By Marilyn Dubinski, Jacob Douglas, Jeje Gomez, J.R. Wilco | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-09-09 10:16:13
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“四磅重击”重新排位了波波维奇时代马刺所有的首轮秀。这会很有趣，对吧？
马刺队以其出色的选秀眼光而闻名。从超级巨星到精英角色球员，在格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)时代，即使没有高顺位选秀权，圣安东尼奥也总能找到优秀的球员。问题是，这个人才库到底有多深？PtR的工作人员开始着手寻找答案。
欢迎来到本系列文章，雅各布·道格拉斯(Jacob Douglas)、杰斯·戈麦斯(Jesus Gomez)、J.R.威尔科(J.R. Wilco)和我参加了一场蛇形选秀，从波波维奇时代马刺队的首轮秀中组建球队——也许这过于具体了，但你总得从某个地方开始。
可供选择的球员从蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)开始，到斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)结束，但不包括那些从未为马刺队效力过的球员（费利佩·洛佩兹(Felipe Lopez)、约翰·萨尔蒙斯(John Salmons)、莱安德罗·巴博萨(Leandro Barbosa)和尼古拉·米卢蒂诺夫(Nikola Milutinov)），这意味着选秀夜交易来的科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)有资格入选。这创造了一个由22名球员组成的选秀池，我们进行了五轮，每轮四名球员。顺序由一个随机转盘决定，结果如下：1. 雅各布，2. J.R.威尔科，3. 玛丽莲，4. 杰斯，每轮顺序反转。
今天我们将回顾第一轮的结果。在过去的28年里，马刺队在第一轮选中了两位现役球员和两位极有可能入选名人堂的球员，所以在这里你不会出错，对吧？……对吧？ 我们会找到答案的。以下是第一轮的结果，每个参与者都解释了他们的逻辑。
- 雅各布·道格拉斯：维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)（2023年第1顺位）
我就是个追逐当下的人——你来告我啊。当文班亚马处于最佳状态时，他就像一个高级生物，用凶狠的盖帽和流畅的后撤步跳投惩罚我们这些弱小的人类。说他是现在联盟里最有趣的球员一点也不夸张。当然，他没有邓肯、帕克甚至伦纳德那样的血统，但他有潜力成为穿上NBA球衣的最棒的球员。而且，该死的，我就是想让他加入我的球队。
- J.R.威尔科：蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)（1997年第1顺位）
事实证明，第二顺位是这次选秀的最佳位置，因为我不确定如果我是第一顺位会怎么做。我不会假装无论如何我都会选择蒂姆。我的意思是，我当然爱他，他也很棒，但文班也很棒。还有，马努(Manu)是我最喜欢的球员，如果这次重排允许选择第二轮球员的话，我不确定我不会在这里选择他，因为我知道我绝对不可能得到他，因为杰斯在第七顺位之前拥有第四和第五顺位。这一切都是为了马努吗？难道我不应该试着组建最好的球队吗？啊！我的观点是：选秀很难，我很高兴有一个显而易见的选择让它变得更容易。所以，对我来说，就是史上最佳邓肯，而且我不会后悔。
- 玛丽莲·杜宾斯基(Marilyn Dubinski)：托尼·帕克(Tony Parker)（2001年第28顺位）
显而易见的两个最佳选择已经没有了，我只能做出可能是整个过程中最艰难的决定。（真该死排在第三！）我应该选择潜力更大但容易受伤的科怀·伦纳德，还是选择马刺队的铁人和历史最佳控球后卫托尼·帕克来执掌我的进攻？唉，也许在逻辑之外，情感战胜了一切，因为我无法让自己选择那个首席叛徒，所以我选择了托尼。他不仅可以成为一名主要的得分手和组织者，而且他还是一名领袖。
- 杰斯·戈麦斯：科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)（2011年第14顺位）
我是第一轮最后一个选秀权，所以我已经准备好接受任何一个落到我手里的明显的前四名球员，但我没想到会是科怀。我不能真的责怪其他人没有选择伦纳德，但我会选择他。伦纳德不是一个领袖，而且他离开的时候很不愉快，但在他在马刺队效力期间，他处于最佳状态时，他是联盟中最好的球员之一，所以这是一个良好的开端。我已经有了我的主要得分手和外线防守者，现在我需要围绕我的核心球员建队了。
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Re-drafting the Spurs first round picks, Round 1: How could this go wrong?
Four Pounders redrafted all the Spurs first round picks of the Pop era. This will be fun, right?
The Spurs have a well-earned reputation for being great drafters. From superstars to elite role players, San Antonio has traditionally gotten contributors even without high picks in the Gregg Popovich era. The question is, just how deep is the talent pool, really? The PtR staff set out to find the answer.
Welcome to this series, where Jacob Douglas, Jesus Gomez, J.R. Wilco and I participated in a snake draft to build out teams from the pool of Spurs’ first-round draft picks of the Pop era — maybe it’s too overly-specific but you’ve got to start somewhere.
The available players begin with Tim Duncan and end with Stephon Castle but do not include those who never played for the Spurs (Felipe Lopez, John Salmons, Leandro Barbosa, and Nikola Milutinov), which means draft night acquisition Kawhi Leonard is eligible. That creates a field of 22 players to choose from, and there were five rounds of four picks. The order was determined by a wheel randomizer, and the results were as follows: 1. Jacob, 2. J.R. Wilco, 3. Marilyn, and 4. Jesus, with the order reversing every round.
Today we will be looking at the results of the first round. The Spurs have drafted two current and two very likely future Hall of Famers in the first round over the last 28 years, so you can’t go wrong here, right? … RIGHT? We’ll find out. Here are the results of the first round, with each participant explaining their logic.
1. Jacob Douglas: Victor Wembanyama (1st, 2023)
I’m a victim of the moment – sue me. When Wembanyama is at his best, he looks like an advanced being punishing us puny humans with vicious blocks and smooth step-back jumpers. It’s not hyperbole to say he’s the most fun player to watch in the league right now. Sure, he doesn’t have the pedigree of Duncan, Parker or even Leonard, but he has the potential to be the best player to wear an NBA jersey. And darn it, I just wanted him on my team.
2. J.R. Wilco: Tim Duncan (1st, 1997)
Turns out 2nd was the perfect place to pick in this draft because I’m not really sure what I’d have done if I’d been first. I’m not going to play this as if I’d have taken Tim regardless. I mean, of course I love him and he’s great, but so is Wemby. Also, Manu is my favorite player and if 2nd round picks had been allowed in this redraft I’m not certain I wouldn’t have taken him here knowing that there’s no way I’d get him what with Jesus having the 4th and the 5th before I get the 7th. Is it all about Manu? Shouldn’t I be trying to put together the best team? Argh! My point is: drafting is hard, and I’m glad there was an obvious choice to make it easier. So, it’s the GOAT PUFF for me, and no looking back.
3. Marilyn Dubinski: Tony Parker (28th, 2001)
The obvious top two choices are gone, and I’m left with the most difficult decision of perhaps of this entire exercise. (Curse picking third!) Do I go with the higher-upside-but-injury-prone Kawhi Leonard, or with Spurs iron man and GOAT point guard Tony Parker to run my offense? Alas, perhaps in the place of logic, emotion wins as I just can’t get myself to select the betrayer-in-chief, so I’m going with Tony. Not only can he handle being both a leading scorer and playmaker, but he’s also a leader.
4. Jesus Gomez: Kawhi Leonard (14th, 2011)
I was left with the last pick of the first round, so I was ready to get whoever of the obvious top four dropped to me, but I didn’t expect it to be Kawhi. I can’t really blame the others for not going with The Nephew, but I’ll take him. Leonard is not a leader and he left on bad terms, but at his best in his time with the Spurs, he was one of the top players in the league, so that’s a good start. I have my main scorer and perimeter defender and now I have to build around my centerpiece.
By Marilyn Dubinski, Jacob Douglas, Jeje Gomez, J.R. Wilco, via Pounding The Rock