How do you miss a wide open dunk at 7ft 5?

[AirBonner]

Wembanyama :facepalm:facepalm

[Naero]

It must be first-time jitters. He’s made some nice passes and played great interior defense, but he’s looked out of his element scoring-wise. I expect he’ll only show flashes of that skillset tonight.

[SATAN]

Nothing impressive...

[Hey Yo]

He just got shit on, big time!!!

[SATAN]

Just got posterized :lol

Next face of the league? I think not.

[highwhey]

none of u fggts can post a video of the poster


just tuned in, he's a beast on defense

[SATAN]

Airball (now 1-8). Guards blitzing him.

Bust.

[Axe]

Flop.

[highwhey]

justin champegne is nice wit it.

[SATAN]

1-9 from the field.

[Axe]

1-9 from the field.
:roll:

[highwhey]

It must be first-time jitters. He’s made some nice passes and played great interior defense, but he’s looked out of his element scoring-wise. I expect he’ll only show flashes of that skillset tonight.

well his element is a significantly slower pace, with less athletic competitors...so yeah, i'd for sure say out of his element. unfortunately this is just a preview of the nba, so if he can't score in the summer league, he sure as hell isn't going to have an easier time doing it during the reg season.

[highwhey]

ESPN's audio is absolute shit, cutting in and out constantly

[SATAN]

Jesus Christ. What was that? What a brick.

1-10.

[RRR3]

Jesus Christ. What was that? What a brick.

1-10.
LeBron shot 36.9% in summer league calm down.

[SATAN]

2-11

[SATAN]

LeBron shot 36.9% in summer league calm down.

Better than 10% from a guy that is supposed to be the next face of the league. :oldlol:

Spurs m8 must be insanely disappointed.

[SATAN]

Holy shit. Kwame Brown must be feeling better about himself right now.

[SATAN]

Missed a layup :oldlol:

:facepalm

2-13

[RRR3]

Better than 10% from a guy that is supposed to be the next face of the league. :oldlol:

Spurs m8 must be insanely disappointed.
My point is, LeBron went on to become a consensus top 2 player of all time and he didn't score well in summer league.

[AirBonner]

First it was the French Bidet. Now we got “French fry”

[SATAN]

First it was the French Bidet. Now we got “French fry”

Hahaha

[Spurs m8]

How is op still a virgin in his 30s?

[coin24]

Called it. He’s a bust.

Stop listening to the LEspn media hype machine.. these fools were claiming he’s going to be goat:roll::roll:

[tpols]

It's only one game but I said it before... it's better to be strong than long.

Tim Duncan was always kinda thick and 7foot. He was an Olympic swimmer talent. David Robinson was a black Adonis rippling with muscle. Wemby is a 7'5 paper thin Durant without the range.

It's hard to build a career when you're that skinny. This may be why britanny spears got backhanded. They couldn't let anybody get close or he might blow over in the wind.

[SATAN]

My point is, LeBron went on to become a consensus top 2 player of all time and he didn't score well in summer league.

It's not just the shooting %. Victor is a good shot blocker but I seen absolutely nothing to write home about on the other end. Like, literally nothing really impressive at all. Dude is a 7'5 bad shooter constantly hanging around the 3 point line waiting to get shots up. Makes no sense. His screening looked bad also. Missed dunks. Missed layups. Some good passing I guess. Looked like a below average NBA player. There was nothing that screamed #1 pick.

Spurs have some work to do.

[Axe]

It's only one game but I said it before... it's better to be strong than long.

Tim Duncan was always kinda thick and 7foot. He was an Olympic swimmer talent. David Robinson was a black Adonis rippling with muscle. Wemby is a 7'5 paper thin Durant without the range.

It's hard to build a career when you're that skinny. This may be why britanny spears got backhanded. They couldn't let anybody get close or he might blow over in the wind.
I don't think this is true at all times. I mean kaj was also considerably skinny for his height but he's had quite successful seasons in his first five years in the league, tho t'was a long time ago and it's very different now.

[tpols]

I don't think this is true at all times. I mean kaj was also considerably skinny for his height but he's had quite successful seasons in his first five years in the league, tho t'was a long time ago and it's very different now.

