The Parisian Patisserie of Victor Wembanyama

[Knoxxx]

This will be a meme in no time :lol

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He better get going on those triceps push downs then!

[Pauleta14]

That was Vic's last game of his historical rookie season.

Pop announced he won't play vs Detroit

[BatManu20]

Bummer. At least he went out with a magical performance.

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Maybe we have do have a shot at losing to Detroit then? (Who am I kidding)

[Pauleta14]

Maybe we have do have a shot at losing to Detroit then? (Who am I kidding)

I could see it happening

Detroit beat the Mavs in Dallas yesterday, even without their best players it's still tough to do for the worst team in the league.

Without Wemby to open space for them our guys will strugle

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/StatMamba/status/1779296612717670603

[Dejounte]

https://x.com/paulgarcianba/status/1779304869922214325?s=46

…but let’s put a big next to him at center so that big can get in his way. Sure.

[thiste]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT2chGo3xe8

[scott]

It would be great if someone not as lazy as me would find the Wemby rookie stats prediction thread and bump it :lol

[NASpurs]

It would be great if someone not as lazy as me would find the Wemby rookie stats prediction thread and bump it :lol

:toast

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302330

[TD 21]

Sounds right. I’ve also wondered if a draft day deal where spurs send out their Top 5 pick in this draft along with Keldon and the CHA pick (and all the SRPs they want) gets it done. But I suppose CLE would want more certainty about the Mitchell situation before pulling the trigger first.

Garland's potential availability is obviously tied to Mitchell's decision and no way the Spurs end up with no 1st in this draft.

[CorrectCrusader]

https://x.com/paulgarcianba/status/1779304869922214325?s=46

…but let’s put a big next to him at center so that big can get in his way. Sure.

100% positive he could average 5 blocks a game in his prime (next year)

[exstatic]

100% positive he could average 5 blocks a game in his prime (next year)

Naw. It’ll be like peak Deion Sanders or Reeves Island. Teams just never threw at them. The best corners in the NFL had almost no interceptions n their primes.

[CorrectCrusader]

Naw. It’ll be like peak Deion Sanders or Reeves Island. Teams just never threw at them. The best corners in the NFL had almost no interceptions n their primes.

This isn't football. You can't just not score in the paint and win games.

[exstatic]

This isn't football. You can't just not score in the paint and win games.

In today’s game, you damn near can. Teams are also running more misdirection plays where the guy who penetrates doesn’t taken the shot in the paint. I just can’t see 5 bpg.

[exstatic]

This isn't football. You can't just not score in the paint and win games.

Also, 30-35 years ago, people in sports forums would have said “you just can’t win throwing to only one half of the field.”

[skin27]

100% positive he could average 5 blocks a game in his prime (next year)

Next year still not his prime.. normaly a player prime is at age 24-30. So we still have 4 to 5 more years until we see prime wemby.

[Pauleta14]

Naw. It’ll be like peak Deion Sanders or Reeves Island. Teams just never threw at them. The best corners in the NFL had almost no interceptions n their primes.

That's also what I thought but then I realised how Wemby's BBIQ is off the chart already in his rookie season.

He has an amazing ability to bait his opponent, make them think he's out of the play, he keeps his hands down and pretend he's too far behind etc just to jump at the last momment.

He'll keep getting better at it imo. Add all those "alphas" who will want to try him every games in the hope of a poster and I see him averaging +4 blocks easy

[CGD]

Garland's potential availability is obviously tied to Mitchell's decision and no way the Spurs end up with no 1st in this draft.

It’s definitely the Mitchell thing. I think they’d move out of THIS draft for the right trade tho.

[Spurs Homer]

This will be a meme in no time :lol

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:pop:"This was probably the most games Victor will ever play in a season. We have professionals like Zach Collins and Branham that need the most floor time due to their professionalism!"

[BatManu20]

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[thiste]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r01Uhbwd_H4

[Pauleta14]

https://youtu.be/gM_STmoKofg?si=6KQTYGBkz8T1jD8w

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxVQwfWuH9Y

[thiste]

Already up there!

https://twitter.com/Wemby_Muse/status/1779893682214150196

[thiste]

https://twitter.com/Wemby_Muse/status/1779879853593907703

[spurraider21]

Redick announced his official votes

he gave DPOY to Gobert. Wemby 2nd, Bam 3rd.

he has wemby on all defense first team (teams are positionless this year)

wemby ROY

he had a big debate on who got the last spot on all-nba 3rd team between Anthony Davis and Wemby but sided with Davis


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F8nuqIhEGk

[Maddog]

Naw. It’ll be like peak Deion Sanders or Reeves Island. Teams just never threw at them. The best corners in the NFL had almost no interceptions n their primes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1c09cso/highlight_victor_wembanyama_slows_down_a_3_on_1/

[thiste]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAOKzQVG_24

You could actually argue that Victor outplayed Jokic in that game :lol Jokic did pass on a LOT of shots against Victor and was visibly bothered.
Their respective stats for reference:





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Nikola Jokic
39
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Victor Wembanyama
37
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[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OzhnVJZl1c

[Duncan2177]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s75fPjNvCcg

[sfernald]

Oh man, if this doesn’t hype you up…


https://youtu.be/Oo1Am-0Lulw?si=UJcbRCYsCvJkq04E

[playbonner15]

Oh man, if this doesn’t hype you up…


https://youtu.be/Oo1Am-0Lulw?si=UJcbRCYsCvJkq04E

Spurs being #1 DEF w/ Wemby is insane. Are there official stats to back that up? Like Wemby and what lineup?

[Rocalcio]

It's called advertising. Or event. No "statue" there.

Btw, nobody knows who Victor is in Paris.

Of course people here in France know who he is !

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkGlfuXrme0

This guy's voice is putting people to sleep :lol

He is probably the most robotic after Nephew in term of speech

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/thedunkcentral/status/1780245062439297410

[BatManu20]

This Renaissance-style painting of Wemby is sick.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLUSyrcWsAA9ch2?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLUSyqkWMAEduw0?format=jpg&name=large

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[cutewizard]

The SPURS are on the rise

meanwhile, the sad Warriors are eliminated

hahahahahahahaha

karma is a bitch

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDW7mdQIzw

[cutewizard]

Wemby is god

[spursparker9]

The SPURS are on the rise

meanwhile, the sad Warriors are eliminated

hahahahahahahaha

karma is a bitch

Fuck the Warrior for the WCF 2017

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1780597601349579264

[r0drig0lac]

https://twitter.com/SpursCulture/status/1780649376668364817

[spurraider21]

gobert still gonna win in a landslide

[rjv]

gobert still gonna win in a landslide

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[TDomination]

Oh man, if this doesn’t hype you up…


https://youtu.be/Oo1Am-0Lulw?si=UJcbRCYsCvJkq04E

Man what a disaster the Sochan experiment was. This undoubtably stunted Wembys season. I can't even imagine how much better (statistically speaking) Wemby's numbers would have been from the start.

Even with all the hype, i believe he exceeded expectations. The wins were the only thing that were not there. But they will come soon.

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4jrrZXdWiY

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufz7r21GV6s

[SpursFan86]

https://youtu.be/XALjqZHYedc?feature=shared

Great interview with Victor and The Ringer. Lots of good stuff in here…as always, Victor’s maturity is just super impressive.

At around 19:45 they start talking about Victor’s shooting. He gives some good insight into why he sometimes struggles with spot-up shooting as opposed to traditionally more difficult shots off the dribble.

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[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE59_DPbEFI

:lol people still trying to lobby for Chet for ROY

[Mugen]

Wemby saying the ex-Spur he would like to play with the most is Manu.

:lol Porky

[Pauleta14]

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Tony Parker was master at that in the 2nd half of his career, the change of gears, the subtle breaks are so much more damaging that pure speed or strength sometimes

[NASpurs]

Wemby saying the ex-Spur he would like to play with the most is Manu.

:lol Porky

Can you imagine prime Manu with Wemby... Jesus.

[Pauleta14]

Wemby saying the ex-Spur he would like to play with the most is Manu.

:lol Porky

I'm french and Manu has always been my favorite as well. Like most (french) basketball fans really.

TP is still vastly underrated even by Spurs fans but he never had close to the feel for the game Manu has.

TP is the closest thing with Nephew to a sociopath on the floor. Super efficient but no feeling

[mudyez]

Probably someone mentioned it already, but I'm to lazy to look it up.

If you turn the new Alien logo upside down...

...now you wish, you never read this and can make the happy pig unseen, aren't you?

[spurraider21]

in the full interview he talks about the "not being put in a box" comment

he said he has no problem being called a center if he's playing center. seems he just doesnt care for being assigned a traditional positional role. ie if he's the center, he has to just play low post, back to basket the full game, etc

[Davidicus]

biggest things for me (paraphrasing):

"Do you need to get bigger?" "Of course"

On his catch and shoot 3%, he compared himself to Wilt being so bad at FTs bc he had no momentum, "I felt kinda the same bc theres so much going on with a small basketball, I feel way more comfortable in motion." Confirmed he of course expects to get much better at catch and shoot 3's.

says he "loves" analytics-based coaching, a reason why he went closer to the basket last 1/2 of the year

One thing he wants to work on this summer is lower body strength to be able to withstand + take advantage of a player landing on him after first move

he talks to Timmy whenever he's at big games or practice, didn't mention anything outside of that

he's received "some messages, even from prospects" about teaming up

"Im just a human...or am I" :lol

my biggest takeaway (1:10):

Has your dream grown after this year? "No, but coming into the league vs now I have a clearer idea of when things will happen vs how" Can you clarify? "more info on winning big games, what we lack to get into the playoffs, and how to be consistent"

^I felt like he is alluding more towards playoff & championship timelines and kinda dodged the nudge to clarify, but up for debate.

