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John Reid 2015/5/14
League sources confirmed on Wednesday that the Pelicans are waiting to see if
the Chicago Bulls and coach Tom Thibodeau are going to part ways. If
Thibodeau is let go by the Bulls, he could possibly emerge as a candidate for
the Pelicans' job.
聯盟內部人士在周三證實, 鵜鶘正等待看公牛與Thibodeau是否會分道揚鑣. 假如公牛
放棄了Thibodeau, 那他可能會是鵜鶘教練的候選人之一.
In June 2010, Thibodeau was a finalist for the then-named New Orleans Hornets
head coaching job with Williams. But the franchise turned its attention to
Williams after Thibodeau, who was a Boston Celtics assistant at the time,
indicated he planned to pursue the vacant Bulls job, which he took.
2010年的六月, Thibodeau原本是紐奧良黃蜂教練的最終候選者, 但他們之後將將注意力
轉到Monty Williams上, 顯示著那時塞爾提克的助教Tom Thibodeau正打算追求公牛
空缺的教練位置.
Although sources have not confirmed, potential candidates for the Pelicans'
vacancy could include former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks, former
Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson, Warriors current lead assistant
Alvin Gentry, Pacers assistant and former Trail Blazers head coach Nate
McMillan, former Sacramento Kings and Pelicans assistant Mike Malone, Chicago
Bulls assistant Adrian Griffin,University of Kentucky coach John Calipari,
former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets Jeff Van Gundy.
雖然尚未有消息人士證實, 但潛在的教練候選人包含了前雷霆教頭Scott Brooks, 前勇士
教頭Mark Jackson, 勇士現任助教Alvin Gentry, 溜馬助教, 也是前拓荒者教頭
Nate McMillan, 前國王教頭及前鵜鶘助教Mike Malone, 公牛助教Adrian Griffin,
肯塔基大學教頭John Calipari, 前尼克及火箭教頭Jeff Van Gundy.
Contacted by telephone on Wednesday, Van Gundy declined to comment about the
Pelicans' vacancy and whether he would be interested.
''I just don't want to comment anything about a coaching opening,'' Van Gundy
said. ''It just makes me uncomfortable.''
在周三與Van Gundy的通話中, 他拒絕對鵜鶘的教練空缺做評論, 也拒絕評論是否對此職位
感興趣.
"我不想對教練職缺做任何評論," Van Gundy說. "這讓我不太自在."
Demps said on Tuesday the Pelicans' coaching search would start immediately
but he didn't have a time frame on making a hire. Demps also didn't disclose
specifics on whether they are pushing to hire a former or curent NBA coach or
would consider a top-notch college coach like Calipari or an NBA assistant.
Demps(鵜鶘GM)在週二表示, 尋找教練的工作馬上就會開始, 但對於正式雇用還沒有個時間
表. 他也沒詳細表明是否會僱用現任及前任的NBA教練, 或者考慮大學頂尖教練以及NBA裡
的助教.
He also said they have not established a short list of potential candidates
to pursue yet.
他也表示, 他們目前還沒有想追求的教練候選人.
''Hopefully, we can find someone to take us to the next level,'' Demps
said.''Obviously, I think we're just going to find a coach that we feel is
good for us. We want to get to the point where we can compete for
championships. I feel it's very stable here right now.''
"希望我們能找到使我們更上一層樓的人," Demps說道. "顯然的, 我想我們會找合適我們
的教練. 我們想直接達到競爭總冠軍的那步.