By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-09-07 09:46:30
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。
马刺队史一对一单挑锦标赛首轮战罢，比赛正渐入佳境。上一轮，我们见证了多场热门选手的大胜，以及仅有的两场冷门：德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 淘汰了阿尔蒂斯·吉尔摩 (Artis Gilmore)，特里·卡明斯 (Terry Cummings) 则击败了德章泰·穆雷 (Dejounte Murray)。
包含投票百分比的官方晋级结果请见下方对阵图：
我们即将进入激动人心的第二轮对决。在深入探讨比赛之前，让我们重温一下规则：
- 每位球员都处于其马刺生涯的巅峰时期。因此，像科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 或多米尼克·威尔金斯 (Dominique Wilkins) 这样的球员，将以他们在马刺时期的巅峰赛季状态为准，而非其整个职业生涯的最佳状态。
- 锦标赛采用传统的一对一单挑规则。半场，比赛采用11分制（记1分球和2分球），先到11分者胜，不允许抢进攻篮板，得分后需在中圈回球。本次比赛中，我们将采用交替球权制，所以没有“进球方继续进攻”的规则。
- 单败淘汰制。球员一旦失利，即被淘汰。
请在下方的投票中，为您心目中“甜蜜16强”赛的胜者投上一票。
蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) (1) vs. 德里克·怀特 (Derrick White) (16)
Marilyn: 现在，我得和我最爱的（现役）前马刺球员说再见了。我愿意不惜一切代价让他重回球队，但他面对队史最佳邓肯毫无胜算。抱歉了，DW。
Jacob: 尽管作为头号种子，但我认为邓肯在这项赛事中还是有些被低估了。我没看到太多评论预测他会夺冠。这又是一场轻松的对决，因为我不认为怀特能在邓肯面前得多少分，也不认为他在低位能对邓肯构成任何威胁。蒂米优势明显。
Jesus: 我努力想象怀特击败邓肯的方式，但这绝非易事。两人的体型差距是巨大的。巅峰时期的邓肯可以说是有史以来从未赢得过年度最佳防守球员（DPoY）的最强防守者。怀特很强硬，但在低位防守蒂米时根本没有机会。对于外线球员来说，他们获胜的希望在于自己三分手感火热，同时对手手感冰凉，但邓肯可是一位冷血杀手。我实在看不出怀特有任何晋级的可能。
J.R.: 我总得提醒自己，我们讨论的不是现在这个版本的怀特。如今凯尔特人版的德里克是个大麻烦，他能里能外，防守覆盖全场。他球技上的每一点进步都值得我为之庆贺（即使这发生在那所谓的“东部弱旅赛区”），因为当初马刺选中他时，他还是个无名小卒。话虽如此，即便是一个完全升级、头发掉光、火力全开的德怀特，也无法与巅峰时期的蒂米抗衡。虽然我心痛地承认这一点，但我们必须再次和他说再见了。邓肯晋级八强。
德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) (9) vs. 拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇 (LaMarcus Aldridge) (8)
Marilyn: 有意思，两位前队友都拥有非常出色的中距离和低位技术。我认为德罗赞是两人中得分更可靠的一个，也无疑更敏捷，但这点微弱的优势几乎被他的防守所抵消——考虑到他的身材，他的防守一直都低于水准。所以，我选择身形更魁梧的阿尔德里奇获胜。
Jacob: 这对双方来说都是一组残酷的对决。阿尔德里奇在外线防守德罗赞时毫无机会，而德玛尔在低位也很难限制拉马库斯。在一对一的场景下，我通常更倾向于运动能力和创造力。因此，我倾向于德罗赞，他将以一记隔人暴扣终结比赛。
Jesus: 这两人会轮流在左侧中距离低位区域出手跳投。两人都不是出色的防守者，但最大的区别可能在于，阿尔德里奇至少会尝试去防守比自己矮小的球员，而德罗赞在被安排到大前锋位置时，则懒得与更高大的对手对抗。这场比赛会很胶着，因为德玛尔可能会进入得分狂潮并拿下比赛，但我还是会选阿尔德里奇。
J.R.: 这场对决中谁能防住对方？阿尔德里奇可以把德罗赞带到内线，或者整场比赛都用他的后仰跳投，根本不会受到干扰。但如果拉马库斯拒绝离开内线，德罗赞的跳投又不够稳定，不足以完全依赖。所以，我把优势给这位大个子。再见了，德玛尔。
马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) (5) vs. 拉里·凯农 (Larry Kenon) (12)