[Limguogolo]

I'm french and Manu has always been my favorite as well. Like most (french) basketball fans really.

TP is still vastly underrated even by Spurs fans but he never had close to the feel for the game Manu has.

TP is the closest thing with Nephew to a sociopath on the floor. Super efficient but no feeling
Manu is also the one who introduced me to NBA twenty years ago. I still remember his hair flying in the wind during his drives to the basket. Unpredictable, the very embodiment of French flair (for better, and sometimes for worse). Parker took the team later, alongside Duncan, thanks to his quality as a finisher at a time when the paint was armored with bigs and his outstanding %.

Not very surprising from Victor. I don't think anyone could ever stand Parker. You could even say he's the anti-Victor. No humility, bring everything back to him. Great player, but toxic personality. And Manu is an assist guy, everyone in France likes to be the assist guy (a la Boris-Batum), Wemby included.

[Pauleta14]

Manu is also the one who introduced me to NBA twenty years ago. I still remember his hair flying in the wind during his drives to the basket. Unpredictable, the very embodiment of French flair (for better, and sometimes for worse). Parker took the team later, alongside Duncan, thanks to his quality as a finisher at a time when the paint was armored with bigs and his outstanding %.

Not very surprising from Victor. I don't think anyone could ever stand Parker. You could even say he's the anti-Victor. No humility, bring everything back to him. Great player, but toxic personality. And Manu is an assist guy, everyone in France likes to be the assist guy (a la Boris-Batum), Wemby included.

Exactly

TP was more the american kid who grew up french, he was very un-french like in so many aspects

Manu was the latin one we identified with

[thiste]

I don't think anyone could ever stand Parker. You could even say he's the anti-Victor. No humility, bring everything back to him. Great player, but toxic personality. And Manu is an assist guy, everyone in France likes to be the assist guy (a la Boris-Batum), Wemby included.

Calm down on that shit, this is a Spurs forum here. TP is a legend and he was instrumental in all the success the club achieved. Have some respect, thanks.

Victor hasn't had one bad word towards Tony. He's giving props to Manu in basketball terms.

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[CGD]

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Phenomenal interview. Vic does that thing where he gives you just enough behinds the scene stuff so that his responses are that much more compelling. Felt I learned a lot listening to it.

[Dejounte]

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Damn the Spurs are lucky they have an unselfish star like this

[Limguogolo]

Exactly

TP was more the american kid who grew up french, he was very un-french like in so many aspects

Manu was the latin one we identified with
TP is arrogant, you could say he’s French.

Let's say that Norman-American as he may be, he has a very Parisian side. Just see his profile on Twitter, he talks about being an "entrepreneur". And paradoxically, Victor, as he may be Parisian, has more of a provincial temperament. Even Latin, as you say. Boris has quite this side with his southwest profile.

I don't know about life in San Antonio, but it's likely that the city has this very Latin spirit too, although Texan. Quite perfect for Victor. This Latin spirit which makes people like to chat for hours over a good meal with friends and who, when they find themselves playing basketball, like to share the ball in order to involve everyone and make everyone feel involved and welcome. TP on another side is... the Parisian fast food guy (the "smart good thing" lol), the start-up nation guy, and the Femdom and Skweek'kid. When Pop had to talk to him the first time about his bottles of wine, he had to tell him how proud he was to make a business out of it rather than offering to come and taste some over a nice little cheese platter. Boris, Tim, Manu, Pop, the little kid from Normandy probably has a hard time understanding the extent to which he had been invited to the table of such good people --- and he: "A dinner ? Wouldn't you rather want a quick sandwich? Spurs have always been too slow! A bit of quickness wouldn't hurt!".

It's now up to Spurs to take out the right invitation cards to place on the table. No fast food players. No hurry.

[LeBowen]

Damn the Spurs are lucky they have an unselfish star like this

The more I hear about Wemby, the more I'm inclined to believe the lottery was rigged.
Can you imagine Wemby in that mental asylum called Charlotte Hornets? :lmao

The league didn't want another Zion situation on their hands, they need a new face of the league, can't trust Hornets or Pistons to develop anyone properly.


The bit about his shooting was really interesting, how he compared himself to Wilt.
I'm fully convinced he'll get to KD level shooting at some point. Not right away, but within like 5 years.

[Limguogolo]

Calm down on that shit, this is a Spurs forum here. TP is a legend and he was instrumental in all the success the club achieved. Have some respect, thanks.

Victor hasn't had one bad word towards Tony. He's giving props to Manu in basketball terms.
I separate the man from the artist, sir. You are free not to share this vision.

[CorrectCrusader]

Wemby is like the full package man wtf did we do to deserve lucking into this guy. Watching Bryn Forbes must've upped our Karma immensely

[BatManu20]

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[skin27]

If there is one move wemby should work this summer it should be the one legged fadeaway in the post. If he master that move like dirk nowitzki together with attacking the paint more often like giannis he will be unstoppable.

[Joseph Kony]

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it's crazy how he projects an aura of supreme confidence while also seeming extremely humble and level headed.

spurs are so lucky to have this kid

[timtonymanu]

it's crazy how he projects an aura of supreme confidence while also seeming extremely humble and level headed.

spurs are so lucky to have this kid

Definitely better than that autistic mute

[spurraider21]

it's crazy how he projects an aura of supreme confidence while also seeming extremely humble and level headed.

spurs are so lucky to have this kid
we actually got another duncan. its insane

[GB20]

it's crazy how he projects an aura of supreme confidence while also seeming extremely humble and level headed.

spurs are so lucky to have this kid
I really believe God is a Spurs fan. The Spurs targeted this kid three years ago and now he is our franchise guy.

[Pauleta14]

TP is arrogant, you could say he’s French.

Let's say that Norman-American as he may be, he has a very Parisian side. Just see his profile on Twitter, he talks about being an "entrepreneur". And paradoxically, Victor, as he may be Parisian, has more of a provincial temperament. Even Latin, as you say. Boris has quite this side with his southwest profile.

I don't know about life in San Antonio, but it's likely that the city has this very Latin spirit too, although Texan. Quite perfect for Victor. This Latin spirit which makes people like to chat for hours over a good meal with friends and who, when they find themselves playing basketball, like to share the ball in order to involve everyone and make everyone feel involved and welcome. TP on another side is... the Parisian fast food guy (the "smart good thing" lol), the start-up nation guy, and the Femdom and Skweek'kid. When Pop had to talk to him the first time about his bottles of wine, he had to tell him how proud he was to make a business out of it rather than offering to come and taste some over a nice little cheese platter. Boris, Tim, Manu, Pop, the little kid from Normandy probably has a hard time understanding the extent to which he had been invited to the table of such good people --- and he: "A dinner ? Wouldn't you rather want a quick sandwich? Spurs have always been too slow! A bit of quickness wouldn't hurt!".

It's now up to Spurs to take out the right invitation cards to place on the table. No fast food players. No hurry.

Hum .. not sure about that, he just grew up in a very posh suburb with wealthy well educated parents. I actually have a couple friend from his town, they're very parisian, more west side that's all

as for TP, the cover of the book may influence you, he just doesn't have much emotional intelligence and a bit of social shyness that makes him look arrogant. He really isn't

[GAustex]

https://brobible.com/sports/article/victor-wembanyama-stars-contact/

[spursparker9]

Definitely better than that autistic mute

I wonder if that autistic mute has the guts to attend his future HOF and give his speech. :lol

[spursparker9]

https://brobible.com/sports/article/victor-wembanyama-stars-contact/

:lol Wemby acknowledging that he will "get involved". Learning to become LeGM for the Spurs

Wemby should start making a list of who to get rid of in the existing roster to make space :lol

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpLD3AkBXtw

[DAF86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpLD3AkBXtw

What a pile of warm, stinky ass, shit with blood coloured piss on top. :lol

Dude is probably a Jazz homer mormon, tbh.

[Spurs Homer]

what a kunt

[scott]

Note a huge surprise, Wemby the player with the biggest impact who missed the playoffs

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[spurraider21]

if you value this metric, beware, i believe this is the one where chet lapped wemby

[Spursfanfromafar]

Note a huge surprise, Wemby the player with the biggest impact who missed the playoffs

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Check out Tre Jones. The dude has been a major component of the limited success that the Spurs had this season.

[onechance87]

iq....throw him a bag

[Rocalcio]

we actually got another duncan. its insane

I love Timmy, but if he’s spared by injuries, Wemby will be better.

[Pauleta14]

Check out Tre Jones. The dude has been a major component of the limited success that the Spurs had this season.

He's been paired with Wemby most of the time

Correlation more than causation

[spurraider21]

I love Timmy, but if he’s spared by injuries, Wemby will be better.
Looks that way. I’m referring to the personality. A seemingly low maintenance megastar

[CGD]

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Love how “partying” is basically code for women. I hope he’s having some fun in the offseason though, lol!

[JPB]

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Another year with that roster, and he'll ll roam the parking lots for his fix.

[Mugen]

I wouldn't classify Wemby as a low maintenance superstar tbh. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Him and Timmy seemingly have very different personalities but the work ethic/desire look the same.

We all thought Nephew was the perfect Spur and next low maintenance superstar and he turned out to be one of the biggest schemers in the league tbh :lol

[Dejounte]

I wouldn't classify Wemby as a low maintenance superstar tbh. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Him and Timmy seemingly have very different personalities but the work ethic/desire look the same.

We all thought Nephew was the perfect Spur and next low maintenance superstar and he turned out to be one of the biggest schemers in the league tbh :lol

Nephew has had one of his healthiest regular seasons yet…. Then he goes out for a month and might miss game 1 of the first round :lmao cant make this up

[LeBowen]

Nephew has had one of his healthiest regular seasons yet…. Then he goes out for a month and might miss game 1 of the first round :lmao cant make this up

People called me an idiot when I wished him all the worst on the basketball court and hoped he never plays a game again.
If only that G7 shot against the Sixers bounced differently.

2017 and 2019 are his only legit playoff runs as the first option.
Remember when he was supposed to take over after 2014 FVMP? Got shut down by Matt fucking Barnes in two final games of the series in 2015.
A year later KD outplayed him, LMA was our best player.

[heyheymymy]

love how when the star of my fav team posts online president macron replies in the comments

we are prime time

[barakz21]

Man.. Wemby just seems to good to be true, even knowing how genuinely he wanted to be a Spur. We’re truly fans.

[Rosewood]

Man.. Wemby just seems to good to be true, even knowing how genuinely he wanted to be a Spur. We’re truly fans. cosmic justice for nephews’ treachery.

[skin27]

Spurs media is tryinh hard to make wemby close to fans so that if he will no think of leaving the spurs in the future kikw what lebron did to the cavs.

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfrLG0IE0Q

[JPB]

Note a huge surprise, Wemby the player with the biggest impact who missed the playoffs

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Interesting to see that despite adding two of top 5 players on that list, Houston missed the POs. They could next year (or not) but can't replace star power. If spurs want to make the POs.next year themselves, they'll need to add a star line player. Just adding 2 "quality vets" shouldn't do it. Another reason why I believe they should go after Trae.

[CGD]

Interesting to see that despite adding two of top 5 players on that list, Houston missed the POs. They could next year (or not) but can't replace star power. If spurs want to make the POs.next year themselves, they'll need to add a star line player. Just adding 2 "quality vets" shouldn't do it. Another reason why I believe they should go after Trae.

The Knicks say hi.

The debate is not “should they add” another impact player, but “when will they.” I personally think it’s unwise to blow the wad this summer given the highly underwhelming options.
That, as good as he is now, VW still has some more developing to do.

[Pauleta14]

Interesting to see that despite adding two of top 5 players on that list, Houston missed the POs. They could next year (or not) but can't replace star power. If spurs want to make the POs.next year themselves, they'll need to add a star line player. Just adding 2 "quality vets" shouldn't do it. Another reason why I believe they should go after Trae.

1st season under Ime, many new players and even more youngsters developping...

They have 2-3 potential stars players and no reason they don't keep getting better under Ime

They're in a great place.

A LOT BETTER than the Spurs at the exception of our cheat code

Trae would mess up their chemistry and development. It'd be insanely stupid to go after him

[scott]

Interesting to see that despite adding two of top 5 players on that list, Houston missed the POs. They could next year (or not) but can't replace star power. If spurs want to make the POs.next year themselves, they'll need to add a star line player. Just adding 2 "quality vets" shouldn't do it. Another reason why I believe they should go after Trae.

If we added a couple of vets and went 41-41 next year and were fighting for a play-in spot into the last couple weeks of the season despite losing one of our best players, I’d call that a massive success. Houston’s season is exactly where we hope to be next year. They overpaid for FVV, and I don’t like Brooks at all… but FVV’s deal doesn’t hamper them in anyway, it’s a short-term overpay while their youth are all on rookie deals. Smart. I hope we do the same (though we’ll need to do it via trade).

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLuSM3sWcAAKRsB?format=jpg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLuR-g5WoAAcn7m?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

[baseline bum]

Ernie Johnson announced he's voting Victor for DPOY (5:30 mark below)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jey84SlrxkM

[Spurs Brazil]

https://x.com/longlivebatman6/status/1784439401314947338

[JPB]

Spurs playing 2 games in Paris next season (Jan. 23 and 25).

[RC_Drunkford]

does anybody know when and how you can buy tickets for the Paris games? I definitely want to go

[Freeze]

does anybody know when and how you can buy tickets for the Paris games? I definitely want to go

https://nbaexperiences.com/nba-paris-game-2025

[barakz21]

When does DPOY and ROY get announced? I can’t seem to find the schedule anywhere

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1787160944180605223

[LeBowen]

^
That's honestly amazing marketing, idea and execution.

[taps]

Does his hat say VI or ftl? Either way I like it

[tonight...you]

https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1787160944180605223
#Legend

[itzsoweezee]

Does his hat say VI or ftl? Either way I like it

LA

[ace3g]

When does DPOY and ROY get announced? I can’t seem to find the schedule anywhere

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GM2DBDRXQAAEBn7?format=jpg&name=large

[KingKev]

^ I hope they make some Spurs Nike gear with the Alien logo.

[Spurs Brazil]

https://x.com/VicWembanyamaFR/status/1787207929004781576

[baseline bum]

https://x.com/VicWembanyamaFR/status/1787207929004781576

Supposedly available at Dick's Sporting Goods right now

[baseline bum]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GM2DBDRXQAAEBn7?format=jpg&name=large

The fact that they're not waiting for a Minnesota home game for the DPOY announcement gives me a sliver of hope

EDIT: Nevermind, Jokic is getting his MVP on Wednesday when Denver plays Game 2 on Monday

[baseline bum]

https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1787160944180605223

If you want to see him on the TNT broadcast he's at the 10 second mark


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3p_a_cjXPc

[KingKev]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GM2DBDRXQAAEBn7?format=jpg&name=large

We finna go 3 for 4 when Pop takes home the social justice chip

[Ariel]

I don't think it's spontaneous. If I had to do that, I'd pay an actor to attend a couple of Spurs games and have a camera on him at all times, with the indication to look amazed at the camera whenever Wemby does something amazing (which is probably every game), pick the best take and then it's just editing that take with the one in the field.

[heyheymymy]

Congratulations to San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama named the 2023-2024 NBA Rookie of the Year!

[heyheymymy]

aliens are real

and hoop among us

[skin27]

When will nike release the wemby 1?

[baseline bum]

I don't think it's spontaneous. If I had to do that, I'd pay an actor to attend a couple of Spurs games and have a camera on him at all times, with the indication to look amazed at the camera whenever Wemby does something amazing (which is probably every game), pick the best take and then it's just editing that take with the one in the field.

Nah I think it probably was. Looks like dude is wearing a Coca-Cola shirt under his black shirt at the game but then Nike had him wear a plain white shirt under it for the segment they filmed. Doubt Nike would let an actor wear another brand's logo.

[manufan10]

When will nike release the wemby 1?

May 15th Nike is releasing the Wemby version of the GT Hustle 2. Other than that, they haven't said anything about an official shoe yet.

[Tyronn Lue]

Supposedly available at Dick's Sporting Goods right now
They're selling your shit

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/Fanatics/status/1787618891411112223

[ace3g]

UNANIMOUS!!!

[Davidicus]

https://twitter.com/Fanatics/status/1787618891411112223

Very cool

[Pauleta14]

Nice read from Mike Monroe / The Atletic

https://archive.ph/6zEXx

[Leetonidas]

https://twitter.com/Fanatics/status/1787618891411112223

No Timmy?

[heyheymymy]

Loved Paul Gasol in there with the fantastic message Wemby most needs to hear:

"keep working keep encouraging your teammates the results will come"

[ace3g]

C6pRsa9PbU_

[CGD]

https://twitter.com/Fanatics/status/1787618891411112223

Sick!

[CGD]

No Timmy?

Wonder if it has anything to do with this?

https://blog.paniniamerica.net/panini-america-signs-tim-duncan-to-exclusive-multi-year-partnership-for-autographed-trading-cards/

[scott]

Wonder if it has anything to do with this?

https://blog.paniniamerica.net/panini-america-signs-tim-duncan-to-exclusive-multi-year-partnership-for-autographed-trading-cards/

Quite possibly. Panini is angry, bitter and petty over Fanatics stealing their lunch money.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/38129682/panini-america-alleges-fanatics-created-monopoly-card-industry

Even going as far as suing Fanatics for basically doing what Panini has done for the last decade :lol

[ambchang]

So I guess the cliff jumpers can’t hang their hats on a trash supporting cast costing wemby the Roy award he so desperately craved.

[Rosewood]

So I guess the cliff jumpers can’t hang their hats on a trash supporting cast costing wemby the Roy award he so desperately craved. I think it’s more that a trash supporting cast and a brutal minutes restriction cost him the greatest rookie season ever. Despite everything around him crashing and burning throughout the year he still put up an all time rookie performance.

[baseline bum]

So I guess the cliff jumpers can’t hang their hats on a trash supporting cast costing wemby the Roy award he so desperately craved.

Looks like they cost him DPOY though watching Minnesota's defense skullfuck Denver without Gobert.

[skin27]

I think it’s more that a trash supporting cast and a brutal minutes restriction cost him the greatest rookie season ever. Despite everything around him crashing and burning throughout the year he still put up an all time rookie performance.

Fck that minutes restictions tbh

[onechance87]

I think it’s more that a trash supporting cast and a brutal minutes restriction cost him the greatest rookie season ever. Despite everything around him crashing and burning throughout the year he still put up an all time rookie performance.

i agree....Wemby could of averaged 25 and 14 and 4 or 5 blocks.But we treated him like a role player most the season and were way to caustious
with the min restrictions with him.We costed him a allstar and dpoy.Shamefull from our org....There is no way we repeat that mistake
and fuck up with his dpoy and mvp awards potential this season and in the future.

[mudyez]

Votes are already in, so it wont matter, but...

Even while it is obly one game, the Wolves holding the Champs at 80 Points WITHOUT Gobert, shows that it is not just him.

Imagine the current Spurs playing them in such an important without Wemby!

[ambchang]

I think it’s more that a trash supporting cast and a brutal minutes restriction cost him the greatest rookie season ever. Despite everything around him crashing and burning throughout the year he still put up an all time rookie performance.


Looks like they cost him DPOY though watching Minnesota's defense skullfuck Denver without Gobert.

Yeah MVP and sportsmanship awards too.

If the spurs had a semi decent team I’m sure they’d go 74-8 and 16-0 in the playoffs.

[baseline bum]

Yeah MVP and sportsmanship awards too.

If the spurs had a semi decent team I’m sure they’d go 74-8 and 16-0 in the playoffs.

Don't get cunty Amb, half the media has said repeatedly the reason they wouldn't vote Wemby DPOY because the team's defense isn't good.

[ambchang]

Don't get cunty Amb, half the media has said repeatedly the reason they wouldn't vote Wemby DPOY because the team's defense isn't good.

And the team shouldn't be good. You think the Spurs would finish this bad to land a Wemby pick if they can play good defence?

[Spurs Homer]

i agree....Wemby could of averaged 25 and 14 and 4 or 5 blocks.But we treated him like a role player most the season and were way to caustious
with the min restrictions with him.We costed him a allstar and dpoy.Shamefull from our org....There is no way we repeat that mistake
and fuck up with his dpoy and mvp awards potential this season and in the future.

tell that to the guys here who are saying moronic shit like...

"wemby wont be ready til about season 3 or 4 - so we have to keep all our picks and develop the branhams and wesleys instead of getting wemby some stars - now"

"so and so didnt really start to dominate til his 3rd or 4th season...so spurs are in no hurry"

all season - i wondered and almost broke my tv when pop would play wemby - 5 minutes and then sit him the rest of the quarter

2nd qtr - same thing

end of game wemby would barely have 25 mins

later in the season pop finally -half-way woke up and began to re-insert wemby before the qtrs were over after about 3-4 timeouts and wemby sitting for 15-20 minutes real-time on the bench

[onechance87]

tell that to the guys here who are saying moronic shit like...

"wemby wont be ready til about season 3 or 4 - so we have to keep all our picks and develop the branhams and wesleys instead of getting wemby some stars - now"

"so and so didnt really start to dominate til his 3rd or 4th season...so spurs are in no hurry"

all season - i wondered and almost broke my tv when pop would play wemby - 5 minutes and then sit him the rest of the quarter

2nd qtr - same thing

end of game wemby would barely have 25 mins

later in the season pop finally -half-way woke up and began to re-insert wemby before the qtrs were over after about 3-4 timeouts and wemby sitting for 15-20 minutes real-time on the bench

yup...Pop was frustrating and irritating this year.One of pops worst coaching seasons.Like it seemed like collins,vassell,johnson
were getting plays for them called over wemby.How did pop not correct the team and force them to play thru wemby from the get go.
Yup and pop odd timining of subbing wemby out and in was stupid.We obviously saw wemby annoyed that he subbed himself in
the game at one point.

[Mugen]

"DPOY" Gobert out and the Wolves put on one of the best defensive performances in the last 10 years :lol

[rjv]

yup...Pop was frustrating and irritating this year.One of pops worst coaching seasons.Like it seemed like collins,vassell,johnson
were getting plays for them called over wemby.How did pop not correct the team and force them to play thru wemby from the get go.
Yup and pop odd timining of subbing wemby out and in was stupid.We obviously saw wemby annoyed that he subbed himself in
the game at one point.

did you ever also notice how often Wemby looked out of breath and gassed out there? By the end of the season, he seemed to hold up better and seemed to handle the extended minutes much better.

[skin27]

i agree....Wemby could of averaged 25 and 14 and 4 or 5 blocks.But we treated him like a role player most the season and were way to caustious
with the min restrictions with him.We costed him a allstar and dpoy.Shamefull from our org....There is no way we repeat that mistake
and fuck up with his dpoy and mvp awards potential this season and in the future.

This.. thats why if pop continue to restict his minutes even if he's young then wemby shoukd demand for a trade to avteam thay will play him

[onechance87]

did you ever also notice how often Wemby looked out of breath and gassed out there? By the end of the season, he seemed to hold up better and seemed to handle the extended minutes much better.

well yeah....wemby was the only guy putting in effort defending.His shitty team mates in branham,tre and even vassell was pathetic in defending.
Wemby had to help defend or guard mutiple guys cause of terrible defenders like branham.Im sure that will get u tired fast.Wouldint mind
if we get somebody like kriss dunn,A long great defensive pg to help with perimenter defending.

[Spurs Homer]

did you ever also notice how often Wemby looked out of breath and gassed out there? By the end of the season, he seemed to hold up better and seemed to handle the extended minutes much better.

which magnifies pops fuckup

starting from game 1 when wemby came out gasping for air

pop should have immediately let him sit for only two minutes and thrown him back in

the. As soon as he looks gassed repeat the same thing

within 10-20 games wemby would have started doing what it took him til the all star break to start doing

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

This.. thats why if pop continue to restict his minutes even if he's young then wemby shoukd demand for a trade to avteam thay will play him

Ah, if it comes to that, Wemby and the entire SA Metro area better be showing up to Holt and Dell's places demanding Pop be bounced out on his lily white ass. Not traded.

[ambchang]

Oh shit. Wemby didn’t get DPoY. Wemby should demand a trade. I’m a spurs fan but I only look out for wemby.

[skin27]

Oh shit. Wemby didn’t get DPoY. Wemby should demand a trade. I’m a spurs fan but I only look out for wemby.

Yes he should in the future if resticting minutes continue. It cost him ASG and atleast all nba 3rd team.

[ambchang]

Yes he should in the future if resticting minutes continue. It cost him ASG and atleast all nba 3rd team.

That is exactly what a player should aspire for.

[DAF86]

did you ever also notice how often Wemby looked out of breath and gassed out there? By the end of the season, he seemed to hold up better and seemed to handle the extended minutes much better.

Playing more minutes is what helps you build endurance. If you run 3K every day, you will get tired when you run 4. However, if you run 5, 4 feels like a walk.

[skin27]

That is exactly what a player should aspire for.

Yes and championship ofcourse

[ambchang]

Yes and championship ofcourse

No, they only care about DPOY, All star appearances and RoY, especially in their rookie years.

And as a fan of a team, I only care that a player wins a title, but doesn't have to be the team I root for. In fact, I would cheer for the player to demand a trade after one year so that the best player on the team I root for can go to another situation to maybe win a title.

[onechance87]

No, they only care about DPOY, All star appearances and RoY, especially in their rookie years.

And as a fan of a team, I only care that a player wins a title, but doesn't have to be the team I root for. In fact, I would cheer for the player to demand a trade after one year so that the best player on the team I root for can go to another situation to maybe win a title.

i mean players can do both win championships,dpoys,mvp,allstars.Michael jordan did it.He is obviously the goat.But it seems wemby
wants to do the same and up to the challenge and to be the goat himself one day.Like wemby said,He was born for this.Hope we
dont move to slow or try to teach wemby a lesson that this is a team game and that hes not the guy running the show
and its gonna take time and blah blah blah.That would be a major mistake.

[Chomag]

Wemby is very professional but he is more along the spectrum of say a Kobe more then a Duncan. Unlike Duncan, Wemby seems to like media attention and recognition , he wants to light this league on fire.

People here really need to get it out of their heads that Wemby will just go along with the Duncan type model and treatment

[Chomag]

It's just not him

[Chomag]

People I think forget how much he gets up for competing, especially against rivalries.

Are yall really forgetting how much he wanted to slam the ball down Chet's throat?

[skin27]

Wemby is very professional but he is more along the spectrum of say a Kobe more then a Duncan. Unlike Duncan, Wemby seems to like media attention and recognition , he wants to light this league on fire.

People here really need to get it out of their heads that Wemby will just go along with the Duncan type model and treatment

This.. pop should stop treating wemby like the 2011-2016 duncan

[JPB]

People I think forget how much he gets up for competing, especially against rivalries.

Are yall really forgetting how much he wanted to slam the ball down Chet's throat?

OKC and Chet's success is definitely something spurs will have to take into consideration. First because they're very young and here to stay, even during Wemby's prime, and have already a lot of advance, and also becasue Wemby isn't gonna sit and watch Chet contend or even ring for the next 4-5 years while he's patiently waiting for the spurs to build a competitive team on their side, so they finally contend year 7, "cos that's HOW you should do, and that's when Jordan or Giannis frist rang"...

Just like Wemby Chet is ready in Year 1, and playing like a 4 year vet... OKC didn't go with the "let's not rush things" mantra cos he's a rookie and a rookie should patiently be developed for 4 years, pounding the rock.. If the rock is already broken or close to it, you move on to the next phase, you don't just keep pounding like a robot because " patience" and "let's not jeopedize the future" while the future is already right in front of you. That's called stagnation.

Sure the context in OKC is different (simply reversed actually) but it's up to the spurs to change that context. OKC first did their star PG, then Chet, Spurs first had Wemby who like Chet is ready, give him his star playmaker/scorer to help him and play with. Why would you let the kid in a messy team more than he has to?

[ambchang]

i mean players can do both win championships,dpoys,mvp,allstars.Michael jordan did it.He is obviously the goat.But it seems wemby
wants to do the same and up to the challenge and to be the goat himself one day.Like wemby said,He was born for this.Hope we
dont move to slow or try to teach wemby a lesson that this is a team game and that hes not the guy running the show
and its gonna take time and blah blah blah.That would be a major mistake.

They should do it all as rookies. Otherwise they should demand a trade so that the fans who’ve been bitching about PATFO would be vindicated. Wemby should show the world how a bunch of anonymous keyboard warriors are right, that he should screw over a bunch of loyal fans over just so that his personal swifty like stans will get the last laugh.

[KobesAchilles]

They should do it all as rookies. Otherwise they should demand a trade so that the fans who’ve been bitching about PATFO would be vindicated. Wemby should show the world how a bunch of anonymous keyboard warriors are right, that he should screw over a bunch of loyal fans over just so that his personal swifty like stans will get the last laugh.
Weird position to take. So I take it you are ok with the Spurs losing, having zero all-stars, zero all-nba players, and zero DPOY winners on our team. Why even watch the team if you want them to suck?

[ambchang]

Weird position to take. So I take it you are ok with the Spurs losing, having zero all-stars, zero all-nba players, and zero DPOY winners on our team. Why even watch the team if you want them to suck?

Yeah rooting for wemby to demand a trade is the way to not get the spurs to suck.

[KobesAchilles]

Yeah rooting for wemby to demand a trade is the way to not get the spurs to suck.
I swear so many people on here aren’t actual Spurs fans. You should want Wemby to be an all star and an all nba player, and DPOY. You keep harping about Wemby being a rookie over and over again like it proves some grand point of yours. However, the real point it does prove is how much the franchise failed Wemby this year as a rookie. Bc on a competent team, he would’ve been an all star, all nba, and had a real shot at DPOY award. All as a rookie. Instead he had a coach fuck around for the whole season, a front office that gave him zero support talent wise, and he didn’t even have a fucking PG for half the season.

These things should piss you off. But they don’t. Bc you like the Spurs sucking for some reason. Idk why. But buddy all nba and DPOY awards get Vic a lot more money than not having them. Plus it gets him to the HOF. And on top of that 23 of the last 30 MVPs have won a championship and Vic wants to be on that echelon of player. And if the Spurs keep dixking around and think like you do, well he’s only a rookie. Well he’s only a second year player. Well it’s only his third year. He might not stand for that shit. Hell Duncan almost left us and that was after winning a chip. Wemby expects the franchise to have the same mindset as him. And so far we don’t. We have the loser Ambchang mindset

He’s only a rookie :cry
You want him to be an all star as a rookie :cry
you want him to be all nba as a rookie :cry
you want him to be DPOY as a rookie :cry
You want him to an all time great :cry

[Chinook]

What a weird turn this thread has taken. I don't think yelling at folks who don't think Wemby is being abused by the organization is a hallmark of a "true Spurs fan." Nor do I think being so self-important as to think us being "okay" with what the organization does matters at all. I know I just don't take it that seriously. It's a game that I watch and talk about to be entertained. I have my opinions when they mess up, and I have my favorite players. But ultimately, my choice in the matter is whether I watch/attend games.

[baseline bum]

did you ever also notice how often Wemby looked out of breath and gassed out there? By the end of the season, he seemed to hold up better and seemed to handle the extended minutes much better.

Yeah a lot of shit Pop did this year that I didn't like, but playing Victor 30 minutes a night seemed just right for a guy his age acclimating to the NBA game.

[spurraider21]

Yeah a lot of shit Pop did this year that I didn't like, but playing Victor 30 minutes a night seemed just right for a guy his age acclimating to the NBA game.
the 30-32 minute stuff until the tail end of the season was fine. he was visibly gassed all the time after playing a 6 minute stretch. the annoying part was the unnecessary babying of him in december/january with the 24 minute stuff and no b2b rule because he rolled an ankle that he said felt totally fine. guy was out there on his birthday putting on a show in one of the more thrilling games of our season against milwaukee but he wasnt allowed to go over 26 minutes

[baseline bum]

the 30-32 minute stuff until the tail end of the season was fine. he was visibly gassed all the time after playing a 6 minute stretch. the annoying part was the unnecessary babying of him in december/january with the 24 minute stuff and no b2b rule because he rolled an ankle that he said felt totally fine. guy was out there on his birthday putting on a show in one of the more thrilling games of our season against milwaukee but he wasnt allowed to go over 26 minutes

Yeah I agree that stretch was annoying but people are acting like that was the whole season.

[skin27]

Yeah a lot of shit Pop did this year that I didn't like, but playing Victor 30 minutes a night seemed just right for a guy his age acclimating to the NBA game.
Cmon man he's 20 year old young man, he can play 35 minutes a game.. dont act like he is 33 years old and treat him like 2011-2016 duncan.

[baseline bum]

Cmon man he's 20 year old young man, he can play 35 minutes a game.. dont act like he is 33 years old and treat him like 2011-2016 duncan.

Great way to burn the kid out and get him hurt having to carry an NBA team on both sides of the floor 35 minutes a night like he's a five year vet used to that kind of workload. Guys like Jokic and SGA don't even play 35 minutes a night and you think a rookie needs to be doing it.

[Brazil]

This constant gliberish about Victor pt is beyond stupid. Victor is 19 y/o with a freakish body who clearly showed that he could not handle heavy minutes. Pop did a great job monitoring his pt, he did not prevent Victor from having the best rookie season ever and preserve his health which was btw the first and foremost priority.

Any SF bitching about it is a massive idiot who has no clue of what they are talking about, waste of time to argue with tem.

[scott]

Personally, I think the complaints about the in-season management are overblown and Wemby (and sane fans) can understand those reasons (even if they were frustrating/annoying/borderline silly).

The bigger issue is the one that Spurs have an opportunity to fix - the complete lack of talent around him. It shouldn't be excused a second year in a row. I'm not expecting a complete 180, but the Spurs at least gotta do something.

With that said, I'm completely prepared for them to run it back and for me to continue to believe Pop is past his expiry and needs to go.

[Brazil]

:cry but but Victor could have 2 more ppg and 1 more bpg :cry he could have won 10 more votes on the DPOTY :cry Spurs would have won 5 more games :cry

like really ?

[Rosewood]

Personally, I think the complaints about the in-season management are overblown and Wemby (and sane fans) can understand those reasons (even if they were frustrating/annoying/borderline silly).

The bigger issue is the one that Spurs have an opportunity to fix - the complete lack of talent around him. It shouldn't be excused a second year in a row. I'm not expecting a complete 180, but the Spurs at least gotta do something.

With that said, I'm completely prepared for them to run it back and for me to continue to believe Pop is past his expiry and needs to go.
Good because that’s exactly what’s gonna happen :lol

[spurraider21]

This constant gliberish about Victor pt is beyond stupid. Victor is 19 y/o with a freakish body who clearly showed that he could not handle heavy minutes. Pop did a great job monitoring his pt, he did not prevent Victor from having the best rookie season ever and preserve his health which was btw the first and foremost priority.

Any SF bitching about it is a massive idiot who has no clue of what they are talking about, waste of time to argue with tem.
he's 20

[Brazil]

he's 20

true... it changes everything

[skin27]

Great way to burn the kid out and get him hurt having to carry an NBA team on both sides of the floor 35 minutes a night like he's a five year vet used to that kind of workload. Guys like Jokic and SGA don't even play 35 minutes a night and you think a rookie needs to be doing it.


20 year old kid has better stamina than 26-30 years old men.. look at the minutes played most of alltime great players like jordan and lebron they played more minutes on their younger years.

[baseline bum]

20 year old kid has better stamina than 26-30 years old men.. look at the minutes played most of alltime great players like jordan and lebron they played more minutes on their younger years.

No 19-20 year olds who haven't hit their physical prime do not have better stamina. And there is not a single player in the league that plays 38 minutes a night any more, not one. This isn't 2003 where teams walk the ball up the floor every possession.

[rjv]

NBA players the height of Wemby are a different breed: that's a lot of oxygenated blood that their hearts have to pump. If you look at the stats of NBA rookies over 7'3", most averaged less than 30 minutes per game in their first year. Sampson averaged just over 32 but Holmgren, Eaton, Bradley, and Ming all averaged less than 30 mpg.

[skin27]

No 19-20 year olds who haven't hit their physical prime do not have better stamina. And there is not a single player in the league that plays 38 minutes a night any more, not one. This isn't 2003 where teams walk the ball up the floor every possession.


Wemby will never win mvp playing 32 minutes a game.

[skin27]

NBA players the height of Wemby are a different breed: that's a lot of oxygenated blood that their hearts have to pump. If you look at the stats of NBA rookies over 7'3", most averaged less than 30 minutes per game in their first year. Sampson averaged just over 32 but Holmgren, Eaton, Bradley, and Ming all averaged less than 30 mpg.


Really? Shaq played 36 minutes or more in his first 12 seasons

[skin27]

No 19-20 year olds who haven't hit their physical prime do not have better stamina. And there is not a single player in the league that plays 38 minutes a night any more, not one. This isn't 2003 where teams walk the ball up the floor every possession.


Luka played 37.5 minutes per game this season. Thats almost 38 minutes per game.

[baseline bum]

Wemby will never win mvp playing 32 minutes a game.

Agreed, he'll probably be playing around 35 mpg by 2026-27 or maybe even 2025-26 when he starts hitting his physical prime and starts becoming a serious MVP candidate.

[baseline bum]

Luka played 37.5 minutes per game this season. Thats almost 38 minutes per game.

You brought up Jordan who played 38.3 as a rookie and LeBron who played 39.5 as a rookie in different eras, both more than anyone in the league plays today (DeRozan led the league in MPG this season at 37.8). Also Luka is 25 and in his physical prime.

[rjv]

Really? Shaq played 36 minutes or more in his first 12 seasons

Shaq's not a member of the set I defined. But even in his case, Shaq played three seasons at LSU prior to his rookie year with Orlando, and he played over 31 minutes in his last two seasons (after averaging just under 29 his freshman year).

[skin27]

Agreed, he'll probably be playing around 35 mpg by 2026-27 or maybe even 2025-26 when he starts hitting his physical prime and starts becoming a serious MVP candidate.

Actually he can win mvp as early as next season if pop increase his minutes and spurs starts winning with wemby leading the way..

I like too see him break Drose record of the youngest player to win MVP award.

[skin27]

Shaq's not a member of the set I defined. But even in his case, Shaq played three seasons at LSU prior to his rookie year with Orlando, and he played over 31 minutes in his last two seasons (after averaging just under 29 his freshman year).

Shaq and wemby entered the nba around the same age

[tonight...you]

I now know the fans who want to run a unique kid with an extremely unusual frame into the ground straight away before anybody truly knows what his body can take for their own personal gain.

Good stuff.

[baseline bum]

Shaq and wemby entered the nba around the same age

About a year's difference

[spurraider21]

Jokic has won 3 MVP's and has never averaged 35mpg

[thiste]

I now know the fans who want to run a unique kid with an extremely unusual frame into the ground straight away before anybody truly knows what his body can take for their own personal gain.

Good stuff.
Come on, you could argue averaging 48.5 minutes a game for a whole season is "running a player into the ground" as Wilt actually did, But 35 minutes? This is getting ridiculous. A good number of players average around 35 minutes in today's NBA.
Victor is tall, but he's far from the higher end in terms of weight, he doesn't jump very high cuz he doesn't need to and he plays with finesse rather than strength.
Sure, you can't predict the future but he looks to have a career more akin to KD or Kareem than Greg Oden.

Also I guarantee guys like Zion, Embiid & Jokic have a lot more blood to oxygenate in their bodies than Victor does.

[skin27]

Come on, you could argue averaging 48.5 minutes a game for a whole season is "running a player into the ground" as Wilt actually did, But 35 minutes? This is getting ridiculous. A good number of players average around 35 minutes in today's NBA.
Victor is tall, but he's far from the higher end in terms of weight, he doesn't jump very high cuz he doesn't need to and he plays with finesse rather than strength.
Sure, you can't predict the future but he looks to have a career more akin to KD or Kareem than Greg Oden.

Also I guarantee guys like Zion, Embiid & Jokic have a lot more blood to oxygenate in their bodies than Victor does.

Agree, too many people here being a fan of load management that do nothing to a player. Instead its the number 1 reason why a player won't win individual like MVP.

For example kawhi, who's been in a load management his entire career and still Still getting injured up until now.

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't know how to embed IG posts, but that last post by the Spurs with Wemby thanking everybody from the coaching staff to the fans was amazing. He ain't goin nowhere

https://www.instagram.com/p/C61ypriR67s/

[ace3g]

https://youtu.be/I91eKvQD5Tc?si=KdwkzPoVFywwPge0

[skin27]

I don't know how to embed IG posts, but that last post by the Spurs with Wemby thanking everybody from the coaching staff to the fans was amazing. He ain't goin nowhere

https://www.instagram.com/p/C61ypriR67s/

Bacuse spurs organization is already pushing vic closer to tha fans, building emotional connection so that he'll feel that he is a big traitor if he go anywhere.

[Chomag]

How many seasons do you think Wemby is going to patiently wait at home.watching Chet competing in the playoffs?

[Ariel]

How many seasons do you think Wemby is going to patiently wait at home.watching Chet competing in the playoffs?
Well, let's just say it's the reason I find myself rooting for Dallas :lol

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/Balldontlie/status/1789427120050999362

[Pauleta14]

Well, let's just say it's the reason I find myself rooting for Dallas :lol

Same. I'm ashamed tbh :lol

[baseline bum]

https://youtu.be/I91eKvQD5Tc?si=KdwkzPoVFywwPge0

How the hell did we luck into this man?

[TDomination]

https://youtu.be/I91eKvQD5Tc?si=KdwkzPoVFywwPge0

so awesome. Still can’t believe he’s a spur but man I’m so glad he is!!!

[ambchang]

I swear so many people on here aren’t actual Spurs fans. You should want Wemby to be an all star and an all nba player, and DPOY. You keep harping about Wemby being a rookie over and over again like it proves some grand point of yours. However, the real point it does prove is how much the franchise failed Wemby this year as a rookie. Bc on a competent team, he would’ve been an all star, all nba, and had a real shot at DPOY award. All as a rookie. Instead he had a coach fuck around for the whole season, a front office that gave him zero support talent wise, and he didn’t even have a fucking PG for half the season.

These things should piss you off. But they don’t. Bc you like the Spurs sucking for some reason. Idk why. But buddy all nba and DPOY awards get Vic a lot more money than not having them. Plus it gets him to the HOF. And on top of that 23 of the last 30 MVPs have won a championship and Vic wants to be on that echelon of player. And if the Spurs keep dixking around and think like you do, well he’s only a rookie. Well he’s only a second year player. Well it’s only his third year. He might not stand for that shit. Hell Duncan almost left us and that was after winning a chip. Wemby expects the franchise to have the same mindset as him. And so far we don’t. We have the loser Ambchang mindset

He’s only a rookie :cry
You want him to be an all star as a rookie :cry
you want him to be all nba as a rookie :cry
you want him to be DPOY as a rookie :cry
You want him to an all time great :cry

If you can’t argue make stuff up. :tu

[KobesAchilles]

No, they only care about DPOY, All star appearances and RoY, especially in their rookie years.

I didn’t make shit up. You threw a whole hissy fit about us complaining that Wemby didn’t make an all star team, win DPOY, and make an all nba when honestly he should and would’ve if Pop put the kid in a position to succeed early on. Instead he played a PF as our PG and let our team ice out Wemby early on.

The Spurs failed Wemby this year. And really Pop failed the team in so many ways that I think he deserves to be fired for it. This team is not the team on the Duncan years. It is the early Robinson years Spurs and if you remember those days then you remember how shitty our front office and coaching was. We have no great assistant coaches, a bad coach bc he’s past his prime, a suspect drafting GM, and ownership that has no idea how to run a team. Plus our supporting cast is really bad either bc they are really bad or bc they are put in really bad situations. Either way it’s not good. We have 3 years to get a squad around Wemby. The clock is ticking. Even your sarcastic self should be aware of that

[manufan10]

1790028179240816932

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1790049755168387437

[ambchang]

I didn’t make shit up. You threw a whole hissy fit about us complaining that Wemby didn’t make an all star team, win DPOY, and make an all nba when honestly he should and would’ve if Pop put the kid in a position to succeed early on. Instead he played a PF as our PG and let our team ice out Wemby early on.

The Spurs failed Wemby this year. And really Pop failed the team in so many ways that I think he deserves to be fired for it. This team is not the team on the Duncan years. It is the early Robinson years Spurs and if you remember those days then you remember how shitty our front office and coaching was. We have no great assistant coaches, a bad coach bc he’s past his prime, a suspect drafting GM, and ownership that has no idea how to run a team. Plus our supporting cast is really bad either bc they are really bad or bc they are put in really bad situations. Either way it’s not good. We have 3 years to get a squad around Wemby. The clock is ticking. Even your sarcastic self should be aware of that

Check the entire year of messages, yours included. Page after page, post after post of how the Spurs are failing Wemby because Wemby is not getting RoY, DPoY, etc .... and that he should demand a trade because of the supporting players, with no regard of the fact that the Spurs got Wemby in the first place because they were bad to start with, and that the Spurs are in the phase of experimentation throughout the year to see what sticks.

The year has been extremely trying, and I have huge issues with how Pop coached the team. I had no issue with the Sochan PG experiment, I had huge issues with how it was done. I have no idea how Branham got so many minutes, not sure why Mamu, Devonte Graham and Sissoko didn't see the light of day until the last few games, especially when this year is supposed to be an experimental year. Don't even get my started on the defensive schemes, which was nonsensical to begin with, but to use Wemby not getting awards and saying that he should demand a trade is insane.

[KobesAchilles]

Check the entire year of messages, yours included. Page after page, post after post of how the Spurs are failing Wemby because Wemby is not getting RoY, DPoY, etc .... and that he should demand a trade because of the supporting players, with no regard of the fact that the Spurs got Wemby in the first place because they were bad to start with, and that the Spurs are in the phase of experimentation throughout the year to see what sticks.

The year has been extremely trying, and I have huge issues with how Pop coached the team. I had no issue with the Sochan PG experiment, I had huge issues with how it was done. I have no idea how Branham got so many minutes, not sure why Mamu, Devonte Graham and Sissoko didn't see the light of day until the last few games, especially when this year is supposed to be an experimental year. Don't even get my started on the defensive schemes, which was nonsensical to begin with, but to use Wemby not getting awards and saying that he should demand a trade is insane.
Bah why would I want Wemby traded? I just think that in today's NBA the team better get their shit together or else he will leave. Even Giannis was thinking of jumping ship and that was a year after they won the chip. I know we were bad the year before we got Wemby. But once we got Wemby, the tock is clicking on turning it around.

Pop has become too arrogant for his own good. It's time t jettison him out. Tbh I like the OKC approach. Hire a young coach and have them grow and struggle together. Honestly I see us getting the 7th or 8th pick next year. And as a fan that is frustrating. Unless ofc we go the injured DRob 1997 year and we get Flagg. But this coming season is going to be an extension of this long ass season and man I'm not looking forward to it at all

[ambchang]

Bah why would I want Wemby traded? I just think that in today's NBA the team better get their shit together or else he will leave. Even Giannis was thinking of jumping ship and that was a year after they won the chip. I know we were bad the year before we got Wemby. But once we got Wemby, the tock is clicking on turning it around.

Pop has become too arrogant for his own good. It's time t jettison him out. Tbh I like the OKC approach. Hire a young coach and have them grow and struggle together. Honestly I see us getting the 7th or 8th pick next year. And as a fan that is frustrating. Unless ofc we go the injured DRob 1997 year and we get Flagg. But this coming season is going to be an extension of this long ass season and man I'm not looking forward to it at all

Giannis was with that franchise for a decade. They won and the entire thing fell apart. So it’s a totally different situation. Besides it’s a power move out of Lebrons. It’s just totally different.

I am grateful for what pop did but I have to admit it’s ran its course. He’s better served as a consultant at this point, the day to day coaching side of things is just too much. Problem is that all his protege went on to other franchises.

Ultimately, thinking wemby will demand a trade is unrealistic, and to say the spurs aren’t good as the cause is illogical at best. Everyone knew the spurs aren’t making any noise this year, we all severely underrated the experimentation (I know I did, and even Vegas did) and the spurs lost 10 more games than they should because of it. Pop having too long a lease is an issue we have to deal with, but ultimately he may have something up his sleeves. I choose to be optimistic and hope he does have a plan, but more realistic and practical people may disagree.

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1790387323458224342

[Brazil]

This victor Mets92 jersey is gonna become even more priceless

[BatManu20]

Damn they couldn't last one season without Wemby :lol. That's wild.

[ace3g]

C69MFSKOgC_

[scott]

https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1790387323458224342

Wemby going to demand a trade to Mets92 so he can save them

[Bruno]

For people interested, a short explanation on why Wembanyama's former team is shutting down:

Basketball teams in France don't make enough money through, sponsorship, TV deal and tickets to cover their cost. They need public local funds to survive.

Mets92 were bought by the city of Boulogne itself. The city's plan was to build a new arena and have them playing in it. Problem is that they never build that arena. As a result, they were spending money on a team that was playing in another city because they didn't have a suitable arena for them in their city. They decided to stop that and the team is now dead without these public funds.

[JPB]

I don't know how to embed IG posts, but that last post by the Spurs with Wemby thanking everybody from the coaching staff to the fans was amazing. He ain't goin nowhere

https://www.instagram.com/p/C61ypriR67s/

Man, I like Vic but his message is (like everytime in that kind of ceremonies) the most classic, consensual, politically correct message you can hear around. It touches us cos we're spur fans, but you can hear players all around the league delcaring their unconditional love for any organisation then leaving 3 months later.

If Vic feels spurs are not building a solid team around him the next few years, it's not the fans, the ball boys or the coffee machine guy who will make him stay. the firt thing he want is winning. Duncan probably said similar stuff and had one foot and half in Orlando. Never overestimate the love players have for their franchises. they know it's a business and teams have no "emotional" issues trading anybody they don't want anymore.

[exstatic]

Man, I like Vic but his message is (like everytime in that kind of ceremonies) the most classic, consensual, politically correct message you can hear around. It touches us cos we're spur fans, but you can hear players all around the league delcaring their unconditional love for any organisation then leaving 3 months later.

If Vic feels spurs are not building a solid team around him the next few years, it's not the fans, the ball boys or the coffee machine guy who will make him stay. the firt thing he want is winning. Duncan probably said similar stuff and had one foot and half in Orlando. Never overestimate the love players have for their franchises. they know it's a business and teams have no "emotional" issues trading anybody they don't want anymore.

I’ve never heard anything like what Vic said from another player, just flat statements like “Yeah, I want to stay here”.

Anyway,I’m not worried about SA putting a team around him with the war chest of picks we have. Only something stupid like going all in on Trae Young could fuck that up.

[manufan10]

C69MFSKOgC_

They sold out in less than 5 minutes.

[JPB]

For people interested, a short explanation on why Wembanyama's former team is shutting down:

Basketball teams in France don't make enough money through, sponsorship, TV deal and tickets to cover their cost. They need public local funds to survive.

Mets92 were bought by the city of Boulogne itself. The city's plan was to build a new arena and have them playing in it. Problem is that they never build that arena. As a result, they were spending money on a team that was playing in another city because they didn't have a suitable arena for them in their city. They decided to stop that and the team is now dead without these public funds.

Yeah, some of them merged but there's always been to many pro teams in the Paris area for the french basketball market.. (Levallois, Boulogne, Sceaux, Nanterre, Paris itself ...) and for all of them to survive.

There should one big club in Paris, then maybe one big club for the suburbs, like New tork, New Jersey :lol... and probably just one big club who could compete in Euroleague. That's crazy there's not one and "Paris Basket" is playing in an only 5K capacity arena (they're moving to a new 8K one next season I believe, whohoo! And thanks the Olympics).

Ironically, Boulogne and Levallois (two cities who composed the Mets) are among the wealthiest and more "bourgeoise" cties around Paris. They're cheap.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If you can’t argue make stuff up. :tu

Nothing KobesAchilles said is wrong.

This org failed him this year with a crap squad around him. It was clear to everyone ten games in that Sochan was little more than a monkey humping a football trying to play PG.

And yeah, Pop did him no favors either. We have one or two more seasons to build a squad around Wemby and show a commitment to the process and him before he says enough of this crap, regardless of whatever he posts on Instagram this week.

Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.

[ambchang]

Nothing KobesAchilles said is wrong.

This org failed him this year with a crap squad around him. It was clear to everyone ten games in that Sochan was little more than a monkey humping a football trying to play PG.

And yeah, Pop did him no favors either. We have one or two more seasons to build a squad around Wemby and show a commitment to the process and him before he says enough of this crap, regardless of whatever he posts on Instagram this week.

Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.

How many franchises win a title every decade?

[ace3g]

https://x.com/BellatorMMA/status/1791547670974067192

[Fizziksman]

How many franchises win a title every decade?

Spurs have won a title in each of the past three decades

[ambchang]

Spurs have won a title in each of the past three decades

Apparently not good enough.

[cutewizard]

the archetype of Wemby is the one and only RAMON EL PRESIDENTE FERNANDEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNUQ_Lua-jQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-MAvAlIpy8

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pound for pound , the most elegant player in the history of basketball

[cutewizard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WZKkxBjRVE

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How many franchises win a title every decade?

So that excuses failure to develop the team?

[ambchang]

So that excuses failure to develop the team?

How did you come up with that? I’m seriously intrigued by that.

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How did you come up with that? I’m seriously intrigued by that.
Perhaps you need to explain, "How many franchises win a title every decade?", as a response to criticizing the franchise. Maybe we misunderstood, because on the surface, that response sounds like you're excusing the franchise because they won in the past.

[ambchang]

Perhaps you need to explain, "How many franchises win a title every decade?", as a response to criticizing the franchise. Maybe we misunderstood, because on the surface, that response sounds like you're excusing the franchise because they won in the past.

Responded directly to this:

“Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.”

I have no idea what the expectations are for the spurs. Making panic decisions generally leads to disasters. Saying we have to move now and load up because certain players are available isn’t good decision making. It’s not running a franchise, it’s fan peddling.

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Responded directly to this:

“Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.”

I have no idea what the expectations are for the spurs. Making panic decisions generally leads to disasters. Saying we have to move now and load up because certain players are available isn’t good decision making. It’s not running a franchise, it’s fan peddling.
I missed that somehow, which makes your response make more sense.

I disagree with the statement to which you responded. The Spurs had drafted and developed a first-ballot hall of famer who suddenly stopped showing up and held the entire franchise hostage.

That would wreck many franchises for decades. The Spurs did the best they could and managed to get some value for him. That value just increased with the extra lottery pick this year. Furthermore, I think they have done an extraordinary job of drafting; anyone looking at the Spurs' draft record prior to DJM would likely agree. There was really only one inexplicable pick in there, IMO.

Where the team has failed is in player and team development, where Pop seems to have the most useless crew of turds as his assistants. I used to think Will Hardy was pretty useless, and he feels like John Wooden now compared to these clowns.

The defense has been awful, the lineup decisions embarrassing, no accountability for missed rotations, lapses, failure to fucking pass to Victor. It took far too long to figure out that Zollins isn't a starter, and Barlow has gotten the Tiago treatment when he should be getting minutes. Honestly, the Sochan-at-point thing was not a bad idea, it was walls built without a foundation. It was destined to fail because the team had no identity and no leadership.

The expectations for the team should focus on developing a core with a mission and a purpose, and they need good coaches to help with that. Pop is too entrenched to remove, so we are stuck with hoping that he brings in someone who can organize this dumpster fire before Victor decides to leave.

[ambchang]

I missed that somehow, which makes your response make more sense.

I disagree with the statement to which you responded. The Spurs had drafted and developed a first-ballot hall of famer who suddenly stopped showing up and held the entire franchise hostage.

That would wreck many franchises for decades. The Spurs did the best they could and managed to get some value for him. That value just increased with the extra lottery pick this year. Furthermore, I think they have done an extraordinary job of drafting; anyone looking at the Spurs' draft record prior to DJM would likely agree. There was really only one inexplicable pick in there, IMO.

Where the team has failed is in player and team development, where Pop seems to have the most useless crew of turds as his assistants. I used to think Will Hardy was pretty useless, and he feels like John Wooden now compared to these clowns.

The defense has been awful, the lineup decisions embarrassing, no accountability for missed rotations, lapses, failure to fucking pass to Victor. It took far too long to figure out that Zollins isn't a starter, and Barlow has gotten the Tiago treatment when he should be getting minutes. Honestly, the Sochan-at-point thing was not a bad idea, it was walls built without a foundation. It was destined to fail because the team had no identity and no leadership.

The expectations for the team should focus on developing a core with a mission and a purpose, and they need good coaches to help with that. Pop is too entrenched to remove, so we are stuck with hoping that he brings in someone who can organize this dumpster fire before Victor decides to leave.

Amen.

I wouldn’t mind getting some veteran leadership. The coaching and player deployment had traditionally been some of the greatest strengths of the franchise, but the last few years have been a rather big disappointment. The defences the last few years were simply head scratching and the offences were from a decade ago. The spurs are in the position to reset, which is why we should focus on a solid defined path and not deviate from it unless an incredible opportunity shows up (doncic or Edwards demand a trade type thing). Reacting to every Trae young and Darius garland isn’t worth it.

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Amen.

I wouldn’t mind getting some veteran leadership. The coaching and player deployment had traditionally been some of the greatest strengths of the franchise, but the last few years have been a rather big disappointment. The defences the last few years were simply head scratching and the offences were from a decade ago. The spurs are in the position to reset, which is why we should focus on a solid defined path and not deviate from it unless an incredible opportunity shows up (doncic or Edwards demand a trade type thing). Reacting to every Trae young and Darius garland isn’t worth it.
There was an iteration of the Spurs that tried to develop their young core, and they were upset in the playoffs every year of their existence. Timmy deserves a lot of credit for making the team great but they brought in guys like Smitty, Jerome Kersey, Kevin Willis, Mario Elie, Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry*, who really taught that core how to be champions.

* I know I'm forgetting a ton of guys.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

How many franchises win a title every decade?

Ah, that totally makes it okay to waste a transcendental talent like Wemby who likely won't have a significantly long career.

Good call, what was I thinking?

[ambchang]

Ah, that totally makes it okay to waste a transcendental talent like Wemby who likely won't have a significantly long career.

Good call, what was I thinking?

Getting Trae young to appease some knee jerk fans so that we can get to the second round as the ceiling for Wembys next 4 years, ending up with 25th picks along the way while not developing any young players and not being able to sign anybody because of his $42m contract certainly isn’t it.

[scott]

Responded directly to this:

“Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.”

I have no idea what the expectations are for the spurs. Making panic decisions generally leads to disasters. Saying we have to move now and load up because certain players are available isn’t good decision making. It’s not running a franchise, it’s fan peddling.

How many consecutive years of lottery finishes does Pop and RC's history buy them? This is a serious question. They are on the clock, IMO, not because they haven't won a title in 10 years, but because we've only gotten worse over the last 7. Yes, the Kawhi situation is to blame for part of that and I agree that context needs to be considered. However, unless it is quite clear we are tanking again this coming year (which would be a decision we should also have questions about), then we need to see some improvement.

This isn't to say Pop and RC aren't legends, because they absolutely are. But everyone has an expiration date. I fear that Pop has passed his.

[ambchang]

How many consecutive years of lottery finishes does Pop and RC's history buy them? This is a serious question. They are on the clock, IMO, not because they haven't won a title in 10 years, but because we've only gotten worse over the last 7. Yes, the Kawhi situation is to blame for part of that and I agree that context needs to be considered. However, unless it is quite clear we are tanking again this coming year (which would be a decision we should also have questions about), then we need to see some improvement.

This isn't to say Pop and RC aren't legends, because they absolutely are. But everyone has an expiration date. I fear that Pop has passed his.

Overall I had been pretty upset with primo as a pick, the defence and offence (overall lack of direction last year), hanging on to DDR and LMA way too long. But other than those I’m actually ok eight the decisions made the last ten years or so. I would say another year of the defensive and offensive schemes like last year will snap me. I hope there is a longer term plan, but I’m just flummoxed last year. I’m not sure what was going on.

[scott]

Overall I had been pretty upset with primo as a pick, the defence and offence (overall lack of direction last year), hanging on to DDR and LMA way too long. But other than those I’m actually ok eight the decisions made the last ten years or so. I would say another year of the defensive and offensive schemes like last year will snap me. I hope there is a longer term plan, but I’m just flummoxed last year. I’m not sure what was going on.

Primo pick aside, I think we've been an average drafting team in the from 2018 on. That in and of itself is okay if offset by strength in other areas (since that strength appears to have regressed), but unfortunately I don't see what those strengths are. Our development seems to have taken a step back, in addition to the schemes (as you point out). Organizationally, it's not clear to me what we are good at aside from having GOAT-level luck, continuing our undefeated streak of winning the lotto in time to draft a generational big man.

[J_Paco]

Responded directly to this:

“Pop, Wright, and R.C. are on the clock. It's been damn near a decade since they delivered. And that's scary.”

I have no idea what the expectations are for the spurs. Making panic decisions generally leads to disasters. Saying we have to move now and load up because certain players are available isn’t good decision making. It’s not running a franchise, it’s fan peddling.

It took the Timberwolves 9 years with KAT (and adding multiple #1 pick players) before they won, but the Spurs are supposed magically get all-star after drafting top 10 twice in the last five years.

If Wemby is as impatient and short-sighted as people on this message board (and on X), then his time in San Antonio will be short.

I'm guess the truck loads of money and available 1st round picks the team can either use to add more, or acquire another all-star extend the timetable.

People are so worried about being snake bitten again like with Nephew, they seem to forget how long (4 years rookie deal plus possible extension after) Wembanyama will likely be in San Antonio (before asking out).

And the team is definitely 'on the clock,' but I don't want them blowing possible lucrative future assets to only get marginally better or handicapping their ceiling.

Build through the draft (a PG, swingman and upperclassmen in the second round, please), add some quality veterans - with hopefully good leadership skills - to help bring along this far too young roster.

The defense actually improved once Sochan and Wembanyama played their natural positions, so stick with that and add a better starting 3-and-D win to supplant Champagnie.

The 'struggling to find Wemby' narrative was mostly an early season problem (Sochan ain't a PG and players were unfamiliar with where to get Wemby the ball) since Wemby's usage percentage (32.2%) was skyhigh for a rookie by season's end.

[Seventyniner]

If Wemby is as impatient and short-sighted as people on this message board (and on X), then his time in San Antonio will be short.

Agreed. All of the "we better put a good team around Wemby now so he doesn't bolt!" hand-wringing is some combination of extreme pessimism, Stockholm syndrome, and desperate attempts at a hot take. If Wemby really has that kind of attitude he already has one foot out the door.

[daslicer]

Agreed. All of the "we better put a good team around Wemby now so he doesn't bolt!" hand-wringing is some combination of extreme pessimism, Stockholm syndrome, and desperate attempts at a hot take. If Wemby really has that kind of attitude he already has one foot out the door.

Agreed. There is no point of worrying if Victor will leave. Spurs fans need to just enjoy him while he's here.

[poopbox]

Spurs have won a title in each of the past three decades

They also haven't cracked 35 wins in 5 seasons, which is alot more relevant than anything they did 2014 and before.

[DesignatedT]

Ehh the Spurs were in prime position to win another title in 2017 if it weren't for Pachulia. And then the Kawhi thing happened. It's fair to be critical but I wouldn't say the Spurs FO hasn't done anything since 2014. They also delayed the tank to Wembanyama's draft which paid off.