SHANE BATTIER
PEAK BLOG

10.18.09

I am back from my hamstring injury that I suffered on the first day of practice. It has taken me a few days to get back into rhythm, but I feel pretty good now. The first game I played against the Milwaukee Bucks, I fell down on the first 4 possessions of the game. I had no balance. It sounds strange, but even missing a week throws off your timing and balance. In my second game, I made 8 of 9 three pointers and had a game high 26 points. I have never had a shooting game like the game I had against the Raptors, I just felt like I couldn't miss! The bad news is that it was only a preseason game, the good news is that I proved that I am capable of having games like the one against the Raptors. My coaches were joking with me after the game that they are expecting 8 for 9 from three point land from now on, haha. I told them no problem.

Our team is still trying to forge our identity. We have so many new players, we are still trying to get comfortable with each other and develop our chemistry. Every team is different and must develop its own identity, you cannot force this process. I like our young players. Besides Aaron Brooks, Kyle Lowery, and Trevor Ariza, I think you will enjoy watching Chase Budinger and Jermaine Taylor. Both are exciting, athletic players who are eager to play and get better. Our new center, David Andersen, is a hard worker and a great teammate. He is getting more comfortable everyday and will be a good player for us.

I will reiterate that I don't think we will be a pushover of a team that many expect our team to be. We have a lot of talent on our roster and believe that if we play hard, smart and together, we can be a good team. There is no question that we miss Yao and Tracy, our margin for error is not very wide. We will play hard every night and try to impose our up tempo style on the other team. We just need to refine our team and define our identity.

Talk to you later,

shane

我首次训练的时候腿部肌腱受的伤现在已经痊愈了，不过我还是花了些时间重新找回我的节奏，我现在感觉很不错。我回归后打的第一场比赛是对雄鹿，当时前4次持球我好像都要倒了，那时候一点平衡感都找不到。听起来可能有点奇怪，不过其实就算一星期没打球，也会对时间感和平衡感产生影响。在我的第二场比赛中，我投了9个三分球，中了8个，还得了26分的高分。我从来没在哪场比赛中打出过对猛龙那场比赛的感觉，我当时的感觉就是我能投中每一个球！坏消息是，这只是一场季前赛，不过好消息是这证明了我的能力。教练在赛后跟我开玩笑，说他希望我以后每场比赛都能投出三分球9中8，哈哈。我跟他说：没问题！

现在，球队依然在慢慢试验重新塑造。队中来了很多新每年空，我们也逐渐开始互相熟悉，重建化学反应。每支球队都面临不同的情况，都需要塑造自己的打法，你不能忽视这一环节。我很喜欢我们的年轻球员。除了布鲁克斯、凯尔-洛瑞和特沃尔-阿里扎之外，你们也应该喜欢看查斯-巴丁格和杰梅因-泰勒的表演。他们都是对打球很有渴望又很有天赋的球员，他们会慢慢成长。我们的新中锋，大卫-安德森是一个非常努力的人，也是一个非常好的队友。他已经日益适应并且成为对我们很重要的球员了。

我再次重申我的观点，火箭不会成为很多球队期待中的“软柿子”。我们的轮转阵容中有很多有天赋的球员，相信我们，只要我们齐心协力、发动智慧打球，我们就仍然是一支好球队。失去了姚明和麦蒂虽然是事实，但是我们差的也不是太多。我们会在每个晚上尽全力，打出我们自己的节奏。我们需要的就是不断完善和塑造自己的风格。

下次再聊

肖恩