NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse
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@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
Actually decent form!
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@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
Rookie of the year race will be right now Bens back in form
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
Rookie of the year race will be right now Bens back in form
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
@voodoo it’s only preseason, but because you’re a hater I wanted to post this for ya
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2725924090919514?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=YNcHmz
Rookie of the year race will be right now Bens back in form
Can't wait til he goes 2-9 in his first game, bricking 2FT's early and never setting foot in the paint again. Then he'll claim a sore back afterwards, caused by a racist casino bouncer
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Just to revive this thread a bi, check out the stats they discuss for Wemby through 101 games:
@gt12 said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
Just to revive this thread a bi, check out the stats they discuss for Wemby through 101 games:
He's great - especially on D, where I'm not sure the block stats truly capture the impact, the footage of guys not even shooting in his presence are amazing.
I don't love all the 3's, but I'm the brokenest of broken records there!
Just to qualify the hype a little, because there is a lot of BS going around the internet - like this:
That is some seriously selective listing. By way of example, David Robinson had more points, rebounds and blocks after 100 games than Wemby...and he never got to shoot a 3...
But I like the kid, I just hope he stays healthy - the record isn't great for guys that size, and he is one big bastard!!!
@nonpartizan he is zero chance for MVP - I reckon you need to finish top 4 minimum in your conference to stand a chance.
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@gt12 said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
Just to revive this thread a bi, check out the stats they discuss for Wemby through 101 games:
He's great - especially on D, where I'm not sure the block stats truly capture the impact, the footage of guys not even shooting in his presence are amazing.
I don't love all the 3's, but I'm the brokenest of broken records there!
Just to qualify the hype a little, because there is a lot of BS going around the internet - like this:
That is some seriously selective listing. By way of example, David Robinson had more points, rebounds and blocks after 100 games than Wemby...and he never got to shoot a 3...
But I like the kid, I just hope he stays healthy - the record isn't great for guys that size, and he is one big bastard!!!
@nonpartizan he is zero chance for MVP - I reckon you need to finish top 4 minimum in your conference to stand a chance.
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@gt12 said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
Just to revive this thread a bi, check out the stats they discuss for Wemby through 101 games:
He's great - especially on D, where I'm not sure the block stats truly capture the impact, the footage of guys not even shooting in his presence are amazing.
I don't love all the 3's, but I'm the brokenest of broken records there!
Just to qualify the hype a little, because there is a lot of BS going around the internet - like this:
That is some seriously selective listing. By way of example, David Robinson had more points, rebounds and blocks after 100 games than Wemby...and he never got to shoot a 3...
But I like the kid, I just hope he stays healthy - the record isn't great for guys that size, and he is one big bastard!!!
@nonpartizan he is zero chance for MVP - I reckon you need to finish top 4 minimum in your conference to stand a chance.
@voodoo said in NBA 23/24 - The Wembypocalypse:
I don't love all the 3's, but I'm the brokenest of broken records there!
On immediate reflection i sort of agree. If the Spurs lose, the box score always shows Wemby with a high volume of 3s but only making 30% (well, except yesterday when he ran in to TGF and Lopez who can live with him on D).
But part of me sees the reasoning. Wemby is like 11 feet tall but weighs like 80kg. He's not built (yet) to bang inside, stronger older players will just push him out while he's still learning his spots and his go to shots. But being a threat from the perimeter spaces it out and brings in his best weapon, being a cheat code lob threat.
What he needs to learn, and he will, is a go-to inside shot that he can make over and over. Once he gets that, and just a little more muscle, it's lights out.
Also we can't overlook the fact that while the Spurs have some "nice" and promising pieces, that's a g-league team without Wemby, so he has to do a lot himself (see yesterday when Wemby was locked out so Devin Vassell decided to try and be the guy, and went 4-17).Play-in looks our ceiling.
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lots of draft capital. not much in the way of tradeable pieces really. The good players we have we'll keep (Castle looks a find, sochan keeps improving). It will be through the draft and us getting good enough that free agents will want to come to play with Wemby.
Coaching is the biggest "what if" right now. Pop is a legend, and still a good coach, but he had a stroke FFS and is really old. The guy we have filling in is okay, but that's it.
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but it is not easy! look at the Nuggets. They have the best player in the world, high quality guys around him, and yes they got a ring, but they are 4th in their conference at the moment, and not exactly flying. League parity is at an all-time high, so there are zero guarantees. (see also the Bucks and Giannis).