Marilyn: 我现在真的内心极度纠结。尽管他们身处不同时代，而且凯农根本不投三分球（生涯数据在此），但在三分线内，他基本上就是一个高了三英寸且得分天赋更强的马努。马努的主要优势在于他巅峰时期可能稍微更敏捷一些，当然，他还能投三分。在这样的投票中，我可能会凭感觉选择马努，但如果我下了赌注，我恐怕就得听从理智，选择爆冷了……
Jacob: 哎呀。这场对决充满了冷门的气息。凯农比马努更高大、更快、更强壮。但我们讨论的是球员巅峰时期的实力。也许在今天的比赛中，凯农会投三分，会上演交叉步过人后的隔人暴扣。篮球运动已经进步了很多，而马努的创造力在当今的比赛中随处可见。我相信马努能找到办法，克服他在这场对决中的劣势。
Jesus: 这场很难选。凯农在身材、运动能力和得分嗅觉方面都足以取胜。但你就是很难把马努排除在外，因为他总能找到办法。他通过身体对抗从更高大的对手身上造了多少次犯规？又有多少次抢断和关键进球？从纸面上看，凯农应该会赢。但如果说有谁能凭借他的好胜心逆天改命，那一定是马努，所以我会给他极其微弱的优势。
J.R.: 这对“撞伤哥” (El Contusion) 来说不是一个好的对位，但我们谈论的是巅峰马努。一个集胆识、勇气、创造力和不可预测性于一身的球员。考虑到他拥有后撤步三分这一武器，还有他的欧洲步，以及他那曾让无数进攻好手感到沮丧的狡猾防守，我认为选择吉诺比利而非凯农并不算偏袒。好吧，或许有那么一点点，但在这里我允许自己放纵一下。
科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) (4) vs. 迈克·米切尔 (Mike Mitchell) (13)
Marilyn: 尽管说出来很痛苦，尤其是随着他和他那位丹尼斯舅舅更多所谓的暗箱操作被曝光，但你就是无法忽视在圣安东尼奥的巅峰科怀。米切尔打同样的位置，也是一位同样出色的得分手，但他仍然很难摆脱这位两届年度最佳防守球员和他那巨大的臂展。
Jacob: 科怀会把对巴勃罗·托雷 (Pablo Torre) 的愤怒作为动力，让米切尔一分未得。11-0 零封对手。
Jesus: 米切尔是一位杰出的得分手，能给这个对阵图里的任何人都带来麻烦，所以很不幸他这么早就遇上了科怀。伦纳德攻防两端的全面性让他有机会赢得整个锦标赛，也应该能帮助他在这里战胜米切尔。
J.R.: 我很欣赏米切尔的比赛风格和他的好胜心。他在场上无处不能得分，甚至偶尔还能在篮下送出盖帽。但他面对的是科怀，一个能够挑战迈克高出手点，并在他持球突破时给予他巨大压力的家伙。这不会是一场轻松的胜利，但伦纳德会赢。
乔治·格文 (George Gervin) (3) vs. 德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) (19)
Marilyn: 瓦塞尔在第一轮爆了个不错的冷门，但他既防不住也得不过“冰人”。下一位。
Jacob: 这是一场瓦塞尔能坚持一段时间的比赛，但格文会提升到一个我们从未在瓦塞尔身上见过的档次。比赛会比一些人想象的要激烈，但格文应该会赢。
Jesus: 德文·瓦塞尔要怎么防住历史上最顶级的得分手之一？这场比赛应该没什么悬念。
J.R.: 我很想看看巅峰时期的鲍文如何防守格文，不是因为我认为他能防住，而是因为看到布鲁斯能逼迫乔治想出什么新招来得分会很有趣——而他绝对能得分。如果连布鲁斯自己都限制不了“冰人”，那德文又能做什么呢？我选格文，而且场面会很难看。
托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) (6) vs. 肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott) (11)
Marilyn: 现在我们迎来了一组风格迥异的对决。肖恩既是一位杰出的运动员，也是一位天赋异禀的得分手，射程比托尼更远，尽管他自己可能也会承认，他防不住托尼的突破。话虽如此，这重要吗？有什么能阻止肖恩一次又一次地低位背打呢？托尼真的能防住一个比他高6英寸的优秀球员，并比他得到更多分吗？这又是一次内心的纠结！
Jacob: 我在这项赛事中非常看好帕克。但这对他来说是一个极其艰难的对位。埃利奥特更高大，并且在防守端足够全面，可以跟上TP。不过，我还是相信我的直觉。帕克能成为名人堂成员是有原因的。他在整个职业生涯中总能找到克服劣势的方法。即使是错位对决，我也选TP。
Jesus: 随着比赛的深入，对决变得越来越有趣。埃利奥特对阵帕克将会是一场精彩的进攻大战。帕克的进攻技巧更丰富，但埃利奥特可以直接在托尼头顶投篮。TP可以尝试贴防肖恩来干扰他的投篮，同时逼迫他运球，但肖恩可以在突破时利用身体优势压制他。尽管有身高优势，但埃利奥特要干扰帕克会非常困难，后者是寻找自己进攻甜点位的大师。比赛会很接近，但我必须选择埃利奥特，他的全面性给了他优势。对不起了，托尼。
J.R.: 没错，肖恩可以面对帕克定点接球就投，或者在低位背打他。没错，肖恩的三分更好，并且有身高优势。但巅峰时期的托尼面对埃利奥特，每次触球都能得分，毫无悬念。回想一下帕克那闪电般的速度，以及他那近乎无解的抛投。再想想他那向左运球急停后的肘区跳投是多么无法阻挡。我不是说他没有犯错的空间，但托尼只需要完成一次成功的防守。我认为他做得到。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (7) vs. 詹姆斯·西拉斯 (James Silas) (10)
Marilyn: 我就直说了吧：这张对阵图里大概只有两、三名球员能在一对一中防住文班，而在下周很可能迎来其中一场对决之前（那将是何等精彩的对决啊），他将得到我的选票。
Jacob: 想象一下把一个拥有文班亚马这种技术特点的球员扔到西拉斯那个时代。他们根本不知道该怎么办。文班将大胜。
Jesus: 就像米切尔一样，如果西拉斯能抽到一个更有利的对位，他本有可能代表老派球员进入第三轮。可惜，他遇到了这位外星人，所以“关键先生” (Captain Late) 的征程到此为止了。
J.R.: 文班胜出。下一场。
大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) (2) vs. 特里·卡明斯 (Terry Cummings) (18)
Marilyn: 我是不是说过只有少数几位球员能在一对一中防住文班？嗯，那位身体素质逆天的怪物“海军上将”就是其中之一，而他在这轮热身赛中自然会轻松过关。
Jacob: 这可能是第二轮最一边倒的对决了。我选罗宾逊。
Jesus: 感谢特里·卡明斯的参与，但大家已经开始期待下一轮的巨人之战了。
J.R.: 卡明斯会得到他的分数，因为他是一位货真价实的得分手，但我对大卫的胜出毫不怀疑——而且赢得会相当轻松。
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Pounding the Rock’s All-Time Spurs 1-on-1 Tournament: Sweet Sixteen
One round has passed in the All-Time San Antonio Spurs 1-on-1 Tournament, and things are starting to get good. Last round we saw multiple blowout victories for favorites, and just two upsets: Devin Vassell over Artis Gilmore and Terry Cummings over Dejounte Murrary.
The official results, with voting percentages is in the bracket below:
We enter round two with some exciting matchups. Here is a reminder of the rules before we dig into the games:
- Each player is at the prime of their Spurstenure. So someone like Kawhi Leonard or Dominique Wilkins would represent their peak season as a Spur, not the best of their career.
- Assume traditional 1-on-1 rules for the tournament. Half court, games to 11 straight up (ones and twos), no offensive rebounds, and checking the ball after a score. For this exercise, we’ll be alternating possessions, so no “make it, take it.”
- Single elimination tournament bracket. If a player loses, they are done.
Vote in the polls below for the winners of the Sweet 16 round.
Tim Duncan (1) vs. Derrick White (16)
Marilyn: And now I say goodbye to my favorite (active) former Spur, whom I would take back on the team in a heartbeat, but he stands no chance against the GOATPUFF. Sorry DW.
Jacob: Even as the number 1 seed, I think Duncan is a bit underrated in this tournament. I haven’t seen many comments picking him to win. This is another easy matchup, as I don’t think White can score much against Duncan, nor do I think he stands a chance against him on the block. Advantage Timmy.
Jesus: I’m trying to imagine a way for White to beat Duncan, and it’s not an easy task. The size mismatch is massive. Prime Duncan is arguably the best defender to never win DPoY. White is tough, but wouldn’t have a shot at defending Timmy in the post. With the perimeter guys, the hope is they get hot from three and their opponent misses, but Duncan was a killer. I just can’t see a way for White to advance.
J.R.: White is the guy I have to keep reminding myself that we’re not getting the current version of. Present-day, Celtics edition Derrick is a problem. Points from inside and outside. Defense all over the floor. Every little addition to his game is something I like to celebrate (even if it is taking place in the Leastern) because of how unknown he was when SA drafted him. All that said, even a completely upgraded, entirely bald, and fully operational D. White couldn’t hang with prime Timmy. It pains me to admit it, but we gotta say goodbye to him again. Duncan to the Elite Eight.
DeMar DeRozan (9) vs. LaMarcus Aldridge (8)
Marilyn: Interesting, two former teammates who both have very good midrange and post games. I consider DeRozan the slightly more reliable scorer of the two and certainly more agile, but that tiny advantage is all but mitigated his defense, which has always been subpar given his size, so I’m rolling with Aldridge and his bulkier frame for the win.
Jacob: This is a brutal matchup for both players. Aldridge doesn’t stand a chance against DeRozan on the perimeter, and DeMar will struggle to guard LaMarcus down low. In a 1-on-1 setting, I usually lean toward athleticism and creativity. Because of that, I lean DeRozan who wins the game on a poster dunk.
Jesus: These two would take turns going to the left midpost and taking jumpers from there. Neither was a great defender, but the big difference might be that Aldridge at least tried to guard smaller players while DeRozan didn’t bother to battle with bigger guys when hidden at power forward. It’s close, because DeMar could go on a scoring trance and take this, but I’m going with Aldridge.
J.R.: Who is going to get stops in this matchup? Aldridge can take DmDr inside, or use his fadeaway all day and never be bothered. But if LaMarcus refuses to come outside, DeRozan’s jumper isn’t good enough to rely on. So I’m going to give the edge here to the big man. Goodbye DeMar.
Manu Ginobili (5) vs. Larry Kenon (12)
Marilyn: I’m actually having a crisis of conscience right now. Although they played in different eras, and Kenon did not shoot threes at all, inside the arc he’s basically Manu but three inches taller and the more gifted scorer of the two. Manu’s main advantage is he may have been slightly more agile at his peak, and of course he can shoot threes. In a poll like this, I would probably go with my heart and click Manu, but if I had money at stake, I just might have to listen to my brain and go for the upset…
Jacob: Oof. This has upset written all over it. Kenon is bigger, faster, stronger than Manu. But this is about the players at the peak of their powers. Maybe in today’s game, Kenon is shooting threes and crossing dudes over for poster dunks. The game has advanced a lot, and Manu’s influence is all over today’s game with his creativity. I like Manu to find a way to overcome his deficiencies in this one.
Jesus: This one is tough. Kenon has the size, athleticism, and scoring acumen to take this. It’s just hard to count Manu out because he used to always find a way. How many fouls did he draw by being physical against bigger guys? How many steals and clutch buckets? On paper, Kenon should win. But if anyone defied the odds through his competitiveness, that’s Manu so I’ll give him the tiniest of edges.
J.R.: Not a great matchup for El Contusion, but this is peak Manu we’re talking about. A player equal parts moxie, guts, inventiveness and unpredictability. Given the weapon of his step-back three-pointer, his Eurostep, his wily defense that frustrated many an offensive threat, I don’t think it’s playing favorites to take Ginobili over Kenon. Well, maybe it is a little bit, but I’m going to give myself permission to indulge here.
Kawhi Leonard (4) vs. Mike Mitchell (13)
Marilyn: Painful as it is to say, especially with more alleged shenanigans by him and Uncle Dennis coming to light, you just can’t ignore peak Kawhi in San Antonio. Mitchell played the same position and was a similarly good scorer, but he would still have trouble getting around the 2x DPOY and his massive wingspan.
