The Parisian Patisserie of Victor Wembanyama

[John B]

Oh no question this is rare. I was mostly responding to the height and fluidity combination. If height and agility are both factored in then wemby is unique. Sampson want as agile and Garnett wasn’t as tall/long. A young Kareem maybe the only comp but even then I don’t really recall him being as fluid as wemby is now.

Wemby is a taller Durant

[exstatic]

Wemby is a taller Durant

Excellent DAFFY86 trollage…

[spursparker9]

[spurraider21]

He feels like the the perfect counter to small ball which is the direction the league has drifted to. Other than Minnesota, now sure how many teams are starting 2 real bigs. Lakers have stopped playing Davis at PF

the spurs can play 2 bigs but there’s no mismatch on the either end since wemby is holding up against smaller guys out on the perimeter.

and if other teams go really small where they don’t even have a true center and are playing somebody like pj Tucker at center, then the spurs can just run wemby at the 5 and rinse repeat

[Rocalcio]

All these videos about him is just crazy…

[Fizziksman]

All these videos about him is just crazy…

In one year, he will eclipse all segments made about the Big 3 on national television

[boutons_deux]

That boy don't play right

A shot goes up, VW is floating around, spectating from no man's land or actually heading to the other end of the court. Wtf

He watches drivers drive right past him, does it move to bother the driver

He has to learn that the spurs are his team. Now, when he is on the court he must dominate on both ends, with the win or the loss on his shoulders.

WTF, pop chew is ass out

[spursparker9]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zLrrX490mFk

KD on defending Wemby

[lefty]

Wemby vs his teammates

[tapiefan]

Just give the ball to Victor, surround him with shooters and let him play the game. Just let the kid to be the centerpiece of your offense and your defense.

He's not just the first pick. He is the next big thing, mother of God.

[spurraider21]

Just give the ball to Victor, surround him with shooters and let him play the game. Just let the kid to be the centerpiece of your offense and your defense.

He's not just the first pick. He is the next big thing, mother of God.

dont know if youve really been paying attention if you think victor is at his best when he is just given the ball with room to operate and create. he's been at his best when he's been set up to score. thats not a bad thing. but right now he's at his best as a finisher, not an initiator.

look at how many of his buckets against phoenix just came from him being fed the ball at the rim, and how few of them came from him creating off the dribble, post, etc

he can do those things, and i think we saw him hit those midrange jumpers out of the post against toronto as well, including OT. but thats not his primary means of scoring, at least not yet. he's still 19 and only going to get a lot better. but right now he needs playmakers around him that can take advantage of his length/athleticism by feeding him in opportune positions, more so than he needs shooters to give him room to operate with the ball

[DAF86]

dont know if youve really been paying attention if you think victor is at his best when he is just given the ball with room to operate and create. he's been at his best when he's been set up to score. thats not a bad thing. but right now he's at his best as a finisher, not an initiator.

look at how many of his buckets against phoenix just came from him being fed the ball at the rim, and how few of them came from him creating off the dribble, post, etc

he can do those things, and i think we saw him hit those midrange jumpers out of the post against toronto as well, including OT. but thats not his primary means of scoring, at least not yet. he's still 19 and only going to get a lot better. but right now he needs playmakers around him that can take advantage of his length/athleticism by feeding him in opportune positions, more so than he needs shooters to give him room to operate with the ball

4 wide with Wemby roaming around the middle, getting into pick and rolls and being the benefitiary of dump off passes or putbacks from teammates' drives. That's the absolute most efficient way to utilize Wemby right now. He could seriously average 30 pts per game just from doing that.

I'm clearly not advocating for him doing only this, we need to develop his all around game. I'm just saying that I would like to see more of that efficient way of playing.

[spursparker9]

[SpursFan86]

look at how many of his buckets against phoenix just came from him being fed the ball at the rim, and how few of them came from him creating off the dribble, post, etc

This has been the most infuriating thing over the past 2 games. The way they’ve involved Victor has been the polar opposite of what we saw that 2nd game against Phoenix. Hardly any transition looks, no lobs, no getting him the ball deep in the paint…I get that other teams have different personnel and maybe the league was “put on notice” after that Phoenix game but it’s just hard to accept what we’ve seen the past 2 games.

There’s no reason at all that Wemby shouldn’t be getting 4-5 easy buckets each night. I want him to develop some of those other skills too but it should be secondary to the “easy” stuff…especially this early on when he’s still getting accustomed to the NBA.

Part of it is probably his surrounding talent but I can’t help but be disappointed in some of the broader team strategy around involving him on offense.

[spurraider21]

He could really use something as basic as a jump hook for when he gets paint position. Not everything has to be a full fledged turnaround jumper

[MI21]

4 wide with Wemby roaming around the middle, getting into pick and rolls and being the benefitiary of dump off passes or putbacks from teammates' drives. That's the absolute most efficient way to utilize Wemby right now. He could seriously average 30 pts per game just from doing that.

I'm clearly not advocating for him doing only this, we need to develop his all around game. I'm just saying that I would like to see more of that efficient way of playing.

I don't understand why this isn't at least part of the plan. Like you said, I understand his entire game needs developing, but guess ing what morons, if his confidence is up and the opposition has to deal with a bit of this, other things will open up and become possible. Right now his dribble game is nearly non-existent - if their was some ing space and a semblance of putting players in positions to succeed, it would be a weapon. (not talking flashy crossovers into dunks weapon, I'm talking functional dribble to let the guy with an 8ft wingspan and good touch get where he needs too.)

[stephen jackson]

He needs to get the damn ball it’s pretty simple

[tapiefan]

dont know if youve really been paying attention if you think victor is at his best when he is just given the ball with room to operate and create. he's been at his best when he's been set up to score. thats not a bad thing. but right now he's at his best as a finisher, not an initiator.

look at how many of his buckets against phoenix just came from him being fed the ball at the rim, and how few of them came from him creating off the dribble, post, etc

he can do those things, and i think we saw him hit those midrange jumpers out of the post against toronto as well, including OT. but thats not his primary means of scoring, at least not yet. he's still 19 and only going to get a lot better. but right now he needs playmakers around him that can take advantage of his length/athleticism by feeding him in opportune positions, more so than he needs shooters to give him room to operate with the ball

Giving the ball to Victor does not mean let him dribble, create his own shot and make iso play. Giving the ball to Victor does not mean he will shoot every possession. Giving the ball to Victor means let him play like Jokic, as a kind of point center, where the offense is built around him. Sometimes he's gonna shoot the ball when being in good position at the top of the key, sometimes he's gonna make the right pass to make his teammates shine.

All his teammates have to understand he IS the superstar of the team and none of them are. They are all role players, without any exception, they have to play for him. The thing is for now, it seems that they want to get part of the spotlight Wemby's arrival has bring to the Spurs. You can't let Tre Jones calls no system for Victor in the last 5 plays of the money time.

Otherwise, Spurs are going to waste the holly gift they received from the last draft. My 2 cents.

[boutons_deux]

He needs to get the damn ball it’s pretty simple

he is always at 3 pt line, calling for the ball, then shoots 30%

BAD, losing basketball

[Thomas82]

Giving the ball to Victor does not mean let him dribble, create his own shot and make iso play. Giving the ball to Victor does not mean he will shoot every possession. Giving the ball to Victor means let him play like Jokic, as a kind of point center, where the offense is built around him. Sometimes he's gonna shoot the ball when being in good position at the top of the key, sometimes he's gonna make the right pass to make his teammates shine.

All his teammates have to understand he IS the superstar of the team and none of them are. They are all role players, without any exception, they have to play for him. The thing is for now, it seems that they want to get part of the spotlight Wemby's arrival has bring to the Spurs. You can't let Tre Jones calls no system for Victor in the last 5 plays of the money time.

Otherwise, Spurs are going to waste the holly gift they received from the last draft. My 2 cents.

Well said!!

[rankingtear]

Giving the ball to Victor does not mean let him dribble, create his own shot and make iso play. Giving the ball to Victor does not mean he will shoot every possession. Giving the ball to Victor means let him play like Jokic, as a kind of point center, where the offense is built around him. Sometimes he's gonna shoot the ball when being in good position at the top of the key, sometimes he's gonna make the right pass to make his teammates shine.

All his teammates have to understand he IS the superstar of the team and none of them are. They are all role players, without any exception, they have to play for him. The thing is for now, it seems that they want to get part of the spotlight Wemby's arrival has bring to the Spurs. You can't let Tre Jones calls no system for Victor in the last 5 plays of the money time.

Otherwise, Spurs are going to waste the holly gift they received from the last draft. My 2 cents.

He cant be a point center if he does not want to play center.

[rankingtear]

The kid wants to be a 7-4 durant, it would take years to be able to do that on a championship level. For now roster moves are on hold until he figure things out.

[BatManu20]

[DAF86]

He cant be a point center if he does not want to play center.

He never said he doesn't want to play center (at least publicly). People need to stop with this false narrative that was created.

Sooner or later Wemby will end up as the center of this team. Yall need to realize this fact once and for all.

[rankingtear]

He never said he doesn't want to play center (at least publicly). People need to stop with this false narrative that was created.

Sooner or later Wemby will end up as the center of this team. Yall need to realize this fact once and for all.

Doubt it, he hates it. Defenders run through his knees everytime he sets a screen.