Will Wemby break the BPG record?

[-Sammy-]

I'm amused by the phrasing-- 'it's never been done before, but this guy is doing it through THREE GAMES!!' like that actually gives it more legitimacy.

[NyKnicks1714]

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It's beyond silly to be asking this less than a week into the season. What other records are in jeopardy based on less than a handful of games?

LeBron will break the all-time scoring record his first game back

[tsherkin]

LeBron will break the all-time scoring record his first game back

Right, but that's more based on the 1,562 games he has already played.

[vxmike]

I doubt it. Eaton's record is like 5.5. It's a different game now, lots more 3's

He avg'ed 3.8 last season and he's now taller, stronger and better si i expect something like 4.5, 6 bpg is just not feasible and 5.5...who knows, maybe in his prime but pretty unlikely.

Players usually average more blocks in their younger years, not their prime.

[The4thHorseman]

I mean, would it really be a shock if he did?

[NO-KG-AI]

I don’t think so, but I think he’s going tonight lap his contemporaries in an insane way. Like Steph from 3.

[Mr Puddles]

I doubt it. Eaton's record is like 5.5. It's a different game now, lots more 3's

He avg'ed 3.8 last season and he's now taller, stronger and better si i expect something like 4.5, 6 bpg is just not feasible and 5.5...who knows, maybe in his prime but pretty unlikely.

This. Bigs used to be able to just camp in the paint and gamble on blocks. 5s are guarding out on the perimeter a lot more now, and advanced analytics has devalued blocks.

I think Eaton's record is pretty safe because of those reasons.

What's more plausible to me is Wemby leading the league in points, rebounds and blocks in the same season at some point.

[NO-KG-AI]

I think Vic will chase regular season blocks and people will test him a little bit less and less as he progresses too along with factors out of his control.

I think one day we end in agreement he’s the greatest shot blocker, contester, changer of all time though.

[prime1time]

All these people saying that people will stop testing him makes me laugh. So what's going to be the strategy when playing Wemby, mid-range jumpers? Get real. The game is literally built around layups/dunks and 3's.

[prime1time]

I doubt it. Eaton's record is like 5.5. It's a different game now, lots more 3's

He avg'ed 3.8 last season and he's now taller, stronger and better si i expect something like 4.5, 6 bpg is just not feasible and 5.5...who knows, maybe in his prime but pretty unlikely.

This. Bigs used to be able to just camp in the paint and gamble on blocks. 5s are guarding out on the perimeter a lot more now, and advanced analytics has devalued blocks.

I think Eaton's record is pretty safe because of those reasons.

What's more plausible to me is Wemby leading the league in points, rebounds and blocks in the same season at some point.

That's true but the game is literally built around layups/dunks and 3's. And no mid-range. Spurs don't really switch Wemby on screens. They have him play drop coverage.

[Old_Blue]

The funniest thing about all of this is that, in the game where Wemby had 9 blocks, he also had a MINUS 12 +/- Wrap your head around that one.

[HotelVitale]

I doubt it. Eaton's record is like 5.5. It's a different game now, lots more 3's

He avg'ed 3.8 last season and he's now taller, stronger and better si i expect something like 4.5, 6 bpg is just not feasible and 5.5...who knows, maybe in his prime but pretty unlikely.

This. Bigs used to be able to just camp in the paint and gamble on blocks. 5s are guarding out on the perimeter a lot more now, and advanced analytics has devalued blocks. I think Eaton's record is pretty safe because of those reasons. What's more plausible to me is Wemby leading the league in points, rebounds and blocks in the same season at some point.

Might be some truth to this but it doesn't seem like the story here. There was a similar amount of blocks per game overall back in Eaton's era (5.3 per game on average from 1983-86) and now (5 per game the last couple years), and also just about the same amount of overall FGs too.

Eaton was just a freak, he was averaging massively more bpg than any other player at his peak. E.g. in 1984-85, Eaton had 5.7 bpg vs the next best 2.7 that Hakeem and Sam Bowie posted. The game was also different than in the 90s-early 2000s (where post ups really dominated), faster paced and teams got shots up more quickly, it wasn't the paint-clogged mess of like 2002.

I think you might be right that centers on average got more blocks cuz of their role, but it doesn't explain Eaton or mean that Wemby couldn't break that record because of the era.

[NyKnicks1714]

The funniest thing about all of this is that, in the game where Wemby had 9 blocks, he also had a MINUS 12 +/- Wrap your head around that one.

It's a worthless stat for a single game?

[JellosJigglin]

It's just too bad the NBA didn't keep track of blocks in Wilt's career.

I watched a game from the 72 Finals between the Lakers and Knicks, and kept track of how many blocks Wilt got. I counted 12. Keep in mind, Wilt on the '72 Lakers was passed his prime and he was wearing a cast on one of his arms that series.

I have no doubt in my mind that at some point in Wilt's career he averaged double digit blocks.

[prime1time]

Going to be tough because players are way too conscious of their fg% these days. Raptor players literally panicked and turned over the all instead putting up a shot that Wemby could block. Wemby was +35 tonight...

[og15]

Going to be tough because players are way too conscious of their fg% these days. Raptor players literally panicked and turned over the all instead putting up a shot that Wemby could block. Wemby was +35 tonight...

That's not because of being too conscious of FG%, that's what we call a player being a rim deterrent

[JN61]

No. I don't think he will be even close. Over 4.5 bpg seems really excessive for him but I could definitely see just above 4 bpg which is absolutely insane numbers in weak league of today.

[cupcakesnake]

Going to be tough because players are way too conscious of their fg% these days. Raptor players literally panicked and turned over the all instead putting up a shot that Wemby could block. Wemby was +35 tonight...

There's not because of being too conscious of FG%, that's what we call a player being a rim deterrent

Love prime1time's implication of a romantic bygone era where players simply attacked the rim carefree, completely oblivious to shotblockers and not afraid of the ego death you suffer when getting blocked

Not a phone in sight, just NBA players getting blocked and enjoying it!

[prime1time]

Going to be tough because players are way too conscious of their fg% these days. Raptor players literally panicked and turned over the all instead putting up a shot that Wemby could block. Wemby was +35 tonight...

There's not because of being too conscious of FG%, that's what we call a player being a rim deterrent

There wasn't rim deterrent when Eaton averaged 5+ blocks a game?

[The-Power]

Recorded one block and completely shut down the paint last night. It was ridiculous to watch how afraid the Raptors were of the paint and the moment he went to the bench, they started attacking relentlessly.

Victor will get a ton of blocks because he's special and gets blocks out of nowhere or that should not be humanly possible. But breaking records will be difficult when you are such a deterrent and teams are already more willing to shoot from the outside.