Around The League - Bullock to Houston

greekbuck34 · Post #1821 » by **greekbuck34** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 4:04 am

Nurse, Bev, PJ Tucker. The Sixers will be annoying to play for sure. They played some really great defensive minutes against the Celtics starters without Embiid under the rim.

The Celtics looked vulnerable without Holford on defense and the spacing looked bad with Jrue on the floor who looked lost out there which is logical. He took bad shots, missed his usual easy ones etc.

Badgerlander · Post #1822 » by **Badgerlander** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 12:13 pm

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Post #1823 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 12:57 pm

I'll be watching football tonight but I'll have a second screen on the Spurs/Thunder game. I'm anxious to see both of those guys.

drew881 · Post #1824 » by **drew881** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 1:09 pm

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emunney · Post #1826 » by **emunney** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:21 pm

It was a good pass but filthy is a bit much and he was lucky not to lose the ball on the btb dribble.

Ron Swanson · Post #1827 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:29 pm

I can't think of a worse outcome for Wemby than for him to think he can get away with all these crossovers and step-back jumpers in the pros. Dude's gonna have his pocket picked every other offensive possession. It's just so unnecessary for him to do that stuff with his physical tools.

chonestown · Post #1828 » by **chonestown** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:57 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:I can't think of a worse outcome for Wemby than for him to think he can get away with all these crossovers and step-back jumpers in the pros. Dude's gonna have his pocket picked every other offensive possession. It's just so unnecessary for him to do that stuff with his physical tools.

I'm getting big Ralph Sampson vibes from him.

Holmgren, despite his frame, is a big who has aspects of a perimeter game, but plays as a big.

Wemby has the potential to be a down low destroyer, but have to wonder if he'll be a drifter or a guy who works 18' and in.

Like, he has to be a Durant sort of guy to warrant playing on the perimeter. "He shoots really well for a 7'5" guy" isn't the flex a lot of people think it is. And yes, I get that he will play outside until his body catches up and he can withstand the action on the block. What if those habits from his first couple years stick and he lives on the <Wright Thompson voice> yellow wood?

skones · Post #1829 » by **skones** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 3:07 pm

JayMKE wrote:that wouldnt even be close to the worst nike jersey tho

Lol, lifting the In n Out cup design and throwing it onto a jersey would be all time levels of bad.

MikeIsGood · Post #1830 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 3:08 pm

emunney wrote:It was a good pass but filthy is a bit much and he was lucky not to lose the ball on the btb dribble.

The behind the back dribble was legit terrible, only saved by his massive reach. It looked like something an uncoordinated 40-something at the gym tries before jacking up a shot and screaming KOBE.

jimmybones · Post #1831 » by **jimmybones** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 3:22 pm

Prez wrote:Porzingis looks good for Boston. Although it sucks that Embiid isn’t playing today, would’ve been very interesting to see how it played out.

Jaylen is still not that good IMO, it is WILD to me that he’s on a $303 mil contract. Still a tunnel visioned dude with massive ballhandling deficiencies. And it still doesn’t seem like he understands that - last possession they had Tatum, Jrue, White on court and Jaylen’s trying to set everything up.

I honestly think Dre could clamp him in a series lol.

Good to see Jrue out there, he still looks mostly like Jrue. Maybe a tad slower but probably just him not trying in preseason.

This is where I'm at as well. It blows my mind how overrated he is, I don't see him as a viable number two.

greekbuck34 · Post #1832 » by **greekbuck34** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 5:12 pm

Wemby makes Giannis look like a normal human being. In these bad quality highlights from the Spurs screamage it seems like he is photoshopped/stretched out. Completely fake.

I think he will struggle a lot this season because he is a much worse shooter in reality than from what he was perceived so far but he will make some ridiculous highlights in the process.

Badgerlander · Post #1833 » by **Badgerlander** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 5:33 pm

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Badgerlander · Post #1834 » by **Badgerlander** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 5:44 pm

skones wrote:
JayMKE wrote:that wouldnt even be close to the worst nike jersey tho

Lol, lifting the In n Out cup design and throwing it onto a jersey would be all time levels of bad.

Now this would be the ultimate jersey

Milbucks96 · Post #1835 » by **Milbucks96** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 6:11 pm

Wemby’s offense doesn’t matter to me much. He’s Gobert but can actually dribble a basketball. If he’s just a mediocre offensive player for his career he will have mvp level impact anytime he’s on the court.

Post #1836 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 6:34 pm

chonestown wrote:I'm getting big Ralph Sampson vibes from him.

Holmgren, despite his frame, is a big who has aspects of a perimeter game, but plays as a big.

Wemby has the potential to be a down low destroyer, but have to wonder if he'll be a drifter or a guy who works 18' and in.

Agree with all of it. One exception though, Wemby seems to like blocking shots. Sampson never relished that down low defensive work, nor was being a shot swatter emphasized as much back then (no insta-highlights on twitter and ESPN).

Badgerlander · Post #1837 » by **Badgerlander** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 7:03 pm

MikeIsGood wrote:
emunney wrote:It was a good pass but filthy is a bit much and he was lucky not to lose the ball on the btb dribble.

The behind the back dribble was legit terrible, only saved by his massive reach. It looked like something an uncoordinated 40-something at the gym tries before jacking up a shot and screaming KOBE.

You try dribbling a tennis ball and not look ridiculous

H2tObes · Post #1838 » by **H2tObes** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 7:06 pm

But what if Wemby becomes really good at all the fancy faceup game stuff and becomes a demigod? Just happy he isn't in the EC

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Ron Swanson · Post #1840 » by **Ron Swanson** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 7:41 pm

H2tObes wrote:But what if Wemby becomes really good at all the fancy faceup game stuff and becomes a demigod? Just happy he isn't in the EC

The only other thing as undefeated in sports as Father Time is the limitations of the human anatomy. At some point functional perimeter skills with limbs that long becomes a hindrance rather than a benefit. He can already dunk on his tiptoes and shoot over anyone without even jumping. Literally no point in him trying to develop these low efficiency highlight reel shots/plays, even if he theoretically can make them.