슈피겔紙와 노비츠키 인터뷰

[MFFL]

슈피겔 온라인과 노비츠키의 인터뷰가 댈러스 바스켓볼 닷컴에 떠있네요. 

꽤나 길어서 전부 옮기기는 그렇고 몇가지만 요약해봅니다. 

이것을 보니 노비츠키가 5Mil에 계약한 것은 엄청난 페이컷이긴 하지만...

노비옹이 본인의 몸상태를 감안한 계약이라는 생각이 드네요. 

다음시즌도 이번 시즌과 비교할 때 못하면 못했지 나아지지는 않을 것이라는 확신이 드네요. 

즉 성적이 플옵을 낙관하기에 힘들다는 것이겟죠.

노비츠키는 지난 시즌  2달이상을 결장시켰던 아킬레스부상이 다시 재발했다고 합니다.

그로 인해 재활에 막대한 시간을 투자한다고 하네요. 

코트에서 연습하는 시간보다 냉수욕, 요가, 스트레칭, 물리치료에 쓰는 시간이 많다고요. 그걸 매일 하고 있답니다. 

대략 2시간 Off Court활동, 2시간 호걸씨와 슈팅연습...이렇게 8월진행예정이랍니다.

다음 시즌 제대로 경쟁력을 보여주기 위해서 말이죠. 존경스럽네요.

팀은 8월말까지 공식적인 휴가이고 9월말에 캠프를 시작할 것이랍니다. 

10월 17일? 20일? 정도에 시즌을 시작하는데요.

시즌을 시작하고 긴 일정을 소화하기에 조금 빡세지 않나 걱정한다네요.

팀은 플옵을 목표로 공격에서 키가될 노엘계약을 노력하고 있답니다. 물론 서부에서 플옵가기는 너무 힘들다네요.

데스쥬에 대해서 Super Happy라고 표현했네요. 서브룩에 사람들이 비견하지만...서브룩은 엄청난 선수니까

너무 부담주지 말라고 하네요 ㅋㅋ

본인이 같이 뛰고 싶은 동시대 레전드로 샥 코비, 그리고 던컨, 가넷을 꼽고 무한 존경을 표했네요.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr. Nowitzki, how is your Achilles heel?

 

Dirk Nowitzki: Not all that great. I thought I had overcome those problems.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: You already missed two months last season because of it.

Nowitzki: Yes, nowadays I have to do a lot more rehab, be more careful with my calf
and keep stretching my muscles. I've gotten used to the fact that
even though you have to practice a lot you also have to pay attention
to a lot of things off the court.  

 

SPIEGEL ONLINE: What do you mean?

Nowitzki: Cold baths, yoga, stretching. All this is now part of my daily training routine.
It sounds crazy but when you're my age you almost put in more work off the court than on it.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: What are your plans for your free time?

 

Nowitzki: I have a few sponsored events in Germany and then I'm traveling with my family
to Europe and Africa, where a large part of my wife's family lives. We're taking the kids with us.
And I'll also visit my home, Würzburg.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: When does the relevant part of preseason begin?
The summer league has already started.

Nowitzki: Yes, but we don't send our good players there. We're on vacation till August,
and the team will prepare together at the end of September.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: The season already starts on October 20th this year.

Nowitzki: Yeah, they've moved up the season this year. The league is trying to stretch the season so that we don't have to play back-to-back games as often as we usually do.
However that robs us of one week of training camp which could be difficult considering
how long and intense a season can be. 

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Are you going to practice with your individual coach Holger Geschwindner?

Nowitzki: Yes, I'll do that in August. I obviously have a better environment in the USA
because we can push each other.  It's a bit dull out here. Sometimes I spend two hours alone
in the fitness room then two hours alone with Holger.
 Over there I have teammates that keep pushing me.
That's why I haven't yet decided how I'm going to divide the time for my preparation.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: The competition in the Western Conference has spent the off-season
making a lot of spectacular trades.

Nowitzki: Yes, that's extreme what the teams are currently doing.
Jimmy Butler to the Timberwolves, and now Paul George is going to OKC.
Paul Milsap is also leaving the East and going to Denver.
It's insane what teams are doing to catch up to Golden State and Cleveland.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: What are your goals for the upcoming season?

Nowitzki: Our goal is to make the playoffs of course but that's going to be extremely difficult.
We're currently trying to keep Nerlens Noel who is an important part of our offense.
But it won't be easy to make it in the West.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Do your hopes rest on a rookie?

Nowitzki: Yes, that's correct. We've drafted Dennis Smith jr. This made us super happy.
He's very athletic and explosive. We all hope he's going to be succesful.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: He's already getting compared to Westbrook.

Nowitzki: Yes but you should be careful there. That's an insane comparison.
He averaged a triple double last season, a 55-year-old record by Oscar Robertson.
That's incredible. Those comparisons are probably too early, but we expect a lot from him.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: You mentioned Westbrook's run. This past season was full of records.
James averaged a historic triple double in the plays offs, Harden had the first 50+ 15+ 15+ triple double. Is this a golden generation of players? Or do you have another explanation?

Nowitzki: I think the league and the game have changed.
There are a lot more dangerous 3-point shooters, there is a lot more space.
Nowadays it's a lot easier to get a triple double than 20 years ago
when I went from Würzburg to the NBA. Back then the zone was always packed,
it was filled with muscular centers and power forwards.
That almost doesn't exist anymore, centers now need to be able to do more than just run,
they need to be able to shoot from outside. The game has completely changed.
Everything is much faster, everyone can now easily make 3-pointers so
when you have a guard on your team who can shoot well and has good court vision then
it's obviously easier to get a triple double.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: How do you feel about the league's current situation? People in Europe got the impression that the Cavs' and Warriors' dominance hurt the NBA's image.

Nowitzki: It wasn't very good for the regular season and the first playoff rounds because it takes away the suspense. When we went to the playoffs in 2003 we won the first two rounds
after seven games and lost the Conference Finals after six games.
Every round was thrilling, that's missing these days. But the finals made up for a lot of this.
Even if there only were five games, the athleticism, the outside shots - it was insane.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: It could have been closer if Durant hadn't made that 3-point shot
at the end of game 3.

Nowitzki: Yes, exactly. It was closer than the final result suggests.
But when you look at the viewing figures: they had the highest tv ratings since the 1998 finals
with Michael Jordan and Karl Malone. That definitely shows that people want to see that.
The finals were incredible, definitely the best finals I've ever watched.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: How do you feel when you watch the playoffs at home on your couch?
Are you more relaxed than at the start of your career?

Nowitzki: It's kinda difficult. I always want to get to the playoffs, that's always our goal.
When I was injured at the start of the season we quickly had 18 or 19 losses.
When you're that far behind in the West it's almost impossible.
We fought hard to make up ground but it still hurts.
It's my favorite time of the year, it gets warm, the atmosphere is one of a kind.
Hundreds of fans await you in front of the arena. It's a bitter feeling to not be a part of that.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: You've been in the NBA for almost 20 years now, have been on the court
with countless legends. Is there someone you'd really love to play with again?

Nowitzki: I'm more old school, I really would have loved to play with Kobe or Shaq.
But I was fortunate to almost always be able to play the All Star Game.
There they were then, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett. To be in the same locker room as these guys
that I had admired for a long long time, that was insane.
I'll never forget my first all star game. It was an incredible experience.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: You just mentioned Garnett and Duncan.
Both have now ended their careers and are working as personal coaches.
Garnett even practices with Blake Griffin.
Is that something you would consider once your career is done?

Nowitzki: I think I'll need to back away from the whole business at first.
When everything is over I'll need a break, my kids and my family should be my priority.
But it's clear that I won't be sitting around at home forever, that's too boring. 

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Do you see yourself moving back to Germany?

Nowitzki: Definitely not in the near future.
The kids were all born in the USA, the biggest one is about to go to kindergarten
and only speaks English. I try to speak German with her sometimes but that's difficult.
My network is in Dallas so I'll plan my future there for now.  

http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/nba-dirk-nowitzki-im-interview-ich-bin-ja-eher-oldschool-a-1156072.html

[MFFL]

노비옹의 아킬레스 재발...이번 시즌에서 아마 반드시 닥칠 일 같네요. 매경기 매경기가 노비옹의 마지막 경기가 될 수도 있을 것같습니다.
팀도 이를 준비하고 있는듯 하고요.

[댈러스맨]

아..진짜 그럴거 같네요 ㅠ 제발 그 일이 안 생기길 기원합니다

[에휴]

샥,코비,던컨,가넷이라 ㅋㅋㅋ 제가 한때 꿈꿨던 초장신 라인업이긴합니다. 코비(티맥)-노비-가넷-던컨-샤크 ㅋㅋㅋ 노비를 슈가로 쓸수만있다면? 이라는생각을 많이했죠 ㅋㅋ 모 뚫려도 가넷이랑 던컨이 커버하겠지라는 생각으로 ㅋㅋ 서부올스타에서 비슷한 라인업이 한번 나왔던 기억이 나네요.

[변비츠키]

코비대신 웨버가 포가를 본다면 어떨까요?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[뇨뇨41]

다음시즌에는 정말 많은것도 이별해야하는 시즌이 될지도 모르겠네요 ....... 빨리 노엘이랑 계약을 해야할건데

[Dirk Nowitzki[Deutschland]]

아킬레스 한번 부상당하면 후유증이 정말 오래간다던데.... 노비옹도 걱정이네요.

[열심남편]

열정도 좋지만 오래 볼려면 적어도 15분선에서 제한 해야될것 같아요.