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It will be even more fascinating when Wemby inevitably ends up as the center and yall have me here gloating on my superior basketball (and just in general) IQ.
I never said he wants to play center, I'm just saying that's what he is.
Actually, it's the other way around for me. Maybe in the former NBA he could have fit better as a PF in offense. In today's NBA where every team plays 4 perimeter guys and 1 bigman in the middle, Wemby is best suited on that role as that guy roaming freely through the middle and closer to the basket, while having perimeter touches from time to time, so that he doesn't feel as if he's been "put in a box".Again, I don't disagree that his defensive talents would be maximized at center. Offensively, his skill set is more power forward in my opinion.
While on defense, I can deal with him being on the other's team worst offensive player just waiting on the wing to provide weak side help.
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It will be even more fascinating when Wemby inevitably ends up as the center and yall have me here gloating on my superior basketball (and just in general) IQ.
He has not shown the perimeter dribble ability to do ball-dominant guard stuff. People seem to be avoiding this elephant.
That's not to say he won't ever be doing that stuff, but just a current observation.
Honestly, he's sort of stuck in no man's land to some degree. He doesn't have to strength to establish position down low consistently. He doesn't have the ability to dribble without getting stripped out on the perimeter consistently. Don't get me wrong. He can do both those things in situations and do it extremely well and look amazing, but he sort of stuck in the middle as far as I can tell, and so I do think that relates to challenges in how the other teammates try to get him the ball.
He's really tall. Play him at center. Seems like that's the analysis.It will be even more fascinating when Wemby inevitably ends up as the center and yall have me here gloating on my superior basketball (and just in general) IQ.
I don't think the sky hook would be that great for Wemby right now. He's not going to be able to drag Lanier and Walton up and down the court 48 minutes like Kareem. Not at this point when he can't fight for and get the position on the block Kareem did to make that sky hook such an effective and high percentage weapon. I would love to see him working on it as a tool to add long term but until he has the strength to not get pushed off his spots it's not going to be too useful IMO.
Think it's more of a case of Wemby being pushed around too easily right now. By the time he's 22, maybe 23, and his body has filled out I fully expect him to be center. Ugh it's too bad this is an Olympic year because otherwise I'd be hopeful he could add another 20 lbs of muscle next offseason like he did this summer.
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Well, then you haven't actually been paying attention to the thread, tbh.
this forum has the weirdest ing takes on everything, and they're all weirdly erotic
You would've thought tanking for a generational prospect literally last year would've changed people's mind, but I guess old dogs never really learn new tricks.
Yes, at this point the discussion really is "he's 7'4'' so he's a center" VS Wemby dribbling into pull-up 3's on every game.
He plays like he reads this thread and actively tries to prove DAFfy wrong
The problem is that he's actually proving me right with his turnovers and awful jumpshooting %.Yes, at this point the discussion really is "he's 7'4'' so he's a center" VS Wemby dribbling into pull-up 3's on every game.
He plays like he reads this thread and actively tries to prove DAFfy wrong
But for real now, Wemby does establish position early and asks for the ball downlow plenty of times. We just don't have good passers on the team.
And all the times he takes ill adviced threes or tries to become Iverson, is because of frustration of not getting the ball for long stretches, and since he's standing on the perimeter 90% of the time by design, there's nothing else he can do.
I think many of us watched the French playoffs, Wemby didn't use to take so many low % shots.
We're into season 9 of this era and not once have they had a roster comprised of their best players being able to adequately space the floor and in the past half decade, defend either.
Wacky perspective as usual. This guy is probably a flat earther supporter.
You would've thought tanking for a generational prospect literally last year would've changed people's mind, but I guess old dogs never really learn new tricks.
there‘s only one solution to this: the old man has to go
He just can't be a pure finisher and expect to be a superstar. Dependent players don't carry their teams to les.
I’ve always on the camp of wemby being a giant Garnett instead of KD. He’s great at certain perimeter skills for someone his size but not for an nba player. He can dribble but he’s not Kyrie Irving, he can shoot jumpers but he’s not curry. But he is wash above average for someone who’s a seven footer and he should use that to his advantage. The way to do it though is to do it in doses rather than doing it exclusively for long stretches in the game.
Garnett became very good at it over time in terms of when to post up, when to be a passer at the high post, when to go midrange and when to drive, but more importantly when NOT to do them, based on what the matchups are and what the schemes are for both teams. It is unreasonable to expect a 19 year old rookie to figure this out against high level nba players. That job falls squarely on the coaching staff.
I’m a huge supporter of PATFO and grateful for what they’ve done over the years for us fans but man this season is hard to watch. It’s depressing.
He’d foul out in 15 minutes playing center. Also, he doesn’t want to play center.
Shaq says hi.
No way you're taking percentages for a rookie alien so seriously. The fact that he's even capable, let alone remotely good at these shots, is already insane. When else is he going to get reps getting used to the NBA line and shooting game other than in his NBA rookie season??The problem is that he's actually proving me right with his turnovers and awful jumpshooting %.
Again, no matter where he might be physically best positioned to play, he just doesn't have a center's game. I'm really curious to see how his career pans out, because no doubt I (and you and everyone on this planet...) see the benefit in him playing C to some degree. But he might be more Anthony Davis than we expected, even in that regard.
His shooting stroke is so pure that I can't not want him to shoot it, tbh. He's destined for it.
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That's what I've been saying since the beggining, that Wemby is more Davis than Durant. I don't know why you are acting as if Davis isn't a center in today's NBA.
He could just end up being like a bigger Giannis with a better shot. Giannis wasnt even in Wemby's universe when he was 19.
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