[轉錄][外電] Porter likely gone by Monday

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※ [本文轉錄自 PHX-Suns 看板] 作者: suana (白夜行) 看板: PHX-Suns 標題: [外電] Porter likely gone by Monday 時間: Sun Feb 15 10:33:46 2009 Porter likely gone by Monday http://tinyurl.com/ad8r6c -- There are strong indications that the Suns will have a new head coach leading them at Monday morning's practice. Although no final decision has been made, the apparent plan is for Suns management to fire Terry Porter - who in his first season has led the Suns to a 28-23 record and ninth place in the Western Conference standings - on Monday. Because of financial concerns, the replacement probably would come from the staff. Lead assistant Alvin Gentry would be the likely successor, not General Manager Steve Kerr, as has been reported. Gentry and assistant Bill Cartwright have previous head-coaching experience, but Gentry has been with Phoenix since 2004. Porter has had two shots at his 100th career coaching victory, but the Suns lost both games by 17 points to finish a 6-10 stretch entering the All-Star break. Their past six losses have come by double digits. He signed a three-year contract to be the Suns' coach in June, but the third year is not guaranteed. The Suns would eat about $2 million of Porter's salary by firing him. He was the only experienced head coach among the finalists for the job, which was vacated in the off-season by Mike D'Antoni. The timing seems ideal for a new coach, with the Suns facing the Los Angeles Clippers (13-40) on Tuesday and Wednesday and Oklahoma City (13-40) on Friday. There has been speculation that a big change would be coming in the form of a trade involving forward Amaré Stoudemire. Chicago, Houston and Cleveland have been considered the likely trading partners, but a deal with Portland for guard Jerryd Bayless, a first-round draft pick and Raef LaFrentz's expiring, insurance-protected contract has been considered. Any trade also would not happen until Monday, as the NBA does not want the Suns to act during All-Star weekend in its city. The Suns' decreasing faith in Porter recently became apparent when Managing Partner Robert Sarver and Kerr took unscheduled cross-country flights to Atlanta to hold meetings with players without Porter, a sign that they did not think the coach was reaching the players. Porter got off to a bad start with many players during training camp, when his no-nonsense approach, basic drills and changes in philosophy ruffled some, especially veterans. The players had asked for more of a defensive emphasis and accountability after last season's first-round playoff exit under D'Antoni. However, they did not buy in to Porter's program from the beginning. The team is loaded with subpar defensive players and has not improved in that area, and Kerr said that is his biggest disappointment this season. Porter's attempt to put in a Detroit Pistons-type offense was abandoned after an 11-9 start. He allowed point guard Steve Nash to have more control of the ball and push the tempo more, although he still wanted center Shaquille O'Neal to regularly have post-up opportunities. Nash and teammates pitched their cases in public that the team was built to run, and they got their wishes. The Suns won more in December, but Porter did not win their respect. Guard Raja Bell resisted Porter's ways and forward Boris Diaw was unhappy with his new role. Their attitudes led to the Suns trading them Dec. 12 to Charlotte for guard Jason Richardson. The Suns won nine of their next 12 games but lost twice at the buzzer on defensive mix-ups. ----- 還是懶人式翻譯～有消息暗示說，在下週一練習時，太陽將會換一位新的總教練。(－^－)ｄ Porter把太陽的戰績帶到只有28W-23L，並且現在我們位處西區的老九。┐(─＿─)┌ 之前的Rumor是嚇唬人的，Kerr並不會真的去當總教練。總教練替補的人選是從Gentry與助理教練Bill Cartwright兩位之中選出一位。但目前看來，Gentry呼聲是最大的，因為他自從04年以來，就一直待在太陽了。把Porter炒掉之後，我們要吃下2百萬的薪資。接下來我們三場比賽的對手，分別是兩場快艇與一場雷霆。有推測說，交易阿罵之後，太陽會有極大的轉變。目前還在與太陽談論交易案的球隊有公牛、火箭、騎士。而拓荒者還是在找尋交易掉Bayless、第一輪選秀、LaFrentz的可能性。當然也有可能什麼交易都不會發生。現在之所以Rumor滿天飛，交易案沒下文，主因也是因為聯盟不希望太陽在全明星賽週發生任何的交易案，以免破壞明星賽的進行。原來之前老闆與Kerr有安排一場會議，參加者只有球員，Porter是被屏除在外的，進行與球員們的商討，聽取球員們對Porter的看法。(－^－)ｄ ------------- 如果有翻錯的地方，請告知~感謝<(_ _)>。爽( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ 終於要換教練了 -- 　　　σ　　╭──╮ σ σ ╭┬╯─┴┬╯ σ ρ 　　　　　ρ│ ╯ σ │ ╭┬╯ 　σ　　　　╰──╮╮ ╮╭─╮┌─╮╭─╮ │ ╯│╭╮ ρ ρ σ 　　　　　　╭ σ││ │╭─┤│ │╭─┤ρ │ │╰┼ 　　　　ρ　╰──╯╰─┘╰─┘╰ ╰╰─┘ ╯ ╰─╯ σ ψsakurats -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.40.74.75

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