By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-17 10:37:14
蒂亚戈·斯普利特 (Tiago Splitter) 本赛季借鉴了格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 教练执教宝典中的重要篇章，在波特兰建立了一种“以人为本”的文化。
斯普利特曾在 2010 年至 2015 年间为马刺效力了五个赛季。在那段时间里，他一直密切关注波波维奇对待球员的方式。
在圣安东尼奥度过最后一个赛季的十年后，斯普利特本赛季努力在开拓者建立一种类似马刺的文化。此前，昌西·比卢普斯 (Chauncey Billups) 因涉嫌参与联邦调查局 (FBI) 称被黑手党操纵的扑克赌局于 10 月被捕，斯普利特随后从助理教练晋升为代理主教练。
“他对待人的方式让你觉得你是家庭的一员，”斯普利特在谈到波波维奇时说道。波波维奇在执教 29 个赛季，带领马刺夺得五座总冠军并六次闯入总决赛后，于去年 5 月以 NBA 历史胜场数最多的教练身份退休。
斯普利特是在周四于波特兰举行的媒体见面会上发表上述言论的，当时开拓者正准备迎接与马刺的季后赛首轮系列赛。
第一场比赛定于周日晚上 8 点在霜冻银行中心 (Frost Bank Center) 举行。
“这确实是我在这里努力尝试做的事情，”斯普利特在谈到效仿波波维奇那种包容的氛围时说。“我让每个人都参与进来。从名单上的第 1 人到第 18 人，每个人都必须成为其中的一部分。我认为这是我从他身上学到最多的东西，也就是场外的事情。战术布置 (Xs and Os) 固然重要，我认为联盟中每个人都在做这些。但与球员的关系才是真正让波波维奇从所有教练中脱颖而出的原因。”
斯普利特曾帮助马刺在 2013-14 赛季夺得最近的一座 NBA 总冠军。在圣安东尼奥效力的 358 场常规赛中，他场均贡献 8.3 分和 5.3 个篮板。
“我认为这其中有一种浪漫的感觉。但仅此而已，”他在谈到在季后赛面对老东家时说道。
“归根结底，你要去那里竞争，而我们想要击败他们。”
尽管斯普利特成功带领开拓者在常规赛取得了 42 胜 40 负的战绩，并在周二晚上的 NBA 附加赛中客场 114-110 击败菲尼克斯太阳，从而挺进与马刺的七场四胜制系列赛，但他在波特兰的前途仍不明朗。
据 NBA 内幕人士马克·斯坦恩 (Marc Stein) 报道，开拓者老板汤姆·邓顿 (Tom Dundon) 正在积极探索教练市场。
马刺与开拓者的系列赛中，两位主帅斯普利特和马刺的米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 有很多共同点。
两人都很年轻（约翰逊 39 岁，斯普利特 41 岁）。两人都从波波维奇身上学到了很多（约翰逊作为马刺助教，斯普利特作为马刺球员）。两人都是在极具挑战性的情况下获得现职的（约翰逊是在波波维奇中风后，斯普利特是在比卢普斯因卷入大规模 FBI 赌博调查被捕后）。
两人在接手后都表现出色（约翰逊上赛季担任代理教练，斯普利特今年担任临时教练）。
“我认为我们经历了你能想象到的一切，对吧？”斯普利特最近告诉记者，这听起来很像约翰逊在上赛季结束时的表态。当时约翰逊带领马刺取得了 34 胜 48 负的战绩，这一表现促使马刺在波波维奇退休后聘请他担任主教练。
斯普利特可能没那么幸运，因为开拓者在 3 月份被卖给了邓顿，据报道，邓顿正在考虑聘请一位更有经验的教练。
“我认为蒂亚戈表现得棒极了，”约翰逊说道。“当你看到他们的球队，尽管阵容和首发经历了多次变动，但他所展现出的性情、领导球队的能力，以及他们最近的表现（都令人印象深刻）。他们收官的方式以及现在的打球方式证明了他的能力，也证明了那些球员正在为他、为彼此而战。”
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。
点击查看原文：How Tiago Splitter is emulating Spurs' Gregg Popovich in Portland
How Tiago Splitter is emulating Spurs’ Gregg Popovich in Portland
Tiago Splitter took a big page out of Gregg Popovich’s coaching playbook this season in establishing a people-first culture in Portland.
Splitter played for the Spurs for five seasons from 2010 through 2015. During that time, he kept a close eye on how Popovich treated his players.
Ten years after his final season in San Antonio, Splitter worked hard this season to form a Spurs-like culture with the Trail Blazers after he was promoted from assistant coach to acting head coach following Chauncey Billups’ arrest in October for his alleged role in poker games the FBI said were rigged by the mob.
“The way he treats people makes you feel like you are part of a family,” Splitter said of Popovich, who retired from coaching last May as the NBA’s all-time winningest coach after leading the Spurs to five NBA titles and six trips to the Finals in 29 seasons.
Splitter’s comments came during media availability Thursday in Portland in advance of the Blazers’ first-round playoff series with the Spurs.
Game 1 is set for 8 p.m. Sunday at the Frost Bank Center.
“That’s really what I am trying to do here," Splitter said of emulating Popovich’s inclusive atmosphere. "I have everybody involved. From one to 18 on the roster, everybody has to be part of this. I think that is what I learned most from him, the off-the-court stuff. The Xs and Ox, yeah, they are important. I think everybody does that in the league. But the relationship part with the players is what really, really separates Pop from all the coaches.”
Splitter helped the Spurs win their last NBA title in 2013-14. He averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds over 358 regular season games with San Antonio.
"I think there is a romantic feeling about it. But that’s it,” he said of facing his former team in the playoffs.
“At the end of the day, you’re going to go there, you’re going to compete and we want to beat them."
Despite his success in guiding the Blazers to a 42-40 record in the regular season and a 114-110 road win over Phoenix in the NBA Play-in Tournament on Tuesday night to push them into their best-of-seven series with the Spurs, Splitter’s future in Portland is uncertain.
Blazers owner Tom Dundon is actively exploring the coaching market, NBA insider Marc Stein has reported.
The San Antonio-Portland series features coaches with much in common in Splitter and the Spurs’ Mitch Johnson.
Both are young (Johnson 39, Splitter 41). Both learned a lot from Popovich (Johnson as a Spurs assistant, Splitter as a Spurs player). Both gained their present positions under challenging circumstances (Johnson after Popovich suffered a stroke, Splitter after Chauncey Billups was arrested as part of a sprawling FBI gambling investigation).
Both did impressive work after taking over (Johnson as acting coach last season, Splitter as interim coach this year).
“I think we went through everything you can imagine, right?” Splitter told reporters recently, sounding a lot like Johnson at the end of last season after he led the Spurs to a 34-48 record, a performance that prompted the Spurs to hire him as head coach after Popovich retired.
Splitter may not be as fortunate after the Blazers were sold in March to Dundon, who reportedly is exploring hiring a more experienced coach.
“I think Tiago’s crushed it,” Johnson said. “I think when you see their team, and they’ve had a lot of in and out and the rosters and lineups, the temperament that he’s had and being able to lead that team and just what they’ve done recently (it’s impressive). The way they finished and the way they’re playing is a testament to him and the way those guys are playing and fighting for him and each other.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News