By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-11-28 12:46:36
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马刺队前锋杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)（中）自 11 月 4 日对阵快船队的比赛中拇指骨折后就一直没有上场。
三周前接受拇指手术以来首次接受媒体采访时，马刺队前锋杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)在周三的比赛前表示，他可能“几天”后就能复出。
“我从上周就想上场了，但我仍然需要保持耐心，遵守流程，”他说。
马刺队本可以在对阵湖人队的比赛中用到索汉强硬、毫不留情的打法。
新秀道尔顿·克奈特(Dalton Knecht)得到 20 分，安东尼·戴维斯(Anthony Davis)拿下 19 分和 14 个篮板，勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)则贡献了 16 分、10 个篮板和 11 次助攻的三双数据，湖人队以 119-101 获胜，终结了状态低迷的马刺队的四连胜。
湖人队（11 胜 7 负）以 32-23 赢下首节，奠定了比赛的基调。马刺队在 13-12 领先后就再也没有领先过。两队都是背靠背的第二场比赛，但客队决心要结束他们的三连败，而马刺队则显得有些萎靡不振。
“我们的身体对抗和决心，我想，在比赛开始时就没有展现出来，这很令人失望，尤其是面对一个不会给你任何机会的对手，”马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说道。
维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)以 20 分、10 个篮板和 3 个盖帽领衔马刺队（10 胜 9 负），他同意约翰逊的评估。
“我们缺乏身体对抗，即使我知道大家的投入和做好比赛的意愿都在那里，”文班亚马说。“我认为也许我们没有专注于正确的事情，没有专注于轻松得分和打出正确的配合。这是我们集体，也包括我自己，可以更加专注的地方。因为没有了我们的基础，我们的年轻就会暴露出来，而对手的经验就会更加显现。”
但如果索汉能够上场呢？一位马刺队球员表示，他的侵略性可能足以点燃球队。
“无论杰里米的数据如何，无论是 20 多分还是 2 分，他都会给比赛带来一定程度的身体对抗，一定程度的‘凶狠’，就像波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)教练说的那样，”得到 18 分的朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)说道。
“任何球队都需要这种特质，我们尤其需要，”尚帕尼补充道。“没有哪一个晚上他不凶狠，他不倒地，他不抢篮板，他不努力。这对他来说是个人化的，这也会促使每个人都去做他正在做的同样的事情。他绝对是我们的一只‘劲量兔子’。”
对马刺队来说幸运的是，索汉可能很快就会再次擂响战鼓。
“很快就会回来的，”他说。
马刺队的下一场比赛将于周日在加州萨克拉门托对阵国王队。他们将在周二结束在菲尼克斯的两连客之旅，然后回到冰霜银行中心进行三场比赛，首场对阵芝加哥公牛队。
“是几天而不是几个月，所以这是最重要的事情，”索汉谈到他的回归时说。
索汉在 11 月 4 日以 104-113 输给洛杉矶快船队的比赛第二节左拇指骨折，并缺席了比赛的剩余时间。
马刺队还没有宣布他回归的时间表，但约翰逊说索汉“可能比预期提前复出”。
“他做得很好，”约翰逊说。“医疗团队和体能训练师都做得很好。他已经能够进行一些跑步和保持状态的训练，我知道我们听到的都是积极的反馈。”
鉴于伤病的性质，索汉一直能够进行有氧运动，但由于担心拇指再次受伤，他不能进行五对五的对抗训练。
“我认为过程就是保持健康，保持良好的状态，”他说。“我仍然能够进行力量训练，让自己变得更强壮。我和我的训练师开玩笑说，这有点像第二个季前赛，我可以变得更好、更强壮、更快。”
索汉，这位 21 岁的贝勒大学校友，在 2022 年被马刺队以第九顺位选中，场均得到职业生涯最高的 15.4 分，还有 7.7 个篮板、3.0 次助攻和 1.0 次抢断，场均出场时间为 29.3 分钟。
“我打得很强硬，很有侵略性，”索汉在描述马刺队对阵湖人队时所缺少的东西时说。
当索汉连续第 12 场比赛穿着便服坐在板凳席上时，马刺队迎回了德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)，他因左膝挫伤缺席了前四场比赛。
瓦塞尔本赛季只打了四场比赛，此前他还因休赛期足部手术缺席了前九场比赛。
约翰逊表示，教练组还没有讨论一旦索汉准备好重新上场后如何重新调整轮换阵容。
马刺队赛季初的首发阵容是克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)、朱利安·尚帕尼、哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)、索汉和维克多·文班亚马，尚帕尼顶替了瓦塞尔的位置。
索汉受伤后，新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)被提升到首发阵容。
“我们有很多变动，但我认为我们期待着他的回归，”约翰逊谈到索汉时说。“很明显，他在受伤前在很多方面都表现出色。”
一旦瓦塞尔的出场时间不再受限，教练组也可能面临一个艰难的决定。
“更多的球员是我们所欢迎的，”约翰逊说。
包括一个“凶狠的”索汉。
The Spurs say they have missed Jeremy Sochan’s intensity on the court, saying he brings a “nasty” edge to the game that’s much needed.
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan was averaging 15.4 points per game before fracturing his thumb during a Nov. 4 game against the Clippers.
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Spurs eagerly await return of Sochan and his aggressive play
Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan, center, has not played since fracturing his thumb during a Nov. 4 game against the Clippers.
In his first interview with the media since undergoing thumb surgery three weeks ago, Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan said before Wednesday’s game he could be just “days” away from returning.
“I’ve been wanting to play since last week, but I still got to stay patient and just follow protocol,” he said.
The Spurs could have used Sochan’s tough, take-no-prisoners approach against the Lakers.
Rookie Dalton Knecht scored 20 points, Anthony Davis added 19 points and 14 rebounds and LeBron James had a 16-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist triple-double as the Lakers claimed a 119-101 win to end the sluggish Spurs’ four-game winning streak.
The Lakers (11-7) winning the first period 32-23 set the tone for a game in which the Spurs never led again after going up 13-12. Both teams were in the second game of a back-to-back, but the visitors came out determined to snap their three-game skid, while the Spurs looked lethargic.
“Our physicality and just conviction, I guess, at the start of the game weren’t there and that was disappointing, especially against an opponent that is not going to give you anything,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said.
Victor Wembanyama, who led the Spurs (10-9) with 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, agreed with Johnson’s assessment.
“We lacked physicality, even though I know the engagement and the will to do good were there,” Wembanyama said. “I think maybe we didn’t focus on the right things, on getting easy baskets and doing the right play. This is something collectively, and also myself, we could focus more. Because without our basis, our youth shows, and our opponent’s experience shows even more.”
But if Sochan had been active? One Spur said his aggressiveness might have been enough to spark the team.
“No matter what numbers Jeremy puts up, whether it’s in the twenties or two, he brings a certain level of physicality to the game, a certain level of nasty, as Pop (Gregg Popovich) would say,” said Julian Champagnie, who had 18 points.
“And any team needs that, and we especially need that,” Champagnie added. “There are no nights where he’s not being nasty, he’s not getting on the floor, he is not getting rebounds, he’s not playing hard. It’s personal for him, and that’s going to push everybody to do the same exact thing he’s doing. Definitely a big Energizer bunny for us.”
Fortunately for the Spurs, Sochan could soon be banging his drum again.
“It’s going to be sooner than later,” he said.
The Spurs’ next game is set for Sunday against the Kings in Sacramento, Calif. They end the two-game trip at Phoenix on Tuesday before returning to the Frost Bank Center for three games starting with an outing against Chicago on Thursday.
“It’s going to be days instead of months, so that’s the most important thing,” Sochan said of his return.
Sochan fractured his left thumb in the second quarter of a 113-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 4 and missed the rest of the game.
The Spurs have not announced a timeline for his return, but Johnson said Sochan “could potentially be ahead of schedule.”
“He’s done a great job,” Johnson said. “The medical team, performance staff have done a great job. He’s been able to do some things in terms of running and staying in shape, and I know we’ve heard all positive feedback.”
Given the nature of his injury, Sochan has been able to do cardio work but no five-on-five action for fear of the thumb getting hit.
“I think the process is just stay fit, have good conditioning,” he said. “I’m still able to lift so I get stronger. I laugh with my trainers that it’s kind of a little second preseason so I can get better, stronger, faster.”
Sochan, a 21-year-old Baylor alumnus drafted ninth overall by the Spurs in 2022, was averaging a career-high 15.4 points per game to go along with 7.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 29.3 minutes.
“I was playing physical, I was playing aggressive,” said Sochan, describing what the Spurs lacked against the Lakers.
While Sochan watched from the bench in street clothes for the 12th straight game, the Spurs welcomed back Devin Vassell, who missed the last four games with a bruised left knee.
Vassell has played in only four games this season after also missing the first nine games following offseason foot surgery.
Johnson said the coaching staff hasn’t had discussions yet about how to re-adjust the rotation once Sochan ready to start again.
The Spurs started the season with a starting lineup of Chris Paul, Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes, Sochan and Victor Wembanyama, with Champagnie filling in for Vassell.
After Sochan went down, rookie Stephon Castle was promoted from the bench.
“We’ve had so many moving parts, but I think we’re looking forward to have him back,” Johnson said of Sochan. “Obviously what he did prior to his injury was exceptional in a lot of different ways.”
The coaching staff also might face a tough decision once Vassell no longer has his minutes restricted.
“More pieces is something we would welcome,” Johnson said.
Including a “nasty one” in Sochan.
The Spurs say they have missed Jeremy Sochan’s intensity on the court, saying he brings a “nasty” edge to the game that’s much needed.
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan was averaging 15.4 points per game before fracturing his thumb during a Nov. 4 game against the Clippers.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News