https://tinyurl.com/2p8ue2cu by Jeff Garcia
SAN ANTONIO — Despite bringing wins to San Antonio, an All-Star, and leading
the Spurs to the playoffs, it still wasn't enough for former Spur LaMarcus
Aldridge to get fourth-quarter playing time under Gregg Popovich's watch when
the team was throttling teams on the court.
Aldridge was a guest on the "Oddball Hoops" show and was discussing why he
couldn't see himself becoming a coach now that he is retired.
尽管LaMarcus Aldridge 为圣安东尼奥带来了不少胜利，成为了全明星，还带领马刺进入
到季后赛，但 Popovich 在比赛大幅领先情况下，却不让Aldridge 在第四节上场。
Aldridge 在《Oddball Hoops》节目中作为来宾，谈到了为什么他退休后，无法想像自己
成为一名教练，因为他作为球员非常难相处。
He pointed to the fact that he could not see himself coaching because of how
difficult he was as a player.
Case in point: His time in San Antonio and clashing with Popovich about
late-game minutes.
Specifically, how the long-time San Antonio coach would not play him in the
fourth period when the team was up big on the scoreboard.
However, that didn't matter to Aldridge who said he wanted to play to
maintain his rhythm but Pop refused on the basis of resting him for the long
season.
一个例子是他在马刺时，与Popovich 在针对第四节上场时间起了争执。具体来说，就是
Popovich 在球队大比分领先时，不让Aldridge 在第四节上场。然而，Aldridge 表示他
希望能上场去维持比赛节奏，但Popovich拒绝了，理由是要让他休息以应对漫长的赛季。
"That's when I got to San Antonio and we were winning 60 games that first
year," Aldridge said. "And we were up 30 (points) at halftime every time and
I wanted to play the fourth (period). Pop would fight me and be like 'No, you
can't play the fourth.'
"I'm just like, 'I need my rhythm,' so like I want to go back in the game in
the fourth."
“那是我刚到圣安东尼奥的时候，我们第一年就赢了60场比赛。每次半场结束时，我们都
领先30分，而我想上场打第四节。”
Popovich 总是反对，说“不，你不准打第四节。”
“但我想要找比赛节奏，所以我想回到场上打第四节。”
However, looking back at Pop's decision to sit him in the final frame now
makes sense to the former Spurs big man.
"You know that was the right way. To risk injury wouldn't have been smart but
I would be so frustrated," he said. "We would kind of butt heads a little bit
about wanting to go in for like two more minutes but you know it would never
happen."
Said Aldridge: "I understand the big picture now."
回顾 Popovich 当时的决定，现在对Aldridge来说，就合理的多了。
“你知道那是正确的决定。冒着受伤的风险是不明智的，但我感到非常沮丧。有时会因为
我想再打两分钟而争吵，但你知道那是永远不会发生事(回到场上)。而我现在我明白一切
是为大局而重。”
Resting players, minimizing the risk of injury, and preserving their bodies
for the long term are staples of Popovich's coaching style.
That approach allowed players to prolong their careers such as Tim Duncan and
Manu Ginobili.
It also is a credit to Popovich and why he is considered the best NBA coach
in history.
让球员休息去减少受伤风险，并保持长期健康是Popovich的执教风格。而他也用这种方法
，让球员的职业生涯得以延长下去，例如 Tim Duncan和 Manu Ginobili。
这也是为什么 Popovich 被认为是历史上最伟大的教练之一。
As for Aldridge, there was an adjustment period when he joined the Spurs in
2015.
He requested a trade from the Spurs in 2017 before Popovich spoke with him to
have a better understanding of his role and how to be coached.
After that, the pair enjoyed success.
Aldridge在2015年加入马刺队时，确实需要一段适应期。而在2017年，Aldridge也曾向马
刺请求交易，然后Popovich与他详谈，去理解他在球队的角色以及该如何去执教他。之后
，两人取得了成功。
He'd become a three-time NBA All-Star as a Spur and lead the team to
four-straight playoff appearances (2016-19) before leaving San Antonio in
2021.
He can also add a lesson learned about player management from Popovich to his
NBA resume should he ever change his mind and get into coaching basketball.
Aldridge在马刺入选了三次全明星，并带领球队连续四次闯进季后赛（2016年至2019年）
，然后在2021年离开马刺。如果Aldridge 改变主意，决定成为教练，他还是可以把
Popovich那里学到的球员管理，增加到他的履历中。