[轉錄][外絮] NBA封館可能導致老將退休

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※ [本文轉錄自 NBA 看板 #1DXq8riF ] 作者: olively (小松鼠) 看板: NBA 標題: [外絮] Could a Lockout Force Veterans to Retire? 時間: Mon Mar 21 20:18:56 2011 http://0rz.tw/KWb5W Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports Jason Kidd(notes) turns 38 on Wednesday, which qualifies him for the NBA’s senior citizen class. If the Dallas Mavericks point guard has his wish, he’ ll play two more seasons until he’s 40 and retire as a reserve. Kidd just isn’t sure he’ll get his wish. If the NBA enters a lockout and the 2011-12 season is canceled, one of the NBA ’s all-time greatest players said he’ll likely retire. With just a month left before the playoffs start, Kidd doesn’t know if his playing days will be over by the end of June. “This could be it because it would be hard to come back after a lockout,” Kidd told Yahoo! Sports. “I would probably move on and join the next chapter of what I would be doing in life. But I hope that isn’t the case where it just ended without having one more season.” Some of the league’s other elder statesmen will be facing similar decisions. Shaquille O’Neal(notes) (39), Steve Nash(notes) (36), Tim Duncan(notes) (turns 35 in April) and Kevin Garnett(notes) (35 on Saturday) will each have a year left on their contracts that could be wiped out by a season-long lockout. Grant Hill(notes) (38) will be a free agent this summer. Garnett has hinted he could be done if the lockout cancels next season while O ’Neal told Yahoo! Sports in an e-mail he’ll likely try to keep playing. Regardless, the NBA could be waving farewell to a generation of stars sooner than expected. Kidd admits he could be facing a dilemma. His strong relationship with famed hotel and casino financier Steve Wynn also could lead to a new career opportunity. “I wouldn’t mind seeing what his business was all about with the hotel business and understanding the success that he’s had here in the States and also in Macau,” Kidd said. “Also … hopefully I can go upstairs [to an NBA team’s front office] and put the pieces together with a basketball franchise. That would be fun. Front office or maybe coaching, play a little golf and look at it from a different side.” Kidd was with the Phoenix Suns during the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. And he remembers how tough it was to sometimes play on three consecutive nights. “It’s just too much basketball, too short amount of time,” Kidd said. “I think this [Dallas] team would be fine because of our depth. But at the end of the day it becomes a sprint, not a marathon. Every game counts. “It would be a great challenge, a fun challenge. In those types of circumstances, that’s what you hope the body and the mind are up for. I wouldn’t mind having that challenge, but I hope that’s not the case because there would be a lockout.” Kidd’s play hasn’t dropped much in his 17th season, even while he’s had to battle an ever-increasing list of talented point guards that includes All-Stars Derrick Rose(notes), Chris Paul(notes), Deron Williams(notes), Rajon Rondo(notes) and Russell Westbrook(notes). The key for Kidd? He’s the “smartest player to ever play this game,” Mavs guard Jason Terry(notes) said. “I’ve never seen a guy like him take one shot in a game and be the MVP of a game,” Terry said. “He gets 17 assists and only takes one shot. It’s unbelievable how he affects a game. He guards the toughest guards. At his age people say he’s getting slower, but he’s still there [defensively]. Guys ain ’t just blowing by J-Kidd.” Kidd ranks in the top 10 this season in assists per game (8.4), steals (1.6) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.7-to-1). Despite having microfracture knee surgery in 2004, Kidd has played in at least 80 games since the 2005-06 season and has not missed a game this season. Another key to his longevity is strengthening his legs with a daily weight-lifting regimen and an improved 3-point. Still, he knows the time is coming when he’ll eventually be asked to move to the bench to make room for someone younger. “I feel good now, but be it at 39, 40 [years old], giving a younger guard a spell for five or six minutes, I wouldn’t mind that because I still feel I can compete and help the team win,” Kidd said. “I can also share my experiences with that guard to make them better.” Kidd has helped the Mavericks stay in contention with the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed. After twice losing in the NBA Finals with the New Jersey Nets, he knows this could be his final chance to win a title. And if a lockout stretches too long into next season, his final game could coincide with the end of the Mavs’ playoff run. “You’re not promised anything so this is a great opportunity,” Kidd said. “You got to take full advantage of it." Jason Kidd在California結束他的大二球季後,參加了1994年的NBA選秀並在第二順位被Dallas Mavericks選上與Jim Jackson和Jamal Mashburn共組Dallas的年輕三巨頭讓常年積弱不振的Mavs 一躍成為NBA新興的潛力球隊然而在追求歌手Toni Braxton的過程中 Kidd和Jackson爭風吃醋進而導致三巨頭解體如今三人中僅剩下Kidd仍馳騁球場為生涯第一座總冠軍拚戰這位將滿38歲的老將日前在接受Yahoo! Sport的訪問時表示他原本打算到40歲才退休但面對2011-2012 NBA球季可能因勞資糾紛而封館的不確定性 Kidd似乎不得不選擇結束他17年的球員生涯和Kidd面臨相同問題的老將有 Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett和Grant Hill等人 Grant Hill在本季結束後將成為自由球員而Shaq, TD, Nash和KG所剩下的一年合約也可能因為封館而被迫終止在這種情況下 KG表明他傾向宣佈退休 Shaq則說他會盡可能再多打一季若真是這樣 NBA 90年代的黃金世代也將因此慢慢地畫上休止符 Kidd說: 如果下個球季因為封館而取消我可能會選擇退休並展開人生新的一頁雖然這對我來說是個很兩難的決定我跟賭場酒店業大亨Steve Wynn的關係不錯說不定我會加入他的營運團隊當然加入一支NBA球隊的行政團隊甚至是當教練都是我的選項之一 1998-99的縮水球季當時我還效力於Phoenix Suns 我仍記得如果連續出賽三個晚上對體能是多大的負擔畢竟在封館期間要將體能維持在競技狀態是一件相當不容易的事我原本打算多打兩季再退休即便到時候我只是個替補球員我想我還是能夠對球隊有所貢獻讓年輕球員多些時間在場上磨練並將我的經驗傳承下去我發現距離我退休的時間似乎不遠了就像是場馬拉松比賽突然變成百米短跑一樣為了總冠軍我只能每晚都盡全力拚戰誰知道我的球員生涯會不會在今年六月就結束呢?! 儘管在2004年Kidd接受了膝蓋微創手術但從05-06球季開始 Kidd仍每季至少有80場以上的出賽紀錄他依然每天在健身房強化下盤肌力也同時加強三分球投射能力讓他足以在場上仍維持高水準的競爭強度隊友Jason Terry說: Kidd是我看過在場上最聰明的球員他是那種即便全場只出手一次仍可獲得MVP的球員我記得有一場比賽 Kidd只有一次出手機會但他卻傳出17次助攻和那些聯盟年輕的頂級後衛對陣 Kidd在防守端的表現和對球賽的影響力簡直不可思議 Kidd今年在助攻,抄截和助攻失誤比的數據皆名列聯盟Top 10 在New Jersey Nets兩度奪冠失利後 Kidd知道今年可能是他球員生涯爭奪總冠軍的最後一次機會他說: 沒有任何事是被保證的你唯一能做的就是把握機會全力出擊 -- 90年代黃金梯隊的輝煌過去小妹雖然來不及參與但小妹要對所有NBA的老將們敬禮致上最崇高的敬意 -- 奧麗薇的個人專屬彩妝部落格 http://olively.pixnet.net/blog/post/27929886 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 123.194.88.14 ※ 編輯: olively 來自: 123.194.88.14 (03/21 20:20)

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