By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-26 19:00:00
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。
作为一名马刺球迷，应该选择两害相权取其轻
从马刺的角度来看，休斯顿火箭是I-10高速公路上的死敌。两支南德克萨斯球队之间曾发生过一些最激烈的战斗。但有些事情已经改变了。
首先，火箭队的主教练是伊梅·乌度卡(Ime Udoka)，他曾两次效力于马刺队，并作为助理教练在圣安东尼奥赢得过NBA总冠军。乌度卡在波士顿获得了他的第一个主教练职位，当时凯尔特人正朝着他们2024年的总冠军迈进。不幸的是，个人问题让他不得不离开。但他目前在休斯顿所取得的成就不可否认。
他们的对手，金州勇士，也让马刺球迷感到不满，可以追溯到2017年西部决赛。扎扎·帕楚里亚的事件让科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)退出了比赛，并从根本上改变了马刺的发展轨迹。
尽管排名第七，但自从得到吉米·巴特勒(Jimmy Butler)之后，勇士队就提升了自己的比赛水平。斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)仍然是有史以来最伟大的射手。德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)仍然是球场上的一股力量。勇士队总能找到合适的球员来围绕他们。而且史蒂夫·科尔(Steve Kerr)是一位非常出色的教练。
但从我的角度来看，巴特勒公开拒绝上场以及要求交易的方式，让人想起科怀·伦纳德当年不讲策略的离开。这让我几乎不可能支持他们。
以至于我发现自己竟然在为他们的对手欢呼。
为什么不呢？
除了乌度卡之外，火箭队还拥有弗雷德·范弗利特(Fred VanVlleet)，他是现代NBA中最成功的落选秀之一。他们还通过出色的选秀建立了他们的球队——阿门·汤普森(Amen Thompson)、贾巴里·史密斯(Jabari Smith)、杰伦·格林(Jalen Green)、卡姆·惠特莫尔(Cam Whitmore)和塔里·伊森(Tori Eason)都是休斯顿在过去三年里选中的，他们都做出了贡献。
预测：如果吉米·巴特勒回归，勇士队五场获胜，如果他缺席，火箭队六场获胜。
我支持谁：火箭队，但仅限于这一轮。
理由：无法支持巴特勒的方式，而且我从来都不是勇士队炫耀行为的粉丝。
你呢？你支持谁？
点击查看原文：Open Thread: The struggle to root for either the Golden State Warriors or the Houston Rockets
Open Thread: The struggle to root for either the Golden State Warriors or the Houston Rockets
As a Spurs fan one should represent the lesser of two evils
From a Spurs perspective, the Houston Rockets are the I-10 rivals. Some of the most heated battles have taken place between the two South Texas teams. But some things have changed.
For one, the Rockets head coach is Ime Udoka, who played two stints with the Spurs and won an NBA title as an assistant coach in San Antonio. Udoka got his first head coaching position in Boston as the Celtics were rising toward their 2024 championship. Unfortunately, personal problems sent him packing. What he’s accomplished in Houston cannot be denied.
Their opponents, the Golden State Warriors, also hold some ire for Spurs fans going back to the 2017 Western Conference Finals. The Zaza Pachulia incident took Kawhi Leonard out of the competition and essential changed the trajectory of the Spurs path.
Despite being in 7th place, the Warriors have elevated their game since the acquisition of Jimmy Butler. Stephen Curry is still the greatest shooter the game has even known. Draymond Green remains a force on the court. The Warriors find the pieces to surround them. And Steve Kerr is just a phenomenal coach.
But from my perspective, Butler’s public refusal to play and method of demanding a trade was reminiscent of Kawhi Leonard’s tactless exit. It makes it nearly impossible to root for them.
So much so that I find myself cheering for their rival.
And why not?
In addition to Udoka, the Rockets boast Fred VanVlleet, one of the most successful undrafted players in the modern NBA. They have also built their team with great draft picks — Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, and Tori Eason have all been drafted by Houston over the last three years, and they all contribute.
Prediction: Warriors in five if Jimmy Butler returns, Rockets in six if he is out.
Who am I rooting for: Rockets, but only for this round.
Reason: Can’t support Butler’s methods and never been a fan of the Warriors showboating.
How about you? Who you rooting for?
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock