By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-01 00:39:54
马刺队带着一些疑问开启了本赛季，其中最大的疑问便是他们后场投射能力的匮乏。德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 这三位核心后场，无疑都拥有出色的速度、运动能力和冲击篮筐的能力，但他们的跳投，尤其是外线远投，普遍不被认为是他们的强项。
赛季已过四分之三，他们的投射表现既带来了一些令人欣喜的惊喜，也证实了此前的一些担忧。让我们来看看现状如何，这些因素将如何影响马刺队的季后赛前景，以及未来可以有哪些期待。
德阿隆·福克斯的表现超出预期，让阵容运转良好
福克斯在进入本赛季时，职业生涯的三分命中率为33%，场均尝试4.6次。对于一名经常需要面对高强度防守出手的核心后卫来说，这个数据并不算糟糕，但仍低于联盟平均水平，并被视为他最大的短板之一。本赛季，他的三分命中率提升到了35%，场均尝试5.1次，这是他职业生涯中效率第三高的表现，且出手次数虽然比近几年略有减少，但产量依然稳健。
在接球投篮（catch-and-shoot）机会中，福克斯的命中率达到了36.6%，这足以支持他在场上由其他人控球的阵容。根据 PBPStats.com 的数据，当与卡斯尔同场竞技时，福克斯的三分出手次数更多，且命中率更高，这也是首发阵容能够奏效的原因之一。此外，他还是一个不错的持球跳投（pull-up）威胁，命中率为34%，这使他成为一名全能的外线射手。
福克斯虽然算不上顶级的三分射手，但他已经表现得足够出色，能够在卡斯尔身边偶尔扮演无球角色，并且他的持球跳投足以让防守方不敢掉以轻心，而这正是马刺队所需要的。
年轻后卫在接球投篮上展现潜力，但尚未形成外线威胁
本赛季开始前，没有人指望卡斯尔和哈珀能成为真正的投射威胁。这位二年级球员（卡斯尔）在大学时期和职业生涯的首个赛季表现都很糟糕，而投射也是哈珀进入选秀时的主要进攻短板。他们的表现如预期般起伏不定，既有让人对未来感到乐观的迹象，也有让人对本赛季产生担忧的因素。
作为接球投篮球员，这两位年轻后卫表现虽然不佳，但并非无可救药，考虑到他们的年龄，这还是令人鼓舞的。卡斯尔在场均近3次的出手中命中率为32.6%，而哈珀在场均近2次的出手中命中率为30%。这些数据并不理想，每一次以他们接球三分投篮结束的进攻对防守方来说都是一次胜利。尽管如此，在职业生涯早期重塑投篮姿势的过程中，命中率能达到30%以上仍是个好兆头，而且他们已经证明了自己可以在底角找回手感。
持球三分跳投方面则没有好消息。卡斯尔在场均近1次的持球三分出手中命中率仅为18%，这对任何人来说都是极其糟糕的，尤其是对于一名主要控球者。哈珀总共29次尝试中仅命中了3球。面对他们时，防守队员在面对掩护时都会选择绕底（go under），这使得他们在突破上的成功显得更加难能可贵。作为对比，卡斯尔每场比赛的突破次数和突破投篮命中率与泰雷塞·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey) 几乎完全一致，而他的突破助攻数则是后者的两倍。哈珀在远少于德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 的上场时间里拥有相同数量的突破，并且在这些突破中投出了同样惊人的53%的命中率。他在突破中的助攻数也与杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 持平，且出场时间要少得多。
年轻球员们确实还不会投篮。虽然有希望看到他们未来成为稳定的接球投篮手，但持球投篮可能是一个长期问题。缺乏稳定性可能是本赛季季后赛的一个隐患，尤其是在两人同时在场的阵容中，虽然整体表现尚可，但其进攻效率极低，在联盟球队中仅排在第26位。
中距离进攻或许能帮助他们缓解弱点
外线得分并不仅仅关乎三分球。虽然远投至关重要，但圣安东尼奥拥有一些专门的射手，以及维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 这样即使不投太多三分也能拉开空间的大个子。正如我们在突破中看到的那样，马刺队的后卫们尽管缺乏足够的外线牵制力，但仍设法对进攻产生了积极影响。令人欣慰的是，他们能够命中中距离跳投。
福克斯不仅是一名合格的三分射手，更是一名中距离杀手。他在抛投区域的大量尝试中命中率高达53.3%，在近100次的中距离尝试中命中率为44.4%。他能急停并完成转身或后仰跳投。这种二号武器使他在关键时刻也难以被防守。
福克斯和卡斯尔虽然不像他那样致命，但表现也很稳健。卡斯尔在禁区内（合理冲撞区外）的大量尝试中命中率为41.8%，虽然不算特别出色，但尚可接受。在中间区域，他在有限的尝试中投出了令人印象深刻的48.1%的命中率。如果卡斯尔的中投能在使用率提高的情况下保持效率，这将极大帮助他应对那些封锁禁区的球队。
哈珀在三分线内的跳投尝试较少，因此他的数据需要谨慎看待，但他在抛投范围的命中率为43.6%，中距离命中率为45.2%。这些不错的数据为这位新秀的跳投提供了充足的乐观理由，也能在季后赛防守强度提升、节奏变慢时为他提供帮助。
没有任何进攻应该专门以获取中距离跳投为目标，因为它们不是最高效的出手方式，且通常无法造成犯规。但在防守方愿意给出空间的情况下，拥有能够命中这些高难度中间区域投篮的球员至关重要。凭借文班亚马的引力以及卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 精准的掩护，后卫们应该能够轻松到达三分线内的出手位置。如果他们能继续保持目前的这种命中率，将有助于缓解他们缺乏稳定三分球的问题。
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。
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The Spurs have found a weapon no one expected
The Spurs headed into the season with some question marks with the biggest being their lack of backcourt shooting. The trio of De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper undoubtedly had quickness, athleticism, and driving ability to spare, but their jumpers in general and their outside shots in particular were not their strong suit.
