Spurs needs to tank hard and target Wembanyama un 2023

[Sugus]

This dude is absolutely insane. I cannot believe the Spurs of all teams are actively tanking the season he's available to be drafted. I wouldn't want to see him on the NBA, on any team, that were not the Spurs. He is flat out unfair.

His football skills are the best thing about this video by far to see. We know he's insanely tall and talented, but the fluidity and dexterity he shows with his lower body is a great sign in regards to his future and staying healthy. It's long been known that players who excel at multiple sports during their childhood and teenage years, turn into special players.

Lightning in a bottle.

[Sugus]

But they lost...

Who in the cares how the team did???

That shot at 1:04. A step-back, fadeaway, off-the-glass, long midrange drained shot.THAT SHOOTING TOUCH. WITH THAT HEIGHT. One of a kind, literally.

The Jokic-style waterpolo lob at 1:24. Ridiculously soft touch near the rim. How many NBA players would fumble that? Speaks to how easily he can score, avoiding putting his body under constant stress from being offensively limited to dunks or tough post play. He's a nimble, shooting, feather-touch player.

Not to mention the multiple 3's. Literally, completely unguardable - you just look on and pray he misses. He could never crack 40% in his career and still be lethal from 3 on sheer unguardability -- and even then, his shot looks even better now. And he's not even 20 yet.


Injury concerns at this point are unreasonable to even suggest. He's such a trascendental talent that you simply live and die with his body, Duncan or Manu-style.

God, let Adam Silver reward the Spurs for their magnificent and honest tank job.

[Thomas82]

Pistons rockets game today. Hopefully pistons win. Catching houston is futile

I don't see us catching Houston either, but that's not a bad thing. We didn't even have the worst record in the league when we won the 1987 and 1997 lotteries.

[Ariel]

Dude should be ruled illegal. That's not fair.

[thiste]

But they lost...

The Mets 92 are currently missing several starters / important players. We might see a few losses in this period.

But he's still getting his no matter what, as demonstrated here.

[JPB]

Dude should be ruled illegal. That's not fair.

He's gonna be quite the world wide entertainement..

.I expect all his first season games filled with OOOhh! Ahhhhh! Noooo! Whaaaa?! in every single arena...People paying just to see him and something they never did.. There won't litterally be any game not worth watching, for a one leg 3, a behind the arc floater or a crazy block...

[MultiTroll]

GM should only let Wemby play 45 games spread out over the season.
DGAF who says otherwise.
I'm bringing this generational talent along at a measured pace.

No way shape or form should some preseason glorified rat ball game be allowed ala Chet. Major F up by OKC. Altho to be fair, colossal mistake by Chet playing the D he did.

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My guilty pleasure in watching the highlights is cracking up that he has a teammate named Steeve Ho You Fat. His Jersey says Ho You Fat.

[davi78239]

And of course the Rockets pick today to win when the pistons winning would’ve really benefited us

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[slick'81]

Spurs coming for you wembanyama!

[tapiefan]

Victor Wembanyama, the next big thing, will join the draft in 2023. Euro/French player, currently in TP's ASVEL, he is for sure the target the Spurs must focus on.

Spurs have 2 years to tank guys. Discuss.

I'm so proud to be this thread creator. Some guys are made to be luckys game thread creator. I hope I'll be the same for this thread with the Spurs be rewarded by the next big french thing.

[heyheymymy]

Thread started 8-11-2021

If Spurs land Wemby OP will be an instant legend

[exstatic]

We’re tied for 3rd. Not for long, because CHA plays MIA today, but for now, we’re tied for 3rd.

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^^^
pretty much tied as halftime nears. I quite frankly didn't think we'd ever sniff third again but I did say our best bet would be Charlotte. That said we're only 2 up on the Rockets.

But I have little doubt we will go on a top of the draft-busting run to make it all moot.

NoSpursNo!

[Sugus]

^^^
pretty much tied as halftime nears. I quite frankly didn't think we'd ever sniff third again but I did say our best bet would be Charlotte. That said we're only 2 up on the Rockets.

But I have little doubt we will go on a top of the draft-busting run to make it all moot.

NoSpursNo!

Wow, seriously? The more the season progresses, the more I hold the exact opposite view - Wemby to the Spurs is almost too good a story to write, and we're sneakily positioning ourselves on the best position to make it happen. 3rd worst odds were the same ones Spurs had for the Duncan draft too, apparently.

Add to that the fact that the Rockettes are (both karmically and "systemically") bound to be punished for their blatant tanking, and Adam Silver knowing damn well that San Antonio takes good care of their players, and small markets can always use a budding superstar talent (if nothing else, as "farm development" before a big market pries the talent away, like Miami LeBron). Just a perfect storm.

[Thomas82]

Wow, seriously? The more the season progresses, the more I hold the exact opposite view - Wemby to the Spurs is almost too good a story to write, and we're sneakily positioning ourselves on the best position to make it happen. 3rd worst odds were the same ones Spurs had for the Duncan draft too, apparently.

Add to that the fact that the Rockettes are (both karmically and "systemically") bound to be punished for their blatant tanking, and Adam Silver knowing damn well that San Antonio takes good care of their players, and small markets can always use a budding superstar talent (if nothing else, as "farm development" before a big market pries the talent away, like Miami LeBron). Just a perfect storm.

I agree with every word of this.

[Thomas82]

The Hornets won, so now we're officially in the bottom 3.

[ace3g]

The Hornets won, so now we're officially in the bottom 3.

[Thomas82]

Excellent!!

[Ariel]

Wemby to the Spurs is almost too good a story to write, and we're sneakily positioning ourselves on the best position to make it happen. 3rd worst odds were the same ones Spurs had for the Duncan draft too, apparently.

Any of the bottom 3 teams have the exact same odds at any of the top 4 spots. At no. 1 we'd have 14% if we finished bottom 3, and it decreases roughly 1.5% per position after 3.

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Wow, seriously? The more the season progresses, the more I hold the exact opposite view - Wemby to the Spurs is almost too good a story to write, and we're sneakily positioning ourselves on the best position to make it happen. 3rd worst odds were the same ones Spurs had for the Duncan draft too, apparently.

Add to that the fact that the Rockettes are (both karmically and "systemically") bound to be punished for their blatant tanking, and Adam Silver knowing damn well that San Antonio takes good care of their players, and small markets can always use a budding superstar talent (if nothing else, as "farm development" before a big market pries the talent away, like Miami LeBron). Just a perfect storm.

Just a bad feeling we go on a late season winning streak like we had at the beginning of the year, especially if we solidify the roster with some moves at the deadline.

Romeo and Stanley are getting better. Sochan is becoming the man. Good games from Vassell and Johnson with those other guys will win us some games.

Also I'm not confident in Silver or the NBA wanting to land Wembanyama in SA even if f they'd weigh the scales anyway. And I feel like we have a curse over us since neph all over this franchise.

[KingKev]

Just a bad feeling we go on a late season winning streak like we had at the beginning of the year, especially if we solidify the roster with some moves at the deadline.

Romeo and Stanley are getting better. Sochan is becoming the man. Good games from Vassell and Johnson with those other guys will win us some games.

You forgot the biggest factor… Coach Pop’s ego. It is the elephant in the room.

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You forgot the biggest factor… Coach Pop’s ego. It is the elephant in the room.

And yes there's always that to consider as well.

Edit: Though to be fair to pop it seems like his ego had not been at the forefront this season yet.

[KingKev]

And yes there's always that to consider as well.

Edit: Though to be fair to pop it seems like his ego had not been at the forefront this season yet.

Truthfully I’m hopeful he will go CIA Pop last 20 games of the season to solidify a bottom 3 spot.