Kevin, that’s a good question except for two things: Wembanyama is no LeBron James and the Knicks aren’t the Golden State Warriors. The Knicks seem like the “Destiny” team right now and the Spurs are at the point of Desperation which can be dangerous for New York.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
I'm torn between the Spurs winning - which would launch this thread into outstanding vs. watching Escape From NY happen when NY fans erupt with happiness in only the way New Yorkers know how... Bonfires!
would someone be willing to do me a tremendous solid and ask my bipolar ex maywoodina if there's any chance of reconciliation?
please tell her that i genuinely feel like crap about what happened. i could not be more contrite, and i vow to improve. also include that from this point forward, i'm willing to admit when she's spot-on about something. that is a crucial component of any relationship, and it facilitates growth.
that said, she made a statement today that has a rock solid foundation in truth. she is very much deserving of public praise as a result.
Wemby is in fact no LBJ. not remotely close. to even insinuate such a thing is downright insulting. not until he loses 6 times in the NBA Finals should we even think about placing him in the same sentence with LeBron James again.
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Not after they FAFO that no lead is big enough in the garden, and Wemby just became more of a "Hated Punk" than a dominant basketballer. The nicks ran circles around him in the second half - dude was so winded he could barley run................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Speaking of LeBron James, what do you think about him leaving the Lakers and playing for another team?
The possibility of him signing with the Warriors is a topic of discussion on local sports talk radio in the Bay Area. Having him and Curry play together is interesting.
Do you have any idea how many more years he will play? I think the oldest NBA player was 44 years of age. I can see James being able to be an effective player until he is 45, if not longer. He takes very good care of himself and is built for durability.
I assume that James has interests outside of basketball, such that he will eventually transition from being an NBA player to something else he devotes himself to. At some point the years pile up and a person is no longer willing and/or able to play his or her chosen sport.
I can see James being physically able to effectively play longer then anyone else in the history of the NBA (maybe even 50?); but will he mentally have the desire to do so? At some point in time he will wake up one morning and say..... I am done.
What he does post basketball will be interesting to follow.
One thing for sure - tall skinny guys are show pieces in the regular season but they tend to get beat up in the playoffs and are not able to put their teams on their backs and take controll. Jarrett Allen and Even Mobley showed that 2 years in a row with the Cavs and now Wemby showed it just now.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
man is it difficult to listen to Brunson get interviewed. super akward. they actually brought his dad up to talk when they presented him the MVP trophy.
is he usually more well spoken and was just overcome with emotion tonight?
honey you're being willfully obtuse again. what galaxy has a problem with is someone who admits he doesn't watch the games, then turns around and provides a synopsis that wastes 10 seconds of the lives of anyone who reads it. again, focusing your scathing attention on Wemby while doing things like conveniently failing to mention that he had two backcourt teammates who shot a combined 4-for-25 is something that i, as a fair and balanced fan and poster, can't overlook. the stuff that continuously rolls off of your fingers screams amateur hour. you are the Ren to basebal's Stimpy.
the Spurs exceeded my expectations this year. prior to the season i thought they had the opportunity to make everyone sit up and take notice. but i did not envision 4 games to win it all. a sizable chunk of the roster could be maywood's grandsons. they are loaded with pure talent, but are sopping wet behind the ears. in every one of those 5 games, they came out guns blazing. that's typically what confident young people do. but when you haven't experienced crunch time moments on the sport's biggest stage, all of a sudden shit gets extremely real. in the second half of those games, the Spurs looked nothing like the team in the first 24 minutes when they were playing completely loose. when New York started to suck them up, you could see the Spurs being converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization. ball movement subsided, shot selection eroded, and frankly they had the look of a group who started to look at each other wondering who was going to do something to terminate the onslaught. it wasn't going to happen, because they were facing a better team. no deficit was too big for the Knicks, and they proved that throughout the entirety of the playoffs. they have professional basketball players who are not only talented, but are able to confront pressure-packed moments and process them in a way that the Spurs could not. whenever they were down by 150 points, they never turned to stone. they drilled the accelerator. there should be a team picture next to 'resilient' in the dictionary. all credit to them. very impressive team not only last night, but all postseason long.
i said this in the gambling thread -- take a quick look at Jalen Brunson and he has the look of a dude who wouldn't be able to flourish at any sport, let alone basketball. but you know what they say about looks -- they can be quite deceiving. the dude played like the greatest pure scorer the sport has ever seen last night. the Spurs were running multiple athletic guys with height advantages at him, and he made every single one of them his bitch. em vee pee.
or, if you want to read a condensed version of the above post, here it is in my very best maywood voice:
Knicks are awesome, and even though he went for 26, 11.2 and 3.6 blocks in his very first NBA Finals appearance at age 21, Wemby sucks and is the primary reason why the Spurs suck too
He’s young, he’ll bounce back. The question is whether he can carry a team on his back like Brunson did through the playoffs. The answer right now is “No” not yet.
After the OKC series there were people, some of them here, that were ready to enshrine him. The NBA is funny and the next few years will go a long way to show where his career takes him. One thing for sure, he set to make a lot of money.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Sampson was 7'4" tall and very slender. He played well, but suffered injuries that he could not recover from 100%. After the injuries his performance declined and career was shortened.
Hopefully Wemby will avoid suffering serious injuries.
I also think Wemby spends too much time playing on the perimeter. He should spend more time playing closer to the basket
@Maywood said: @Steven59, be careful about criticizing Wemby or you’ll have a galaxy of trouble.
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Not really criticizing - just stating the obvious. He needs to hit the weight room and put some mass on like Giannis did. Ant weighed 195 when he was drafted.............
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
@galaxy27 said:
Knicks are awesome, and even though he went for 26, 11.2 and 3.6 blocks in his very first NBA Finals appearance at age 21, Wemby sucks and is the primary reason why the Spurs suck too
He played well but let's not pretend he's beyond criticism. He got away with at least 2 very obvious flagrant fouls, the latter of which would have resulted in a suspension if called. He gagged free throws at the end of multiple games. He had a key turnover at the end of one game. He consistently ran out of gas in the 4th. He shot 27% from 3. He had 10 turnovers combined in games 1 & 2. He was a -3 for the game in game 5. He shot 7-19 in game 5, 1-6 from 3.
But, yes, it's also important to remember he's 21 and will continue to get bigger, stronger, and better conditioned.
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
@craig44 said:
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
I think it's do to his lack of muscle
He is a freaking child, he will put in some weight as he gets a little older or he should try to
It's not easy bulking up at his hight and stature, he will need to put in some work
@galaxy27 said:
Knicks are awesome, and even though he went for 26, 11.2 and 3.6 blocks in his very first NBA Finals appearance at age 21, Wemby sucks and is the primary reason why the Spurs suck too
He played well but let's not pretend he's beyond criticism. He got away with at least 2 very obvious flagrant fouls, the latter of which would have resulted in a suspension if called. He gagged free throws at the end of multiple games. He had a key turnover at the end of one game. He consistently ran out of gas in the 4th. He shot 27% from 3. He had 10 turnovers combined in games 1 & 2. He was a -3 for the game in game 5. He shot 7-19 in game 5, 1-6 from 3.
But, yes, it's also important to remember he's 21 and will continue to get bigger, stronger, and better conditioned.
and I am not opposed to discussing where he came up short. he didn't play a flawless series. but without him, it would have been a clean sweep and the games would not have been competitive. some of his most important teammates were nowhere to be found. not one mention of De'Aaron Fox & Stephon Castle shooting a combined 4-for-25 in game 5, from you or anyone else. they are the reason why there was no game 6, not anything Wemby did or did not do.
extrapolate that thought and Wemby didn't have a Brunson at his disposal for the entire series. instead, he had a 27-yr-old all-star with playoff experience acting like he had never once been there before himself. if anyone looked 21 and lost out there, it was De'Aaron Fox -- a guy who is set to make 51 million dollars next season. Jalen Brunson was 5 times the point guard he was in that series, outscoring him by 100 points over the course of 5 games.
i have no issues analyzing Wemby's play with a fine-tooth comb. what i do have issues with is pretending like the Knicks had five guys out on the court and the Spurs had one.
