Rumor: Russell Westbrook’s faith in Billy Donovan has waned
by Paolo SongcoApril 25, 2019
The Oklahoma City Thunder ended their season in disappointment yet again on
Tuesday night, as they suffered a Game 5 defeat at the hands of Damian
Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers.
雷霆再度以失望結束了這個賽季，在與拓荒者的系列賽，雷霆最終以1:4出局。
Barely a couple of days into the conclusion of another rather forgettable
year, and already the whispers pertaining to the potential firing of Thunder
head coach Billy Donovan appear to be getting louder and louder.
而關於隊內總教練Billy Donovan是否會被解僱的聲浪似乎也逐漸大了起來。
According to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, one telling factor that will
play a pivotal role in Donovan’s future with the franchise is his
relationship with Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook, which is reportedly no
longer as rock solid as it once was:
根據《The Athletic》Darnell Mayberry表示，
關鍵在於Billy Donovan和當家球星Russell Westbrook的關係，
目前看來似乎不像以前那樣穩固。
The relationship that really matters, however, is Westbrook’s and Donovan’
s. Publicly, Westbrook has praised Donovan, crediting him for being “nothing
but great” for himself and the organization. But I keep hearing rumblings
that Westbrook’s faith has waned in Donovan, and close observers this season
have caught several curious in-game moments between coach and star that make
you wonder.
雷霆隨隊資深記者Darnell Mayberry表示：
「顯然，Westbrook和總教練Donovan之間的關係非常重要。
在公開場合，Westbrook一直在稱讚Donovan，
並表示Donovan對他和球隊來說"沒事，都很好"。
但我一直聽到傳言說Westbrook已經失去對Donovan的信任了。
本季有近距離觀察雷霆比賽的人應該都有注意到，
Westbrook和Donovan在比賽中的互動很容易引起外界猜測。」
According to Mayberry, if Westbrook has indeed lost faith in his head coach,
then this would spell the end of Donovan’s tenure with the Thunder:
If the relationship is fractured, Donovan’s done. It’s hard for any coach
to survive three straight first-round exits, and if there’s trouble brewing
between that coach and his biggest star then that coach has no chance of
survival.
根據Darnell Mayberry的說法，
如果Westbrook真的對總教練失去信心，那將意味著Donovan離開的日子不遠了。
在NBA，對任何總教練來說，連續三年在季後賽第一輪出局都很難讓他保住地位，
如果總教練和球隊當家球星關係產生問題，那麼教練幾乎不可能留下。
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