Wemby says his shot selection is part of a long-term goal he and Spurs coaches are working on
November 8, 2024
Wemby says his shot selection is part of a long-term goal he and Spurs coaches are working on
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There’s a reason why Spurs draft future champions while other teams can’t do the same with the same level of talent.
*Cough* Ben Simmons *cough*
I can help him in a short-term manner. Stop jacking up 30ft 3 pointers.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, so I expect him to shoot as many threes as possible. (Maybe the amount of bricks he’ll throw will) This is the best for him and for the team long term.
if we have to watch him throw bricks this season for him to become a 35-40% 3pnt shooter in the future than be it.
If the other team is letting you have that shot – then you’re not shooting it well.
This is gonna be the “PG Sochan” of this year. Experiment at the cost of immediate wins in exchange for long-term development.
“Why can’t he just dominate the paint I don’t understand”….have yall been watching? He gets pushed out of position by smaller players who can get under him and leverage him. He also consistently gets double and triple teamed and isn’t good at seeing where it’s coming from. Even when he makes a great pass out of it our inconsistent shooting doesn’t make teams pay for over focusing on him. Also….its a 3 point chucking league and he has great form. Just let him do what he’s gonna do. Yes i wish he would cut down on pull up 30 footers. But if they are gonna leave him open for 3 he has to make them pay.
Some spurs fans are turning on Wemby but idc, keep your head up big fella. Just keep shooting 🫡 gain the confidence back.
This sub’s reaction to Wemby is so predictable. Many of you don’t remember the years when the narrative was that Tony was “washed” (even in 2013), Manu turned the ball over too much, Tim was great but not capable of hanging in today’s league. Turned out the GOAT coach of the NBA knows what the hell he’s doing.
Now we have the most generational talent since Lebron, and the jabronis on this sub do nothing but complain about how he could be better. GTFOH.
Fire away, Vic
If he develops this 3pt shot he will be unstoppable. Even when he’s shooting from way behind the line, for a guy that size it probably feels a lot closer to him
There are a lot of upsides if the coaching staff want to develop his 3ball now.
-Its difficult to hold position down low rn, take the easier shot and practice that
-Less injury risk as we wait for him to bulk up
-It will open up the game for his young teammates so they can develop as well
-Tank for a better pick
-Develop his shot selection and improve his shooting so he can rely on it in the future
-Shooter’s mentality
I don’t see any of these being possible if we don’t let him play like this until Christmas at least. They’re letting him experiment in basically a new position like they did last year in Power Forward, just enjoy the process.
People forget that Luka was barely hitting 31% of his threes his first couple years in the league (average shooters hit 35-36%). Nobody just dominates from year one and historically, European big men always took a little longer to adjust to the physicality of the American game. What Wemby did last year was truly astonishing if you know the history of the game and how players develop in the real world, not the online hype world, then you know this kid is truly special.
Pop said it, CP3 said it, now Wemby said it. somehow, some fans still doubt it lol
All part to the plan
it’s very obvious he’s trying to find his touch the kid is averaging 91% from the line this year he can shoot it
Real talk: there’s a reason why his nickname is the Alien.
And even Curry himself didn’t turn into Skyfucker overnight
I mean, we’re still 4-5 right now which isn’t fantastic but its better than last year…
I like that the narrative from some people was “Wemby’s stats are empty because he’s losing” last year and now its “Wemby sucks because his stats suck”
He’s playing without a blueprint. My guy has some things to figure out and thats OK.
In theory I’m like this is fucking genius it makes so much sense. In practicality I’m like ow this hurts to watch
What’s the long term goal to shoot 20% from the field during the NBA finals but still get finals MVP?/s
How the fuck do you guys keep doing this? You’d think you all would’ve learned after bitching about Sochan. Let them do their fucking thing, I promise they know more than some of you short sighted Redditors.
I’m glad this specific thread is mostly filled with levelheaded people who get that this is part of the development.
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There’s a reason why Spurs draft future champions while other teams can’t do the same with the same level of talent.
*Cough* Ben Simmons *cough*
I can help him in a short-term manner. Stop jacking up 30ft 3 pointers.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, so I expect him to shoot as many threes as possible. (Maybe the amount of bricks he’ll throw will) This is the best for him and for the team long term.
if we have to watch him throw bricks this season for him to become a 35-40% 3pnt shooter in the future than be it.
If the other team is letting you have that shot – then you’re not shooting it well.
This is gonna be the “PG Sochan” of this year. Experiment at the cost of immediate wins in exchange for long-term development.
“Why can’t he just dominate the paint I don’t understand”….have yall been watching? He gets pushed out of position by smaller players who can get under him and leverage him. He also consistently gets double and triple teamed and isn’t good at seeing where it’s coming from. Even when he makes a great pass out of it our inconsistent shooting doesn’t make teams pay for over focusing on him. Also….its a 3 point chucking league and he has great form. Just let him do what he’s gonna do. Yes i wish he would cut down on pull up 30 footers. But if they are gonna leave him open for 3 he has to make them pay.
Some spurs fans are turning on Wemby but idc, keep your head up big fella. Just keep shooting 🫡 gain the confidence back.
This sub’s reaction to Wemby is so predictable. Many of you don’t remember the years when the narrative was that Tony was “washed” (even in 2013), Manu turned the ball over too much, Tim was great but not capable of hanging in today’s league. Turned out the GOAT coach of the NBA knows what the hell he’s doing.
Now we have the most generational talent since Lebron, and the jabronis on this sub do nothing but complain about how he could be better. GTFOH.
Fire away, Vic
If he develops this 3pt shot he will be unstoppable. Even when he’s shooting from way behind the line, for a guy that size it probably feels a lot closer to him
There are a lot of upsides if the coaching staff want to develop his 3ball now.
-Its difficult to hold position down low rn, take the easier shot and practice that
-Less injury risk as we wait for him to bulk up
-It will open up the game for his young teammates so they can develop as well
-Tank for a better pick
-Develop his shot selection and improve his shooting so he can rely on it in the future
-Shooter’s mentality
I don’t see any of these being possible if we don’t let him play like this until Christmas at least. They’re letting him experiment in basically a new position like they did last year in Power Forward, just enjoy the process.
People forget that Luka was barely hitting 31% of his threes his first couple years in the league (average shooters hit 35-36%). Nobody just dominates from year one and historically, European big men always took a little longer to adjust to the physicality of the American game. What Wemby did last year was truly astonishing if you know the history of the game and how players develop in the real world, not the online hype world, then you know this kid is truly special.
2023 Spurs Lab : PG Sochan //
2024 Spurs Lab : SF Wemby
yeah no shit.
Pop said it, CP3 said it, now Wemby said it. somehow, some fans still doubt it lol
All part to the plan
it’s very obvious he’s trying to find his touch the kid is averaging 91% from the line this year he can shoot it
Real talk: there’s a reason why his nickname is the Alien.
And even Curry himself didn’t turn into Skyfucker overnight
I mean, we’re still 4-5 right now which isn’t fantastic but its better than last year…
I like that the narrative from some people was “Wemby’s stats are empty because he’s losing” last year and now its “Wemby sucks because his stats suck”
He’s playing without a blueprint. My guy has some things to figure out and thats OK.
In theory I’m like this is fucking genius it makes so much sense. In practicality I’m like ow this hurts to watch
What’s the long term goal to shoot 20% from the field during the NBA finals but still get finals MVP?/s
How the fuck do you guys keep doing this? You’d think you all would’ve learned after bitching about Sochan. Let them do their fucking thing, I promise they know more than some of you short sighted Redditors.
I’m glad this specific thread is mostly filled with levelheaded people who get that this is part of the development.