总经理奥蒂斯访谈录：魔术夏季工作总结及展望
Orlando Magic working it out: Q&A with GM Otis Smith
Brian Schmitz | Sentinel Staff Writer, September 28, 2008
摄影：Jacob Langston 奥兰多前哨报，2008年6月26日
When Orlando Magic General Manager Otis Smith finally got away from working the phones this summer, he vacationed at an exclusive Key West resort. Its rules required you to relax.
当奥兰多魔术队的总经理奥蒂斯结束这个夏天的忙碌工作之后,他选择了去了基韦斯特（Key West）的一个豪华旅游圣地度过他的假期。Its rules required you to relax.
You couldn't take your cell phone out of the room, Smith laughed.
你连手机都不能带出房间，奥蒂斯笑着说。
为了训练营的开幕，奥蒂斯将在周二正式回到工作岗位。
上个赛季是魔术近10多年来表现的最好的一个赛季，他们赢得了52场常规赛，在东南分区高居榜首，并进入了季后赛第二轮。现在，让我们和和奥蒂斯一起对2008-09赛季做一个小小的展望：
（以下Q为记者问，A为奥蒂斯答）
Q：这个休赛期你为球队带来了两个得分后卫：麦克尔.皮特鲁斯Micheal Pietrus）和菜鸟康特尼.李，还有一个替补组织后卫安东尼.约翰逊（Anthony Johnson）。这样一来在我们的球员名单中,得分后卫有四个人选：皮特鲁斯，博甘斯（Keith Bogans），罗迪克（J.J Redick)和李，这多少显得有些臃肿。在大前锋上我们同样有多达四个人选：拉希德.刘易斯（Rashard Lewis），托尼.巴蒂（Tony Battie），布莱恩.库克（Brian Cook）和马辛.戈泰特（Marcin Gortat）。这难道不会造成混乱和激烈的竞争么？
A: The competition looks really good. I like it a lot. Love it. We didn't bring in a lot of guys by design. We could have made a deal in the summer to relieve some of that pressure at the 4 and the 2. But I didn't think it was necessary. You have to let things play out.
A:这样的竞争看起来真的很棒，我很喜欢也很享受竞争。我们计划中并没有引进很多人。本来可以在夏季通过一些交易来缓解2号位和4号位的人员压力，但是我认为这不是必须的，我们不能为了交易而交易。
Q：你说本可以，意思是说库克，博甘斯或者雷迪克吗？
A：有些球队对他们有意思，有几个球队对库克有兴趣。对我来说，让对球队有重大影响的人离开是一件很困难的事情。我们必须得到合适的回报，仅仅是清理空间并没有太大的意义。并不是说一定要做一些交易才表示我们夏天没有偷懒。
Q：你会根据训练营的表现来决定是否需要做交易吗？
A：是的，这是你必须去做评估的。
Q：最大的变化来自于控球后卫，你没有和肯扬.杜林（Keyon Dooling），卡洛斯.阿罗约（Carlos Arroyo）两个老兵续约，这是不是意味着杰米尔.尼尔森（Jameer Nelson）现在正式上位了？
A：像卡洛斯和肯扬这样的球员在杰米尔身边可以帮助他更好的成长。但我觉得现在已经不需要这么做了，杰米尔已经准备好做一个合格的先发。
Q：那么现在你对控球后卫这个位置感到满意么？毕竟安东尼.约翰逊已经34岁，年纪不小了。
A：但是A.J.有丰富的经验。他将成我我们球队的宝贵财富。他会像其他人一样努力的推动杰米尔的前进。
Q：现在杜林离开了，你觉得谁能像他一样从板凳上站起来，给球队提供支援呢？
A：我们会在很多地方怀念肯扬的，他每天晚上都能给我们带来一种能量和活力。我觉得MP（皮特鲁斯）也有这种相同的活力。球队里的其他人也需要及时站出来做好其他事情。
Q：这是德怀特.霍华德（Dwight Howard）的第5年，你对他有什么期望？
A：他必须变得更好。可以说，球队已经变得如他期望的那样好了。他还需要在比赛中保证持续性，表现得更成熟一些，现在的他还有上升的空间。
Q：你知道，如果一次谈话里没有有关罗迪克的消息我是没法交差的。他曾提出交易请求，你有没有对他做出些保证或承诺？
A：现在还不是时候。我喜欢J.J，我认为他可以帮助球队。他整个夏末都在训练，我想在接下来的2，30天里，我们会看到结果的。
Q：我们这批球员在以前没有经历过一个如此多胜场的赛季。他们怎么就在上赛季做的这么好，而且一点也不显得骄傲自满？
A：我觉得我的球员从来就没有这种想法，他们都在为某些追求而奋斗。
Q：你曾经强调说球队拥有了适合球队风格的球员。对于这个赛季你是不是也是这么认为的？
A：我想是的。我们的球队刚刚经历了一次高潮期，开始并没有人期望他们赢多少场，而现在，突然之间，他们被寄予厚望，这对球员的意志品质是一种考验。我认为球队找到了一群合适的人。
Q：你和霍华德，杰米尔还有刘易斯一起吃了晚饭，对此你有什么感受？
A：他们已经在心理上做好了准备，开始尝试偿还上赛季未达成的计划。当你坐在他们身旁看到他们说他们现在还没能让球队获得荣誉，我觉得很惊讶，甚至有那么点生气：“为什么在上个赛季你们没能达成你们的目标？”
Orlando Magic working it out: Q&A with GM Otis Smith
Brian Schmitz | Sentinel Staff Writer
September 28, 2008
Magic G-M Otis Smith
Orlando Magic General Manager Otis Smith talks about the Magic's pick of Courtney Lee from Western Kentucky during the NBA Draft at the RDV Sportsplex in Maitland. (Jacob Langston, Orlando Sentinel / June 26, 2008)
When Orlando Magic General Manager Otis Smith finally got away from working the phones this summer, he vacationed at an exclusive Key West resort. Its rules required you to relax.
You couldn't take your cell phone out of the room, Smith laughed.
Smith and the Magic officially head back to work Tuesday for the opening of training camp.
They are coming off their best season in a dozen years, having advanced to the second round of the playoffs after winning 52 games and the Southeast Division title.
The Sentinel sat down with Smith for a preview of 2008-09:
Q: This offseason you added two shooting guards (Mickael Pietrus and rookie Courtney Lee) and a backup point guard (Anthony Johnson). Eyeballing the roster, there are logjams at shooting guard with Pietrus, Keith Bogans, J.J Redick and Lee, as well as at power forward with Rashard Lewis, Tony Battie, Brian Cook and Marcin Gortat. Is this clutter or competition?
A: The competition looks really good. I like it a lot. Love it. We didn't bring in a lot of guys by design. We could have made a deal in the summer to relieve some of that pressure at the 4 and the 2. But I didn't think it was necessary. You have to let things play out.
Q: So you could have moved, say, Cook and either Bogans or Redick?
A: Some teams had interest in them, some teams had interest in Brian. It's hard for me to move guys that can have an impact on your team. We have to get some value back. It has to make some sense. And to me it doesn't make a whole lot of sense just so you can create space. We don't have to do something just to feel like we're . . . busy.
Q: Would you make a trade depending on how things play out in camp?
A: It's something you have to evaluate.
Q: The most dramatic changes have come at point guard. You did not re-sign Keyon Dooling or Carlos Arroyo, two veterans. Isn't it clearly Jameer Nelson's show now?
A: We had guys like Carlos and Keyon playing behind Jameer for a reason. . . . to kind of hold him up. I don't think we're at the point anymore. We're at the point where he should be comfortable as your starter.
Q: Are you OK then at point guard? Johnson is no spring chicken at 34.
A: But A.J.'s experienced. He's going to be a real good asset for our team. He'll push Jameer as hard as those other guys did.
Q: Who gives you what Dooling did off the bench?
A: We're going to miss Keyon in certain areas. He brought a level of energy to us every night. I think MP (Pietrus) has that same kind of energy. Other guys are going to have to step up and do other things.
Q: It's Year 5 for Dwight Howard. What do you expect from him?
A: He has to be better. Let's not kid ourselves: We're only going to be as good as he wants us to be. There's a level of consistency that he has to play at every night. He still has some maturing to do. He isn't a finished product yet.
Q: And what Q & A would be complete without the obligatory question about J.J.? Any plans to grant his trade request?
A: Not at this point. I like him. I think J.J. can help us. He's worked his tail off this summer. I think in the next 20, 30 days we'll see how things shake out.
Q: This is a group of players that hasn't experienced a lot of winning. How do these players they then build off last season and not become complacent?
A: I don't think any of our guys have that mentality, 'We're fine if we just coast.' I think they're all fighting for something.
Q: You've stressed having the right kind of guys 'who fit.' Does this season define that?
A: I think so. It will be a test of our character when you take a team that, at this point, has just been riding the wave, so to speak . . . that has not been expected to win. Now, all of a sudden, they are expected to win. I know we have the guys with the right characteristics.
Q: You had dinner with Dwight, Jameer and Rashard Lewis. What vibes did you pick up?
A: Their minds are in the right place. They started giving it back to me. It was amazing to sit and watch them saying that we hadn't done anything yet. There was a little bit of anger to them. . . . why they didn't achieve their goals last season.
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