By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-01-26 12:00:00
周日晚上，马刺队主场迎战新奥尔良鹈鹕队。赛前，鹈鹕队代理主教练詹姆斯·博雷戈 (James Borrego) 接受了媒体采访。
如果他的名字听起来耳熟，那是因为他曾两度担任格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 的助理教练。第一次是在2003年至2010年期间，他从助理视频协调员做起，一路晋升为助理教练。之后，他在2015年至2018年重返马刺队。
自2023年起，博雷戈一直担任新奥尔良鹈鹕队的首席助理教练。去年十一月，在球队取得2胜10负的开局后，鹈鹕队解雇了威利·格林 (Willie Green)，并任命博雷戈为代理主教练。
在他的赛前新闻发布会上，他被问及关于赫伯特·琼斯 (Herb Jones) 的问题。琼斯最近刚从脚踝扭伤中伤愈复出，他被认为是一名顶级的防守球员。在上周五他复出的首场比赛中，他虽然未能得分，但在防守端影响了比赛，帮助鹈鹕队最终取胜。
考虑到他在圣安东尼奥马刺队的执教经历，博雷戈的回答意味深长：
“他在最高水平上影响着胜利……他提升了每个人的标准——他们的水平、能量和专注度……他必须掌控防守，让整个团队负起责任……他是一个以身作则的家伙。而且，我认为，在这里做到这点的最伟大球员，蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 也是如此。他以身作则。不过，随着时间的推移，[邓肯] 找到了用言语领导的方式。他的话语中也蕴含着领导力。当蒂姆·邓肯开口说话时，每个人都会倾听。当赫伯特·琼斯开口说话时，每个人也都会倾听。”
博雷戈强调，当一名球员承担起责任时，整个球队都会得到提升。而且他很清楚这一点。他曾在圣安东尼奥亲眼见证了两次总冠军的诞生。这位前马刺队助教深知，领导力对于打造一支有竞争力的球队是何等重要。
而他所言非虚。
鹈鹕队在没有琼斯的情况下，防守效率排名联盟倒数第二，但昨晚他们却击败了马刺队，尽管他们来到圣安东尼奥时的战绩仅为11胜36负。尽管琼斯只贡献了9分，但正是他+21的正负值以及他那极具破坏性的防守，让马刺队在比赛的大部分时间里都难以构成威胁。
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Open Thread: James Borrego compares Herb Jones to Tim Duncan
On Sunday night, the Spurs hosted the New Orleans Pelicans. Before the game, interim head coach James Borrego spoke with the media.
If his name sounds familiar it is because he served as assistant coach to Gregg Popovich twice. The first time was from 2003-2010 where he started as assistant video coordinator before working his way up to assistant. He rejoined the Spurs from 2015 to 2018.
Since 2023, Borrego has served as associate head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. Last November, after a 2-10 start, the Pelicans fired Willie Green and named Borrego interim.
During his pregame presser, he was asked about Herb Jones. Jones, who recently returned to action after being sidelined with an ankle sprain, is considered an elite defender. In his first game back last Friday, he failed to score but impacted the game defensively, leading to a win for the Pelicans.
Considering his time with the San Antonio Spurs, Borrego’s response was telling:
“He impacts winning at the highest level…he raises everybody’s standard — their level, their energy, their focus…he’s gotta own that defense, hold his group accountable…hye’s an example guy. And, I think, the greatest to do it here, Tim Duncan same thing. He led by example. Over time though, [Duncan] found a voice to lead. There’s a leadership quality through his words as well. When Tim Duncan spoke up everybody listened. When Herb Jones speaks up, everybody listens.”
Borrego stressed that when a player takes ownership, the team as a whole elevates. And he knows. He witnessed two championships here in San Antonio. The former Spurs assistant understands the value of leadership required to make a team compete.
And he wasn’t wrong.
The Pelicans, who had the second-worst defensive rating without Jones, handled the Spurs last night despite coming in to San Antonio with an 11-36 record. While Jones contributed only 9 points, it was his +/- of 21 and his disruptive defense that kept the Spurs at arms length for a majority of the night.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock