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Our first small taste of what our golden child can do. Can’t wait for more.
Our first small taste of what our golden child can do. Can’t wait for more.
Wemby is for real. The kid is cold stone when the game is on the line, and never flinch to carry the team on his shoulder, scoring the best of his game in the 4th quarters and tonight in Overtime. This kid will be dominant not only in his skills but on his mentality to win, a true alpha.
The team played well. They could try to limit their turnovers and that will come in time, and because they’re willing to share the ball. My concern is on the post defense. Collins plays with heart but I can’t help to be concerned when Sengun kept having his ways in the post, or that the Rockets out scored the Spurs huge in the paint, and that’s by the Rockets. Against other more formidable bigs, the Spurs would be in real trouble. Wemby would get stronger and that should help more eventually but that would not be in the near future. I like Collins but would Bassey be a better defensive pair for Wemby??
it’s a working progress but I like Pop to address the post defense.
Thanks for the grades.
I guess Pop's minute (mis-)management of VW is just baked in? Looks like he is targeting 25mpg which is just insulting, tbh. At least at home on non-b2b, more than frustrating. I would understand if we're on a road trip or in high al ude, but at home with tons of rest? Putting him in with 90 seconds left in the first half was a head scratcher. How's he supposed to get any rhythm with these short stints?
Victor is a 4th quarter hero. Did the same thing in the Dallas game and I can remember maybe a Summer League game where Vic went off late in the 4th to help his team. Expect that juice.
I get the game is faster but Tim averaged near 40 minutes per game wemby should atleast get 32-33
I have no problem with Wemby’s minutes, for now. I’m sure Pop is not more concerned with winning than developing Wemby and not taking risk getting him injured. He is patient with the kid and for good reasons. Wemby will eventually get the minutes when his body is ready.
Slow but sure
Spurs are already winners just by having Wemby
I'm good with how Pop is managing Wemby 's minutes.Yeah Tim averaged Near or at 40 as a Rookie, but he was physically mature and completely different boy build.
seeing how happy Wemby are with their wins, I don't think they want to be in a team with a negative record for a long time, and I think this should speed up the process.
Pop’s grade is too high. This game could have been won earlier.
Guys are down on Zollins but he was having to cover too much floor for other players defensive laps.
I really feel everyone of our guys showed something tonight. A couple of years from now this core with the addition of a some vets and we are going to be right there.
I like to read the game thread for the highs and lows of the game and I was fully expecting someone to come up with "Pop needs to be sent to Austin to get over himself".
tbh I think Pop let Wemby out of the first half because he wasn't good and forcing things. It's was a BB, not a management decision, even if Vic had a positive +/- contrary to the other starters.
Wemby is a baller. Whole team will play hard, chemistry is there, talent is there.
Love beating the rockets.
Rockets fans on their forum wishing they had Vassell over Jalen Green… remember the “wasted years” Spurs fans complained about when the team was getting low lottery picks?
I think Collins had a good game, other than taking and missing too many 3s. His passing was Gasol Esk.
Are you serious man? Sengun toyed with him play after play. His one on one defense was garbage. It was literally just him and Collins in the post and that’s how the Rockets game plan was: keep feeding Sengun. The Spurs had to start doubling Sengun because Collins was worthless.
Yeah, Zach had a couple of big plays donw the stretch but otherwise had a pretty bad game. I mean, it's OK for him taking a couple 3s and see if you're hot, but you should never have more or as many 3 attempts than Devin, and if you misses your first couple ones, focus on the paint unless it's a wide open one. 0/7 on 3 is brutal for your center, almost cost the game.
The mental for ude + still cheering his teammates when he was struggling mightily in the 1st half might have been more impressive than the physical feats...and this is with stuffing a 6'10" guy 2 ft above the rim followed immediately by another insane block and literally doing a reverse dunk after spinning from one side of the paint to the other...
I still can't believe the Spurs got Wembanyama tbh
People on DV/Keldon/Sochan for not being better at finding Wemby but Zach was the main culprit tonight tbh. Just bc Wemby sucks in the defense on the high/low doesn't give Zach the greenest light I've ever seen an NBA player have to take 3s
Very important win, as the next few will be rough.
People getting too down on Collins. A true game to forget. He'll be more than fine.
The team is so young, clearly don't have the veteran grit and savvy of knowing how to dig deep and get alternatives when things aren't working. They were shooting like early on and it was getting to them. There's a lot of the little things they don't know yet. But they fought down the stretch. This is about learning step by step.
The big takeaway, of course is Victor Wembayama. Not only is he tall, long, and agile. Not only is he skilled for his age. He's also supercompe ive. He's unselfish, intelligent about the game. But he also has a killer instinct and seems to have the clutch gene. That clutch gene is amazing. What a thing to have.
Ehh sometimes I think people forget the other player responsible for not finding Wemby: Wemby. He doesn’t really do a good job getting proper position and other times he calls for the ball in the post when the paint is already crowded. Like what is he going to do when he gets the ball? That’s an easy strip with how tall he is if he gets the ball and drives it in. Finding Wemby is easy. Finding Wemby when he’s got good position is harder. The players are justified when they dont pass it to him because they see that there’s more than just his primary defender behind him.People on DV/Keldon/Sochan for not being better at finding Wemby but Zach was the main culprit tonight tbh. Just bc Wemby sucks in the defense on the high/low doesn't give Zach the greenest light I've ever seen an NBA player have to take 3s
True for some possessions and not applicable for others. There were a few over the top "easy" passes that the guys missed where Wemby is either dunking or shooting 2 FTs. But it's a process and they'll get better at it collectively, I don't doubt that.
I really would have like to see Wemby put on Sengun when Sengun was getting hot. I feel like his length really might have been a spectacular counter to Sengun’s attacks. Even if it was just a few times, that’s the kind of thing the alpha/kobe player does. He takes on the hot player. it would have been fun to see him try to shut down Mitc for a few plays when he got hot. The fans would have went insane!
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