December 7, 2008

It really feels great to be on the court again. I have played 3 games since returning from my injured ankle and I am so happy to be back doing what I love to do best, play basketball. There is nothing more frustrating than sitting on the bench and not being able to help your teammates on the floor. I don't think that I am a person that screams and yells on the basketball court, but I found myself screaming and yelling at everything from the referees to my teammates much more when I was injured. I am a much calmer person now that I am playing, hahaha.

I have been pleased with my performances on the court. It is very strange to start playing NBA basketball without the benefit of training camp (usually I don't like training camp too much.........I am always sore!). Training camp is the time to get in basketball shape and work the rust off your game. I am trying to get in shape AND win games. I don't have my usual explosiveness right now, although some would argue that I never had explosiveness in the first place (you may have a good point!), but I know that my quickness and jumping ability will return quickly enough.

Our team has so many injuries that I can't stop to worry about my own ankle. I have to try and be as consistent for this team as I can be. That is the best way that I help this team with TMac and Brent Barry currently hurt. I am proud of our guys that we have won 13 games with all of our injuries. The sign of the best teams in the league is that they win in the face of adversity. If we can weather the storm and win a few more games when we are injured, when we get healthy again we might be in a position to scare some people in the Western Conference!

Talk to you soon

Shane

译文如下——

 重新回到赛场上感觉真的很棒！自从脚踝痊愈后，我已经打了三场比赛，很高兴重新从事起钟爱的篮球运动。世界上最痛苦的事莫过于坐在场边当看客，不能上场去帮助队友。我在球场上不喜欢对队友喊叫，但我发现自己作壁上观时非常喜欢冲人嚷嚷——无论是裁判还是队友。当我重新上场后，我变得安静了许多。哈哈哈。

我对自己场上的表现感到满意。没有参加训练营就直接上场比赛，这种感觉挺新鲜（我不太喜欢训练营……因为我总是受伤！）。训练营可以帮你在赛季前找到状态。 我现在一边要找状态一边要赢球！我还没有爆发呢，有人劝我说你不可能刚复出就爆发（可能你是对的！），但我知道我的速度和弹跳会很快恢复的。

我们队太容易受伤了，这让我不得不担心自己的脚踝。我努力让自己尽可能地坚强。在麦蒂和巴里缺阵的情况下，这是我能为球队做出的最大帮助。我很自豪球队在我们伤停期间仍然赢了13场比赛。联盟最佳球队的标志就是在灾难面前仍然可以赢球。如果我们能抵抗住这场伤病风暴的侵袭，在人员不整的情况下赢下更多的比赛，当队友全部康复后，我们可以在西部干出点惊天动地的事情！

回见，

肖恩