By Jeje Gomez / Pounding The Rock, 2026-09-11 07:11:40
马刺反派锦标赛在“黑粉”、“杀手”、“旧将”和“脏球员”四个类别中开局便涌现出众多强劲选手。总体而言，热门人选大多顺利晋级。如今，随着各赛区的高手捉对厮杀，比赛变得更加精彩。
高顺位种子选手基本占据主导，目前只出现了几场冷门。热门人选已经明朗，但随着锦标赛的推进，爆冷的空间依然存在。精英八强这一轮将是一次很好的检验，看看大家预期会师决赛的那些“巨无霸”们能否一路畅通无阻地走到最后。
为了增加趣味性，我将在对阵描述中扮演“魔鬼代言人”的角色，尽力为低顺位种子爆冷制造理由，但最终选择权在你们手中。废话不多说，让我们来看看一路过关斩将的选手们，别忘了投票！
马刺杀手赛区决赛：1. 德里克·费舍尔 vs. 2. 雷·阿伦
马刺杀手赛区没有爆出冷门，前两号种子双双晋级。两记令人心碎的投篮，两次被夺走的潜在总冠军。德里克·费舍尔抢走了马刺卫冕的希望。不过仔细想想，雷·阿伦也是如此。
圣安东尼奥在2013年和2014年都是联盟最佳球队。众所周知，在阿伦那记三分命中之前，第六场马刺眼看胜券在握，奖杯都准备就绪了。2014年，马刺实力更上一层楼，虽然那场失利常被认为激发了他们的斗志，但卫冕的硬实力确实存在。如果阿伦投丢那球，银黑军团完全有可能连夺两冠，让蒂姆·邓肯拿到他唯一未能染指的成就，也让托尼·帕克和马努·吉诺比利的总冠军数达到五个。
至于费舍尔，虽然其他事件也为他的“马刺反派”头衔添砖加瓦，但最令人难忘的无疑是那记0.4秒绝杀，而且那是在西部半决赛。底特律活塞在2004年总决赛中把那支湖人打得毫无还手之力。我们真的确定，如果马刺晋级总决赛就一定能夺冠吗？费舍尔那记投篮的背景（三巨头正值巅峰、与洛杉矶的宿敌之争、卫冕的切实可能、随后联盟修改规则）都让它显得更加刺痛。但阿伦那球至少不相上下。
脏球员赛区决赛：1. 扎扎·帕楚里亚 vs. 2. 卡尔·马龙
帕楚里亚常被认为终结了现代职业体育史上最长的一段辉煌期——他在西部决赛第一场弄伤了科怀·伦纳德。对马刺来说，那年击败勇士虽然希望渺茫但并非不可能，后邓肯时代的未来也曾一片光明。伦纳德受伤之后，一切都变了。
但常被忽视的是，导致伦纳德缺席下赛季开局阶段的并不是那次脚踝伤，而且以我们现在所知的情况来看，科怀很可能无论如何都会强行离开。早在当时，就有大量传言称伦纳德的终极目标一直是回到洛杉矶。帕楚里亚从伦纳德身下滑过，这一动作无疑很脏，但他可能只是让马刺在那轮系列赛中少赢了几场而已。
如果不考虑科怀离队这一因素，帕楚里亚那记脏动作与卡尔·马龙相比就相形见绌了——后者是出了名的人品恶劣，一记肘击直接砸在大卫·罗宾逊的后脑上将其击倒。当然，马龙道了歉，但这一动作的鲁莽程度即使放到今天也令人震惊。更脏、伤害更大、还放倒了马刺史上最受爱戴的球员之一——这些足以让马龙成为比扎扎更大的反派吗？由你来定夺。
马刺旧将赛区决赛：1. 科怀·伦纳德 vs. 2. 斯蒂芬·杰克逊
本届赛事无可争议的头号夺冠热门轻松晋级赛区决赛。科怀·伦纳德以最糟糕的方式离开了马刺，导致球队陷入一段球迷们从未经历过的平庸期。更糟的是，他随后还随猛龙夺得了总冠军。他的反派资历无可辩驳。
不过，为科怀说句公道话：一旦离开，他似乎就彻底翻篇了。他很少谈论马刺——部分原因是他本来就不怎么谈论任何事——而且似乎与格雷格·波波维奇保持着良好的关系，后者在他一次回访时还（未能成功地）试图保护他免受全场嘘声。虽然他显然让球队和球迷经历了一整年谣言纷飞的噩梦，离场方式也一地鸡毛，但他只伤害了一次，之后便继续自己的职业生涯。
杰克逊的情况恰恰相反。他作为普通球员，单凭一件事无法像超级巨星那样重创球队，但他两段马刺生涯都以不愉快告终，而且他的媒体生涯还经常涉及抨击球队或前队友。他第一次离开是在2003年夺冠之后，削弱了一支正准备卫冕的球队。考虑到他当时是在寻求生涯第一份大合同，那次还算可以原谅。但第二次效力期间，杰克逊在2013年因自我膨胀而可能扰乱更衣室，以至于临近季后赛时被球队裁掉，这就更让人难以接受了。更何况，他还有无数次贬低马刺的言论。
这些足以击败科怀吗？恐怕不能。但如果伦纳德当初是以更体面的方式离开的，杰克逊倒真有赢得这个赛区的资本。
马刺黑粉赛区：4. 丹尼斯大叔罗伯特森 vs. 3. 马克·库班
马刺黑粉赛区爆出了本届赛事的大冷门。头号种子菲尔·杰克逊和大卫·斯特恩双双出局，部分原因是他们的“反派事迹”如今已显得陈旧，另一部分原因是这个赛区强手如云——比如我们的两位决赛选手：丹尼斯大叔和马克·库班。
罗伯特森坦白说看起来势不可挡。他是较新的反派，在最近刚刚了结的科怀·伦纳德规避工资帽丑闻中，丹尼斯大叔被禁赛五年，他的名字也因此再度深入人心。他处理科怀离开圣安东尼奥的方式极其糟糕，而且一旦侄子在多伦多顺风顺水，他就乐于出来高谈阔论。库班这些年来虽然说过不少马刺的坏话，但从未真正严重伤害过球队，与直接对球队造成实质伤害的罗伯特森相比，很难为他找到支持的理由。
但我们应该这样看待丹尼斯大叔吗？科怀·伦纳德强行离队时已经26岁，绝非小孩子。当时之所以更容易把罗伯特森妖魔化，是因为科怀在“黑化”之前沉默寡言且深受爱戴。平心而论，丹尼斯大叔此后也确实没有为自己的名声做过任何补救，但事实是，他是在代表科怀行事。而如果罗伯特森才是真正的反派——那个在幕后一手策划一切、连他侄子都不知情的主谋——那为什么伦纳德也出现在这个对阵表中呢？投票之前，值得好好想一想。
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Spurs Villain Tournament: Elite 8
The Spurs Villain Tournament started with many strong contenders in the Haters, Killers, Former Players, and Dirty Players categories. For the most part, the favorites have advanced. Now things get even more interesting as the heavyweights of each region face each other.
The higher seeds dominated, for the most part, with only a couple of surprises so far. The favorites are clear, but there’s room for upsets as the tournament continues. The Elite 8 round should be a good test of whether the juggernauts that everyone expects to see in the finals will get there without much opposition.
To spice things up, I’ll be playing Devil’s Advocate in the matchup descriptions, trying to make the case for the lower seeds to pull off the upset, but ultimately the choice is yours. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the participants that have made it this far, and don’t forget to vote!
Spurs Killers Finals 1. Derek Fisher vs. 2. Ray Allen
There were no upsets in the Spurs Killers region, with the top two seeds advancing. Two heartbreaking shots, two potential championships snatched away. Derek Fisher robbed the Spurs of a potential repeat. So did Ray Allen, though, if you think about it.
San Antonio was the best team in both 2013 and 2014. Everyone knows that they were ready to roll out the trophy in Game 6, as the Spurs seemed to have it in the bag, before the Allen shot. In 2014, the Spurs got even better, and while the loss is often credited with motivating them, the talent for a repeat was there. It’s not crazy to think the Silver and Black could have won two in a row had Allen missed, getting Tim Duncan the one achievement he couldn’t secure and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili five titles.
As for Fisher, while other incidents contribute to his title of Spurs villain, 0.4 stands out most, and it was in the Western Conference Semifinals. The Pistons absolutely destroyed that Lakers team in the 2024 Finals. Are we sure San Antonio would have prevailed had they advanced? The context of the Fisher shot (the Big Three’s prime, the rivalry with Los Angeles, the concrete chance of a repeat, the rule change afterwards) all make it seem like the more painful shot. But Allen’s is at least comparable.
Dirty Players Finals: 1. Zaza Pachulia vs. 2. Karl Malone
Pachulia is often credited with ending the longest stretch of success in modern professional sports by taking out Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 of the Conference Finals. For the Spurs, beating the Warriors that year was unlikely but not impossible, and the post-Duncan future was looking bright. Nothing was the same after Leonard’s injury.
What’s often ignored is that it wasn’t Leonard’s ankle that sidelined him to start the next season and, knowing what we know now, it’s possible that Kawhi would have forced his way out anyway. Even back then, there were loud rumors that Leonard’s ultimate goal was always to go back to Los Angeles. While undoubtedly dirty, by sliding under Leonard, Pachulia probably only cost the Spurs a couple of wins against the Warriors in that series.
Without the Kawhi leaving factor, the dirtiness of the Pachulia play pales in comparison to Karl Malone, a notoriously terrible human, knocking David Robinson out with an elbow to the back of the head. Sure, Malone apologized, but the sheer recklessness of the move is shocking, even today. Does being dirtier, doing more damage, and taking down one of the most beloved Spurs of all time make Malone a bigger villain than Zaza? Up for you to decide.
Former Spurs Finals: 1. Kawhi Leonard vs. 2. Stephen Jackson
The unquestionable favorite to win it all advanced with ease to the finals of his region. Kawhi Leonard left the Spurs in the worst possible way, leading to a period of mediocrity the fanbase was not used to. To make things worse, he went on to win a title with the Raptors. His bona fides as a villain can’t be argued.
The one positive thing that can be said for Kawhi, however, is that once he got out, he seemed to completely move on from the Spurs. He didn’t talk much about them, in part because he simply doesn’t talk much about anything, and seemingly maintained a good relationship with Gregg Popovich, who (unsuccessfully) tried to shield him from the boos of the crowd in one of his visits. While he clearly subjected the franchise and the fans to a horrendous year of rumors and had a messy exit, he did his damage once and then went on with his career.
Jackson’s case is the opposite. He simply couldn’t hurt the franchise as much as a superstar could in just one instance, but he had two different stints that ended poorly and has a media career that often involves trashing the franchise or his former teammates. He first left in 2003 after winning a title, weakening a team that would attempt to repeat. He was looking for his first big payday, so that one is forgivable. Jack letting his ego potentially disrupt the locker room in 2013 to the point of having to be waived close to the playoffs in his second stint, however, is harder to stomach. And then there are the many, many times he has badmouthed the Spurs.
Is that enough to beat Kawhi? Probably not, but had Leonard left in more amicable circumstances, Jack would have a case to win the region.
Spurs Haters: 4. Uncle Dennis Robertson vs. 3. Mark Cuban
The Spurs Haters side of the bracket had the big upsets. Top seeds Phil Jackson and David Stern are nowhere to be found, in part because their villainy feels like old news now and in part because there were a lot of strong contenders in their region, like our two finalists, Uncle Dennis and Mark Cuban.
Robertson frankly looks unstoppable. He’s a newer villain, and his name is fresh in everyone’s mind after the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention scandal that was recently resolved, resulting in a five-year ban for Uncle Dennis. The way he handled Kawhi’s exit from San Antonio was terrible, and he was happy to talk once things were going well for his nephew in Toronto. It’s hard to make a case for Cuban, who has said a lot of negative things about the Spurs over the years but couldn’t really seriously hurt them, over someone who did direct damage to the franchise.
But is that how we should look at Uncle Dennis? Kawhi Leonard was 26 years old when he forced his way out, hardly a kid. It was easier then to villainize Robertson because Kawhi was quiet and beloved before his heel turn, and to be fair, Uncle Dennis has not helped his reputation at all since then, but the reality is, he was acting on Kawhi’s behalf. And if Robertson is the actual villain, the man who orchestrated everything in the shadows, unbeknownst to his nephew, then why is Leonard also in this bracket? Something to consider before voting.
By Jeje Gomez / Pounding The Rock