[外電] 火箭這一季

看板Rockets (休士頓火箭)作者ShaneBattier (鄉巴爺)時間15年前 (2010/04/17 21:48)推噓9(9推 0噓 4→)

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http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b2b253e0100hnay.html 各位晚安，我是峇爺首先，我要向青海地震災民表達我的問候。我知道不久之前中國四川就曾經發生過類似的災難。請大家一起為災民們祈福！中國人民擁有超強的韌勁。儘管再次面對命運的考驗令人有些難以接受，但我相信中國人民能夠戰勝災難。今天我們將迎來賽季的最後一場比賽：對陣黃蜂。這個賽季我們已經獲得了42場勝利，確保了最終的勝率高於50%。我覺得大多數人可能不能認為我們球員和教練通過努力獲得42 勝是一個成就。錯了，這是一個偉大的成就。許多人賽季初都認為我們不可能達到這個高度，他們都把目光聚焦在我們的短板上，在注意我們的缺點，但對於那些更衣室裡、午夜航班、疲憊的長途大巴上的我們來說，回顧這個賽季，記得的將是：不斷的廝殺和將大家團結在一起的力量。沒有姚明，沒有T-mac，沒有了7英呎巨人，傷病侵襲，殘酷的賽程，身處西部，沒有全明星球員，賽季中的大交易，所有這些都反過來印證了這個賽季的偉大。不錯。應該說很不錯。在NBA只有5、6支球隊有機會贏得總冠軍。很多球迷都抱著這樣的心態(套用Ricky Bobby的話)「如果你不是第一，就是倒數第一。」我為這樣的球迷感到遺憾，因為你錯過了一些精彩的旅程。克服逆境取得成功，給你帶來的快感不亞於獲得總冠軍。當然了，如果能夠克服逆境並奪得總冠軍，那是最好，但這不是享受整個賽季的唯一方式。當初，很多人認為我們的戰績會和一些傳統弱旅差不多，但我們一直是季後賽席位的有力爭奪者，直到最近才掉隊。至於個人的表現，我也覺得很滿足。職業生涯到了今天，我不再關心數據上的突破。這根本沒什麼。說實話，把自己職業生涯平均分提高4、5分，這並不會讓我個人、教練或隊友感到開心。所以，只有一項數據是應該在乎的：那就是勝場！我認為自己竭盡全力幫助球隊取得勝利。我本希望自己能投進更多三分，獲得更高的罰球命中率，但沒辦法事與願違。今年我第一次成為了更衣室中的「老人」。我努力每天在訓練館營造出一種積極的氛圍，為新人老人們樹立榜樣。我希望我的態度和這種想法能夠滲透給全隊。你們肯定都不知道，但是這是我真實的想法。在防守上，我也作出了改變，因為我的身後沒有能經常蓋火鍋的大個子了（我現在是球隊中最厲害的火鍋王……e04！）所以，我現在不得不去用一些更傳統的方式去防守。我最想推翻的一項NBA獎項就是「最佳防守球員」，這其實是一個謬論，因為他們根本就不存在。他們能夠成功，多是因為他們身後存在著能「封蓋」的偉大球員。哈！姚！老木！回來吧! 我認為自己很堅強。所以，當我們告別09－10賽季時，我會記得的是，雖然從一開始就不被看好，但我們拼得有多凶。儘管沒拿到總冠軍，但這段旅程依然甜蜜。愛你們的八爺敬上原文如下—— First of all, I want to send my prayers and thoughts to the people of the Qinghai province. I know that is was not too long ago that China felt the devastation in the Sichuan Province. Please send your prayers with the people of this terrible disaster. The Chinese people have shown they are extremely resilient. It is difficult to continue to be tested, but I have faith that the Chinese people will overcome this. Getting ready to play the New Orleans Hornets in the season finale. We just won our 42nd game of the year, ensuring us a winning record for the year. I don't think most people can appreciate the efforts of our players and coaches that we put in to win 42 games. A winning record for a team that went through the adversity that we went through is not a good accomplishment, it's a great accomplishment. While most people will look at this year and lament at what we failed to accomplish and focus on our shortcomings as a team, for those who were in the locker room and on all the late flights and tired bus rides will look back on this year and remember the scrapping, clawing, and energy it took to keep us a relevant team. No Yao, no McGrady, No 7 footers, injuries, brutal scheduling, playing in the Western Conference, no all-stars, a huge mid-season trade and all we have to show for it is a winning season. Not bad. Not bad at all. Realistically in the NBA, only a handful, maybe 5 or 6 teams have a legitimate shot to win the title. Many fans get caught up in the attitude (to paraphrase Ricky Bobby) 「 if you're not first, your last.」 I feel sorry for the people who believe this because you sometimes miss the incredible journey that you find yourself on. Overcoming adversity and succeeding in spite of it, can bring you as much satisfaction in the task at hand as a championship can. Obviously, overcoming adversity AND winning a championship trumps all, but it's not the only way to enjoy a season. Most people picked us to finish amongst the perennial lottery teams, and we kept our name in the playoff race until the waning weeks of the season. For me personally, I felt fulfilled. At this point in my career, I could care less about statistical achievement. It simply doesn't matter. Averaging 4 or 5 more points above my career average would not make me any happier nor my coaches or teammates to be honest. At this point, there is only one stat that matters: Wins! I thought I did everything in my control to prepare myself and my teammates to win games. I would have liked to make a few more 3』s, and shot a higher percentage at the free throw line but things like that just happen. This was the first year that I was the senior in the locker room. I tried to bring a positive attitude to the gym every day, both as an example for the young guys and the veterans.I'd like to think that my attitude and resolve rubbed off. You never know, but I'd like to think so at least. Defensively, my whole attitude had to change without the threat of shotblocking behind me (I was the team's leading shotblocker……yikes!). I had to play a much more conservative style of defensive. My favorite fallacy in the NBA is the existence of a 『lockdown' defender. They don't exist anymore. There are only very good defenders with GREAT shotblocking behind them. Ha. Yao, Deke come back! Ha. I thought I was solid under the circumstances. So as we close the door on the 09-10 season, I'll look back and remember how hard we fought when we were counted out from the beginning. It might not be a championship, the journey was still sweet. Shane -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.161.66.190