Is Wemby a Bust? (NBA)

[DGS49]

NBA Fans Slam Victor Wembanyama's Performance In Trail Blazers-Spurs Game

On Wednesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers at home in Texas. The Spurs won by a score of 118-105 to improve to 4-5 in their f

www.si.com

Victor Wembanyama, the giant seven-footer from France came into the NBA last year as the overall #1 pick with a lot of fanfare and high expectations. Here was a young man of enormous size (8' wingspan!) tremendous agility and basketball talent. It was said that his shooting and ball handling could have made him a guard...well, sort of.

But a little over a year in, he is simply a non-factor. Who needs a seven footer who makes 1/4 of his three pointers and can't make even half of his shots? Who needs a seven-footer who SHOOTS three-pointers? Don't they have guards and forwards who can do that much better?

He gets a lot of blocks and occasionally he will have a game with a lot of rebounds, but for someone his size, his shooting percentage is dreadful. It seems that his team (San Antonio) is no better with him than they were without him - which was pretty bad.

From all indications he is an excellent person. He speaks French, which is more than most people can say, but as a BB player he seems to be one more of the long history of exceedingly tall players who doesn't perform as hoped or expected. Can you think of anyone like this who has started off "slow" then worked themselves to superstar status? It's rare, to say the least.

 

[The Duke]

NBA Fans Slam Victor Wembanyama's Performance In Trail Blazers-Spurs Game

On Wednesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers at home in Texas. The Spurs won by a score of 118-105 to improve to 4-5 in their f

www.si.com

Victor Wembanyama, the giant seven-footer from France came into the NBA last year as the overall #1 pick with a lot of fanfare and high expectations. Here was a young man of enormous size (8' wingspan!) tremendous agility and basketball talent. It was said that his shooting and ball handling could have made him a guard...well, sort of.

But a little over a year in, he is simply a non-factor. Who needs a seven footer who makes 1/4 of his three pointers and can't make even half of his shots? Who needs a seven-footer who SHOOTS three-pointers? Don't they have guards and forwards who can do that much better?

He gets a lot of blocks and occasionally he will have a game with a lot of rebounds, but for someone his size, his shooting percentage is dreadful. It seems that his team (San Antonio) is no better with him than they were without him - which was pretty bad.

From all indications he is an excellent person. He speaks French, which is more than most people can say, but as a BB player he seems to be one more of the long history of exceedingly tall players who doesn't perform as hoped or expected. Can you think of anyone like this who has started off "slow" then worked themselves to superstar status? It's rare, to say the least.

Yeah..Webber I think. Started out gangly and sucking but came into it after a couple years.
Chris Webber.

 

[pknopp]

12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, four steals and three blocks while shooting 4/13 from the field in 32 minutes.

Outside of the 4/13 those numbers will bring you a big contract. He likely needs to bulk up and forget the 3's.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

NBA Fans Slam Victor Wembanyama's Performance In Trail Blazers-Spurs Game

On Wednesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers at home in Texas. The Spurs won by a score of 118-105 to improve to 4-5 in their f

www.si.com

Victor Wembanyama, the giant seven-footer from France came into the NBA last year as the overall #1 pick with a lot of fanfare and high expectations. Here was a young man of enormous size (8' wingspan!) tremendous agility and basketball talent. It was said that his shooting and ball handling could have made him a guard...well, sort of.

But a little over a year in, he is simply a non-factor. Who needs a seven footer who makes 1/4 of his three pointers and can't make even half of his shots? Who needs a seven-footer who SHOOTS three-pointers? Don't they have guards and forwards who can do that much better?

He gets a lot of blocks and occasionally he will have a game with a lot of rebounds, but for someone his size, his shooting percentage is dreadful. It seems that his team (San Antonio) is no better with him than they were without him - which was pretty bad.

From all indications he is an excellent person. He speaks French, which is more than most people can say, but as a BB player he seems to be one more of the long history of exceedingly tall players who doesn't perform as hoped or expected. Can you think of anyone like this who has started off "slow" then worked themselves to superstar status? It's rare, to say the least.

Needs size and bulk if he's going to last. That and focus on the mid range jumpers his height will allow.
If he does that, he can be good.

 

[sealybobo]

NBA Fans Slam Victor Wembanyama's Performance In Trail Blazers-Spurs Game

On Wednesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs played the Portland Trail Blazers at home in Texas. The Spurs won by a score of 118-105 to improve to 4-5 in their f

www.si.com

Victor Wembanyama, the giant seven-footer from France came into the NBA last year as the overall #1 pick with a lot of fanfare and high expectations. Here was a young man of enormous size (8' wingspan!) tremendous agility and basketball talent. It was said that his shooting and ball handling could have made him a guard...well, sort of.

But a little over a year in, he is simply a non-factor. Who needs a seven footer who makes 1/4 of his three pointers and can't make even half of his shots? Who needs a seven-footer who SHOOTS three-pointers? Don't they have guards and forwards who can do that much better?

He gets a lot of blocks and occasionally he will have a game with a lot of rebounds, but for someone his size, his shooting percentage is dreadful. It seems that his team (San Antonio) is no better with him than they were without him - which was pretty bad.

From all indications he is an excellent person. He speaks French, which is more than most people can say, but as a BB player he seems to be one more of the long history of exceedingly tall players who doesn't perform as hoped or expected. Can you think of anyone like this who has started off "slow" then worked themselves to superstar status? It's rare, to say the least.

Chauncey Billups played for other teams before he landed on the pistons, where he thrived. Could it be like that? Where he’s just in the wrong system, wrong coach?

I wonder how he would be if he played on Denver’s team? Or with Giannis?

I haven’t seen any of his games yet. If they suck, tnt won’t play as many of their games. And then they don’t make the playoffs?

It must suck being on a team who doesn’t even make the playoffs

 

[DGS49]

He is a notable figure. YouTube has quite a bit of video on him, but of course they don't film his large numbers of missed shots, especially three's. He's an excellent foul shooter.

 

[odanny]

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points Wednesday night in a 139-130 win over Washington, becoming the first Spurs player since David Robinson in 1994 to log a 50-point outing in regulation.

www.espn.com

 

[hadit]

12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, four steals and three blocks while shooting 4/13 from the field in 32 minutes.

Outside of the 4/13 those numbers will bring you a big contract. He likely needs to bulk up and forget the 3's.

Kind of like a college quarterback famous for running in touchdowns needs to focus on passing and use his running backs in the NFL.

 

[MarathonMike]

Wemby hits another milestone with 50-point game

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points Wednesday night in a 139-130 win over Washington, becoming the first Spurs player since David Robinson in 1994 to log a 50-point outing in regulation.

www.espn.com

Are these guys talking about a different Wemby? This kid is a phenom!

 

[lantern2814]

Unless he puts on a LOT of muscle, he'll never be a classic big man doing most of his damage in the paint. Right now, he can't physically stand up to a Jokic, Doncic, or another physically strong inside player. He is still young, so he can put on the weight properly, and he's in a good organization in San Antonio.

 

[odanny]

I didn't know it had been 30 years since a Spur went for 50 in a game, the great David Robinson. Not sure that other great big man they had at the same time (forget name) ever scored 50.