Report: Knicks 'may target' Doc Rivers to replace coach Jeff Hornacek
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been rumored to coach the New
York Knicks, where he was a player from 1992 until 1994.
現任洛杉磯快艇隊總教練 Doc Rivers 已經被傳言，將會在未來接掌他曾經在1992-1994球
員時期的老東家-紐約尼克隊
Mitch Lawrence originally reported that Rivers, as many have speculated, is
indeed considered a target (via Sporting News):
根據記者 Mitch Lawrence 對於 Rivers 的報導，已經有許多人傳言，Doc Rivers的確是
口袋名單之一。
“There is a growing sentiment within New York’s hierarchy to hire Rivers, a
former Knicks player, to replace Jeff Hornacek. Sources say Hornacek’s days in
New York could be over once the season ends. It hasn’t been all of his fault,
but he was brought to the Garden by former team president Phil Jackson and not
the current regime headed by Steve Mills.”
Lawrence:「感覺上現在尼克想找來 Doc Rivers 執掌兵符的可能性已經越來越高，讓一位
前尼克球員取代現在的 Jeff Hornacek。消息來源指出，Hornacek在尼克的日子可能會隨著
球季一起結束。這並不都是 Hornacek 的問題，但他是前朝 Phil Jackson 帶進來的人，
不是現在GM Steve Mills的人。」
In a recent story by Marc Berman, he explained that those around the league do
not think Mills will bring back Hornaceck and instead view Rivers (as well as
Mark Jackson) to be the most likely candidates to replace the head coach.
近來根據 Marc Berman(紐約郵報)的報導，說明聯盟中大家都不覺得 Mills 會在下一季留
下 Hornacek，反而最有可能的人選會是 Doc Rivers(或是 Mark Jackson)變成尼克新任總
教頭。
Hornacek has had issues with several players this season, including Kyle O’
Quinn and Joakim Noah.
Hornacek 在本季已經有過跟隊上幾名球員有過嫌隙，包含 Kyle O'Quinn 和 Joakim Noah
Berman provided more detail on these highly tense moments, noting that even
mild-mannered Kristaps Porzingis had been upset as well (via New York Post):
此外 Berman 還指出更多關於這方面的消息，即便是像 Kristaps Porzingis 這樣溫和脾氣
的人，也已經對他十分不爽。
“According to an NBA source, the Noah-O’Quinn shouting incidents weren’t the
first time the lame-duck Knicks coach got profanities thrown his way by a
Knicks player. The source told The Post that late last season, Kristaps
Porzingis, normally the politest of souls, cursed out Hornacek during a
practice, using the F-word.”
Berman:「根據一則來自NBA的消息，Noah、O'Quinn對著無能總教練開幹的事件已經不
是第一次。上一季尾聲 Porzingis 這位本質超有禮貌的人，用"F"開頭的字眼在球隊練習
時臭罵 Jeff Hornacek。」
This is not the first time Berman linked Rivers to the potential vacancy. In an
article that was published last month, a former associate of the Clippers head
coach said it is “not far-fetched” to believe Rivers would have interest in
the gig.
這已經不是第一次 Berman 提到 Rivers 是尼克總教練的潛在人選，一則上個月公開的文章
中指出，與現任快艇隊總教練合作的前團隊成員說這不是空穴來風，代表可能 Rivers 也同
樣對於這個職位感到興趣。
He reportedly respects the city and the organization as well as players on the
team like Tim Hardaway Jr. and Porzingis.
據報導，Rivers也相當看重這個城市、球團以及球員像是 Tim Hardaway Jr.和Porzingis。
Rivers has long praised Porzingis, noting in January 2016 that he thought the
Latvian-born star was “going to be special” due to his immense skill set.
Rivers從過去都一直很激賞 Porzingis，最早可以追溯到2016的1月時，他曾說這位來自
拉脫維亞的明星一定會"鶴立雞群"，因為他所擁有的功力技巧深不見底。
When the big man tore his ACL earlier this season, the Los Angeles head coach
noted that it could hurt recruiting other players to play for the Knicks (via
Newsday):
當這位長人本季初期受到ACL撕裂傷時，Rivers表示這將對於尼克招募其他球員帶來負面影
響。
“He brings other people. The better he plays the more people want to play with
him … Not having him and not knowing when he’ll be back that hurts more than
just this year. To me that’s where that injury hurts them the most.”
Rivers:「他可以吸引其他人加入，他打得越好，就會有越多人想要跟他一起打球。傷退加
上他因不只今年的傷，讓球隊不知道他的歸期，在我來看這才是對球隊最不利的地方。」
During the most recent offseason, Porzingis tweeted (then deleted) a cryptic
message about the Clippers that included a happy face.
在本季開始前的休賽季期間，Porzingis曾推特(後來刪掉)一則神秘兮兮的訊息，內容包含
快艇加上一個笑臉。
While it’s unclear what any deal would look like, Rivers would likely bring
former Knicks player and coach Mike Woodson with him to the staff in New York.
現在還不清楚到底屆時的實際情況，Rivers可能會把前任尼克球員兼總教練 Mike Woodson
找回來一起重返紐約。
Woodson is currently an assistant for Rivers in Los Angeles but the two have
long been associated with the Knicks.
Woodson現在是快艇隊的助理教練，但彼此的合作關係，早在尼克時期就開始了。
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