Lots of attention being paid to Wembanyama. It seems a few years ago it was Zion Willimason when he entered the NBA followed by Giannis Aantetokounmpo. Both are very good players but for whatever reason(s) they have fallen short of expectations. I've been taken to the wood shed because I sort of said the same about the current flavor of the month. Oh well, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong and most likely not the last. The comments here seem to fall inline with what I see, a player who is very, very good but has a lot yet to prove. At least to me.
Is there really anything wrong with saying as much??
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
@craig44 said:
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
Well, he had an unusual off-season last year (training with monks rather than the Spurs staff) and is coming off a major injury that caused him to miss the last 30 games that year. Gotta think both hurt his conditioning.
@craig44 said:
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
Well, he had an unusual off-season last year (training with monks rather than the Spurs staff) and is coming off a major injury that caused him to miss the last 30 games that year. Gotta think both hurt his conditioning.
could be, it is just weird. i dont think of a 22 year old player running out of gas.
@galaxy27 said:
two things need to happen prior to next season for the Spurs
De'Aaron Fox out, Dylan Harper in. time to take the training wheels off that kid, because he is special. Fox is not the answer.
Wemby has to develop a back-to-the-basket game. fewer jump shots, fadeaways and bombs.
check those two boxes and they'll be one step closer to opening a bag of chips
agree about Wemby. I have no idea why he is taking all those 3's when he is only making about 1/3 of them. He makes 59% of his 2 pointers. he would be just about unstopable back to basket and in the paint. I am sure he would be +30 points/game if he stopped it with the 3's
@SanctionII said: Imagine if Wemby develops a skyhook shot like Kareem Abdul Jabbar had. Nobody could stop that shot.
Kevin, that was then and this is now, hence, the skyhook isn’t seen that often. Wemby is no Kareem and the NBA is quite a bit more athletic than it was 50 years ago. He probably should have such a shot in his repertoire but like @craig44 alluded to, the Spurs don’t use him like that, inside. Perhaps they’ll play like you suggest next season.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
@craig44 said:
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
Well, he had an unusual off-season last year (training with monks rather than the Spurs staff) and is coming off a major injury that caused him to miss the last 30 games that year. Gotta think both hurt his conditioning.
could be, it is just weird. i dont think of a 22 year old player running out of gas.
For sure. But conditioning will always be an issue for super-tall guys as well.
@galaxy27 said:
two things need to happen prior to next season for the Spurs
De'Aaron Fox out, Dylan Harper in. time to take the training wheels off that kid, because he is special. Fox is not the answer.
Wemby has to develop a back-to-the-basket game. fewer jump shots, fadeaways and bombs.
check those two boxes and they'll be one step closer to opening a bag of chips
agree about Wemby. I have no idea why he is taking all those 3's when he is only making about 1/3 of them. He makes 59% of his 2 pointers. he would be just about unstopable back to basket and in the paint. I am sure he would be +30 points/game if he stopped it with the 3's
Could be he stays outside to a degree to cut back on his wear and tear by being beat up down inside. And once he bulks up a little more he may be more likely to take the banging down inside.
Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
The style of play in basketball constantly changes As athletes get bigger, faster and more versatile you will see all five players play anywhere on the court, with many of them shooting from behind the three point line.
