[ 王 ] Kuester Impresses Early
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=14062
Bring up the name John Kuester to any member of the Detroit Pistons core
group and it's amazing to see the visceral reaction that takes place. Rip
Hamilton nearly tears up talking about his new head coach, Tayshaun Prince
brightens enthusiastically, the young guys smile and talk about how much they
love his communication style and even Big Ben Wallace can't help but grin
when talking about being reunited with the man who was an assistant coach to
Larry Brown on the 2004 championship team.
"I think Kuester is awesome," Hamilton tells HOOPSWORLD. "We have learned so
much - especially the young guys. I've been here for a long time, so I see
everything, but for the young guys to learn so much in the first two weeks
... it's more than they learned all season last year. It's a great thing to
have that, too, because when you're young you need to be taught the game the
right way. If you don't get taught the right way early it kind of screws you
for the rest of your career."
Developing young players is part of the job that Kuester finds enjoyable,
especially with a competitive group like the young cast in Detroit.
"It's interesting because most of these guys have pretty good basketball IQs
and they've done a wonderful job of trying to get better in practice every
day," says Kuester. "So it's been an easy transition for me in that way
because our guys compete and the young guys really get after it. It's made it
fun. I keep telling people about our young players, Jonas (Jerebko), DeJaun
(Summers), and Austin (Daye), they don't really care who they're playing
against; they're going to play hard every night. It's been fun to watch them
practice and develop as players."
The key to Kuester's success is his communication style. Soft-spoken and
patient with players and media alike, he conveys a quiet confidence, not
unlike his mentor Larry Brown.
"His communication is incredible," says Hamilton. "He brings that LB, that
Larry Brown style. LB was always a teacher and Kuester came under him and he
knows how to relate the game and put guys in positions to succeed. That's key
in teaching guys to play the game the right way. Kuester has always been a
great guy, but the thing about him is he always knows how to talk to his
players. I had him in the huddle when Larry was here and he always spoke his
mind while keeping an even keel. I thought LB did a great job bringing him
onto the team and letting him grow as a coach."
As excited as the Pistons are to have Kuester back in the mix, this time in
the big chair, they also recognize that he will have to deal with a level of
pressure he's never known before.
"He's going to face some tough challenges," admits Ben Wallace. "As a head
coach you don't realize how much pressure is on a head coach until you become
a head coach. I'm pretty sure he's starting to realize what kind of pressure
head coaches are going to be under. He's been around this league for a while
as an assistant coach, and he's worked under a lot of good head coaches. You
can tell, because he came in and took control of the situation here and got
everybody on the same page. That's all you can ask for from a coach."
It's not clear just how good the Pistons can be this season. They have a nice
mix of veterans with championship rings and young players with limitless
potential. At both ends of the experience spectrum we see players who have
confidence in their new coach and are excited about the team's prospects for
the 2009-10 season. At this point, that is, indeed, all you can ask for.
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由於前任教頭餘威太過強大，所以我懷疑 Kuester 評價可能有點 overrate (誤)
不過球員們對 Kuester 都表現出蠻好的評價，而且他本身經驗豐富，儘管擔任總教頭
的壓力更大，臨場反應需要更加快速，這些就要隨著球季的進行來驗證啦！大班也可
以兼差教一下防守概念...
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