By Casey Coggins | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-02 02:22:08
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在马刺队回答媒体提问的过程中，有几点非常突出
圣安东尼奥马刺队昨天举行了媒体日活动，恰好我也在胜利资本表演中心见证了这一切。虽然你可能会从一些球队那里听到不少精彩的只言片语，但马刺队在回答问题时总是更加谨慎。但这并不意味着没有任何亮点。以下是我从马刺队媒体日活动中得到的四个主要收获。
最令人惊讶的言论
当被问及他的一些新队友以及与维克多·文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）一起打球的初步想法时，哈里森·巴恩斯（Harrison Barnes）提到了一个有趣的名字。巴恩斯说：“我认为在这两周里，我最想点名表扬的是布雷克·韦斯利（Blake Wesley）。我觉得他做得非常出色。他积极主动地与队友沟通，是防守端的致命核心，积极抢断。他在这两周表现得非常出色。” 随着克里斯·保罗（Chris Paul）和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（Stephon Castle）的加入，像韦斯利和马拉奇·布拉汉姆（Malaki Branham）这样的球员似乎最终会被挤到板凳席更深处。被巴恩斯这位备受尊敬的老将单独点名可能会对韦斯利在轮换阵容中的位置产生持久的影响。
最令人惊讶的缺失
在韦斯利被一位回答问题的球员提及后，有一位球员的名字很少被提及，那就是特雷·琼斯（Tre Jones）。我知道文班是主要的焦点，所以大多数问题都围绕着球员们迄今为止对他的看法以及他们的总体印象。但这并不意味着，考虑到保罗与球队的签约意味着他将重回替补席，而这位过去两个赛季的首发控球后卫（是的，我知道球队直到一月份才让琼斯首发）却无人提及，这并不引人注目。唯一一次提到琼斯的名字是保罗提起他认识琼斯已经很多年了，因为琼斯高中时参加过保罗的篮球训练营。这并不是说我们应该怀疑琼斯在阵容中或球队中的位置，但对于一个第一次参加媒体日的人来说，这很突出。
“文班与众不同”的时刻
当文班第二次走进球场拍几张照片，然后坐下来接受提问时，所有人的目光都转向了他。在我看来，在第一个问题提出之前发生的一切都非常正常。当最后一个字说完，轮到文班回答时，他停顿了一下。他坐在那里，低头沉思了几秒钟。你可以看到他在认真思考被问到的问题，思考它的含义，并组织他的回答。这似乎是每个人在被问到问题时都会做的事情，但这却有所不同。对于大多数球员来说，在回答问题前的停顿通常是为了想出一个不会被谈话节目主持人用来做标题的答案。然而，对于文班来说，很明显，他这样做是为了避免给出千篇一律的回答。他甚至要求重复几个问题，以便确保自己确切地知道自己的答案应该集中在什么地方。文班想提供一些有实质性的内容，这表明了他是一个什么样的人。
掷地有声
每个坐下来接受采访的人都被问到了对球队本赛季的期望。虽然波波维奇教练可能会给出他典型的教练式回答，把重点放在球员的进步上，而回避谈论胜利，但球员们却采取了不同的方式。以下是其中一些球员的原话：
杰里米·索汉（Jeremy Sochan） ：“我认为我们进入新赛季的目标是，你知道，尽可能多地赢球。打进季后赛，看看我们能做些什么。”
克里斯·保罗 ：“我相信队里的任何一个人都会告诉你，我们想学习、想成长，同时也想赢球……我认为我们有机会度过一个伟大的赛季。”
凯尔登·约翰逊（Keldon Johnson） ：“我们当然想赢球。我觉得我们有一些很棒的拼图。我觉得这就是我们的期望。我觉得我们有一个光明的未来。”
文班 ：“我的重点始终是赢球和让我的队友变得更好……所以这和前几年没什么不同。只是去年，我们的期望是学习了解自己。我认为在本赛季末，这一点已经得到了充分体现。但今年我们希望自己能赢球。”
所以你可以看出，将他们所学到的东西和发展转化为胜利是他们最关心的问题。就连布雷克也告诉KENS 5台的杰夫·加西亚（Jeff Garcia）：“我觉得我们今年将会成为一支可怕的球队。” 德文·瓦塞尔（Devin Vassell）在谈到他对马刺未来的看法时，给出了最简单的答案。他只是说了“季后赛”，然后就放下了麦克风。
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Key takeaways from San Antonio Spurs Media Day
There were a few things that stood out as the Spurs answered questions from the media
The San Antonio Spurs held their media day yesterday, and I just so happened to be at the Victory Capital Performance Center for it. While you may get a handful of great soundbites from some teams, the Spurs have always tended to be a bit more careful with how they answer questions. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything that stood out. Here are my four takeaways from the Spurs’ media day.
The Most Surprising Quote
When asked about some of his new teammates and initial thoughts playing with Victor Wembanyama, Harrison Barnes called out an interesting name. Barnes stated, “I think in my two weeks, the one guy I definitely would love to shout-out is Blake [Wesley]. I thought he’s done an unbelievable job. Just picking up guys, defensive lethal core, getting active, getting steals. He’s had a great two weeks.” With the addition of Chris Paul and Stephon Castle, it seemed players like Wesley and Malaki Branham might end up being pushed further down the bench. Getting singled out could have a lasting impact in where Blake stands in the rotation, especially given that this was coming from a highly respected veteran in Barnes.
The Most Surprising Lack-thereof Quote
Following up Blake getting mentioned in an answer by a player who took questions, one player not named very often was Tre Jones. I understand that Wembanyama is the main attraction, so most questions are going to be centered around what the players have seen so far and their overall thoughts on him. That doesn’t mean it’s not noticeable when the starting point guard of the last two years (yes, I know the team didn’t start Tre until January) isn’t talked about, given how Paul signing with the team signals a return to the bench for him. The one time Jones’s name was uttered was when Paul brought up how he’s known him for years because he attended Paul’s basketball camp in high school. This isn’t to say we should wonder about where Jones stands in the lineup or on the team in general, but for a person who was attending his first media day, it stood out.
The “Wemby is Different” Moment
Heads turned the second Wemby walked out onto the court to take a few photos before sitting down for questions. Everything that happened leading up to the first question seemed perfectly normal to me. Once the last word was spoken, and it was time for Wemby to provide an answer, there was a pause. He sat there and looked down for a couple seconds. You could see he was taking in what was asked, putting thought into what it meant, and crafting his response. This might seem like something everybody does when asked a question, but this was different. For most players, that pause before responding is usually to come up with an answer that doesn’t create a soundbite for the talking head shows to run with. For Wemby, however, it became clear he did this to prevent providing the accustomed cookie-cutter response. He even asked for a few questions to be repeated so he could make sure he knew exactly what his answer should be focused on. Wemby wanted to provide something of substance, which goes to show you the kind of person he is.
The Mic Drop
Everybody who sat down was asked about the expectations for the team this year in some form or fashion. While Coach Pop might’ve given his typical coach-like answer by keeping the focus on the improvement of players and shying away from talking wins, the players had a different approach. Here are some quotes from a few of them:
Jeremy Sochan: “I think we’re going into the season, you know, trying to win as much as we can. Make the playoffs and see what we can do.”
Chris Paul: “I’m sure anybody on the team will tell you we want to learn and build and try to win at the same time… I think we got a chance to have a great year.”
Keldon Johnson: “We definitely want to win. I feel like we got some great pieces. And I feel like that’s our expectation. I feel like we got a bright future ahead of us.”
Wemby: “My emphasis is always going to be on winning and making my teammates better… So it’s no different than previous years. It’s just that last year, our expectations was to learn to know ourselves. I think towards the end of the year, it really showed. But this year we expect from us to win.”
So you can tell that turning what they’ve learned and developed into wins is of top of mind. Even Blake, who told KENS 5’s Jeff Garcia, “I feel like we’re going to be a scary team this year.” The simplest answer when talking expectations for the team came from Devin Vassell. He quite literally dropped the mic after stating what he sees in the Spurs’ future. “Playoffs. That’s it. That’s all I see.”
By Casey Coggins, via Pounding The Rock