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.
虽然退出马刺岗位一年了，但老鹰主帅Bud在马刺重返荣耀的成就中占有一角.
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.
让总决赛大比分变成3-1的Game3&4中,Kawhi Leonard异军突起. 这两场胜利中共拿下
49pts + 18rebs + 5asts + 3stls + 5blks. 据马刺主帅Popo所言,Bud在当年交易案
中居功厥伟.
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,我不断想起Popo在去年5月接受亚特兰大宪法报,关于Bud去老鹰任帅的采访.
以下是Popo曾提到Bud如何帮助这支球队的一例:
"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)
"谈Bud对马刺的影响,显著的一例就是Hill-Leonard交易案"
"Bud在那件事上完全压过了我. Hill是我任教历史中最喜欢的球员之一. 我跟Hill是
真心相爱的."
"直至今日,我跟Hill都还是一同作SA与印城的社区服务. 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,因为我们真的需要一个身材够的SF."
"我一直以为Hill会持续在Parker背后当小弟. Manu占了SG位置,Hill不会分到他应有的
上场时间."
"基于让Manu/Green不必分担3号位,需要正统SF的考量,我们觉得Bud说得有理. 我记得
直到选秀夜,我跟Peter Holt坐在那儿,而Bud一直叫R.C.择机出手."
"终于有好机会了. 大家都盯着我看,我想着喔天啊~不要逼我. Bud让我拍板定案,而造
就了双赢的交易. 这是他贡献的一项具体实例."
Budenholzer won't get another ring should the Spurs close out the Heat ...
but maybe he should.
若今年马刺能多枚戒指,虽Bud不在马刺了,但也该将此成就与他分享.