By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-16 06:23:41
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没有卡斯尔，圣安东尼奥夏季联赛球队依然没问题。
圣安东尼奥马刺队的球迷们在周日经历了一场情绪的过山车。在夏季联赛马刺队与亚特兰大老鹰队的比赛开始前，球队宣布首轮秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（Stephon Castle）将因手腕受伤缺席剩余的夏季联赛。对于那些想看到这位康涅狄格大学出品的球员在已经令人印象深刻的夏季联赛中更进一步的球迷来说，这无疑是一个打击。幸运的是，对于卡斯尔和马刺队来说，这似乎更像是一种预防措施，而不是长期伤病的迹象。
在缺少了一名主力球员的情况下，夏季联赛马刺队挺身而出，以 79-76 战胜了老鹰队和状元秀扎卡里·里萨谢（Zaccharie Risacher）。他们在攻防两端都得到了全员的贡献。新援德莫伊·霍奇（D’Moi Hodge）以 13 分领衔全队，并命中了 3 记三分球。贾马里·布耶（Jamaree Bouyea）也表现出色，贡献了 12 分、4 次助攻和 3 次抢断。
没有了卡斯尔，夏季联赛球队将不再像今年早些时候那样引人注目。然而，周日晚上的比赛表明，即使没有他的血统，这支球队仍然可以赢得比赛。尽管比赛最后阶段马刺队险些葬送好局，但总体来说，他们的表现依然可圈可点。他们将在 7 月 16 日对阵新奥尔良鹈鹕队的比赛中再接再厉。
观察：
- 布耶是马刺队夏季联赛球队中最大的赢家之一。他是一个防守悍将，看起来有能力组织 NBA 球队的进攻。圣安东尼奥的控球后卫位置突然人满为患。克里斯·保罗、特雷·琼斯、卡斯尔和布雷克·韦斯利都将为上场时间而战。由于布耶签的是双向合同，他不太可能在竞争中占据太大的优势。尽管如此，用一个双向合同名额来拥有这样的阵容深度还是很棒的。如果他在奥斯汀打完大部分赛季，他很可能会提升身边年轻马刺球员的实力。
- 对于哈里森·英格拉姆（Harrison Ingram）来说，这是一个艰难的投篮之夜，但他仍然找到了贡献球队的方法。他 10 投 2 中，得到 6 分，三分球 7 投仅 1 中。但他仍然抢下了 4 个进攻篮板。整个夏天，英格拉姆在篮板球上的积极性令人鼓舞。对于一个拥有他这样身材和活力，并且三分球命中率还不错的球员来说，他将是球队未来宝贵的一员。
- 内森·门萨（Nathan Mensah）在过去三场比赛中的表现非常出色。在周日的比赛中，他得到 10 分和 9 个篮板，并送出了一记盖帽。门萨是一位运动能力不错的球员，尽管身高只有 6 英尺 9 英寸，但他作为一名篮筐保护者看起来很稳健。他在加州经典赛上表现平平，但在拉斯维加斯的积极表现引起了我的注意。
- 霍奇在密苏里大学时就是一名神射手，所以看到他三分球手感火热并不奇怪。他也是一名出色的持球防守者（他在比赛中贡献了两次抢断）。请继续关注霍奇的表现。随着马刺队寻求填补他们的双向合同名额，他可能会成为一名 3D 替补球员的主要候选人。
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What we learned from the Summer Spurs win over the Hawks
No Castle, no problem for San Antonio’s Summer League team.
San Antonio Spurs fans went through a roller coaster of emotions on Sunday. Before the summer Spurs contest with the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced first-round pick, Stephon Castle, would miss the rest of the Summer League with a wrist injury. It was a blow for fans who wanted to see the UCONN product build on his already impressive Summer League. Fortunately for Castle and the Spurs, it seems to be a more preventative move, than a sign of a long-term injury.
Without one of their best players, the summer Spurs stepped up and took down the Hawks, and the number-one overall pick, Zaccharie Risacher, in a 79-76 win. They got contributions up and down the roster on both ends. Newcomer, D’Moi Hodge led the team in scoring with 13 points while hitting three triples. Jamaree Bouyea had another strong showing with 12 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Without Castle, the summer team won’t have the national allure they brought earlier this year. Yet, Sunday night’s game showed that this team can still win ball games without his pedigree. Despite a sloppy ending to the game in which San Antonio nearly gave it away, it was an overall solid performance. They’ll look to keep that up against the New Orleans Pelicans on July 16th.
Observations:
- Bouyea has been one of the biggest winners from the Spurs summer team. He’s a defensive pest who looks capable of running an NBA offense. San Antonio suddenly has a bit of a logjam at point guard. Chris Paul, Tre Jones, Castle and Blake Wesley will all fight for minutes. Because Bouyea is on a two-way, it’s unlikely he will factor into that competition all that much. Still, it’s great to have that kind of depth with a two-way roster spot. If he plays most of the season in Austin, he’ll likely elevate the younger Spurs around him.
- It was a tough shooting night for Harrison Ingram, but he still found ways to contribute. He had 6 points on 2-10 shooting and hit just 1-7 threes. He still managed to pick up 4 offensive rebounds. Ingram’s activity on the glass has been encouraging this summer. A player with his size and motor that shoots a respectable percentage from deep is a valuable piece moving forward.
- Nathan Mensah has been playing some great basketball in the last three games. He had 10 points and 9 rebounds with a block on Sunday. Mensah is a decent athlete and looks solid as a rim protector despite being 6-foot-9. He went under the radar in the California Classic but has intrigued me with his activity in Vegas.
- Hodge was a lights-out shooter at the University of Missouri, so it wasn’t surprising to see him get hot from deep. He’s a solid on-ball defender, too (he picked up 2 steals in the loss. Keep an eye on Hodge moving forward. As the Spurs look to fill their two-way roster spots, he could be a prime candidate as a 3&D depth piece.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock