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while i believe this is the likely outcome, when did the spurs say wemby will start at the 4? they havent even formally acknowledged that he will be the pick
Prepare to be disappointed. They have already said that they are going to start him at the 4 as his game and body develops.
while i believe this is the likely outcome, when did the spurs say wemby will start at the 4? they havent even formally acknowledged that he will be the pick
It doesn't worry me because at the end of the day I know Wemby will inevitably end up as the center of the team.
This reminded me of the time I argued against Keldon being a PF. Everybody and their mother argued here that he should play there, the Spurs even played him there. What did end up happening? He's a SF now. Time puts everything on its place.
5+ years down the road? Sure. Not now, though. I'm convinced that Wemby's unicorn analog, Porzingod (7'3" 230 pre-draft), was destroyed by injuries caused by playing center early in his career. Only now, when teams are moving him to the perimeter is he getting back above 65 games/30 minutes. It took 4 years, including one missed season.
Wemby will be finishing games at C as soon as next season. By the time the Spurs are back in contention (which I hope it won't take 5 years) Wemby will be playing center full time, 'cause that's where he will be at his most effective.
Apparently that is what he and his club want and was what he got his clubs in France to agree to. I could have sworn I saw it for the Spurs too but I am wrong. Youre right about the Spurs they have been mum.
He doesn't want to play center. He wants to play power forward. He says he wants to let his body put on weight naturally. So maybe when he is into his 20s a bit.
In a piece of gigantic stupid ery, the NBA has prohibited them from saying the obvious, that Wemby will be their pick. Nevertheless, he will be, and they've been planning for this for months, just in case. Word is percolating out from their FO.
Nah I didn't say tank, I don't think we'll tank. But I think Wemby will get controlled minutes to prioritize his long term health.
"Win now" in my mind is using all that cap space, signing veterans, playing the starters heavy minutes, etc
If off the bench who's our sg? 30% Branham?
Kevin Durant shot 28.8% as a rookie. Good shooters eventually figure it out. His shot so pure, and coupled with his 83% FTs, I have a hard time not seeing him eventually be a 40% 3 point shooter.
Spurs are probably going to need to trade Keldon because I can't imagine he's going to be happy with a bench role when he's still a young player trying to make a name for himself in this league. Sucks to do but Sochan is too good a prospect to hinder with a move to the bench, especially after seeing the way he learned and developed from a DeAndre Jordan level FT shooter to a Sean Elliott level FT shooter over the course of a season. Though that would definitely necessitate adding a PG who can shoot the three.
At people thinking entering most halves (he'll still likely occasionally start even if everyone is available due to matchups) approximately 6 minutes in, is going to "stunt Sochan's development" . . . because it really held back that Ginobili guy.
He says that but he already plays as a center in France, so it really doesn't matter what he says.
Supposedly, like Duncan, he doesn't have a problem playing C so much as being put in the traditional box of one.
When you start on the bench, you inevitably play less minutes per game than if you were starting. Playing less minutes per game prevents you from developing at the rate you would be developing getting starters minutes.
Manu was 29 and already a star by the time he went to the bench.
Nah. Wembanyama is probably looking at around 30 mpg and Collins mid-high 20s mpg and I'd be surprised if either exceeds 70 games.
That leaves plenty of opportunity for Sochan to play mid-high 20s mpg himself, which is fine. He's not some elite prospect (not every good/pedigreed prospect starts, even for re-building teams) and virtually everything from now on should be based on what's best for Wembanyama.
I'm well aware. The point stands.
The point that 29 year old, fully developed Manu wasn't held back from developing more by being on the bench so Sochan should be held in the same category in that respect?
Interesting point.
Sochan averaged 26 mpg on his rookie season, common sense dictates he should play considerable more minutes on his sop re year if he were to develop as expected. I think 30 mpg should be the minimum to expect from him minutes wise. And that will be hard to do if he watches the first 6 minutes of each half from the bench.
Sorry, but I'm pretty sure that is wrong. I'm also pretty sure Hedo Turkoglu didn't have anything to do with Manu going to the bench.
Manu had established himself as the second best player behind Duncan when he went to the bench, and it's because Michael Finley's ego couldn't cope with not starting. Look at when his starting numbers dropped.
I agree with you that Sochan should start, though. 100 percent. Sochan is the best Spurs rookie since Duncan, IMO.
I guess you forgot about nephew...
He wasn't drafted until three years later. Not sure what you are referring to. Did he and Finley even play on the Spurs at the same time?
EDIT: oh, you mean the best rookie thing. My bad. No, I didn't forget Kawhi. Sochan was better as a rook.
I didn't say anything about "developing". I said it didn't hold him back and it wouldn't Sochan either, like it hasn't many a player, prime, developing, etc.
One, it's rare nowadays to have an entire rotation active, so again, count on Wembanyama and Collins missing x amount of games, where if Sochan is available, he can start and play around 35 or whatever minutes.
Two, even with both active, can easily still exceed 26 mpg off the bench, just like Ginobili often did. It's not rocket science.
Three, only Johnson and Vassell exceeded 30 mpg last season, so let's not pretend starting guarantees x amount of minutes.
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