Victor Wembanyama Mega-Thread - For all your Wembanyama needs!

Pachinko_ · Post #421 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:36 pm

OmniStrife wrote:
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:I saw an interview from him saying he wants to be as strong as Giannis.

Don't we all...

Maybe it's just one of those urban basketball legends, but some coaches used to say if you bulk up too much it could ruin your touch on your jumpshot

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #422 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:40 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:
OmniStrife wrote:
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:I saw an interview from him saying he wants to be as strong as Giannis.

Don't we all...

Maybe it's just one of those urban basketball legends, but some coaches used to say if you bulk up too much it could ruin your touch on your jumpshot

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #423 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:47 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:
davey_wavy wrote:
PBB wrote:If he goes to magic with palo….

BOL BOL is here, we are good. I’ll take Scoot

Even if you don't like him you draft him anyway and then trade him to someone for Scoot, half their roster, their house and all their money. But then your fans would probably kill you anyway.

I think there's maybe 5 guys who could do that and get the benefit of the doubt - Ainge, Presti, Pop, Riley and Masai, everybody else is having protests outside the stadiums before we even get to the 3rd pick :lol:

Pachinko_ · Post #424 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:01 pm

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:
davey_wavy wrote:
BOL BOL is here, we are good. I’ll take Scoot

Even if you don't like him you draft him anyway and then trade him to someone for Scoot, half their roster, their house and all their money. But then your fans would probably kill you anyway.

I think there's maybe 5 guys who could do that and get the benefit of the doubt - Ainge, Presti, Pop, Riley and Masai, everybody else is having protests outside the stadiums before we even get to the 3rd pick

Yeah, it's funny isn't it? Imagine if you're a GM with a top 3 pick in the 2014 draft and you have a crystal ball and you know what Jokic will become. And nobody wants to trade with you so you have to skip one of Wiggins, Embiid, Jabari Parker to draft Jokic isntead. If you dare to do it you're probably looking for a job the next day.

The draft is not about picking the best player, it's about picking the player that doesn't get you fired, and it's rarely the same guy...

scrabbarista · Post #425 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:26 pm

Pachinko_ wrote:
OmniStrife wrote:
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:I saw an interview from him saying he wants to be as strong as Giannis.

Don't we all...

Maybe it's just one of those urban basketball legends, but some coaches used to say if you bulk up too much it could ruin your touch on your jumpshot

Only if it hampers your flexibility, range of movement, ability to relax, core strength relative to body mass, balance, etc.. Just "pumping iron" can definitely do those things, but I think (many) modern trainers have figured this out. See: Stephen Curry.

Post #426 » by **Marcus** » Thu Dec 1, 2022 6:40 pm

PBB wrote:
Clemenza wrote:
Sildegil wrote:The NBA paid 137k $ for all the league games of Wembanyama, 8 games of the "french play-offs" and the french all-stars game. What a pathetic amount...

https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Les-mets-veulent-une-part-du-gateau-des-droits-nba-pour-wembayama/1366326

But yet they don't want teams to tank of him though right? Smh

If he goes to magic with palo….

that's one of the scary scenarios i was thinking about

a potential lineup of Wemby, Bol, Banch, Franz, and Suggs is filthy

the other scary scenario was Nawlins swapping that pick with the Lakers if that were to happen and we get Wemby next to Zhanos and company over there.

UcanUwill · Post #427 » by **UcanUwill** » Thu Dec 1, 2022 6:58 pm

Marcus wrote:
PBB wrote:
Clemenza wrote:But yet they don't want teams to tank of him though right? Smh

If he goes to magic with palo….

that's one of the scary scenarios i was thinking about

a potential lineup of Wemby, Bol, Banch, Franz, and Suggs is filthy

the other scary scenario was Nawlins swapping that pick with the Lakers if that were to happen and we get Wemby next to Zhanos and company over there.

Thats good, but I dont realy love the fit. Rockets, Pistons and NOP are better destinations, now that would be filthy.

