<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>http://nba.sports.tom.com/2007-07-06/0F4V/01018285.htmlLuther Head, sported in a pair of short pant with a Rockets-logo, a simple white T-shirt and a big pair of Nike slippers, finally showed up in front of the reporter, still wearing a drowsy look. It's already 17:00pm in Thursday's afternoon, 7 hours after he arrived China, which he spent majority of it sleeping in his bed.When we discussed his long-awaited trip to China, Luther Head was obviously very high and excited. But as the topic of our discussion turned to the drastic personnel changes and all the prevailing trade rumours of the Rockets over the summer, his mood immediately took a dive and dimmed down; there was a slight tint of distress in his eyes, and even before the reporter shifted the topic on him, he suddenly came up with this comment: "Maybe tomorrow I will be traded, and I will have to leave the Rockets. Who knows?" Look very reluctant, but sort of without alternatives.TITAN: So finally you're here in china. How was the trip? Smooth?HEAD: Still okay, but the flight was too long. Yao Ming did not tell me up front that it was this long. We seemed to have flown about 15 hours or so; luckily I slept for 7 to 8 hours of that journey, and when I woke up, it was then movie time. So the time just passed quickly. Nevertheless, this was already the longest flight in my life.TITAN: How was this summer?HEAD: Also very good. I took some rest; I spent most of my time in Chicago; my family is still there, and I want to spend more time with them there.TITAN: Have you been back to Houston? What about Toyota Centre?HEAD: Yeah, I stayed a couple weeks there in Houston; actually this time I flew to China from Houston. I've visited Toyota Centre a few times; I went there to the gym for training to keep my form and condition.TITAN: Have you met coach Adelman?HEAD: Of course ! We talked a couple times. He is a good man and we chatted in his office. He is really very very interesting, continuously cracking jokes. I can't help myself laughing during our chats. I like him very much.TITAN: Do you think you can adapt to his systems?HEAD: He likes to play up tempo and fast game. I think I like that too. But regardless, there is one thing that cannot be changed; and that is we must try by all means to pass the ball into the hands of Yao Ming. I know this even before we made the coach change.TITAN: Have you watched the draft for the Rockets?HEAD: Hmmmm, we've picked Aaron Brooks. He is a good player. I've played him before in my university years; he was still a rookie then. Well, he has left a deep impression in me; he is the same type of players like John Lucas III.TITAN: What is your take on all these personnel change in the Rockets over the summer? Some people come, and some people left.HEAD: I am somewhat disappointed about Juwan Howard's departure. He is my good friend. He is extremely good to me; no one else treat me as good as he; he was like my big brother. Of course, Mike James is also an outstanding player. He was traded away when I was still a rookie; so I did not have an opportunity to play alongside with him, but now I have.TITAN: Are you a bit worried, now that the Rockets is crammed with a lot of back court players, that your play minutes as well as your performance be affected?HEAD: I really don't know what will happen. Well que sera sera; you have to accept whatever role you will be given (by the coach). All I can do is that I do my best in training, and then wait for my assignments. Perhaps my play minutes will reduce, or it will increase, or it will stay put. Nobody knows. I hope I can have an easy and comfortable time in the team; but now it is still not the right time to think about this; there are still so many things left undone in this team, and there will still be so many changes. Maybe by tomorrow I shall be traded away. Who knows?TITAN: You think you will be traded away? You have just been in the league for 2 years. Do you think you are ready to deal with such situation?HEAD: I indeed was (worrying and ) considering this, but I also try as hard as I can not to let this idea to affect me. Trade and transaction is part of our job in NBA, and there is nothing to be complaint about.TITAN: If you have your choice, where (and which team) do you want to play at?HEAD: I simply do not want to leave the Rockets. I like Houston. I want to continue to play here. But you know (in NBA) very few people can stay in the same place (and team) forever. I hope I can.</div>Translated by Pruyen from Clutchfans.
