作者chenshing ( )
站内MiamiHeat
标题[外电] Shaq says he's having 'terrible' season
时间Wed Dec 19 23:54:55 2007
http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/349875.html
大概讲到Shaq的问题,他自己也知道热火现在的困难,
他还是很有决心的带球队走出困境,
但伤病与老让他活动力下降,造成队友不容易传球给他
他希望至少每场还能有10次出手,对照他前十年是17次
也提到Wade的失误,但Wade自己说大概有三次都是想要传给Shaq却没办法造成的
莱里提到之後可能让晨星跟Shaq轮替比较多次,但每次时间短一些,
让两人都能精力充沛,提到没有稳定外线让防守者敢包夹Shaq
英文不好,现在没时间全翻译...就大概提些我看到的重点
觉得这篇讲到很多问题,也是版上常讨论的
值得细看!
Shaquille O'Neal broke his weeklong silence with the media on Tuesday. Then
the Heat center attempted to shatter any notion that pride prevents him from
accepting responsibility for his on-court struggles this season.
O'Neal said he is having a ''terrible'' season and needs to do more to help
the Heat overcome a slow start that has left the team in last place in the
Eastern Conference for two weeks.
The Heat (7-17) plays at Atlanta (12-12) on Wednesday, looking to win
back-to-back games for just the second time this season. It has been that
rough of a stretch for the Heat, which needed a fourth-quarter comeback at
home Monday night to beat a Timberwolves team that owns the worst record in
the league.
And it has been that difficult of a start for O'Neal, 35, who is in the midst
of his least productive season, averaging just 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds
in 27.8 minutes. He has averaged 25.7 points and 11.5 rebounds over his
16-year career.
''It's terrible,'' O'Neal said Tuesday when asked to evaluate his play.
``When you win, it's easier to accept. You can't say nothing. I have to
adjust. We still have to adjust. Hopefully, it doesn't take a full season of
failing for us to adjust.''
The tone of O'Neal's comments Tuesday were much different from the more
defiant and critical stance he took two weeks ago when he expressed
frustration with teammates for not getting him the ball enough and balked at
his diminishing role.
But while speaking with reporters Tuesday for the first time since the Heat
returned last week from a 2-4 Western Conference trip, O'Neal talked about
having more patience with his teammates and finding a way to be productive in
other ways.
O'Neal fouled out in the fourth quarter of each of the past two games,
including Saturday when the Heat blew a lead against Indiana to lose its
third game in a row at home.
Heat coach Pat Riley said O'Neal's dip in production is due largely to teams
defending him with more zone-type coverages this season, making it more
difficult to pass to O'Neal on halfcourt post-ups.
As a result, his shot attempts have drastically decreased from more than 17 a
game over his career to 10 this season. Riley said the issue could be
addressed if O'Neal becomes more mobile and less stationary. Because Miami
shooters have not consistently made outside shots, more defenders are
crowding around O'Neal, Riley said.
''I do believe Shaquille will find a rhythm, a better rhythm,'' Riley said.
``There are some things I think he can do. He's got to get it on the move.
That's where we've done so much work tweaking the offense, getting our
players to see him. We miss him a lot in those possessions.''
O'Neal was 6 of 11 from the field Monday, marking the first time in 12 games
he has attempted more than 10 shots. He won't say how many attempts he
expects each game but said it should be in double figures.
''More than 10, so I can get into my game,'' he said. ``My son can't even get
into the game with seven shots.''
PASSING PROBLEMS
But getting the ball to O'Neal has proved costly at times. Dwyane Wade
averaged more than six turnovers the past three games -- many of them coming
while he tried to feed O'Neal. Wade understands O'Neal's concerns, but said
he also needs to be a bit more understanding.
'The main thing I try to tell him is, `We're trying to look for you, but it's
the way the defense is playing,' '' Wade said. ``If we keep trying too much,
we're going to turn the ball over. I get three of my turnovers trying to
force the ball in there.''
In theory, if O'Neal wants to do more, he has to move more. That has been
difficult until recently because of nagging knee and thigh injuries that have
lingered since October.
O'Neal, who has taken cortisone shots in his surgically repaired left knee,
joked he has had to ''rely on almost illegal things'' just to play.
Riley said he has also tried to lighten the load on O'Neal by using backup
Alonzo Mourning, 37, in frequent but shorter stretches. He evaluates the
position collectively more than how each player does individually.
Against the Timberwolves, O'Neal and Mourning combined for 25 points, 18
rebounds and six blocks -- far beyond the numbers either is consistently
capable of producing alone at this stage of their careers.
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
''He was Superman. He was indestructible. He was unstoppable. He was all
those things,'' Riley said of O'Neal in his younger days. ``But as he gets
older and things slow down, he can still be effective. He is going through
the process of adjusting to things he cannot do.''
There's still a bit of denial, though. Always has been. Probably always will
be. Take, for instance, O'Neal's logic on his recent foul trouble.
''I only get in foul trouble when I help,'' he said. ``I haven't really
committed a foul on my man yet.''
But he's willing to adjust if that's what it takes to salvage a season.
''I accept that,'' O'Neal said. ``I've always been tested. I've always stood
up. Nothing can break me down.''
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