Victor Wembanyama- basketball's NEXT next unicorn?

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

Grabbing Giannis by the waist. Clearly that's a foul. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[Kermit 3156]

But did he shake hands after the game?

[Juicy 727]

9 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

 

It was against the pistons though. Doesn't count. 

First time I watched a game since the opener. Wemby is fucking insane. I would literally give up Cade, Ausar, Ivey and Duren for him, and the next 2 first round picks. Fuck it, I would give up the entire pistons team for him and every draft pick til 2030. 

[ztejas 43448]

1 hour ago, Juicy said:

Fuck it, I would give up the entire pistons team for him and every draft pick til 2030. 

We're gonna need a better package than that. 

[Juicy 727]

21 minutes ago, ztejas said:

We're gonna need a better package than that. 

Cade is an alright player but I feel like this is another year that the pistons are going to win the lottery and then get a meh player. 

I guess having the pick of all the meh players is better than dropping to 5th or 7th like they have been doing 

 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

3 hours ago, Kermit said:

But did he shake hands after the game?

There he goes acting like a bitch again and getting punked by Jarett Allen on the regular. Bad ankles, can't stay healthy. Bust.

And I can't conceive of a single trade that the Spurs would make for Wemby. There's certainly nothing on Detroit's roster (or for that matter, in the entire city of Detroit) that could move the needle. OKC could probably come up with a package, but that's about it and it would have to be obscene. 

[ztejas 43448]

18 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

There's certainly nothing on Detroit's roster (or for that matter, in the entire city of Detroit)

I don't know. We can get creative. 

- Jim Harbaugh and Aiden Hutchinson to the Cowboys

- The 2004 NBA championship (banners, rings, everything)

- Jalen Rose's game-worn shorts from the Chris Webber timeout game 

[Kermit 3156]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

I don't know. We can get creative. 

- Jim Harbaugh and Aiden Hutchinson to the Cowboys

- The 2004 NBA championship (banners, rings, everything)

- Jalen Rose's game-worn shorts from the Chris Webber timeout game 

What never comes up during conversations about the Spurs Duncan era run is the excruciating and painful losses. The worst losses in the history of the NBA. No hyperbole. Fucking Derek Fisher. So to add to your list…

- Time Machine ride to 2013 where a Spurs fan chosen at random in a lottery gets to run and punch Ray Allen in the balls as he’s shooting the infamous three. That has to be included in the trade.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

53 minutes ago, Kermit said:

What never comes up during conversations about the Spurs Duncan era run is the excruciating and painful losses. The worst losses in the history of the NBA. No hyperbole. Fucking Derek Fisher. So to add to your list…

- Time Machine ride to 2013 where a Spurs fan chosen at random in a lottery gets to run and punch Ray Allen in the balls as he’s shooting the infamous three. That has to be included in the trade.

If we're doing time machine, can someone go back and punch Manu in the ball right before he fouls Nowitski in 2006?

[ztejas 43448]

4 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

can someone go back and punch Manu in the ball

[Kermit 3156]

5 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

If we're doing time machine, can someone go back and punch Manu in the ball right before he fouls Nowitski in 2006?

Yes.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

that photo doesn’t seem real.

[Pam Cummings 9641]

On 1/11/2024 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

If we're doing time machine, can someone go back and punch Manu in the ball right before he fouls Nowitski in 2006?

Fuck that series. Fuck it right in it's stupid ass.

[ztejas 43448]

He's a top 50 player already without question. If you knew you were getting 30-32 mins a night from him he's likely closer to top 30.

[Kermit 3156]

30 minutes ago, ztejas said:

He's a top 50 player already without question. If you knew you were getting 30-32 mins a night from him he's likely closer to top 30.

He’ll be reevaluated in two weeks.

- Pop, two weeks in the future 

[ztejas 43448]

14 hours ago, Kermit said:

He’ll be reevaluated in two weeks.

- Pop, two weeks in the future 

Pop also had this to say on Malaki Branham:

He's one of the worst 50 players in the league already without question. If you knew you were getting 30-32 mins a night from him he's likely closer to worst 30.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[Radical Larry 28616]

Wemby dropped a Shammgod on Gobert.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

On 8/3/2022 at 2:19 AM, shadow_operative said:

but my word does his ceiling look high. as does his floor, frankly, especially on the defensive end where his ceiling is winning like 10 DPOY awards.

i underestimated his ceiling.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

23 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

i underestimated his ceiling.

I think people will get voter fatigue at some point. Like, really? We're going to give Vic DPOY for the 7th straight time? 

Ben Wallace and Mutombo each got 4. Gobert and Dwight Howard got 3. Ridiculous that Tim Duncan never won it. 

[ztejas 43448]

33 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

i underestimated his ceiling.

He's the best basketball player I've ever seen. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

[Fastbreak 3985]

Only 5 assists?

[shadow_operative 15932]

imagine if he had played more than 29 minutes…

[Braff Zacklin 13573]

 

[Gut Wagon 8069]

On 2/2/2024 at 4:37 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

 

 

And I'd surprised if Wemby isn't doing that in considerably fewer minutes. So far he's averaging fewer than Gobert did for that full season. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

He's going to be the best player in the league. Probably within the next two seasons. The only thing that can stop him is injury. 

[ztejas 43448]

Per minute he's like a top 15-20 guy already. As a 19 year old rookie. 

[ztejas 43448]

He's 20/10/3/1.1/3.2 (league lead bpg) on 46/31/81 splits. Just 2.2 fouls per game, also. And playing less than 29 minutes a night. That's the most obscene rookie stat line since Shaq, probably. 

His per36 numbers are 26/13/4/1.5/4.0. That's like prime Hakeem #s.

The fact that there was ever a discussion about him vs. Chet looks silly already. 

[Pam Cummings 9641]

Victor not making the all star team is a disgrace

[Kermit 3156]

6 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

Victor not making the all star team is a disgrace

The Rookie/Sophomore Challenge doesn’t count?

[Hornius Emeritus 12462]

 

 

 

 

[Bozo_Casanova 26460]

I’m really impressed with Wemby. Incredible, incredible potential. He reminds me of Ralph Sampson- an extremely athletic VERY tall person. If his game develops he’ll be an all-time guy. If it doesn’t he’ll be a cautionary tale. 
he’s definitely not an all-star at this moment. 

Edited February 15 by Bozo_Casanova

[ztejas 43448]

20 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I’m really impressed with Wemby. Incredible, incredible potential. He reminds me of Ralph Sampson- an extremely athletic VERY tall person. If his game develops he’ll be an all-time guy. If it doesn’t he’ll be a cautionary tale. 
he’s definitely not an all-star at this moment. 

No but he should at least make an all-defensive team if they voted tomorrow. 

[ChiTownDoc 21154]

Blew by Chet and Chet doesn't exactly suck.  Love watching this dude.  

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

This is a nice collection of Wemby highlights at the All Star break.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39513092/victor-wembanyama-most-unbelievable-first-half-highlights

I don't know what more there is to say about this cat. My expectations were ridiculous and he's exceeded them. There is no ceiling for him.

[chainsaw 9868]

Hot take here:

Spoiler

Wemby is good.

 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18549]

 

 

[Braff Zacklin 13573]

Were the three people ahead of Wemby 19/20 years old in their first season?

[The Ace of Aces 5183]

I haven’t laid attention to the NBA since ~2007 or so and have a question and an observation from this thread. 

1) why are they limiting his minutes so drastically?

2) he moves like he’s barely working. His body isn’t taking much abuse and his size play speed allows him to create space that’s out of reach for virtually every other human.  

[ztejas 43448]

18 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

 

 

Not sure I've ever seen it done by minutes. Usually it's by age or games played. 

[LateAughtsHorn 588]

Living overseas, so I only really see highlights; but every time I see this kid's highlights, I can't help but wonder why the Spurs have lost so many games. Hoping they get him some help in the offseason, but I'm wondering if Pop is becoming the NBA's Dabo. 

Edited February 17 by LateAughtsHorn

[Slacks 6821]

5 minutes ago, LateAughtsHorn said:

Living overseas, so I only really see highlights; but every time I see this kid's highlights, I can't help but wonder why the Spurs have lost so many games. Hoping they get him some help in the offseason, but I'm wondering if Pop is becoming the NBA's Dabo. 

The rest of the team can't shoot. They're young and bad. That's how the got Wemby. 

[BurntOrange&White 39932]

On 2/17/2024 at 3:36 PM, LateAughtsHorn said:

Living overseas, so I only really see highlights; but every time I see this kid's highlights, I can't help but wonder why the Spurs have lost so many games. Hoping they get him some help in the offseason, but I'm wondering if Pop is becoming the NBA's Dabo. 

Pops is washed as fuck. 

[chainsaw 9868]

On 2/17/2024 at 10:20 AM, The Ace of Aces said:

why are they limiting his minutes so drastically?

I think they learned about his cardio limitations during the offseason. That will be a long term project, and in the meantime since none of these games aren't worth a whole lot they want to strike the right balance that gets him meaningful minutes in the league without wearing him down or harming his confidence.

[BurntOrange&White 39932]

31 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

I think they learned about his cardio limitations during the offseason. That will be a long term project, and in the meantime since none of these games aren't worth a whole lot they want to strike the right balance that gets him meaningful minutes in the league without wearing him down or harming his confidence.

IMO that is straight up cope. He's billed as the best since Lebron...

 

He's one of 6 active players who are averaging 20/10 and he wasn't an all-star because he's being held back by Pops and the Spurs. They're quite literally wasting his rookie season.