KAT always had good size and decent body fat%. He's just soft mentally and won't bang.

Wemby feels like a porzingis type where he's too tall for his own good. You don't want to be 7'5 with zero strength. That's a tough mountain to climb. But who knows? Maybe he'll do it.

Edit: if you meant Kareem he was a lot thicker in the lower body. He was like a horse lower body and slim up top. Wemby is light in the legs and upper body.

[Carbine]

Wemby is being touted as the best prospect since Lebron not for what he is now, but what he will be in 3-4 years.

Look how much Chet improved his body with one season of growth and NBA weight training. They're both similar body types.

[tpols]

Wemby is being touted as the best prospect since Lebron not for what he is now, but what he will be in 3-4 years.

Look how much Chet improved his body with one season of growth and NBA weight training. They're both similar body types.

Lebron was instantly very good. He was 240 all muscle unreal bone structure, tendon and ligament flexibility, and general symmetry. That's a tough comparison.

[warriorfan]

op misses dunks but it’s because he’s 5’5”

[Spurs m8]

Called it. He’s a bust.

Stop listening to the LEspn media hype machine.. these fools were claiming he’s going to be goat:roll::roll:

Yes, one missed shot in your first summer league game really backs you up.

Cmon mate...you're better than this

[1987_Lakers]

The Britney Spears curse.

[Boki4MVP]

Busttt

[Hey Yo]

Yes, one missed shot in your first summer league game really backs you up.

Cmon mate...you're better than this

Bricktor went 2-14

[Spurs m8]

These are the EXACT knee jerk threads i expect from this low iq forum :roll:

Keep losing, fellas

[1987_Lakers]

These are the EXACT knee jerk threads i expect from this low iq forum :roll:

Keep losing, fellas

You are the king of knee jerk reactions. stfu.

[highwhey]

op misses dunks but it’s because he’s 5’5”

you miss dunks bc you smoke crack

[warriorfan]

you miss dunks bc you smoke crack

keep projecting like the obese beaner you are. we all know you couldn’t ever even touch the net

https://i.postimg.cc/NFDZcTtT/B238-B289-35-DE-4919-BD81-8-BD1-A1-FB59-C7.jpg

[RRR3]

Something so incredibly satisfying about spurs m8 of all people having to finally experience cheering for a player who has unfair expectations placed on them. It won't cause him the slightest bit of self awareness, but it's definitely karma. No matter how great Wemby is it will never be enough for some folks and he's just gonna have to deal with that.

[coin24]

Yes, one missed shot in your first summer league game really backs you up.

Cmon mate...you're better than this


That frame isn’t made to last an 82 game season and playoffs.
I just call it like I see it.

Said the same about Zion, he’s a fat piece of shit that barrels into the lane and jumps full strength every posession. Bound to fail. And so far he has.

Comparing wemby to bran who was a physical specimen at a young age is ridiculous. It’s like comparing Shawn Bradley to Karl Malones physiques.
Brans downfall is that he’s always been a mental pus.sy..

[PP34Deuce]

Wemby has skill but I saw him outmatched a lot. He needs stronger core but skill is there

[CountDracula]

https://i.ibb.co/58ZgfBd/55-D160-E5-8-D1-E-4-C59-94-E2-F5541-A487221.jpg (https://ibb.co/4Tkn5Pc)

https://i.ibb.co/w0W8VZ5/7-E59-D809-6-E2-F-4-D18-AC7-F-7-E2247-FA7967.jpg (https://ibb.co/C174gpR)

https://i.ibb.co/1GQYXVN/FEA13-C56-C576-4-F8-B-91-A2-03-B4-A04-CA6-AD.jpg (https://ibb.co/MkSy1TH)

https://i.ibb.co/Yb4dJSG/9-D6-F097-F-2215-4140-925-D-C59-ACD2-A2839.gif (https://ibb.co/pn6KNTp)

[Kblaze8855]

Anthony Bennett summer league


https://youtu.be/Qr-LRV9FkJU


Just saying.

[90sgoat]

I'm gonna watch the game and see what I like and don't like about his game and options.

I will say this, which I wrote several times already:

Wemby is nowhere near the talent he was touted as. He is not at all an all time talent like Luka.

If people had been even remotely knowledgeable about Europe, then ESPN wouldn't have been able to get away with it.

Like I said, anyone could watch his game highlights from France and see him bodied by much smaller, but physically mature players. Could see him be slow in getting shots up, clanking a lot of them.

He might become a star, I hope so, but like I said, he played at a level of competition that was many times worse than what Luka did. If Luka played in the NBA (Euroleague), then Wemby played in high school, not even college.

ESPN were so driven by racial animosity, they were willing to hype up another euro, just because he wasn't Luka.

[Wardell Curry]

He could be the GOAT. He could be the biggest bust ever. I don't know. Whatever the case, he probably received top 3 all time hype before being drafted, and you best believe he's going to catch an ungodly amount of shit if he doesn't live up to it.

LeBron, Shaq, Wenbamyama? Can anyone name a more widely hyped prospect than these three? I suppose Kareem as well.

Whether it's fair to Wembanyama or not, and it's not, people often consider you a bust in proportion to your hype even if you're one of the best ever. This is, among many reasons, is the primary reason LeBron gets so much hate. People absolutely love to tear other people down when said person has been getting a lot of praise. They eat that shit up.

Even the staunchest LeBron hater would have to admit he's a top 50 all time player at a bare minimum and I think that's giving them a lot of slack. When you consider 5000 people have played in the NBA and millions have tried, that's pretty incredible. But understand, people love to hate on guys when other people are hyping them up. A lot of people call LeBron the goat, and this is the primary driver of the hate. People can't stand someone getting praise when they don't see that person in the same light.

[ArbitraryWater]

2/14 is pretty funny

[Jasper]

Wembanyama :facepalm:facepalm

depends on if you are built like a telephone pole

[Goldrush25]

All I have to say is...is this your king?

[1987_Lakers]

https://i.ibb.co/58ZgfBd/55-D160-E5-8-D1-E-4-C59-94-E2-F5541-A487221.jpg (https://ibb.co/4Tkn5Pc)

https://i.ibb.co/w0W8VZ5/7-E59-D809-6-E2-F-4-D18-AC7-F-7-E2247-FA7967.jpg (https://ibb.co/C174gpR)

https://i.ibb.co/1GQYXVN/FEA13-C56-C576-4-F8-B-91-A2-03-B4-A04-CA6-AD.jpg (https://ibb.co/MkSy1TH)

https://i.ibb.co/Yb4dJSG/9-D6-F097-F-2215-4140-925-D-C59-ACD2-A2839.gif (https://ibb.co/pn6KNTp)

Spursm8 used to love this guy, not anymore

[ShawkFactory]

And so it begins..

[RRR3]

And so it begins..
Just when LeBron is about to retire we have to deal with another generationally hyped prospect who will have insane haters. Fantastic.

[Axe]

KAT always had good size and decent body fat%. He's just soft mentally and won't bang.

Wemby feels like a porzingis type where he's too tall for his own good. You don't want to be 7'5 with zero strength. That's a tough mountain to climb. But who knows? Maybe he'll do it.

Edit: if you meant Kareem he was a lot thicker in the lower body. He was like a horse lower body and slim up top. Wemby is light in the legs and upper body.
Obviously i was talking about kareem here, not anyone else. So it looks like wemby is gonna need some chewing-type diet if he truly wants to dominate the league. Today tho he just won't cut it in his current form but with subsequent improvements to his frame he could be there after some years.

[highwhey]

wembanana won't be a bust, he might be nutted on, busted in, made a bottom...but he won't be darko milicic. his defense alone will keep him on the court. it's very useful to be long and athletic, he will be a nuisance in the paint on defense. even if he doesn't turn into a good shooter, he should be OK on offense as long as he develops some hook shots, little turn around shots near the basket.

[GOBB]

Called it. He’s a bust.

Stop listening to the LEspn media hype machine.. these fools were claiming he’s going to be goat:roll::roll:

Jesus Christ you’re a dumbass.

[coin24]

Jesus Christ you’re a dumbass.

Enjoy the process di.ckhead , straight back to the lottery:roll:

[GOBB]

Enjoy the process di.ckhead , straight back to the lottery:roll:

Yeah with embiid, lottery team. You don’t even make sense when you reply.

[coin24]

Yeah with embiid, lottery team. You don’t even make sense when you reply.

If you had half a brain you would have read the next post where I explained why I think he will be a bust. His frame is not suited to the nba..
Neither is zions.

But feel free to go fu.ck yourself gobb

[GOBB]

If you had half a brain you would have read the next post where I explained why I think he will be a bust. His frame is not suited to the nba..
Neither is zions.

But feel free to go fu.ck yourself gobb

I don’t need to read that reply. You made a knee jerk reaction after 1 summer league game to stake claim on being “right”.

“See told u he was a a bust! Hahaha”

Just blatantly moronic. Kid hasn’t even hit his prime and he’s a bust. So no I don’t need to read why you feel this way. Chances are if you’re wrong you won’t own up to it anyway. There was once a time where folks questioned Giannis. Then one day he emerged into that after a few seasons. Weird


Zion a bust? Worst case scenario he is a disappointment if injury ends his career. Given what he has shown in 114 games he avoided the “bust” label. Imagine putting Zion name in a list with Kwame Brown, Olawakandi, Adam Morrison, Greg Oden. And posting thier career averages. Smarten up. Leave the knee jerk reactions to teenagers who have yet to get laid. Or still think rubbing one off before actually having sex is “awesome”, “clutch”.

[SATAN]

Cringe.

[Axe]

Like gilbert arenas said, too much hype can kill you. :hammerhead:

[BurningHammer]

Until he proves us wrong, he is a 7'5" Andrea Bargnani.

[Axe]

Wemby putting up a monster slam dunk!

Spurs' deficit now cut to eight. :lebronamazed:

[highwhey]

how many points does the baguette have?

[GOBB]

how many points does the baguette have?

17 and counting. He’s hooping.

[RRR3]

Dude is dominating, it was so stupid to think he wouldn't be good after one summer league game. No one with LeBron level hype was ever going to be a bad player.

[Kblaze8855]

https://youtu.be/grm6Xoum2e0

[GOBB]

Airball (now 1-8). Guards blitzing him.

Bust.

:biggums:

[GOBB]

Called it. He’s a bust.

Stop listening to the LEspn media hype machine.. these fools were claiming he’s going to be goat:roll::roll:

Good call

[Im Still Ballin]

He's at his best when he plays off the ball and has screens set for him

[RRR3]

Just watched those highlights and his potential is genuinely absurd. The way he was so far back and still blocked a 3PT shooter was unreal. Got some good moves in the mid post as well.

[Im Still Ballin]

His biggest problem right now is obviously his inability to consistently get to his spots and establish position. Due to his lack of strength. He should be either setting screens for the ball handler or having screens set for him off the ball. Every damn half-court possession.

[tpols]

Just watched those highlights and his potential is genuinely absurd. The way he was so far back and still blocked a 3PT shooter was unreal. Got some good moves in the mid post as well.

His potential is a taller Durant / AD hybrid.

Pray for the kid that he makes it happen.

God Bless.

[Spurs m8]

Oh look...he fired back in game 2....what a fvcking surprise.

Christ, you're all low iq AF

Nba...dumbest fans in sports...always said it

[SATAN]

It's only a summer league game...

[Jimmy Rustler]

Oh look...he fired back in game 2....what a fvcking surprise.

Christ, you're all low iq AF

Nba...dumbest fans in sports...always said it

Bronie fluffers are DESPERATE for this guy to be a bust. You can tell these insecure fools feel threatened. :lol

[Spurs m8]

Bronie fluffers are DESPERATE for this guy to be a bust. You can tell these insecure fools feel threatened. :lol

Its hilarious...

They are SHAKING

[Wally450]

People should put stop talking after a dude plays one game and bases their entire opinion on it.

[RRR3]

Cashew24 famous LeBron stan. Dumb and dumber over here folks.

[highwhey]

https://youtu.be/grm6Xoum2e0

27 baguettes? thats it?

[coin24]

Cashew24 famous LeBron stan. Dumb and dumber over here folks.

This non binary virgin thinks about me 24/7:roll::roll:

[coin24]

Good call

He’s still frail and awkward. Injury waiting to happen..

But yeah, you proved me so wrong with one half decent summer league game:oldlol:

[1987_Lakers]

All of you guys need to chill out, dude is 19 and we have people judging him by his summer league games. Do you guys know how ridiculous that is? I made a Britney Spears joke after his first game, but some of you guys are actually serious. lmao.

[1987_Lakers]

He’s still frail and awkward. Injury waiting to happen..

But yeah, you proved me so wrong with one half decent summer league game:oldlol:

Dude, you thought Jamal Murray played poorly when the Nuggets got eliminated in 2021 & 2022 when he didn't even play in those postseasons.

[Axe]

All of you guys need to chill out, dude is 19 and we have people judging him by his summer league games. Do you guys know how ridiculous that is? I made a Britney Spears joke after his first game, but some of you guys are actually serious. lmao.
But he was hyped in the last six months or so.

[coin24]

Dude, you thought Jamal Murray played poorly when the Nuggets got eliminated in 2021 & 2022 when he didn't even play in those postseasons.

Tittyboy seething :roll:

[Spurs m8]

He’s still frail and awkward. Injury waiting to happen..

But yeah, you proved me so wrong with one half decent summer league game:oldlol:

You called it after 1 summer league game too :facepalm

[highwhey]

All of you guys need to chill out, dude is 19 and we have people judging him by his summer league games. Do you guys know how ridiculous that is? I made a Britney Spears joke after his first game, but some of you guys are actually serious. lmao.

i mean, the more extreme takes calling him a bust are dumb...but relatively speaking, the level of hype he has recieved vs his play thus far does earn him some criticism. some compared him to lebron...it's pretty obvious he's not going to be as great as LeBron was in his rookie year. his offense is nowhere near as refined, his shooting is not what was promised and he has not dominated. his defense is actually good, but that's about it...

[coin24]

i mean, the more extreme takes calling him a bust are dumb...but relatively speaking, the level of hype he has recieved vs his play thus far does earn him some criticism. some compared him to lebron...it's pretty obvious he's not going to be as great as LeBron was in his rookie year. his offense is nowhere near as refined, his shooting is not what was promised and he has not dominated. his defense is actually good, but that's about it...

Thabeet 2.0:oldlol:

[Wally450]

https://youtu.be/grm6Xoum2e0

Hell of a performance. :applause:

[Kblaze8855]

i mean, the more extreme takes calling him a bust are dumb...but relatively speaking, the level of hype he has recieved vs his play thus far does earn him some criticism. some compared him to lebron...it's pretty obvious he's not going to be as great as LeBron was in his rookie year. his offense is nowhere near as refined, his shooting is not what was promised and he has not dominated. his defense is actually good, but that's about it...



People on here were saying Lebron would be out of the nba in 3 years during his first summer league because he couldn’t shoot and was all athleticism. I had people laughing at my suggestion he could average 15/5/5 as a rookie since they would force feed him the ball.

Im serious. The main haters were Melo fans but there were plenty of others. People still occasionally here now had Lebron as Darius Miles.

[highwhey]

People on here were saying Lebron would be out of the nba in 3 years during his first summer league because he couldn’t shoot and was all athleticism. I had people laughing at my suggestion he could average 15/5/5 as a rookie since they would force feed him the ball.

Im serious. The main haters were Melo fans but there were plenty of others. People still occasionally here now had Lebron as Darius Miles.

i believe it. but LeBron at least showed more promise and potential. again, not saying wemby is a bust, clearly he's not...but the hype may have been exaggerated.

[Dbrog]

Finally got around to watching the game. Biggest thing that stood out to me was the severe lack of fundamentals in basically everything except going straight up for a block. People might question his aggressiveness but that could just be a rules adjustment (you get called for a foul if you do certain aggressive moves overseas whereas NBA they will call a foul on your defender).

