http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1441322.html On the surface, it will look no different than the changing of one player's role. 表面上，改变一个球员的角色看起来没什麽不同。 Veteran forward Mikki Moore will be on the Kings' bench at the outset of tonight's game against Utah, with second-year big man Spencer Hawes taking his place in the starting lineup and coach Reggie Theus about to employ his eighth starting five this season. 老将Mikki将在今晚对爵士开始时做板凳，Hawes将会取代他先发，而这是本季第八种先 发五人。 But in reality, it will mean much more. 但实际上，这意义深重。 Within the organization, Moore, in his 11th season, has become the virtual poster boy for the youth vs. veterans conflict that plagues the team and threatens Theus' job. With the stated goal of rebuilding well established and the front office and ownership desiring increased minutes for the younger players, Theus' loyalty to Moore and eternal endorsements of his impact have hurt his standing in his bosses' eyes. 在组织内，这是Mikki第十一个球季，为了年轻球员相对老将的纷争，他已变成了虚幻的内 线球员，这已经使球队深受其害，而且威胁到Theus的头路。制服组和老板都想要增加年轻 球员的上场时间，Theus对於Mikki的爱和永无止境的忍受已经伤害了他在老板眼中的地位 The recent losing has only compounded matters, with the Kings dropping nine of their last 10 (four with Moore injured) and the justification for starting Moore wearing thinner with every defeat. Ironically, Theus' decision to start Hawes over Moore came just two days after – according to numerous sources close to the team – Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie met with co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof in Las Vegas to discuss the current state of affairs and the coach's future. 最近的输球使得情况更复杂，国王输了最近十场的九场，每次输球都让Mikki先发的理由越 来越薄弱，讽刺的是，Theus决定让Hawes取代Mikki先发的两天前，Petrie和老板在拉斯维 加斯会面讨论目前球队的状态和教练的未来。 By all appearances, Theus – who is in the final guaranteed season of his contract – still will be given time to make the most of a less intense schedule and a roster on the mend. The Kings, whose strength of schedule thus far is ranked 21st in the league, had a league-high-tying 17 games in November. As such, Theus' challenge in the next few weeks will be using rare practice time for development and improvement on both ends. 本季是Theus合约的最後一个保障球季，仍然会给他时间去证明。国王到目前为止赛程的强 度排在联盟的第21名，在十一月是联盟最高的17场。因此，Theus未来几周的挑战将会是使 用稀少的练习时间发展改进。 The in-house debate about Moore's play and his impact has created two equally convinced camps. On one side are those who believe rookie forward Jason Thompson should be getting a bigger role based on his production and skill set. 自家人对於Mikki上场的争论已经形成两个集团。一个集团是相信小汤应该角色要更吃重 ，因为他的效能和技能。 While he is averaging more minutes than Moore (25.6 per game to 22.6), the rookie's production in points (20.1 per 48 minutes to Moore's 12.4) and on the glass (12.2 rebounds per 48 minutes to Moore's 9.3) far surpasses the veteran. It's a scenario similar to that of Hawes, who has had a recent dip in playing time that included 20 minutes Friday at Utah and 21 minutes Saturday against Dallas (nine through three quarters). 他平均上场时间比Mikki高，得分也比Mikki高，篮板也比Mikki高，压倒性胜利。Hawes也 有同样的问题，最近上场时间有所下降。 Even with his latest decision, Theus – who believes Moore's abilities, especially on defense, are undervalued – has been mostly on the other side of the conversation. Theus相信Mikki的能力，尤其是在防守上的，是被低估的。 "Anytime there's a charge being taken, 90 percent of the time it's Mikki Moore taking it," Theus said. "He does all the little things, and those things matter. People talk about defense. The fans talk about defense, but then they want the guy who's a defensive guy to be out of the game." While Moore said he's aware of Theus' contract situation, the reality is he has one of his own. 当Mikki说他担心Theus的合约状况，事实是他是担心自己的。 "We're both on the hot seat, to tell you the truth," he said. 「说实在的，我们现在都像是热锅上的蚂蚁」他说 Though Moore's contract runs through next season, he is in a free-agent season of sorts because only $2 million of his $6.2 million is guaranteed if he is waived before June 20, 2009. Thus, finding a way for his team to compete amid competing agendas clearly is a substantial part of Theus' challenge. 虽然Mikki的合约是下一季才结束，但因为下一季可以用2m买断。因此，为球队寻求竞争 的方法明显是对Theus很大的挑战。 "With us losing, he wanted some new blood in the starting lineup, but he said it's not (set) in stone," Moore said. 「每当我们输了，他想要在先发阵容有些新血，但他说还没有决定」Mikki说。 "I'm not going to argue with the coach. If that's what you think is going to work, I'll go with it. I'm not going to call my agent and (complain) about it. I'm going to let you (Theus) do what (he has) got to do. I'll put myself to the side for the team. I'll come off the bench. If it stays like that, hopefully I'll get Sixth Man of the Year." 「我不会去和教练争论。你所想的就是去工作。我会照着做。我不会打给我的经纪人靠盃 ，我会让你做必须做的。我会以球队为主，我会去当替补，假如一直都是这样，很希望我 会得最佳第六人」 --

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