Game Thread: Warriors @ Spurs 7 PM CST 5 Calif Babes Time. Victor is IN!

[MultiTroll]

Victor in.

Curry out.

GSG

[LeBowen]

Can't believe we're in a position to say this, but we shouldn't this game for granted.
Losing with Victor back in the lineup would be really disappointing.
Malaki and Julian need to confirm their good form and hopefully Barlow gets Zach's minutes.

[r0drig0lac]

GSG!

[z0sa]

:flag:

[Knoxxx]

I didn’t know MultiTroll was allowed to start game threads!?!

[Knoxxx]

NBA TV pre game is hot garbage

[MultiTroll]

It's NBATV if you've got it.


I didn’t know MultiTroll was allowed to start game threads!?!
I checked the times 4Xs to make sure i had it correct.

[Knoxxx]

It's NBATV if you've got it.


I checked the times 4Xs to make sure i had it correct.

The pregame was so ass on NBATV, I tried to go back to my league pass on Amazon but looks like they blacked that out no Sean and what’s his name for me.

[scott]

Warriors going full tiny-man lineup. Will be interesting to see if Wemby can dominate things.

[scott]

NBATV using the Spurs broadcast. Thank god we aren't stuck with the Warriors crew.

[MultiTroll]

Sweet pass by Wama around Donkey.

Too bad Sochan couldn't convert for the assist.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I love watching Wemby space on defense.

[Splits]

Great. Here we go. 4:15 for VW first stint. Back on the minutes restriction

[LeBowen]

Wemby looked ridiculous out there with no other big on the floor. :rollin

Solid start, just get Draymond in foul trouble and we're good.

[Pauleta14]

2 games without him and I almost forgot their inabilit to pass to Victor in the paint...

what a shiity roster :lol

[Knoxxx]

NVM we got our SAS announcers on the national broadcast nice!

[Pauleta14]

Collins better and better

Tre isn't an NBA point guard

[LeBowen]

Warriors are actually trash, idk what are they hoping to achieve with this roster.

[TekXX]

Any chance we can move out of the bottom 3? #Ruinthetank

[spurraider21]

Zach Collins recently remembered how to play basketball

[Splits]

Blow w/ VW this should be fun

[scott]

Are there stats on buzzer beaters allowed? It's stunning how bad the Spurs are to close out quarters.

Wemby on pace for a cool, casual 20-20 game.

[scott]

Refs got dinner reservations, not calling any fouls tonight :lol

[LeBowen]

Damn, this lineup is horrible, can't have Barlow and Wesley together on the floor with Victor.

[AFBlue]

Wesley and Barlow are absolute garbage

[TekXX]

Kerr in the pre-game: "Oh i like when the refs let us play", Kerr during the game: "AAAHHH THERE WAS A FOUL"

[Mal]

Little defense would be also fun

[scott]

Kuminga's offensive game has developed nicely. Were the Warriors really trying to just give him away for practically free last year?

[Tyronn Lue]

Pop assuring a loss while still giving Victor some playing time.

[AFBlue]

Sochan is so good in the low post/paint.

[Mal]

Old farts stat padding on this defense

[scott]

Love the Warriors defense when they all just turn their back on Collins and let him drive for an uncontested layup :lol

[BatManu20]

Challenge that call Pop

[LeBowen]

Can Collins just punch Draymond and be done with it?

[TheGreatYacht]

How has Vic not been credited with a block yet? I clearly saw him block CP early in the 2nd??

[Knoxxx]

We just need to cream these punks, Graymon, fossils Paul and Thompson ��

(why the puke emoji not working?)

[scott]

This Zach-Draymond, epic clash of douchebags is fun to watch

[Pauleta14]

How has Vic not been credited with a block yet? I clearly saw him block CP early in the 2nd??

Bill Land said it was Brahman just before Vic

[Knoxxx]

How has Vic not been credited with a block yet? I clearly saw him block CP early in the 2nd??

they said it was Branham who blocked it, and on an earlier Kuminga drive I think the ruling was altered not blocked.

[scott]

Collins and Draymond definitely getting in a fight before this game ends

[TheGreatYacht]

Bill Land said it was Brahman just before Vic

they said it was Branham who blocked it, and on an earlier Kuminga drive I think the ruling was altered not blocked.
Thanks :tu guess I’m blind as hell

[td4mvp2k]

Collins :lmao

[BatManu20]

Trade Keldon to the Shanghai Sharks already. Dude stinks.

[LeBowen]

Ffs how hard can it be to throw a lob to your 7'4 teammate?

[TekXX]

Bill Land said it was Brahman just before Vic

Bill Land is off, it's Dan Weiss.

[Mal]

Ffs how hard can it be to throw a lob to your 7'4 teammate?

Without killing him with Draymond Green underneath ?

[Pauleta14]

Without killing him with Draymond Green underneath ?

No. Just with timely passes when he rolls to the basket.

Seems to be the toughest technical move for this roster

[td4mvp2k]

wemby has to win that matchup with jackson..com'on bro

[Raven]

i actually didn't dislike tre in this first half. Played reasonably hard, made some decent basic reads and exploited the warriors begging him to play offence for a couple layups. Think that's as good as we can expect from him in this suddenly very deep offensive team.

[Pauleta14]

wemby has to win that matchup with jackson..com'on bro

He’s thinking too much about what to do, calls etc

He needs to be more agressive but maybe just come back half to get his rhythm

[scott]

i actually didn't dislike tre in this first half. Played reasonably hard, made some decent basic reads and exploited the warriors begging him to play offence for a couple layups. Think that's as good as we can expect from him in this suddenly very deep offensive team.

Had a couple of very nice defensive reads for steals too. Tre isn't the worst, and is why I agree with some others that starting SF is the bigger need (though we still have to upgrade PG eventually of course too)

[Mal]

I have a feeling that Warriors will just run away in 2nd half

[Mr. Body]

I have a feeling that Warriors will just run away in 2nd half

They're a vet team that got embarrassed last game. They'd better.

[Pauleta14]

Thanks :tu guess I’m blind as hell

Nah. I thought it was Wemby’s too from the tv angle.

Spurs commentary was on the right side

[LeBowen]

They're a vet team that got embarrassed last game. They'd better.

Tbh, this should be the game where we pull the plug on terminally ill patient's life support.

[BatManu20]

Wemby turning the ball over left and right

[LeBowen]

I really don't like Wemby's constant shovel pass attempts in the paint.

[Degoat]

Wemby playing like a big dummy tonight

[Pauleta14]

Victor needs to stop with the risky plamaking

Just attack the damn basket

[Mal]

Yeap, Spurs are done for the night

[scott]

Well that escalated quickly

[BatManu20]

Everyone sucking ass tonight tbh. Nobody’s having a good game. Guys look disinterested and ready to go home.

[LeBowen]

28-4 run, just a reminder that most of our roster is G-league players.

I'm really disappointed in Devin except from his 3pt shooting.

[TekXX]

LOL chuck clank chuck clank.

[Mal]

Zack Collins and four chuckers lineup is not working :pop:

[Splits]

fucking Pop giving the game away with the Zollins extended minutes, Barlow with 5, Mamu with 0, VW with under 20

[Splits]

most retarded rotation I've seen since point-Sochan

[SPURt]

It was a fun 6 quarters

[TekXX]

Basically, when the opposition decides to play aggressive defense our team is fucked.

[Splits]

AND VW STILL NOT IN LMAO

[Pauleta14]

That was a nice soft tanking sequence... :lol

[scott]

Pop ran some Tankathon sims and didn't like us picking #6 with no TOR pick

[Mal]

And Pop kept all those chuckers after timeout, the fuck

[TekXX]

Collins had an epileptic seizure going for that ball

[TheGreatYacht]

Has to be said, but Wesley is an awful fucking defender. Just gets his shit pushed in nightly by backup PG’s. Podz and McConnell are not that good lol

[Splits]

Yeah, let's make sure Vassell doesn't get any 2nd half floor time with Wemby

[baseline bum]

Ah this is the Malaki Branham I have grown used to, 0-4 with a -16 on the floor tonight

[LeBowen]

Barlow and Wesley ruining spacing for Victor again.

These are obviously intentional tanking lineups, this game is over.

[baseline bum]

Make that 0-5

[skin27]

Like i said wemby is talented but has low basketball IQ

[TheGreatYacht]

Paint clogged with Barlow and Wesshit out there

[baseline bum]

Bran Ham 0-6

[Mal]

I knew this Pop would tank this game with this rotation..

[TekXX]

This white dude on the Warriors sucks, surprised Wright didn't draft him.

[baseline bum]

Nice, 1-7 is a start

[Splits]

this has to be the stupidest rotation I've seen since point-Sochan.

Pop: F-

[LeBowen]

I watched Cavs-Suns before our game started and during the half, it's just ridiculous how much better Garland is than all our guards, completely different sport.

Any aggressive or unexpected defensive scheme and we can't string two passes together.

[MultiTroll]

Running back the game and up to halftime.

I just peeked at the score.
FFS should i even watch the 3rd qtr.

Sounds like GOAT coach made adjustments per par.

[Blizzardwizard]

:pop: "Sit your ass down Victor you're not going back in the game. My buddy Steve needs a win more than we do ok!"

[Mal]

:pop: "Go there Malakhi, we need this high pick for your replacement"

[Mal]

Branam with tank commander stat line of 1/8 -18 in 14 minutes

[LeBowen]

We were up 10 when Pop decided to trot out Wesley, Branham and Barlow with Wemby.
Down to 2.
Then we were up 8 again when he went with the same lineup.
If this isn't intentional tanking, someone needs to take the keys away.

[Slippy]

Too much Zack Collins involvement on both ends . That 3rd quarter was awful to watch.

[Splits]

Spurms within 11

:pop: time to rest Wemby

[baseline bum]

Cut it to 11, time to bring Branham and Collins back in

[Pauleta14]

See when they play through Victor?

He's our Jokic, let's stop wasting time ffs

[Mal]

Victor to bench, because this little run is against winning games

[TheGreatYacht]

Vic is going to be a Jokic-esque playmaker when he gets better shooters

[Pauleta14]

Like i said wemby is talented but has low basketball IQ

Sorry but that’s says more about your IQ…

[TekXX]

Wemby is hot, give him the ball scrubs.

[Slippy]

Running back the game and up to halftime.

I just peeked at the score.
FFS should i even watch the 3rd qtr.

Sounds like GOAT coach made adjustments per par.

During that 3rd I lost count how many times zack collins was a factor on both ends.

[TheGreatYacht]

Vassell hero balling and caught sleeping defensively…

[Mal]

Tank time, Zack Collins is back

[baseline bum]

It's Zollins Time!

[Sec24Row7]

Vassel has yet to pass to Vic rolling to the basket on their P/R action.

He NEVER gives the ball back.

[Mal]

Branham is back as well

[Pauleta14]

Surreal effort from Victor to finnally get one ball in the paint

LMAO at all of those defending those scrubs :lol

[Splits]

Zolllins sucks so bad on D

[Raven]

Had a couple of very nice defensive reads for steals too. Tre isn't the worst, and is why I agree with some others that starting SF is the bigger need (though we still have to upgrade PG eventually of course too)
clearly didn't last in the second half

[td4mvp2k]

:lol collins

[skin27]

Victor chucking bricking 3s:lmao

[Mal]

Wembanyama is just there, and he is affecting shots with it

[Frenchfred]

Bad shooting night for Wemby

[skin27]

Got posterized!!

[scott]

Trace Jackson-Davis career has been made, with a poster on Wemby

[LeBowen]

Victor chucked way too many shots, but when you look at how awful everyone else is, can't blame him.
Keldon and Collins simply need to go.
Devin needs to start showing up when other guards are useless.

[SpursFan86]

Pretty rough night for Victor offensively. Can’t even make FTs.

[td4mvp2k]

smh wemby letting that scrub get the best of him

[Knoxxx]

This is perfect, Wemby plays awful and we lose a game with plausible blame on him.

[Splits]

Wemby posterized :dizzy

[TheGreatYacht]

My French prince :depressed

[Russ]

C'est la vie.

[Proxy]

Trae would take the offensive load at the end of the game with Wemby going all out on D there

[Raven]

second half had too many forced shots, otherwise not much to complain.

[KingKev]

Chris Paul was clapping at Coach Pop end of the game laughing at him like they both light skin at best. Can’t think of two weaker ass libs that need to retire.

[Pauleta14]

I'd even take Paul at this point

Absurd low BBIQ and passing abilities in this roster

[LeBowen]

Btw, I love how 27/14 on 40% is an awful game for Wemby.
He's great at keeping it together after all those awful possessions from his teammate.
Should take all the shots, tbh.

Until Devin doesn't prove he can consistently collapse defenses and get to the rim, earn some FTs, he's not worth his contract.

[Knoxxx]

That was an offensive foul on that dunk? Or am I misunderstanding the rules?

[td4mvp2k]

sorry but wembys shot aint there yet where he needs to be shooting jumpers everytime when their down double digits

[Pauleta14]

Podzwiemski 19th
Jackson-Davis 57th

Wow Dubs:bobo

[Knoxxx]

Btw, I love how 27/14 on 40% is an awful game for Wemby.
He's great at keeping it together after all those awful possessions from his teammate.
Should take all the shots, tbh.

Until Devin doesn't prove he can consistently collapse defenses and get to the rim, earn some FTs, he's not worth his contract.

Wemby sucked. 40 % FG, guarded by midgets no inside game, 4-9 FTs, 3 AST, 3 TO

When the team is counting on you as its best player, not going to win many games that way.

I can assure you Wemby thought he sucked, too.

[MultiTroll]

During that 3rd I lost count how many times zack collins was a factor on both ends.
Bummer because in the 1st half i thought he gave an excellent effort and had a lot of nice plays.

Was pleasantly STUNNED when WarriorRef gave Donkey the deserved offensive foul for elbowing Zollins face.

[Pauleta14]

Wemby sucked. 40 % FG, guarded by midgets no inside game, 4-9 FTs, 3 AST, 3 TO

When the team is counting on you as its best player, not going to win many games that way.

I can assure you Wemby thought he sucked, too.

nobody’s saying he had a good game. It was clearly a rusty/bad shooting game % wise.

it’s not the point. He needs to be the center of the game a la Jokic and had to work with terrible passing all night. Stop acting like he wasted great assists lol

the % doesn’t matter, it’s the intentions, he most of his misses were close and shots he is usually makes.

[Pauleta14]

sorry but wembys shot aint there yet where he needs to be shooting jumpers everytime when their down double digits

Tell me which shots he shouldn’t have taken?

Are u serious?!?

Let him shoot and miss as much as he wants. He’s THE project. Nobody else

Hes shown he’s wise enough to deal with responsibilities

[MultiTroll]

Excellent game.
Great adjustments at halftime by Popped.
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.xAqlsT9z0_IcfNiR4JUBWQHaEK?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain

[td4mvp2k]

Tell me which shots he shouldn’t have taken?

Are u serious?!?

Let him shoot and miss as much as he wants. He’s THE project. Nobody else

Hes shown he’s wise enough to deal with responsibilities
HIGHER % shots. letting him just chuck each shot down the stretch in the 4th is not winning basketball especially not against a quality opponent like GS.

[CGD]

It was a fine game tonight. Basically, the Warriors turned up the D in the 3rd and our guys couldn’t buy a bucket to save their lives at the same time. That was the difference as it became too hard to chase down that lead in the 4th. I thought the team generally played well, but clearly the Warriors were playing with desperation given their place in the standings.

[Tyronn Lue]

Victor isn't going to be Jokic. He's not that kind of player. Jokic is an anomaly too though, like Victor, only one most never saw coming.

btw, Pop gave the game up by putting Barlow and that other scub on the floor at the same time. They gave up a 10pt lead just like that. Pop called a timeout when the entire 10pt lead was gone, then removed Victor. Solid choice.

[DAF86]

Podzwiemski 19th
Jackson-Davis 57th

Wow Dubs:bobo

Just for the record, Podzwiemski posted great college stats in his sophomore year but was thought to be too unathletic for the NBA. Also, a two year project. His freshman stats are awful. Something to take in mind for this upcoming draft:

1) Don't dismiss production because of perceived physical limitations.

2) Don't necessarily need to take a one and done player just because they are thought to have more upside.

[CGD]

I'd even take Paul at this point

Absurd low BBIQ and passing abilities in this roster

Wemby also needs to cut out that shuffle pass in the paint to Sochan, or at least reduce it significantly. Many times he gets it to him and Sochan (or whoever) doesn’t have much room to operate down there. Zach overdoes does that shit too. I’d rather see Wemby just shoot over people if he’s that low.

[rankingtear]

That 2 big lineup should be trashed.

[Tyronn Lue]

Just for the record, Podzwiemski posted great college stats in his sophomore year but was thought to be too unathletic for the NBA. Also, a two year project. His freshman stats are awful. Something to take in mind for this upcoming draft:

1) Don't dismiss production because of perceived physical limitations.

2) Don't necessarily need to take a one and done player just because they are thought to have more upside.
Teams need to stop overvaluing athletic players. There's enough examples of incredible players who aren't athletic in the league right now to make that aspect more like a plus than a requirement.

[Knoxxx]

Wemby also needs to cut out that shuffle pass in the paint to Sochan, or at least reduce it significantly. Many times he gets it to him and Sochan (or whoever) doesn’t have much room to operate down there. Zach overdoes does that shit too. I’d rather see Wemby just shoot over people if he’s that low.

Yeah he’s 3-5 feet from the rim and he tries some cute little dump off pass when he could easily just rise up and get any shot he wanted. Then it’s like fool me once but he keeps trying the same BS.

[Pauleta14]

HIGHER % shots. letting him just chuck each shot down the stretch in the 4th is not winning basketball especially not against a quality opponent like GS.

Yes he was rusty and missed a lot of shots he usually makes. Not a good game. We all agree

but those aren’t bad shots. Those are shots he needs to take. All those 3s included that will force spread the floor.

[Pauleta14]

Wemby also needs to cut out that shuffle pass in the paint to Sochan, or at least reduce it significantly. Many times he gets it to him and Sochan (or whoever) doesn’t have much room to operate down there. Zach overdoes does that shit too. I’d rather see Wemby just shoot over people if he’s that low.

I agree but imo it’s part of him the same way it was part of Manu’s game.

We’ll have to live with those bc he needs (and deserves) that freedom to use all his skillset.

+ ultimately the goal, I hope, is to use him the same type of way Denver uses Jokic. So it’s a part of his game he need to keep working and practicing on. Mistakes are necessary in that process. He’ll get better

[Spurs Homer]

Has vassell ever learned how to pass the ball over a defender and high enough to get it to a 7’5 guy with go go gadget arms?

[Mr. Body]

I'd even take Paul at this point

Absurd low BBIQ and passing abilities in this roster

Nah, man, that's just wrong. The Spurs are playing well, but they don't have the gear that guys like Paul and Draymond have, and GSW absolutely had to have this win. Coughing up two in a row to a non-playoff team would be devastating.

Just... calm the fuck down. Jesus. The Spurs played alright and were still in it with multiple players struggling. If I want to say anyone showed low BBIQ it was Wembanyama jacking so many shots down the stretch, but he'll learn.

[itzsoweezee]

Good game, good effort.

Zach Collins is still the worst defensive big man in the NBA

[td4mvp2k]

Yes he was rusty and kissed a lot of shots he usually makes. Not a hood game. We all agree

but those aren’t bad shots. Those are shots he needs to take. All those 3s included that will force spread the floor.
they were bad shots because he's not that great of a shooter yet and your shooting the team out of the game especially against playoff teams. your not spreading the floor when there's no other inside presence and your 7"4 center is desperately shooting 3's and down 10 or more late in the 4th.

[Pauleta14]

Nah, man, that's just wrong. The Spurs are playing well, but they don't have the gear that guys like Paul and Draymond have, and GSW absolutely had to have this win. Coughing up two in a row to a non-playoff team would be devastating.

Just... calm the fuck down. Jesus. The Spurs played alright and were still in it with multiple players struggling. If I want to say anyone showed low BBIQ it was Wembanyama jacking so many shots down the stretch, but he'll learn.

Not sure how u interpret my posts my I couldn’t care less about the loss :lol

The point is about the personnel surrounding Wemby, a good part of which is supposed to be the core of the team for the coming seasons. It’s just surreal to watch so little court vision and passing abilities.

[Pauleta14]

they were bad shots because he's not that great of a shooter yet and your shooting the team out of the game especially against playoff teams. your not spreading the floor when there's no other inside presence and your 7"4 center is desperately shooting 3's and down 10 or more late in the 4th.

Have you stoped following the Spurs in December?

Wemby is shooting +40% on 3s since January. He’s allowed not only a bad game but to take the shots he wants.

[td4mvp2k]

Have you stoped following the Spurs in December?

Wemby is shooting +40% on 3s since January. He’s allowed not only a bad game but to take the shots he wants.so because he's hot for one month that excuses his percentage on the year? i don't think so. just because he's allowed to take bad shot doesn't mean its what he should be doing. alot of the blame is on poop as well.

[Jordan Jackson]

Wemby sucked. 40 % FG, guarded by midgets no inside game, 4-9 FTs, 3 AST, 3 TO

When the team is counting on you as its best player, not going to win many games that way.

I can assure you Wemby thought he sucked, too.

His numbers are poor the first game back from rest/injury. Nothing new. He is the least of this team’s problems - which are numerous.

No one takes this team seriously unless he’s on the court and it showed tonight. Teams raise their level of play when he is out there and his teammates are not capable of meeting that moment.

By the way - Zach Collins is a mess out there. Shame on Pop for leaving him out there to shit all over himself in the 3Q.

[Pauleta14]

so because he's hot for one month that excuses his percentage on the year? i don't think so. just because he's allowed to take bad shot doesn't mean its what he should be doing. alot of the blame is on poop as well.

1- WTF are u talking about « the whole year »?!? You’re not able to differentiate his game in November and January?

2- what bad shots are you talking about. Please just ref one…?

3- it’s his first bad % game in a while, congratulations for your patience :lol

[td4mvp2k]

1- WTF are u talking about « the whole year »?!? You’re not able to differentiate his game in November and January?

2- what bad shots are you talking about. Please just ref one…?

3- it’s his first bad % game in a while, congratulations for your patience :lolyou don't know what a year in the NBA is? Nov and Jan are only 2 months that don't even make up half the NBA season... bad shots meaning the last consecutive missed 3 pt attempts late in the 4th.

[TD 21]

That 2 big lineup should be trashed.

:lmao Yet there's still fogies pretending Collins and Barlow are or can play PF (Sarr too).

[FuzzyLumpkins]

you don't know what a year in the NBA is? Nov and Jan are only 2 months that don't even make up half the NBA season... bad shots meaning the last consecutive missed 3 pt attempts late in the 4th.

fixating on the comprehensive to pretend there has not been a steady and obvious progression is fun I guess.

you just going to shitpost like an idiot?

[td4mvp2k]

fixating on the comprehensive to pretend there has not been a steady and obvious progression is fun I guess.

you just going to shitpost like an idiot?
dont be mad at the facts. talk about shitposts btw.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

dont be mad at the facts. talk about shitposts btw.

I did but I notice you are not taking in any of your feedback and just repeating the we suck, we will always sucks.

In this case I explained the notion of a progression which you promptly ignored as described above.

This shit is fun for me. Last time I squeezed a guy still mad at me about taking Klanners to task a decade ago popped out.

[td4mvp2k]

I did but I notice you are not taking in any of your feedback and just repeating the we suck, we will always sucks.

In this case I explained the notion of a progression which you promptly ignored as described above.

This shit is fun for me. Last time I squeezed a guy still mad at me about taking Klanners to task a decade ago popped out.no real progressions to speak of just accept it.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

no real progressions to speak of just accept it.

you drinking?

[JeffDuncan]

Has vassell ever learned how to pass the ball over a defender and high enough to get it to a 7’5 guy with go go gadget arms?


The signs are, he never will. A great illustration of Vassell’s limitations occurred in the Houston game.

Vassell had the ball out front at the 3pt line. He was guarded by Fred VanVleet. Wemby had gotten position beside Dillon Brooks, just below the free throw line, with nobody between Wemby and the basket. Perfect.

And…

Intimidated by the presence of those two towering giants, VanVleet and Brooks, Vassell passed the ball over to Sochan on the wing.

That’s what Wemby is stuck with on this current Spurs team.

Some might conclude that Vassell was intentionally freezing Wemby out. I don’t think so. I think Vassell just doesn’t have the ability to make a pass that 95% of the players in the NBA could make.

[Pauleta14]

you don't know what a year in the NBA is? Nov and Jan are only 2 months that don't even make up half the NBA season... bad shots meaning the last consecutive missed 3 pt attempts late in the 4th.

since 2012 so u can’t have the youth excuse, so what is it?!? IQ or trolling?

Just in case…

Wemby is progressing very regularly since his really bad November % with bad shots selections etc

He has since steadily improved both of them to the point of being of the the best 3pts % in the last month.

+ I don’t recall a bad shot he took, lots of unlucky in and out and most misses in the 4th where we want him to be agressive.

Victor’s off the dribble 3pts shot is a real cheat code. It’s litterally impossible to defend and he’s already quite good at it.
You want him to keep shooting even the bad ones so that he learns which ones amd when to take them.

constructive "bad" (27&14 lmao) game from Vic

[Pauleta14]

The signs are, he never will. A great illustration of Vassell’s limitations occurred in the Houston game.

Vassell had the ball out front at the 3pt line. He was guarded by Fred VanVleet. Wemby had gotten position beside Dillon Brooks, just below the free throw line, with nobody between Wemby and the basket. Perfect.

And…

Intimidated by the presence of those two towering giants, VanVleet and Brooks, Vassell passed the ball over to Sochan on the wing.

That’s what Wemby is stuck with on this current Spurs team.

Some might conclude that Vassell was intentionally freezing Wemby out. I don’t think so. I think Vassell just doesn’t have the ability to make a pass that 95% of the players in the NBA could make.

:toast

I had doubts for a while, even suspected him to be fake but he just isn’t capable and fears the interception more than he believes he’ll make the pass.

Same for Tre and most of them. Only Cedi and McDermott can/could do it.

Tre even sent a lob to Keldon (I think) in the stands

im not exaggerating when I say the whole roster should change

[td4mvp2k]

since 2012 so u can’t have the youth excuse, so what is it?!? IQ or trolling?

Just in case…

Wemby is progressing very regularly since his really bad November % with bad shots selections etc

He has since steadily improved both of them to the point of being of the the best 3pts % in the last month.

+ I don’t recall a bad shot he took, lots of unlucky in and out and most misses in the 4th where we want him to be agressive.

Victor’s off the dribble 3pts shot is a real cheat code. It’s litterally impossible to defend and he’s already quite good at it.
You want him to keep shooting even the bad ones so that he learns which ones amd when to take them.

constructive "bad" (27&14 lmao) game from Vic
so he's shooting better the past month alright cool but that aint enough to make up overall his poor percentage from beyond the arc and start becoming a chucker down the stretch vs playoff teams. you just admitted eventually he'll learn when to take the right shots at the right time. hardly a cheat code at this point tbh as for stats there's only one stat that matters here and thats in the win column.

[John B]

For a player in Wemby’s caliber, this was a bad game. 40% FG, 33% 3PT, 44% FT, 3 assists. He cannot try to carry the team by just scoring, but getting everybody involved. What made Timmy great was allowing TP, Manu, Bruce, played and blossom on their game, by anchoring the defense, and scoring when needed to make a basket. He allowed double-teams to collapse, to get a teammate open. I know the team roster is young and lack the skills, compared to the championship team. Still, Wemby needs to bring the team together as the leader. Often times he’s chucking 3’s instead of patiently waiting for plays to develop. Get Branham going, Champagnie, etc. CP3 did that tonight. Wemby will learn to be patient and trust his teammates.

[Pauleta14]

Trust his teammates to pass him the ball? :lol

wtf am I reading…

What a way to reverse the problem!

please tell how he can make them more involved when the ball is going away from him?

only passes he gets are at the 3pts line

[Fireball]

Wemby was ok ... Malaki and Keldon are to be blamed for this one ...

[Mal]

Pop lost this match on purpose. His rotation were bad, running same bad rotation multiple times is tanking.

[JPB]

- Spurs shooting % just getting back to earth, limitations resurface.

- And yeah, we can forget about Wemby/Devin two man game, not a solution for the future. That won't be spurs big 2 here or two pieces of a big 3. Vassel is a shooting guard who should be your 4th best player in a contending team.

- Victor do need a real, talented playmaker to play with.

- That team also need a quality wing.

- Hard to blame Wemby for not involving others, as a center, when others supposed to run the show still don't involve him. The guy is constantly active, offering solutions, but ignored most of the time unless Pop calls a 4 down for him. So he does his thing, and he's right.

- Spending the next 3 years just developing these guys around Victor plus other rooks won't lead you anywhere close to being really competitive, much less contending.

[John B]

Trust his teammates to pass him the ball? :lol

wtf am I reading…

What a way to reverse the problem!

please tell how he can make them more involved when the ball is going away from him?

only passes he gets are at the 3pts line

Watch the early years of MJ and when he started trusting his teammates, albeit this roster is very young and the skills are very much lacking. And I agree that the team needs a better facilitator in PG to direct. Still, Wemby with 25 attempts and 40% conversion at 7’4. 9 3pts attempts. He’s a great passer but only 3 assists. The team needs to continue to move and Wemby needs to be patient finding instead of hauling shots for better shots… it’s really easy to understand if you try.

[Pauleta14]

Watch the early years of MJ and when he started trusting his teammates, albeit this roster is very young and the skills are very much lacking. And I agree that the team needs a better facilitator in PG to direct. Still, Wemby with 25 attempts and 40% conversion at 7’4. 9 3pts attempts. He’s a great passer but only 3 assists. The team needs to continue to move and Wemby needs to be patient finding instead of hauling shots for better shots… it’s really easy to understand if you try.

this whole post doesn’t make any sense….

1st you’re comparing a guard and a 7’4 who needs assistance a lot more

2nd not sure where the “he needs to trust his teammates” comes from. He’s way too patient and lenient toward his them. He actually needs to be a little less nice bc after 60 games they still dgaf

3rd how is âge relevant? Their issues are skillset and IQ, nothing âge will change much about that

4th you seem to belong to those emotional fans too attached to their players, especially drafted to realised they should be gone asap

5th he “only” had 3assists? Are u drunk? Did u watch the game? He might have had a couple TOs out of bad passes but his teammates also wasted some very good ones

6th yes he had 25 shots. And? Not only one of his highest number of the season but still below what he needs to do and train for. He had a bad shooting game but it dorsmt matter as long as he knows why. The fact that he’s agressive and the real alpha in the 4th is exactly what we need to see for the future.

7th way to go to wait for his 1st average shooting game in a while to bring those absurd points…

8th you should try to apply ur advises to yourself and think a little bit more next time

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Watch the early years of MJ and when he started trusting his teammates, albeit this roster is very young and the skills are very much lacking. And I agree that the team needs a better facilitator in PG to direct. Still, Wemby with 25 attempts and 40% conversion at 7’4. 9 3pts attempts. He’s a great passer but only 3 assists. The team needs to continue to move and Wemby needs to be patient finding instead of hauling shots for better shots… it’s really easy to understand if you try.

This is fun and all but Jordan had zero of his 1st championship starting 5 in 1984. Harper, Grant, Pippen, and Cartwright didn't start showing up until 87.

Try another GOAT.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

so he's shooting better the past month alright cool but that aint enough to make up overall his poor percentage from beyond the arc and start becoming a chucker down the stretch vs playoff teams. you just admitted eventually he'll learn when to take the right shots at the right time. hardly a cheat code at this point tbh as for stats there's only one stat that matters here and thats in the win column.

not drinking. just repeating yourself like an idiot. at least you vary the wording a little bit.

[ambchang]

Wemby-only fans

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[Tyronn Lue]

Nothing wrong with fans wanting their team to field a competitive roster.

[JPB]

Nothing wrong with fans wanting their team to field a competitive roster.

Come on, who doesn't want another 3 years of role players developing. Wemby and the fans can wait before we get that new Victor/Malaki/Blake big 3.

[Tyronn Lue]

Come on, who doesn't want another 3 years of role players developing. Wemby and the fans can wait before we get that new Victor/Malaki/Blake big 3.
Are you suggesting you don't want to see a picture of Pop having lunch with Victor in LA in the off season the way he did with Kawhi?