**OFFICIAL Victor Wembanyama Thread!** - Page 66

Antman5 · 02-01-2025, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gem10collection

he put on a SHOW last night! imo his already top 3 in the NBA.

Honestly, I’m not a huge of Wemby but I acknowledge his potential and his game against the Bucks yesterday was mind blowing, and I’m strictly speaking on his offensive repertoire at such an early stage.

Still have questions about his long term hobby demand but he’s a real definition of a 1/1. Just extraordinary.

cardozo · 02-01-2025, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gem10collection

he put on a SHOW last night! imo his already top 3 in the NBA.

Long answer no, short answer also no.

StevieScheffler · 02-01-2025, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gem10collection

he put on a SHOW last night! imo his already top 3 in the NBA.

He's more like top 20-25 for me, ahead of guys like Bam, Dame, Markkanen, but behind guys like Trae, Jaylen, Brunson. Which is fine with me. All I really want this year from him still is to make the play-in and really take it to a team on a national stage.

But the writing is on the wall at this point, and he seems to do everything he possibly can to avoid being an injury bust so long term looking good rn.

Antman5 · 02-01-2025, 08:10 PM

https://x.com/UsherNBA/status/188554...599start%3D140

Jokic at his absolute peak can’t do what this kid is doing.

jcardstore · 02-01-2025, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieScheffler

He's more like top 20-25 for me, ahead of guys like Bam, Dame, Markkanen, but behind guys like Trae, Jaylen, Brunson. Which is fine with me. All I really want this year from him still is to make the play-in and really take it to a team on a national stage.

But the writing is on the wall at this point, and he seems to do everything he possibly can to avoid being an injury bust so long term looking good rn.

What is he behind those guys in?

drobfan8 · 02-01-2025, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieScheffler

He's more like top 20-25 for me, ahead of guys like Bam, Dame, Markkanen, but behind guys like Trae, Jaylen, Brunson. Which is fine with me. All I really want this year from him still is to make the play-in and really take it to a team on a national stage.

But the writing is on the wall at this point, and he seems to do everything he possibly can to avoid being an injury bust so long term looking good rn.

Yikes.

This is as bad as the takes on pages 1 and 2.

StevieScheffler · 02-01-2025, 11:15 PM

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Yikes.

This is as bad as the takes on pages 1 and 2.

There are 24 players on the All Star Team.

You're telling me the DPOY by a mile who's also averaging 24/10, ranked 10th in PER, leading his team to double the number of wins as the year before, is worse than every singler other player on that All Star Team? WHICH HE'S ALSO ON?

You'd rather have Evan Mobley on your hometown team? Tyler Herro? James Harden? Jaren Jackson Jr.? Jalen Williams? Or are you one of those people who still count Zion as a top 10 player "when he's healthy?"

Can you name 24 players better than Wembanya? Can you even name 24 NBA players? Complete, utter clown response, or a troll who knows absolutely nothing about actual basketball/watches no games.

Everybody every year want's a damn unicorn, hobby savior level real life anime character level of a player. We finally get one and all people want to do is believe he'll either get injured or wishes he would play like a center from 1965.

StevieScheffler · 02-01-2025, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by drobfan8

Yikes.

This is as bad as the takes on pages 1 and 2.

Unless you mean you think he's like a top 5 - 10 player already, which I don't fully agree with but a good case can be made for it and I apologize lol

dunkindutchmen · 02-02-2025, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by StevieScheffler

He's more like top 20-25 for me, ahead of guys like Bam, Dame, Markkanen, but behind guys like Trae, Jaylen, Brunson. Which is fine with me. All I really want this year from him still is to make the play-in and really take it to a team on a national stage.

But the writing is on the wall at this point, and he seems to do everything he possibly can to avoid being an injury bust so long term looking good rn.

Are you a heavy drug user or just don't follow the NBA....like at all, but like chiming in? It's one or the other here.

StevieScheffler · 02-02-2025, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dunkindutchmen

Are you a heavy drug user or just don't follow the NBA....like at all, but like chiming in? It's one or the other here.

Why can't I be a drug user who likes to chime in?

And what even is your point, that you think it's stupid to think that Wemby isn't BETTER than top 20 or WORSE than top 20?

My personal criteria for ranking players is what would hapen if I drop them on a generic team, not better basketball player 1:1 or better stats. I care about winning, only.

If your point is better basketball player, then yeah I believe Wemby is top 10 although top 5 is a stretch.

But as a big of a Wemby fan as I am--

Debating people in Oct 2023 on Wemby's RC season and correctly predicting the outcome: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...7#post19124617

Debating people in Aug 2024 on Wemby's second season and so far, again correctly predicting the outcome: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...3#post19662983

--I think putting players like Brunson on a generic team would lead to more winning than Wemby RIGHT NOW because as skilled as Wemby is, his lack of experience, leadershsip maturity, and offensive game means he can't win very many games by himself/only with his defense.

It's fair to critique him on the fact that the Spurs are only a 0.500 team and it's his second year. He's not good enough to carry a team/franchise on his back, yet. That's why he's top 20 at best for me on winning. It feels weird to me to say somebody is a top 5 or 10 player in the league and his team might miss the play-in.

Look at that--you chime in with insults and I chime in with sound arguments backed by logic. I could still be wrong, but at least I explain myself and can be objective about a player while I'm high on the player and apparently meth.

glassofwater · 02-02-2025, 08:46 PM

playoff wemby time?

22emmittfan · 02-02-2025, 08:47 PM

Getting fox with him now could be step in right direction

Durantula · 02-03-2025, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by glassofwater

playoff wemby time?

They have a legit Chance for sure. Spurs definitely won that trade.

comicbooksgo · 02-07-2025, 08:58 AM

I finally got the chance to see Wemby in person the night before last. He didn't have the greatest game, but he is amazing to watch in person. Someone that tall that moves like he does is just a marvel to watch. Trae and the Hawks put up a good fight, but it was a good game regardless. Took this photo of the game winner.

spurs50fan · 02-07-2025, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by comicbooksgo

I finally got the chance to see Wemby in person the night before last. He didn't have the greatest game, but he is amazing to watch in person. Someone that tall that moves like he does is just a marvel to watch. Trae and the Hawks put up a good fight, but it was a good game regardless. Took this photo of the game winner.

Great shot! Wanted to go but timing was off. Looked like a great game to attend! He's fighting some illness but had a quiet 24/12. I remember the last visit he went scoreless in the first half, Spurs were the ones down big. Was benched to start the 3rd and still ended up with 26. Even the Hawks fans were like "yall got something there"

cardozo · 02-08-2025, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by comicbooksgo

I finally got the chance to see Wemby in person the night before last. He didn't have the greatest game, but he is amazing to watch in person. Someone that tall that moves like he does is just a marvel to watch. Trae and the Hawks put up a good fight, but it was a good game regardless. Took this photo of the game winner.

1-9 on three pointers, are the coaches even allowed to say something or does he have a status aparte within the club?

thenightman · 02-08-2025, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cardozo

1-9 on three pointers, are the coaches even allowed to say something or does he have a status aparte within the club?

I don't think the Spurs expect to vie for a championship this year, so they're letting Wemby figure out what kind of player he wants to be on the court. Meaning, they probably aren't ecstatic that he's shooting so many threes, at a terrible clip, but they expect him to either work on getting better, or modify his game to be more efficient.

jcardstore · 02-08-2025, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cardozo

1-9 on three pointers, are the coaches even allowed to say something or does he have a status aparte within the club?

The best part about this is that Wemby is so good, he can be whatever player he wants to be. If he wants to put up 10 3s a game, he's going to do that.

Doesn't matter what some grumpy old dudes on a sportscard forum think.

I hope wemby starts putting up 20 3s a game to really make people mad

jcardstore · 02-08-2025, 09:20 AM

The funniest part of this is that the guys complaining about 3s don't watch him play and have no concept of spacing and how much better he makes their offense by being out on the perimeter.

2 most used Wemby lineups w/ no Sochan are 124 and 125 offensive rating. I think the Spurs are perfectly happy to let the guy shoot.

Spurs have a +6.2% eFG% on/off on offense lol but yea let's have him bang with dudes 3x his weight in the paint so he gets hurt. Great idea!

gymratcards · 02-08-2025, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gymratcards

Time for another White Wemby

Picked this one up, numbered out of 25, a couple weeks ago.

It’s my favorite of his cards

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

How it’s going with my Wemby White Ice

Spacemanspif · 02-08-2025, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gymratcards

How it’s going with my Wemby White Ice

that's awesome, congrats!

Chris P · 02-08-2025, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

The funniest part of this is that the guys complaining about 3s don't watch him play and have no concept of spacing and how much better he makes their offense by being out on the perimeter.

2 most used Wemby lineups w/ no Sochan are 124 and 125 offensive rating. I think the Spurs are perfectly happy to let the guy shoot.

Spurs have a +6.2% eFG% on/off on offense lol but yea let's have him bang with dudes 3x his weight in the paint so he gets hurt. Great idea!

It's hard to take a lot of BO's take remotely serious. You got a guy in one of the Luka threads saying he hasn't been a top 10 players in 3-4 years and he's rather have KAT and Sabonis over him among others.

boxbuster7 · 02-08-2025, 02:57 PM

wemby should watch some duncan film

his game would be much more efficient if he used the paint more

TTU03 · 02-09-2025, 09:31 AM

spurs50fan · 02-09-2025, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cardozo

1-9 on three pointers, are the coaches even allowed to say something or does he have a status aparte within the club?

Interesting enough the guys no one wants to challenge on their attempts/percentages are either slightly above him or below him statistically. These are all stars and MVP candidates.

Vic is not a true center so a lot of his offense reflects that. He shoots them because he can AND there is still some voids in the lineup.

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comicbooksgo Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,994	I finally got the chance to see Wemby in person the night before last. He didn't have the greatest game, but he is amazing to watch in person. Someone that tall that moves like he does is just a marvel to watch. Trae and the Hawks put up a good fight, but it was a good game regardless. Took this photo of the game winner. Attached Thumbnails

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jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 21,599 Jcardstore	The funniest part of this is that the guys complaining about 3s don't watch him play and have no concept of spacing and how much better he makes their offense by being out on the perimeter. 2 most used Wemby lineups w/ no Sochan are 124 and 125 offensive rating. I think the Spurs are perfectly happy to let the guy shoot. Spurs have a +6.2% eFG% on/off on offense lol but yea let's have him bang with dudes 3x his weight in the paint so he gets hurt. Great idea! __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell

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boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 11,683 boxbuster777	wemby should watch some duncan film his game would be much more efficient if he used the paint more __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

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Antman5 Member Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 201	https://x.com/UsherNBA/status/188554...599start%3D140 Jokic at his absolute peak can’t do what this kid is doing.

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