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You tell pop that and tell them to earn his paycheck or get his ass fired
Repeat after me, mother ers: WEMBANYAMA IS A CENTER.
I didn't really mind dumb s here saying Wemby would play in the perimeter but I worry Spurs management thinks the same. Hopefully tonight's game is just the Spurs ing around and not a glimpse of how they're planning to use Wemby all season.
He's a 7'5" guy. It doesn't matter how good he handles the ball, he shouldn't be trying to cross people over on the 3 pt line while dribbling through 6 arms. He's gonna get stripped a whole lot of ing times because of physics alone.
Screen setter on pick and rolls and pick and pops, post ups, dump passes, putbacks. These are Wemby's most efficient plays. Play to his strengths, don't make his rookie season harder than it needs to be, tbh.
Last edited by DAF86; 07-08-2023 at 12:01 AM.
You tell pop that and tell them to earn his paycheck or get his ass fired
He a pf…….. they’ll teach him how to take advantage of his skill set. RELAX
The flipside to this is that if teams are throwing 2.5+ defenders at him anytime he dribbles to the FT line extended, it's going to open up chasms in their defense.
No, he is not. He never anything other than C in his life. He needs to be at the center of everything on offense. The guy closer to the rim most of the times.
Tbh his screens looked weak as tonight. Definitely gotta hit the weight room before that can be a big part of his game.
The most efficient play of his career is the pick and roll by far.
Tiago Splitter was as good a screener as the Spurs ever had. He didn't do it with imposing strength.
If he can just continue to collapse the defense like he was doing tonight, he can turn guys like Champ and Bran into 20 ppg scorers in the NBA and average 7+ apg himself.
If you're 7'5 why would you want to take a bunch of jumpers, get your arse closer to the basket and eat.
His size is best used closer to the basket. He shouldn't be jacking up many 3 point shots or dribbling through traffic.
The Spurs need to add real perimeter shooters to the roster.
They have done nothing to set Wemby up with the right teammates, a real PG who can shoot, for a successful rookie year.
He definitely falls down alot
7'5" guy that shoots 27% from 3 taking a bunch of 3's and off the dribble fade away jumpers. What a sound strategy.
He's gonna be great, though. Just too gifted tecnichally and physically.
PF/C that needs the ball more on the high post, sort of like how we used LMA
Calm down it was Game 1.
For all we know he was told not to mix it up with Zaza type phucks in the paint.
As to the dribble strip, let him experiment.
FFS Timmy Dunks got beat by Greg Ostertag in Game 1 SL.
In his case height won’t determine his position; his mindset/play of an oversized, too slow / un coordinated sf thus making him a more ideal pf in todays game. He’s settling right now and not properly moving to correct spots. He’ll get better.
Him and Zollins in the high low will be a thing of beauty…… they may also throw a little hybrid triangle in there
Honestly he did struggle but there are many reasons for that. First game, first game hype, everyone's gunning for him, ty coaching, Summer League caliber teammates, clearly unfamiliar with the system (don't blame him) and classic overhyped #1 vs previously on #2. All in all it was great what i saw. I'm typically a political-Pop hater but a huge coach-Pop fan so I have great faith that he will go thru the tape of this SL and put Wemby in situations he can succeed on. This dude is a unicorn for sure but he needs to get some experience under his belt... more than anything. This is why I wish we took a risk and chased a big free agent star like Dame to keep the focus off of him while allowing him to gain confidece AND gain the respect of the referees which is humongous in the NBA. Pair them up with a pretty good young roster and I think they can make some serious noise. Wemby sucked in the scoring and conditioning department but he was a difference maker on D. Just like mouthbreather-Green predicted.
The future looks very promising for our beloved Spurs.
The soft frenchie in him tbh. Get used to it. That’ll prob be part of his game throughout his entire career unfortunately, no matter how much muscle he gains. Much like Tony and even Rudy Gobert.
Not Pop’s change to make tbh. Wemby does not want to play that way and you risk getting an unhappy player if you make that change
The word is definitely out on him tho and ppl will defend him when he's out on the perimeter and in the post. Just as Draymond talked about. They're getting up into him and making him take off balance shots. He's going to have to learn to adjust to that and he will. Whether it's learning to dribble backwards and then take the hit and spin off of it or get squared up before you take the bump so you're going up strong. They took his legs out from underneath him all night.
I am actually kind of scared of him trying to set hard picks I keep thinking something bad going to happen to those knees.
bullock and Osman are both 39% three point shooters
yeah they haven’t added anyone.
Lmfao @ people saying he has to change the way he plays after one scrimmage
the guy showed tonight unreal passing and touch and permitted play and you knuckle dragging bozos want him to avoid it.
shut up.
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