Jacob: Kawhi uses his anger for Pablo Torre as motivation and doesn’t allow Mitchell to score. 11-0 skunk.
Jesus: Mitchell was a fantastic scorer who could give everyone in this bracket trouble, so it’s unfortunate he ran into Kawhi this early. Leonard’s two-way play gives him a chance to win the whole thing and should get him past Mitchell here.
J.R.: I love Mitchell’s game and his competitiveness. He had spots all over the floor, and could even get up to block shots at the rim on occasion. But this is Kawhi he’s going against, a guy who could challenge Mike’s high release, and terrorize him when he puts it on the floor. It won’t be a cake walk, but Leonard wins.
George Gervin (3) vs. Devin Vassell (19)
Marilyn: Nice upset for Vassell in round one, he can’t stop or outscore the Iceman one-on-one. Next.
Jacob: This is one of those games where Vassell keeps up for awhile, but Gervin kicks into another gear that we haven’t seen Vassell reach. It’ll be closer than some give it credit for, but Gervin should win this.
Jesus: How is Devin Vassell supposed to stop one of the best scorers ever? This one shouldn’t be close.
J.R.: I’d love to see prime Bowen try to stop Gervin, not because I think he’d be able to but because it would be fun to see what Bruce forced George to come up with in order to score — which he absolutely would. And if Bruce himself couldn’t contain Ice, what is Devin going to do? I’ve got Gervin here and it ain’t pretty.
Tony Parker (6) vs. Sean Elliott (11)
Marilyn: Now we get a matchup featuring two massively different players. Sean was both an exceptional athlete and gifted scorer with more range than Tony, although even he would admit he probably couldn’t stop Tony on the drive. That being said, does it matter? What’s stopping Sean from just posting up time and again, and could Tony actually stop a good player 6in taller than him enough to outscore him? It’s another crisis of conscience!
Jacob: I am high on Parker in this tournament. This is a really tough matchup for him. Elliott is bigger and has the versatility to stick with TP defensively. I’m going with my gut here, though. Parker is a Hall of Famer for a reason. He’s found ways to overcome disadvantages throughout his career. Give me TP even in a mismatch.
Jesus: The matchups get more interesting as we go on. Eliott vs. Parker would be an amazing offensive battle to witness. Parker had a deeper bag but Elliot could just shoot over Tony. TP could try to crowd Sean to bother the shot while forcing him to put the ball on the floor, but Sean could overwhelm him physically on drives. Despite the size advantage, Elliott would really struggle to bother Parker, who was a master at getting to his spots. It would be close, but I have to go with Elliot, with his versatility giving him an edge. Sorry, Tony.
J.R.: It’s true that Sean can spot up against Parker, or back him down in the post. It’s true that Sean’s better from deep and has the size advantage. But Prime Tony is scoring every time he touches the ball against Elliott without fail. Remind yourself just how lightning fast Parker was, and how automatic his teardrop was. Recall the unstoppableness of his dribble left into an elbow jumper. I’m not saying there’s much room for error, but Tony only needs to force one stop. I think he does it.
Victor Wembanyama (7) vs. James Silas (10)
Marilyn: I’m just going to go ahead and say it: there are probably only two, maybe three players on here who can stop Wemby one-on-one, and until one of those match-ups more than likely comes next week (and what a matchup it will be), he has my vote.
Jacob: Imagine dropping a player with Wembanyama’s skill set into the era when Silas played. They wouldn’t know what to do. Wemby by a lot.
Jesus: Just like Mitchell, Silas could have potentially represented the old guard in the third round if he had gotten a more favorable matchup. Alas, he faces the alien, so Captain Late’s run stops here.
J.R.: Wemby for the win. Next matchup.
David Robinson (2) vs. Terry Cummings (18)
Marilyn: Did I mention there was just a few players who could stop Wemby one-on-one? Well, the freak of nature that was The Admiral is one of them, and of course he’s easing by in this warmup round.
Jacob: Probably the most lop-sided contest of the second round. I’m going Robinson.
Jesus: Thanks for playing, Terry Cummings, but everyone is already looking forward to the next round battle of the giants.
J.R.: Cummings is going to get his because he’s a legit scorer, but I have no delusions about David prevailing — and it’s not particularly close.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock