http://0rz.tw/Vgksh Kings principal owner Vivek Ranadive spent weeks interviewing dozens of candidates to replace Geoff Petrie, and you were somewhat of a late-game surprise. So how did you win the job? Vivek花了一阵时间面试一堆人，你突然就冒出来，你怎麽办到的？ I think I answer questions. I don't think I'm 100 percent right, or proclaim to be 100 percent right, but I'm not afraid to tell you what I think. So if you like what I think, you're probably going to love me. And if you don't like what I think, you're probably going to say, 'This guy knows nothing,' and show me the door. But I'm not arrogant or cocky. I'm very matter-of-fact. I think transparency is very important in this business, and frankly, I don't see a lot of it. 我想就是坦白。我不认为我百分百对，也不想要表现出我是百分百对，但是我并不畏惧去 告诉你我的想法。所以如果你喜欢我的想法，也许会喜欢我。如果不喜欢，就会觉得我懂 个屁，然後叫我滚出去。我并不自大，反而是个实事求是的人，在这行业我认为坦白是很 重要的，但坦白说并不常见。 You have an excellent reputation in NBA circles, but most people in Sacramento are unfamiliar with your background. College video coach. Criminal defense attorney. Political campaign manager. Player agent. Front-office executive with the Warriors and Nuggets. Did I leave anything out? Do you wash dishes, too? 你在NBA圈子有很好的名望，但沙城大部分的人对你并不熟悉。大学的影片教练、辩护律 师、政党主管、经纪人、勇士和金块的制服组。我有漏掉的吗？你应该也洗过盘子吧？ Well, let's see. (Laugh) I grew up on Long Island, middle-class family, about 50 minutes from the city. I played baseball, basketball, football and tennis, but I was really small, so when I got to high school, I didn't see it (a basketball career) happening. 哈，等着瞧。我在长岛长大，中产阶级。我打棒球、篮球、足球和网球，但我真的很小只 ，所以当我到高校时，真的不认为能够打篮球。 You started as a video coordinator at St. John's, where your classmates included Mark Jackson, Robert Werdann and the late Malik Sealy. Those are pretty promising connections. Why pass on a possible coaching career? 你一开始是在圣约翰当看影片的，那时候你的同学有Mark Jackson、Robert Werdann还有 Malik Sealy，你为什麽不去当教练？ When I was going to college, I actually thought maybe I would pursue coaching. I coached my brother's high school summer-league team and really liked it. But after watching agents come in, I began thinking about the business of basketball, about how I could help players, and that started to excite me. And I always believe you should do things you enjoy. 当我读大学时，我确实有想过也许可以教球，我教过我兄弟的球队，而且还满喜欢的。但 在看过经纪人的所作所为後，就开始在思考关於篮球这档生意的事，在想我可能可以怎麽 帮助球员，这让我很兴奋。而我一直相信你该去做让你享受的事。 Has your legal/political background been helpful in the NBA? 法学以及政治背景对你在NBA有帮助吗？ Well, I can tell you a funny story. When I was in my third year of law school, they didn't have enough attorneys in Florida, so I was provisionally certified as a public defender. I was the guy who had to do first appearances at the jail. They would put you in the pen with everyone … and you're stuck there. Seriously, you walk in that room, people are staring at you, and some of these are not good people. And you're in it, you're in it. Nothing in this league can shake me after that. 好吧，我可以告诉你一个有趣的故事。当我在法学校读到第三年的时候，他们很缺律师， 所以我临时被当作是公设辩护人。就是那个必须先去监狱办事的人。老实说，当你进去时 ，所有人都在盯着你，而且有些还不是好人，你就在那里面耶。所以现在这里的事没什麽 能吓到我的。 So how did you transition from practicing law and running Rick Lazio's congressional campaigns to becoming a sports agent? 所以你是怎麽从法律和政治转变为经纪人？ One day I called coach (Lou) Carnesecca, who is my mentor, and told him what I wanted to do. He said, 'I think you should call (agent) Bill Pollack. I have a lot of respect for him and he does things the right way.' The contact was in D.C., but I didn't care if it was Iowa. I probably would have packed and moved to Iowa. I tell young people today, you can inundate with emails and résumés, but at the end of the day, it's face time that matters. So I moved to D.C. so he (Pollack) could get to know me. I sort of recruited him. I moved down there thinking, on blind faith, that I would get a job with this guy. 有一天我打给Carnesecca教练，告诉他我想要做什麽。他就说"我想你应该打给经纪人 Bill Pollack。我很尊敬他，他能够将事情办好"。今天我告诉年轻人，也许你可以透过电 子邮件或履历，但最後还是要面对面。所以我搬去华府，他可能就因此认识我，而就算是 被他雇用了。 Coincidentally, Pollack hired you shortly before he added Jason Williams to his client list in 1998. What was it like representing J-Will? 很巧合的，在雇用你後他马上就签下J-will。可以谈一下那段日子吗？ He was like a little brother to me, he really was. We clicked very early. I just think he was a guy, a kid from West Virginia, who stepped into this thing that blew up too quickly. It was a little intimidating for him. But what a talent. And coming out here, to cowbell kingdom, it was so exciting. The way that team got up and down the court. The way they spread the floor because they had shooters. They had a post presence with C-Webb (Chris Webber), who could do anything. Beyond the fact that I felt connected to it through my client, I loved watching the Kings. 他就像是我弟，他红的太快，所以有点吓到他。但他有非常棒的天份。那支球队打球的方 式很令人兴奋，他们因为有射手所以可以将防守圈拉得很开，然後内线有无所不能的CW4 ，我那时候很爱看国王的比赛。 Is the up-tempo game your preference? 你比较喜欢快节奏吗？ Yeah, it's funny. The teams I've been involved with all seemed to have that same style of play in common. I was with Nellie (Don Nelson) at Golden State and George Karl in Denver. I think it's fun for the fans. It's compelling basketball. 是啊，那很有趣。我目前所加入过的球队似乎都是同样的风格。过去在勇士是跟老尼，在 金块是跟卡尔。我认为球迷也会觉得很有趣。 So how do you kick-start the Kings? 所以你要怎麽开始建构国王？ I feel very strongly about this. In an ideal world, I would have a team that is the fastest team that ever ran in this league. But in the NBA, it's about opportunity. If you have a player that does not fit a style … whatever the best opportunity is for you, you have to pounce on that. Multiple styles can work. Find the best talent and build your style of play. Look at San Antonio. They could grind it out or run. Talent first, then let your coach handle it. It's going to be incremental, but in this league, you've seen situations where things happen quickly. Immediately, we need to be more exciting. That's clear. And having a coach like Michael Malone sets the tone for that. 对於这个我很有感觉。在理想世界中，我拥有一支联盟中最快的球队。但在NBA，这攸关 於机会。如果你的球员没办法融入这个风格，不管这是多好的机会，你都必须了解。有 许多风格都可行，找到最佳的天份然後建构你的风格。看看圣城，天份第一，然後让你的 教练掌控一切。 What are the strengths and weaknesses on the current roster? 目前阵容的优缺点是什麽？ Well, I see one really big, unbelievable talent in DeMarcus right off the top. You can't help but see that. I have always been in awe of his game. Players like that are hard to come by. And I see a crazy athlete in Tyreke (Evans). I would call him an athletic beast who can play the one (point guard), two (shooting guard) or three (small forward), and that's very rare. What I don't see, frankly, is a lot of sharing the ball. And the best teams, at every position, pass well. 我看到一个真正有料的大个，你无法不去注意到他，很难有这种球员。然後我在reke的身 上看到绝佳的运动能力。我会称他为野兽，他能够打从一号到三号，这是很稀有的。缺点 就是不常分享球，最好的球队在每个位置都很会传球。 Is improving the passing the No. 1 priority? 所以改善传球是首要工作吗？ Playmakers and shooters. You see a lot of scoring at the rim and at the three-point line. That's a common thread these days. Shooting is big, and shooting at every position. I remember watching the Kings early last year thinking, 'That team is not going to make the playoffs, but there's a lot of talent.' So what's the magic formula? It's figuring out the right blend. playmaker和射手。你可以看到很多篮下的得分以及三分。这在现在是很平常的。投射是 很重要的，我记得去年看到国王在想说"这支球队不会进季後赛，但有很多天份"。所以 必胜方程式是什麽？就是去了解怎麽去融合。 Do you plan any other additions to your staff? You added George McCloud as a scout and lured Mike Bratz from the Nuggets to become your assistant general manager. Did you realize he played on the original 1985-86 Sacramento Kings team? 你有计划再新增其他人到你的团队吗？你请George McCloud当你的球探，还有Mike Bratz 当你的助理总管，你知道他在85-86打过国王吗？ (Laugh). Mike is the best I've seen, I'll put it that way, at assessing talent. He's excellent. Mike是我看过最棒的，他在评估天份方面是最棒的。 Considering the Nuggets are coming off a franchise-record 57-win season, how surprised were you by the organizational shakeup? Masai (Ujiri, general manager) left for Toronto. Karl was fired. You replace Petrie and bring Bratz to Sacramento. 金块上一季是57胜，季外的大变动有吓到你吗？ Shocked, because I thought what we had there with Josh (Kroenke, Nuggets president), myself and Masai, was a special connection. I just thought it fit really well. But this is life, right? When you have success … this is life. 很惊啊，因为我认为Josh、我和Masai是很特别的组合。我认为很合啊，但这就是人生， 对吧。 It was assumed that you would have replaced Ujiri if you chose to stay in Denver. Why leave a contender for a franchise that remains in rebuilding mode? 本来预计你会接替Ujiri，你干嘛离开争冠的球队到一支重建球队。 You know, who doesn't like to get a call? We're all human beings. It was flattering. It took awhile to get permission (from the Nuggets) because George (Karl) had just left and we were working on some things. I even told my wife (Leah), 'They're pretty far down the line. They must have someone.' So I just thought, I want to be a fly in the ointment. I want to make them think. And if nothing comes of it, I've met another one of 30 owners, and maybe I have a new friend. And if you want to hire me, this is who I am. Then when I met with Vivek, Mark Mastrov and Raj (Bhathal), I was even more excited. To have this group together that was really aggressive and tech-minded, it made me think it would be a very exciting thing to do. 你知道，有谁不喜欢有个机会的？我们都是人，这很吸引人的，因为卡尔才刚走，我们正 在处理某些事，所以花了点时间才让金块答应。我甚至跟我太太说"他们未来一片光明， 他们必须要有个人才，所以我就在想，我想要成为那个最後一块的人。所以我就去和Vivek 、Mark Mastrov和Raj会谈了，我就更兴奋了，能够和这麽积极以及技术心态的团队在一 起，就让我觉得这真的是一件很令人兴奋的事。 What are your thoughts on the small-market vs. large-market debate? 你对於大小市场的想法。 I don't know that there are limitations in terms of how much success small markets can have, because you see San Antonio, and even Miami is not a large market, though it's true they have large-market players. The question is: How do you get there? What is the model? What path do you follow? Some people get really bad, and other teams find diamonds in the rough. There's a lot of talent out there that gets discovered when it gets to the right coach and the right situation. So, yes, I believe it's easier in a big market, but I think our league has worked hard to create a collective bargaining system that balances things out. We're starting to see it get where it needs to go. 我不认为有什麽限制，你看有多少小市场成功的，譬如圣城，甚至迈阿密都不是大市场， 虽然他们有大牌。问题就是，你怎麽达到那个境界？你的模型是什麽？你要遵循什麽路径 ？有些人走错路，而有些人能在沙砾中找到珍珠。有许多天份还尚待开发，只要有对的教 练以及对的环境。所以我的确相信这在大市场是会容易一些，但我认为这个联盟很努力地 在创造共同利益系统来平衡一切。 You realize, of course, that there is no "blending in" when it comes to running the Kings in Sacramento. Are you prepared for the intense scrutiny and almost constant attention? So, I've been here a lot, because when I was with Golden State, my wife did government relations for Alameda Health Consortium. She would come here quite a bit. But this last week, it's been incredible. I had to run out and buy some clothes. I'm a 45-year-old bald dude with glasses. I'm not 6-foot-9. I'm a regular guy. And people at the (Arden Fair) mall are coming up to me and going, 'Pete, we're so glad you're here!' So you ask me about the market? That's passion. That's passion I've never seen before." --

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