[外電] Billups: 'I know my gas light is on'

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原文 http://tinyurl.com/ml9vw5k Billups: 'I know my gas light is on' Billups: 我知道我的燃料即將耗盡 AUBURN HILLS -- This wasn't how Chauncey Billups planned his return to Detroit. 這並不是Billups的復出計畫 When Billups agreed to come back to the Pistons last summer, he knew what the short-term future held. He was going to be the starting point guard on a young team, and help take the franchise back into the postseason. 去年夏天當Billups同意重返底特律的時候，他知道短期的未來會是如何。他會成為這隻年輕球隊的先發PG，幫助球隊重回季後賽。 That would have brought everything full circle, with Billups helping to end the decline that many people think started the day he was traded to Denver for Allen Iverson. 許多人認為從Iverson交易案以來的黑暗期應該就此結束。 Instead, Billups has been limited to 19 games due to a knee injury, including only one game since Jan. 10. He had surgery last week to finally solve the problem that has been bothering him since the first weeks of the season. 然而包括了1/10以後唯一的一場比賽，Billups因為膝傷只打了19場。他在上周接受了手術。 "I did when we played at Golden State in November, and since then, I've done everything in my power to try to get back on the floor," he said after Monday's 104-96 loss to the Warriors. "There was just nothing that worked, so they finally had to go in and repair my meniscus and clean up some other things." "我盡我所能了，但全都沒有用，於是他們得修復半月板以及清乾淨其他東西" Billups said that the knee feels better than it has all season -- he was having trouble with it even before the season started -- but he doesn't know if he's going to get back on the floor this year. 他說膝蓋已經比這季的任何時候都要好--這問題甚至從季前就困擾著他--但他不知道能不能在這季復出。 "I want to be out there, because I still believe that I can help this team," he said. "But I don't want to rush things and make it worse. I'm going to work as hard as I can to get back, but I have to be smart about it." "我希望能在場上，我依然相信我能幫助球隊" "我不想急於復出讓事情變糟，我依然在盡力復出，但我得對此聰明些" Billups could only shrug with a wry smile when asked if he wished he had just had the surgery after the injury, but it is obvious that watching the season from the sidelines has been tough for him. 當被問到手術後的事，Billups只能聳聳肩苦笑著，很明顯只能旁觀球季對他來說很難熬。 "If I had been healthy this season, I think we'd be a little higher in the standings, and right now, that would be a big deal," he said. "如果我能保持健康，我相信我們不會那麼糟" After Monday's loss, the Pistons are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, but are now four games out of the final playoff position with only 25 games to play. With 16 of those games coming on the road, Billups knows that his young teammates have an uphill climb if they want to end the postseason drought. 活塞目前離第八名還差4場比賽，但接下來的25場比賽有16客場。 Billups知道如果他的年輕隊友們想進季後賽的話還有一段路要努力。 "I keep telling them that they have got to stay together as a group," he said. "I know we've had some tough times this season, but the only way they can do this is by sticking together through all of it. There's talent in this locker room, but there isn't enough talent to go out there and win by playing as individuals. They've got to do this together." "我一直告訴他們必須要團結" "我知道在球季間有些難熬的時候，但唯一的方法就是我們必須團結" "在休息室裡的天份是有的，但大家各打各的話這些天分並沒有辦法帶到場上以及贏球，他們要做的就是團結" At 37, in the middle of an injury-wrecked season where even his patented 3-pointer has deserted him, Billups knows that he's getting close to the end of his career. His free-agent deal included a player option for the 2014-15 season, but he doesn't have any plans to limp around the Palace for another year. 在受傷甚至他的招牌三分球拋棄了他的現在，Billups知道他離退休不遠了。他的合約中包含了球隊選項，但他並沒有明年的計畫。 "It all depends on my knee," he said. "If it feels good and I feel like I can help this team, I'll be back, but I'm not going to do this again. I'm not ready to be done, but I do know Father Time is still undefeated. If I can't play well enough to be a big piece of this team, I won't be here." "這全要看我的膝蓋，如果狀況好轉而我仍認為我能幫助球隊，我就會回來，但我這季並不打算復出" "我還沒有準備退休，但我知道你無法打敗時間" "如果我不能幫助球隊，我將不會在這" Even with the best-case scenario -- a return late this season and a healthy year at the age of 38 -- Billups knows he's running out of a time on a career that was always a little strange. He was supposed to be a star when Boston took him with the third pick in 1997, but the Celtics gave up on him after just 51 games, and he played for four teams in his first four seasons. 即使是最好的劇本 - 在球季末回歸，然後有個健康的38歲 -- Billups知道他的球員生涯即將結束，這感覺有點怪。在1997年Boston選了他之後，他應該成為一個巨星，然而在51場比賽後Celtics放棄了他。他在生涯前四年換了四支球隊。 Nothing clicked until Joe Dumars signed him as a free agent in the summer of 2002, which is when he became the on-court leader on a team that made regular trips deep into the postseason. He was the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, and came within one game of leading the team to another title in 2005, but he was gone just two games in the 2008 season. Joe Dumars在2002簽下他後，他成了球場上的領導者，進季後賽二三輪變成常態。他是2004年FMVP，在2005年差一場比賽就能拿下另一座冠軍，然後2008年只打了兩場比賽就被交易走。 That led to stints with the Nuggets, Knicks and Clippers before what was supposed to be a triumphant return to Detroit for a glorious last ride into the sunset. 之後他待過金塊、尼克以及快艇，凱旋歸來底特律成為生涯光榮的最後一站，應該是這樣的。 Instead, it might all end the way it does for too many aging players, with his body telling him he's done before his brain and heart are ready to quit. Fittingly for a Motor City star that loves a expensive automobile, he summed it up with a car analogy. 然而跟許多許多年紀大的球員一樣，在他的還沒準備離開時他的身體告訴他是時候了。身為一個愛名車的汽車城巨星，Billups用汽車比喻來做總結。 "I know my gas light is on," Billups said with a smile. "I don't know if I've got 15 miles left or 30 miles, but I know the light is on." "我知道我的燃料即將耗盡" Billups笑著說 "我不知道他還能用15哩或20哩，但我知道它即將耗盡。" -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 141.213.66.32 ※ 編輯: wayne1229 來自: 141.213.66.32 (02/26 07:51)