By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-17 23:31:09
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缺少休息的残阵在进攻端面临挑战。
有时，球队会成为赛程的受害者。每支球队都要打背靠背的比赛，而且大多数球队都知道第二场比赛很难赢。在2023-24赛季，30支球队中有17支在背靠背的第二场比赛中胜率低于50%。圣安东尼奥马刺上赛季在这种情况下是2胜11负。
如果没有年度最佳防守球员的候选人以及两位进攻端的驱动者，赢得这样的比赛就更加困难了。在缺少维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)（以及杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)，尽管马刺预计他到赛季后期才能复出）的情况下，圣安东尼奥在以93-110负于达拉斯独行侠的比赛中面临着一场艰苦的战斗。
上半场，凭借朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的出色投篮，马刺紧咬比分，但最终，他们无法创造足够的进攻来与独行侠抗衡。31.8%的投篮命中率和27.5%的三分命中率在NBA中是无法赢球的。这样的比赛暴露了马刺阵容中一个显而易见但可以弥补的缺陷——缺乏进攻创造者。
想当年，保罗可以通过掩护后的快速移动或犹豫步过掉防守者，为球队创造优势。一旦创造了优势，防守方就必须做出调整。补防球员会过来，球传给射手或空切球员，然后，砰！得分了。这是在NBA创造进攻的有效方式。保罗现在已经没有了这样的速度，但仍然拥有篮球智商和技巧，偶尔还能做到这一点。
马刺需要更多能够突破第一道防线并有所作为的球员。我指的并不一定是单打球员，而是那些持球时能够构成进攻威胁的球员。在目前的阵容中，我认为文班亚马、瓦塞尔、凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)，以及最近的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)符合这个要求。索汉也展现了一些潜力，但我们需要看到更多。
在马刺继续构建阵容的过程中，获得更多的进攻创造力应该是一个重点。2025年NBA选秀中有一些令人垂涎的进攻创造者值得关注，当然，通过交易或自由球员市场获得一名大牌球星也会有巨大的帮助。在缺少最佳球员的情况下，这样的比赛很难打，但如果阵容深度和得分能力得到提升，这样的比赛就更容易掌控。
要点：
- 独行侠在内线占据了统治地位，尤其是丹尼尔·加福德(Daniel Gafford)，他在替补出场的短短18分钟内就砍下22分和7个篮板。扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)和查尔斯·巴斯(Charles Bassey)在防守端都有亮眼表现，但总的来说，内线的保护不如文班亚马在的时候（这很显然）。科林斯得到了20分和6个篮板的不错数据。他在内线的效率远高于外线。那两个连续的三不沾很可能会让他在五大囧中占有一席之地。
- 对于卡斯尔来说，这不是一个美好的夜晚，但他仍然展现了一些表明他将在未来几年成为一名高效球员的特质。即使面对艰巨的任务，他的防守也很出色。他的投篮也逐渐找到了感觉，不过在我们得到更大的样本之前，我建议不要对此抱有过高的期望。我最喜欢的卡斯尔的技能是他利用自己的身体和力量为自己封堵角度的能力。他不是最快或最有爆发力的，但他不害怕对抗，他会利用自己的力量和空间意识，以恰当的方式移动防守者，找到一个得分角度。对于一个新秀来说，这是非常老练的做法。
- 特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)伤愈复出的第一场比赛并没有什么值得称道的，但当主力球员回归后，他应该会是一个很大的帮助。他得到3分和4次助攻。我认为他看起来在接球投三分时很舒服，没有犹豫，这对他自身的发展和替补阵容的成功都至关重要。当这支球队完全健康时，他应该会在第二阵容中做出重大贡献。
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What we learned from the Spurs loss to the Mavericks
A shorthanded team with no rest was offensively challenged.
Sometimes, teams are victims of scheduling. Everyone plays back-to-backs, and most teams know the second game is hard to win. In the 2023-24 season, 17 of 30 teams finished with a record below .500 in the second game of a back-to-back. The San Antonio Spurs were 2-11 in such circumstances last season.
It’s even harder to win games like that without a defensive player of the year candidate and two of the drivers of the offense. Without Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell (and Jeremy Sochan, although the Spurs aren’t expecting him back until later in the season), San Antonio faced an uphill battle in its 110-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Spurs hung around in the first half thanks to some hot shooting from Julian Champagnie and Chris Paul, but ultimately, they couldn’t create enough offense to stick around with the Mavs. Shooting 31.8% from the field and 27.5% from three is no way to win in the NBA. Games like this point to an obvious but fixable flaw in the Spurs roster – a lack of offensive creators.
Back in the day, CP3 could whizz around a screen or use a hesitation dribble to beat his defender and create an advantage for his team. Once an advantage is created, the defense has to scramble. A help defender slides over, a pass goes out to a shooter or roller, and BAM, you have a bucket. That’s an effective way to create offense in the NBA. Paul no longer has the quickness to do this but still possesses the basketball IQ and skill to make this happen once in a while.
The Spurs need more players who can get by the initial defense and make something happen. I don’t necessarily mean isolation players, but someone who can be an offensive threat with the ball in their hands. On the current roster, I’d say that Wembanyama, Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and, lately, Stephon Castle fit this bill. Sochan showed flashes, but we need to see more.
Acquiring more offensive creation should be a focal point for the Spurs as they continue to build the roster. The 2025 NBA Draft class features some tantalizing offensive creators to keep an eye on, and of course, acquiring a big name via trade or free agency would help tremendously, too. Games like this are tough to face without your best players, but they are more manageable with improved depth and scoring across the roster.
Takeaways:
- The Mavericks dominated the Spurs on the interior, especially Daniel Gafford, who exploded for 22 points and 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes off the bench. Zach Collins and Charles Bassey both had their moments defensively, but overall, the paint just wasn’t protected like it normally is with Wembanyama (duh). Collins put up a respectable line of 20 points and 6 rebounds. He was much more effective inside than from deep. Those back-to-back airballs will likely earn him a spot on Shaqtin a fool.
- It wasn’t the best night for Stephon Castle, but he still showed some of the things that indicate he will be a highly effective player for years to come. His defense was great, even in the face of a tough task. The shooting has been coming around, although I would caution against buying into that too much until we get a larger sample. My favorite skill of Castle’s is his ability to use his body and strength to seal off angles for himself. He’s not the fastest or most explosive, but he isn’t afraid of contact and will use his strength and spatial awareness to move a defender in just the right way to find an angle to score. It’s savvy stuff for a rookie.
- Tre Jones’s first game back from injury wasn’t one to hang his hat on, but he should be a big help once the calvary arrives. He had 3 points and 4 assists. I thought he looked comfortable shooting catch and shoot threes without hesitations, which will be major for his development and the success of the bench unit. When this team is in full health, he should be a big contributor in the second unit.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock