[外電] Dallas Mavericks' Carroll learning to practice patience

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 Jason Kidd was in disbelief. Matt Carroll had just won, by Kidd's count, his
11th straight shooting game, this one coming after practice Tuesday.

"He owns this court, for sure," Kidd said.

That's the problem. It's the Mavericks' practice court that Carroll owns. The
real court on which they play games for real, whether it's at American
Airlines Center or on the road, has been off limits for Carroll, the reserve
shooting guard.

Carroll is all the Mavericks have from the $33-million contract they gave
Gana Diop before last season. When it became obvious Diop wasn't going to
justify that largess, he was dealt to Charlotte for Carroll and Ryan Hollins,
who left in free agency.

Carroll is in the middle of a long-term contract that stretches out to
2011-12, with a player option for the 2012-13 season. So there is plenty of
time for him to become an impact player. And while the pay is good – $4.7
million this season, descending by $400,000 each year over the next three
seasons – Carroll is human, which means he wants more.

Not more money. More chances to feel like he's helping the team. At this
point, Carroll's only impact comes in practices and scrimmages. He's been on
the inactive list eight of the last nine games and has played just three
minutes in December.

He's doing his best to remain upbeat. He's seen Tim Thomas and Kris Humphries
go through sitting spells and come back to produce when called upon. In a
long NBA season, the seventh-year pro knows that every player gets his
chances.

"Put it this way, to keep things in perspective, as an NBA player, we have
one of the best jobs in the world," he says. "I don't even want to call it a
job sometimes. You're doing a game, something you love, which I don't think
everybody can say.

"But at the end of the day, you want to play and compete. That's the toughest
thing. You can only do so many shooting drills and run so many sprints and
lift so many weights to stay ready when your opportunity comes. It gets a
little monotonous. But that's the part about being a pro – stay focused and
try to improve your game every day, like you would if you were playing a lot
of minutes."

Carroll averaged 12 points and three rebounds in 2006-07 with Charlotte,
starting 47 games. But that team had far less talent than this one. The
Mavericks are stacked at every position, and Carroll is left to wait for an
opportunity.

Rick Carlisle has zeroed in on an eight-man rotation the last few weeks, with
Drew Gooden, Josh Howard and Jason Terry the only ones off the bench getting
consistent time. Thomas and Humphries have gotten spot minutes and have
produced.

Carroll, Roddy Beaubois, Quinton Ross and James Singleton have been the odd
men out during this stretch. But it won't be that way all season.

"At some point, we're going to need everybody," Carlisle said.

Job fair: The D-League Frisco franchise will have a second job fair today
from 4 to 6 p.m. at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. Co-owner Donnie Nelson and
other team executives will accept resumes for jobs ranging from assistant
coaches to interns, and everything in between, Nelson said. The team begins
play in November 2010.



根據Kidd的計算

Carroll在小牛投籃練習賽中

已經連贏11次了

他狀況相當好

但可能僅現於小牛AAC球場

Carroll是之前小牛用Diop交易到的

他的合約相當長

Carroll曾在0607年

在山貓時平均得12分3籃板

不過他當時待在的球隊人員比較不足

小牛目前每個位置都是滿的

Carroll曾看過Humphries和Tim Thomas

獲得表現機會

Carroll知道他需要等待一個機會

Carlisle表示

每個球員都是有用的

也許哪天會用到他
















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