By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-06-30 00:47:23
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
进攻端还有很多工作要做。
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋杰里米·索汉即将迎来他职业生涯关键的第三年，他在2024-25赛季的表现将决定他是球队长期计划的一部分，还是会被交易。他不想轻易度过这个夏天，因为他将参加波兰国家队的训练营，争夺巴黎奥运会的参赛资格。索汉在左脚踝手术后10周就已经开始随队训练。
赢得一个席位，他很有可能做到，这将让他有机会展现他比赛中更多的方面。
在4月15日马刺队的赛季结束新闻发布会上，索汉被问及他将如何提高。他说:“我的投篮还需要提高。这是一个循序渐进的过程。本赛季我做了一些积极的事情。”运球、防守和稳定性也被他列为需要关注的领域。
二年级的时候，索汉加强了他的防守干扰，在他防守对方后卫的42.5%的时间里，将他们的投篮命中率限制在43.2%。在新秀赛季，后卫在索汉的防守下投篮命中率为51%。未来，人们对他干扰有威胁后卫的能力充满期待。
然而，在他防守前锋的时候，他们的投篮命中率超过了一半(51.2%)。但这并不能说明全部问题——他在顶级球员身上花费了大量时间。索汉身高6英尺8英寸(约2.03米)，臂展7英尺(约2.13米)，脚步移动灵活，他具备防守高大球员的条件，并且很可能随着防守任务的增加而提升他的影响力。然而，有些球员实在太高了，他们的出手点是不可动摇的。
在本赛季的几场比赛中，他至少防守了10名球员的20次投篮，其中6名是前锋——科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)、小贾伦·杰克逊(Jaren Jackson Jr.)、凯尔·库兹马(Kyle Kuzma)、劳里·马尔卡宁(Lauri Markkanen)、凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)和德玛尔·德罗赞(DeMar DeRozan)。
这位前乐透秀在防守库兹马时最为成功，他在23次投篮中只让对手命中了6球，因为他及时地干扰了库兹马的跳投，并破坏了他的突破。
杰克逊并不是一个进攻流畅的球员，他在转换进攻中的篮筐攻击、背身单打、面框单打和跳投都受到了干扰。在三场比赛中，索汉让对手21投8中。
根据NBA官方追踪数据，德罗赞的投篮命中率为46.4%。这位前马刺球员在1月13日的比赛中，在中远距离给了索汉上了生动的一课。但在12月8日，索汉成功地限制了他，他紧紧地贴身防守，阻止了德罗赞的接球就投，并在转换进攻和半场阵地战中干扰了他的突破。
然而，尽管索汉在多场比赛中多次占据有利位置，但他对杜兰特、马尔卡宁和伦纳德的防守效果并不理想。杜兰特有中锋的身高，他在运球后突破到篮下，在索汉头顶完成投篮，或者接球就投。马尔卡宁身高7英尺(约2.13米)，他在篮下利用补篮战胜了索汉，并在转换进攻和半场突破中得分，还面对索汉完成了投篮。伦纳德利用掩护过掉了他，并在接球后撞开他完成投篮，以及后仰跳投，他还用假动作骗得索汉起跳得分。
在防守端，索汉有巨大的潜力。他需要继续观看比赛录像，学习NBA顶级球员的比赛倾向，并停止上对手假动作的当。这一点至关重要，因为它会迫使球队进行不必要的轮换，从而损害球队的整体利益。
在进攻端，索汉需要增加射程，提高投篮命中率，加强传球和打磨运球。
在2023-24赛季，他46.5%的出手距离篮筐不到5英尺(约1.52米)，命中率为57.6%。努力提高中远距离的进攻效率至关重要，这样防守球员就不会放空他去协防其他马刺球员。他的三分球命中率(6.2%)需要像他在第二个赛季那样取得类似的进步，同时增加出手次数来帮助球队。
上赛季，他的有效投篮命中率为48.7%，在所有双能卫中排名前27%，数据来自Cleaning the Glass。
尽管如此，他在无运球时的得分还不错，超过一半的出手都是无运球投篮，其中两分球命中率高达68.8%。让索汉更多地作为有球或无球掩护人参与进攻，将为他打开空切的路线。当维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在罚球线附近吸引防守注意力时，在篮下进攻是利用索汉篮筐附近更高效率的一种方式。二年级时，他70%的得分来自队友的助攻。
此外，当防守者采取“蹲坑”防守(掩护人的防守者蹲守在篮下，试图同时防守两名球员)时，索汉必须开始在外线惩罚对手，这样他才能成为另一个可以与文班亚马打挡拆的可靠选择。
作为一名传球手，他在2023-24赛季最喜欢的三个传球目标(传球频率/接球命中率)是特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)(19.7%)、德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)(16.4%)和文班(14%)。加强与这些队友之间的联系是关键。在挡拆战术中，应该多给瓦塞尔和文班亚马传球，尤其是后者，以利用他的垂直空间和他在油漆区给防守带来的压力。
索汉的运球必须变得更好，以便在防守球员换防到外线后更容易地撕裂对手的防守，这样当他在组织进攻时，就不会有10只眼睛都盯着那些更具威胁的球员了。这也将让射手和空切手获得空位。最重要的是，这将有助于减少他的失误；根据篮球网站Basketball Reference的数据，上赛季他有40次失误是因为自己丢球。
“[我的]心态很好，”索汉在4月份说道。“手术很成功。所以现在要努力变得更强壮、更好。”
点击查看原文：The focus on Jeremy Sochan’s third year leap
The focus on Jeremy Sochan’s third year leap
There’s a lot of work to do on offense.
