“Wemby’s efficiency is bad!” “He takes bad shots!” He’s also spending most of his minutes without a real PG.

In the 192 minutes Wemby has spent with Tre Jones on the floor, he averages 26ppg/36 on 58%TS. That’s also 33.2p/100 for those curious. This is actually an astoundingly strong blend of volume and efficiency for a rookie.

What’s the other factor holding Wemby back? He’s playing PF next to Cs clogging the paint and taking away some mismatch opportunities. Wemby has only gotten 124 minutes at Center this season, but when he does? He averages a whopping 33ppg/36 on 62%TS. That’s with or without Tre Jones at PG even.

These numbers are absolutely absurd. When the Spurs put him in a position to succeed - either with an actual PG or at his best position - he dominates. He’s already been scoring at an all-star level. If you’re down on this kid, questioning his scoring and efficiency, I think you need to watch a bit closer.

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  • -Gremlinator-@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I remain unconvinced that the best method to develop players is to simply place them in circumstances that are detrimental to their performance and keep losing.

    • lawdoggingit@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I respect your opinion and think you have a completely fair and valid perspective.

      But I’m gonna go ahead and continue to believe that Gregg Popovich knows more than you, me, OP, or anyone else on twitter and reddit about how to develop NBA talent.

      • foggy01@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        You cant rule out a possibilty that Pop might be washed. The man is 74 for god sake, there has to be a time when you start losing it.

      • Sky19234@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        But I’m gonna go ahead and continue to believe that Gregg Popovich knows more than you, me, OP, or anyone else on twitter and reddit about how to develop NBA talent.

        I can not believe Gregg Popovich has ruined this young talented mans career. He had serious generational talent potential but alas after 16 games it is clear, he is no better than Anthony Bennett.

    • spellstealyoslowfall@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This is just life and the professional workforce management. For example, When I’m working with a junior, I have 2 choices to make. Do I want this to be done good and fast and do the majority of it myself, or do I want this to be a learning lesson. Product won’t have the same “shine”, but long term the team gets a bit stronger because the junior is a bit better.

      Same concept. You put Wemby in the PF role to develop his PF intuition and skillset. When he eventually goes back to C, he will have a better feel on what the opposing PF role want to do, and how to defend them because he himself was in that role.

    • TantricEmu@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Circumstances detrimental to their performance may be advantageous to their development as a whole. They’re not trying to make him better at what he’s good at, they want him better at what he’s the worst at. As far as winning goes, the whole FO is thinking much further ahead than this season when it comes to Wemby. He’s an investment that will pay off in time, it doesn’t need to right this minute.

    • Kablaow@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It reminds me of my favourite saying “Put yourself in situations where you’re not comfortable”.