“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.
I’m not at all implying Wemby is not talented, but if this not the best example of “good stats,bad team”, I don’t know what is. Obviously given that he’s a rookie and is only going to get so much better, these numbers might hold up for real. But at this moment, it’s quite understandable for a talented player like him to put up these numbers on such a dogshit roster
He is putting these numbers with Tre Jones. That’s not the most common line up since we have the Sochan PG experiment. They won’t and they don’t hold up with the current setup. That’s the whole point