By MateoMayorga | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-07 11:30:00
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。
虽然球队在惨败中进攻混乱，但卡斯尔的表现随着比赛的进行而变好。
圣安东尼奥马刺队的夏季联赛阵容在萨克拉门托被夏洛特黄蜂队击败。四号秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔展现了他极具冲击力的防守，他的进攻也随着比赛的进行而变得更加强势。然而，球队出现了太多失误，进攻端也乏善可陈。
比赛开始后，马刺队在内线得分困难，外线投篮也不准，错失了六次投篮机会。黄蜂队则活力四射，在比赛的前10分钟就取得了14分的领先优势。
马刺队在第二节做出了回应，18投7中，并将黄蜂队的命中率限制在38%，半场结束时将分差保持在14分。
最后两节比赛双方展开拉锯战，马刺队一度缩小了分差。
最终黄蜂队以97-65获胜。马刺队的首发阵容41投12中，替补球员的命中率为26%。
让我们来看看一些观察：
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔观察
这位2024年大东联盟最佳新人在马刺的首秀表现平平，但还是有一些闪光点，他是球队表现最好的球员。他的控球技术不错，第一步速度很快，但目前还很稚嫩。
在进攻端，卡斯尔的终结能力和外线投篮都不够稳定。比赛开始后，他连续错失了几次投篮：挡拆后的突破上篮、罚球线附近的单腿跳投、利用掩护后的右侧肘区跳投，以及突破到篮下的上篮。直到比赛进行了六分半钟，他才利用转换进攻中的掩护后抛投得到第一分。
作为场上和半场进攻的组织者，他做出了正确的选择，找到了空位的队友，并找到了底角的射手和突破手。
在防守端，他防守积极，紧贴对手，并能有效地干扰对方的球，完成了他的第一场比赛。在被掩护挡住后，他也能够及时跟上对手。此外，卡斯尔的横向移动能力很强，再加上6英尺9英寸的臂展，他具备成为防守大闸的潜力。
在第二节比赛中，他出现了一些失误，包括将球传到人堆里、在右侧边线走步以及错失了一次三分球机会。他在防守端也犯了一个错误，被利基·布莱克(Leaky Black)的假动作骗到，并在篮下对他犯规。
他最精彩的表现是在牛角位持球后，将球传给内森·门萨(Nathan Mensa)，然后自己跑到三分线外接球命中三分。在后者发生后，解说员马克·琼斯(Mark Jones)开玩笑说，教练告诉他，如果卡斯尔再投丢一记三分球，他就必须坐在他旁边。
接球就投… 水花四溅 pic.twitter.com/rVIYB5LPWJ
第三节比赛中，卡斯尔多次冲击篮筐，并在牛角位持球命中一记左侧三分球。
他上场20分钟，12投4中得到12分，另有6个篮板、3次助攻和1次失误。
其他新秀
内森·门萨在上半场13分钟内抢下8个篮板，其中包括5个进攻篮板。下半场他的篮板球拼抢没有那么积极，最终全场抢下10个篮板。
哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram)的首秀表现平淡。他的控球不够稳定，而且在远距离和近距离的投篮命中率都很低。不过，他在26分钟内贡献了7个篮板。
锡迪·西索科(Sidy Cissoko)看起来有些僵硬，但明显瘦了很多。他在近距离投篮两次不中，并在一次突破中失去平衡，出现了一次失误。
马刺队的下一场夏季联赛将在周日对阵萨克拉门托国王队，周二对阵中国男篮。
点击查看原文：Stephon Castle showed his upside in Summer Spurs’ loss to Hornets
Stephon Castle showed his upside in Summer Spurs’ loss to Hornets
The team offense was a mess in a blowout loss, but Castle got better as the game wore on.
The San Antonio Spurs’ summer exhibition squad was outclassed by the Charlotte Hornets in Sacramento. Fourth overall pick Stephon Castle showed off his impactful point-of-attack defense, and his offense got stronger as the game progressed. Yet the squad committed too many turnovers and its offense was barren.
To start, the Spurs had trouble scoring in the paint and were off-target shooting from the wings, missing six tries. The Hornets’ energy was up 100°, allowing them to take a 14-point advantage through the first 10-minute quarter.
The response was logging seven of 18 baskets and holding the Hornets to 38 percent accuracy, keeping the deficit at 14 heading into halftime.
The last two quarters looked like runs at LA Fitness, with the Spurs briefly cutting the gap.
The Hornets won 97-65. The Spurs’ starting unit converted 12 of 41 baskets, and the reserves tallied 26 percent of attempts.
Let’s review the observations.
Stephon Castle watch
The 2024 Big East Freshman of the Year had a forgettable debut for the Silver and Black, yet there were brief signs of promise as he was the team’s top performer. His handle is decent and he has nice first-step speed, but for now he’s green as grass.
On offense, Castle wasn’t sharp as a finisher or outside scorer. He started, missing on a driving pick and roll set, bricked a one-legged jumper at the nail, failed a right-elbow shot after getting free by the screen, and was denied at close range after flaring into the lane. His first basket came over six-and-a-half minutes in, hitting a floater on a transition screen roll.
As the playmaker in the open and half court, he made the right reads, finding the man ahead and locating the corner sniper and roller.
Defensively, he locked and trailed well and was disruptive on the ball to complete his first stint of action. He also recovered on time when pinned by the screen. To boot, Castle moves well laterally and with a 6-foot-9 wingspan, has the tools to be a defensive boogeyman.
In frame two, he threw the ball into traffic, traveled on the right wing and passed up a triple. His defensive mistake was biting on Leaky Black’s fake and fouling him at the rim.
His finest possession was throwing a dart to Nathan Mensa on a horns set and canning a deep catch-and-shoot tray at the top of the key. On the latter, broadcaster Mark Jones joked that the coach told him he must sit next to him if he passes up another trifecta.
pull up…SPLASH pic.twitter.com/rVIYB5LPWJ
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 7, 2024
In the third quarter, Castle attacked the rim multiple times and connected on a left-wing 3-pointer on a horns set.
He finished with 12 points on 33% accuracy, with six rebounds, three assists and a turnover in 20 minutes.
Other prospects
Nathan Mensa snagged eight rebounds, five on offense, in 13 first-half minutes. He wasn’t crashing the glass as hard to follow up, grabbing two more to end the night.
Harrison Ingram’s debut was quiet. His handle is not tight enough, plus he struggled scoring from long and short range. Although, he supplied seven rebounds in 26 minutes.
Sidy Cissoko looked stiff but significantly leaner. He missed twice at short distance and turned the ball over by losing his balance going into the square.
The Spurs’ next exhibitions are on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings and on Tuesday versus the Chinese National Team.
By MateoMayorga, via Pounding The Rock