By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-06 15:05:10
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2024年11月4日，加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德：在圣安东尼奥马刺队以104-113输给洛杉矶快船队的比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队1号球员维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在英格尔伍德的Intuit Dome球馆做出了反应。
休斯顿——周一，在洛杉矶全新的Intuit Dome球馆，维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)出手的第二个球便是一记三分球。
一直关注马刺队中锋第二个赛季初期表现的人们对这球的投失不会感到惊讶。那天晚上，他另外六次三分出手也都没能命中。
值得称赞的是，文班亚马似乎并没有因为看到自己的三分球一次次弹框而出而气馁。
“我只是继续打我的比赛，”在谈到自己远投低迷的心态时，文班亚马说道，“我的比赛也包括投三分。”
在赛季前七场比赛中，文班亚马全面比赛的这一部分还没有完全开花结果。
他在104-113输给洛杉矶快船队的比赛中的数据统计单，在很多方面都令人瞠目结舌，但在三分球一栏却惨不忍睹，这正是他本赛季迄今为止的典型写照。
他砍下24分、13个篮板和9次盖帽，与赛季首次三双擦肩而过。他在两分球方面表现稳定，13投7中，但在三分线外9投仅2中，表现糟糕。
在格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)教练因病缺席之前，他特意强调马刺队不想让文班亚马放弃三分球。现在，助理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)被任命为马刺队的代理教练，他计划继续沿用这一策略。
“希望你能设计出一些战术或进攻，让合适的人投出你想要的投篮，”约翰逊说。
一部分NBA观察者似乎认为——也许并非完全错误——像文班亚马这样的2米24的球员应该在篮筐附近造成大部分的杀伤。
2024年11月4日，星期一，在加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德举行的一场NBA篮球比赛的上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马（右）在洛杉矶快船队后卫凯文·波特二世的防守下投篮。(美联社照片/Mark J. Terrill)
马刺队也希望文班亚马在这些投篮上大做文章。然而，这位20岁的文班亚马认为自己是一个技术全面的篮球独角兽。他不想被简单地定义为一个高个子。
他认为自己远不止于此。马刺队也是如此。
“对维克托来说，他拥有如此多的技能，”约翰逊说，“对于一个像他这样水平的年轻球员来说，把所有技能都融合在一起有时是很困难的。对每个年轻球员来说都很难。”
在周三客场挑战休斯顿的比赛之前，文班亚马50次三分出手只命中了11次，命中率低至22%。在每场至少出手五次三分球的球员中，这是联盟中最差的命中率。
在他的最佳新秀赛季，他的三分球命中率为32.5%。
这是文班亚马本赛季唯一一项尚未完全摆脱低迷的部分。在前七场比赛中，他场均得到18.9分、10.3个篮板和联盟最高的3.9次盖帽。
对阵快船队时，文班亚马的七个两分球全部来自内线。他通过空中接力完成了四次得分，其中包括两次接克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的传球完成的精彩单手扣篮。
马刺队希望文班亚马能在与休斯顿的比赛以及周四在Frost Bank Center与波特兰的比赛中继续利用这种联系。
“我们正在摸索，”保罗说，“我们俩都没打太多季前赛。所以我们有点像边打边学。”
谈到文班亚马不稳定的三分球，马刺队教练并不想让他完全放弃这种投篮。他们说，他的投篮姿势在结构上没有问题。这仅仅是投篮选择的问题。
理想情况下，文班亚马的三分出手应该在进攻流畅的情况下进行，而不是在进攻时间过早的时候出手。
“我认为他做得很好，”约翰逊说，“我认为他会继续做得很好，我相信随着经验的积累，他会变得更好。”
与此同时，文班亚马改进三分球的方法仍然是双管齐下。
“我只会看看我是否有空位，”文班亚马说，“如果我有，我就会继续投篮。”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, drives against Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, left, celebrates his dunk as San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, top, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Kris Dunn defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Why Wembanyama is still searching for 3-point balance
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 04: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during a 113-104 loss to the LA Clippers at Intuit Dome on November 04, 2024 in Inglewood, California.
HOUSTON – The second field goal Victor Wembanyama attempted inside Los Angeles’ brand new Intuit Dome on Monday was a 3-point shot.
Those who have been following the early stages of the Spurs center’s sophomore season will not be surprised to learn that shot did not go in. Nor did six other attempts he fired from beyond the arc that night.
Give Wembanyama credit. He does not seem deterred by watching his 3-pointers bound off the rim.
“It’s just to keep playing my game,” Wembanyama said, describing his mindset during his long-distance slump. “My game consists of shooting threes, too.”
It is the part of Wembanyama’s well-rounded game that, over the first seven games of this season, has not quite come to fruition.
His box score from the 113-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was typical of his campaign so far – eye-popping in many ways, and an eyesore in the 3-point column.
He torched the Clippers for 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks, flirting hard with his first triple double of the season. He made a steady 7 of 13 shots from 2-point range, but was a ghastly 2 of 9 from the 3-point stripe.
Before coach Gregg Popovich went down with illness, he made a point to emphasize the Spurs do not want to remove the 3-point shot from Wembanyama’s bag. It is an approach assistant Mitch Johnson plans to continue now that he has been named the Spurs’ acting coach.
“Hopefully, you’re running plays or offense that produces the shots you want to produce from the right people,” Johnson said.
There is a certain segment of NBA watcher who seems to believe – perhaps not incorrectly – that a 7-foot-3 player like Wembanyama should be doing most of his damage from near the basket.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Kevin Porter Jr. defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Spurs want Wembanyama to feast on those shots, too. The 20-year-old Wembanyama, however, considers himself a multi-skilled basketball unicorn. He doesn’t want to be pigeonholed as simply a tall man.
He views himself as much more than that. The Spurs do as well.
“For Victor, he has so much skill,” Johnson said. “Putting it all together is difficult at times for a young player of his caliber. It’s difficult for every young player.”
Heading into Wednesday’s game at Houston, Wembanyama had made only 11 of 50 3-point attempts, a grisly 22%. It is the worst percentage in the league among players attempting at least five 3-point goals per game.
He shot 32.5% from 3-point land during his Rookie of the Year campaign.
It is the only part of Wembanyama’s game that hasn’t fully come out of hibernation this season. Through the first seven games, he is averaging 18.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and a league-best 3.9 blocks.
Against the Clippers, all seven of Wembanyama’s made two-point field goals came in the paint. He scored four baskets off lob passes, including a pair of spectacular one-handed finishes off passes from Chris Paul.
It is a connection the Spurs hope Wembanyama can continue to exploit at Houston and again in Thursday’s game against Portland at the Frost Bank Center.
“We’re figuring it out,” Paul said. “Both of us didn’t play in too many preseason games. So we’re sort of figuring it out as we go.”
When it comes to Wembanyama’s wayward 3-point stroke, Spurs coaches do not want to beat those attempts out of his shot profile entirely. His form is structurally fine, they say. It’s simply a matter of shot selection.
Ideally, Wembanyama’s 3-point tries would come within the flow of the offense and not so early in the shot clock.
“I think he’s done a great job,” Johnson said. “I think he’ll continue to do a good job and I’m sure he’ll be better with more seasoning experience.”
In the meantime, Wembanyama’s approach to fixing his 3-point shot remains a two-pronged one.
“I’m just going to see if I’m open,” Wembanyama said. “If I am, I’m just going to keep shooting.”
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, right, drives against Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, left, celebrates his dunk as San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, top, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Kris Dunn defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News