It is time to address Wembanyama’s occasional soft and lazy play…

[james evans]

Maybe his teammates can talk to him candidly about how this is a bad idea and that he needs to take the summer off. I understand if the Spurs don’t want to because they don’t want to piss him off… but Wemby needs to understand that playing in Eurobasket isn’t the best decision for him.

a player with stamina issues does NOT need to be resting. He needs to play as much as possible. I seriously doubt 6 or 7 olympic games is the reason he's tired every game in the first quarter. That doesn't make any sense. The more you play, the better it is for your stamina

[Pauleta14]

a player with stamina issues does NOT need to be resting. He needs to play as much as possible. I seriously doubt 6 or 7 olympic games is the reason he's tired every game in the first quarter. That doesn't make any sense. The more you play, the better it is for your stamina

I agree It's actually the opposite, playing NT basketball is a huge advantage, it keeps your n shape/rhythm and gives you PO type experience.

As for Wemby I think it's just that he's having way too much to do with way not enough help and people don't understand the effort required to move a 7'5 body aren't the same than for a 6'3

It's almost irresponsible of Spurs's FO not to have a better roster at this point, especially in terms of size and athleticism considering the matchups he has to face by himself

[RC_Drunkford]

I agree It's actually the opposite, playing NT basketball is a huge advantage, it keeps your n shape/rhythm and gives you PO type experience.

As for Wemby I think it's just that he's having way too much to do with way not enough help and people don't understand the effort required to move a 7'5 body aren't the same than for a 6'3

It's almost irresponsible of Spurs's FO not to have a better roster at this point, especially in terms of size and athleticism considering the matchups he has to face by himself

they got him Fox, CP3, Castle and Barnes in his 2nd season. How is that irresponsible? He should've had a better head coach, but he received plenty of help player wise.

[spurraider21]

they got him Fox, CP3, Castle and Barnes in his 2nd season. How is that irresponsible? He should've had a better head coach, but he received plenty of help player wise.

yeah i was generally pleased with the offseason minus trading the #8 pick, but the fact that they went ahead and used that asset to land a lead guard in Fox makes that complaint moot. wemby just has to be better. wemby from december would have led us to several additional wins in the last few weeks

[baseline bum]

He's gonna play Eurobasket this summer

Aw I was hoping this would be the summer he'd be able to put some weight on.

[LeBowen]

It's better for him to play for France while we're out of the playoffs, it's 6 months without meaningful basketball without it.

[BatManu20]

[scott]

There was a quote from Fox after the game where the last play was designed for Wemby and Fox told him, get to the spot you want and I'll get you the ball - and the top of the key jumper is the spot Wemby chose. While that shot has looked pretty money, that is not really the optimal spot for a 7'5" guy. I think this supports the idea that something is off with him right now.

[ffadicted]

There was a quote from Fox after the game where the last play was designed for Wemby and Fox told him, get to the spot you want and I'll get you the ball - and the top of the key jumper is the spot Wemby chose. While that shot has looked pretty money, that is not really the optimal spot for a 7'5" guy. I think this supports the idea that something is off with him right now.

Those tweets are damning in the sense where he went from clear DPOY to traffic cone, but as far as the offense goes... Wemby has been settling for jumpers all year long. He almost never catches the ball on the post, and even when he tries to setup in the high block or elbow asking for the ball, he always gets bullied out to the 3 point line by guys a foot smaller than him. He just doesn't have the strength, know-how, or both to be a force down low right now, and his jumpers falling have conditioned him to think that's his best option.

That's not a recent thing, that's been like that for most of the season

Edit: to add to that, he's one of the worst screeners I've ever seen for a high level guy, so the PNR doesn't help him with any of this stuff either

[RC_Drunkford]

I don't understand why people are surprised tbh, he been had problems with the allergies recently. Just because it's getting better doesn't mean you're at 100% right away. He was still under the weather in the Hawks game if you listen to his postgame interview.

[Mugen]

At some point, you need to sit him for a bit tbh.

[LeBowen]

At some point, you need to sit him for a bit tbh.

If only he wasn't selected for that all-star circus, would've been a great week of rest.

[RC_Drunkford]

[MannyIsGod]

Those tweets are damning in the sense where he went from clear DPOY to traffic cone, but as far as the offense goes... Wemby has been settling for jumpers all year long. He almost never catches the ball on the post, and even when he tries to setup in the high block or elbow asking for the ball, he always gets bullied out to the 3 point line by guys a foot smaller than him. He just doesn't have the strength, know-how, or both to be a force down low right now, and his jumpers falling have conditioned him to think that's his best option.

That's not a recent thing, that's been like that for most of the season

Edit: to add to that, he's one of the worst screeners I've ever seen for a high level guy, so the PNR doesn't help him with any of this stuff either

I think this is largely wrong. We've definitely see a trend to get Wemby more sets from the post as the season has gone on and he's gotten better at it. This should be easy enough to substantiate with the NBA.com advance stats but I won't have time for a few days. He's light years better than he was in this last year and he's even shown substantial improvement throughout the season.

[chubbs]

dude is soft. plain and simple. just accept it

[MannyIsGod]

So instead of doing I actually need to get done, I went and did a quick look at the play type stats on NBA.com. Despite posting up less this year, Wemby is far more efficient with his post ups this season and is scoring on them at a higher rate. Last year he finished 27.2 percentile in post up scoring in the NBA and this year he's at the 50th percentile. Obviously the 50th is way too low for Wemby, but that is still significant improvement and given how good he is at scoring outside of the post that's just fine for a 21 year old.

You guys really need to understand that 1) he'll never be Tim Duncan and 2) it's going to take time and is a process. IOW, ing relax.

[chubbs]

So instead of doing I actually need to get done, I went and did a quick look at the play type stats on NBA.com. Despite posting up less this year, Wemby is far more efficient with his post ups this season and is scoring on them at a higher rate. Last year he finished 27.2 percentile in post up scoring in the NBA and this year he's at the 50th percentile. Obviously the 50th is way too low for Wemby, but that is still significant improvement and given how good he is at scoring outside of the post that's just fine for a 21 year old.

You guys really need to understand that 1) he'll never be Tim Duncan and 2) it's going to take time and is a process. IOW, ing relax.

nah he soft. but enjoy your copium

[spursistan]

Blame Mitch & the Loser Crew (Keldon, Vassell, Sochan) all you want, Wembanyama's stark drop off is the single most consequential factor in the team's regression in 2025. Not even sure he makes it to All-Star based on the last six weeks. Also that DPOY award should not be as locked as many want to think.

[Mugen]

Blame Mitch & the Loser Crew (Keldon, Vassell, Sochan) all you want, Wembanyama's stark drop off is the single most consequential factor in the team's regression in 2025. Not even sure he makes it to All-Star based on the last six weeks. Also that DPOY award should not be as locked as many want to think.

Frankly, if he keeps up his level of play/effort on that end until the end of the season, awarding him DPOY would be just as much of a disgrace as Timmy never winning it.

[BatManu20]

He's seemingly hit a wall and I'm not sure it's as simple as chalking it up to allergies. His conditioning seems poor and it's effecting his effort. He had a similar dip last year before the All-Star break and then when he came back from the break he went rogue, so it'll be interesting to see how he performs post All-Star break, but Wemby definitely seems off and has for over a month now.

[Frenchfred]

He's seemingly hit a wall and I'm not sure it's as simple as chalking it up to allergies. His conditioning seems poor and it's effecting his effort. He had a similar dip last year before the All-Star break and then when he came back from the break he went rogue, so it'll be interesting to see how he performs post All-Star break, but Wemby definitely seems off and has for over a month now.

yes it will be interesting to see if he goes rogue again after the all star game. As a frenchman, I like that he plays for the national team but clearly he needs the summer to rest and work on his conditioning/post up game.

[spursistan]

Frankly, if he keeps up his level of play/effort on that end until the end of the season, awarding him DPOY would be just as much of a disgrace as Timmy never winning it.

At this rate, looks like he's gonna win it Marcus Camby's style. Most averaged blocks is the default winner . Haven't checked the on/off defensive metrics, but they must have been steadily dropping lately. The eye test sees considerable instances of lack of effort in contesting shots and making crisp rotations to get there especially after the first Memphis game and that huge first half. If this team finishes in the bottom 7 in DEF-rating as it's been trending i can't blame folks if they change their vote, tbh.

[SequSpur]

Wemby for Luka should’ve happened

[skin27]

If wemby has the BBIQ of tim duncan he’s gonna be unstoppable.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Bottom line: he's a jumpshooter and if jumpshot not go in, Spurms not win


Some games, he will be absolutely unstoppable off his jumpshot, but if the shot isn't falling, he is going to struggle to score/not be able to help the offense much. It's his build, true, but his growing up during this airy version the game is a heavy factor, too.