Three-quarters into the season, there have been some pleasant surprises about their shooting, but also a confirmation of some fears. Let’s look at where things stand now, how they can impact the Spurs in the playoffs, and what can be expected in the future.
De’Aaron Fox has been better than expected and is making lineups work
Fox came into the season as a career 33 percent shooter on 4.6 attempts a game. It wasn’t a terrible mark for a lead guard who often takes tough shots but it was below league average and was considered one of his biggest weaknesses. This season, he’s shooting 35 percent on 5.1 attempts, the third-best mark in efficiency of his career on fewer attempts than recent years, but still a solid amount.
On catch-and-shoot opportunities, he’s connecting on 36.6 of his attempts, which has been good enough to enable lineups in which others handle the ball. When sharing the court with Castle, Fox takes more threes and makes them at a higher percentage, per PBPStats.com, which is one of the reasons the starting unit works. He’s also a decent pull-up threat, scoring on 34 percent of his attempts, which makes him a versatile outside shooter.
Fox has not been a great three-point shooter but he has been good enough to be able to play an off-ball role at times next to Castle and has hit enough pull-ups to make defenses respect his shot, which is what the Spurs needed from him.
The young guards show promise on catch-and-shoots, but are not outside threats yet
No one expected Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper to be legitimate shooting threats coming into this season. The second-year player was bad at it both in college and during his first season as a pro, and it was Harper’s main weakness on offense heading into the draft. They have been as up and down as anticipated, with some signs that inspire optimism for the future, and some that instill concerns about this season.
As catch-and-shoot players, both young guards are bad but not hopeless, which is encouraging considering their ages. Castle connects on 32.6 percent of his almost three attempts a game, while Harper sits at 30 percent on almost two attempts a game. Those are not good numbers, and every possession that ends with either of them taking a spot-up three is a win for the defense. Still, it’s a good sign that they are in the 30s so early in their careers while rebuilding their shots, and they have proved that they can get hot from the corners.
There is no good news on the pull-up three front. Castle is shooting 18 percent on pull-up threes on almost one attempt a game, a horrible mark for anyone, but especially a primary ball handler. Dylan Harper has made three of his 29 total attempts. No one goes under on screens for them, which makes their success on drives all the more impressive. For comparison, Castle averages almost exactly the same number of drives per gaem and field goal percentage on drives as Tyrese Maxey, while doubling his assists on drives. Harper has the same amount of drives in far fewer minutes than DeMar DeRozan and is shooting a similarly gargantuan 53 percent on those drives. He also averages as many assists on drives as Jalen Brunson in way fewer minutes.
The young guys can’t shoot. There’s hope that they can become solid catch-and-shoot guys in the future but the pull-up shooting could be a long term issue. The lack of consistency could be an issue this postseason, especially in lineups featuring both, which have been good in the aggregate but have an anemic offensive rating that would rank 26th in the league among teams.
The mid-range game might help them mitigate their weaknesses
Perimeter scoring is not solely about three-point shooting. The long shots are hugely important but San Antonio has some designated shooters an a big man in Wembanyama who can space the floor even when he’s not taking many threes. As we’ve seen with the drives, the Spurs’ guards have managed to make a positive impact on offense despite not having a lot of gravity. It’s also encouraging that they can hit mid-range jumpers.
Fox is not only a passable three-point shooter but also a mid-range assassin. He shoots 53.3 percent from floater area on a significant number of attempts and 44.4 percent from mid-range on almost 100 attempts. He can stop on a dime and hit turnaround or fadeaway jumpers. It’s the type of secondary weapon that makes him hard to stop even in clutch situations.
Fox and Castle are not as deadly, but they are solid. Castle shoots 41.8 percent in the paint outside of the restricted area on a solid number of attempts, which is not particularly good but passable. From the in-between area he shoots an impressive 48.1 percent on limited tries. If Castle’s middie stays efficient with increased usage, it would really help him against teams that wall off the paint.
Harper has taken fewer jumpers inside the arc, so his numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt, but he’s connected on 43,6 percent from floater range and 45.2 percent from mid-range. Those are decent numbers that provide plenty of reasons for optimism about the rookie’s jumper and could also help him against playoff defenses when things slow down.
No offense should be geared toward procuring mid-range jumpers, as they are not efficient shots and don’t often lead to fouls, but it’s important to have players who can make those tough in-between shots, especially if the defense is willing to allow them. With Wembanyama’s gravity and Luke Kornet’s elite screening, the guards should be able to get to their spot inside the arc. If they can cotninue to connect on those looks as they have so far, it should help mitigate their lack of a consistent three-pointer.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock