By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-10-07 13:27:08
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周一上午，在胜利资本训练中心举行的马刺媒体日活动上，维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)回答了记者的提问。
马刺队主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)在周六的训练结束后表示，他不确定谁将参加球队的季前赛首场比赛。
“你可能能猜到一些首发球员是谁，但我想看看他们从这次训练中恢复得怎么样，”波波维奇在谈到第一周艰苦的训练营时说。“这是一个艰难的一周，我想看看他们的身体状况如何，等等。”
在这一评估的指导下，波波维奇和医疗团队决定让球星中锋维克托·文班亚马和其他五名球员在周一马刺队在弗罗斯特银行中心对阵俄克拉荷马雷霆队的比赛中休战。
控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、后卫德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)、前锋/中锋扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)、中锋查尔斯·巴斯(Charles Bassey)和后卫大卫·杜克(David Duke Jr.)也没有上场。
后卫布雷克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)回应了波波维奇对上周训练“艰难”的描述。
“训练在身体上很艰难，”韦斯利说。“我们每次训练都要进行两个半小时。(周六)我们进行了一场艰苦的训练……整个星期都是如此。我们努力训练，进行了一些防守训练，我觉得我们进步了。”
自上周二训练营开始以来，文班亚马参加了球队的所有训练，此外，他刚刚度过了一个忙碌的夏天，代表法国队参加了在巴黎举行的奥运会。
保罗的夏天就没有那么热闹了，但在39岁的年纪，他可以利用这段时间休息一下。其他球员缺席比赛的决定是出于对他们健康的考虑。
马刺队在训练营开始前宣布，瓦塞尔在6月份接受了足部手术后，可能会缺席常规赛的前五场比赛。科林斯(肩部)和巴斯(膝盖)在上赛季或休赛期都接受了手术。杜克在代表马刺队参加夏季联赛时臀部受伤，在训练营中一直受到限制。
科林斯和巴斯一直在参加训练，但在他们完成手术后，球队并不急于让他们重返赛场。瓦塞尔正在训练中进行篮球活动，周一早上有人看到他与工作人员进行一对一训练。他将在11月1日接受重新评估。
马刺队的第二场季前赛将于周三在主场迎战奥兰多魔术队。他们计划于10月24日在达拉斯开启常规赛。
由于文班亚马、科林斯和巴斯在五场季前赛中可能会减少上场时间，身高6英尺9英寸(2.06米)、体重235磅(106公斤)的前锋桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)可能会在前锋和中锋位置上获得更多上场时间。
“如果我必须打48分钟，我就会打48分钟。如果我必须打58分钟，我就会打58分钟，”这位四年级球员说。“无论他们需要我打多久，我都会打多久……但我们可能会采用小个阵容。就像现在很多人说的那样，这是无位置篮球。”
最近签约的二年级前锋内森·门萨(Nathan Mensah)（身高6英尺9英寸(2.06米)，体重230磅(104公斤)）也可能在中锋位置上获得上场时间。
索汉回归传统罚球方式
三年级前锋杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在2023年12月开始使用非传统的单手罚球方式后，现在又回到了双手罚球。
在与马刺队投篮教练吉米·巴伦(Jimmy Baron)一起度过了一个夏天的训练后，索汉决定改回双手罚球。
“我想说我的投篮姿势改变了，”索汉在上周一媒体日上说。“我和吉米一直在努力训练，试着让我的肘部抬得更高，弧线更大一些。”
在与波波维奇和助理教练布雷特·布朗(Brett Brown)交谈后，索汉决定改用单手罚球。在贝勒大学读大一时，他的罚球命中率为58.9%，在新秀赛季提高到69.8%，上赛季则达到了77.1%。他的三分球命中率也有所提高，上赛季3.1次出手命中率为30.8%，而新秀赛季2.4次出手命中率为24.6%。
队友们说，索汉在训练中用他的新投篮姿势在罚球线上投得很好。
“看起来很不错，”韦斯利说。“看起来更流畅了，他的(外线)投篮也进步了。我知道他和吉米·巴伦一直在训练他的投篮。看起来很不错。”
马牧与马努的花式投篮对决？
马刺队的“花式投篮艺术家”马穆克拉什维利说，他期待着球队传奇人物马努·吉诺比利(Manu Ginobili)有一天能同意与他进行一场“H-O-R-S-E”投篮游戏对决。
“我很乐意，”马穆克拉什维利说。“我认为我会赢，但我知道他也是一个伟大的花式投篮艺术家。今天我赢了他。我们在这个球上打赌，他想耍赖，在我投篮的时候朝我扔了一个球，那是一个“加罚一球”……所以，马努，我需要你兑现赌注。”
上赛季，马穆克拉什维利在训练和投篮训练后成功完成的花式投篮让他成为了网络红人，其中包括2月14日在达拉斯的一次投篮训练后，他完成了一记不看篮筐、背转身、全场的投篮。
“我正在学习一些(新的花式投篮)，”他说。“我正在等待赛季开始后的投篮训练。我认为其中一些会很精彩。”
周一上午，在胜利资本训练中心举行的马刺媒体日活动上，维克托·文班亚马和新援克里斯·保罗正在拍照。
周一上午，在胜利资本训练中心举行的马刺媒体日活动上，维克托·文班亚马正在拍照。
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Wembamanya, five others ruled out for Spurs preseason opener
Spurs Victor Wembanyama answers question during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after practice Saturday he wasn’t sure who would be on the court for the team’s preseason opener.
