“我可能是联盟最后一个真正的中锋了,”在东部决赛第二场比赛后,奥尼尔与一位相熟的记者侃侃而谈,“我曾经以为会有很多年轻人成长起来接我的班,就像我当年一样,但是他们却没有涌现出来。现在的那些中锋只会在那里跳投,他们打的都是德克·诺维斯基式的篮球,我猜今后的大个子球员都会按这条路线发展。像我这样的家伙估计快要绝种了。” “I might be the last real center in the league,” O’Neal talked to a familiar reporter after the second Eastern Conference finals. “I used to think that a lot of young people would pick me up Class, just like I was, but they did not emerge. Now those centers will only jumper there, they are playing Dirk Nowitzki-style basketball, I guess the future big players will press This is a route where guys like myself are estimated to be extinct. ”