By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-04-02 15:01:09
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奥斯汀马刺队的斯科特·金(Scott King)被评为G联赛年度最佳教练，他带领马刺队的发展联盟球队自2021年以来首次进入季后赛。
斯科特是奥斯汀马刺队历史上第二位获得该奖项的教练。现执教亚特兰大老鹰队的奎因·斯奈德(Quin Snyder)曾在2008-2009赛季带领奥斯汀公牛队获得此荣誉。
在执教奥斯汀的第一个赛季，金带领球队以西部联盟第二名的身份进入季后赛，战绩为22胜12负，与斯托克顿国王队并列联盟最佳战绩。
奥斯汀马刺队将于周四晚上8点在Cedar Park的H-E-B中心迎战盐湖城星队，进行西部联盟半决赛。这是奥斯汀马刺队自2018年赢得NBA G联赛总冠军以来首次进入第二轮。
奥斯汀队以防守效率（102.3）排名常规赛第一，场均抢断（10.1）排名第三，盖帽（6.6）和篮板（48.4）均排名第四。
马刺队的这支发展联盟球队本赛季还创造了联盟历史上的最大胜分差纪录（+23.5）。
马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)上周称赞金，在球队阵容因伤病和其他情况几乎处于不断变化的状态下，仍然能够带领奥斯汀队进入季后赛。
马刺队于去年8月聘请了金，此前他在纽约尼克斯队工作了五年。在同意成为奥斯汀马刺队历史上第十位主教练之前，他是尼克斯队的球员发展助理总监。
“他们拥有的阵容可用性和各种情况的变动几乎和我们一样不稳定，但他们一直保持真实，并坚持了下来，”约翰逊说。“这对（金）和他们的教练组以及他们的球员名单来说都是一个伟大的证明，我真的为他们感到高兴。”
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Austin Spurs’ Scott King claims G League coach of year award
Austin’s Scott King has been named G League coach of the year after leading the Spurs’ developmental squad to its first playoff appearance since 2021.
Scott is the second coach in Austin Spurs history to win the award. Quin Snyder, now coaching the Atlanta Hawks, earned the 2008-2009 honor with the Austin Toros.
In his first season with Austin, King led the team to the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference after it finished 22-12 and tied with the Stockton Kings for the conference’s best record.
The Austin Spurs will face the Salt Lake City Stars in the Western Conference semifinals at 8 p.m. Thursday at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. It’s the Austin Spurs’ first appearance in the second round since 2018, when they won the NBA G League championship.
Austin ended the regular season ranked first in defensive rating (102.3), third in steals per game (10.1) and fourth in both blocks (6.6) and rebounds (48.4).
The Spurs’ farm team also set a league record this season for highest margin of victory (+23.5).
Acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson praised King last week for guiding Austin to the playoffs despite having a roster in a near constant state of flux due to injuries and other circumstances.
The Spurs hired King last August after he spent five seasons with New York. He was the Knicks’ assistant director of player development when he agreed to become the 10th head coach in Austin Spurs history.
“They’ve had about as inconsistent of a roster availability and set of circumstances almost as us, and they just have kind of stayed true and rode it all out,” Johnson said. “It’s a great testament to (King) and to their staff and to their roster, and I’m really happy for them.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News