This. While Wemby is getting better it just feels like he gets a bit too fancy sometimes, when he could just throw a midrange which no-one could block.
@@odman7945Wemby don’t seem like he’s gotten better to me. He’s been inefficient asf this season and he’s not doing anything astounding defensively. Wemby has an identity crisis.
It kinda goes both ways in the NBA, too, though. Even in this game, you saw post entry passes that were too late. Some players fail to recognize easy size overmatches. Grizz will definitely get better at it.
@at4091 Yao wasn't that good. The only reason he looked alright was because he was playing less comp. But don't get it twisted he'd look like a goat center in the 90s
@@Sectrix2ppYao was an absolute monster. He became unstoppable for about a year then got hurt. His numbers were off the charts when he got adjusted to the NBA
The problem with the super-jumbo centers isn't their offense, it's their defense. Boban is (was) an offensive juggernaut, one of the most efficient scorers in the game -- but couldn't stay on the court. Even Gobert has famously been sat at the end of playoff games...
Yeah, many atrocious passes came his way and he caught them. I was low key impressed. Also, he is quick on his feet, he look much better than Wemby when sliding laterally
Damn. Nice fundamentals, surprisingly quick hands. Doesn't mess around with jump shots (hello, Wemby). Downside: He's got slow feet, but he knows exactly where to put them.
he does have slow feet but he makes up for it with awareness and IQ. I like how Edey plays to his strengths and doesn't act like a guard. If he can figure out it out, he could be a huge piece for Memphis moving forward. fr tho he does have quick hands for his size, some of those blocks were spur of the moment
Theres something special about this player...since he arrived im enjoying more watching the NBA...more inside game, more balanced, this is the true basketball and not just a 3 point contest! Its very important to have a dominant big men in basketball to dominate inside the paint...this is basketball! Zach Edey and other bigs like him are very important to the game of basketball and NBA! I love this Game! 🏀 ❤ Go EDEY! 💪🏻
Nah he Landed in the perfect situation. JJJs versatility defensively makes up for Edeys weaknesses at that end. Also Ja is showing this season how underrated of a leader he is on the court. He’s constantly coaching the rook and making sure he’s not getting down on himself when he makes mistakes. Not to mention Ja has really dialed down the scoring to get his guys involved more and surprisingly being a superstar will allow the rookie to get plenty of post touches every game. He went exactly where he was supposed to go…. Other teams wouldn’t know what to do with him.
8 teams are regretting passing up on this guy. I remember his progression from his freshman to sophomore year at Purdue and thinking this guy really is developing fast. His progression already from his time at Purdue to now is amazing. Please come and play for the Pacers!
I said before the draft that Edey would end up being by far the best player and I'm 100% correct. He is barely even getting to play for some reason by this game right here shows what he's capable of. 25/12 in only 29 minutes. I predicted he would easily average 20/12.
@@AATM.Sports True it's just i haven't seen the middy game from Zach yet, while Yao has been somewhat consistent with mid-close range jumpers since he was 18.
The way they talked about this guy pre draft and just the whole draft class in general you would’ve thought Edey was a 7’5 walking triple single 🤣 this is amazing and he’s slimmed down or I’m tripping?
Oh boy. If he can hit 3s on a consistent level, look out. Those transition 3s where he's trailing the fast break they leave him open he can cash in. When he's not his giving us the old school low post game
The best argument someone made for him during the draft process was that defensively there were already several drop coverage Cs like Jonas Valanciunas in the league playing big minutes on the basis of their offensive contributions, their rebounding and rim protection. From that point on I was sold he’d be a draft steal if he ended up with a team who planned to use his strengths and minimize his weaknesses and Memphis is doing that.
