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Do people really think Wemby is playing again?
https://sports.yahoo.com/scoot-hende...013104359.html
Guess Wemby won't have to guard Scoot afterall.
Do people really think Wemby is playing again?
I think he should be playing for another game at the very least. The reps would be good for him to get used to the NBA speed, and it would be good for his confidence to at least try to end his Summer League stint on a positive note.
I figure it would be announced by now if Wemby wasn’t playing. A lot of people are going to the game just to see him.
Before the SL, they said he was going to play one or two games, total, and he’s already played one. If he plays tonight, and doesn’t play well, do you keep playing him until he does?
Yes— I don’t think the Spurs want it, but the player will. I also think he is aware of the narratives after game 1 and wants a chance to show something else.
I’d like to operate under the assumption that he is capable of playing a little bit better than what he showed vs Charlotte.
If he doesn’t, then I guess this forum will have one of its patented meltdowns again. Good thing I don’t have twitter or IG. Won’t have to deal with the barrage of memes that will ensue.
edit: Besides, I think he’s a pretty compe ive kid. I don’t think it would sit well with him if he didn’t at least have the chance to redeem himself.
Last edited by XenoThirteen; 07-09-2023 at 08:54 AM.
One of Wemby's request to the Spurs is that they let him play and not hold him back. He'll play and he'll play much better tonight.
he obviously plays this game. The one against Miller and the one vs. Scoot were always the ones where he'd play. Scoot being out doesn't change any of that
maybe I'm dumb, but what's the upside of not playing, and what's the downside of playing?
Is it just me or do top draft picks seem disproportionately likely to get hurt during summer league or summer scrimmages? Amen Thompson, Scoot Henderson. Chet got injured last summer and even Zion Williamson got hurt his first summer league game.
Apart from getting injured one of the other reasons why people thought he might not play a lot in summer league was because he was too good. That obviously wasn’t the case the first game. He could use at least another game, and I’m sure he wants to go out there and try to redeem himself.
Chet Holmgren didn't get injured in summer league, it was after that in a game in Seattle (against LeBron, who doesn't play summer league). But you could have added Shaedon Sharpe to the list. Injuries happen, there's 10 top-10 picks every year (duh!) and a few of them are going to get hurt and those are the ones you remember. But also there's a lot of caution, maybe Scoot could play still but they won't risk him anyway, if this was the playoffs he'd play through. That likely plays a part as well.
The fact that you can't name one 10th man on a summer league team who got hurt isn't because it doesn't happen but rather because no one cares so its unreported. Also high draft picks get shut down with the most minor of injuries because why push it?
I think you give him one more shot to shake off those first-game jitters. I don't see the point of just trotting him out there for only one game.
If he does well tonight, it will boost his overall confidence and help get him acclimated.
If he does poorly, then it will be a coachable moment to show him he still has a lot of work to do.
Otherwise, anything he did on Friday could be chalked up to "well it was just one game"
Thought they said two or three games.
Tbh, Wemby got to play. Got to end with a good note
He needs the conditioning. He was walking up the floor a lot and breathing heavily. Let him continue to roam the perimeter. If he goes to the hole, every opposing player will try to get a piece of him. It’s one thing to get slammed during the season, but getting whacked by some dude who will never see a regular season minute is another.
He’s an 83% FT shooter, so that doesn’t sound like a great defensive plan. As poorly as he played in some facets of the game,he didn’t miss a FT, 4-4.
This is why you don't try to prove yourself in summer ball unless you are a fringe player. There are other fringe players willing to take you out to try and prove themselves.
The same thing.
If someone injured him and took him out, they’d never playin the NBA. Ever. End of the dream.
I expect Wemby to play better in his 2nd game on fewer minutes.
Imagine if Wemby had gotten hurt in his first game! The chorus of I-told-you-sos would've been deafening. But Scoot and Amen get hurt and people just shrug their shoulders and say no big deal, injuries happen.
I'm not a big fan of the idea of sitting him in SL. It'd be one thing if he was dominating the compe ion and clearly looked like he didn't need to be out there, but at this point he could really use the experience to help get acclimated to the different style of play. Not saying we should be trotting him out there for 30+ minutes, but 15-20 minutes a night would go far IMO. He's also made it clear he wants to play as much as possible; I'm sure he'd prefer the extra playing time as well.
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