“You can probably guess who some of the starters are, but I want to see how they come out of this,” Popovich said, referring to a grueling first week of training camp. “It was a tough week and I want to see what their bodies look like and that kind of thing.”
With that assessment helping guide them, Popovich and the medical staff decided to sit out star center Victor Wembanyama and five other players on Monday when the Spurs faced the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center.
Point guard Chris Paul, guard Devin Vassell, forward/center Zach Collins, center Charles Bassey and guard David Duke Jr. also didn’t suit up.
Guard Blake Wesley echoed Popovich’s description of last week being a “tough” one practice-wise.
“It’s been physically tough,” Wesley said. “We’ve been going two and a half hours (each workout). We had a hard practice Saturday…all week. We got after it, with some defensive stuff, and I feel like we got better.”
In addition to participating in all of the team’s practices since training camp got underway last Tuesday, Wembanyama is coming off a busy summer that included playing for France in the Olympic tournament in Paris.
Paul’s summer wasn’t as eventful, but at 39, he could use the rest. The decision to sit out the other players centered on their health.
The Spurs announced before the start of camp that Vassell would likely miss the first five games of the regular season after undergoing foot surgery in June. Collins (shoulder) and Bassey (knee) both underwent surgery either during last season or in the offseason. Duke has been limited in camp due to a hip injury he suffered while playing with the Spurs summer league team.
Collins and Bassey have been participating in practice, but there’s no rush to get them back on the court after their procedures. Vassell is doing basketball activities at practice and was seen at shootaround Monday morning doing one-on-one work with staffers. He will be re-evaluated on Nov. 1.
The Spurs’ second exhibition game is set for Wednesday at home against the Orlando Magic. They are scheduled to open the regular season on Oct. 24 at Dallas.
With Wembanyama, Collins and Bassey likely to have light loads during the five-game exhibition schedule, 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward Sandro Mamukelashvili could see increased playing time at both forward and center.
“If I have to play 48 (minutes), I’ll play 48. If I have to play 58, I’ll play 58,” the fourth-year pro said. “Whatever they need me to play, that’s how much I’ll play…But we might go with a small lineup. As a lot of people say nowadays, it’s position-less basketball.”
Recently signed second-year forward Nathan Mensah (6-9, 230 pounds) could also see time at center.
Sochan returns to orthodox form at line
Third-year forward Jeremy Sochan is back to shooting free throws with two hands after using an unconventional one-handed delivery since December 2023.
The switch back to two hands came after a summer of working on his shooting form with Spurs shooting coach Jimmy Baron.
“I’d say my form has changed,” Sochan said last Monday at media day. “Me and Jimmy, we’ve been working on it, getting my elbow higher, a little more arc.”
Sochan made the switch to shooting free throws one-handed after a conversation with Popovich and assistant coach Brett Brown. After shooting 58.9% as a freshman at Baylor, Sochan improved to 69.8% as a rookie before connecting on 77.1% last season. He also showed improvement from 3-point range, hitting 30.8 percent on 3.1 attempts last season after shooting 24.6% on 2.4 attempts as a rookie.
Teammates said Sochan has shot well at the free throw line at practice with his new form.
“It looks pretty good,” Wesley said. “It looks a little smoother and his (perimeter) shot has gotten better too. I know him and Jimmy Baron have been working on his shot. It’s looking good.”
Mamu vs. Manu in trick-shot showdown?
Mamukelashvili, the Spurs’ resident trick-shot artist, said he’s looking forward to the day that franchise legend Manu Ginobili agrees to square off with him in a game of H-0-R-S-E.
“I would love to,” Mamukelashvili said. “I think I would win, but I know he is a great trick-shot artist too. Today, I beat him actually. We bet on this shot and he tried to do me dirty and throw a ball at me while I was shooting, and that was an and one…So, Manu, I need it (the bet’s payoff).”
Mamukelashvili became a viral sensation last season with the successful trick shots he pulled off after practices and shootarounds, including a no-look, over-the-shoulder, length-of-court shot he sank after a shootaround on Feb. 14 in Dallas.
“I’m learning some (new ones),” he said. “I’m waiting for when the season starts for after the shootarounds. I think some of them are going to be nice.”
Spurs Victor Wembanyama and new addition Chris Paul are being photographed during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
Spurs Victor Wembanyama is photographed during Spurs Media Day activities Monday morning at the Victory Capital Performance Center.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News