When are you guys gonna move on from pop? Pretty inexcusable that your defense could be this bad when you have Wemby, Collins, Sochan as a front court. That should be a top 5 defensive front court, honestly.

This thread is crazy.

Wemby still looks like the first player I’ve ever seen who could become the GOAT defensive player.

The problem is that he is being completely mismanaged by Pop and the Spurs. What the fuck is the point of being 7’4 and coming off a DPOY year at age 18 in France as a Center if they’re gonna play you on the perimeter defensively?

I don’t wanna hear bullshit about extending his career. Opponents take like 50% fewer attempts at the rim when he’s there. Nobody in history has this effect. Playing Center is not gonna cut his career length in half, and if it does but he’s among the greatest defensive players ever during that time - so be it.

I feel bad for the Spurs, because they are doing a terrible job with Wembanyama. I’m seriously worried they are affecting his ultimate ceiling.

Popovich has been a below average coach for at least 2-3 years now and he has been AWFUL this year.

Playing Wemby at the 4 makes no sense at all. His rim protection is arguably the best in the league when he’s in the paint. He has the GOAT catch radius on rolls, he can bully or shoot over mismatches on switches when it’s a guard, and you can use him as a playmaking hub in the post or at the nail.

Instead, Popvich runs nonstop isos for him at the baseline or the elbow which are his biggest weaknesses because he’s fucking 7’4", and to a monstrous 30% USG.

I have watched Wemby for a long time and he was never going to be a strong shooter in this league, only a solid one when good looks are created. His genius in scoring is in PnR roll man play, spot up shooting, and scoring around the rim. Everyone knew this last year.