If Wemby chooses to develop his game to include playing with his back to the basket in the lane and down low that would make him a more lethal player on offense. Him developing and playing in this manner may cause a change throughout the league away from shooting a high volume of three point shots.
even though Giannis was injured most of last season, i would kind of liked to see the C's do it. as currently constructed they play an extremely boring brand of basketball with no back up plan for when the 40 3's they shoot per game are not falling.
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Or does SA win it in 7
10 years ago Cleveland came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the title.
Will history repeat itself this year?
Kevin, that’s a good question except for two things: Wembanyama is no LeBron James and the Knicks aren’t the Golden State Warriors. The Knicks seem like the “Destiny” team right now and the Spurs are at the point of Desperation which can be dangerous for New York.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
I'm torn between the Spurs winning - which would launch this thread into outstanding vs. watching Escape From NY happen when NY fans erupt with happiness in only the way New Yorkers know how... Bonfires!
would someone be willing to do me a tremendous solid and ask my bipolar ex maywoodina if there's any chance of reconciliation?
please tell her that i genuinely feel like crap about what happened. i could not be more contrite, and i vow to improve. also include that from this point forward, i'm willing to admit when she's spot-on about something. that is a crucial component of any relationship, and it facilitates growth.
that said, she made a statement today that has a rock solid foundation in truth. she is very much deserving of public praise as a result.
Wemby is in fact no LBJ. not remotely close. to even insinuate such a thing is downright insulting. not until he loses 6 times in the NBA Finals should we even think about placing him in the same sentence with LeBron James again.
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Not after they FAFO that no lead is big enough in the garden, and Wemby just became more of a "Hated Punk" than a dominant basketballer. The nicks ran circles around him in the second half - dude was so winded he could barley run................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Maywood.
Speaking of LeBron James, what do you think about him leaving the Lakers and playing for another team?
The possibility of him signing with the Warriors is a topic of discussion on local sports talk radio in the Bay Area. Having him and Curry play together is interesting.
Do you have any idea how many more years he will play? I think the oldest NBA player was 44 years of age. I can see James being able to be an effective player until he is 45, if not longer. He takes very good care of himself and is built for durability.
I wonder those same things myself.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
I assume that James has interests outside of basketball, such that he will eventually transition from being an NBA player to something else he devotes himself to. At some point the years pile up and a person is no longer willing and/or able to play his or her chosen sport.
I can see James being physically able to effectively play longer then anyone else in the history of the NBA (maybe even 50?); but will he mentally have the desire to do so? At some point in time he will wake up one morning and say..... I am done.
What he does post basketball will be interesting to follow.
Looks like riots in New York tonight - LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Spurs died by the 3 point shot................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Bye bye Spurs and congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Hate to say it but congrats to the Knicks
Good luck to NYC tonight lol
Adios to the NBA until next years Finals.
One thing for sure - tall skinny guys are show pieces in the regular season but they tend to get beat up in the playoffs and are not able to put their teams on their backs and take controll. Jarrett Allen and Even Mobley showed that 2 years in a row with the Cavs and now Wemby showed it just now.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
congrats to the Knicks. great job
man is it difficult to listen to Brunson get interviewed. super akward. they actually brought his dad up to talk when they presented him the MVP trophy.
is he usually more well spoken and was just overcome with emotion tonight?
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Congrats to the Knicks
interesting that in the 5 games played (240 minutes of playing time) the Spurs lead for over 170 minutes and the Knicks lead for about 53 minutes.
The Spurs played great in the first half, but played terrible in the second half. The Knicks were a team destined to win the title this year.
@Steven59, be careful about criticizing Wemby or you’ll have a galaxy of trouble.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Drama farming by an old man is like finding a penny on the sidewalk and leaving it there.
honey you're being willfully obtuse again. what galaxy has a problem with is someone who admits he doesn't watch the games, then turns around and provides a synopsis that wastes 10 seconds of the lives of anyone who reads it. again, focusing your scathing attention on Wemby while doing things like conveniently failing to mention that he had two backcourt teammates who shot a combined 4-for-25 is something that i, as a fair and balanced fan and poster, can't overlook. the stuff that continuously rolls off of your fingers screams amateur hour. you are the Ren to basebal's Stimpy.
the Spurs exceeded my expectations this year. prior to the season i thought they had the opportunity to make everyone sit up and take notice. but i did not envision 4 games to win it all. a sizable chunk of the roster could be maywood's grandsons. they are loaded with pure talent, but are sopping wet behind the ears. in every one of those 5 games, they came out guns blazing. that's typically what confident young people do. but when you haven't experienced crunch time moments on the sport's biggest stage, all of a sudden shit gets extremely real. in the second half of those games, the Spurs looked nothing like the team in the first 24 minutes when they were playing completely loose. when New York started to suck them up, you could see the Spurs being converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization. ball movement subsided, shot selection eroded, and frankly they had the look of a group who started to look at each other wondering who was going to do something to terminate the onslaught. it wasn't going to happen, because they were facing a better team. no deficit was too big for the Knicks, and they proved that throughout the entirety of the playoffs. they have professional basketball players who are not only talented, but are able to confront pressure-packed moments and process them in a way that the Spurs could not. whenever they were down by 150 points, they never turned to stone. they drilled the accelerator. there should be a team picture next to 'resilient' in the dictionary. all credit to them. very impressive team not only last night, but all postseason long.
i said this in the gambling thread -- take a quick look at Jalen Brunson and he has the look of a dude who wouldn't be able to flourish at any sport, let alone basketball. but you know what they say about looks -- they can be quite deceiving. the dude played like the greatest pure scorer the sport has ever seen last night. the Spurs were running multiple athletic guys with height advantages at him, and he made every single one of them his bitch. em vee pee.
or, if you want to read a condensed version of the above post, here it is in my very best maywood voice:
Knicks are awesome, and even though he went for 26, 11.2 and 3.6 blocks in his very first NBA Finals appearance at age 21, Wemby sucks and is the primary reason why the Spurs suck too
It will be interesting to see how Wemby performs during his career.
He may improve and become an All Time Great; or he may mimick the career of Ralph Sampson.
He’s young, he’ll bounce back. The question is whether he can carry a team on his back like Brunson did through the playoffs. The answer right now is “No” not yet.
After the OKC series there were people, some of them here, that were ready to enshrine him. The NBA is funny and the next few years will go a long way to show where his career takes him. One thing for sure, he set to make a lot of money.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Sampson was 7'4" tall and very slender. He played well, but suffered injuries that he could not recover from 100%. After the injuries his performance declined and career was shortened.
Hopefully Wemby will avoid suffering serious injuries.
I also think Wemby spends too much time playing on the perimeter. He should spend more time playing closer to the basket
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Not really criticizing - just stating the obvious. He needs to hit the weight room and put some mass on like Giannis did. Ant weighed 195 when he was drafted.............
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
He played well but let's not pretend he's beyond criticism. He got away with at least 2 very obvious flagrant fouls, the latter of which would have resulted in a suspension if called. He gagged free throws at the end of multiple games. He had a key turnover at the end of one game. He consistently ran out of gas in the 4th. He shot 27% from 3. He had 10 turnovers combined in games 1 & 2. He was a -3 for the game in game 5. He shot 7-19 in game 5, 1-6 from 3.
But, yes, it's also important to remember he's 21 and will continue to get bigger, stronger, and better conditioned.
one thing that really surprised me about Wemby was his apparent lack of conditioning. not sure why that would be. at 22 years old, he should be at peak athletic endurance. is this common with him? is he too thin?
he seemed to wilt in the 2nd half of most of the games, to the point the commentators were mentioning him looking tired.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
I think it's do to his lack of muscle
He is a freaking child, he will put in some weight as he gets a little older or he should try to
It's not easy bulking up at his hight and stature, he will need to put in some work
He is going to be great imo
and I am not opposed to discussing where he came up short. he didn't play a flawless series. but without him, it would have been a clean sweep and the games would not have been competitive. some of his most important teammates were nowhere to be found. not one mention of De'Aaron Fox & Stephon Castle shooting a combined 4-for-25 in game 5, from you or anyone else. they are the reason why there was no game 6, not anything Wemby did or did not do.
extrapolate that thought and Wemby didn't have a Brunson at his disposal for the entire series. instead, he had a 27-yr-old all-star with playoff experience acting like he had never once been there before himself. if anyone looked 21 and lost out there, it was De'Aaron Fox -- a guy who is set to make 51 million dollars next season. Jalen Brunson was 5 times the point guard he was in that series, outscoring him by 100 points over the course of 5 games.
i have no issues analyzing Wemby's play with a fine-tooth comb. what i do have issues with is pretending like the Knicks had five guys out on the court and the Spurs had one.
Lots of attention being paid to Wembanyama. It seems a few years ago it was Zion Willimason when he entered the NBA followed by Giannis Aantetokounmpo. Both are very good players but for whatever reason(s) they have fallen short of expectations. I've been taken to the wood shed because I sort of said the same about the current flavor of the month. Oh well, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong and most likely not the last. The comments here seem to fall inline with what I see, a player who is very, very good but has a lot yet to prove. At least to me.
Is there really anything wrong with saying as much??
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Maywood.
Nothing wrong at all.
this is the sports talk sub-forum. you are welcome to share your opinion on any player here!!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Well, he had an unusual off-season last year (training with monks rather than the Spurs staff) and is coming off a major injury that caused him to miss the last 30 games that year. Gotta think both hurt his conditioning.
could be, it is just weird. i dont think of a 22 year old player running out of gas.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
two things need to happen prior to next season for the Spurs
De'Aaron Fox out, Dylan Harper in. time to take the training wheels off that kid, because he is special. Fox is not the answer.
Wemby has to develop a back-to-the-basket game. fewer jump shots, fadeaways and bombs.
check those two boxes and they'll be one step closer to opening a bag of chips
Imagine if Wemby develops a skyhook shot like Kareem Abdul Jabbar had. Nobody could stop that shot.
agree about Wemby. I have no idea why he is taking all those 3's when he is only making about 1/3 of them. He makes 59% of his 2 pointers. he would be just about unstopable back to basket and in the paint. I am sure he would be +30 points/game if he stopped it with the 3's
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
@SanctionII said: Imagine if Wemby develops a skyhook shot like Kareem Abdul Jabbar had. Nobody could stop that shot.
Kevin, that was then and this is now, hence, the skyhook isn’t seen that often. Wemby is no Kareem and the NBA is quite a bit more athletic than it was 50 years ago. He probably should have such a shot in his repertoire but like @craig44 alluded to, the Spurs don’t use him like that, inside. Perhaps they’ll play like you suggest next season.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
For sure. But conditioning will always be an issue for super-tall guys as well.
Could be he stays outside to a degree to cut back on his wear and tear by being beat up down inside. And once he bulks up a little more he may be more likely to take the banging down inside.
The style of play in basketball constantly changes As athletes get bigger, faster and more versatile you will see all five players play anywhere on the court, with many of them shooting from behind the three point line.
If Wemby chooses to develop his game to include playing with his back to the basket in the lane and down low that would make him a more lethal player on offense. Him developing and playing in this manner may cause a change throughout the league away from shooting a high volume of three point shots.
Giannis traded to the Miami Heat
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumors-updates-celtics-heat/live/
the rumors I heard about the celtics offer seemed more appealing. maybe it's the best of a bad situation, but it stings.
It generally takes three top tier players to win a title in the NBA. Does the Heat have enough now??
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
even though Giannis was injured most of last season, i would kind of liked to see the C's do it. as currently constructed they play an extremely boring brand of basketball with no back up plan for when the 40 3's they shoot per game are not falling.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.