Was it you that was upset when people compared wemby to durant?lol bro, I guess this is gonna be the narrative from the "Wemby is a SF" guys
Dude, whatch that BBall breakdown video. Pop spammed the play he used to run with Duncan and Robinson at the end of the game, where one would screen the other in the post and create all types of different actions from that look. That's clearly a bigman play/move.
I have no problem with Wemby taking as many 3's as he wants, as long as he gets double the paint touches during a game.
I don't know if upset, but yeah, the Durant comparisson is just lazy. Even Durant said it on the press conference after the game "they compare us just because we're both skinny. We're totally different players". And he's right, Wemby doesn't have KD's handles nor elite shooting, but he doesn't need to. That's the thing. If his teammates keep feeding him the ball next to the hoop, there's just no stopping him.
My cannot get any bigger
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you could just admit you were wrong and the comparison is an apt one
Theres nothing wrong with the Durant comparison from an in game play standpoint. He has already has more of an alpha gene tbh
Hahaha what? Did you see the game last night? The only reason Wemby dominated the way he did is because he was finally getting touches in the post. In fact, he missed quite a lot of jumpers. He would have got 50 if he connected on those.
It's fine though, Wemby shouldn't rely on jumpers to have productive offensive numbers.
It really is a lost cost if what folks here got from last night's game is that Wemby is Durant 2.0.
Actually the other guy said it and Skip said: "I don't think that will happen. I think he is made for SA."
That brings me to a funny story: After we won in '14 I saw Skip for the first time...calling himself the "Major of SA"...me, being from germany, thought several month that he is the actual major of San Antonio (not wandering why he has a talking heads show)...stupid me.
Always have to think about this when I see him.
sure, skip pushed backActually the other guy said it and Skip said: "I don't think that will happen. I think he is made for SA."
That brings me to a funny story: After we won in '14 I saw Skip for the first time...calling himself the "Major of SA"...me, being from germany, thought several month that he is the actual major of San Antonio (not wandering why he has a talking heads show)...stupid me.
Always have to think about this when I see him.
But it has begun- this is what they do-shill for the lakers/knicks/warriors/clippers
I mean, just look at the highlights. Outside from the 2 threes he makes off the drible, everything else is near the basket and on postups (plus a pick and pop three, which is a modern bigman play).
okHahaha what? Did you see the game last night? The only reason Wemby dominated the way he did is because he was finally getting touches in the post. In fact, he missed quite a lot of jumpers. He would have got 50 if he connected on those.
It's fine though, Wemby shouldn't rely on jumpers to have productive offensive numbers.
It really is a lost cost if what folks here got from last night's game is that Wemby is Durant 2.0.
keep lying to yourself
5 games and he has everything durant had in his first 5 games and more and health is the only thing that matters
no one said he was durant 2.0 - they just made an apt comparison of durants style -
and for some reason- you have convinced yourself that you know better than everyone else
Dude, watch the video above. That's not how Durant gets his points.
that is one game where the spurs were hitting shots and wemby tweaked his offense to maximize his mismatches
a couple of the other games he showed a few offensive moves that showcased his overall offensive game
in other words- he can do durant - AND MORE
not sure why you are defensive of beta kd but whatever
That's not how anyone gets his points. I can't think of any player who can just go to the front of the rim without setting a (good) screen, not care if he's double or triple teamed, high point the ball at about the height of the rim and just lay it in.
I don't give a about Durant, I just want the Spurs to maximize Wemby's strengths. Sure, there will be games where his jumper is falling and he will look like Curry, forget Durant. But Wemby just doesn't have the wlite shooting that Durant has, and most likely he never will. He can't consistenly count on hitting jumpers on his way to 30 pts every night.
The way he will consistently get his points is the way he did yesterday: abusing everybody near the basket. Do you think it is a coincidence that the first game he got consistent touches in the paint is the first game he trully went off? This needs to be the formula moving forward.
Exactly. That's why is dumb to have him wandering around the perimeter for 90% of the time, like the Spurs were doing with him in the first few games.
from what pop said coming into the season and in his press appearances during those initial games I get the impression they were letting victor feel out where he wanted to be and what spots he was comfortable going to.... especially in the first 3 quarters of games.
did he ? i don't remember him saying that. More like "he's his own player". not the same....
saw a video about while the NBA's average height is not much different from the mid 90's (about 6'7), the height distribution has changed a lot, in that its a lot more concentrated. a much higher percentage of the league falls between 6'4 and 6'9, whereas before it was a much more even distribution down to about the 6 foot mark, and the low 7'sI used to think KD's height/fluidity combination was the peak. It's crazy that in less than two decades an even bigger physical freak came along.
No way is there a next level to this , right? Wemby has to be the peak of the NBA player's evolution. And he's a ing Spur.
NBA teams dont need a couple of 7 foot tall oafs just for the sake of having 7 footers anymore. big immobile shotblockers like boban dont matter anymore because of the defensive 3 second rule, increased emphasis on 3 point shots, and offenses forcing switches. so centers have to be mobile first. being mobile + being able to protect the rim is not a common trait. its why guys like evan mobley, jaren jackson jr, etc, are very highly coveted now
same reason tiny point guards are all but gone... cant hold up against switches, so they have to be insanely productive offensive players to counteract that
its quite literally a perfect storm for wemby, and to a lesser degree, chet. the likelihood of seeing many more of them? not particularly great. there simply arent that many 7 footers in the population, generally. then you have to screen for the ones who arent debilitated by their height and have long term problems. then you have to screen for the ones who like and play basketball. then you have to screen for the ones that have reasonable athleticism (unlike the previously viral Kenny George). etc etc. but finding legit 7 footers with their level of athletic ability, on top of their skill level? so many 7 footers end up playing basketball because they were tall, and they pick it up late. both wemby and chet were playing basketball since their early childhood. they're simply a rare breed, and wemby that much more so than chet
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You know he's going to drop a 50 piece at some point this season, there'll be a game he gets hot and is just rolling the whole time. can't wait tbh. when was the last time a Spur scored 50? Was in TP back in 09?
Yea, with the hype and the media running the narrative. All star is very likely.
Aldridge got 50 with us, I think.
Wemby and Durant are different players as could be seen in their last games. KD is a SG/SF, Victor a PF/C....
Victor is a front court, big man player who can roam on the perimeter, KD is a perimeter, swingman, one on one shooting player who can drive... Wemby isn't close to have KD's handles, rapidity and ability to create his own shoot while you can't just throw the ball to KD's in the paint like you do with Wemby and KD doesn't have Wemby's dissuasive presence on defense.
Last edited by JPB; 11-03-2023 at 07:07 PM.
when it comes to just regular season...
LMA scored 56 in 2019
Parker scored 55 in 2008
Duncan scored 53 in 2001
other than that, theres a handful of Robinson/Gervin 50 burgers, and 1 apiece from Kenon and mings
the last time Duncan even scored 40 was 2003. the last time he put up 35 or more points was 2007
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