By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-14 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。
这位前马刺中锋回忆了他与银黑军团相处的一年
当球迷们回忆前马刺球员时，肖内尔·斯科特(Shawnelle Scott)可能不是第一个出现在脑海中的名字，但这位前NBA中锋确实在银黑军团度过了一年。
在格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)十二天前宣布退休后，NBA各方都纷纷表达赞扬，而 斯科特的文章 （链接）通过The Athletic’s Peak，强调了波波维奇对阵容中每一位球员的影响。无论球员的角色大小，无论他们效力时间的长短，无论他们对球队的影响如何，波波都在每一位球员身上留下了不可磨灭的印记。
波波一直以超越篮球的胸怀生活和言谈，而斯科特就是这位教练洞察力的受益者之一。
以下是斯科特在2000年第一次见到马刺主教练时的想法。
格雷格·波波维奇对我说的第一件事是：“你必须让自己保持体型。”
我认为我的体型已经非常好，所以在我的脑海里，我想：“什么？！你们刚刚签下了我！”
我觉得那个赛季我得到了第二次机会。当我加入马刺队时，我已经离开NBA好几年了。所以我一直在吸收一切。
斯科特观察到波波如何像对待阵容中的任何球员一样，对他的超级球星们进行问责。他还注意到波波是如何管理期望值的。
有一场比赛，我们对阵湖人，沙奎尔·奥尼尔(Shaquille O’Neal)正在摧毁我们。他简直是为所欲为。最终，波波当着所有人的面批评了大卫·罗宾逊(David Robinson)。
大卫说：“波波，你冲我嚷嚷什么？那家伙可是300磅！”
整个更衣室都笑了，伙计，但这让我看到了波波的一些东西。这家伙对每个人都是一样的。
一场失利并没有导致球队受到责骂或压力，波波回到了基本功。
我知道第二天我们有训练，我在心里想：“哦，我的天啊。训练将会非常可怕。” 我以为波波会训斥所有人。
但结果恰恰相反。训练是非对抗性的。我们只是复习了我们所有的进攻套路，每一个套路。就是一切的基本功。细节。我们在对阵公牛队的那天没有执行好，所以第二天他确保我们知道每一个套路，这样我们下次就能执行好。
波波的举止提高了斯科特对自己的期望。斯科特继续获得了两个硕士学位，现在在他的家乡纽约担任高中教练，他所利用的基础，正是他在圣安东尼奥马刺队的一个赛季中所获得的。
但他的话一直萦绕在我的耳边。我一直铭记在心……他把我带到了一个我不知道自己拥有的高度。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: One year with Pop was enough to change Shawnelle Scott’s mindset for a lifetime
Open Thread: One year with Pop was enough to change Shawnelle Scott’s mindset for a lifetime
The former Spurs center reminisces about his year with the Silver & Black
Shawnelle Scott may not be the first name that comes to mind when fans remember former Spurs players, but the former NBA center spent one year with the Silver & Black.
In a flurry of praise coming from every corner of the NBA after Gregg Popovich’s retirement announcement twelve days ago, Scott’s article via The Athletic’s Peak underscores just how Popovich touched every player on his roster. Pop left an indelible imprint on every player no matter how big or small their role, no matter how long they played, no matter their impact on the team.
Pop has always lived and spoken bigger than basketball and Scott was one of the beneficiaries of the coach’s insight.
These were Scott’s first thoughts upon meeting the Spurs coach in 2000.
The first thing Gregg Popovich ever told me was: “You’ve got to get in shape.”
I thought I was in very good shape, so in my head, I was like, “What?! You guys just signed me!”
I felt like I had a second chance that season. I’d been out of the NBA for a couple of years when the Spurs brought me in. So I was absorbing everything.
Scott observed how Pop handled accountability twoard his superstars in the same vein as any player on the roster. He also noted how Pop managed expectations.
One game, we played the Lakers, and Shaq was killing us. He was just having his way. Eventually, Pop called out David Robinson in front of everyone.
David was like, “Pop, what are you getting on me for? The guy’s 300 pounds!”
The whole locker room laughed, man, but it showed me something about Pop. This guy was the same with everyone.
A loss did not result the team being berated or stressed, Pop went back to basics.
I knew we had practice the next day, and I was thinking in my head, “Oh my God. Practice is going to be ridiculous.” I thought Pop was going to chew everybody out.
But it was the exact opposite. Practice was non-contact. We just went over all our offensive sets, every last one of them. Just the basics of everything. Details. We didn’t execute that day we played the Bulls, and the next day he made sure we knew every single set so we’d execute the next time.
Pop’s demeanor raised Scott’s own expectations for himself. Scott went on to earn two master’s degrees and now coaches in his native New York at the high school level, utilizing the foundation he received in one season with the San Antonio Spurs.
But his words stuck with me. I held onto them… he took me to another level I didn’t know I had.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock