By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-05 20:00:00
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看似冷落,实则不然
我戴着我那银黑相间的有色眼镜,我是个马刺死忠粉,并且我对自己的立场毫不讳言。
我坚信维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)是联盟有史以来最伟大的防守球员。他或许还没有达到巅峰状态,但他场均3.9次盖帽比联盟盖帽榜第二、第三的沃克·凯斯勒和安东尼·戴维斯分别高出1.5个。
而且, 文班 的场均盖帽数比阿门·汤普森(Amen Thompson)高出2.7个,后者与其他七名球员并列联盟第十八位。
然而,阿门·汤普森却获得了1月份西部月最佳防守球员。
汤普森在一月份场均得到2.17次抢断和1.47次盖帽。据NBA.com报道,“他是联盟中唯一一位在一月份场均至少2.00次抢断和1.00次盖帽的球员。”
快速查看basketball-reference.com上 文班 的数据就会发现,维克托在一月份参加了十二场比赛,累计49次盖帽和15次抢断。汤普森26次抢断和17次盖帽的总和,或者说“stocks(抢断+盖帽)”,甚至还不如 文班 的盖帽数多。
上个月,2023年的年度最佳防守球员小贾伦·杰克逊(Jaren Jackson, Jr.)在12月的月最佳防守球员评选中击败了 文班 。显然,杰克逊在14场比赛中23次抢断和22次盖帽的数据远远超过了 文班亚马 在12场比赛中53次盖帽和8次抢断的数据。再一次,杰克逊的“stocks”总数也比不上 文班 的盖帽数。
更重要的是,维克托·文班亚马明显改变了对手的比赛方式,尤其是在篮筐附近。许多球员甚至不敢在他出现在他们视野范围内的时候出手投篮。杰克逊应该深有体会,他在与 文班 的最后一次交锋中就被盖了三次。
我相信 文班 很有可能在2025年获得年度最佳防守球员,但看起来联盟并不打算让这一切成为定局。
点击查看原文:Open Thread: Amen Thompson named Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month
Open Thread: Amen Thompson named Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month
What feels like snub really isn’t
I live in my Silver & Black tinted glasses. I’m a Spurs Stan and I don’t have any qualms with my position in life.
I truly believe Victor Wembanyama is the greatest defensive player the league is ever going to see. He may not be at the height of his potential, but his 3.9 blocka per game is one-and-a-half more than Walker Kessler or Anthony Davis, the second and third on the list respectively.
And Wemby’s block average is 2.7 higher than Amen Thompson, one of eight players tied for the eighteenth highest in the league.
And Amen Thompson is the Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for January.
Thompson averaged 2.17 steals and 1.47 blocks in January. According to NBA.com, “He was the only player in the league to have averaged at least 2.00 SPG and 1.00 BPG for the month.”
A quick check of Wemby’s stats on basketball-reference.com revealed that Victor played in twelve games In January accumulating 49 blocks and 15 steals. Thompson’s combined 26 steals and 17 blocks, or “stocks,” don’t even amount Wemby’s blocks alone.
Last month, Jaren Jackson, Jr., 2023’s Defensive Player of the year, edged out Wemby for Defensive Player of the Month for December. Apparently Jackson, Jr.’s 23 steals and 22 blocks in 14 games far surpassed Wembanyama’s 53 blocks and 8 steals in 12 games. Once again, Jackson’s “stock” total doesn’t match Wemby’s blocks.
What’s more, Victor Wembanyama visibly alters the game of his opponents, especially near the basket. Many players don’t even dare putting the ball up when he is anywhere in their peripheral vision. This should Jackson, Jr, who was blocked three times in their last meeting.
I’m sure there’s a more than solid chance Wemby could nab the Defensive Player of the Year for 2025, but it appears as if the league is not going to let it be a foregone conclusion.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock