By Jeje Gomez, Marilyn Dubinski, Mark Barrington, J.R. Wilco | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-30 01:05:23
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在我们所知的一切中，波波维奇打算重返教练席，但如果他改变主意，圣安东尼奥应该有足够有能力的候选人来接替他。
令人惊讶的是，有相当多的受人尊敬的主教练都在市场上。假设格雷格·波波维奇离开，你希望看到马刺队的目标是哪位目前没有球队执教的教练？
玛丽莲·杜宾斯基(Marilyn Dubinski)： 我倾向于泰勒·詹金斯(Taylor Jenkins)。这听起来可能很奇怪，因为迈克·马龙(Mike Malone)帮助掘金队赢得了一个总冠军，但听起来詹金斯在培养年轻人才方面有更好的履历，而且他和马刺队有渊源。(更不用说，他才40岁，还很年轻。) 我还觉得讽刺的是，詹金斯被解雇的一个原因据说是贾·莫兰特(Ja Morant)不喜欢他的进攻方案。这可能是事实，但过去几年打灰熊队，我一直有创伤后应激障碍，根本无法阻止他们。莫兰特可能不喜欢挡拆，但马刺队和 文班亚马 （Victor Wembanyama， 文班 ）喜欢。
马克·巴林顿(Mark Barrington)： 我认为最热门的名字可能是迈克·马龙或泰勒·詹金斯。马龙有一个总冠军，而且他以优秀的战略家和领导者而闻名。詹金斯与马刺队有联系，他在孟菲斯做得很好，直到后来。我猜测马刺队不会聘请一位功成名就的教练，而是会选择一位相对年轻的候选人，并聘请经验丰富的助理教练来处理战略方面的工作。如果他们能说服 布登霍尔泽 （Mike Budenholzer，Bud）回来担任助理教练，那将是一个很好的选择。
杰杰·戈麦斯(Jeje Gomez)： 布登霍尔泽 似乎是一个不错的候选人，原因有很多。除了他与球队的联系之外，他还曾执教过冉冉升起的超级球星扬尼斯·阿德托昆博(Giannis Antetokounmpo)，所以他可以成为 文班 的好指导。他还执教过一支老鹰队，他们打着无私的篮球，并且有自己的特点。他不太擅长临场调整，他的一些球队在季后赛中表现挣扎，但他拥有天赋时赢得了总冠军。他似乎是一个稳妥的选择，可以使马刺队保持上升的势头。
J.R.威尔科(J.R. Wilco)： 我喜欢马龙以及他在丹佛的工作，这充分说明了他围绕着一位划时代的中锋赢得比赛的能力，多年来，我一直渴望地侧目 布登霍尔泽 ，看着他从亚特兰大到密尔沃基等等。但我目前对泰勒·詹金斯有着最大的教练迷恋，而且我认为这不仅仅是一时的。除了孟菲斯年轻的阵容和马刺队围绕 文班 组建的阵容之间的相似之处，除了詹金斯监督了一支在攻防两端都努力拼搏的完整球队之外，还有一点：他很年轻！这可能有点肤浅，但我很喜欢马刺队的下一任教练(无论那一天何时到来)能够在位很长时间的想法，即使这几乎是在要求闪电再次击中，我也忍不住。我喜欢他似乎非常适合该组织，但我很高兴有机会让他留在原地，为波波维奇长期以来提供的稳定性增添光彩。
如果波波决定回来，你会更希望增加一名可以在需要时接任的教练到教练组，还是你认为米奇·约翰逊应该继续担任临时教练？
杜宾斯基： 我不介意米奇继续担任临时职位。我真的认为他受到了马刺队球迷太多的批评，这些球迷总是需要一个替罪羊，而他是最容易成为目标的人，因为他是团队中“缺乏经验”的面孔。许多人忘记了，在因伤病导致球员进进出出，轮换情况复杂的情况下，一月份马刺队一度保持着胜多负少的战绩，只是当赛程变得异常困难，道路漫长，并且 文班 停止了自己(从我们现在知道的深静脉血栓)时，马刺队才开始挣扎。这并不完全是他的责任，我不介意他再获得一次机会。
巴林顿： 如果波波决定作为一名全职教练回归，考虑到旅行的严格以及赛季和季后赛的漫长，他将需要一些后备力量。波波已经表明他对米奇·约翰逊感到满意，所以我不认为波波会做出改变。米奇今年应该在替补席上获得更多的帮助，而且我不认为他们有动力在下个赛季取代他，特别是考虑到他在困难的情况下在本赛季表现出色。很大程度上取决于球员们的感受，而且据我所知，球员们真的很喜欢米奇，并且为他努力比赛。在本赛季的最后一场比赛中，克里斯·保罗特意赞扬了约翰逊教练的出色鼓舞人心的演讲，激励球队在对阵猛龙队的比赛中下半场实现逆转，这说明了很多问题。
戈麦斯： 如果波波需要短暂的休息，约翰逊似乎完全有能力临时接任，而且马刺队已经有经验丰富的顾问布雷特·布朗(Brett Brown)在位。引进其他人，特别是那些备受瞩目的人，可能会带来更多麻烦，而不是好处。你不想厨房里有太多的厨师。如果波波和管理层已经选定了一个潜在的替代者，并希望他们在波波维奇还在的时候花一些时间来适应，那是另一回事。但如果波波回来了，目前的工作人员似乎绰绰有余。
威尔科： 我觉得球队没有必要专门引进一个人到球队来代替波波，因为米奇去年已经被推到了火线上，并且在接管缰绳方面没有任何问题。我同意戈麦斯关于布朗的观点，他有足够多的经验来了解马刺队做事的方式，如果PATFO决定波波适合回归，我会很乐意再次尝试。
说到教练，你认为下一个被解雇的人会是谁？
杜宾斯基： 考虑到已经有哪些人被解雇了，这可能是任何人。我无法想象灰熊队会继续让托马斯·伊萨洛(Tuomas Iisalo)执教，但他算数吗，因为他是临时教练？你可以选择几乎所有排名垫底的球队中的任何人，但就震惊程度而言，我会选择道格·里弗斯(Doc Rivers)。一开始聘请他就是一个糟糕的决定，尽管他拥有一支超级球队(至少在纸面上)，但一直未能扭转雄鹿队的局面。如果达米安·利拉德(Damian Lillard)下个赛季的大部分时间甚至全部时间都可能因跟腱撕裂而缺席，并且扬尼斯·阿德托昆博与球队的未来也存在疑问，那么里弗斯可能是该球队倒下的第一张多米诺骨牌。
巴林顿： 这是一个棘手的问题，因为我觉得所有应该被解雇的人都已经解雇了。甚至还有一些不应该被解雇的人。也许尼克·纳斯(Nick Nurse)会在76人队崩溃后被解雇，但这似乎更多的是由于一个脆弱的阵容而不是教练问题造成的。我认为威尔·哈迪(Will Hardy)会幸存下来，因为爵士队的糟糕是有意为之的，而且我不认为你可以因为故意的摆烂而解雇一名教练。也许小牛队会解雇基德(Kidd)，因为他们似乎致力于做出最糟糕的管理决策？
戈麦斯： 大多数身处困境的人已经被解雇了，但我认为如果雄鹿队在第一轮输球，道格·里弗斯可能会被裁掉。在这一点上，你必须向扬尼斯表明你愿意做出改变，而在这种情况下，教练往往是第一个离开的人。
威尔科： 杜宾斯基说得很对，考虑到我们已经看到了多少令人惊讶的解雇事件，几乎不可能预测下一个倒霉的人会是谁，但每当我纯粹猜测即将被解雇的教练时，我的标准答案是道格·里弗斯，主要是因为我无法相信自从凯尔特人队以来，他还能不断地获得一份又一份的报价。也就是说，我也会给基德一些爱，因为我认为他知道自己在做什么，而且达拉斯显然不再适合他这样的人。
点击查看原文：If Gregg Popovich decides to retire, the Spurs will have some good options to replace him
If Gregg Popovich decides to retire, the Spurs will have some good options to replace him
For all we know, Pop intends to return to coaching, but if he changes his mind, San Antonio should have plenty of capable candidates to choose from to take over.
A surprisingly large number of respected head coaches are on the market. Assuming Gregg Popovich steps away, which coach currently without a team would you like to see the Spurs target?
Marilyn Dubinski: I’m leaning towards Taylor Jenkins. That might sound weird since Mike Malone helped guide the Nuggets to a championship, but it sounds like Jenkins has a better resume in terms of developing young talent, plus he has Spurs ties. (Not to mention, he’s also young at just 40 years old.) I also find it ironic that an alleged reason for Jenkins’ firing was Ja Morant didn’t like his offensive scheme. That could be the case, but I have PTSD from playing the Grizzlies the last few years and being flat out unable to stop them. Morant may not like the pick-and-roll, but the Spurs and Wemby do.
Mark Barrington: I think the top names would probably be Mike Malone or Taylor Jenkins. Malone has a title and he’s got a reputation as a good strategist and leader. Jenkins has a Spurs connection and he did pretty well in Memphis, until he didn’t. My guess is that the Spurs will not hire an established coach, but will go with a relatively young candidate, and hire experienced assistants to handle the strategic end of the job. If they could convince Bud to come back as an assistant, he would be a great fit.
Jeje Gomez: Mike Budenholzer seems like a good candidate for several reasons. Beyond his connection to the franchise, he’s coached an emerging superstar before in Giannis Antetokounmpo, so he could be a good guide for Wemby. He also coached a Hawks team that played an unselfish brand of basketball and had an identity. He’s not the best at making adjustments on the go, and some of his teams have struggled in the playoffs, but he won a championship when he had the talent. He seems like a safe bet that could keep the Spurs on an upward trajectory.
