By Nick Moyle, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-09-10 12:19:33
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2024 年 3 月 17 日，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市 - 圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在一场在穆迪中心对阵布鲁克林篮网队的比赛下半场扣篮。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的比赛方式并不利于他统治联盟——至少沙奎尔·奥尼尔 (Shaquille O’Neal) 是这样认为的。
这位名人堂球员曾是一位重达 300 多磅的自然之力，他获得了 4 个 NBA 总冠军、总决赛最有价值球员奖杯、15 次全明星阵容和 14 次 NBA 最佳阵容。如今，这位 “Inside the NBA” 栏目演播室分析师倾向于将大量的上镜时间用于抨击他认为过于软弱而无法真正统治比赛的现代大个子，以及那些在他那个时代根本无法生存的过于“精致”的球员。
在最近一期 ESPN 的 “The Pat McAfee Show” 节目中，奥尼尔称赞文班亚马是一位才华横溢的球员，但同时认为这位卫冕最佳新秀无法成为一支统治力量。
“文班是一位出色的球员，但我真的不认为当你经常跳投时，你能成为统治者，”奥尼尔说。“我认为如果他是一位身高 7 英尺 5 英寸的内线球员，答案会是肯定的，但当你跳投时，你的状态总是会起伏不定。但他是一位优秀的球员。我祝他一切顺利。”
这是一个奇怪的，但并不令人惊讶的回应。
文班在 1 月 4 日才满 20 岁，但他刚刚度过了一个 NBA 史无前例的历史性新秀赛季。这位马刺队的状元秀场均得到 21.4 分、10.6 个篮板和联盟最高的 3.6 次盖帽，加入了大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson)（1989-90）、阿朗佐·莫宁 (Alonzo Mourning)（1992-93）以及——是的——奥尼尔（1992-93）的行列，成为仅有的几位场均至少得到 20 分、10 个篮板和 3 次盖帽的新秀。文班亚马是唯一一个在上场时间少于 30 分钟的情况下做到这一点的人。
这位身高 7 英尺 3.5 英寸的法国人还成为了联盟历史上第一位在 20+10+3 的数据之上还能场均至少送出 3 次助攻（3.9 次）、投进 1.8 个三分球和 1.2 次抢断的球员。另一个第一：文班亚马打出了 NBA 历史上唯一一个赛季至少得到 250 次盖帽、100 个三分球和 80 次抢断的赛季。
最重要的是，这位蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 银黑王座的继承人既是 第一位入选最佳防守阵容的新秀，也是年度最佳防守球员的亚军。
“如果你只是看比赛，你就会看到他在防守端是如何影响比赛的，”马刺队控球后卫特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 说。“由于我们的战绩，这很难，但我认为大多数人都知道他已经是联盟中最好的防守球员了。”
就投篮而言，文班亚马的三分球命中率低于平均水平，为 32.5%，场均出手 5.5 次。这是这位年轻球员比赛中正在发展的一部分，尽管他也表现出了对高难度后撤步三分球的非凡偏爱，在上赛季至少出手 50 次的球员中，他的命中率排名联盟第一，为 46.3%。假以时日，这可能会变得无法防守。
尽管最初人们担心他的身材瘦弱，但文班亚马最终在 3 英尺以内的命中率达到了 70.6%——24 岁的奥尼尔在 1996-97 赛季，也就是他在湖人队的第一个赛季和职业生涯的第五个赛季，在这一区域的命中率为 67.4%，这也是最早有投篮追踪数据的赛季。但对沙克来说，这似乎仍然不足以证明什么。
“你得告诉我你对‘统治力’的定义是什么，”奥尼尔说。“我的定义是——‘我们都怕他’；‘我们必须为他改变规则’；‘我们做什么都无法阻止他’；‘我们要多派人来阻止他’。而且你必须在至少五、六、七年内始终如一地做到所有这些。”
假以时日，这位马刺队的新任基石球员可能很快就会改变奥尼尔顽固的想法。或者，他也可以和美国队简单聊聊，上个月美国队需要斯蒂芬·库里 (Steph Curry) 在比赛最后时刻施展出一些超凡的魔力，才能克服文班亚马得到的全场最高的 26 分，并在 巴黎奥运会男篮决赛中以 98-87 击败法国队。
“那个孩子，”美国队中锋、2023 年 NBA 最有价值球员乔尔·恩比德 (Joel Embiid) 说，“很特别。”
2024 年 3 月 17 日，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市 - 圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马在上半场对阵布鲁克林篮网队的比赛中扣篮。
2024 年 8 月 10 日，星期六，法国巴黎，在 2024 年夏季奥运会于贝尔西体育馆举行的男篮金牌争夺战中，法国队的维克托·文班亚马 (32 号) 在对阵美国队得分后庆祝。
2024 年 8 月 10 日，法国巴黎 - 在 2024 年巴黎奥运会第 15 天于贝尔西体育馆举行的法国队和美国队之间的男子篮球金牌争夺战中，美国队的杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum)（10 号）和凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant)（7 号）卡住法国队的维克托·文班亚马（32 号）。
2024 年 8 月 10 日，星期六，法国巴黎，在 2024 年夏季奥运会于贝尔西体育馆举行的男篮金牌争夺战中，法国队的维克托·文班亚马 (32 号) 与美国队的安东尼·戴维斯 (Anthony Davis)（14 号）在篮下争夺。
2024 年 8 月 10 日，星期六，法国巴黎，在 2024 年夏季奥运会于贝尔西体育馆举行的男篮金牌争夺战中，法国队的维克托·文班亚马 (32 号) 扣篮。
2024 年 2 月 22 日，加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托市 - 圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (1 号) 在第一节对阵萨克拉门托国王队的比赛中扣篮。
2024 年 2 月 22 日，加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托市 - 圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马 (1 号) 在第二节对阵萨克拉门托国王队的比赛中扣篮。
2024 年 2 月 16 日，星期五，在印第安纳波利斯举行的 NBA 篮球新星赛半决赛中，保罗队的圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (1 号) 扣篮。
2024 年 2 月 12 日，星期一，在多伦多举行的 NBA 篮球比赛上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (1 号) 在多伦多猛龙队后卫伊曼纽尔·奎克利 (Immanuel Quickley)（5 号）的防守下扣篮。
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Shaq says there’s one big reason Spurs’ Wembanyama can’t be dominant
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 17 Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs dunks on the Brooklyn Nets in the second half at Moody Center on March 17, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
The way Victor Wembanyama plays does not lend itself to dominance – at least according to Shaquille O’Neal.
The Hall of Famer was a hulking 300-plus pound force of nature who amassed four NBA titles, Finals MVP trophies, 15 All-Star nods and 14 All-NBA honors. Nowadays, the “Inside the NBA” studio analyst tends to devote a good chunk of his on-screen time to slamming modern bigs he views as too soft to truly dominate and far too delicate to have been able to survive back in his heyday.
In a recent appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” O’Neal lauded Wembanyama as a talented player before disqualifying the reigning Rookie of the Year from becoming a dominant force.
“Wemby is a great player, but I don’t really think you can be dominant when you shoot jumpers a lot,” O’Neal said. “I think if he was an inside player at 7-5, the answer would be yes, but when you shoot jumpers you’re always going to go up and down. But he’s a fine player. I wish him well.”
It was an odd, if unsurprising, response.
Wembanyama, who didn’t turn 20 until Jan. 4, just authored a historic rookie season unlike any the NBA had ever witnessed. The Spurs’ No. 1 overall pick averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and a league-best 3.6 blocks per game, joining David Robinson (1989-90), Alonzo Mourning (1992-93) and – gasp – O’Neal (1992-93) as the only rookies to average at least 20, 10 and three. Wembanyama was the only one to do it while averaging fewer than 30 minutes an outing.
The 7-foot-3.5 Frenchman also became the first player in league history to average at least three assists (3.9), one 3-pointer (1.8) and one steal (1.2) on top of that 20-10-3 line. Another first: Wembanyama posted the only season with at least 250 blocks, 100 3s and 80 steals in NBA annals.
On top of all that, the heir to Tim Duncan’s silver and black throne was both the first rookie to make an All-Defensive team and finish as runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year.
"If you just watch the game, you see how he affects the game defensively,” Spurs point guard Tre Jones said. “It’s tough because of our record, but I think most people know he’s already the best defender in the league.”
As far as the shooting goes, Wembanyama shot a below-average 32.5% from 3-point range on 5.5 attempts per game. Its’s a developing part of the young beanstalk’s game, though he also displayed a remarkable penchant for high-difficulty step-back triples, shooting a league-best 46.3% among all player who attempted at least 50 last season. In time, that could become unguardable.
And despite initial concerns about his slight frame, Wembanyama wound up shooting 70.6% from inside of 3 feet – a 24-year-old O’Neal shot 67.4% from that range in 1996-97, his first season with the Lakers and fifth overall, and the earliest year for which shot tracking data is available. That was still not proof enough for Shaq, it seems.
“You have to tell me what your definition of dominant is,” O’Neal said. “Mine was – ‘We’re terrified of him’; ‘We have to change the rules for him’; ‘Nothing we can do can stop him’; ‘We’re gonna bring extra players to stop him.’ And you have to be consistent with all those things for at least five, six, seven years.”
In time, the Spurs’ new franchise cornerstone might soon change O’Neal’s stubborn mindset. Or maybe he could just have a quick chat with Team USA, which last month required some transcendent late-game wizardry from Steph Curry to overcome Wembanyama’s game-high 26 points and beat France 98-87 in the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics.
“That kid,” Team USA center and 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid said, “is special.”
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 17 Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs dunks on the Brooklyn Nets in the first half at Moody Center on March 17, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
Victor Wembanyama (32), of France celebrates after scoring a basket against United States during a men’s gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Jayson Tatum #10 and Kevin Durant #7 of Team United States box out Victor Wembanyama #32 of Team France during the Men’s Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Victor Wembanyama (32), of France and United States’ Anthony Davis (14) battle under the basket during a men’s gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Victor Wembanyama (32), of France dunks during a men’s gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs slam dunks against the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter at Golden 1 Center on February 22, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs slam dunks against the Sacramento Kings in the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on February 22, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
Team Pau center Victor Wembanyama (1) of the San Antonio Spurs dunks during an NBA basketball Rising Stars semifinal Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Kyle Terada, Pool)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks as Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley (5) defends during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday Feb. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
By Nick Moyle, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News