Budenholzer still has hand in Spurs' success
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By Chris Vivlamore
A year removed from his tenure as a long-time Spurs assistant, Hawks coach
Mike Budenholzer plays a role in another likely NBA championship for San
Antonio.
雖然退出馬刺崗位一年了，但老鷹主帥Bud在馬刺重返榮耀的成就中佔有一角.
In Games 3 and 4 of the finals - both lopsided Spurs wins at the Heat for a
3-1 series lead - the play of Kawhi Leonard has stood out. The forward has
combined for 49 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three steals and five
blocked shots in the two victories. He is also a plus-42. According to Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich, it wasBudenholzer who was responsible for the trade
that brought Leonard to San Antonio.
讓總決賽大比分變成3-1的Game3&4中,Kawhi Leonard異軍突起. 這兩場勝利中共拿下
49pts + 18rebs + 5asts + 3stls + 5blks. 據馬刺主帥Popo所言,Bud在當年交易案
中居功厥偉.
During Games 3 and 4, I kept recalling the following answer from Popovich
from an interview he did with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last May
following the Hawks hire of Budenholzer. You may recall the interview. Here
is what he said when asked for a specific example of how Budenholzer helped
the franchise.
在Game3&4中,我不斷想起Popo在去年5月接受亞特蘭大憲法報,關於Bud去老鷹任帥的採訪.
以下是Popo曾提到Bud如何幫助這支球隊的一例:
"One example of something that is really significant that affected the team
that would be the George Hill-Kawhi Leonard trade," Popovich said. "Bud was
all over me for that one. I didn’t want to do it because George Hill was one
of my favorite players all-time. I had a real special relationship with that
kid. To this day, we still work together on a couple of community things in
San Antonio and Indianapolis. I did not want to do it but Bud was the driving
force behind it. He was hammering myself and (general manager R.C. (Buford)
because we need a 3, we need a bigger 3. George Hill would have continued to
play behind Tony Parker probably, in all logic I assume that would have been
true. With Manu (Ginoboli) at the 2, George wasn’t going to get all the
minutes he deserved. With a need at the 3 so Manu wouldn’t have to play the
position, or Danny Green, we thought this would make some sense. I remember
right up until draft night, I’m sitting up there with Peter Holt, our owner,
and Bud is down there hammering on R.C. and looking up at me. They are
looking up, at me and I’m thinking 'I don’t want to do this. Jesus I don’t
want to do this.’ He made me pull the trigger and it’s been a great trade
for both teams. That was something very specific that he had his hand in."
(Popo)
"談Bud對馬刺的影響,顯著的一例就是Hill-Leonard交易案"
"Bud在那件事上完全壓過了我. Hill是我任教歷史中最喜歡的球員之一. 我跟Hill是
真心相愛的."
"直至今日,我跟Hill都還是一同作SA與印城的社區服務. 我不想(交易)但Bud一直逼我."
"Bud之搥一直敲在我跟R.C. Buford身上,因為我們真的需要一個身材夠的SF."
"我一直以為Hill會持續在Parker背後當小弟. Manu占了SG位置,Hill不會分到他應有的
上場時間."
"基於讓Manu/Green不必分擔3號位,需要正統SF的考量,我們覺得Bud說得有理. 我記得
直到選秀夜,我跟Peter Holt坐在那兒,而Bud一直叫R.C.擇機出手."
"終於有好機會了. 大家都盯著我看,我想著喔天啊~不要逼我. Bud讓我拍板定案,而造
就了雙贏的交易. 這是他貢獻的一項具體實例."
Budenholzer won't get another ring should the Spurs close out the Heat ...
but maybe he should.
若今年馬刺能多枚戒指,雖Bud不在馬刺了,但也該將此成就與他分享.