Wemby has his own 3 point line at the Spurs practice facility it's 3 feet beyond the NBA 3 if you watch some of their training camp videos you can see the blue tape on the floor. Thats why he is so good further out it's a more natural range for his height.
Which is why it AMAZES me how good he is at ft’s. He’s reaching a third of the way to the hoop just being stood there shooting them!! 😂😂 that shit cannot be easy especially with hands that damn big
I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that Wilt Chamberlain used to shoot his free throws from further back than the actual free throw line, maybe even back at the 3 point line, because he was so freakishly strong that it was a more natural range for him
More threes than Curry in the same amount of games to start his career. More blocks than Shaq in the same amount of games to start his career. Pretty wild combo
The thing people don't realize about Wemby, is that he has insane work ethic. The guy is obsessed like a MJ or Kobe. Constantly thinking about the game, watching film, adding new skills to his arsenal. AND he has a Lebron-like attention to his body. He's in his 20s and he's very stricly monitoring his sleep, diet, weight, training. He is flexible like a gymnast because he works on it really hard to avoid injuries. He also works on juggling and weird skills like that to develop his coordination and proprioception. It's impossible to say if he's gonna reach this level, because it's absolute peak of greatness. But what's for sure is that he knows he's a prospect and he's deeply committed to stay healthy and do whatever it takes to be the greatest. This is the scary part. I genuinely think he has more room to improve than most young players. The contrast between him and a guy like Zion couldn't be more obvious.
Like Duncan and Robinson before him, he can handle the coach kicking his ass in practice and he will never sulk or pout about it. He's going to be the hardest worker there and he'll always own up to when he fucked up. You can tell he really hates losing and really loves winning, he is incredibly passionate. He learns at an insane rate. The fact that he is this mature and disciplined at his age is pretty wild.
the lebron like attention to his body is exactly why i jumped on his bandwagon hard before his rookie season even started. i knew right when i read an article about how much both him and his trainers cared about the long term health of his feet that hes committed, hes available, and he will be able to fulfill his potential, barring a truly freak injury. this man is wise beyond his years too, thinks long term and just completely understands his own body. its wemby glazing season and i will always be a part of the wemby glazing season.
That point with Wemby using this season as a way to refined his 3 point shooting is pretty scary ngl.. Because let's be honest, banging inside the paint every time is gonna exhaust him pretty quickly especially with his defensive responsibility. So he now develop a way to conserve energy but still deadly. And also force the defense away from the rim so either him or his teammates can have free roam inside the paint.
It wasn't a slump, the dude didn't really rest that season coming of the Olympics...he's a human being and needed to get back into a rhythm that is all...
That is a brief slump tbf, your point is really that there was just a very fair reason to it and people need to stop overreacting to stuff like that when it happens
The better his 3 point shot gets the harder it will be for teams to get fast break attempts on the Spurs. I’ve noticed as he gets farther and farther back to shoot 3s he only needs to run 1/2-3/4 of the court going back to be ready for defense. The more I watch Spurs games the more I think the long 3s are about getting a quick quality shot before going back on defense.
And when Wemby misses a 3 and the other team gets the board, guess who’s already the closest to the basket ?? I think it’s a two for one… Save his legs while also ensuring the anchor of the defense is first one set, aka it limits the amount of times he’s trailing the ball on defense which essentially stops fast break attempts instantly
Not playing Wemby as a traditionnal 5 is a good thing, he is still "light" weight compare to most center and you don't want him out of the league for injury (look at Chet Q_q)
If you look into victors background you'll see he's been training since he was very young. He's 7'3+ and can do the splits.. I think hes as durable as anybody in the league
@@16psyco yes, but that'd also put him out of the paint more, which will decrease is efficacy on defense. If by some miracle the spurs get another starting calibre big who can rim protect and shoot some long 2s at least comfortably then he'll be great as a 4 though
@@jonathanchin2347 yeah that's what I'm saying. They'd need some serious improvements to the roster in order to justify him playing the 4. I do think he'd be better as a 4 now than he was in his first 20 games as a rookie though.
real pups always a step ahead fr 👁️🐶🖤 u spittin bro. wemby ain’t even final form, bros legit barley a sophomore alr top 10 in the league. crazy. when he do fully understand it, he got the potential to be one of the GOATs
He turns the ball over a lot, he sometimes misses defensive assignments and rotations, and doesn’t have a great inside the arc game. And he’s still already one of the best players in the league. When he’s figured all of that stuff out in 3 years, he’s gonna be scary. We’ve never seen anything like that before
To be honest im not seeing many people who are saying he ISN'T a top 10 player excluding the 10 game slump to start the season. Some are even arguing he's top 5 (after the obvious 4), putting him above AD and Tatum which seems a bit disrespectful to me, but hey he's playing like it. I think by the end of the season its possible he could be a "consensus" number 6 in the world, but it really depends on whether Embiid figures out whatever's going on with him or this is just him now.
There's a lot to say about the Spurs future, because they have so many options right now. They have plenty of first round picks, and also pick swaps and options. They even have picks from other teams as far as 2031 and 2032, which should be around Wemby's peak. But they also have a very young team, which they can either develop or use as trading chips. The only player the Spurs wouldn't even consider to trade is Wemby. Both Sochan and Castle are probably the closest thing to have a sure place in the future with the Spurs, but if some teams comes at them with a stupidly good offer, the Spurs will surely say yes. I don't know whether the Spurs will make any move before the mid season deadline, but next off-season will be interesting for the Spurs for sure.
@@maxmeier532 yeah lmao, 3 insanely talented players. Wish David Robinson did more I'm sure but there was a lot going on in the 90s already so it was hard to justify I guess
We will see a different Wemby every new season. We have to understand that the Spurs want to develop most aspects of his game. Last year it was « Do whatever you want. Just adjust to the pace of the game and the hours of flight ». This season, it’s « we will develop your shoot so you can be a threat outside, it will stretched the floor for you » Maybe next season will be… »we will work on you being more aggressive in the post and your footwork » And the season after that. Put down more muscles. We will have different Wemby every season. It’s ok! He is developing. People are just too impatient. Wemby got time. He is 20
Hoping he works on his phonebooth game this summer. Dude needs to copy Dirk post moves. Dirk relied on his one legged shot to gain advantage to blowby them. Much like Steph utilizes the threat of his 3 for easy layups.
Hoping he works on his phonebooth game this summer. Dude needs to copy Dirk post moves. Dirk relied on his one legged shot to gain advantage to blowby them. Much like Steph utilizes the threat of his 3 for easy layups.
I am so happy about the theory of refining threes and adjusting the distance (taking them at 30 feets )and having better passes because i only see highlights and can judge only through those and i was seing the same thing .......no one is noticing how much french players have above général basket iq and not only french but europeans too ......technique first understanding the game second phisicallity only third !!!!!
I get it... But this shouldn't mean American players don't have high bball IQ. You just can't look at players like even a Stephon Castle who is a rookie and surmise he has low or even avg bball IQ.
6:10 This is exactly what the Spurs are doing. We develop players, one of the best and you better believe we are approaching this season for player development. Even last year with Sochan playing point, Sochan looks a ton more comfortable and allows him to stay on the court for his defense and passing despite his shooting issues. The same is for Wemby, strengthen weaknesses during the season. It will be scary season when Wemby, Castle can shoot
What’s the theoretical limit? 35 15 and 7 blocks? At a certain point, he will have to accommodate other stars if he wants to win a ring and this will likely lead to blowouts so that will depress his numbers from reaching 40ppg. It would be crazy though if he tries to do it…
Dude never had a point about the offense thing .. we saw him last year dropping jaw dropping numbers on offense and we saw him dominate the Olympics and drop 26 a game high in the gold medal game
40% from 3PT gives you 2 points more per 10 shots than 50% from 2PT. He also draws out the opponent’s big man, making ORBs more likely for the rest of the team.
The scoot was dumb. Thinking what victors year had was enough to understand his bad season debut First season with 2/3 games a week. He’s probably just getting used to it .First nba prep , rookie season.. End in April 2024. Did a J.O prep. Played pre tournament games till the final of the tournament and lost. Not even a month later was back for his nba sophomore year prep and started the season. He was cooked. As soon as he found his rhythm he was back. Wemby just need to rest properly to have great games. Next week he’s gonna have a great game vs nuggets. Probably 30+pt. Back to back second game will be average. Like 19/21pt max He’s still not used to those back to back
No, I think you're wrong about the number of 3s he's taking. It think it's simpler than that. He's 7'5''. That means those 3s are more like the long 2s that other players would take (i.e., Lamarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Paul Gasol, etc). There's nothing wrong with him taking 10 threes per game because he's only going to get better at them.
I was all over him for jacking up 3s early in the season and despite his % going up and shot selection improving I still think it's a poor use of his time. No one with half a brain would argue that he should really get down on the block with his frame and bang and bump and grind like they did in the 80s and 90s. But given how completely unstoppable he is within 10' it seems crazy to bail out the defence with every 3 he takes. Those shots are almost never going to be seriously contested by anyone in the league so it just comes down to make or miss. I think smart defences will let him shoot all day long since they aren't affecting those shots anyway. What really kills defences is his agility and length in the paint no matter the players involved teams are hardwired to protect the paint which makes it all the more demoralizing when he does what he does. Regardless if he stays healthy and they get a good enough team around him top 5 player all time is almost a given.
People want him to get in the paint because a 7'5" skilled guy should be unstoppable and unblockable down there. Guess what, a 7'5" skilled guy is unstoppable and unblockable from three, too. 😁😎
@alasdairmacdonald9838 If he keeps shooting around 75 percent or something in the paint, sure. His body is not ready yet for banging down low all the time. Chris Paul didn't forget to throw risky lobs or high post entry passes that only Vic can get. They just don't want him to land anywhere near traffic. It's the smart play, keeps him healthy, expands his game and opens up the floor for the entire team. Spurs are playing the long game, they know they're not winning a title this year.
@Mike-r4h That's just it he doesn't even need to bang in the paint. He's far more agile than most bigs. A simple face up game which he has already shown flashes of is more than enough along with timely cuts. I think the biggest danger to his health is all the running up and down and quick movement. soft tissue injuries on those legs with that frame seem almost inevitable at some point. btw I'm not arguing he should never shoot 3s but 10+ attempts a game is fucking insane.
Still too many attempts from 3 tho IMO. He’s basically unstoppable at the hoop. If the spurs are using this as a way to just develop that aspect of his game, then ok I guess but I think this early in his development it’s about building habits and it’s going to be difficult to remove a seasons worth of habits
He shoots a lot of threes because aside from being able to make them, that's the one area of the court that the defense can't do anything to him. Yes he's very good (not going to say unstoppable because if he can get pushed around for rebounds, the same concept applies here), but getting there is the problem. Aside from the obvious reason which is his skinny body, the way teams collapse on him when he goes play a big part as well. It makes him prone to getting his pockets picked. This team doesn't have another player that can command attention from the defense and the team's shooting outside of maybe Julian isn't all that reliable.
he's taking that many 3 to protect himself from injuries if he gets too closee to the rim. He is 7'4 !!! He is more fragile than a "normal" basketball player. When he falls, his risk of injuries are higher. As simple as that. Just comon sens. The guy is only 20. If he wants to have a long carreer that's what he must do. PS: I'm French, I know a little bit better.
Here are some stats that demonstrate why Wemby should play more inside and stop shooting so many 3-pointers… This season, his total FG% is 48%. But that consists of 164/273 for 2-point field goals, meaning 60.1%. From 3-point land, he’s shot 93/262 for 35.5%. What this means is, every time he shoots a 2-pointer, on average, that shot is worth 1.20 points. Every time he shoots a 3-pointer, on average, that shot is worth 1.06 points. This means his 2-point shots are 11.4% more valuable than his 3-pointers. So why on earth would you want your 7’5” giant out there firing up 3s at 35.5% (the league average, nothing special) when he can dominate in the paint and achieve 60%? And on top of this, when he’s in the paint, he can get second chances, offensive rebounds from other players, and simply collapse the defense to open things up for a perimeter game and better penetration. Seriously, none of it makes sense except to say he’s training behind the 3-point line or trying to be the next Kevin Durant. The numbers are clear: Wemby is much more valuable in the paint. Even if he’s a decent 3-point shooter, he’s more valuable to his team when shooting 2-pointers and playing in the paint.
It has to do with minimizing risk. Driving into the paint is more of an injury risk. They are developing his jump shot while he continues to get stronger. You see what happened to Chet. Once he builds his frame they will focus on maximizing his shot efficiency, which will include more downhill drives to the rim.
while Rudy Gobert is an excellent player and probably one of the more valuable player in the NBA, Wemby clearly shows more talent and potential. He's SO young and his inside the paint threat is already excellent. Why dont we take a step forward with his talent? His team is still not ready to content for a chip anyway and let him and the team experiment in his 2nd year
Wemby has his own 3 point line at the Spurs practice facility it's 3 feet beyond the NBA 3 if you watch some of their training camp videos you can see the blue tape on the floor. Thats why he is so good further out it's a more natural range for his height.
@@Blazin. bros so tall he's gotta shoot from further back. This shits crazy
Almost every team has a 30 foot “4 point line” just search it up
Which is why it AMAZES me how good he is at ft’s. He’s reaching a third of the way to the hoop just being stood there shooting them!! 😂😂 that shit cannot be easy especially with hands that damn big
I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that Wilt Chamberlain used to shoot his free throws from further back than the actual free throw line, maybe even back at the 3 point line, because he was so freakishly strong that it was a more natural range for him
@@camctrailWilt also used to dunk his free throws which is why you can’t jump over the line
More threes than Curry in the same amount of games to start his career.
More blocks than Shaq in the same amount of games to start his career.
Pretty wild combo
He did have more threes than curry through his first 99 games, but he has 13 less blocks than shaq did through 99 games
@@BlazekipAnd that’s because a lot of players simply avoid taking any shots around Wemby because they don’t want to get blocked.
@@jaymoe3844 It's crazy how he affects so many shots by just standing in the paint
Wild
@@Blazekip Wrong, Shaq had 347 blocks after 99 games, Wemby has 364
The thing people don't realize about Wemby, is that he has insane work ethic. The guy is obsessed like a MJ or Kobe. Constantly thinking about the game, watching film, adding new skills to his arsenal.
AND he has a Lebron-like attention to his body. He's in his 20s and he's very stricly monitoring his sleep, diet, weight, training. He is flexible like a gymnast because he works on it really hard to avoid injuries. He also works on juggling and weird skills like that to develop his coordination and proprioception.
It's impossible to say if he's gonna reach this level, because it's absolute peak of greatness. But what's for sure is that he knows he's a prospect and he's deeply committed to stay healthy and do whatever it takes to be the greatest.
This is the scary part. I genuinely think he has more room to improve than most young players. The contrast between him and a guy like Zion couldn't be more obvious.
Like Duncan and Robinson before him, he can handle the coach kicking his ass in practice and he will never sulk or pout about it. He's going to be the hardest worker there and he'll always own up to when he fucked up. You can tell he really hates losing and really loves winning, he is incredibly passionate. He learns at an insane rate. The fact that he is this mature and disciplined at his age is pretty wild.
the lebron like attention to his body is exactly why i jumped on his bandwagon hard before his rookie season even started. i knew right when i read an article about how much both him and his trainers cared about the long term health of his feet that hes committed, hes available, and he will be able to fulfill his potential, barring a truly freak injury. this man is wise beyond his years too, thinks long term and just completely understands his own body.
its wemby glazing season and i will always be a part of the wemby glazing season.
That point with Wemby using this season as a way to refined his 3 point shooting is pretty scary ngl.. Because let's be honest, banging inside the paint every time is gonna exhaust him pretty quickly especially with his defensive responsibility. So he now develop a way to conserve energy but still deadly. And also force the defense away from the rim so either him or his teammates can have free roam inside the paint.
Look what happened to Chet
With the Olympics he didn't even have time to build any muscle
He's top 10 right now and will be pushing top 5 by season's end.
Mind blowing developmental trajectory.
Future GOAT candidate if he stays healthy.
It wasn't a slump, the dude didn't really rest that season coming of the Olympics...he's a human being and needed to get back into a rhythm that is all...
So, a slump. Lol
@@dalton7726 Yeah dude said it wasn't a slump but then finishes his comment with "Needed to get back into a rhythm"😂, bro that's what a slump is lol.
That is a brief slump tbf, your point is really that there was just a very fair reason to it and people need to stop overreacting to stuff like that when it happens
Idk man "hes a human being" is a wild take to me
@@dalton7726 A slow start but not a "sophmore slump" which is sustained disappointing underperformance in the second season
The better his 3 point shot gets the harder it will be for teams to get fast break attempts on the Spurs.
I’ve noticed as he gets farther and farther back to shoot 3s he only needs to run 1/2-3/4 of the court going back to be ready for defense.
The more I watch Spurs games the more I think the long 3s are about getting a quick quality shot before going back on defense.
ive never seen someone bring this up but its actually super insightful
And when Wemby misses a 3 and the other team gets the board, guess who’s already the closest to the basket ?? I think it’s a two for one… Save his legs while also ensuring the anchor of the defense is first one set, aka it limits the amount of times he’s trailing the ball on defense which essentially stops fast break attempts instantly
Not playing Wemby as a traditionnal 5 is a good thing, he is still "light" weight compare to most center and you don't want him out of the league for injury (look at Chet Q_q)
If you look into victors background you'll see he's been training since he was very young. He's 7'3+ and can do the splits.. I think hes as durable as anybody in the league
@@16psyco yes, but that'd also put him out of the paint more, which will decrease is efficacy on defense. If by some miracle the spurs get another starting calibre big who can rim protect and shoot some long 2s at least comfortably then he'll be great as a 4 though
@@mr.crispyfriedchicken3946 they tried him at the 4 in his rookie year, he was significantly better as a 5
@@jonathanchin2347 yeah that's what I'm saying. They'd need some serious improvements to the roster in order to justify him playing the 4. I do think he'd be better as a 4 now than he was in his first 20 games as a rookie though.
Maybe he still doesn't understand it and it's even more scary...
real pups always a step ahead fr 👁️🐶🖤 u spittin bro. wemby ain’t even final form, bros legit barley a sophomore alr top 10 in the league. crazy. when he do fully understand it, he got the potential to be one of the GOATs
I was thinking the same thing.
Yeah. He’s far from a finished product.
He turns the ball over a lot, he sometimes misses defensive assignments and rotations, and doesn’t have a great inside the arc game. And he’s still already one of the best players in the league. When he’s figured all of that stuff out in 3 years, he’s gonna be scary. We’ve never seen anything like that before
To be honest im not seeing many people who are saying he ISN'T a top 10 player excluding the 10 game slump to start the season.
Some are even arguing he's top 5 (after the obvious 4), putting him above AD and Tatum which seems a bit disrespectful to me, but hey he's playing like it. I think by the end of the season its possible he could be a "consensus" number 6 in the world, but it really depends on whether Embiid figures out whatever's going on with him or this is just him now.
Who is the obvious fourth? Behind Luka giannis Jokic
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There's a lot to say about the Spurs future, because they have so many options right now.
They have plenty of first round picks, and also pick swaps and options. They even have picks from other teams as far as 2031 and 2032, which should be around Wemby's peak.
But they also have a very young team, which they can either develop or use as trading chips. The only player the Spurs wouldn't even consider to trade is Wemby.