San Antonio Spurs’ forward Jeremy Sochan is approaching a pivotal third year in his development, and his performance in 2024-25 could indicate if he is part of the long-term plans or a trade chip. He doesn’t want to take the summer lightly, as he will compete on the Polish national team’s training camp roster for a spot in the Paris Olympics. Sochan was already training with that group 10 weeks after left ankle surgery.
Earning a spot, which he will likely do, will allow him to showcase added dimensions to his game.
At the Spurs’ end-of-season press conference on April 15, Sochan was asked how he would improve. He said, “I still need to improve my shot. It’s a work in progress. There’s things I did this season that’s positive.” Ball handling, defense and consistency were also mentioned as areas of focus.
As a sophomore, Sochan refined his disruption, holding opposing guards to 43.2 percent shooting while covering them for 42.5 percent of his time on defense. In his rookie year, guards converted 51 percent of attempts against Sochan. His ability to bother dynamic guards will be expected in the future.
Yet forwards have registered more than half their looks (51.2 percent) while he has checked them. It’s not the whole story- he spends much time on the elite players. At 6-foot-8 with a seven-foot wingspan and decent foot speed, Sochan has the tools to guard up and likely will elevate his impact with added assignments. However, some players are too tall, and the release point is unshakeable.
In multiple games this year, he defended 10 players for at least 20 field goal attempts, six of which were forwards -Kawhi Leonard, Jaren Jackson Jr., Kyle Kuzma, Lauri Markkanen, Kevin Durant and DeMar DeRozan.
The former lottery pick was most successful tagging Kuzma, allowing six of 23 field goals by contesting his jumper on time and blowing up the drive.
Jackson, who is not a fluid offensive player, was bothered on transition rim attacks, post ups, face-ups and jumpers. Sochan permitted eight of 21 baskets across three outings.
DeRozan tallied 46.4 percent accuracy, per NBA tracking data. The former Spur schooled Sochan at long and mid-range on Jan. 13. But on Dec. 8, he shut him down by locking and trailing closely to take away the catch-and-shoot jumper and harassing the drive in transition plus the half-court.
Yet, he wasn’t nearly as effective versus Durant, Markkanen and Leonard despite being in good position on many plays through various matches. Durant, who has center height, took him to the hole and shot over his head, off the dribble, and on the catch. Markkanen, a seven-foot forward, beat him at close range on putbacks, scored on transition plus half-court cuts, and hoisted in his face. Leonard ran him through screens and bumped after the catch, swished jumpers, and got him in the air on fakes to score.
On defense, Sochan has immense upside. He needs to continue to hit the film room to learn the tendencies of the NBA’s top tier and stop biting on fakes. The latter is crucial because it compromises the rest of the team by forcing an unnecessary rotation.
On offense, Sochan needs to add range, raise accuracy, enhance passing and polish ball handling.
In 2023-24, 46.5 percent of the shots he attempted were fewer than five feet from the basket, making 57.6 percent of tries. Working diligently on producing from mid and long distance is imperative so that defenders don’t cheat off him and help on other Spurs. He’ll need a similar jump in 3-point percentage (6.2) as he made in his second year while adding more attempts to help his crew.
Last season, he registered 48.7 percent of effective field goals, good enough for the 27th percentile of all combo guards, per Cleaning the Glass.
Although, he did score well without dribbling, making over half his shots and recording 68.8 percent of those from two-point range. Running more actions with Sochan as the on or off-ball screener will open cutting avenues. And playing out of the dunker spot is a way to capitalize on his higher efficiency by the rim while Victor Wembanyama is drawing the attention around the nail. In year two, 70 percent of his tallied marks were assisted by a teammate.
To boot, drop coverage- the screener’s defender going low, trying to check two players at once- must be a scheme that he starts punishing from the outside so that he can become another dependable option to run pick-and-roll with Wembanyama.
As a passer, his three favorite targets (frequency made/received percentage) in 2023-24 were Tre Jones (19.7), Devin Vassell (16.4) and Wembanyama (14). Expanding on the connection with these teammates is key. Vassell and Wembanyama should be spammed on pick-and-pop/roll sets. The latter more so, to take advantage of his vertical spacing and pressure put on the defense in the paint.
The handle must get better to break down mismatches after the switch on the perimeter easier and so 10 eyes aren’t glued to the more important threats while he makes plays. This also allows the shooters and cutters to get open. On top of that, it would help bring down on his turnovers; last season, he committed 40 by losing the ball on his own, per Basketball Reference.
“[My] mindset is in the right place,” Sochan said in April. “Surgery went well. So now it’s working to get stronger and better.”
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock