Big changes ahead for Dirk Nowitzki http://tinyurl.com/ctjvsfx DALLAS -- Big changes are in store for Dirk Nowitzki both on and off the court. Of course, by now everybody knows that the big man is on his way to marital bliss after he proposed to longtime girlfriend Jessica Olsson in February. Not sure if the nuptials are shaping up for the summer, but it's great that the world's most unassuming superstar has found The One. Dirk已在二月向女友Jessica Olsson求婚 On the court, Nowitzki has always had the same life-long partner in German coach Holger Geschwinder, famous for his plaid button-down shirts and for some of the most unorthodox conditioning workout drills in the history of modern basketball. Well, Holger might re-tool some things this summer after Nowitzki, who turns 34 in June, went a few rounds with Father Time, as some call it, for the first time this season. Knee swelling and stiffness robbed Nowitzki of his mobility and effectiveness over the first month of the season and led him to take an unprecedented eight-day hiatus from playing so he could work behind the scenes to strengthen the sore right knee and round his body into better condition. He was not a fan that such a scenario had to play out. Dirk受膝傷所苦，影響了他季初的效率 "It was something I haven’t gone through in the league so far, struggling physically for the first time in my career and dealing with some knee swelling for weeks, almost months," Nowitzki said. "Obviously what happened at the beginning this year is probably going to change my routine a little bit. I’m probably going to lift more this summer and try to keep my legs strong so we don ’t all have to go through what I went through at the beginning of the season, because that was pretty ugly." Dirk:"這是我第一次遭遇這種情況，花費了幾週、甚至幾個月來對付我的膝傷。" "這個暑假我可能要做更多的訓練來強壯我的腿，以免季初的窘境重演。" "那真的很糟。" At one point early in the season, Nowitzki was shooting below 20 percent from 3-point range. His scoring averaged dipped below 17 points a game in early February, bottoming out soon after his four-game absence. One month later, he had raised his average by three points, but still far from Nowitzki's standard. "I started getting more comfortable again, was doing some of the same stuff I did last year," Nowitzki said. "That’s not only shoot but also move and get to the foul line and stuff like that, where before the injury I couldn’t drive that much and was basically a spot-up shooter. If I’m still able to drive some and post some and mix my game up, I still think I’m able to do it a couple more years." "我現在感覺比較好了，可以做一些去年能做到的動作。" "不只是投籃、還有製造犯規上罰球線等等" The knee issue and compressed 66-game schedule conspired to produce Nowitzki's lowest scoring average, 21.6 points a game, since his second season in 1999-2000. His 45.7 shooting percentage was the lowest since his rookie season. Dirk本季平均21.6分，是第二球季後的新低 而45.7%的命中率，則僅高於菜鳥球季 Nowitzki said the return of normalcy to the start of training camp, a full preseason and a regimented 82-game regular season will help him get his groove back. "We kind of know when to start, we know when to be in shape, we know we have four weeks to get going and get games under our belt [before the start of the regular season]. I should be fine. I’ve got two more years [on his contract] and I still think I can play some great basketball." "我的合約還有兩年，而我也認為我仍舊能打得很出色。" The big question now is who he'll play some great basketball with. Big changes are in store for Nowitzki's supporting cast as well. --- 希望Dirk暑假能好好休息 --

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