By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-28 11:47:30
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2025年10月13日，周一，印第安纳波利斯，一场NBA季前赛，圣安东尼奥马刺队对阵印第安纳步行者队。图为马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊在上半场向他的球员们喊话。
一旦达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 从腿筋伤势中恢复，马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 就准备好解决如何轮换队内持球后卫的问题。福克斯的伤病已导致他缺席了整个季前赛及常规赛的前四场比赛。
这位马刺队教练表示，这是一个幸福的烦恼。
“我想我们看到并讨论这个问题已经有好几年了——我们不会因为要去解决如何让优秀球员们并肩作战而感到担忧或失望，”约翰逊说道。“有些事情需要时间。我们会找到答案的。这可能需要一些时间，可能需要大家一起经历成长的阵痛。”
目前，由斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 担任首发控卫，而新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 则作为他的替补。
两人的表现都令人印象深刻，但福克斯毕竟是一位顶级得分手和一次入选全明星的球员。
尽管如此，卡斯尔和哈珀出色地填补了空缺。
哈珀在周一晚上再次贡献了得分上双的表现，从而比肩队史上的传奇人物。
这位在六月以榜眼签被选中的前罗格斯大学球星，在马刺以121-103战胜多伦多猛龙队的比赛中贡献了11分，成为队史第四位在生涯前四场比赛中均得分上双的新秀。这场胜利也让马刺队自2017年以来首次取得4胜0负的开局。
另外三位达成此成就的球员分别是大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson)、威利·安德森 (Willie Anderson) 和维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
在担任卡斯尔替补的时间里，哈珀还送出了6次助攻，且仅有1次失误。而卡斯尔本人则在对阵猛龙的比赛中投篮12中6，罚球14中9，砍下22分。
14次罚球出手也创下了这位上赛季NBA年度最佳新秀的生涯新高。在同一个夜晚，维克托·文班亚马罚球10罚全中，最终得到24分。
“对手一直在给我们施压，试图破坏我们的战术，”卡斯尔说道。“当对手施压时，他们显然会犯规多一些。因此，在整场比赛中能够站上罚球线就变得至关重要。”
这种压力有时也会导致失误。卡斯尔目前以25次失误领跑全联盟，但约翰逊表示他对此并不担心。
“赛季才刚刚开始，他现在被要求承担很多责任，”约翰逊说。“我们需要他去冲击、去打出侵略性，然后组织进攻、执行战术，还要为队友创造投篮机会。所以，有时候他要处理的事情很多。出现一些‘翻车现场’或者丢球的情况在所难免。我们理解这一点，并没有高度担忧。他很好地回应了球队的要求。而且我认为他很多时候都非常坚决地杀入禁区，这是我们需要的。他在这方面做得非常有影响力。”
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Spurs’ Mitch Johnson ready to put all the pieces together at the point
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson calls to his players during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.
Mitch Johnson is ready to figure things out regarding how to rotate his ball-handling guards whenever De’Aaron Fox returns from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him through the preseason and the first four regular season games.
It’s a good problem to have, the Spurs coach said.
“I think we’ve seen this and discussed this here for a couple of years now - we won’t be concerned or disappointed with trying to figure out how to play good players together,” Johnson said. “Some of this stuff is going to take time. We’ll figure it out. It may take some time, may have some growing together.”
Right now, it’s Stephon Castle starting at the point, with rookie Dylan Harper spelling him off the bench.
Both have impressed, but Fox is an elite scorer and a one-time All-Star.
Still, Castle and Harper are filling in nicely.
Harper joined some elite company Monday night when he posted another double-digit scoring game.
Selected second overall in June, the former Rutgers star became just the fourth rookie in franchise history to score double figures in their first four career games when he tallied 11 points in the 121-103 win over Toronto that gave the Spurs a 4-0 record for the first time since 2017.
David Robinson, Willie Anderson and Victor Wembanyama are the others to do it.
Harper also dished out six assists against just a single turnover while backing up Castle, who pumped in 22 points against the Raptors on the strength of 6 of 12 from the floor and 9 of 14 from the free throw line.
The 14 attempts were a career high for last season’s NBA rookie of the year. It came on the same night Victor Wembanyama hit 10 of 10 foul shots to finish with 24 points.
“Team’s been pressuring us, trying to get us out of our sets,” Castle said. “When teams pressure, they’re obviously going to foul a little bit. So, it is super important throughout the course of the game to get there (to the foul line).”
That pressure also leads sometimes to miscues. Castle leads the league in turnovers with 25, but Johnson said he’s not worried about it.
“It’s early in the season and he’s being asked to do a lot right now,” Johnson said. “We also need him to attack and be aggressive and then organize and then execute and then also get your teammate shots. So, it’s a lot at times. There will be a few car crashes or a few times where you lose the ball. We understand that. There’s no high level of concern. He’s answering the call. And I think he’s very adamant at times about getting to the paint, which we need. He’s been very impactful at it.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News