By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-12-24 08:05:35
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德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥 - 12月15日：圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)（最右）与受伤球员扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)（最左）和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)（中间）一起坐在替补席上，这是2024年12月15日在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的弗罗斯特银行中心与明尼苏达森林狼队比赛下半场接近尾声时的场景。
费城 - 周一晚上马刺以111-106输给76人队，这标志着扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)连续第三场进入激活名单但没有上场。
12月中旬，科林斯因下背部受伤缺席了两场比赛。当他上周四复出参加对阵亚特兰大的比赛时，他作为维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)替补中锋的工作已经交给了查尔斯·巴塞(Charles Bassey)。
科林斯表示，他接受了降级和健康原因被雪藏的事实，并且没有抱怨。
“我想赢球，希望我们今年能打进季后赛，所以一切都是为了赢球，尽我所能去帮助球队，参与其中，”这位征战了七个赛季的职业球员说道。
科林斯还表示，他知道情况会随着比赛而变化。
“自从我来到这里，我就说过，我想每场比赛打48分钟，”科林斯说道，这是他在马刺的第四个赛季。“但现在这不是我的角色，所以我的工作就是保持 آماده。作为一名职业球员，我必须在球队需要我的时候做好准备。万一有人受伤，或者阵容发生变化，有人生病，等等，球员们必须做好准备。不仅仅是我，所有没有上场的球员，我们都必须做好准备，所以这就是我现在的想法。”
随着德文·瓦塞尔(Devin Vassell)和杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)从伤病中完全康复，代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)缩短了轮换阵容，给科林斯、前锋桑德罗·马穆克拉什维利(Sandro Mamukelashvili)以及后卫布莱克·韦斯利(Blake Wesley)和马拉基·布拉纳姆(Malaki Branham)留下的上场时间寥寥无几。
马刺队前锋朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)在瓦塞尔因伤缺阵或受上场时间限制期间首发了26场比赛，最近三场则替补出场。他称赞了科林斯的态度。
“他很职业，”尚帕尼说。“他是一位很棒的队友。他在更衣室里从不沉闷，在板凳席上也从不沉闷。他总是鼓掌，总是欢呼，我们都知道，当他的名字被叫到时，他会做好准备。”
科林斯在24场比赛中场均上场14.2分钟，得到5.8分、3.3个篮板和1.8次助攻。
巴塞，一位征战了四个赛季的职业球员，在20场比赛中场均上场11.0分钟，得到5.0分、4.4个篮板和1.1次盖帽。在过去的八场比赛中，巴塞场均上场14.6分钟，得到8.0分、6.5个篮板和1.3次盖帽，并在最近六场比赛中的两场砍下两双。
约翰逊最近几次称赞巴塞为球场带来了“巨大的能量”。
“我只是在做好我的工作，”巴塞说。“我在尽我所能帮助球队获胜。我的首要任务是在防守端帮助球队。”
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Collins taking team-first approach after demotion
SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 15: Victor Wembanyama, far right, of the San Antonio Spurs sits on the bench along with injured players Zach Collins, far left, and Keldon Johnson, middle, during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves late in the second half at Frost Bank Center on December 15, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
PHILADELPHIA - Monday night’s 111-106 loss to the Sixers marked the third game in a row the Spurs’ Zach Collins has been active but hasn’t played.
Collins missed two games with a lower back injury in mid-December. When he returned for the game against Atlanta last Thursday, his job as Victor Wembanyama’s backup at center had been handed over to Charles Bassey.
Collins said he accepted the demotion and the healthy scratches without complaint.
“I want to win and for us to make the playoffs this year, so it’s all about winning and doing whatever in my capacity I can to help and be involved with that,” the seventh-year pro said.
Collins also said he knows things can change from game to game.
“I’ve said this since I’ve been here, I want to play 48 minutes a game,” said Collins, who is in his fourth season with the Spurs. “But right now it’s not my role, so my job is just to stay ready. I got to stay ready as a professional when my number is called. God forbid, somebody gets hurt, but the lineups change, somebody gets sick, whatever. Guys have to be ready. Not just me, but all the guys that haven’t been playing, we all got to be ready, so that’s where my mind’s at.”
With Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan fully recovered from injuries, acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson has shortened his rotation, leaving little playing time for Collins, forward Sandro Mamukelashvili and guards Blake Wesley and Malaki Branham.
Spurs forward Julian Champagnie, who has come off the bench the last three games after starting the first 26 while Vassell was either out with injuries or playing on a minutes restriction, praised Collins’ attitude.
“He’s a professional,” Champagnie said. “He’s a great teammate. He’s never dull in the locker room, never dull on the bench. he’s always clapping it up, always cheering, and we all know that when his named is called, he’ll be ready.”
Collins is averaging 14.2 minutes, 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 14.2 minutes over 24 games.
Bassey, a fourth-year pro, is averaging 5.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks in 11.0 minutes over 20 games. Over his past eight outings, Bassey is averaging 8.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 14.6 minutes and has posted two double-doubles in two of his last six appearances.
Johnson has praised Bassey several times recently for bringing “great energy” to the court.
“I’m just doing my job,” Bassey said. “I’m doing what I can do to help the team win. My first mindset is to help the team defensively.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News