By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-01-17 12:00:00
41场比赛已毕，41场比赛待征。现在似乎是时候来为马刺本赛季至今的表现把把脉了。
首先要说的是，马刺整个赛季的表现一直超出预期。面对不同时期多名球员的伤病困扰，他们展现了出色的调整能力。从不断调整的首发阵容，到连续七场比赛由不同球员领衔得分，队员们在最关键的时刻总能持续提升彼此在场上的化学反应。
当那位冉冉升起的超级新星因小腿拉伤缺阵时，球队取得了9胜4负的战绩，这是马刺阵容深度的最佳证明之一。
话虽如此，他们并非完美无瑕。他们在NBA阿联酋杯中功亏一篑。但说实话，赛季之初又有谁能预料到他们能走那么远呢？他们是唯一一支三次击败卫冕冠军的球队，但最近一次的交手结果仍然令人痛心。我不知道你们怎么想，但当我看维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 打球时，我能看到一位划时代球员所具备的一切伟大特质，但有时他又会在某个瞬间做出一些让我摇头不已的举动。
本赛季的一大亮点，是看着米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 作为圣安东尼奥马刺队的主教练真正地独当一面。他的新闻发布会展现了一位年轻、自信的领袖形象，他对自己和球队的现状有着清醒的认识。他无惧于让球队以自然的节奏成长。正是他赛前赛后的发布会，让观众得以一窥他的执教理念。我不止一次地被提醒，文班究竟有多么年轻。于是，我看到的便不再是一次拙劣的失误，而是约翰逊教练眼中所见的巨大潜力。
自从文班亚马被选中以来，“耐心”就一直是球队的信条。对许多球迷来说，等待几年时间实在太长了。我们必须记住，自从文班在选秀之夜戴上马刺队的帽子以来，球队又增添了一位年度最佳新秀、一名年仅十九岁但打法沉稳老练的冲击型后卫，以及2023年度关键球员奖得主。
当球迷们意识到福克斯 (Fox) 和文班联手出战的比赛还不到24场时，任何急于求成的想法就都显得毫无道理了。
尽管球队年轻且仍在成长，但他们成功地引入了经验丰富的球员，实现了老中青的完美结合。福克斯、卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)、凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 和俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo) 能够为球队带来太多宝贵的财富。即便是上场时间较少的后两位球员，也能为这间充满青春与活力的更衣室提供宝贵的领导力和支持。
41场比赛已过。凭借28胜13负的战绩，他们有望在本赛季结束时取得55场左右的胜场，这将是自2016-2017赛季以来的最佳战绩。
有太多值得庆祝的成就，也有太多令人期待的未来。
如今赛季过半，你的心情如何？
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Open Thread: The Spurs have exceeded expectations at the midway point of the season
41 games down and 41 games to go. Seems like a fair spot to take pulse of how the Spurs season is going thus far.
To be clear, the Spurs have been exceeding expectations all season. They have adjusted to multiple players being injured at various times. From different starting lineups to a spree of seven straight games were the leading scorer was a different member of the squad, the players continue to elevate their on-court connections when it has mattered most.
One of the most telling aspects of the Spurs depth was when they went 9-4 while the emerging superstar was sidelined with a calf strain.
That said, they’re not perfect. They came up short in the NBA Emirates Cup. But be honest, at the beginning of the season did anyone see them making it that far? They’re the only team to have bested the NBA champs three times, but it’s the most recent meeting that still hurts. And I don’t know about you, but when I watch Victor Wembanyama, I see all the greatness a generational player has, and in one moment he makes some move that leaves me shaking my head.
One of the best highlights this season is watching Mitch Johnson come into his own as the official head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. His press conferences reveal a young, confident leader who is aware of where he and the team are. He’s not afraid to let them grow at a natural pace. It’s his pre-and post-game conferences bring the viewer into his mindset. One more than one occasion I have been reminded of just how young Wemby is. And all of a sudden I don’t see a bumbled play, I see the potential that Coach Johnson sees.
Patience has been the watchword ever since Wembanyama was drafted. For many fans, a couple of years is too long to wait. We must keep in mind that since Wemby donned a Spurs cap on draft night the team has added another Rookie of the Year, a nineteen-year-old downhill guard who plays beyond his years, and the 2023 Clutch Player of the Year.
When fans take a moment to realize that Fox and Wemby have barely played two dozen games together, restraint on everyone’s part is really unwarranted.
Although the team is young and developing, they’ve managed to bring in a great mix of experience. Fox, Luke Kornet, Kelly Olynyk, and Bismack Biyombo can offer so much. Even the latter two who aren’t getting as many minutes offer a valued presence and support to a locker room full of youth and vitality.
41 games down. With a record of 28-13 they are on pace to end the year with a record of wins in the mid-50s, a best since the 2016-2017 season.
Lots to celebrate and lots to be excited about.
How are you feeling now that the season is halfway done?
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock