次離開騎士，
Brown強調LBJ沒有讓那個不確定性在季中影響著整個球隊。

“I didn’t talk to him much about it because he didn’t want to talk about
it,” Brown said. “In my opinion, it was a moot point. Nothing could happen
during the season. Nothing was going to happen during the season. So I left
him alone.”
「我那時沒跟他講到太多，因為他並不想講那件事，」Brown說。「依我的意見，一切就是
還在未定，在季中什麼都不可能發生，所以我不會去吵他。」

The Cavaliers promptly fired Brown after they lost to the Boston Celtics in
the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Nearly two months later, James
announced in an infamous hour-long ESPN special that he would “take his
talents to South Beach.” After initially dodging questions on if the
Cavaliers fired Brown in hopes to appease James, Brown entertained the
inquiry nearly eight years later.
騎士在2010東區半準決賽輸給Boston後開除Brown，而在兩個月後，LBJ就宣布了那著名的
"要把天賦帶到南灘"。那時候Brown迴避問題有關騎士開除Brown是不是要安撫LBJ，不過在
8年後，Brown用比較娛樂的方式來回應。

“There probably has to be some truth to it. You would have to speak to Dan
Gilbert on that because he’s the one that made the decision,” Brown said
about the Cavaliers’ owner. “But I’m not 100 percent for sure.”
「或許有一部分可能是，不過你可能要問騎士老闆Dan Gilbert了，因為他才是做決定的
人，」Brown說。「不過我不是百分之百確定啦~」

Does Brown harbor any ill will toward Gilbert or James?
所以Brown對LBJ或是騎士老闆有不爽嗎？

“As crazy as it might sound to some people, I thank him and Dan Gilbert for
giving me an opportunity,” Brown said. “I have great memories here in
Cleveland, not only with the city but with the team.”
「一些人可能會覺得我瘋了，但是我謝謝LBJ跟Gilbert讓我有這個機會，」Brown說。「我
在克里夫蘭有美好的回憶，不只是那城市，也包括了球隊。」

After a head-coaching stint with the Lakers (2011-12) and another one with
Cleveland (2013-14) that both ended in firings, Brown has produced much
better memories recently.
在2011-12執教湖人跟2013-14執教騎士都被開除後，Brown最近的回憶應該有好的多。

After winning two NBA titles with Golden State as an assistant and acting
head coach, Brown dismissed any interest in any future head-coaching
vacancies because of his affection for Warriors coach Steve Kerr, general
manager Bob Myers, majority owner Joe Lacob and the team’s All-Stars.
在勇士當過助理教練跟代總教練，拿下兩屆冠軍，Brown對去其他地方找總教練職缺興趣
缺缺，因為他對勇士隊的總教練Kerr，制服組總管Myers，老闆Lacob跟其他隊上的明星球
員充滿感情。

“I thoroughly enjoy where I’m at right now,” Brown said “I’m not looking
to go anywhere.”
「我真的非常享受在這邊的時光，」Brown說。「我不想找其他的地方了。」

Brown gushed about watching his son, Elijah, play on the Warriors’
summer-league team. He stressed he has not seriously or jokingly pressured
Warriors summer-league head coach Willie Green to play his son. After Elijah
initially was sidelined with a concussion, Brown mostly praised his son’s
defense and shot selection upon his return. And after his son resisted his
father’s feedback as a child, Brown spent this week watching film and
talking basketball with Elijah at the team’s hotel.
Brown開始滔滔不絕講起他在勇士夏聯打球的兒子，他強調他不會給勇士夏聯教練壓力，
一定要讓他兒子上場的。他兒子一開始因為腦震盪坐在板凳，Brown讚美後來他兒子上場
後的防守以及投球，不過後來他兒子拒絕Brown以父親身分的建議後，他這星期就在旅館看
籃球影片跟他兒子討論籃球了。

“I’m just happy he’s got an opportunity,” Brown said of his son, who
played at University of Oregon. “He’s worked hard to get an opportunity. He
’s working hard and it can turn into more as time goes on. He’s just got to
play, whether it’s G- League, overseas, here or wherever.”
「我對他得到這個機會感到開心，」Brown說到在奧勒岡打球的兒子。「他非常努力才得到
這機會，隨著時間過去，他可以得到更好的成果。他就是得要努力打，不管是在發展聯
盟，海外或是其他地方。」

Brown also expressed gratitude for Popovich inviting him as one of his
assistants, though it is unclear if Brown will be part of his coaching staff
for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Brown也對波總邀請他做助理教練表示感謝，不過還不清楚波總會不會邀請Brown成為2020
東京奧運教練團的其中之一。

“Anytime you can be a part of USA basketball, you jump at that opportunity
to represent your country in any way, shape or form,” Brown said. “It doesn
’t matter if you’re sweeping the floor or shagging rebounds or if you’re
helping with coaching. When he asked me if I wanted to be a part during that
mini camp, I jumped at the opportunity.”
「任何時候有機會成為美國代表團的一部分，就是抓緊這機會，不管是什麼方式或身
分，」Brown說。「所以，不管是幫忙擦地板，或是撿籃板，或是做助教，那都沒差別。所
以當波總問我要不要在那個迷你訓練營幫忙時，我毫不猶豫就答應了。」

The Lakers also jumped at the opportunity to sign James after grooming their
young players and clearing up cap space while missing the playoffs for the
past five seasons. Though the Warriors praised the Lakers’ development last
season, they hardly seemed phased about James’ arrival after sweeping his
Cavaliers team in the Finals over a month ago.
在連續五年都沒打季後賽後，湖人也是抓緊可以簽到LBJ的機會，把年輕球員準備好，清出
薪資空間。雖然勇士讚美湖人上一季的成長，他們倒是沒有對才在一個月前橫掃騎士後對
LBJ降臨洛杉磯有什麼反應。

“Anytime you can have that kind of caliber player playing with one of the
LA. teams or New York or Chicago, it’s always good for the league because
those are huge markets,” Brown said. “For him to go there is a good get for
the city of L.A. and the Lakers. It’s going to make them competitive once
again.”
「任何時刻有那樣偉大的球員來到大城市，像是洛杉磯，紐約，或是芝加哥，對整個聯盟
都是好的，因為那些是大市場球隊，」Brown說。「他去那裏是很好的組合，對洛杉磯以及
湖人都是，這會讓他們再次有競爭性。」

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