# \[PtR\] 击败活塞后，关于这支马刺我们了解到的几件事 ▶️
**URL:** https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45108
**Category:** 环球刺讯
**Tags:** 视频, 2025-26赛季, 达龙-福克斯, 哈里森-巴恩斯, 德文-瓦塞尔, 斯蒂芬-卡斯尔, 凯尔登-约翰逊
**Created:** [2026 年3 月 6 日 22:00 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45108 "2026-03-06T22:00:06Z")
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### 作者：  [@PtR](https://chinaspurs.com/u/PtR)
#### 发布日期： [2026 年3 月 6 日 22:00 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45108/1 "2026-03-06T22:00:06Z")
By Devon Birdsong | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-06 20:22:24
> _“于是海德拉（Hydra）出现了，它长着许多脖子，闪烁着令人畏惧的舌头。在它那些可怕的头颅中，有些已被砍下落在地上，但更多的头正从它的脖颈上萌发出来……”_
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> – 昆图斯·斯米尔奈乌斯 (Quintus Smyrnaeus)，《特洛伊的沦陷》(The Fall of Troy)（公元4世纪）
一场篮球比赛让我联想到（或引用）神话生物的情况并不多见。
我特意核实了一下，因为在这里写作的8年里，我的文章涵盖了各种各样的主题，但不知为何，在这么长的时间里，我竟然成功地避免了引用任何远古隐秘生物、民俗生物或其他奇幻怪兽。
老实说，这有点令人震惊。考虑到我已经向这么多人讲述（并烦扰）过各种历史战役的轮廓、晦涩的流行文化引用、哲学和语法上的漫谈、地缘政治分析、天文现象、陈旧技术的细节（还有一篇非常古怪的关于昆虫撞击挡风玻璃的文章），到了这个地步还没用掉我的神话实体配额，甚至可以算作一种成就。
然而，在面对激烈的竞争时，花一个晚上观察马刺在一个赛季的过程中变异成了什么样子，所带来的震撼也不遑多让。
底特律活塞是一支非常出色的球队。仅仅这样说感觉像是严重的轻描淡写。虽然我没有写那场比赛的前瞻，但我感到有责任指出，活塞不仅领跑东部联盟，而且他们的净效率（Net Rating）和防守效率（Defensive Rating）都比马刺高。
但面对这个版本的马刺，这些都完全不重要。一点都不重要。
马刺在第二和第三节的防守不稳定？不重要。
**斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)** 像[钻入尿道的寄生鲶](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg60t6qAd8I)一样死死缠在**凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham)** 的球衣里。 **文班** 似乎只要看一眼对手的方向就能完成封盖。**德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)** 在防守轮换中穿梭，像码头工人指尖万宝路红壳烟出的烟雾一样吞噬了他的对位球员。
活塞试图封锁圣安东尼奥的外线投射，重点盯着**朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)**、瓦塞尔，甚至是处于低迷状态（过去十场比赛三分命中率仅25%）的**凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson)**？也不重要。
**达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)** 和文班抓住了从内线（以及几乎任何地方）引爆的机会，而尚帕尼和瓦塞尔无论如何都在第四节突围而出，与此同时，卡斯尔像个刚灌下一品脱利他林的职业飞镖选手一样，专注地将球从一个底角甩到另一个底角。
甚至不是活塞打得不好。他们只是跟不上眼前这头希腊怪物的那些脑袋。他们甚至在第三节尝试把局势搞乱，考验马刺是否会屈服于他们特有的身体对抗。但这没起作用。
活塞每砍掉一颗头，就会再长出两颗。如果你是活塞球迷，这会让你丧失斗志；如果你是马刺球迷，这会让你着迷。
在赛季进行到四分之三时，这支年轻的马刺开始直觉地适应比赛中的逆境。也许是因为他们在赛季前半段的大部分时间里都不得不在非全勤状态下作战。也许是因为每个首发（以及一些替补球员）都曾在某个时刻不得不挑起大梁，这让他们转化成了一个基本无解的难题，每一颗头都像下一颗头一样致命且具备再生能力。
也许圣安东尼奥的管理层就像希腊女神赫拉一样，终于为红河以北（指俄克拉荷马雷霆）的那些准半神们创造了一个完美的克星。
也许吧。我仍然不敢确定。季后赛是完全不同的生物。但毫无疑问，马刺在过去的五周里已经达到了一个全新的水准，除去零星的波折，已经没有多少球队能够对抗这头由无数头颅、手臂和双腿组成的集群巨兽了。
当然，外面很可能至少有一个像赫拉克勒斯一样的对手在等待着测试这只银黑色的怪兽。
但我开始思考。勇士和太阳在赛季早期曾给马刺带来过麻烦，但那是不同版本的马刺，从那以后马刺就没再遇到过太多困难。
活塞实际上在一周前刚刚击败了雷霆，但由于圣安东尼奥后卫轮换的防守能力，马刺看起来开始成为他们难以对付的对手。雷霆对阵马刺的战绩是1胜4负，而其中几场比赛雷霆是全员出战（而马刺则不然）。
火箭仍在暗处潜伏，但自从他们失去了赛季报销的史蒂文·亚当斯后，看起来就大不如前了。掘金似乎无法达到全员健康的状态，而虽然尼克斯一直是马刺的苦主，但在另行通知之前，他们“依然是那支尼克斯”。
这样一来，剩下的对手就只有骑士（他们在马刺伤病潮期间两次轻松取胜）、森林狼，以及不再缺少塔图姆的波士顿凯尔特人。这些球队中只有一支会在西部竞争。
在远处，一条路径开始隐约成形。这需要一些运气（一向如此），但我开始看到一条穿过季后赛乱局的道路正在开辟。
关于海德拉的故事，人们经常遗忘的一点是，在赫拉克勒斯到来之前，它是无敌的统治者。根本没有人能与这种生物抗衡。它吐出的毒气就足以解决大部分对手。
想象一下，如果强大的赫拉克勒斯遭遇了不合时宜的伤病。那可能会改变一切。
### **要点总结**
- 我想再谈谈斯蒂芬·卡斯尔，因为，天哪，那家伙在防守端真是太卖力了！卡斯尔全年在防守端都表现出色，但在面对顶级球队和顶级持球者时，他似乎又提升了一个档次。有趣的事实：坎宁安[本赛季对阵马刺时的投篮命中率仅为15投52中](https://x.com/hymnduncan/status/2029763344660410451)。更有趣的事实：[马刺目前对阵联盟战绩前三的其他球队时，战绩为7胜1负](https://x.com/SpursCulture/status/2029763552102207831)。这两件事并非毫无关联。虽然文班要对大多数球队面对马刺时陷入低效的禁区黑洞负责，但卡斯尔始终展现出能够直接抹除对方外线超级巨星的能力，这种水平我自“那位不能提名字的外甥（指伦纳德）”之后就再没见过了。我觉得这个比较并不过分，这简直太疯狂了，但我无法否认我亲眼所见。只要卡斯尔在场，对手针对他设置的掩护数量多得惊人，即便如此，他们还是得用撬棍才能把他从防守对象身上撬开。坎宁安在第四节中段看起来既沮丧又绝望。而且精疲力竭。几周来，我一直把被卡斯尔锁死称为“**[被关进地牢](https://x.com/DevonBirdsong/status/2029740543563952578)**”，但我现在正考虑将其升级为“**[绝望深渊](https://x.com/DevonBirdsong/status/2029031160425161210/photo/1)**”，我真心认为有不少NBA后卫会同意这个说法。如果卡斯尔没进最佳防守阵一阵，我们就把评选机构给拆了！
- 我开始有点担心凯尔登·约翰逊了。当然，在文班和福克斯同时爆发的夜晚，他的得分需求没那么大，但他上个月受了一点伤，投篮命中率简直是断崖式下跌。过去10场比赛他的投篮命中率只有45%，而且在赛季大部分时间都接近凯文·杜兰特级别的效率后，他的真实命中率和有效投篮命中率都下降了50多个点。希望这只是他在左肩受伤后调整节奏的结果，但这确实是值得关注的事情。幸好这只海德拉有很多颗头，但他们仍然需要有人从替补席上提供得分（和能量），而凯尔登整年都在这方面至关重要。
- **卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet)** 昨晚只打了8分钟，因为文班彻底爆发了，但现场没有听到（未来也不会听到）任何怨言，因为那家伙显然一切为了团队。即使他不打球，他在场边也显然非常投入，鼓励队友并像个守饮水机的大个子一样鼓掌。我不知道这支球队这赛季是否真的有机会冲击总冠军，但如果他们做到了，科内特和其他人贡献的这种心态将功不可没。我的理智还不敢确定，但我的心说，现在的球队氛围无懈可击，这绝非小事。
- 值得注意的是，马刺在缺少海德拉的一颗头——**哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)** 的情况下击败了活塞。我知道有人对这家伙褒贬不一（他在睡觉时把自己弄伤这种极具中年色彩的滑稽事可能也无济于事），但如果说专家们在评论马刺时说对了一件事，那就是马刺的身材偏小，没有巴恩斯时这一点很明显。我有一种预感，他在季后赛的对阵中将变得极其关键，所以我希望这颗海德拉之头能尽快再生。尤其是马刺周二将对阵凯尔特人（可能还有**杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum)**），而塔图姆是利用大前锋位置上这一弱点的完美人选。尽管如此，马刺在对阵东部第一的球队时甚至不需要他，这表现得有多好？！
**离场曲——今晚的主题曲：**
Toto 乐队的《Hydra》
https://hub.chinaspurs.com/v?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FnM8m-NeklTg%3Frel%3D0&key=4277c6bb
_由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。_
> **点击查看原文：What we learned from the Spurs win over the Pistons**
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> # What we learned from the Spurs win over the Pistons
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> > _“Thereby was wrought the Hydra, many-necked, flickering its dread tongues. Of its fearful heads some severed lay on earth, but many more were budding from its necks…”_
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> > – Quintus Smyrnaeus, _The Fall of Troy_ (4th Century A.D.)
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> It’s not often that a basketball game makes me think of (or reference) a mythical creature.
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> I had to double-check, because after 8 years of writing here, my articles have run the gamut as far as subject matter is concerned, but I have somehow managed in all that time to avoid referencing a single primordial cryptid, folkloric being, or otherwise fantastical beasties.
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> It’s honestly a bit of a shock. Perhaps even an accomplishment at this point, having regaled (and annoyed) so many with the outlines of various historical battles, obscure pop culture references, philosophical and grammatical meanderings, geopolitical analysis, astronomical phenomena, the minutiae of antiquated technologies (and one very odd article about bugs bouncing off of windshields) to find that I’ve yet to have used up my quota for mythological entities.
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> Not as much of a shock, though, to have spent an evening watching what the Spurs have mutated into over the course of a season, in the face of stiff competition.
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> The Detroit Pistons are a very good team. To leave it at that feels like a gross understatement. While I didn’t write the preview for that game, I feel duty-bound to point out that not only are the Pistons leading the Eastern Conference, but they have both a higher Net Rating and Defensive Rating than the Spurs do.
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> Against this version of the Spurs, it just did not matter. At all.
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> The Spurs were inconsistent on defense in the 2nd and 3rd quarters? Didn’t matter.
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> Stephon Castle lived inside of Cade Cunningham’s jersey like [a toothpick fish inside a urethra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg60t6qAd8I). Wemby seemed to block players by just looking in their direction. Devin Vassell floated from defensive rotation to defensive rotation and engulfed his match-ups like the smoke from a dockworker’s Marlboro Red.
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> The Pistons tried to shut down San Antonio’s outside shooting, keying on Champanige, and Vassell, and even the slumping (25% from three over the last ten games) Keldon Johnson? Didn’t matter.
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> De’Aaron Fox and Wemby took the opportunity to detonate from inside (and just about everywhere else), and Champagnie and Vassell broke loose in the 4th quarter anyway while Castle flung passes from corner-to-corner with the focus of a professional darts player who just chugged a pint of Ritalin.
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> It wasn’t even that the Pistons were playing badly. They just couldn’t keep up with the heads of the Grecian monster before them. They even tried to muck things up a bit in 3rd quarter, testing whether the Spurs would cave to their particular brand of physicality. It did not matter.
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> For every head that the Pistons lopped off, another two grew back. If you were a Pistons fan, it was demoralizing. If you were a Spurs fan, it was mesmerizing.
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> At the 3/4 mark of the season, these young Spurs are starting to intuitively adapt to in-game adversity. Maybe it’s because they spent so much of the first half of the season having to operate at less than full strength. Maybe each starter (and some of the bench players) having to carry the load at one point or another has transformed them into a largely unsolvable conundrum, each head as deadly and regenerative as the next.
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> Maybe San Antonio’s front office, not unlike the Greek Goddess Hera, has finally created the perfect foil for the would-be demigods just north of the Red River.
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> Maybe. I’m still not sure. The postseason is a whole other organism. But there can be no question that the Spurs have reached a whole new level of play over the last five weeks, and barring a few bumps here and there, there are just not many teams that can take on the swarming behemoth of heads, and arms, and legs.
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> Chances are, there’s at least one Herculean opponent out there to test this silver and black monstrosity.
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> I am beginning to wonder, though. The Warriors and Suns were able to trouble the Spurs earlier in the season, but that was a different version of this team, and they haven’t had as much trouble with them since.
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> The Pistons actually took down the Thunder themselves just a week ago, but the Spurs are starting to look like a rough match-up for them due to the defensive abilities of San Antonio’s guard rotation. The Thunder are 1-4 against the Spurs, and several of those games featured the Thunder at full strength (and the Spurs, not so much).
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> The Rockets are still quietly lurking, but they haven’t looked the same since they lost Steven Adams for the season. The Nuggets seem unable to reach a place of full strength/health, and while the Knicks have been a bad match-up for the Spurs, they’re still the Knicks until further notice.
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> That really just leaves the Cavaliers (who dusted San Antonio twice during a wave of injuries), the Timberwolves, and the no-longer-Tatum-less Boston Celtics. Only one of those teams will be contending in the West.
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> Dimly, in the distance, a path begins to take shape. It’s going to take some luck (as it always does), but I’m starting to see an aisle carving its way through the postseason clutter.
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> One thing that’s often forgotten about the tale of the Hydra, is that it reigned uncontested until the arrival of Hercules. There simply wasn’t anyone else capable of contending with the creature. The toxicity of its breath was enough to take out most of the opposition.
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> Imagine the mighty Herc had gone down with an untimely injury. That might have changed everything.
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> ### **Takeaways**
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> - I’d like to revisit Stephon Castle for a minute, because, good lord, that man has been putting in work on the defensive end! Castle’s been fantastic on that end all year, but he seems to take it up a notch against the best teams and ball-handlers. Fun fact: Cade Cunningham [has gone 15-52 shooting against the Spurs this season](https://x.com/hymnduncan/status/2029763344660410451). Even more fun fact: [The Spurs are now 7-1 against the top other 3 teams in the NBA](https://x.com/SpursCulture/status/2029763552102207831) (by record). Those things are not unrelated. While Wemby is responsible for the black hole that the post is for most teams facing the Spurs, Castle has consistently shown the ability to flat-out erase perimeter superstars at a level I haven’t seen since the-nephew-who-must-not-be-named. It’s absolutely nuts that I don’t feel like the comparison is a bridge too far, but I can’t deny what my eyes are seeing. The number of picks that teams set against Castle whenever he’s on the court is noticeable, and still they’re having to pry the dude off with a crowbar. Cunningham looked frustrated and demoralized by the middle of the fourth. And exhausted. I’ve been referring to getting locked down by Castle as being ‘[put in the dungeon](https://x.com/DevonBirdsong/status/2029740543563952578)’ for a few weeks now, but I’m thinking about upgrading it to ‘[the pit of despair](https://x.com/DevonBirdsong/status/2029031160425161210/photo/1)’, and I honestly think there are more than a few NBA guards who would agree. If Castle doesn’t make 1st team All-Defense, I say we burn the whole thing down!
> - I’m starting to get a little worried about Keldon Johnson. Sure, his scoring wasn’t as needed on a night when Wemby and Fox both went off at the same time, but he got a little banged up over the last month, and his shooting has fallen off of a cliff. He’s shooting 45% from the field over the last 10 games, and his True Shooting and Effective Field Goal percentages have both dropped by 50+ points after spending most of the season flirting with Kevin Durant levels of efficiency. Hopefully it’s just the result of him pacing himself after inuring his left shoulder, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye. Thankfully this hydra has many heads, but they’ll still need someone to bring the scoring (and energy) off the bench, and Keldon’s been vital in that way all year.
> - Luke Kornet only got 8 minutes last night on account of Wemby going thermonuclear, and not a peep was (or will be) heard about it, because that dude is clearly all about the team. Even when he’s not playing, he’s clearly engaged on the sidelines, encouraging his teammates and applauding like he’s an end of the bench big man. I don’t know if this team’s going to really get a shot at the title this season, but if they do, a big part of it will have been the mentality that Kornet and others contribute to. My head still isn’t sure, but my heart says that the vibes are immaculate, and that’s not nothing.
> - It should be noted that the Spurs took down the Pistons minus one head of the hydra in Harrison Barnes. I know there are those who have mixed feelings about the dude (and the immensely relatable middle-aged hilarity of injuring oneself in one’s sleep probably doesn’t help), but if there’s one thing the talking heads have been right about when it comes to the Spurs, it’s that they’re on the smaller side, and it’s noticeable without Barnes. I have a feeling he’s going to be incredibly critical when it comes to postseason match-ups, so I hope that hydra head regenerates quickly. Especially since the Spurs face the Celtics (and possibly Jayson Tatum) on Tuesday, and Tatum is a perfect player to exploit that weakness at Power Forward. Still, how good are the Spurs that they didn’t even need him against the #1 team in the East?!
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> **Playing You Out – The Theme Song of the Evening:**
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> _Hydra_ by Toto
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> https://hub.chinaspurs.com/v?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FnM8m-NeklTg%3Frel%3D0&key=4277c6bb
By Devon Birdsong, via [Pounding The Rock](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/96271/what-we-learned-from-the-spurs-win-over-the-pistons)
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### 作者：  [@PtR](https://chinaspurs.com/u/PtR)
#### 发布日期： [2026 年3 月 6 日 22:20 UTC](https://chinaspurs.com/t/topic/45108/2 "2026-03-06T22:20:05Z")
# 热评：
> [@Jack Turner](#):
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> 潜水党报道。特意登录来给这一句点赞：
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> > 卡斯尔 (Castle) 像个刚灌了一品脱利他林的职业飞镖选手一样，专注地将球从一个底角甩向另一个底角。
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> 👏👏👏👏
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> 感谢让我开怀大笑，马刺加油 (GSG)！
> [@glhtex](#):
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> 我意识到当季后赛来临时，卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 可能会成为一个 X 因素。昨晚那孩子在防守端无处不在。他正是在我们眼皮底下成长，如果他在接下来的一个月里能像上个月那样持续进步，那我们将很难被击败。如果说防守赢得总冠军且防守能力是可以带到任何客场的，那么没有球队会想在系列赛中面对我们。
> [@TontonOngBak](#):
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> 把斯蒂芬·“美杜莎”·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 作为神话类比怎么样……发型确实挺像，而且他确实让凯德·康宁汉姆 (Cade Cunningham) 像变成了石头一样呆若木鸡。
> [@Bluyork](#):
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> 非常喜欢你引用的《特洛伊的陨落 (The Fall of Troy)》这种高端典故；那我就回敬一个《阿尔戈英雄历险记 (Jason and the Argonauts)》这种通俗点的。
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> 写得太棒了。各位，护好你们的尿道。
> [@Fkj](#):
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> 九头蛇 (Hydra)，我喜欢这个说法，对这支球队的描述非常贴切。
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> 我的拙见：
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> 1. 如果文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 能在进攻端持续展现出那种统治力和效率……全联盟都要小心了。
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> 2. 是的，凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 和卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 最近似乎打得很挣扎。除了伤病和需要的休息外，对手的防守可能也在针对他们布置战术。
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> 3. 我之前就觉得卡斯尔和迪兰·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 是冉冉升起的球星（如果不是全明星甚至是超级巨星的话）。现在把卡特·布莱恩特也加进名单吧。这孩子太棒了。幸运的是，他没有被下放到发展联盟（尽管有些人曾这么要求）。
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> 4. 对我来说，在底特律人反击后展现出的强硬回击，是这场胜利中最令人印象深刻的地方。
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> 5. 我爱死这支球队了！！！凯尔登扑向观众席救球，文班倒地拼抢，布莱恩特倒地拼抢，卡斯尔全场贴防康宁汉姆，这就是完整的“九头蛇”。
> [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
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> 也要为哈珀 (Harper) 的防守点赞，虽然他还没到卡斯尔那种程度，但他一直是个难缠的家伙，在篮下挑战对手，并且倾尽全力。
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> 防守和投射是他进入联盟时的疑问，而他在提升自我方面展现出的努力令人印象深刻。
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> > [@TontonOngBak](#):
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> > 今天查了一下新秀的防守数据，纯数据分析显示哈珀绝对非常稳健……而现在的视觉观察更是印证了这一点。
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> > > [@spiceymeatball](#):
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> > > 他不仅仅是稳健。他在防守高阶数据中异军突起，势头强劲。他已经是这支球队中第三好的防守者了（布莱恩特紧随其后）。看起来他可能会成长为一名防守水平接近卡斯尔的球员。真是个巨大的惊喜。
> > >
> > > > [@Morethanagame](#):
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> > > > 我最近观察到的一点是，我觉得球员们正在互相学习。迪兰从斯蒂芬那里学习防守技巧。“突破兄弟”从德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 那里学习中距离投篮。卢克和卡特从维克托那里学习盖帽。而维克托竟然学会了科内特的“遮天蔽日式干扰”哈哈。我确实看到了一些招牌动作正在球员之间传承。这太有趣了。
> [@storytellerdude50](#):
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> 我们了解到，在马刺输给纽约那场球后，这里的评论员和 ESPN 的专家们都充满了“近因偏差（印象流）”，反应过度得简直离谱。过去 14 场赢了 13 场。你们到底还想要什么？尤其是在经历了一个全胜的二月之后……
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> 是时候开始相信这支球队能在季后赛走得很远，甚至可能触及最终的总决赛。期待值？只是充满希望。可能性？这个赛季是无限的。
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> > [@Jack Turner](#):
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> > Long time lurker here. Signed in to applaud this line:
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> > > Castle flung passes from corner-to-corner with the focus of a professional darts player who just chugged a pint of Ritalin.
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> > 👏👏👏👏
> >
> > Thanks for making me laugh out loud and GSG!
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> > [@glhtex](#):
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> > I learned that Carter Bryant may be an X factor when the playoffs come around. Last night that dude was everywhere on defense. He’s is growing up before our eyes and if he improves in the next month like he has in the last then we are going to be hard to beat. If defense wins championships and defense travels, no team will want to face us in a series.
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> > [@TontonOngBak](#):
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> > What about Steph Medusa Castle as a mythological analogy… sure got the hair and sure turned Cade to stone.
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> > [@Bluyork](#):
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> > Really like your high-brow reference to The Fall of Troy; I’ll counter with a low-brow reference to Jason and the Argonauts.
> >
> > Great write up. Cover up your urethras everyone.
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> > [@Fkj](#):
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> > Hydra, love it and an apt description of this team..
> >
> > My Dime:
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> > 1. If and when Wemby can consistently play with that kind of force and efficiency on offense…Watch out league.
> >
> > 2. Yep both KJ and Luke seem to be struggling lately..Aside from injury and needed rest, defenses may be scheming against them.
> >
> > 3. I thought already that Castle and Harper are budding stars (if not all stars or even superstars.) Now add CB to that list. The kid is awesome . Lucky for us he was not relegated ,(despite calls from some) to G-league.
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> > 4. The punch back after the Det. punch back was for me the most impressive thing about the win.
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> > 5. I love this team!!! KJ diving into the stands, Wemby on the floor, CB on the floor, Castle in Cade’s face, and the whole Hydra.
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> > [@CaliSportsGuy](#):
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> > Also a shout out to Harper for his defense, he’s not quite Castle, but he has been a pest, challenged people at the rim, and given all out effort.
> >
> > That and shooting were his questions coming in, and his effort in improving has been impressive
> >
> > > [@TontonOngBak](#):
> > >
> > > Was checking defensive stats for rookies today, and Harper is definitely solid by pure stats analysis…now the eye test is more than confirming that.
> > >
> > > > [@spiceymeatball](#):
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> > > > He’s more than solid. Has surprisingly emerged strongly in defense advanced stats and rising. The third best defender on this team already (with Carter snapping at his heels). It looks like he may emerge as a defender close to the level of Castle. A really nice surprise.
> > > >
> > > > > [@Morethanagame](#):
> > > > >
> > > > > One of my observations lately is that I think the guys are learning from each other. Dylan getting tips from Steph on defense. The slash brothers getting tips from Fox on their middies. Luke and Carter getting some tips on blocking from Victor. And Victor learning some Kornet contest lol. I definitely see some of these signature moves being transferred to other players. It’s so much fun.
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> > [@storytellerdude50](#):
> >
> > We learned that the commenters on here and the ESPN pundits are full of recency-bias after the Spurs dropped one in New York and were so freaking overreacting. 13 of the last 14 wins. WTH do any of you want? Especially after an undefeated February…
> >
> > It’s time to start believing that this team could go very far into the playoffs and possibly the big dance. Expectations? Just hopeful. Possibilities? Endless this season.
via [Pounding The Rock](https://www.poundingtherock.com/spurs-analysis/96271/what-we-learned-from-the-spurs-win-over-the-pistons#comments)