B- for Wemby is…. generous. That was hard to watch last night tbh. About as bad a debut offensively as we could’ve imagined. No offensive game plan with Wemby whatsoever, just letting him iso from the top of the key every possession like he’s Kobe Bryant which resulted in a turnover or a missed shot every single time. was terrible. He’s 7’4 FFS, get him some looks near the basket! He’s not a good enough shooter to solely rely on jump shots to score.
Defensively he was great as expected at least, which was his only saving grace last night. Really need to get him moving in some PnR’s (despite his weak screening ability, he needs to improve), and need to run some cross-actions for him down low to get him some easy looks around the basket."let him iso up top, get that out of his system so he can get over himself early"
And that was just with his natural abilities - imagine when instead of just reacting and using his physical tools, he is reading the game better, anticipating things and actively defending.
He looks like a DPOY candidate already *potentially* and compared to someone like Gobert for example, hes already far ahead on offense comparatively on potential and base skill set that Rudy ever was.
Not sure if it was said in the game thread but, once the first few didn't go down, Wemby's energy level dropped and he mostly listlessly wandered around the midrange and wasn't looking for the ball. At times, he was standing around and watching and wasn't moving toward the rim when shots went up. But I think it was a combination of the crazy pressure, lack of practice, opening night jitters, and disappointment in himself that caused a lot of his issues. A few games under his belt and he'll be as right as the mail.
I would have drafted him number one for defense alone.
Wemby will be fine. The offense was a mess as others have mentioned. Mostly giving him the ball at the 3-point line and watching him try to do something. He may have above-average ball skills for a big, but that's still not easy. Not concerned after one SL game. Most of the guys didn't shoot well (being generous), and they won.
Shompanyee on the other hand... this is his summer league.
You think he can block Joker's fade away one foot short range?
No way they let Wemby guard Joker this season. He’d back his ass down for an easy layup every time. Even with Wemby’s length, he wouldn’t stand a chance 1-on-1 tbh.
If he is a front-runner it is nit good. Where is the scouting report?
You seem to have been low-key dogging Wemby for a hot minute from his weight routine to his game without any balance the other way.
What's up? You no likey?
nope the pst above is fun one.
we are on the same side but thee is so much hype around this dude and i d scrath my head just because I've been into spots for a loooong time and seen it all awes wows etc. and to me he is nowhere close or me to be in awe tbh. I need to see him against compe ion that is adequate to the level he is gonna compete in his pro life.
I never gie points for looks for heights and so on.
as for his weight routine - article came out and there were no insight what so ever. Only some PR that what he is doing is good... duuuh. They showed me nothing new and he is still raw plus iv'e been training for over 30 years and coaching as well.
So as of right now I have no evidence of his body development....
I only can watch how he moves and how it looks frrom athletic standpoint. And for a 19y old he is pretty weak. his agility for a 7'5" is really good. for and NBA player it's below decent.
ppl can walk around this board with boner all the time reading some articles and stuff.
A one in generation player? Not yet. But intriguing prospect. Interesting enough to wake me up more on whats going on in San Antonio.
In six months we will know much more. The system will be more or less set and he will be more comfortable with his game and ability against proper compe ion.
Wemby wants to work the high and low posts. He wants to be on both ends of the pnr and isoes. The goal is to run the offense through him. Then there is the defense.
This is a player development situation and it sure looked like the staff overloaded him.
OH NOES!!
It's like people have never been involved with organized, compe ive sports.
Right on. Thank you for the perspective.
Does he win a prize or something if he does?
Your posts continue to be really stupid.
Victor looked fine last night for what it was. Minimal effort with zero playbook knowledge yet surrounded by mostly walk-ons and probably nervous plus anxious some crazy Brit fan might charge at him. Still almost a double double. 3 pointer and 1. Blocked Brandon Miller on the 3 point line. Good distribution, clever passing. 5 blocks?
Defensively impactful in ways that don't hit the stat sheet.
Last night was just a proof of concept for Victor and it was a success. If you watched LNB playoffs you have more data than one amateur Summer League game and against probably net equal or even perhaps better talent than Summer League scrubs anyway. The overall dataset favors optimism that Victor's greatness will indeed translate in a big way. Don't look at the leaf and ignore the forest.
The only thing that worries me about Wemby is that the coaching staff seems clueless on how they want to play him.
Everything that Wemby struggled in his first game is fixable and I think he will bounce back just fine..
Another big thing that I noticed is Wemby's knack of disrupting the flow if the opposing team's offense. Dude is going to be a juggernaut there.
From 30th defense to number 1 defense in the league and it’ll all be because of one guy tbh
The Spurs should use Wembanyama like they used LaMarcus Aldridge. Run the same plays. High low with him and Zach Collins. Alley oop curl. Pick & Pop. Pick & Roll. Corner 3 spot-ups and left block isos. Simple.
All these off the dribble isos are useless, he can do that in transition where the defense is not set and he got more space to operate.
I am almost of the opinion that they wanted him to be in that position and for him to try and do what he does on the dribble so he can see the success/failure rate of his game that he wants to play against pseudo NBA compe ion.
He needs to find out what he can and cannot do sooner than later and grow from there.
My favorite play of his was a foul, but had to terrify players around the league. Dude was driving to the right side of the rim, threw his body solidly into Wemby, and drew contact from his right arm, but Wemby snaked his left arm over and Karch Kiraly’d the ball hard enough to leave a dent in the floor.
This is pretty much my thoughts about Wemby 's play on the offensive end.
I was referring to weak side help.
It depends on the moment.
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