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Livingston out to show Rockets he's still a playmaker

Posted on October 21, 2012 at 11:08 pm by Jonathan Feigen in General


There was time lost to a groin pull, a game or two skipped because of a slight
ankle sprain. Shaun Livingston could be patient, however, and not just because
he knows better than most the difference between injuries and "nicks."

On a Rockets team filled with young players just learning how to work and play
in the NBA, Livingston has done pretty much what he has for years, since he was
the gifted young player learning his way in the NBA only to have all that
potential stolen by a gruesome knee injury.

He has kept plugging along, making the best of the situation, awaiting his
chance.

Livingston在聯盟一度被譽為最有天賦和才華的球員，可是一場嚴重的膝傷差點讓他失去
了在聯盟的機會
他一直在耐心等待，等待機會到來。

That could come soon. Rockets coach Kevin McHale has cited Livingston's play
after several practices, including the Saturday workout that didn't incline
McHale to praise anything.
He said he would like to give Livingston his most extensive playing time
Wednesday in New Orleans and Friday in Orlando. Even if Livingston does not
find a place in the rotation, McHale sees value in having what Livingston has
become.

這可能會很快到來。火箭主帥Kevin McHale幾次提到Livingston，特別是上週六的訓練之
後，McHale更是讚不絕口。他說下週三和週五(當地時間)對黃蜂和魔術的比賽，將會給
Livingston更多的上場時間。就算Livingston沒進輪換陣容，也會儘量讓他多打，因為
McHale看到了Livingston的價值。

He can no longer be spectacular. For the Rockets, steady will do.

他的表現不再驚人。但對於火箭來說，穩定就行了。

"Shaun's a veteran and knows what he's doing," McHale said. "For a team that's
really young, his experience is valuable. He had a terrible, terrible knee
injury, kind of thought he wasn't going to play anymore. For him, there is a
lot of joy in his play."



Livingston remains confident he can offer more than his influence. He has
worked at both guard spots and small forward. He said he can add depth at the
point and a needed playmaker at any position with the young second unit.



"I'm still a natural point guard at heart," Livingston said. "Some of my
athleticism has changed since my injury. But at the point guard position,
playmaking, I still have that ability, and I think it's still one of my
strengths in this league."

"在我心中，我仍是一個純組織後衛，" Livingston說，"自從受傷後，我的運動能力受
到了影響，但在控衛的位置，我仍有能力組織全隊。我認為在聯盟中這仍然是我的強項。"

Robbed of athleticism

Livingston was a celebrated high school All-American at Peoria (Ill.) Central,
taken with the fourth pick of the 2004 draft. But in his second NBA season, he
destroyed his left knee, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, posterior
cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and lateral meniscus and
dislocating his patella and tibia-femoral. He missed all of the 2007-08 season
and played just 12 games the next season. But he played throughout each of the
past two seasons, finding ways to contribute off the bench even if he would
never capture the athleticism from before the injury.



"I'm where I want to be, and I definitely have proved my health over the last
couple of years," he said. "I guess it is to continue to improve on what I've
proved the last couple of years. It's another opportunity for me and my journey
back from my injury to prove my health and my worth. I'm another year older, a
year wiser, and just making the most of my opportunities along the way."



At 27, Livingston laughs at the shock that follows when he says this will be
his ninth NBA season, but he believes his experience can be shared, as it was
for him when he was a teen finding his way. He attended the Las Vegas summer
league just to chat with McHale and general manager Daryl Morey, calling it "a
good business trip" and leaving them impressed with his determination to
contribute one way or another.

他已經27歲。Livingston笑著說，這將是他的第九個賽季。他相信自己的經驗能夠幫助到年輕的隊友們
。夏天他特地跑到拉斯維加斯，參加夏季聯賽，就是為了能和McHale以及火箭總經理
Daryl Morey進行了深入的交流，稱它為"良好的商業之旅"，他表示願意通過各種方式幫助
球隊，讓他們留下深刻的印象。

Sharing his knowledge

"I got a lot of tutoring from Sam Cassell and other guys who taught me
leadership and other skills," Livingston said. "To be able to share that with
some of the guys and be versatile and compete, I'm really looking forward to it
.

"It is a blessing to come back and be in the position I'm in now. I'm thankful.
I'm healthy. I can go out and play not worried about my knee, if it is going to
go out. With my health, with everything I've been through, I couldn't ask for
more.

"It's about faith, faith in God and in myself, just passion. And obviously,
loving the game enough to want to play."

"Sam Cassell和很多人教過我如何成為領袖以及其他的技能，" Livingston說，"我希望能
把這些經驗與隊友們分享，讓他們變得更加全面及完整，我真的很期待。"

"能回到場上，處於現在這個位置，這是一種祝福，我必須感恩。我現在很健康，我可以上
場不用再為膝蓋擔心。就我的健康，我所經歷過的一切，我不能再有更多的奢求。"

"這是關於信仰，對上帝，對我自己的信仰，保持激情，最重要的是熱愛比賽。"

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