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[MrBigShot]

Chet Holmgren is the Real Wembanyama so far...

well this didnt age well lmao

[Roy T]

Chet Holmgren is the Real Wembanyama so far...

well this didnt age well lmao

7 blocks bruh

[KG Leonard]

Chet Holmgren is the Real Wembanyama so far...

well this didnt age well lmao

7 blocks bruh

With all due respect, Chet has good handle because he is closer to KD, Giannis length than Wemby, he is better 3pt shooter right now but he isnt the freak who is doing quick moves in the post,premiteer where great wing defender like Brooks, athletic wing like Jabari Smith didn't have a chance. He made wings looks slow with his speed, quick feet and defensively he scared away Rockets paint scoring while defending their PF on the wing. Wemby is freakishly good at Giannis like with his help defence for his rookie year.

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[jokeboy86]

WTF are we watching with this kid? I mean seriously what are we watching? We’ve never seen anything like this with someone his size. This is ridiculous

[damanick10]

Wemby's frame is developing rapidly. He won't be Giannis level but he'll definitely not be a skinny stick when he's filled out. He has
broad shoulders for his size.

[SirCharles3434]

I've never seen anything like this kid, wtf is going on? lol

[MrBigShot]

Chet Holmgren is the Real Wembanyama so far...

well this didnt age well lmao

7 blocks bruh

Chet's a beast and he has a shot at RoY, but wemby is just different. The things he does look straight out of a video game

[TimDunkin]

I think Chet is really good and going to be a great player, but he's currently the 3rd or 4th option on offense and plays with multiple legitimately great passers. Wemby is playing a lot of minutes as the 1st or 2nd option, with no point guard on the floor, wings that miss wide open alley-oop passes, and often getting doubled when he catches inside the 3 pt line. I wish we'd start Jones and have Keldon come off the bench to take over the second unit.

Defensively, it seemed like Wemby was hellbent on not getting in foul trouble this game because there were some times earlier where he could have contested but didn't.

[GameChannel]

This Kid wakes up in the 4th Q. He has closer mentality. He will be great.

[G R E Y]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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[KG Leonard]

I think Chet is really good and going to be a great player, but he's currently the 3rd or 4th option on offense and plays with multiple legitimately great passers. Wemby is playing a lot of minutes as the 1st or 2nd option, with no point guard on the floor, wings that miss wide open alley-oop passes, and often getting doubled when he catches inside the 3 pt line. I wish we'd start Jones and have Keldon come off the bench to take over the second unit.

Defensively, it seemed like Wemby was hellbent on not getting in foul trouble this game because there were some times earlier where he could have contested but didn't.

With a true starting level NBA PG this game would be easy 32 p, 13 rebounds for him. He was 2-10 in first half because he got frustrated not getting the ball when he was wide open. He shot 0-6 from shooting crazy, off balance 3pts because no one could give him the ball in his spots. In the 4th quarter, the few minutes he played in 3rd, Pop was clear give him the ball in the post, elbow often, early. He dominated attacking the basket, being too big, too fast. Too many iso players around him right now, he needs more playmakers, off the ball players.
I agree about Keldon out for Jones because he isnt a strong shooter, spacing the floor like Vassell or talented big like Collins.
The 19 wonderkid who will be targeted by every player, team needs more unselfish help.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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The European basketball community has lapped America as far as development goes in my opinion. Kids under 13 should be playing on lowered rims, yet that only seems to happen here when kids are around 5-8.

[GSWFan1994]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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Who's singing this, Donald Duck!?

[G R E Y]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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The European basketball community has lapped America as far as development goes in my opinion. Kids under 13 should be playing on lowered rims, yet that only seems to happen here when kids are around 5-8.

Well looking at the top NBA players, they're all currently European/non-US. And France is coming up strong with pro players in both the men's and women's game.

Hadn't considered the impact of the lower rims. Wasn't my experience growing up but that was just through school not sports specific academies.

[G R E Y]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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Who's singing this, Donald Duck!?

Ha yeah best viewed on mute.

[VanWest82]

A year ago I tried to get cute and say Wemby might be a disappointment because he was so skinny and might get injured lots.

Now that I've seen him move more on the court against actual NBAers, man was I wrong. Taller Kareem plus KD lite is going to work in the NBA.

[peZt]

When was the last time a prospect was critizised for being too slim and too thin for the NBA and it turned out they actually are too thin to play in the NBA? It's almost never the case, unless you're a 200 lb center trying to play down low

[Pachinko_]

When was the last time a prospect was critizised for being too slim and too thin for the NBA and it turned out they actually are too thin to play in the NBA? It's almost never the case, unless you're a 200 lb center trying to play down low

It is the influence of American football IMO
American fans believe an athlete is an athlete, no matter if they play football or basketball. Look at those polls we have here from time to time, "Would Lebron dominate football/soccer/whatever?" Europeans always vote no, Americans mostly yes.
In Europe there is no American football, basketball players are their own thing and certainly look very different to soccer players, to us it's ridiculous that someone would be expected to be good at both.

Lately though it looks like both sides of the Atlantic are converging somewhere in the middle. NBA players look somewhat lighter, you won't find too many Charles Oakleys any more. And Euros look somewhat stronger and more athletic than they used to. But there is still a difference in mentality, it's not a coincidence that Wemby had not lifted any weights before the NBA, but when he spent a summer with the Spurs training staff he already looks noticeably bigger.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Quite coordinated for a kid and for a seemingly always very tall kid:

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The European basketball community has lapped America as far as development goes in my opinion. Kids under 13 should be playing on lowered rims, yet that only seems to happen here when kids are around 5-8.

Well looking at the top NBA players, they're all currently European/non-US. And France is coming up strong with pro players in both the men's and women's game.

Hadn't considered the impact of the lower rims. Wasn't my experience growing up but that was just through school not sports specific academies.

It just makes a lot of sense because kids under 12 usually struggle to shoot a regulation ball from ranges which means they'll run some junk offense. On the other hand these kids playing on lower rims are learning to play their positions and everything remains relative, like Victor in those clips is an imposing shot blocker in the U11 because he's effectively a 7 footer with the lowered rim He learns all the same defensive principles at that young age that will carry over.

As they get older they use a shot clock too, I think at 14-15 the Europeans start playing with a shot clock. If you're a good player from NY you won't play with a shot clock until you get to college, we don't have them for HS basketball here.

[Axolotl]