By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-07 20:00:00
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。
重新审视文班亚马与霍姆格伦的讨论
上周，我提出观看维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)与狄龙·布鲁克斯的较量可能比切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren)的比赛更有趣。
两晚之后，当马刺队面对俄克拉荷马城雷霆队时，肖恩·埃利奥特表示，文班/霍姆格伦的对决是自魔术师约翰逊和拉里·伯德以来最受期待的新秀对决。
然后出现了这张图：
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10月30日对阵雷霆队的比赛是文班得分最低的一场，这不仅让霍姆格伦看起来更强，还让一些普通球迷质疑霍姆格伦是否实际上是更好的球员。
但众所周知，篮球比赛瞬息万变。
在11月1日的下一场比赛中，霍姆格伦在对阵波特兰开拓者队的比赛中仅得到赛季最低的6分（与文班的得分相同），于是出现了这张图：
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显然，专家和球迷们都抓住了这个比较点，而且可能会在未来几年持续讨论。由于雷霆队上赛季打进了NBA季后赛，而马刺队则远远无缘季后赛，因此从长远来看，争夺总冠军奖杯可能是一个重要因素。
两个晚上前，马刺队在英格尔伍德的新球馆Intuit Dome球馆对阵洛杉矶快船队。祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)是快船队效力时间最长的球员，也是联盟中顶级的篮板手之一，他给文班亚马带来了不同的挑战。
祖巴茨的体型、力量和篮球智商很快让文班了解了如何应对像他这样水平的球员。文班以9次盖帽结束了当晚的比赛。
我相信随着时间的推移，文班将展现出他不仅会持续影响对手的打法——调整投篮和增加传球以避免被盖帽——还会展现出他如何针对不同的球员进行调整。每一场比赛都是文班心态的一个缩影，球迷们可以实时观察他的成长。
在文班得到6分之后，肯德里克·帕金斯(Kendrick Perkins)分享道：
“自勒布朗·詹姆斯以来最伟大的选秀球员。那个本应去圣安东尼奥拯救球队的人……他本赛季并没有展现出这样的迹象，而且他正在挣扎……我宁愿你放弃模仿凯文·杜兰特，开始更像扬尼斯·阿德托昆博。”
帕金斯的观点是局限且短视的。为什么文班不能效仿两位球员的优点呢？
文班亚马已经展示了他可以在内线打球，并且像阿德托昆博一样移动，尤其是在克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)给他空中接力时。但文班正在尝试外线三分球，这些球几乎无法被封盖。
上赛季，文班场均5.5次三分出手，命中率为32.5%。本赛季，他的三分出手次数增加到7.1次，但命中率却只有22%。
这就是文班目前正在努力的方向。
他正在寻找自己的投篮感觉，并倾向于更多出手。当防守球员扑向他时，我们会看到他的助攻数上升。如果他能将远距离三分球运用自如，他将超越与凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)的比较。
我想，重要的不是文班面对的是谁，而是他在比赛开始到结束之间的表现。
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Revisiting the Wembanyama vs. Holmgren discussion
Last week, I posited that watching Victor Wembanyama spar with Dillon Brooks could make for a more interesting matchup than Chet Holmgren.
Two nights later, as the Spurs faced the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sean Elliott stated that Wemby/Holmgren is the most anticipated facing off of two rookies since Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
Then this graphic posted:
Wemby had just come off his worst scoring game on October 30th against the Thunder, which not only made Holmgren look stronger, but posed the question for casual observers as to whether Holmgren is, in fact, the better player.
But as we all know, the game of basketball moves fast, and things can change in a heartbeat.
In his next game on November 1st, Holmgren tallied a season low six-point game (matching Victor’s) against the Portland Trail Blazers, leading to this graphic:
So obviously, this is the comparison that pundits and fans have latched onto, probably for years to come. And with OKC making a run into last year’s NBA Playoffs while the Spurs were distantly outside of the postseason, the race for a trophy may be a factor over the long run.
Two night’s ago, the Spurs found themselves in Inglewood playing the Los Angeles Clippers in their new Intuit Dome. Zubac, the longest tenured member of the Clips and one of the league’s top rebounders, gave Victor Wembanyama a different challenge.
Zubac’s frame, strength, and basketball IQ quickly indoctrinated Wemby into how to adjust for a player of his caliber. Victor ended the night with nine blocks.
Over time, I believe Wemby will show that he not only continues to define how people play against him -adjusting shots and extra passes to avoid blocks- but how he plays against other players. Each game is a snippet into Victor’s mindset, and fans observe his growth in real time.
After Wemby’s six-point outing, Kendrick Perkins shared:
“The greatest draft prospect since LeBron James. The guy that was supposed to go to San Antonio and save the organization… He’s not on the verge of this season of showing that, and he’s struggling… I would rather you get away from wanting to be Kevin Durant and start being more like a Giannis Antetokounmpo.”
Perkins’ take is limiting and short-sighted. Why can’t Wemby emulate the best of both players?
Wembanyama has already shown he can play in the paint and move like Antetokounmpo, especially with Chris Paul lobbing to him at the rim. But Victor is taking outside threes that are all but unblockable.
Last season, Victor shot 32.5% of his 5.5 attempts from beyond the arc. This season, he’s upped his attempts to 7.1, but he’s only hitting at an abysmal 22%.
This is what Wemby is working on right now.
He’s looking for his shot and erring on the side of taking more. When defenders close out on him, we’ll see his assists go up. If he can make that long-distance three work for him, he’ll leave comparison’s to Kevin Durant in the dust.
I guess it doesn’t matter who Victor is facing off against, it is how he handles the minutes between tip off and final buzzer.
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By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock