Paul Pierce當日拒絕快艇加盟巫師，教練Rivers當時真想打他一巴

今個夏天，「真理」Paul Pierce選擇加盟由恩師Doc Rivers領軍的快艇，而今天Rivers接受訪問時表示，目前還沒有想好PP在新球季的角色，不過他深信PP的加盟必定能令快艇得益的。
Rivers剛開始接受訪問時先說笑的表示，希望PP上陣時，是球隊領先20多分，然後他上陣只是隨意投幾球，那就最好不過了。

引用Well, hopefully make some shots when we are up 20 in the fourth quarter. That would be nice.

其後，Rivers認真的表示，他深信PP會打出表現，而他不希望自己過度使用PP，不過目前為止他還沒有想好PP在球隊的角色，他可能會讓PP多出任大前鋒位置，並盡量保持他能夠健康的進入季後賽。

引用Paul will be great. Paul, I don't want to overuse him. I know that. So, I don't even know how we are going to use him yet. I want to play him at [power forward] a lot. What I want him to be is healthy in the playoffs. So however we can figure that out, that's what I'm going to try to do.

上季PP在巫師效力時，平均上陣時間只有26.2分鐘，是其生涯上陣時間新低，不過他卻仍能交出11.9分。而在季後賽中，PP更多被安排出任大前鋒的位置，但他的表現卻出奇地好，因為他非常適合在小球戰術中擔任大前鋒的位置。

雖然目前還沒有確定PP在新球季的角色，但Rivers相信PP是全能的，而他作為老將也具備很強的領導能力，他將可以令快艇變成一支真正的總冠軍競爭者。
對於PP，Rivers表示不知道是否讓他出任正選，因為球隊中實在有太多出色的球員。

引用I don't know how we're gonna do it with Paul, Like, I don't even know if I'm gonna start him. It's gonna be interesting. I think it's gonna be great. I just don't know yet. We have a lot of [good] players, which is great.

今夏，PP與快艇簽下的是一份3年1000萬美元的合同，以他的表現及名望，快艇這份合同算是非常便宜了。對此，Rivers表示自己非常期待與他再度聯手，而他覺得PP今夏只想去兩個地方，那就是波士頓，另一個就是家鄉洛杉磯。

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I'm really looking forward to him. You know, I think he wanted to go one of two places: One, he'd come back [to Boston], or he wanted to finish his career at home where he grew up.

2008年，當時一直效力塞爾特人的PP，與Doc Rivers一同聯手下奪得了總冠軍，當然那時候球隊還有Kevin Garnett以及Ray Allen，而最終PP更奪得了總決賽MVP。其後，PP在去年夏天由籃網加盟巫師，當時PP是拒絕了快艇的邀請的。
對於當日被PP拒絕，Rivers說笑的表示想打他一巴。不過，Rivers指出當日球隊只能給出老將底薪，而巫師則把了他一份中產特例。Rivers覺得底薪的合同更好，不過PP不這麼認為，而Rivers也覺得PP做對了。

引用I wanted to smack him over that one, Of course we didn't have any money to give him. Washington had the midlevel; we offered the minimum. And I thought the minimum was a better deal, but he didn't. No, he did the right thing.

消息來源: ESPN

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