Wolveswin · Post #428 » by **Wolveswin** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 4:10 am

UcanUwill wrote:
Marcus wrote:
PBB wrote:If he goes to magic with palo….

that's one of the scary scenarios i was thinking about

a potential lineup of Wemby, Bol, Banch, Franz, and Suggs is filthy

the other scary scenario was Nawlins swapping that pick with the Lakers if that were to happen and we get Wemby next to Zhanos and company over there.

Thats good, but I dont realy love the fit. Rockets, Pistons and NOP are better destinations, now that would be filthy.

OR what about the Pelicans via Lakers get #1 and they offer Victor+ for Luka. You add Luka to Zion, Ingram and a stacked roster is just unfair for modern NBA.

moderndarwin · Post #429 » by **moderndarwin** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 4:32 am

I’d rather have Wemby and Zion you can keep your fraud ball hog high usage Luka

_jin · Post #430 » by **_jin** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 9:16 pm

Another great game from Victor, 32 pts (12/20 FG, 3/7 3P, 5/7 FT) 10reb 3ast 4blk in a 96-85 win over Fos sur Mer with several highlights worthy moments, their 9th win in a row.

bravor · Post #431 » by **bravor** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 9:19 pm

Funny end of game for Victor tonight (it might be in the highlights). Some good stuff from him but it should be harder for his next game against Monaco.
On a side note, Pasecnics will be joining his team to pair with him in the paint. so we should see Victor back to the 4 more often.

_jin · Post #432 » by **_jin** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 9:22 pm

bravor wrote:Funny end of game for Victor tonight (it might be in the highlights). Some good stuff from him but it should be harder for his next game against Monaco.
On a side note, Pasecnics will be joining his team to pair with him in the paint. so we should see Victor back to the 4 more often.

That last shot where the Fos player tries to stat pad and he blocks it and just laughs it off was great :lol:

bravor · Post #433 » by **bravor** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 10:36 pm

His highlights from last game (and yes, he did it again - i mean the 3 pt 1 leg stuff). Fos has a weak frontside though.
The best part of this game was that he has been clutch in the end (a nice step back 3, good rebounding on both ends, blocking shots or altering some, etc).
Good game to see how bouncy he can be at the rim when he just lock the rebound to dunk it immediately after.

Things should get tougher against deeper (and better) teams though

Watch on YouTube

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #434 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Fri Dec 2, 2022 10:39 pm

The block he had on the Eurostep was unbelievable.

Exp0sed · Post #435 » by **Exp0sed** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 7:01 am

stat padding blocks on the buzzer, gotta love it

Clutch0z24 · Post #436 » by **Clutch0z24** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 1:39 pm

One of the all time greats when its said and done....You can just tell when watching a player even at a lower level how great they will be....This guy just has it....Too many tools in his game and has unreal athletic ability and body type just not to be an all time great....Whichever franchise gets him will be in the mix for a title for the next decade.

Post #437 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 4:44 pm

Read on Twitter

GSWFan1994 · Post #438 » by **GSWFan1994** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 6:04 pm

He's absolutely destroying his competition.

The improvement he has had from 1 year ago is very noticiable (and he was already quite good before).

Post #439 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 12:21 am

Jamaaliver wrote:

Read on Twitter

Is anyone else skeptical this string bean is gonna have a similar impact with the NBA big boys?

Swish1906 · Post #440 » by **Swish1906** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 12:52 am

Wolveswin wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
Marcus wrote:
that's one of the scary scenarios i was thinking about

a potential lineup of Wemby, Bol, Banch, Franz, and Suggs is filthy

the other scary scenario was Nawlins swapping that pick with the Lakers if that were to happen and we get Wemby next to Zhanos and company over there.

Thats good, but I dont realy love the fit. Rockets, Pistons and NOP are better destinations, now that would be filthy.

OR what about the Pelicans via Lakers get #1 and they offer Victor+ for Luka. You add Luka to Zion, Ingram and a stacked roster is just unfair for modern NBA.

The Mavs hang up the phone