[外電] Pollard 專訪 ﹝下﹞

看板Kings (沙加緬度國王)作者kingpredrag (I love Man Utd!!!!!!!!!)時間15年前 (2010/05/09 07:20)推噓10(10推 0噓 5→)

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[外電] Pollard 專訪 ﹝下﹞ I don't mean to open up old wounds, but I have to ask — what do you remember about Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals at the time, and what are your feelings about Tim Donaghy's claims of a fix? Ah, Game Six. Here it is — the truth. It doesn't matter what the conspiracy theorists say, and it doesn't matter what Tim Donaghy said. The bottom line is, we had seven games to win four, and we didn't do it. We were the better team, and we didn't show it over seven games. Even if they were to prove what Tim said is true, are they going to give the Kings a championship banner? Nope — it's over. We lost, and it still hurts a lot. When I watch footage of that series, I start to cry. We just knew it was our year and that we had them. We knew it was going to happen for Sacramento! And it didn't, and it hurts. My consolation is that I (won) a ring eventually, even though it was with a different team. 問：我不想揭舊傷疤，但我還是要問─你對2002年西區總冠軍賽第六戰的記憶為何，裁判Tim Donaghy事後的聲明對你有任何彌補作用嗎？波：恩，第六戰，老實說，不管各種陰謀論怎麼傳，不管Tim Donaghy 怎麼說，我們有七場比賽機會去贏得四勝，但我們沒有做到，我們是更好的隊伍，但我們沒能用這七場比賽證明它。就算他們能證明Tim Donaghy所言屬實，他們會把冠軍旗幟給我們嗎？當然不可能，這件事已經結束，我們輸了，但傷害深深地影響了我們，每當我重看這系列賽的回顧，我就會開始哭。我們都知道那是屬於我們的一年，我們都確信沙加緬度將奪下冠軍，但它沒有成真，這感覺很痛。最後我能釋懷是因為我也擁有一枚冠軍戒指，雖然這是在另一隻完全不同的隊伍拿的。 How did it feel to win a title with the Boston Celtics in 2007-08? Winning a ring with the Celtics was a bittersweet experience for me. Bitter, because I had season ending surgery and wasn't on the active roster, (but) sweet because I helped that team get to that point. I wear the ring more for the teams that I was on in my career that should have won a title, and that I was a bigger part of, than I do for the Celtics. It's a great franchise and city, and the fans there are great, but being injured for most of the year made it very difficult for me to enjoy the championship as much as I would have in Sacramento, Indiana, or Cleveland. All three of those teams reached their Conference Finals — Cleveland (went) to the NBA Finals — while I was with them, and I was a much (bigger) part of the success of those teams than I was with the Celtics. I felt, and still do feel, that each one of those teams at one point during my years with them was the best team in the league, and (it was) disappointing that we didn't win rings. Obviously, the Kings were my favorite, and there are many people who feel the same way about us deserving a ring. My first year in Indiana, we went to the Eastern Conference Finals, and in my opinion, were upset by the Detroit Pistons who went on to win the NBA Finals. In Cleveland in 2006-07, we went to the Finals and were swept by the (San Antonio) Spurs. I feel we were a better team, but mentally, we weren't ready to deal with being the underdogs. Once we got down 2-0, we just kept playing like we were better than them, and they just kept playing better than us. I wear my Celtics ring for those three years of my career that were tremendous upsets for me, and for the various franchises as well. 問：2007-08年在波士頓賽爾提克奪冠的感覺為何？波：和賽隊一起奪冠的感覺其實是苦樂參半，苦的是我因傷結束賽季沒能奮戰到最後，但甜的是我的確幫這支球隊進入季後賽，我戴上戒指多半是為了紀念那些我職業生涯效力過的球隊，那些我在隊上佔有重要地位而且本該贏得冠軍的隊伍，最後我終於在賽隊達成目標。這支球隊擁有偉大的歷史、城市和球迷，但傷勢困擾讓我很難為這支球隊做到像我在沙加緬度、印地安納和克里夫蘭的貢獻，這三支球隊都打進了分區冠軍賽，克里夫蘭更進一步進了總冠軍賽，我對這些球隊的貢獻都遠勝於我在賽爾提克的表現，我一直都覺得我待過的那些球隊都是當時聯盟最好的隊伍，我們沒能贏得總冠軍非常令人失望。無庸置疑地，國王是我最愛的球隊，很多人都覺得我們應該要奪冠的；到了印第安納的第一年，我們也打進東區冠軍賽，但被當年總冠軍底特律活塞擊敗。 2006-07賽季我和騎士隊打進總冠軍賽，但被馬刺隊掃地出門，我覺得我們比較強，但心智上我們並沒有做好打落牙齒和血吞的準備，當我們以二比零落後時，我們還是用一付我們比較強的心態來打球，但他們持續用實際表現證明他們比較強。我戴上賽爾提克的冠軍戒指是為了告慰那三年的失利，同時也紀念那些年的光榮歲月。 You've worked as an analyst for NBA TV and have done color commentary for Kings and Celtics games. How has the transition been from playing to doing television, and are you interested in coaching or working in the front office? Broadcasting is on hiatus. I know I can do that and I have done it, but I guess the networks are looking for someone pretty. Right now, I haven't really looked into coaching — I think I'm a little too mean to be a coach! As far as a front office job, I'm listening. 問：你目前在NBA TV擔任球評，為國王和塞爾提克的比賽作了豐富的講評，談談你如何從球員轉換到現在的角色？另外你有意願執教或加入球隊的行政部門嗎？波：轉播比賽是消磨時間用的，我知道我能做而且我做到了，但我猜公司想找一個比較上像的來做。目前我還沒有認真考慮過執教的打算，至於行政部門的工作，我正在看看有沒有球隊有缺。 Thanks so much for your time, Scot. I really appreciate it, Yeah, man. Later. 問：Scot，非常感謝你抽空接受訪問。波：恩，不謝。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.167.177.161