Wemby has a shit ton of blocks but that'd because people still drive and play around him like he's a non threat. I'm not sure why the blocks he gets are the easiest shit.
@serge6885 yes even with the record, but I know he won't. Spurs are a top 5 defense team when he's on the court, but bottom of the league defense when he leaves. That should tell enough about their record.
@tusharbhudia9421 he could have even more since there are still a lot of players refusing to shoot it anywhere near the paint when wemby is down there.
He has that Kobe mentality like no other player in the league. He cares about winning the rookie of the year over Chet because Chet beat him in the USA vs France before they were drafted. So when Wemby wins ROTY he’s gonna have to sit at HOME and watch CHET compete in more important games , and I promise you he ain’t gone like that .
This trophy is pure bulshit. JJJ won it last year and during the playoffs AD showed to the world that he is miles ahead of him on defense. Wemby is arguably the best defender in the league right now, he should be one of, if not the favourite to win the DPOY
The block on Chet after the three deep threes to beat OKC late in the 4th was a glimpse at the future. This kid, who was a teen a couple weeks ago, is exceeding all the lofty expectations we had for him.
@@808bboarderbruh you could add Captain America to the Spurs & they’d probably still only scrape 30 wins. There’s only so much Wemby can do with that team 😂
No. They're still 12-48. He has changed three games this season, and even then it took excellent offensive games by his teammates to get the W. His on-court plus/minus is not that different from his off-court plus/minus. So he's not a game-changer. Last night was his first decent fourth quarter in ages.
@@Truth-time I know that. But he's only about 4-5 minutes less per game than many a star player. His per-36 stats are good but not crazy good. I checked his rankings for all that stuff last week. Interesting factoid: Walker Kessler was actually just ahead of Vic in blocks. Also Vic was in first place for turnovers. And Vic's shooting percentage is still too low for such a tall guy. All in all, a promising start this year, much potential, but he's really not terrorizing the league, as the glazers would have me believe. He's tall so he gets his blocks and defensive rebounds, but needs to develop into an actual offensive threat vs a "try my luck" three-point shooter who rarely shows up offensively in close fourth quarters. You can have the last word.
@@richatlarge462 Jordan’s Bulls were Losers his rookie year. It took Jordan 6 years to finally start winning Titles. The Spurs will have their first of several championships in just 4 years. Stars are never on a good team when they come into the league. Not everyone gets Tim Duncan’s or Magic Johnson’s career.
@Truth-time 1 thing that is also not normal is his height and his long ass arms ik he is good but the height and the arms make him this good if he would be smaller it would be harder but he is bigger and has longer arms than anybody so it's easier for him to block and rebound also shoot and dunk from free throw line
@@Nsporadic1Anything is possible in 4 years. One assumes the Spurs will be back in the playoffs by then, though a championship is iffy. Then again, the future is unpredictable, and Victor could be out of the league in 4 years due to injury. Only time will tell. For now and next year, the Spurs are a bad team, and Vic is not moving the needle on the W/L record.
He really live for those pressure situations I seen him show up more than a few times this season we are going to be fine, just going to take patience.
On a side (and amusing note): Every time he puts on his mask before the game Wemby DESTROYS the opposing team… Happened three times already… We might see the beginning of a trend here… Legend 🔥
He’s fucking trash and all you non ball watchers like to hype him up. He’s shooting below league average and his Team is on pace to have a Net negative win share with him 💀
So proud of him, have seen him play real time in France once, don t remember the stat line bc I was in awe by his competitiveness , that s what stand out to me as I was only watching him 😊
@6Man I am not detracting from the points that you make in this video, I agree with you, On a more visceral level, I am a grown man who finds himself with an involuntary smile and catches himself giggling like an eight year old watching this guy play. I can remember having this reaction to only a few players in different sports: Vince Carter, MJ, Larry Bird,Bo Jackson, Shawn Kemp, Mike Tyson, Usain Bolt, Caitlin Clark and Rory MacDonald come to mind.
this guy is cray cray. and forget about the hype, dude just has essence of greatness. mature for his age and competitive edge in any setting. buckle up yall
I think he is gonna pull 35 15 7 3 4 in his peak, and I think his peak is gonna be at 28. I wouldn't be surprised if he broke the single season blk record and all time, too. Hopefully, he will stay healthy because I am all for this generation talent.
Wemby loves the game more than any other player in the NBA..You can see it by the way he plays..Offensively and Defensively..Jordan skills with Kareem height..He looks like a ringer against the other players..
The craziest thing about the NBA is how the offensive player is allowed to play bullyball and the defensive player got have to stand there or get tossed around with their fucking hands in the air
If only his teammates would have a little consistency they would be unstoppable. U have guys who can get 25 points one game they lay a goose egg the next. They have benchwarmers as starters for the spurs team. These guys aren’t worth the 100+ million dollar contracts they have.
It took a while for me to get past his crazy height. At first, I was like, "Yeah, he's gonna block shots... he's 10 feet tall with a 20 foot wing span..." But he's since showed he's WAY more than that... If he was half a foot shorter and just as skilled, we'd still be having these types of conversations. The kid is legit.
The last 3 MVPs also have years of exp on VW. Wait till he has a couple more seasons behind him AND a good team surrounding him. N.B. Imagine if he were on the OKC Thunder vice Holmgren?
At 7'5" his height is the most likely stopper imo. People that size are prone to injury so I assume thats how his career will end. Holding his minutes is a good way to prevent it.
He works extremely hard to stretch out and be as limber as possible. Just check out his warmup routine. But yes, we hope he can stay healthy as he is still 7'5" lmao
The only thing that can stop Wemby is going to be Jokic. The only players in the future that can stop a Wemby-led team will have to be able to: Shoot, Drive, Playmake, Distribute, Block, Steal, Isolate and Dominate. At an elite level. While maintaining GOAT level of focus. Who else: Jokic, Luka, SGA?
I don't think Wemby will win ROTY. I love him, I'm french and it hurts to say that but let's face it. Imagine the Spurs keep loosing all the time. And OKC go far in the playoffs, like a final against the celtics. Why not, SGA has what it takes. And imagine Chet plays like a future MVP, something like top 5 VP of the playoffs. Then people will hesitate which one to vote for at the end of the season. And Chet can definitely win it. I wish I'm wrong but I would bet a 100 on Chet if things keep going that way
I mean, I do not know and not wishing the worse from here.... but it's easy to send a player like Bruce Bowen or Zaza Pachulia and it is now solved. We're lucky that no players like those two, among others, exist today. Do not start me with Draymond.
Watching this make me even more mad at Zion Williamson, he should be the other person that dominates this era of basketball, but for the US. He could have been the rampaging ball rolling 250lb Derrick Rose with the basketball IQ of Chris Paul, instead he got paid and now just eats like Kelvin Benjamin did.
If he just had a good PG with above average playmaking ability, that would be enough to turn the Spurs around. Wemby would just flourish with a legit PG running the offense, and his stats would be superior.
Devil's advocate: I still say "let him shoot" is the answer. He happened to hit 5/7 threes last night, and 4/10 otherwise. If he had hit his usual 2 or 3 out of 7 from behind the arc, suddenly his offensive line doesn't look that special, and is easily offset by the other team's scorers. He is still relying on outside shooting first, inside shooting second. Until that changes, the league doesn't need an answer for him. When the Spurs win, Victor usually has a good game, but they only win because a second player has a huge game as well.
On the other hand the Spurs are yet to win a game without him. He missed 7 games and they lost all of them. What you try to display as a logical thought is actually a syllogism. The reason why the spurs did not win more games is actually because no player besides him is able to have consecutive consistent scoring nights. You need points to win ball games yes… that’s not a genius idea… Spurs are the worst 3-point shooting team as well as the worst defensive team… Without him on the floor their defense is actually probably the worst in NBA history… With him on the court, their defense is top 5 in the league… He’s basically playing 1 vs 5 most of nights… it’s insane. Most of his teammates are not NBA-level. Except Vassel and Sochan. In 2 years at least half of the guys on this roster will be out of the league. Mark my words.
@@Peroriperora Those are pretty softball words to mark. Of course the Spurs suck, it's why they went 22-60 last year. They''ll probably end up even worse this year, but we grant them some leeway for "adjusting to playing with Victor" (and vice versa). What I've noticed is that the Spurs are *not* especially good with him on defense. He gets his average of one block per 8 minutes on the court (i.e. about once per quarter), and might get a steal or two, but that's not the same as actually stopping the other team from scoring. In almost all games, the opponents have not missed a beat, with or without Victor on the court. He can't guard the tough centers, so they put him on a non-scoring forward and let him roam to stop players from driving to the rack. This is useful, but again is not the same as being a physically tough defender (think Draymond). On offense he remains disappointing. There are rare nights when he puts up good numbers behind the arc, but the other team will match that, so where's the advantage? He gets only a couple of dunks per game, and misses virtually all his shots between the rim and the arc. It's pretty amazing how this has been holding true. He needs a better offensive arsenal. It's more that "give him Trae Young"; it's the will to score in the paint. Finally, he must stop trying to be a trickly ballhandler at his height. It's too easy to pick his pocket, and he leads the league in turnovers per minute played. I believe he'll overcome these defects some time in his sophomore season, though the Spurs will remain a poor team.
@@richatlarge462Jesus so many incorrect stuff here… Ok let’s start: spurs not better as a team with Wemby? Have you watched the first 2,5 months of the season and the Sochan at PG experiment? What is the Spurs record since he moved to center and they started to play with a point guard? Oh surprise they’re better than last year… They’re not better with him defensively? Well that’s just a pure lie. Stats will tell you that. #5 defensive team with him on the court. Dead last without him. And if you actually watched the games you would have noticed the opposing teams always start a run when he subs out in the first quarter. Regular trend. The only thing I would agree is yes he dribbles too much for my taste as well, generating way too many turnovers… but again… this is just an unfortunate consequence of him having to do too much because his teammates suck. You may not like the guy but you can’t deny his impact on the game. You just can’t.
@@Peroriperora it's all coherent. I said their record is at least as bad this year as last year. I also gave you an excuse for it - you're welcome. The defensive rating you cite means squat when I can see other teams pulling away in second halves with him playing, ending with 120+ points. Also, you don't understand me at all, because I like Victor - I just won't glaze, because I see him relying on threes at a mediocre clip, getting pushed around by centers, and believing himself to be KD despite being a bad midrange shooter. Over and out.
@@PeroriperoraFunny, I was going to reply to that first comment with a big long comment of my own detailing why that was an ignorant response, but I decided it would be a waste of my time. The world is so full of people who think just because player A shoots more shots he's performed better than Player B. Wemby plays on a bad team. A very bad team. He takes shots he shouldn't take because he's the best player on that team. That is not good. Hopefully he will learn better when his team improves. He has shown great signs of that being the case and his ceiling is unfathomably high. However, to this point in the season, what I said is not even a debate. Who will be the better player when their careers are done. Wemby of course. But 60 games into their rookie season, Chet is the better offensive player. Will that be the case after 82 games. I don't know.
Surely your comment is like Stephen A, devoid of anything close to truth or worth discussing, just to get a rise out of people. Do some recent homework first and see current stars 1st seasons. Comical
Bam has 48 blocks for the season.. Wemby has 47 blocks in the month of February. Him not winning DPOY is going to be criminal
With this record? Rudy will be the DPOY but for me Wemby is the best defender in the league.
Rudy's advanced defensive statistics dwarf Wemby's but yes I agree Wemby should take All Defensive honors.
Wemby has a shit ton of blocks but that'd because people still drive and play around him like he's a non threat. I'm not sure why the blocks he gets are the easiest shit.
@serge6885 yes even with the record, but I know he won't. Spurs are a top 5 defense team when he's on the court, but bottom of the league defense when he leaves. That should tell enough about their record.
@tusharbhudia9421 he could have even more since there are still a lot of players refusing to shoot it anywhere near the paint when wemby is down there.
He has that Kobe mentality like no other player in the league. He cares about winning the rookie of the year over Chet because Chet beat him in the USA vs France before they were drafted. So when Wemby wins ROTY he’s gonna have to sit at HOME and watch CHET compete in more important games , and I promise you he ain’t gone like that .
yeah but he will have more time then chet to rest and work on his game with legends. I hope he does that. That is what I'd do.
That’s what you would do, you’re not an NBA player
@@RealJuiceWrld huh ?
Makes sense
more important games ? Lmao, during summer, Wemby gonna play the Olympics... IN PARIS.
Spurs have a top 4 defense when Wemby is in the game and bottom 5 defense when he’s out the game. Tell me he isn’t the DPOY !!!!
I think it's dead last not even bottom 5 when he's on the bench
This trophy is pure bulshit. JJJ won it last year and during the playoffs AD showed to the world that he is miles ahead of him on defense.
Wemby is arguably the best defender in the league right now, he should be one of, if not the favourite to win the DPOY
@SurelyNotABot Nah I think they are 26th when hes on the Bench and 3rd when hes not
But his offense stinks
@robertteague6342 no it doesnt. Hes been shooting 43%3pt since the all star break. And 55% true shooting
The block on Chet after the three deep threes to beat OKC late in the 4th was a glimpse at the future. This kid, who was a teen a couple weeks ago, is exceeding all the lofty expectations we had for him.
They have 12 wins lmao 🤣
@@808bboarderbruh you could add Captain America to the Spurs & they’d probably still only scrape 30 wins. There’s only so much Wemby can do with that team 😂
He rooted for the Sprus since he was a child, he loves the Spurs
Victor is gonna be the boogeyman of the NBA soon, and it hasn't even been a full NBA season!!!
Wemby is a game changer on the level of Jordan.
No. They're still 12-48. He has changed three games this season, and even then it took excellent offensive games by his teammates to get the W. His on-court plus/minus is not that different from his off-court plus/minus. So he's not a game-changer. Last night was his first decent fourth quarter in ages.
@@Truth-time I know that. But he's only about 4-5 minutes less per game than many a star player. His per-36 stats are good but not crazy good. I checked his rankings for all that stuff last week.
Interesting factoid: Walker Kessler was actually just ahead of Vic in blocks. Also Vic was in first place for turnovers. And Vic's shooting percentage is still too low for such a tall guy.
All in all, a promising start this year, much potential, but he's really not terrorizing the league, as the glazers would have me believe. He's tall so he gets his blocks and defensive rebounds, but needs to develop into an actual offensive threat vs a "try my luck" three-point shooter who rarely shows up offensively in close fourth quarters.
You can have the last word.
@@richatlarge462 Jordan’s Bulls were Losers his rookie year. It took Jordan 6 years to finally start winning Titles. The Spurs will have their first of several championships in just 4 years. Stars are never on a good team when they come into the league. Not everyone gets Tim Duncan’s or Magic Johnson’s career.
@Truth-time 1 thing that is also not normal is his height and his long ass arms ik he is good but the height and the arms make him this good if he would be smaller it would be harder but he is bigger and has longer arms than anybody so it's easier for him to block and rebound also shoot and dunk from free throw line
@@Nsporadic1Anything is possible in 4 years. One assumes the Spurs will be back in the playoffs by then, though a championship is iffy. Then again, the future is unpredictable, and Victor could be out of the league in 4 years due to injury. Only time will tell. For now and next year, the Spurs are a bad team, and Vic is not moving the needle on the W/L record.
He really live for those pressure situations I seen him show up more than a few times this season we are going to be fine, just going to take patience.
Great video! Wemby is Him. He will change the game forever
Wish him a healthy career🙏 sky is the limit for this young man.
On a side (and amusing note): Every time he puts on his mask before the game Wemby DESTROYS the opposing team… Happened three times already… We might see the beginning of a trend here… Legend 🔥
He’s fucking trash and all you non ball watchers like to hype him up. He’s shooting below league average and his Team is on pace to have a Net negative win share with him 💀
He's great enough to make free agents want to join him. Year 3, he's going to break Final's records.
I love his mentality to win
The DPOY award is an award for the best defensive “player”that means only one player so i dont understand why they look at his team?
I guess they just don't want to give every award to a single player
The overhead shot of him dunking from outside the restricted area still looks ridiculous
So proud of him, have seen him play real time in France once, don t remember the stat line bc I was in awe by his competitiveness , that s what stand out to me as I was only watching him 😊
@6Man I am not detracting from the points that you make in this video, I agree with you, On a more visceral level, I am a grown man who finds himself with an involuntary smile and catches himself giggling like an eight year old watching this guy play. I can remember having this reaction to only a few players in different sports: Vince Carter, MJ, Larry Bird,Bo Jackson, Shawn Kemp, Mike Tyson, Usain Bolt, Caitlin Clark and Rory MacDonald come to mind.
I just hope he gets a healthy career. Hope there's no Zaza Pachulias or other dirty players who will injure him.
This kid is like a gift from the basketball god.
Victor doesn’t get lazy on the court, he goes 110% the whole time and gives it his all.