New fan of him. tired watching the player I admire with the same height as Edey chucking up 9 threes or more a game and only making 20% of it. His Wemby bdw
Is only weight thing now he is easily moved by other Centers and can't make post moves but still is the Best defender in NBA and a top 5 Center, he's growing his muscles naturally not going fat and slower or killing his shooting ability like shaq or yao
@@bombie5549 I'm not hating just stating facts, I root for Wemby and I don't mind him taking threes, maybe just four or Five. But 9-10 attempts per game and sometimes only making 2 of them at this point hes a 3 point chucker. He's 71% in the paint and 25% from jumpers worst in the NBA. He'd be so much more efficient if he stopped chucking too many threes. That's why I liked Edey, who uses his height and size to his advantage and only attempts threes very often
Love watching Edey because he has the proportions of an average dude, just scaled up. If you showed me a picture of Wembanyama, Sarr, or Risacher without any frame of reference, I could tell you they were tall because they look so slim. Not so much the case with Edey. Even his head is properly scaled.
Those are just his first nba games... I dont mean to sound crazy, but if wemby keeps trying to play like a guard I think Edey might be the most prolific scorer of the 2
Yo it's absolute wild that Wemby is against playing in post in light of his advantages. If you remember Rasheed Wallace, that was what people was so mad about, and Wemby taking next level
0:43 this is the hoops I miss!! Remember when players made it a point to demoralize with these plays and the crowds would go ballistic? This stopped right around the bubble bring it back!
A veteran basketball coach, asked what he valued most in a player, said "size doesn't shrink." Good to see Memphis taking advantage of Edey's strengths.
the thing is hes already a great center and he has a potential to be a top center in the league. His main probelm thee pointer and it already looks better than last year
After all these years of people saying the old schools big men’s era is over in NBA because of the 3 point shooting madness, here we are again exited with a whole new generation of young big centers again
It’s coach’s fault to not call his play for the tie. Lob to him, he can either make a short range hook shot or kick out for a three, rather it ended up as a sloppy play without even making a shot!
My favorite thing about Edey is that he doesn't try to block shots into the third row--and just give the ball back to the other team. He blocks it to a teammate to start the fast break. Bill Russell's number is retired on ever team for doing just that.
Yves Missi is super nice though and looking like one of the steals of this dradt. Plus, the Grizzlies picked before the Pels anyways so I'm not sure how they could've taken him.
Edey had a mismatch nearly all night and they only went to him occaisionally. If they'd gone to his mismatch more the Griz would have won this game and Edey'd be over 30 points easily. He's gonna see alot fo these mismatch situations all season cause the NBA is a bunch of beanpoles. Use the coaching brain cells and go to your obvious mismatches DUH
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lol he really walked into a three...im going to bed goodnight
goodnight again
finally - a big man that realises he s 7 foot!!
This. While Wemby is getting better it just feels like he gets a bit too fancy sometimes, when he could just throw a midrange which no-one could block.
Man it’s crazy how often a 7ft will forget
@@odman7945Wemby don’t seem like he’s gotten better to me. He’s been inefficient asf this season and he’s not doing anything astounding defensively. Wemby has an identity crisis.
Yet people call Giannis ”run and dunk man”🙄
It kinda goes both ways in the NBA, too, though. Even in this game, you saw post entry passes that were too late. Some players fail to recognize easy size overmatches. Grizz will definitely get better at it.
Edey Rookie of the Year!
@KaydenShatzer-h1dnah he's better than Yao ming, he's his own player
@@Sectrix2pphe isn’t better than Yao calm down nigga
@@Sectrix2pp No way that he is already better than Yao. Yao's much more skilled and with much more power, but Eddy has better range and agility.
@at4091 Yao wasn't that good. The only reason he looked alright was because he was playing less comp. But don't get it twisted he'd look like a goat center in the 90s
@@Sectrix2ppYao was an absolute monster. He became unstoppable for about a year then got hurt. His numbers were off the charts when he got adjusted to the NBA
There is a reason he was back to back NCAA player of the year
People slow I don't understand why. He's who I wanted the whole time as a memphis fan
It's crazy to me he was the 9th pick. He looks like a beast
This is exactly how he played at Purdue, if he can do this he’ll be an allstar eventually
The problem with the super-jumbo centers isn't their offense, it's their defense. Boban is (was) an offensive juggernaut, one of the most efficient scorers in the game -- but couldn't stay on the court. Even Gobert has famously been sat at the end of playoff games...
That jump hook is unstoppable.
Imagine wilt in todays era
This dudes hands are criminally underrated. Look how difficult some of these passes are to reflexively catch.
1:41 you're not lying
he was a top baseball prospect. so that checks out.
Yeah, many atrocious passes came his way and he caught them. I was low key impressed. Also, he is quick on his feet, he look much better than Wemby when sliding laterally
Damn. Nice fundamentals, surprisingly quick hands. Doesn't mess around with jump shots (hello, Wemby). Downside: He's got slow feet, but he knows exactly where to put them.
he does have slow feet but he makes up for it with awareness and IQ. I like how Edey plays to his strengths and doesn't act like a guard. If he can figure out it out, he could be a huge piece for Memphis moving forward. fr tho he does have quick hands for his size, some of those blocks were spur of the moment
Edey is going to eat wemby alive on the post
@ I hope that is the case. He’s got a good chance to be a modern day Yao. Maybe not as good but similar game
dont talk on wemby tiny guy hes dominating
I love the way he moves! Let's go big fella
Finally a big man that worked his fundmaentals.. Never see that since the 90s
Jokic….
Yao Ming
Most people were wrong about this guy
Scary thing is he will even get better down the years. Will not be suprised if he wins ROY
Theres something special about this player...since he arrived im enjoying more watching the NBA...more inside game, more balanced, this is the true basketball and not just a 3 point contest!
Its very important to have a dominant big men in basketball to dominate inside the paint...this is basketball!
Zach Edey and other bigs like him are very important to the game of basketball and NBA!
I love this Game! 🏀 ❤
Go EDEY! 💪🏻
Love it. A 7fter that uses his size to his advantage and punishes down low.
Love to see a big man score like a big man
That eight teams that pass on him will regret not taking Edey.
surprised hornets didnt pair him with melo
Nah he Landed in the perfect situation. JJJs versatility defensively makes up for Edeys weaknesses at that end. Also Ja is showing this season how underrated of a leader he is on the court. He’s constantly coaching the rook and making sure he’s not getting down on himself when he makes mistakes. Not to mention Ja has really dialed down the scoring to get his guys involved more and surprisingly being a superstar will allow the rookie to get plenty of post touches every game. He went exactly where he was supposed to go…. Other teams wouldn’t know what to do with him.
Crazy how everyone clowned him when he got drafted
Just the loudmouths
Every game he looks better, league is toast. By the end of the year hell be a top 20 centre in the league. just needs to grow into his role
Ten
He better be a top 20 center at the least lol. You kinda suck if you arent a top 20 center and are starting
@ but wat if the top 20 are alll good centers it can happen
There's like 10 real centers in the league, you're moving the goal post lol
Wemby is good at flexibility, I dont know about Chet. Edey looks like a monster compared to them
Where are all the "experts" who said Edey was just going to be a bench player for some international team? Hahaha!!!
There are actually basketball debates worth fighting over, Edey is not one of them
He is like a big TE on a football team. When you are at the 5-yard line and need a score, you know whom to count on😉
First i heard of zach eddy was through hate still cant see it hes gonna be great
8 teams are regretting passing up on this guy. I remember his progression from his freshman to sophomore year at Purdue and thinking this guy really is developing fast. His progression already from his time at Purdue to now is amazing. Please come and play for the Pacers!
I said before the draft that Edey would end up being by far the best player and I'm 100% correct. He is barely even getting to play for some reason by this game right here shows what he's capable of. 25/12 in only 29 minutes. I predicted he would easily average 20/12.
There's nobody in the nba that can guard him. True centers are extinct, he's gonna have a feast this season, 7'4, 300 lbs, only injuries can stop him
And his coach
He had a good game , but they still loss feeding him the ball like they did .
@@montevans7110no they didn't
@@Anon-qp3kt You slick right he was efficient asf .
Except maybe Wemby and Embiid
That kid has the heart of a lion. He will only keep getting better.
As a UConn fan and seeing my share of Edey in the tourney and against UConn. I didn't think he'd translate at all to the NBA. Good for him.
Spurs should have pick Edey when they had the chance!
And we’re running lineups with Zach Collins. We NEED a big man. 😭
Hook shot is so pretty
People are gonna talk about the 3 but im most impressed with 1:40 😮
That looked like a turnover for sure but Edey snatched that pass up quick.
The hands!
Next Yao Ming. Ppl forget Yao was getting bullied his first 3 years. When Edey realizes his power and get adjusted it’s over
Love Zach but he ain't got Yao s touch
@gxm333 He only a rookie. 1 day it's going to hit him and the game will come so easy for him as long as he stay healthy
He gone be better then Yao
@@AATM.Sports True it's just i haven't seen the middy game from Zach yet, while Yao has been somewhat consistent with mid-close range jumpers since he was 18.
yao average 16+9 at his first 3 years....
Crazy how the guy who can't hang in the league according to experts online is in fact playing very well and has now started to dominate.
They keep telling me you slow bro but I see a future hall of famer!
The rookie of the year 🔒
The way they talked about this guy pre draft and just the whole draft class in general you would’ve thought Edey was a 7’5 walking triple single 🤣 this is amazing and he’s slimmed down or I’m tripping?
Zachille
O’Ming
after watching his last year in college and watching Jokic cook the league I was like yeah I see no reason why he can't do this in the league.
Oh boy. If he can hit 3s on a consistent level, look out. Those transition 3s where he's trailing the fast break they leave him open he can cash in. When he's not his giving us the old school low post game
That 2 hands dunk reminded me the era of golden big man when they played fucking tough and powerful
The best argument someone made for him during the draft process was that defensively there were already several drop coverage Cs like Jonas Valanciunas in the league playing big minutes on the basis of their offensive contributions, their rebounding and rim protection. From that point on I was sold he’d be a draft steal if he ended up with a team who planned to use his strengths and minimize his weaknesses and Memphis is doing that.
Thank god dudes like Edey still exist. Finally a big man playing like a big man, not some Slenderman bs
lookin like Yao Ming out there
Gangster Khan
yes😂
He plays like Yao Ming + Pau Gasol.... I love Zach Edey!
Future star
3dey!!!
NEW YAO MING
Mt. Edey should be his nickname!!
New fan of him. tired watching the player I admire with the same height as Edey chucking up 9 threes or more a game and only making 20% of it. His Wemby bdw
Modern NBA is full of idiots worried about 7'4 guys spacing the floor . They'd probably have Shaq himself standing at the 3pt line for no reason.
Is only weight thing now he is easily moved by other Centers and can't make post moves but still is the Best defender in NBA and a top 5 Center, he's growing his muscles naturally not going fat and slower or killing his shooting ability like shaq or yao
Nah you're hating on a guy developing😂😂😂😂
@@bombie5549 I'm not hating just stating facts, I root for Wemby and I don't mind him taking threes, maybe just four or Five. But 9-10 attempts per game and sometimes only making 2 of them at this point hes a 3 point chucker. He's 71% in the paint and 25% from jumpers worst in the NBA. He'd be so much more efficient if he stopped chucking too many threes. That's why I liked Edey, who uses his height and size to his advantage and only attempts threes very often
@@willyjantejano4590wemby is what now😂😂
He needs 25-30 mins playing time each game minimum
Edey looks so good he's gonna get at least 3 mid bigs overdrafted next year.
Zachvfor ROTY award
Love watching Edey because he has the proportions of an average dude, just scaled up. If you showed me a picture of Wembanyama, Sarr, or Risacher without any frame of reference, I could tell you they were tall because they look so slim. Not so much the case with Edey. Even his head is properly scaled.
This kid will be a nightmare by the end of the all star break especially when everyone is back healthy
Next yao ming
Making me miss Yao even more
Kid got potential
You can tell he slimmed down too
I think I’m going to become a Memphis fan. Not into basketball but that could change
Yao Ming. Mt Edey is for real.
Also the 1 foul is impressive too
Very important he was fouling out earlier but seems like he’s getting more comfortable which is good
Those are just his first nba games... I dont mean to sound crazy, but if wemby keeps trying to play like a guard I think Edey might be the most prolific scorer of the 2
Yo it's absolute wild that Wemby is against playing in post in light of his advantages. If you remember Rasheed Wallace, that was what people was so mad about, and Wemby taking next level
@dkny9954 hes probably as skilled as a lot of point guards in this league, so its understandable. But he loses his advantage out there
@juanr8042wemby is what now😂😂😂
Most casual three point ever😂
Who said he can’t play?
Numero uno
waiting for the “ I was wrong” video for casuals youtuber bball creators saying he will be bust.
Dude rebounds, blocks, set screens, shoots 3s, killer jump hook in paint, dunks what can’t he do?
GREAT WALL OF EDEY (he's half Chinese)
MAPLE MOUNTAIN (he's Canadian)
ZACH EDE-LICIOUS (self explanatory)
This kid is going to be just fine
He looks like solid vet. Fundamentally sound.
He’s about to have 40 on the lakers if AD is out
Not bad, for a guy they said wouldn’t play in the NBA 😊
Edey new name should be E-Rex
How about Gangster Khan?
Estamos ante una versión moderna de Yao Ming? Puede llegar a ser tan dominante? Yo creo que sí.
0:43 this is the hoops I miss!! Remember when players made it a point to demoralize with these plays and the crowds would go ballistic? This stopped right around the bubble bring it back!
A veteran basketball coach, asked what he valued most in a player, said "size doesn't shrink." Good to see Memphis taking advantage of Edey's strengths.
the thing is hes already a great center and he has a potential to be a top center in the league.
His main probelm thee pointer and it already looks better than last year
About time!
After all these years of people saying the old schools big men’s era is over in NBA because of the 3 point shooting madness, here we are again exited with a whole new generation of young big centers again
It’s coach’s fault to not call his play for the tie. Lob to him, he can either make a short range hook shot or kick out for a three, rather it ended up as a sloppy play without even making a shot!
Rasheed Wallace said he should be no.1 pick
i got to admit that Zach Edey and Shappeard are top 3 picks
definitely not Sarr or Risacher
Sheppard is overrated Risacher is too sarr is decent
@@spencereasterbrook9357 Sheppard can shoot more than .378
a poor man version of Yao Ming with better mobility but less skilled.
Dude kinda plays like Yao Ming….. especially in the low post
My favorite thing about Edey is that he doesn't try to block shots into the third row--and just give the ball back to the other team. He blocks it to a teammate to start the fast break. Bill Russell's number is retired on ever team for doing just that.
Dam this kid needs to stay healthy 🤞
Mount Edey
Pelicans should've taken him
Yves Missi is super nice though and looking like one of the steals of this dradt. Plus, the Grizzlies picked before the Pels anyways so I'm not sure how they could've taken him.
Schroder fouled the shit out of him at 2:42 lmao
YAO 2.0
Reminds me of wemby from his rookie season where he was wide open in the paint or his defender was 6'6 to 6'8 and teammates still couldnt see him 😂
This guy should be in the dunk contest😂
ZEEEEEEEEDEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Plays similar to Yao Ming
ROTY!
Future dominator in the paint 😉
This how wemby needs to be
Wemby is top 10, where is edey now?
Eddy a grown ass man fr
Am I watching Yao Ming?
Can’t wait to see him vs Wemby
0:42 nobody in their right mind is getting in the way of that jumbo jet coming down the runway.
feasted on the nets
bro found NBA easier than D1😢
y cant lakers get someone like edey😢
Edey had a mismatch nearly all night and they only went to him occaisionally. If they'd gone to his mismatch more the Griz would have won this game and Edey'd be over 30 points easily. He's gonna see alot fo these mismatch situations all season cause the NBA is a bunch of beanpoles. Use the coaching brain cells and go to your obvious mismatches DUH
He will figure it out.