How The Thunder Shut Down Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama scored a career low 6 points against the OKC Thunder, as they played seemingly perfect team defense.

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  6. Everyone is talking about how poorly their team played against OKC, but no one wants to admit that OKC is simply the better team. Maybe they’re reluctant to accept that a team like OKC could tear down, rebuild so quickly, and already be back in title contention. Shoutout to Sam Presti for making it happen.

  9. OKC has a cheat code. Chet is better equipped to defend Wemby when you compare with personnel to most other teams. Add in the coaching, the schemes, and the perimeter defensive tenacity, this was definitely within the range of possible outcomes.

  12. I was at that game and frankly this was just extremely poor coaching from Pop. He should have been posting VW up all game long as well as Sochan but they put them both consistently on the perimeter making it easy for OKC to defend. You're not going to beat the Thunder playing small ball and trying to run with them yet that's what these first four teams tried to do.

  13. It was inevitable. Everybody acting like Wemby is the new GOAT and it's only been one season for coaches to figure out how to stop him. I said last season – wait until next season, somebody will figure him out, he will be a good player but his only advantage is his height so he will be stopped.

  17. Boricua Hispanic India n black iam.. okc is getting more talented n strong, they will be winning game n getting smart , I hope this year okc win a championship n chet Shai Jalen the trio n second best player group caruso dort Joe n other will become the 3 point shot the secret weapon. 😅 I like okc young players try to win championship n they play with the passion . All the players God bless you all. I hope they win like the bulls n golden state worries, 72 win.

  18. Not sure why everybody was shitting on Wemby. That defense was TOUGH! 1 through 5 is a matchup.
    Only attempted 5 shots, and they were having a back-to-back the next day which limited his minutes a bit.

  22. SAS is still in brett brown mode. you enforce bball iq and reading defenses, by not implementing all kinds of intricate offensive schemes. yet

    I think 2 key trades next summer – and we will se a revamped offense. the spurs bench in hella smart, with pops leading the way

    and to be direct, so everyone gets it: this is the way (you develop young talent.) dont give them all the answers, lets them grow into it slowly. it will be painfull at times, but it is the only way we see if not 100 then 95 percent of wembys talent and potential actualized

  24. Ive watched all 5 spurs games and this is exactly how teams are gameplanning him.

    Put a smaller wing/guard on him and keep him shoved out of the paint.

    They love him taking alot of 3s and not getting easy lobs/tip ins

  26. They're implementing the same strategy that the rockets used against Wemby by having Dillon Brooks on him, Brooks had 5 steals on Wemby doing this last season

  33. if only those shots would fall. it would be a completely different game. Wemby needs shooters. Spurs should've held on to Chip. Look at the Thunder now.

  34. The issue is thoughout history, having a record as bad as the Spurs results in development stagnation for star players. Losing a lot is not a long-term strategy because it leads to bad basketball decisions and habits.

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