Both Sochan and Castle are probably the closest thing to have a sure place in the future with the Spurs, but if some teams comes at them with a stupidly good offer, the Spurs will surely say yes.
I don't know whether the Spurs will make any move before the mid season deadline, but next off-season will be interesting for the Spurs for sure.
Favorite upload to see in my subscriptions. Great vid man, Vic is a monster
Spurs had 3 No1 picks overall. And you could say, the made the most out of it.
@@maxmeier532 yeah lmao, 3 insanely talented players. Wish David Robinson did more I'm sure but there was a lot going on in the 90s already so it was hard to justify I guess
I mean all of those picks were no brainers 😭
We will see a different Wemby every new season. We have to understand that the Spurs want to develop most aspects of his game.
Last year it was « Do whatever you want. Just adjust to the pace of the game and the hours of flight ».
This season, it’s « we will develop your shoot so you can be a threat outside, it will stretched the floor for you »
Maybe next season will be… »we will work on you being more aggressive in the post and your footwork »
And the season after that. Put down more muscles.
We will have different Wemby every season. It’s ok! He is developing. People are just too impatient. Wemby got time. He is 20
Hoping he works on his phonebooth game this summer. Dude needs to copy Dirk post moves. Dirk relied on his one legged shot to gain advantage to blowby them. Much like Steph utilizes the threat of his 3 for easy layups.
Hoping he works on his phonebooth game this summer. Dude needs to copy Dirk post moves. Dirk relied on his one legged shot to gain advantage to blowby them. Much like Steph utilizes the threat of his 3 for easy layups.
I am so happy about the theory of refining threes and adjusting the distance (taking them at 30 feets )and having better passes because i only see highlights and can judge only through those and i was seing the same thing .......no one is noticing how much french players have above général basket iq and not only french but europeans too ......technique first understanding the game second phisicallity only third !!!!!
I get it... But this shouldn't mean American players don't have high bball IQ. You just can't look at players like even a Stephon Castle who is a rookie and surmise he has low or even avg bball IQ.
He is already a consensus top 10 my guy
Man is the best defender in the league and averaging 30pts. What else can anyone want?
@@majorwakanda8858if he can keep this level of play up than I don’t think it’s debatable. Question is if he can keep it up or not. I think he will
Nah, Dyson Daniels from the atlanta hawks @majorwakanda8858
@majorwakanda8858 dyson Daniels from the atlanta Hawks would be the best defensively
@joshuascicluna3794 😂😂😂😂😂
If you are that tall, making half court 3s are just like making corner 3s when your 6 ft. That 3pt line is just his free throw line.
what are you saying????
@@st0832😂😂😂😂
@st0832 lower the hoop height as high as you could reach without jumping. That's wemby's perspective.
@@jasonebi7308 that makes sense it sounded like you were saying wemby is 6 ft
Guys please don't forget or don't stop voting Victor for the All star.
Vic' s first basket in the League was a 3 pointer... The guy will never stop shooting ! Cheat code 👽🏀🇫🇷🤩
He will be the GOAT that destroys MJ and Lebron. It's clear as crystal.
Wembanyama is effectively a basketball savant that happens to also be 7'5". If he stays, he WILL BE the Goat.
Do you think so?
It's possible though but would it happen?
There wasn’t much news about it but Wemby was sick starting the season
Brother, he has been the best defensive player since mid rookie season
6:10 This is exactly what the Spurs are doing. We develop players, one of the best and you better believe we are approaching this season for player development. Even last year with Sochan playing point, Sochan looks a ton more comfortable and allows him to stay on the court for his defense and passing despite his shooting issues. The same is for Wemby, strengthen weaknesses during the season. It will be scary season when Wemby, Castle can shoot
Great video. I agree with your view on his use of this season to work on his shot selection. Subbed and Happy New Year
What’s the theoretical limit? 35 15 and 7 blocks? At a certain point, he will have to accommodate other stars if he wants to win a ring and this will likely lead to blowouts so that will depress his numbers from reaching 40ppg.
It would be crazy though if he tries to do it…
To be fair…. No REAL nba scout would say something so stupid. It was Bontemps himself, hiding his opinion behind ‘an anonymous NBA scout.’
Dude never had a point about the offense thing .. we saw him last year dropping jaw dropping numbers on offense and we saw him dominate the Olympics and drop 26 a game high in the gold medal game
he nearly had 40 points in like his 4th or 5th game. Anyone who payed attention to him last year at all knew offense wouldn't be a problem for him.
Watching the early career of the Goat
40% from 3PT gives you 2 points more per 10 shots than 50% from 2PT. He also draws out the opponent’s big man, making ORBs more likely for the rest of the team.
Attempting more 3PS means also less risk of injury for Wemby
Possibly top 10 at the end of this season? What are you smoking? He’s top 6 right now.
The scoot was dumb. Thinking what victors year had was enough to understand his bad season debut
First season with 2/3 games a week. He’s probably just getting used to it .First nba prep , rookie season.. End in April 2024. Did a J.O prep. Played pre tournament games till the final of the tournament and lost. Not even a month later was back for his nba sophomore year prep and started the season. He was cooked.
As soon as he found his rhythm he was back.
Wemby just need to rest properly to have great games. Next week he’s gonna have a great game vs nuggets. Probably 30+pt. Back to back second game will be average. Like 19/21pt max
He’s still not used to those back to back
Dude is a real life Monstar...
Nah. He is clearly top 10 right now. And by the end of the year probably a top5.
Name me 5 players you are taking over wemby right now.
Oh wow another 3 point shooter! That'll totally differentiate him from other NBA players!
No, I think you're wrong about the number of 3s he's taking. It think it's simpler than that. He's 7'5''. That means those 3s are more like the long 2s that other players would take (i.e., Lamarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Paul Gasol, etc). There's nothing wrong with him taking 10 threes per game because he's only going to get better at them.
He's taller, shooting 3's makes more sense from his perspective to shoot'em from the logo.
Man he starting to realize he can mid range fade over anyone
First time I seen your face
Wemby will be the new goat if he just doesnt get any career ending injuries
good time to be a spurs fan 😌
Wemby is special…all star lock fs
He might be the best 20 year old ever.
That's a lot of flicker in your video man! How many cuts did you make making this video?
I think eventually his blocks will go down because players just won't drive if he's anywhere near the paint.
It 's bad for his stats but, good for the team
They said this last year when he was having 10 block games .. it will only go down if he wants it to they already try to avoid him
I heard from an anonymous source that shams made up that anonymous source saying wemby was not good on offense😂
if wemby's stays healthy spurs are looking scary in the future
I was all over him for jacking up 3s early in the season and despite his % going up and shot selection improving I still think it's a poor use of his time. No one with half a brain would argue that he should really get down on the block with his frame and bang and bump and grind like they did in the 80s and 90s. But given how completely unstoppable he is within 10' it seems crazy to bail out the defence with every 3 he takes. Those shots are almost never going to be seriously contested by anyone in the league so it just comes down to make or miss. I think smart defences will let him shoot all day long since they aren't affecting those shots anyway. What really kills defences is his agility and length in the paint no matter the players involved teams are hardwired to protect the paint which makes it all the more demoralizing when he does what he does.
Regardless if he stays healthy and they get a good enough team around him top 5 player all time is almost a given.
Dude Victor can hit a three like he is in practice. 3 points is more than 2. And the numbers back it up.
People want him to get in the paint because a 7'5" skilled guy should be unstoppable and unblockable down there.
Guess what, a 7'5" skilled guy is unstoppable and unblockable from three, too. 😁😎
@Mike-r4h Sure but he can't possibly be as efficient from 3 as he is from near the basket.
@alasdairmacdonald9838 If he keeps shooting around 75 percent or something in the paint, sure. His body is not ready yet for banging down low all the time. Chris Paul didn't forget to throw risky lobs or high post entry passes that only Vic can get. They just don't want him to land anywhere near traffic. It's the smart play, keeps him healthy, expands his game and opens up the floor for the entire team. Spurs are playing the long game, they know they're not winning a title this year.
@Mike-r4h That's just it he doesn't even need to bang in the paint. He's far more agile than most bigs. A simple face up game which he has already shown flashes of is more than enough along with timely cuts. I think the biggest danger to his health is all the running up and down and quick movement. soft tissue injuries on those legs with that frame seem almost inevitable at some point.
btw I'm not arguing he should never shoot 3s but 10+ attempts a game is fucking insane.
This was actually a good basketball clip. Most ive watched are mediocre or worse
Still too many attempts from 3 tho IMO. He’s basically unstoppable at the hoop. If the spurs are using this as a way to just develop that aspect of his game, then ok I guess but I think this early in his development it’s about building habits and it’s going to be difficult to remove a seasons worth of habits
He shoots a lot of threes because aside from being able to make them, that's the one area of the court that the defense can't do anything to him. Yes he's very good (not going to say unstoppable because if he can get pushed around for rebounds, the same concept applies here), but getting there is the problem.
Aside from the obvious reason which is his skinny body, the way teams collapse on him when he goes play a big part as well. It makes him prone to getting his pockets picked. This team doesn't have another player that can command attention from the defense and the team's shooting outside of maybe Julian isn't all that reliable.
he's taking that many 3 to protect himself from injuries if he gets too closee to the rim. He is 7'4 !!! He is more fragile than a "normal" basketball player. When he falls, his risk of injuries are higher. As simple as that. Just comon sens. The guy is only 20. If he wants to have a long carreer that's what he must do. PS: I'm French, I know a little bit better.
Huh!? He’s ALREADY consensus top 10 in the league
The question is wether or not he is top 5
“wemby is probably top 10 by the end of this season” - stop there pal. Wemby right now is 5th in MVP rankings. He is top 5 cut the BS.
Wemby is top 5, not 10.
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Wemby is gonna average 40/15/7/4
he's hakeem abdul jabbar in his peak. lol
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Here are some stats that demonstrate why Wemby should play more inside and stop shooting so many 3-pointers… This season, his total FG% is 48%. But that consists of 164/273 for 2-point field goals, meaning 60.1%. From 3-point land, he’s shot 93/262 for 35.5%. What this means is, every time he shoots a 2-pointer, on average, that shot is worth 1.20 points. Every time he shoots a 3-pointer, on average, that shot is worth 1.06 points. This means his 2-point shots are 11.4% more valuable than his 3-pointers.
So why on earth would you want your 7’5” giant out there firing up 3s at 35.5% (the league average, nothing special) when he can dominate in the paint and achieve 60%? And on top of this, when he’s in the paint, he can get second chances, offensive rebounds from other players, and simply collapse the defense to open things up for a perimeter game and better penetration.
Seriously, none of it makes sense except to say he’s training behind the 3-point line or trying to be the next Kevin Durant. The numbers are clear: Wemby is much more valuable in the paint. Even if he’s a decent 3-point shooter, he’s more valuable to his team when shooting 2-pointers and playing in the paint.
It has to do with minimizing risk. Driving into the paint is more of an injury risk. They are developing his jump shot while he continues to get stronger. You see what happened to Chet. Once he builds his frame they will focus on maximizing his shot efficiency, which will include more downhill drives to the rim.
Because focusing solely on 1 aspect of the game will make you into Rudy Gobert
while Rudy Gobert is an excellent player and probably one of the more valuable player in the NBA, Wemby clearly shows more talent and potential. He's SO young and his inside the paint threat is already excellent. Why dont we take a step forward with his talent? His team is still not ready to content for a chip anyway and let him and the team experiment in his 2nd year
@@r33th I'm not talking about just driving to the rim. I'm talking about working in the paint. That's what he's already good at -- posting up.
@@alv1572 I'm not saying he shouldn't shoot threes. But he's less valuable there. He shouldn't shoot so many.