Tbf, the shots he's been taking over the past few games are different from those shots he's been missing early on in the season.Paging also LeBowen, who I think had the most unfortunate timing ever in hopping on the "Wemby shoots too much" train, right before these games
There are no more iso sidestep or stepback 3pts, very few attempts against the flow of the game, he's just taking shooter's 3pts.
I agree, but as part of my Crow Diet I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt that Wemby needed those games of ill advised brick 3s to morph into what he is right now, and that he learns at an otherworldly pace.
it’s possible that he’s just on a hot streak, but I’m going to chose to believe this is closer to who he is and that marginal improvements in shot selection lead to major improvements in results.
curious to see how he adjusts to the next time he is shooting cold
No need to eat crow, your eyes didn't deceive you watching Wemby at the beginning of the season. To me his lack of effort was obvious on both ends of the court, Wemby is insanely gifted we all know that but some of those games he gave up on defensive plays and settled for bad shots when he couldn't find his way into the paint. Either he was sick early on or he truly needed to get his legs under him, either way we expected greatness from him every game and he wasn't showing that.
These last games are exactly what we envision for him, take the open shots with no hesitation, make a few, throw out the pump fakes and make your moves early. He absolutely learns at an ungodly pace but his effort will need to be there every game to show how dominant he truly is.
For the love of god, just let the boy shoot the 3.
He needs to keep shooting the same way and amount whether he scores or not, the same way a SG would do to keep the defenders respecting his shot.the problem with this is if wemby has an off night from3pt land
he still needs to leran how ro get to the freethrow line consistently
Very soon, teams will start game planning this situation and he'll have even more opportunities to fake and penetrate with an open lane.
Meme of the year, so far! Nice work
I knew this thread wouldn’t age well LOL.
I just think you jumped the small sample size train my friend. If 3 good - VERY GOOD - games can erase the stats to make an argument then its too soon to make that argument. Wemby has improved somewhat on shot selection and not having Sochan out there helps his defensive matchup but also not playing hte rockets (who just defend him very well right now) 3 times is a big deal too.
Honestly what makes Scott better than 99% of the posters here is just the willingness to admit when he's wrong. A lot more people should be willing to do that.
Yeah he's just making them now. He said himself don't overreact either way. What i will say is that if you watch Wemby shoot a basketball, he has great form. That would be the dumbest thing ever to watch a guy shoot like that and tell him he shouldn't shoot 3s. Shot selection like you said just needs to be good. Save those "heat check" early in the shot clock types of shots for when you've actually caught fire.
Thanks Manny. On admitting being wrong... it's so ing easy, I don't know why people have a problem with it. Manny is the only person on this website who I actually know personally and GAF to even the smallest degree what he thinks of me, so what's the point in trying to impress a bunch of internet strangers with machismo and bull ? Just say you are wrong and carry on with productive conversations
But if Wemby goes 1-9 tonight against LA, you best your ass I'm going to be back in here with a vengeance! lol jk... maybe
Unlike almost every other NBA player, Victor almost always has an open look at a 3. He doesn't need to swing it like they do and rush his shot like they do. He doesn't need a pick even if he still uses one because he seems to feel like he's 6'9 vs 7'5. No one is going to block his three. From that regard, he's a good option from 3 even if he's shooting a lower percentage. He also avoid the Chet Holmgren, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid type injuries under the basket if he can be out there.
The Spurs need another 3pt threat though, not someone who shoots about the same as Victor but who has to fight for open looks.
I'm trying to recall who or what type of player has been guarding him the last three games... I'm thinking it was more traditional bigs, right? And not small forwards? That could have an impact, too.
Wemby shot 40% on pull-up threes last year, and he's been taking those more in the last 3 games.
I think that's going to continue to be his secret weapon, as it's nearly impossible to block, and it forces the defense to react to him much differently than when the Spurs tried to force feed it to him down on the low block.
There's a little bit of the "element of surprise" right now, and it's working for him.
And, as defenses adjust to it, he's already shown himself to be an unselfish player and a good passer, so there should be space to move the ball if/when they try to collapse on him earlier.
8/16 from 3 and 50 points in 26-28 minutes. What a failure.
Yep, this might have something to do. If Wemby is guarded by small forwards and he just keeps bricking 3's over them, it's not gonna be a good look.
Tonight (versus the Lakers) was a good example of what I was talking about. While I am finally understanding the outline of what Wemby is trying to become, he’d really be aided by someone else to take the pressure of and help him in these moments when his shot isn’t falling and he can’t get to the FT line. I generally like the game he played aside from some youthful turnovers and an ill-advised 3 in crunch time (and a few others I could have done without, but they weren’t the worst). It was our rookie Steph Castle who kept us in this game.
I don’t want to have to rely on Wemby having a superhuman performance to win basketball games. As much as no one really wanted or wants DDR back on this team, having him (or a guy like him) tonight might have meant victory. Someone in addition to Castle who can manufacture some offense, get fouls, keep it moving. Devin also stepped up at moments tonight, but we were missing just one more piece. Could Sochan and Tre (or even just one of them) made the difference? Maybe? But this looks to be a play-in contending team. Let’s make the steps to take that a little further.
I agree, but we'll have to do this season again with Wemby being the sole focus of all our opponents. He'll learn the hard way, let's hope he doesn't end up too damaged...
Tre won't change much and Sochan as much as he's missed on D wouldn't be a diff maker to take opponents off of Wemby.
Castle is the only hope depending on how fast he develops (he's already learning so fast tbh) and we badly need a another one next draft or via trade
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