By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-08-22 21:25:34
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分析圣安东尼奥可以派出的最佳球员组合。
在上赛季取得 22 胜 60 负战绩的征途中，圣安东尼奥马刺队尝试了 533 种不同的阵容组合。显然，并非所有组合都奏效。然而，即使在另一个失利赛季的混乱中，马刺队也找到了一些具有竞争力的阵容。
当维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)与特雷·琼斯、德文·瓦塞尔、凯尔登·约翰逊和杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)同时出场时，马刺队的净效率值为 +20.8，防守效率值为 96.6。就净效率值而言，这套阵容是上赛季 NBA 最佳阵容之一。当马刺队派出他们的五名最佳球员时，一支有竞争力的球队初具雏形。这五名球员也恰好是圣安东尼奥年轻核心中的关键齿轮。
今年夏天，马刺队为这支核心阵容增添了两名老将，克里斯·保罗和哈里森·巴恩斯，以及一位前五顺位新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)。随着这些签约以及圣安东尼奥年轻球员又经历了一年的成长，人们对他们的期望很高。但是，马刺队的哪些球员组合才能打造出最佳阵容呢？让我们来探讨一些我们可能会在 2024-25 NBA 赛季中经常看到的一些阵容。
首发阵容：
克里斯·保罗 – 德文·瓦塞尔 – 哈里森·巴恩斯 – 杰里米·索汉 – 维克多·文班亚马
今年的揭幕战似乎已经确定了首发五人组。上个赛季，圣安东尼奥的首发阵容一直是个难题，因为他们需要让一名年轻球员替补出场。这个问题从琼斯开始，到约翰逊结束。由于这两名球员都可能接受替补角色，而首发侧翼朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)更适合在第二阵容中担任 3D 侧翼，因此新签下的老将们有了首发的空间。
这套阵容终于为文班亚马身边提供了一些空间。在预计的首发五人中，只有索汉和文班在上赛季的三分命中率低于 37%。保罗将能够在半场进攻中扮演琼斯的角色，成为挡拆组织者，让索汉和瓦塞尔能够承担无球角色。马刺队还可以利用瓦塞尔和文班亚马作为首发阵容中的组织者，而保罗和巴恩斯将比上赛季提供更强大的无球进攻能力。
在防守端，保罗是琼斯的降级版，萨克拉门托国王队的球迷经常对巴恩斯在防守端的表现表示失望。尽管如此，这些老将将与文班亚马一起，为马刺队提供一些经验丰富的防守球员，而文班亚马是 NBA 最好的防守核心之一。瓦塞尔和索汉在防守端的进步将决定这支球队是成为一支优秀的防守球队还是一支伟大的防守球队。
文班 + 射手：
克里斯·保罗 – 德文·瓦塞尔 – 朱利安·尚帕尼 – 哈里森·巴恩斯 – 维克多·文班亚马
上个赛季，对手球队经常对马刺队进行内线包夹，试图切断文班亚马在篮筐周围的空间。圣安东尼奥无法惩罚对手的这种策略，因为他们的三分球命中率只有 34.7%。随着巴恩斯和保罗的加入，马刺队现在可以围绕文班亚马排出一套稳定的射手阵容。这应该能拉开场上空间，让文班在半场进攻中拥有更多得分或为队友创造机会的机会。
这套阵容最大的优势在于，当索汉下场休息时，他们不会失去组织能力。文班、CP3 和瓦塞尔都能够发起进攻，而巴恩斯和尚帕尼则扮演着拉开空间的角色。这套阵容在进攻端有很多创造优势的机会。
尚帕尼上赛季的三分命中率为 36.5%，并在防守端取得了进步。如果索汉在他的第三个赛季开局缓慢，我不会感到惊讶，如果有人呼吁尚帕尼重新回到首发阵容以提供空间。这套阵容可能是马刺队最好的快跑阵容，并且在防守端也能站稳脚跟。
进攻狂潮：
特雷·琼斯 – 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 – 朱利安·尚帕尼 – 杰里米·索汉 – 维克多·文班亚马
文班亚马的防守能力已经众所周知。上个赛季，马刺队还有一些球员在防守端也取得了进步。索汉的任务是防守联盟中一些最强的个人得分手。尚帕尼是一位内外兼修的强硬防守者。琼斯是进攻端的眼中钉，拥有全队最高的抢断率之一。现在，他们为这个核心阵容增添了另一名防守悍将卡斯尔。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔的 2 分钟防守集锦 pic.twitter.com/UzrYExWfAy
— League Him (@League_Him) 2024 年 5 月 6 日
在上赛季的康涅狄格大学，卡斯尔在持球和无球防守方面都表现出色。他精力充沛，身体素质出色，防守意识也很强。他为这支球队的防守带来了急需的身体对抗和侵略性。他和琼斯在进攻端的联手将成为对方后卫的噩梦。即使他们突破了他们的防守，在油漆区还有潜在的年度最佳防守球员文班亚马在等着他们。这套阵容的防守潜力非常诱人。
当然，他们也需要解决一些空间问题。琼斯上赛季的三分球命中率提高了很多（全明星赛后三分球命中率为 42.1%），但你不能指望他成为一名空间型球员。卡斯尔的跳投似乎还需要一些改进，而马刺队的球迷都很清楚索汉在三分线外的挣扎。这套阵容可能需要零封对手才能真正发挥作用。
板凳匪徒：
特雷·琼斯 – 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 – 朱利安·尚帕尼 – 凯尔登·约翰逊 – 扎克·科林斯
圣安东尼奥今年的板凳深度不容小觑。他们将两名首发球员尚帕尼和琼斯移至替补席，让约翰逊继续担任第六人的角色，并增加了前五顺位新秀卡斯尔。如果科林斯能够强势反弹，那么第二阵容将拥有一些真正的武器。
我最感兴趣的是约翰逊本赛季的角色。他已经成为球队阵容中一个容易被忽视的组成部分，但他上赛季是球队的第三号得分手，而且仅仅在一年前他还领衔球队的场均得分。上个赛季，他过于依赖自己的跳投，而没有选择冲击篮筐。随着尚帕尼这样一位空间型球员的加入替补席，约翰逊可能会获得更多机会通过掩护或无球跑动来冲击篮筐。恢复他“野马”般的打法将有助于提高圣安东尼奥替补席的得分能力。
卡斯尔复制亚历山大奇迹：
克里斯·保罗 – 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 – 德文·瓦塞尔 – 哈里森·巴恩斯 – 维克多·文班亚马
保罗职业生涯后期最出色的赛季之一是在俄克拉荷马城雷霆队效力的那一年。许多人认为他对谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的指导是这位雷霆队后卫成为超级巨星的重要原因。保罗能否在马刺队的新任高大后卫身上复制类似的壮举？
看到卡斯尔和保罗一起在场上打球将会是一件很棒的事情。这不仅对这位新秀来说是一次很好的经历，而且在篮球方面也是一种无缝衔接。卡斯尔在康涅狄格大学时就经常与另一位控球手一起打球，在那里他可以花更多的时间进行空切和掩护。保罗曾在许多双后卫阵容中打球，他知道如何在另一位控球手身边拉开空间。卡斯尔还可以承担起防守对方箭头人物的重任，并在进攻端扰乱对手的进攻。在这种情况下，他们身边还有马刺队进攻端最强的三名球员。
放飞自我：
克里斯·保罗 – 凯尔登·约翰逊 – 锡迪·西索科 – 桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利 - 维克多·文班亚马
最后这套阵容只是为了娱乐。圣安东尼奥在过去几年里一直在加快比赛节奏，在比赛节奏方面一直名列联盟前茅。这套阵容可以打得很快，而且很有观赏性。
保罗是历史上最会传球的后卫之一。锡迪·西索科和桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利都是年轻球员，他们传球技术娴熟，并且可以在开阔的场上控球。约翰逊和文班亚马可以作为进攻的箭头人物。这套阵容将引领联盟的精彩传球和快攻得分。
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The best Spurs lineups for next season
Analyzing the best player combinations San Antonio can trot out.
The San Antonio Spurs played 533 different lineup combinations on its road to a 22-60 record last season. Obviously, not all of them worked. Yet even in the madness of another losing season, the Spurs found some competitive lineups.
San Antonio had a +20.8 net and 96.6 defensive ratings When Victor Wembanyama was joined by Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan. That rates out as one of the best units in the NBA last season in terms of net rating. When the Spurs played its best five, there were signs of a competitive team. Those five players also happen to be key cogs in San Antonio’s young core.
The Spurs have added to that core this summer with two veterans, Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes, along with a top-5 pick in Stephon Castle. With those signings and San Antonio youngsters adding another year under their belts, expectations are high. But what combinations of Spurs will make for the best lineups? Let’s explore some lineups we will likely see play a lot in the 2024-25 NBA season.
The Starters:
Chris Paul – Devin Vassell – Harrison Barnes – Jeremy Sochan – Victor Wembanyama
This year there seems to be a clear starting five on opening night. Last season San Antonio had a starting lineup dilemma, as they needed to bench one of their young players. It started with Jones and ended with Johnson. With both players likely to accept bench roles, and starting wing Julian Champagnie better serving as a three-and-D wing in the second unit, there is room for the newly acquired vets to start.
This lineup finally provides some floor spacing around Wembanyama. Sochan and Wemby are the only players in the projected starting five that didn’t shoot above 37% from deep last season. Paul will be able to fill Jones’ role as a pick-and-roll playmaker in the half-court, allowing Sochan and Vassell to slot into off-ball roles. San Antonio can also use Vassell and Wembanyama as playmakers in the starting five, with Paul and Barnes providing a greater off-ball presence than last season.
Defensively Paul is a downgrade from Jones, and Sacramento Kings fans often expressed frustration with Barnes’s play on that end. Still, the veterans will give the Spurs some savvy positional defenders alongside one of the best defensive anchors in the NBA in Wembanyama. Vassell and Sochan’s improvement on defense will be what swings this from a good to a great defense.
Wemby + shooters:
Chris Paul – Devin Vassell – Julian Champagnie – Harrison Barnes – Victor Wembanyama
Last season teams frequently packed the paint against the Spurs in an attempt to cut off Wembanyama’s space around the hoop. San Antonio couldn’t punish defenses for this strategy, as they shot just 34.7% from deep. With the addition of Barnes and Paul, the Spurs can now put a lineup of consistent shooters around Wembanyama. This should open up the floor and give Wemby even more opportunities to score or make plays for others in the half-court.
The best thing about this lineup is they aren’t losing playmaking when Sochan goes to the bench. Wemby, CP3 and Vassell are all capable of initiating offense, with Barnes and Champagnie playing floor-spacing roles. There is ample opportunity for advantage creation with this lineup offensively.
Champagnie shot 36.5% from deep last season and made strides as a defender. If Sochan gets off to a slow start in his third season, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were calls for Champagnie to re-enter the starting five to provide floor spacing. This lineup could be the Spurs’ best run-and-gun lineup and will hold its own defensively.
The Buzzsaw:
Tre Jones – Stephon Castle – Julian Champagnie – Jeremy Sochan – Victor Wembanyama
Wembanyama’s defensive prowess has been well-documented. Last season the Spurs had a few players who made improvements on that end as well. Sochan was tasked with guarding some of the league’s best individual scorers. Champagnie is a physical defender inside and out. Jones is a pest at the point of attack with one of the best steal rates on the team. Now they add another defensive piece in Castle to that core.
2+ Minutes of Stephon Castle Defense pic.twitter.com/UzrYExWfAy
— League Him (@League_Him) May 6, 2024
Castle was an awesome defender on and off the ball at UCONN last season. He has a high motor, a great frame and good defensive instincts. He brings a physicality and aggressiveness that this defense needs. He and Jones at the point of attack would be a nightmare for opposing guards. Even if they get past them, they have the potential defensive player of the year awaiting them in the paint. The defensive potential of this lineup is enticing.
There would be some floor-spacing kinks to work out. Jones shot the ball much better from deep last year (42.1% from three after the All-Star break) but you can’t rely on him as a floor spacer. Castle’s jump shot seemingly needs some work, and Spurs fans are well aware of Sochan’s struggles from deep. This lineup will likely need to pitch shutouts to be truly effective.
Bench mob:
Tre Jones – Stephon Castle – Julian Champagnie – Keldon Johnson – Zach Collins
San Antonio has some sneaky depth this year. They move two starters to the bench in Champagnie and Jones, keep Johnson in his sixth-man role, and add a top-5 pick in Castle. If Collins has a bounce-back season, there should be some real weapons in this second unit.
I’m most interested in Johnson’s role this season. He’s become somewhat of an overlooked component of the roster, yet he was the team’s third-leading scorer last season, and only a year removed from leading the team in points per game. Last season he relied a bit too much on his jumper instead of getting to the basket. With another floor spacer like Champagnie joining the bench, maybe there will be more reps for Johnson to come off screens or zoom action to get downhill. Getting back to his “Mustang” ways would help San Antonio’s bench scoring.
Castle gets the SGA treatment:
Chris Paul – Stephon Castle – Devin Vassell – Harrison Barnes – Victor Wembanyama
One of CP3’s best late-career seasons came in his one-year stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Many credit his tutelage of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a big reason the OKC guard has become a superstar. Could Paul manage a similar feat with the Spurs’ new big guard?
It would be great to see Castle and Paul share the floor a bit. Not only will it be a good experience for the rookie, but it’s a seamless basketball fit. Castle spent a lot of time with another ball-handler at UCONN, where he could spend more time cutting and screening offensively. Paul has played in a lot of two-guard lineups and understands how to space the floor next to another ball-handler. Castle can also take tough defensive assignments and disrupt opposing offenses at the point of attack. In this case, they are both flanked by three of the Spurs’ best offensive players.
Let’s get weird:
Chris Paul – Keldon Johnson – Sidy Cissoko – Sandro Mamukelashvili - Victor Wembanyama
This last lineup is just for fun. San Antonio has pushed the pace the last few years, finishing near the top of the league in pace of play. This group could play fast and with flair.
Paul is one of the best passing guards of all time. Sidy Cissoko and Sandro Mamukelashvili are young players who are good passers and can handle the ball on the open floor. Johnson and Wembanyama could operate as leaders of the offense. This group would lead the league in jaw-dropping dishes and fast break points.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock