By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-07 07:43:51
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
这位年轻的前锋已经准备好告别“索汉控球”的实验，并试图证明自己可以在更传统的角色中发光发热。
上赛季，马刺队抛弃了传统，在没有传统控球后卫的情况下开始了新赛季。而承担组织进攻和主要进攻组织者的重任落在了杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)的肩上，这位年轻的大前锋在新秀赛季就展现出一定的视野和扎实的控球能力。
然而，这次转型尝试失败了。索汉在为队友和自己创造良好的投篮机会方面表现挣扎，并且从未在新位置上感到自在。最终，格雷格·波波维奇叫停了这项实验，索汉也回到了他更熟悉的角色。
最近，索汉在被问及这段短暂的职业生涯经历时，似乎有些矛盾：
这是一次体验。你知道，从中可以学到很多东西，有利有弊，但归根结底，这是一次让我成长的经历。
当被要求具体说明他从中学到了什么时，索汉坦言，目前他还不太适应，但他理解这段经历的价值：
就是，你知道，要努力，在黑暗中寻找光明。我认为在球场上，就是要观察一切，理解如何打球，何时加速，何时减速。我可以从中学到很多东西。
任何看过索汉在2023/24赛季最初几个月里在球场上挣扎，并记得他所承受的压力的人，都会理解为什么他似乎认为那是一段黑暗的时期。马刺队在那段时间几乎无法正常运转，这不仅是因为索汉是控球后卫，还因为维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在适应联盟的同时，打的是大前锋而不是中锋。但索汉并没有让那段经历击垮他，并且看到了积极的一面，这足以说明他的性格。但他似乎确实准备好告别那段实验了：
打我平常的位置感觉会很棒。我不用想太多。这会更自然。所以，是的，我很兴奋。训练营一定会很有趣。
“索汉控球”的实验在分析人士和球迷中都引发了争议，而索汉本人似乎也不是最支持这个实验的人。最终，包括波波维奇在内的所有人都得出了同样的结论：从长远来看，这并不合适。但它是否对索汉的发展产生了积极影响，还有待观察。在本赛季晚些时候，索汉也有一些精彩的解读和传球，这是令人鼓舞的，但他并没有因为这段经历而脱胎换骨。此外，还要考虑到他没有在自己未来角色的位置上获得足够多的上场时间的机会成本。
幸运的是，马刺队似乎已经放弃了上赛季超级实验性的框架。克里斯·保罗的加盟将带领首发阵容，特雷·琼斯也将为他提供支持，因此索汉和马拉基·布拉纳姆都不必长时间地承担组织进攻的重任。文班在中锋位置上根深蒂固，管理层也为他引进了一些射手来帮助拉开空间。本赛季，马刺队将拥有一套更传统、更有天赋的阵容。
现在，索汉需要证明自己是球队未来的一部分。这位前锋是一位出色的防守者，在进攻端扮演更小的角色时表现也更好，但他缺乏稳定的投篮，这让对手可以在面对文班时收缩油漆区。他提到自己改变了投篮姿势，如果他现在能够在外线构成威胁，他就会成为马刺队需要的全能型前锋，一个能够为球队胜利做出任何贡献的精英级拼图。
马刺队的球迷应该和索汉一样，对他本赛季应该获得的稳定性感到兴奋。如果他能打出与他的天赋相匹配的突破性赛季，那么随着圣安东尼奥马刺队寻求重返争冠行列，另一块拼图也将到位。
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Jeremy Sochan: “Playing my normal position is going to be great”
The young forward is ready to put the Point Sochan experiment in the past and try to show he can shine in a more traditional role.
The Spurs threw orthodoxy to the side last year and went into the season with no traditional point guard in their starting lineup. The task of filling the role of initiator and primary playmaker fell on the shoulders of Jeremy Sochan, a young power forward who had shown some vision and a solid floor game as a rookie.
The attempted transformation failed. Sochan struggled to create good looks for his teammates and himself and never looked comfortable in his new position. Eventually, Gregg Popovich pulled the plug on the experiment and Sochan returned to a more familiar role.
Recently Sochan was asked about that short period in his career and seemed ambivalent about it:
It was an experience. And, you know, there’s a lot to learn from it, pros and cons, and at the end of the day is an experience that grew me.
When asked to specify what he actually learned from it, Sochan was honest about not being comfortable with it at the moment but understanding the value of the experience:
Just, you know, grinding, finding the light sometimes when it was dark. And I think on the court just seeing everything, understanding how to play, when to speed up, when to slow down. There’s a bunch of stuff I can learn from it.
Anyone who watched Sochan struggle on the court during those first couple of months of the 2023/24 season and remembers the scrutiny he endured will understand why he seems to consider it a dark time. The Spurs were barely functional at the time, not only because Sochan was the point guard but because Victor Wembanyama was adjusting to the league while playing power forward instead of center. It speaks volumes about Sochan’s character that he didn’t let that stretch get him down and he sees the positives. But he does seem ready to put the experiment past him:
Playing my normal position is going to be great. I’m not going to be thinking as much. It’s going to be more natural. So yeah, I’m excited. Training camp is going to be fun.
The Point Sochan experiment was controversial for analysts and fans alike and it seems that Sochan himself wasn’t the biggest fan of it. Ultimately, everyone, including Pop, came to the same conclusion that it just wasn’t a good long-term fit. What still remains to be seen is whether it had a positive impact on Sochan’s development or not. There were moments later in the season when Sochan made great reads and passes, which is encouraging, but he didn’t seem transformed by the experience. There’s also the opportunity cost of not having him play as many minutes in what will be his role going forward to consider.
Fortunately, the franchise seems to have moved on from the uber-experimental framework of last season. Chris Paul is in tow to lead the starting unit and Tre Jones is there to back him up, so neither Sochan nor Malaki Branham should have to initiate for long stretches. Wemby is entrenched at center and the front office got him some shooters to help with the spacing. The Spurs will have a more traditional and talented roster this year.
Now, it’s on Sochan to prove he’s part of the future. The forward was a standout defender and did better in general on offense in a smaller role, but his lack of a reliable shot allowed opponents to pack the paint against Wembanyama. He mentioned that he’s changed his form and if he can now be a threat from outside, he’ll become the Swiss army knife forward the Spurs need him to be, an elite complementary player who can do whatever the team needs to win.
Spurs fans should be as excited as Sochan seems to be for the stability he should have this year. If he has the breakout season his talent suggests he could have, another piece of the puzzle will be in place as San Antonio looks to return to contender status.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock