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He definitely has that long DJ Murray archetype build. He made Keldon look like Kyle Lowry out there… physique wise.
After that steal against Garland last night, I'm renaming this kid:
Wesley Swipes
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From the poster who brought you Wing Stop
He definitely has that long DJ Murray archetype build. He made Keldon look like Kyle Lowry out there… physique wise.
sorry
Blake + Branham have been reserved as Air B&B
We should rename Keldon/Vassell “Wing Flop” or maybe “Beyond Meat Wing Stop”
I'll have to check that out. Legally, my name should still work. I'll check with Tony Buzbee
I could see this if they were dunkers
haha true Blake couldn’t get near that lob last game but probably is missing some bounce. Branham’s games just isn’t above the rim.
Can also if they keep shooting air balls.
How is Blake coming along? Is he ready to play in the big boys’ club next year or does he need another year of seasoning?
didnt really look close last year. hopefully he put in the work over the offseason. its a tall ask, but we also saw how much dejounte improved early in his career each offseason. though i think rookie murray looked more the part than rookie wesley. in fairness, murray was also on a team that had way more structure, while asking blake to point guard last years spurs is like asking a pilot to fly a plane with one or two engines being shot
I think you look at his floater in the summer league, if it still looks like complete garbage then he won't pan out. It means the intangibles they are betting on is not enough.
This summer league ain't gonna make or break him, man.
The floater is the no. 1 priority since he was drafted it is the thing that makes the idea of him work. If there is no progress on that end after a year none of it will.
I don't disagree, but he has all summer and into the season to work on these things.
Sure but he already had one and he badly failed. We all agree if he doesn't show decent improvement this year, 3rd string PG or Europe/China is his ceiling.
He looked good - or pretty good relative to his draft position - last Summer League, was doing okay in the G-League, then tore his meniscus, and was promoted to the regular rotation (possibly prematurely).
His raw defensive instincts and athleticism can't be taught. Obviously, if his offense and feel doesn't come around you'll be a lot more right than wrong.
Still, cir stances definitely played a part in how poorly he looked this season at times. We'll see if he can turn the corner and become an actual (deserving) rotation player in year 2.
Blake was way ahead of Dejounte on their rookie year. Dejounte dribble was loose, no jumpers. The only thing that saved his butt were the people around him. Blake had to play with young players and designed to lose. He is fearless, has that same TP burst of speed. Wemby’s coming should elevate everybody’s game. I look forward to them getting excited about winning and improving.
You will be able to really evaluate him by year 3. He will need some time. Just gotta see steady improvement from the kid, which I'm confident of. He has a great work ethic
Blake was a home run swing. There is no rush. He has skills that you can't teach, has a good at ude and seems to have a good work ethic. If he learns to draw fouls, develops a floater, and kicks to the open man he becomes a game changer. If he adds a consistent three pointer he becomes a superstar.
people do realize we are on wemby o clock? as in any player that doesn't get up to speed fast enough gets replaced by a vet or a rookie. And also you don't get to develop on wemby's time. you have bench minutes and g league and your summers. If you botch that your out. We have too many draft picks and cap space to say wesley is anything more than an early prospect. All teams have young players and we need to be looking at them from the view of wemby., So no driving or shooting from wemby's position, no running into wemby. no looking or speaking to wemby without express permission.
If wemby says he wants a foreign PG or a vet, we gotta take wesley to the glue factory.
Umm I think we got time to develop some players right now and we not ringing until we probably get another high star type of player to pair with him. So you either get lucky and maybe have that star in Blake or your better hope that Atlanta, Chicago, or Toronto crash so we get a lottery pick from them.
in wesley year 3 he'll be competing with the FA class and the new lottery pick, that's if we don't trade up this year or gain new young prospects. I like blake, he should stick, but if a new guy sticks faster that's our guy.
^ Yeah getting Wemby is the worst thing to happen to Wes at this point. He was a long rebuild prospect and we are not that anymore. We have to get older fast. This is not business as usual.
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Getting Wembanyama is great for Wesley. He's going to draw off shot blockers. What do you mean? The team isn't going to 'get older faster.' What does that mean?
Wemby won't play in the G-League. Are you talking about summer league? Wemby probably plays 1 game there.
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