J.R. Wilco: I love Malone and the job he’s done during his time in Denver speaks volumes for his ability to win around a generational big man, and for many years I’ve cast longing sideways glances at Budenholzer as he’s moved from ATL to Milwaukee etc. But I’ve currently got the biggest coach crush on Taylor Jenkins, and I don’t think it’s just a phase. Beyond the parallels between Memphis’s young roster and what the Spurs are putting in place around Wemby, beyond the way Jenkins oversaw a complete team that played hard in both sides of the ball, there’s this: he’s young! It might be a bit shallow, but I’m enamored with the idea of the Spurs next coach (whenever that day comes) being in place for a good while, and even though it’s practically asking for lightning to strike twice, I can’t help it. I like that he seems like a great fit for the the organization, but I am ecstatic at the chance that he’d be able to stay put and add to the stability the Pop has provided for so long.
If Pop decides to come back, would you feel more comfortable with an addition to the coaching staff that can take over if needed, or do you think Mitch Johnson should continue to be the interim?
Dubinski: I wouldn’t have a problem with Mitch remaining in an interim position. I honestly think he has taken too much flack from Spurs fans who always need a fall guy, and he was the easiest target because he was the “inexperienced” face of the bunch. Many forget that he had the Spurs sitting with a winning record in January while navigating complicated rotation situations due to players being in and out with injury, and it was only when the schedule got absurdly difficult and road-heavy and Wemby stopped being himself (from what we now know was deep vein thrombosis) that the Spurs started struggling. Not all of that is on him, and I have no problem with him getting another chance.
Barrington: If Pop decides to come back as a full-time coach, because of the rigors of travel and the length of the season and playoffs, he will need some backup. Pop has shown that he’s already comfortable with Mitch Johnson, so I don’t see Pop making a switch. Mitch should get more help on the bench this year, and I don’t see them motivated to move past him in the upcoming season, especially since he did a solid job this season under difficult circumstances. A lot depends on how the players feel, and as far as I can tell, the players really like Mitch and play hard for him. It was telling that in the final game of the season, Chris Paul went out of his way to credit Coach Johnson for a good motivational speech that spurred the team to their second-half comeback against the Raptors.
Gomez: Johnson seems perfectly capable of taking over intermittently for Pop if he needs short breaks, and the Spurs already have a veteran consiglieri in Brett Brown in place. Bringing in someone else, especially someone with a high profile, could cause more trouble than it’s worth. You don’t want too many cooks in the kitchen. If Pop and the front office have picked a potential replacement and want them to spend some time acclimating while Popovich is still around, that’s another story. But if Pop is back, the current staff seems more than adequate.
Wilco: I don’t feel any need for the team to bring someone into the org specifically to spell Pop when Mitch was thrown into the fire last year and showed no issues taking the reins. And I agree with Gomez concerning Brown, who has plenty of experience with the way the Spurs do things for me to be comfortable running it back if PATFO decide that Pop’s good to return.
Speaking of coaches, who do you think will be the next to get fired?
Dubinski: Considering who has already been let go, it could be anyone. I don’t imagine the Grizzlies will stick with Tuomas Iisalo, but does he count since he’s an interim? You could pick just about anyone on cellar-dwelling teams, but in terms of shock factor, I’ll go with Doc Rivers. He was a bad hire to begin with and hasn’t been able to turn around the Bucks despite having a super team (at least on paper). With Damian Lillard possibly out most of not all of next season with a torn Achilles and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future with the franchise in doubt, Doc may be the first domino to fall for that franchise.
Barrington: That’s a tough one, because I feel like everyone who deserved to get fired has already been fired. And even a few who didn’t deserve it. Maybe Nick Nurse will be let go after the Sixers imploded, but that seems like it was more driven by a fragile roster than a coaching issue. I think Will Hardy will survive because the Jazz are terrible by design, and I don’t think you can fire a coach for an intentional tank job. Maybe the Mavericks will fire Kidd because they seem committed to making the worst possible management decisions?
Gomez: Most of the guys in the hot seat have already been fired, but I think Doc Rivers could be on the chopping block if the Bucks lose in the first round. At that point, you have to show Giannis that you are willing to make changes, and in those situations, coaches are often the first to go.
Wilco: Dubinski is right about how it’s nearly impossible to predict where the axe will fall next with how many surprising firings we’ve already seen, but whenever I’m giving in to pure speculation about coaches about to be let go, my standard answer is Doc Rivers, mostly because I can’t believe he continues to get one offer after another considering his track record since the Celtics. That said, I’ll also throw some love to Kidd because I think he knows what he’s doing and Dallas is clearly no longer a place for someone like that.
By Jeje Gomez, Marilyn Dubinski, Mark Barrington, J.R. Wilco, via Pounding The Rock