ESPN/狼王的心声：关于输球，AI和前程
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[size=2]He knows that uncomfortable questions will be unavoidable once his [/size][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=min][size=2]Minnesota Timberwolves[/size][/url][size=2] mathematically are doomed to a third straight season out of the playoffs. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2]He knows that if you're giving the Wolves any thought these days, it's only to wonder whether years of disappointment and Wolves mismanagement finally have convinced the 30-year-old to push for a trade. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2]He also knows, even as his 12th season drains away, that he'd rather withhold those thoughts from public consumption for as long as he can. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2]Yet if anyone in the NBA can identify with persistence, it's KG. So when he repeatedly spotted ESPN.com in his beloved 'Sota last week, Garnett eventually relented. He consented to take a few minutes' worth of questions after Saturday's practice … after practice, lifting weights and a round of extra shooting that -- shocker -- made him the last Wolf off the floor. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] Your future comes up more than ever because of the opt-out clause in your contract after next season. But forget what media types like me have been saying. I'm sure you've heard some of your former peers like Charles Barkley and [/size][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=231][size=2]Reggie Miller[/size][/url][size=2] on TV urging you to ask for a trade. What's your reaction when [i]they[/i] say it? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] I was telling some friends the other day, my analogy is a house. I've helped build a house or I've built a house [in Minneapolis]. It had old wood in it and I replaced it with special wood and it became a beautiful place. But now because things aren't working right, now you ask me to move out of something that I helped build. That's hard. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2]People who have experienced moving, they can look at [my situation] and say it's probably an easier process [to request a trade]. But I haven't done that, so it's not as easy for me. I can't speak with the perspective of people who have [switched teams]. You hear the stories. I've got personal friends that moved from teams. But instead of replacing some of the appliances or replacing some of the pipes or replacing things in the house, you just ask me to move? That's a difficult call for me. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2]But losing's also hard for me, too. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] Another season like this must be killing you then? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] It is. It is. It is. It is. And not just how we're losing. The personnel. I was crushed when we let Sammy [Cassell] go [in 2005] and Spree [[/size][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=858][size=2]Latrell Sprewell[/size][/url][size=2]]. I felt like we didn't handle that right. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] So one of the problems … [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] Not having enough veterans here. [And] no disrespect towards Case [ex-Wolves coach Dwane Casey], I enjoyed my two years with him, but when you're trying to build, when you're trying to win, you got to have … there's a lot of good coaches out there. There's a lot of great coaches out there. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] I've heard that the Wolves were so convinced at one point in early December that [/size][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3094][size=2]Allen Iverson[/size][/url][size=2] was Minnesota-bound that management was getting owner Glen Taylor's plane ready to pick AI up in Philly. Were you led to believe that an Iverson trade was that close? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] Freddy [assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg] was keeping me in tune with what was going on and when that happened … I don't know. I don't know. I'm not gonna front. I was very excited. And then at the 11th hour, things fell through. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] [/size][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3428][size=2]Mark Madsen[/size][/url][size=2] told me that the question he gets most from people on the street or in restaurants is whether you're going to stay in Minnesota or ask to be traded. But Madsen also told me that he and the rest of your teammates never ask you those kinds of questions. Doesn't that surprise you a little? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] I let it be known to everyone [in the organization] that we're going to finish this year out and everybody's going to assess and do what they have to do for themselves. And I'm no different from that. But I don't get into detail or the distraction of talking about something that I haven't really in depth researched or talked about myself. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] But after spending a few days in town, I have to tell you, there's a feeling in the air that this is all coming to a head and that the end is near for the Kevin Garnett era in Minnesota. You really don't feel the same thing? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] My feeling is I got 10 games [left as of Saturday] and I'm going to finish the 10 like it's my last [of my career]. I'm going to finish them as if we're still in the playoff hunt, finish them off 110 percent, and then I'll assess what I'm going to do. Until then, man, I'm going to continue to try to enjoy this game like I always have. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] If you end up staying with the Wolves and one trip to the Western Conference finals is as good as it gets in your career, won't that be hard to live with? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] Absolutely. To fulfill myself and my appetite, obviously. But like I said, I'm not going to even get into it. Maybe I'll speak to you later on in the future about some other things. Other than that, I'm going to finish these 10 off like it's my last. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] It's been said that you dream of being basketball's answer to the late Kirby Puckett in Minneapolis, playing for only one team and delivering a championship to Minnesotans like Kirby did. Is that a valid comparison? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] When you adopt a city or a city has adopted you, I play my heart out not just for myself and my family but also for this city. That's not to be discounted in anything. I feel like, if you're going to be a face somewhere … lots of guys are faces of the [cities] they play in and I'm the face here. I take a lot of pride in that. Kirby, may he rest in peace, was a dear, dear friend. And he taught me that if management's right, you can win here just like you can win anywhere else. And I've sort of adopted that. [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]Q:[/b] So if you or the Wolves choose not to pursue a trade this summer, do you think we'll still see some major changes with this franchise? [/size][size=2][/size]
[size=2][b]A:[/b] There's got to be. F--- yeah. I think [head coach] Randy Wittman would echo that, so it's not just me.
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[size=3][color=navy][b]加内特真的只想继续等待...他知道在连续第三年失去季后赛资格之后,又有成堆的棘手问题等着他去回答了.[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy][b]他还知道目前他面临的抉择: 数年的失望和狼队的糟烂管理是否会让这位30岁的老兵选择离开.[/b][/color][/size]
[size=4][color=black][b]是的，如果我们还能在NBA找到一个有着＂忠臣不识二主＂型的球员，那非KG莫属！ 那么，在N次拒绝ESPN的采访要求后，他终于答应在周日的训练后谈露心声－－－事实上，是在训练，举重练习，和加练投篮之后－－－在３０岁的今天，他仍然是最后一个离开训练场地的狼王！[/b][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]你来到了自己职业生涯的转折点，因为你的合同中规定下个赛季后可以自主选择球队．但请先忽略媒体的放大炮，我坚信你的同僚（巴克利，米勒）一直在劝你选择转会．那么，你是什么想法呢？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]我前几天对我朋友说，[color=black]我可以把自己在这的职业生涯比喻成一栋房子．我帮助盖了这房子－－或者说，我自己盖了一栋房子（在明尼苏达）．这房子曾经满是破旧的木头，但我把他翻新了，于是它又成了栋漂亮的建筑．但，如今因为事情并不像想像中的那样，而你要我搬出我曾经花费了无数心血建造的房屋．．．．．这很困难．[/color][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]很多人都经历过搬迁，他们可以凭空想像地说作出转会的选择很容易．但我没那么干过，这对我来说一点都不容易．我没办法（像一个曾经有过转会经历的人那样）对次作出评论．[color=black]你知道的，我有些曾经转到过其他球队的朋友．但这不像更换家用电器，或者是给房子换个下水管道．．．．你是让我离开这球队！！ 太难了．[/color][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]但．．．输球也很令人难受．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]那，再经历一个同样令人失望的赛季？ 你会受不了的[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]是的，是的，绝对是的．这并不单单是我们输球的问题．当卡赛尔和斯普瑞离开时，我几乎崩溃．我一直觉得那是个错误的交易．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]那么，问题是：？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]我们没有足够的有经验老兵，而且，我不想对Casey不敬．．．我很享受在他手下打球的日子，但如果我们需要重建，要赢球，我们就得有足够资格的教练！ 而且我们真的有很多其他选择．．．．．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]我听说狼队在１２月初期几乎认为一定会交易到AI，而且已经把老板Glen Taylor的私人飞机准备好去费城接他了，那你当时是不是也认为他一定会来的？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]Freddy（球队管理人员）一直在把最新的动态传递给我．．[b][color=black]我真的不知道，我．．我真的很兴奋，但１１小时后，一切都结束了．[/color][/b][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]Mark Madsen告诉我他在大街或者餐馆中听到最多的问题就是你（狼王）是否会留在森林狼．但他还告诉我他和你的队友从来没问过你这事．对此感到惊讶么？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]我已经告诉他们我们一定会坚持完成这个赛季的，而每个人都必须为此拼尽全力．我也不例外．但我从来没更深一步考虑过其他的事情[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]我在明尼苏达待了几天，我得告诉你：整个城市都在谈论你．你没感觉到？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]我唯一关心的就是：我们还剩下１０场比赛，而我要像对待自己的最后一场比赛一样打这些比赛，就像我们还在为季后赛而奋力拼搏，以１１０%的努力来打这些比赛． 是的，我会继续享受比赛带来的乐趣．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]如果你选择继续留在森林狼，那么进西部总决赛的机会简直是微乎其微．那不是太残酷点了么？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]是的，我想赢球，我要满足自己对胜利的渴望．但就像我曾经说过的，我不会太在意的，也许我会在不久的将来告诉你我对未来的想法．但，目前我只想打完这１０场比赛．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]你说你想像Kirby Puckett （棒球巨星）一样在一支球队（狼）效力，并最终为他赢得总冠军．对吗？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy][b][color=black]当你已经适应了一个城市，或者说这个城市已经接受了你．．我已经不仅仅是在为自己和家人拼命打球了，更多的是为了整个城市！[/color][/b] 任何时候都是．我感觉我是这城市的代表，是它的形象．．．我以此为豪！Kirby，我祝愿他在天堂安好．．他是我非常，非常好的朋友．他教会了我：如果管理层做出争取的选择，你就会取得胜利（在其他地方也是一样）．．．对我来说，这已经约定俗成．[/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=darkred][b]那么，如果不选择转会，球队是否会对人员配制做出大的改动呢？[/b][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=navy]一定要改变．．．是的，我认为（教练）Randy Wittman也会这么说的，因为这并不是我一个人的想法．[/color][/size]
[[i] 本帖最后由 hadeselgin 于 2007-4-7 06:04 编辑 [/i]] 转会好了~ KG转会吧
不转会可真是浪费了自己的一生 转会吧 KG真是可怜，有帮手的时候就是短短的一年，就解散了
真是可惜，要是回到三头狼那时候也不至于现在这样 :CT_009:
还是去骑士吧！ 去湖人:CT_009: :CT_009: 转会吧. 我支持他去湖人. 湖人有好的教练和有头脑的管理曾.
KB和KG应该能擦出一些火花的 去公牛~ 老哥呀，提个建议，以后翻译文章后，最好把原文也发上来，方便大家学英语:CT_003:
回复 #10 歌德 的帖子
好的，只要不超过论坛发贴的字数限制，以后我会把原文发上来 这也是个好的提议,我们也学一下鸟语 好啊，谢谢老哥超过字数好象可以分楼层发吧，真是麻烦老哥了
回复 #13 歌德 的帖子
哦...对啊。....偶愚钝了......别太客气,大家好兄弟:CT_003: :CT_003: 寒冷的明尼苏达是很难招到有实力的球星的，ＫＧ，你面临着人生最难的一次选择啊:CT_013:
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