猛龍脫胎換骨，凱西教練功不可沒，是否應該當選最佳教練？

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猛龍本賽季脫胎換骨，凱西教練功不可沒，是否應該當選最佳教練？

Dwane Casey is Coach of the Year, right?

德文-凱西這賽季是年度最佳教練沒毛病吧？

I haven"t heard this guy getting enough credit. I know there have been knocks on him in the past, sometimes justified. But he"s doing something this year I"ve only seen a handful of coaches do: he"s taking almost the exact same roster, and completely redesigning the way they play - in the middle of his tenure!

凱西教練沒有得到過與他能力相匹配的讚美。過去，有不少人怒噴過他，我承認這其中有一部分是確實有道理的。但今年的凱西教練，放眼整個歷史，能與之相媲美的教練屈指可數：在陣容基本沒有任何改動的情況下，完全改造了隊內球員的打球方式！

And it"s working: best record they"ve ever achieved, thriving bench and role players, effortlessly selfless play from the stars, clear 1-seed with big wins over contending teams.

並且，這一全新的體系是行之有效的：猛龍隊史最佳戰績，充滿活力的板凳/角色球員，從球隊領袖到板凳末端，每個人都在傾盡所有地分享球，穩居東部頭名，同時贏下了無數對陣其他強隊時的硬仗。

The Raptors are the real deal this year, and Casey is a big reason why. After years of playing ISO-heavy ball that leans on the stars, he"s gotten everyone to up the pace, move the ball, shoot more threes, and trust each other.

這賽季的猛龍真不是好惹的，凱西教練就是重要的個中緣由。在打了數個賽季的過於依賴球星的單打獨鬥籃球後，他改變了球隊進攻方式：每個人都跑起來，轉移球，投更多三分，以及，信賴你的隊友。

The only other contender this year is D"Antoni. And while the Rockets have been the best regular season team, they also added a superstar and future HOF in Chris Paul. The Raptors are doing nearly as much without anywhere close to the same level of star power. Everyone thought the roster was getting stale, but they look better than ever.

今年的最佳教練角逐戰上，唯一能作為凱西對手的人是邁克-德安東尼。但儘管火箭已經成為了今年的常規賽最佳球隊，不要忘了他們去年夏天引進了超級巨星、未來名人堂球員——克里斯-保羅。而作為對比，猛龍隊的星光完全沒有火箭那麼閃耀，但卻達成了幾乎同樣的成就。所有人都認為猛龍的陣容已經過時了，但實際上，他們比過往任何時候都更加強大。

We"ll see how the playoffs go - I know that"s always the big question with the Raps - but for now, let"s give the man his due.

誠然，我們還需要靜候猛龍在季後賽的表現，我自己也深知這一直是猛龍隊的老大難。但現在，讓我們給予凱西教練他應得的掌聲。

EDIT: I want to correct myself by adding that Brad Stevens is also a big time contender for what he"s been able to get out of a largely new roster, though I still have Casey ahead of him. Honorable mentions go to Stotts and McMillan.

更正：我需要補充一下，考慮到他將一支球員名單變動如此之大的陣容帶出了這樣的成績，布拉德-史蒂文斯教練也理應作為最佳教練的有力競爭者，但我依舊將凱西教練放在史蒂文斯教練之前。此外，榮譽提名：斯托茨教練以及麥克米蘭教練。

[–]Canadashilly22 271 指標 6小時前

I was already impressed with Casey this year, but after listening to him on the woj pod, he said something that really stuck with me. At the end of the podcast, he mentioned that African-American coaches often aren"t regarded as "smart." They"re known mostly as "players" coaches" and "locker room guys." He said that black coaches aren"t given enough credit for how they coach in-game and how they develop systems.

凱西教練今年的成就讓我印象深刻，但他在woj的播客上說的一些話真的讓我久久不能忘記。在播客的最後，他提到非裔美國教練很少被視作「智將」，而更多的被看作「雞湯教練」或者「更衣室穩定劑」。他認為黑人教練在臨場調度以及構建球隊體系上沒有得到應有的尊重。

This really stuck with me, because throughout this season, I had just assumed that the front office told Casey this offseason how he should be running his system, and he implemented it flawlessly because he"s such a "players" coach." I started reading in to how they developed the system, and apparently during training camp, the Raptors were running scrimmages where certain shots were worth different points. A corner 3 was worth 4, a long 2 was worth 1. Not only did this encourage a high-efficiency offense, it taught the players how to force low-efficiency shots on defense.

這真的讓我久久不能忘記，因為整個賽季我都認為是猛龍的管理層告訴凱西他應該運行自己的體系，然後凱西教練完美執行了這套策略，畢竟他是很出色的球員信賴的教練。但我後來仔細研究了他們是如何構建起這一全新體系的：在賽季即將開始前的訓練營，猛龍隊內進行的對抗賽有一項特殊的規則：特定的投籃會被記以不同的分數，底角三分被記為4分，長兩分則為1分。這不僅僅能鼓勵球員進行高效的進攻，同時也能引導他們如何在防守端逼迫對手進行低效率的投射。

Not to mention how well Casey runs his rotations. People were always angry at him last year for how little he played JV, but the Raptors always have the perfect matchup in during crunch time, whether small or big. And you never hear anything from the players about how much or how little playing time they"re getting.

更別提凱西教練是如何調度他的陣容的了。去年，人們指責凱西教練給瓦蘭的上場時間太少，但今年猛龍隊在無論大小場面的關鍵時刻的對位表現都十分出色。同時，你從來不會聽到球員抱怨說自己沒有得到足夠的上場時間。

Casey"s been in the NBA for a quite a long time. He"s a smart coach who knows how to get the best out of his players. Definitely COTY.

凱西教練在聯盟里待了很長的時間了。他是一個知道如何激發自己的球員的最大能力的貨真價實的「智將」。毫無疑問的年度最佳教練。

[–]TimberwolvesTB7_aka_StopNPop 2401 指標 11小時前

imagine seeing this thread at this point last year lmao. People were calling for his head

想像一下如果這篇帖子出現在去年會是什麼場景233333，去年大家都在給凱西教練唱等你下課。

[–]Timberwolvescryyogenic 1082 指標 11小時前

"member in 2007 when the Wolves fired him because we were "only" 20-20....and went on to go 12-30 after his firing.

森林狼球迷：2007年他是我們的主教練，但隨後就因為「僅僅」帶隊打出20-20的戰績被炒了，但隨後我們打出了一波12-30的高潮戰績。[譯註1]

[譯註1]: 2005-06賽季，凱西拿到了他在NBA的第一份主教練工作，當時率領的是明尼蘇達森林狼隊，接替凱文-麥克海爾。凱西帶隊的總戰績是53勝69負，他在2007年1月23日被解僱，僅僅帶隊一年半。當他被解職時森林狼的戰績是20勝20負，他的繼任者是蘭迪-惠特曼，森林狼在他的接手的剩餘賽季戰績為12勝30負。

[–]TimberwolvesTB7_aka_StopNPop 643 指標 11小時前

yeah, another great Kevin Mchale move

森林狼球迷：yeah！！麥克海爾的又一華麗操作，風騷腳步！[譯註2]

[譯註2]麥克海爾為森林狼當時的總經理。

[–]RocketsHakeemTheDreamShake 303 指標 10小時前

Fuck Kevin McHale

火箭球迷：辣雞冰箱，親測破銅爛鐵。

[–]RaptorsBen--Affleck 172 指標 11小時前

I was calling for it and it was always because he clearly allowed iso ball to be our bread and butter and we all know it』s limits. We had such a predictable offense and thank god people were freaking out about it. Don』t know who made the decision to change things up, but you gotta give props to Casey for managing the transition beautifully. He』s obviously a great players』 coach on top of a great defensive coach. What he』s managed this year should earn him the trophy and our respect.

猛龍球迷：我是去年的猛龍隊等你下課合唱團成員，因為凱西教練去年確實將個人進攻與單打獨鬥作為了我們的主要進攻方式，而且，我們都知道這樣做的極限。我們的進攻太容易被預測，幸好人們都對這樣的體系嗤之以鼻。我不知道是誰作出了改變進攻體系的決定，但就算是為了實現這一完美的銜接過度轉換，你也應該給予凱西熱烈的掌聲。除了一名優秀的球員教練之外，他很明顯的也是一名出色的防守教頭。凱西今年的成就足以讓他贏得應有的喝彩與尊重。

[–]RaptorsVeryCanadian 77 指標 10小時前

Xs and Os still aren"t his strongest suit, but you just can"t discount the job he and Stackhouse have done developing our young players - which is about half our rotation - into a terror for opposing teams.

猛龍球迷：各種眼花繚亂的戰術和臨場調度確實不是凱西的強項，但你無法否認他和斯塔克豪斯在發展年輕球員方面做出的貢獻：隊內接近一半的成員都是年輕小夥子，他們現在已經變成了能讓對方球隊們忌憚的有利兵器。

[–]WarriorsTortadeMilanesa 156 指標 11小時前

To be fair, it"s not as if he"s doing the same stuff that had people pissed off at him over the past few years. In fact, he went out of his way to do a full 180 with his offensive approach.

公平地說吧，凱西教練不再秉持他過去那套惹惱了無數人的策略執教。事實上，他帶著自己一貫優秀的防守思想，在進攻體系上完成了一次180度的大翻轉。

[–]TimberwolvesTB7_aka_StopNPop 26 指標 11小時前

true but its generally not a good practice to fire people without giving them adequate opportunity to improve. If you pull the trigger too soon then you』re missing out on that coaches experience they』ve accumulated that should help them make the necessary adjustments.

的確如此，但通常而言，過於輕率的開除他人而不給予他們足夠的機會去設法進步是不明智的。如果你行事過於果決，那麼你會錯失那些教練們之前在球隊中累積取得的經驗，這些經驗能夠幫助教練們作出必要的調整從而取得進步。

[–]RaptorsMasai-Ujiri 73 指標 10小時前

He had plenty of time. We hired him from the mavs after they won the title. Wanted him gone in 2015 after the sweep.

猛龍球迷：他過去早已經得到了充足的時間。我們在小牛奪冠後僱傭了他作為主教練，在2015年被橫掃後開始唱等你下課。

[–]RaptorsFredVanFleek 786 指標 11小時前

he gets my vote obviously, but it"s gonna be a 3 man race between Casey, Stevens and D"Antoni imo

猛龍球迷：我會為凱西教練投上我這一票，但最佳教練將是一場3人角逐，選手為凱西、史蒂文斯以及德安東尼。

[–][NYK] Kristaps Porzingiskungfukristaps 724 指標 11小時前

Nate McMillan deserves to be a part of that race imo

內特-麥克米蘭也應該加入討論！

[–]TimberwolvesMorezingis 511 指標 11小時前

Totally. Pacers were in the argument for worst team in the league during preseason. Now they"re the 3rd seed.

毫無疑問地，休賽期時步行者在聯盟最差球隊的討論之中。現在，他們成為了東部第三。

[–][POR] C.J. McCollumHedo_Nurkoglu 151 指標 10小時前

Damn, I knew they were beating expectations, but did not know they were the 3 seed

哦草，我知道步行者打出了出乎意料的表現，但我不知道他們居然已經趕超到東部第三了？！

[–][TOR] OG Anunobypannedcakes 169 指標 9小時前*

That says just as much about the Cavs as it does about the Pacers.

應該是：哦草，我知道騎士打出了出乎意料的表現，但我不知道他們居然已經被趕出東部前三了？

Edit: I"m not trying to take away anything from the Pacers, they are still exceeding expectations. I"m just saying that Cavs, in a similar manner, are way underperforming according to their expectations.

補充：我無意冒犯步行者，他們打得超乎尋常的好。我只是想說騎士也是打得出乎意料，只不過是出乎意料得糟…

[–]Trail BlazersTexasWithADollarsign 51 指標 10小時前

If 3rd seed teams belong in the COTY discussion, then Terry Stotts should also be in the discussion.

開拓者球迷：如果分區三號種子能夠加入最佳教練的討論，那麼特里-斯托茨教練也應該加入戰鬥。

[–]ThunderRamzaa_ 85 指標 9小時前

If the jazz make the playoffs then I"d say Quinn Snyder warrants some consideration as well

如果爵士最後殺入了季後賽，我覺得奎因-斯奈德教練也能摻和一腳。

[–]RaptorsFredVanFleek 52 指標 11小時前

He deserves a lot of credit for what he"s done, but the 3-8 seeds are just too close for me to consider him yet. As of now, Casey, Stevens, and D"Antoni are just too much ahead of everyone else

猛龍球迷：（回復支持麥克米蘭的球迷）麥克米蘭的確值得為他取得的成就獲得讚譽，但在我看來，東部第三到第八實在是太接近了，這不足以讓我將麥克米蘭教練視為候選人之一。迄今為止，凱西，史蒂文斯和德安東尼已經在最佳教練的爭奪上遠遠地甩開了其他人好幾個身位。

[–][TOR] Amir JohnsonModernPoultry 51 指標 11小時前

Ya, 3rd seed isnt a sexy pick for CotY but considering many thought the Pacers would be a bottom 5 team, his team"s play is the most impressive for me.

Raps and Rockets were seen as middle to higher ranked seeds around the 3 or 4 seed range.

猛龍球迷：確實，三號種子確實不是選出最佳教練的最好選擇，但考慮到之前很多人認為步行者是聯盟倒數前五的球隊，麥克米蘭執教打出的表現就讓我十分欣賞了。與之相對的，猛龍與火箭賽季前一直都被視作中上游水準的，3-4號種子水平的球隊。

I think Nate"s Squad"s Win prediction has the biggest discrepancy from the beginning of the season to now

我想麥克米蘭執教下的步行者應該是從賽季初到現在獲勝預測數差距最大的球隊了。

[–][TOR] Delon WrightDelonWright 310 指標 11小時前

I think he should be. I was surprised listening to Nate Duncan』s podcast when Nate chose Popovich as COTY and Danny Leroux chose Brad Stevens. I get the Brad Stevens argument but Pop?

猛龍球迷：我覺得凱西值得最佳教練。我在收看內特-鄧肯的播客秀時被內特的決定整蒙蔽了，他選擇了波波維奇作為最佳教練，同時丹尼-勒魯選擇了布拉德-史蒂文斯。我能理解勒魯把史蒂文斯視為候選者之一，但是波波是什麼鬼…….？

[–]CavaliersAir2Jordan3 118 指標 8小時前

Depends when the podcast was, but the Spurs were the 3 seed for the majority of the first half of the season, without their best player. Now obviously it"s a different story because they could fall anywhere between 3 and 10. But if they get the 3 seed there"s a solid case there.

這要看這段播客是啥時候錄的了。馬刺在賽季前半段的絕大部分時間裡、在隊中最佳球員倫納德缺陣的情況下一直穩居第三。當然現在確實是不一樣了，馬刺隊可能會在賽結束時處於第三到第十的任一位置。但如果他們最後又重新打成了西部第三，那我想波波也是有力競爭者。

[–][TOR] DeMar DeRozanFrostyTheKnight10 243 指標 11小時前

I wouldn"t be mad if Brad makes it. imo Casey deserves it more but I"m obviously biased

猛龍球迷：如果史蒂文斯教練最後拿下這個獎，我不會太生氣。但我認為凱西教練最實至名歸，是的我就是這麼不公正客觀hhhh

[–][TOR] OG AnunobyIamSofakingRAW 153 指標 11小時前

If we get 61 wins after being projected for 44-45, I think he absolutely deserves it over anybody

猛龍球迷：如果我們在賽季初預測取得44-45勝的情況下最後打出了61勝，我想這一獎項不應旁落他人。

[–]MavericksLeoFireGod 133 指標 10小時前

Honesty I seeing the pacers as the 3 seed after trading away PG13 makes me think its between him or Nate McMillan

說實話，當我發現交易掉喬治的步行者取得了東部第三後，我就覺得這一殊榮必將誕生於凱西或者麥克米蘭之間。

[–]PacersProzaki 74 指標 9小時前

Pacers bout to run away with COTY, MIP, and EOTY.

步行者球迷：步行者或將一舉攬下年度最佳教練、年度最佳進步球員、年度最佳總經理。

[–]Trail BlazersHolcan 40 指標 7小時前

Has a MIP ever won finals mvp? We can start this year with oladipo

歷史上有MIP同時砍下總決賽MVP嗎？我覺得奧迪可以做這第一個吃螃蟹的人。

[–]Bullshankbaumbach 160 指標 10小時前*

「The only other contender this year is D"Antoni. And while the Rockets have been the best regular season team, they also added a superstar and future HOF in Chris Paul.」

「今年的最佳教練角逐戰上，唯一能作為凱西對手的人是邁克-德安東尼。但儘管火箭已經成為了今年的常規賽最佳球隊，不要忘記他們去年夏天引進了超級巨星、未來名人堂球員——克里斯-保羅。」

Even more importantly, D"Antoni won it last year and there is no way the NBA gives it to any coach back to back.

不僅如此，德安東尼去年已經拿下了最佳教練，NBA不可能讓一個教練背靠背贏得最佳教練的。

Top Coach

West: D"Antoni (disqualified due to winning last year)

East: Casey

我心中的最佳教練：

西部：德安東尼（由於去年的當選不作考慮）

東部：凱西

Honorable Mention

Nate McMillan (Pacers)

Brad Stevens (Celtics)

Terry Stotts (Trailblazers)

Alvin Gentry (Pelicans)

Lebron James (Cavs)

榮譽提名：

內特-麥克米蘭（步行者）

布拉德-史蒂文斯：（凱爾特人）

特里-斯托茨（開拓者）

阿爾文-金特里（鵜鶘）

勒布朗-詹姆斯（騎士）

Mention

Erik "Now do you believe me that I can coach?" Spolestra (Miami)

Quinn "I invoke the holy lord Jesus to protect me from these snakes" Snyder (Utah)

特別提名：

埃里克-「現在你們相信我真的能執教了吧」-斯波爾斯特拉（熱火）

奎因-「神啊救救我吧別再有傷病了」-斯奈德（爵士）

EDIT:

People have (rightfully) complained that these two guys were left off the honorable mentions and while I stand by their omission from the "Honorable Mentions" I do agree they deserve mentioning for how well they"ve been coaching under the circumstances they find themselves.

補充：人們向我抱怨（抱怨的沒毛病）說他們二人理應出現在榮譽提名之中，同時儘管我堅持我原有「榮譽提名」名單，我十分同意他們值得為自己在當前球隊動蕩的環境下取得的成就而入圍特別提名。

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