By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-28 05:26:52
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。
这位新秀的篮球智商使其看起来比预期更早成熟。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)比预期更早成熟。尽管他是2024年NBA选秀的前五顺位新秀，但在这个被认为是“选秀小年”的年份里，人们对他的期望值有所保留。自从进入首发阵容以来，卡斯尔表现出色，场均得到15.1分和4.5次助攻，投篮命中率为43.1%，三分球命中率为33.9%。凭借他最近的表现，他已经稳稳地进入了年度最佳新秀的讨论范围，并且看起来是这届选秀中最优秀的球员之一。
先把数据放在一边，关注一下他的比赛。从卡斯尔的比赛录像中可以明显看出，他已经在适应NBA的比赛节奏，并且展现出了高水平的处理能力。他能够切入到正确的位置，并在运球后找到空位的队友。对于一个在康涅狄格大学时期曾被批评为“非纯控卫”的球员来说，他现在看起来完全能够胜任控球后卫的职责。
在周二对阵犹他爵士的比赛中，卡斯尔打出了一个令人印象深刻的回合。这展现了卡斯尔在实战中的处理能力，以及他在半场阵地战中较慢的节奏如何帮助他在不被加速的情况下做出积极的决策。让我们逐个运球来分解这个回合。
第一次运球时，卡斯尔观察着基翁特·乔治是否会过度防守扎克·科林斯的掩护。乔治挤过掩护，试图将卡斯尔逼向落位防守的德鲁·尤班克斯。
卡斯尔用第二次运球快速变向，并停顿一下，让乔治处于不利位置。现在他在挡拆中占据了优势，乔治正努力恢复防守位置，而尤班克斯则上前阻止他的突破。
第三次运球时，卡斯尔转头看向科林斯，后者正处于空位，可以进行挡拆后撤步三分投篮。这使得尤班克斯愣了一下，因为他需要在科林斯接球时换防。卡斯尔很好地攻击了乔治的前脚，使其无法及时跟上，并保持着对尤班克斯的优势，因为后者注意力在科林斯身上。
第四次运球是向篮筐的爆发性突破，完成了一记流畅的左手上篮。他之前停顿的那一次运球，成功骗过了尤班克斯，为他创造了足够的空间在上篮终结前躲开盖帽。这是半场阵地战中出色的防守操控，也表明卡斯尔仅仅在他的第18场比赛中就能够很好地阅读防守。
你可以在卡斯尔的比赛录像中找到很多类似的回合。他的比赛处理能力已经达到了大多数新秀直到赛季中期才能达到的水平。将这种意识与他出色的身体素质和充沛的活力结合起来，你就会看到一个应该能在职业赛场上取得巨大成功的年轻球员。
我仍然认为他的投篮将决定他的上限，因为如果他在油漆区外没有进攻威胁，防守他就会容易得多。到目前为止，他的投篮表现还算不错。如果他能继续保持并提高投篮水平，马刺队可能在维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)身边再添一位全明星球员。但即使他的投篮没有提升，他们也拥有一位高球商的球员，他可以操控防守，并在另一端锁死对方的控球后卫。对于一个“选秀小年”的新秀来说，这已经相当不错了。
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Spurs film room: Stephon Castle’s processing
The rookie looks ahead of schedule with his basketball IQ.
Stephon Castle is ahead of schedule. Even though he was a top-5 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, expectations for the rookie were tempered in what was supposed to be a “weak class.” Castle has exploded since joining the starting lineup, averaging 15.1 points and 4.5 assists while shooting 43.1% from the field and 33.9% from three. With his recent performance, he’s firmly in the conversation for Rookie of the Year and looks like one of the best players in the draft.
Throw the numbers aside for a minute and focus on his play. It’s evident in Castle’s tape that he’s already adjusting to the NBA game and processing it at a high level. He’s cutting to the right places and finding open teammates off the dribble. For someone who was criticized for not being a “pure point guard” coming out of UCONN, he sure looks like someone who can handle point guard duties.
Castle made a striking play on Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz. It shows Castle’s processing ability in real-time, and how his slower pace of play in the half-court allows him to make positive decisions without getting sped up. Let’s break down the play dribble by dribble.
On the first bounce, Castle is seeing whether Keyonte George is going to overplay the screen coming from Zach Collins. George jumps the screen to push Castle into the drop defender, Drew Eubanks.
Castle uses his second dribble to quickly crossover and hesitates to get George on his hip. Now he has an advantage in the pick-and-roll with George scrambling to recover and Eubanks stepping up to cut off his drive.
On the third dribble, Castle’s head turns to Collins, who is open for the pick-and-pop three. This freezes Eubanks who will need to recover onto Collins when he catches. He does a good job of attacking George’s front foot to keep him on his back, maintaining his advantage of Eubanks commits to Collins.
The fourth dribble is an explosive one to the basket for a smooth lefty finish. That one dribble pause he took to look off Eubanks gives him enough room to get his layup off before the shot blocker can get there. This is excellent defensive manipulation in the half court, and shows that Castle is reading the defense well in just his 18th game.
You can find plays like this throughout Castle’s tape. He’s just processing the game at a level most rookies don’t find until midway through the season. Combine that awareness with his great physical traits and high motor, and you have a young player that should have a lot of success at the pro-level.
I still think his shooting will be the skill that decides his ceiling, as he will be much easier to guard if he’s not an offensive threat outside of the paint. So far the shooting has been respectable. If that continues and improves the Spurs may have another All-Star alongside Victor Wembanyama. But even if it doesn’t they’ll have a high-IQ player who can manipulate a defense, and shut down opposing guards on the other end. Pretty good stuff for a rookie in a “weak” class.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock