Victor Wembanyama On Expanding Game: I Want To Be All Of This At Once

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:22 am

Victor Wembanyama has shown an eagerness to improve in all facets of his game. Wembanyama worked on his dribbling and pull-up three with Jamal Crawford. Gregg Popovich has worked with Wembanyama on the "The Nowitzki spots" on the wings and high post, as well as pick-and-rolls as both a ballhandler and a screener.

“For me, it’s the only solution,” Wembanyama said in a profile with Sports Illustrated. “Expanding my game is not thinking twice when you want to do something crazy. I don’t think I’ve had one game where I really applied everything. Not one. I want eventually to have a wide variety of tools that I’ve really mastered. I don’t want to have a role on the court. I don’t want to be the shot blocker. I don’t want to be the scorer. I don’t want to be the playmaker. I want to be all of this at once.”

Popovich estimates Wembanyama worked with eight to 10 different Spurs coaches this summer.

Via Chris Mannix/Sports Illustrated

Ticket · Post #2 » by **Ticket** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:57 am

17 to 1 for MVP. Like those odds.

23artest23 · Post #3 » by **23artest23** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 10:50 am

Ticket wrote:17 to 1 for MVP. Like those odds.

+2200 at MGM. I was already on it though the last I knew, the odds were still the same

BKlutch · Post #4 » by **BKlutch** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:09 pm

He seems to be saying he wants to be everything everywhere all at once. OK, go for it!

Cassius · Post #5 » by **Cassius** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:35 pm

BKlutch wrote:He seems to be saying he wants to be everything everywhere all at once. OK, go for it!

lol, I thought the exact same thing. I need to go watch that film.

The sad part is that he’s going to have fun trying to be a playmaker during any of the 40-50 games when Chris Paul is out there. Los Lob City is more realistic.

BKlutch · Post #6 » by **BKlutch** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:07 pm

Cassius wrote:
BKlutch wrote:He seems to be saying he wants to be everything everywhere all at once. OK, go for it!

lol, I thought the exact same thing. I need to go watch that film.

The sad part is that he’s going to have fun trying to be a playmaker during any of the 40-50 games when Chris Paul is out there. Los Lob City is more realistic.

I can see that, but hey, he's still 8'10" with 60% shooting LOL.

BTW, the film is GREAT although it's weird in the beginnng, seems to make no sense, and is very funny. Then things all fit together and everyone starts to love it.