SPURS GAME DAY! LAS VEGAS SL GAME 1: SPURS VS. HORNETS, 7-7-2023, 8PM (CT)

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Seriously, does Wesley have about 18 turnovers tonight or am I counting wrong?

nba.com has ONE registered for him. That can't be right.

Wes getting the CP3 treatment from the Vegas scorekeepers.

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Seriously, does Wesley have about 18 turnovers tonight or am I counting wrong?

nba.com has ONE registered for him. That can't be right.

Wes getting the CP3 treatment from the Vegas scorekeepers.

Or they're like all of us and late to the job with watching the game instead
espn.com has a 0-0 score

[imagump1313]

Everyone forgot how to dribble there LOL.........

[Baphomet]

Sheesh that was some ugly basketball, culminating in the Malaki airball.

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Another terrible read/decision by Wesley. He had Stevenson (I think) ahead under the basket with his arm up guiding a prospective pass that never came because Blake once again drove into a defender with a weird erratic contested finish. Can't have that for a PG. Like Malaki was, to say it pleasantly, ball-centric last season, and he's showing better vision and willingness signs.

Again, Blake has had the least experience. But he's more of a project in terms of fundamentals than we perhaps anticipated. Still a great asset in transition in particular, but there's a lot to learn.

[imagump1313]

Oh thats McCoy. I was wondering who the stoner guy was on our bench

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Blake, mate...

Has to be able to finish at the rim better. This is last season's finishes.

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Block tracker: 4

[Baphomet]

Listen up, I didn't give up hours of sleep to see Javante McCoy pounding the air out of the ball then shooting a contested brick.

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MR. JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE, LADIES AND GENTS!

[Baphomet]

I'm really enjoying Champagnie's contributions in the summer league so far. That was nasty.

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Julian is a floor raiser. Need those on a team. And in addition to the 3, he's also active on the O boards and solid in off-ball movement. Long careers have been made of any one of these. Put them together and he's a terrific three (plus) skill player.

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AAAAAAAND THERE IT IS! 3 AND FOUL.

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Wemby's going to make those and even when he has games like this on O, his D and passing vision will be + factors.

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Wemby's going to make those and even when he has games like this on O, his D and passing vision will be + factors.

Like I said earlier, if his shot isn't falling I'd like to see him continuing to be aggressive and driving to the basket. He looked nervous to me today, he hovered around somewhat uneasily. But that's okay. Even on a fairly timid debut overall, he still racked up all of those blocks, and some of his missed shots were good looks. He'll hit them, with time.

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Some thoughts on the game:

This was Wemby's first game since three or so weeks ago. Tough to get a rhythm after that and with a new team and with new sets, such as they were.

Great D is apparent right away. Five blocks is ridiculous. Handles are crazy good already with room for improvement, and is passing vision. His angles will be better than just about anyone else's. Didn't finish well at the rim but it happens (see point above). Looked a bit winded at times (same).

We didn't set him up well at times either so there was a lull in touches in the 3RD. But it's just the first time together.

He'll have to get into the habit of either using his body or keep the ball up high to prevent strips. Also, not driving into the key versus multiple defenders lol

Nice cuts and spacing and screens and timing on blocks. His recovery after getting bodied to jump to block is ridiculous. One of the many little things that make him so unique.

A near double double on bad efficiency, 5 blocks, would have had more assists had team mates not missed bunnies and it's a picture of the type of impact he can have even early in his career.

Julian did Julian things from the arc, off ball, and with putbacks and dunks. He also led us with 6 assists. 40% from 3. Was out best, most consistent player tonight.

Malaki is a burgeoning three-level scoring threat with now better court vision, more willing passing, and runs the P&R better. LOOK OUT for him this season.

Blake is fast and raw. Decisions to make the right play vs. make the play that makes him stand out still an issue, particularly when he has the choice between passing and driving vs. defenders in the paint. The latter wouldn't be so bad if he showed signs of finishing at the rim better but he's still exposing the ball. Still needs to get better at rotating to the right man and off ball D awareness. An absolute blur and you can see him trying to assert himself more. He'll get yelled at by Pop a lot this season. A LOT.

Dom does a lot of little things well and even though his consistency has to get better his BBIQ to recover in making the right play. More strength and coordination this season.

Only five points from out bench, only 1 from Sidy. His O is raw. His D is beastly already. He's legit a 1 through 4 stopped with his 6'7" 220lb frame, trunk legs, BBIQ, and coverage.

Just glad to have this one under our belt. We'll gel more.

Love that so many of our young 'vets' came to support the team. Can't wait to see them all playing together. I'm tired form all the excitement which is a long time coming. Onward!

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