He's the only one that can replicate Wilts' dominance!😊
good time to be a spurs fan haven't been this excited for a player since ginobili
If he stays healthy he can be insane
he is a literal fucking demigod.
this guy is cray cray. and forget about the hype, dude just has essence of greatness. mature for his age and competitive edge in any setting. buckle up yall
A true lider never puts blame just continues to battle like u know who he in LA yhea leflop
Right now wemby is number 10 on my goat list. When he starts winning championships he will rocket up
I hope he makes stocks a popular thing. Imagine in 2029 he averages 37 11 7 8 7.
as a wemby glazing spurs fan, hes not averaging that. I could see 35 12 6 4 2 though, which also might be the greatest season ever
I think he is gonna pull 35 15 7 3 4 in his peak, and I think his peak is gonna be at 28. I wouldn't be surprised if he broke the single season blk record and all time, too. Hopefully, he will stay healthy because I am all for this generation talent.
hes already the best defender in the league, if he had 1 player that could play basketball on his team it would be obvious
I was worried before the season because of the insane amount of hype.
Wemby loves the game more than any other player in the NBA..You can see it by the way he plays..Offensively and Defensively..Jordan skills with Kareem height..He looks like a ringer against the other players..
I think he's the perfect future face of the league... Global, likeable, extremely talented... Marketable....
This thumbnails bruh🤣🤣🔥
Wembanyama is breaking the NBA 😂 #GSG !!!
I was at the OKC game. Seeing him in person is unreal 😳
Wemby is like maxed out create-a-player in 2K
The craziest thing about the NBA is how the offensive player is allowed to play bullyball and the defensive player got have to stand there or get tossed around with their fucking hands in the air
He's gonna be the GOAT if he stays injury free.
Wemby damn well better win DPOY and ROTY, he deserves it. this is one of the best rookie seasons we have seen in a long long time.
We already can't get enough of him ; to quote the man himself , this is gonna be crazy s*** three-five years from now.
If only his teammates would have a little consistency they would be unstoppable. U have guys who can get 25 points one game they lay a goose egg the next.
They have benchwarmers as starters for the spurs team. These guys aren’t worth the 100+ million dollar contracts they have.
Vassel is good
He might be a league killer in more than one way.
It took a while for me to get past his crazy height. At first, I was like, "Yeah, he's gonna block shots... he's 10 feet tall with a 20 foot wing span..." But he's since showed he's WAY more than that... If he was half a foot shorter and just as skilled, we'd still be having these types of conversations. The kid is legit.
He can do it all, but his shot blocking is what really gonna break the other teams.
And this is him at his worst he will be 😮
Dude really wants to win. That separates him from the rest.
The last 3 MVPs also have years of exp on VW. Wait till he has a couple more seasons behind him AND a good team surrounding him. N.B. Imagine if he were on the OKC Thunder vice Holmgren?
Top Video !!!. 🔥
A joy to watch
Sorry, You got Wemby mixed up with Joker.
I get that Minnesota’s D is league leading, revolving around Rudy. But if you replaced Rudy with Wemby that defense would be otherworldly.
Wemby is great! But once he starts getting injured it's over.
😮😮I wonder if Harden's going to say to Wemby, WHAT he said about Giannis having no talent.
Why is Woj twerking at the beginning
At 7'5" his height is the most likely stopper imo. People that size are prone to injury so I assume thats how his career will end. Holding his minutes is a good way to prevent it.
He works extremely hard to stretch out and be as limber as possible. Just check out his warmup routine. But yes, we hope he can stay healthy as he is still 7'5" lmao
Imagine if the spurs weren’t tanking
Victor said the nba was easier than the euro league
7’5 Demi god
Imagine when the nba acknowledges Wembley as their new era and offers Wembley the death lineup (ref assistance). Game over 😂
The only thing that can stop Wemby is going to be Jokic.
The only players in the future that can stop a Wemby-led team will have to be able to:
Shoot, Drive, Playmake, Distribute, Block, Steal, Isolate and Dominate. At an elite level. While maintaining GOAT level of focus.
Who else: Jokic, Luka, SGA?
he's a different animal. generational doesn't describe what he actually is.
I don't think Wemby will win ROTY. I love him, I'm french and it hurts to say that but let's face it.
Imagine the Spurs keep loosing all the time. And OKC go far in the playoffs, like a final against the celtics. Why not, SGA has what it takes. And imagine Chet plays like a future MVP, something like top 5 VP of the playoffs. Then people will hesitate which one to vote for at the end of the season. And Chet can definitely win it. I wish I'm wrong but I would bet a 100 on Chet if things keep going that way
Jordan skills with Kareem height equals Wembayama..
Kid will have a 100pt game like Chamberlain did
No doubt potential for all time great. Still a lot of ifs at the moment and Spurs bottom of the table
did you watch rockets vs spurs? i think we have an answer
His teammates still holding him back lol
Nice to play without defence
That’s what happens when vassal passes the ball and I hope trae Young goes to them
Lakers fan "In 4-8 years he will be playing for us, they always come play for us".
true if the spurs wont let him win and spurs keep tanking
but miami , sanfrancisco, cali,texas need a bag for him
If he was an american maybe
Think of how much "easier" it will be when the spurs get back to back number 1 draft picks. Lmao
Think of how much "easier" it would be if wemby packed on like 30 pounds of muscle.
spurs need
a true small forward and a true PG
Except his teammates
I mean, I do not know and not wishing the worse from here.... but it's easy to send a player like Bruce Bowen or Zaza Pachulia and it is now solved. We're lucky that no players like those two, among others, exist today. Do not start me with Draymond.
First rookie DPOY 100000%
Michael Jordan won ROY and DPOY
Wilt except much weaker. His knees will buckle in a couple of seasons.
Watching this make me even more mad at Zion Williamson, he should be the other person that dominates this era of basketball, but for the US. He could have been the rampaging ball rolling 250lb Derrick Rose with the basketball IQ of Chris Paul, instead he got paid and now just eats like Kelvin Benjamin did.
i do remember zion being billed to have the impact wemby has right now as a rookie
This Player Is A Joke
Jordan Poole Joke😂😂🇯🇲🤦♂️
(UNREAL)😱
If he just had a good PG with above average playmaking ability, that would be enough to turn the Spurs around.
Wemby would just flourish with a legit PG running the offense, and his stats would be superior.
and better shooters pls🥹aside from last night vs thunders our shooters just out there throwing brick after brick
doncic 73
Lol to the Euro haters in the US who clowned Woj and tried to sell Chet as ROY 😂 🤡
I already know with all this good going on for him right now so quickly, there gonna be a pause with an injury.
How was Lebron smart as a teenager Sean?
LeBron James still not passing his torch
If he doesn't get injured, in 5-10 years we'll have a serious discussion about the GOAT for the first time since the late 90s.
This is one of the most idiotic statements I’ve ever seen about the game of basketball, on multiple levels.
sorry, but the Orlando Magic have an answer to Wemby and he is the Minister of Defense!!!
Just Wemby, his team not so much.
They won twelve games this year 😂😂😂😂😂 shut up with this
He literally talked about that in the video
💰⚱️🦒
Yawn. He isn’t helping them win.
Sadly basketball is a team sport
WEMBY FOR PRESIDENT
JJJ is so overrated lol don't insult wemby by comparing him to that
but... but... but Chet is efficient.
Overrated???😂😂😂
Ако му издрже зглобови можда и постане врло озбиљан играч.Надам се да хоће
Warriors, please buy Wemby
Devil's advocate: I still say "let him shoot" is the answer. He happened to hit 5/7 threes last night, and 4/10 otherwise. If he had hit his usual 2 or 3 out of 7 from behind the arc, suddenly his offensive line doesn't look that special, and is easily offset by the other team's scorers. He is still relying on outside shooting first, inside shooting second. Until that changes, the league doesn't need an answer for him. When the Spurs win, Victor usually has a good game, but they only win because a second player has a huge game as well.
On the other hand the Spurs are yet to win a game without him. He missed 7 games and they lost all of them. What you try to display as a logical thought is actually a syllogism. The reason why the spurs did not win more games is actually because no player besides him is able to have consecutive consistent scoring nights. You need points to win ball games yes… that’s not a genius idea… Spurs are the worst 3-point shooting team as well as the worst defensive team… Without him on the floor their defense is actually probably the worst in NBA history… With him on the court, their defense is top 5 in the league… He’s basically playing 1 vs 5 most of nights… it’s insane. Most of his teammates are not NBA-level. Except Vassel and Sochan. In 2 years at least half of the guys on this roster will be out of the league. Mark my words.
@@Peroriperora Those are pretty softball words to mark. Of course the Spurs suck, it's why they went 22-60 last year. They''ll probably end up even worse this year, but we grant them some leeway for "adjusting to playing with Victor" (and vice versa).
What I've noticed is that the Spurs are *not* especially good with him on defense. He gets his average of one block per 8 minutes on the court (i.e. about once per quarter), and might get a steal or two, but that's not the same as actually stopping the other team from scoring. In almost all games, the opponents have not missed a beat, with or without Victor on the court. He can't guard the tough centers, so they put him on a non-scoring forward and let him roam to stop players from driving to the rack. This is useful, but again is not the same as being a physically tough defender (think Draymond).
On offense he remains disappointing. There are rare nights when he puts up good numbers behind the arc, but the other team will match that, so where's the advantage? He gets only a couple of dunks per game, and misses virtually all his shots between the rim and the arc. It's pretty amazing how this has been holding true. He needs a better offensive arsenal. It's more that "give him Trae Young"; it's the will to score in the paint.
Finally, he must stop trying to be a trickly ballhandler at his height. It's too easy to pick his pocket, and he leads the league in turnovers per minute played.
I believe he'll overcome these defects some time in his sophomore season, though the Spurs will remain a poor team.
@@richatlarge462Jesus so many incorrect stuff here…
Ok let’s start: spurs not better as a team with Wemby? Have you watched the first 2,5 months of the season and the Sochan at PG experiment? What is the Spurs record since he moved to center and they started to play with a point guard? Oh surprise they’re better than last year…
They’re not better with him defensively? Well that’s just a pure lie. Stats will tell you that. #5 defensive team with him on the court. Dead last without him. And if you actually watched the games you would have noticed the opposing teams always start a run when he subs out in the first quarter. Regular trend.
The only thing I would agree is yes he dribbles too much for my taste as well, generating way too many turnovers… but again… this is just an unfortunate consequence of him having to do too much because his teammates suck.
You may not like the guy but you can’t deny his impact on the game. You just can’t.
@@richatlarge462”missing all his shots behind the arc”: 42% on 3s in February. 38% in 2024. Come on man… throw some facts to support your bullshit
@@Peroriperora it's all coherent. I said their record is at least as bad this year as last year. I also gave you an excuse for it - you're welcome.
The defensive rating you cite means squat when I can see other teams pulling away in second halves with him playing, ending with 120+ points.
Also, you don't understand me at all, because I like Victor - I just won't glaze, because I see him relying on threes at a mediocre clip, getting pushed around by centers, and believing himself to be KD despite being a bad midrange shooter.
Over and out.
Clearly they do. Spurs are last place
@@Truth-time sure
@@Truth-time omg please charles oakley was a good player. Now i know u don't know basketball
Defensively, he's have a much better season than Chet, but he's nowhere near Chet's numbers on offense.
Only thing Chet is better at offensively is efficiency and Victor has been trending upwards the past few months.
@@trixnfxUmmmm.....ok.
lol are you trolling or just absolutely ignorant about the game of basketball? Serious question
@@PeroriperoraFunny, I was going to reply to that first comment with a big long comment of my own detailing why that was an ignorant response, but I decided it would be a waste of my time. The world is so full of people who think just because player A shoots more shots he's performed better than Player B. Wemby plays on a bad team. A very bad team. He takes shots he shouldn't take because he's the best player on that team. That is not good. Hopefully he will learn better when his team improves. He has shown great signs of that being the case and his ceiling is unfathomably high. However, to this point in the season, what I said is not even a debate. Who will be the better player when their careers are done. Wemby of course. But 60 games into their rookie season, Chet is the better offensive player. Will that be the case after 82 games. I don't know.
Generational NBA talents have never gone 12-48 as rookies, no matter how bad the team is around them. He's overrated.
In 2008, Kevin Durant won ROY with a 20-62 SuperSonics team. Today, he is a 2x NBA Champion, 1x MVP and 2x Finals MVP. Is he overrated ?
😂 hater
Since you like to be salty, how's your blood pressure?
Surely your comment is like Stephen A, devoid of anything close to truth or worth discussing, just to get a rise out of people. Do some recent homework first and see current stars 1st seasons. Comical
You must be a piston fan 😂😂😂😂😂