Anyway, the lack of boxing out was painful to watch as he was outrebounded by dudes a foot shorter than him even though they both went up at the same time. Also his moves look super canned and tries to dunk with no balance or tries to layup off the wrong foot. Hopefully Timmy can be the perfect teacher for some of these shortcomings. Wemby has a long way to go, but oozes potential

[bison]

Finally got around to watching the game. Biggest thing that stood out to me was the severe lack of fundamentals in basically everything except going straight up for a block. People might question his aggressiveness but that could just be a rules adjustment (you get called for a foul if you do certain aggressive moves overseas whereas NBA they will call a foul on your defender).

Anyway, the lack of boxing out was painful to watch as he was outrebounded by dudes a foot shorter than him even though they both went up at the same time. Also his moves look super canned and tries to dunk with no balance or tries to layup off the wrong foot. Hopefully Timmy can be the perfect teacher for some of these shortcomings. Wemby has a long way to go, but oozes potential

That’s what stood out to me too. While it’s far too early to judge him, I was a little bit taken aback by his lack of polish, particularly since he’s coming from a pro league and not college. It might come with time, we’ll see

[ShawkFactory]

That’s what stood out to me too. While it’s far too early to judge him, I was a little bit taken aback by his lack of polish, particularly since he’s coming from a pro league and not college. It might come with time, we’ll see

It's a fair assessment. He may never be Tim Duncan polished or even anything close, but if he can just clean up a few things then he's still a superstar level player.

[rawimpact]

I don't have faith in french bigs...

[theman93]

I don't have faith in french bigs...

https://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20049869e97bb77dc29fd4e791d2a8242b049e3d/thumb_16x9/watch-rudy-gobert-flops-gets-elbowed-chin.jpg?v=1

[rawimpact]

Thats my point

[Axe]

Finally got around to watching the game. Biggest thing that stood out to me was the severe lack of fundamentals in basically everything except going straight up for a block. People might question his aggressiveness but that could just be a rules adjustment (you get called for a foul if you do certain aggressive moves overseas whereas NBA they will call a foul on your defender).

Anyway, the lack of boxing out was painful to watch as he was outrebounded by dudes a foot shorter than him even though they both went up at the same time. Also his moves look super canned and tries to dunk with no balance or tries to layup off the wrong foot. Hopefully Timmy can be the perfect teacher for some of these shortcomings. Wemby has a long way to go, but oozes potential
It's hard to see him box out those who are heavier than him. :oldlol:

[Dbrog]

It's hard to see him box out those who are heavier than him. :oldlol:

It is kinda sad when a 6-3 dude allegedly outweighs him. Even still though when you are that big, you can leverage the shit out of people if you know how...hint: it's not standing straight up looking around like deer in headlights

Again though, bigs NORMALLY take about 3 or 4 years to really "get it" in this league. The Duncan's and Shaqs basically never happen. Luckily for the Spurs, their excessive draft picks line up with this which is why I'm guessing Pop took a 5 year extension. He wants to be there when everything comes together.

[Axe]

It is kinda sad when a 6-3 dude allegedly outweighs him. Even still though when you are that big, you can leverage the shit out of people if you know how...hint: it's not standing straight up looking around like deer in headlights

Again though, bigs NORMALLY take about 3 or 4 years to really "get it" in this league. The Duncan's and Shaqs basically never happen. Luckily for the Spurs, their excessive draft picks line up with this which is why I'm guessing Pop took a 5 year extension. He wants to be there when everything comes together.
Well, he'll need some bulk if he wants to be dominant later on. But rn, he seems to remind of ralph sampson. I mean similar height/weight combo while being the #1 overall pick in drafts by their respective teams. Tho wemby is still questionable in the long term, he is very fortunate if he lasts and doesn't end up becoming like him after a decade playing in this league.

[Axe]

Oof.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/spurs-shut-down-victor-wembanyama-for-rest-of-summer-league

[SATAN]

Now this guy who went like 2-14 before throwing up some empty stats in a loss the next game is claiming it's easier to score in the NBA than Europe. :durantunimpressed:

[RRR3]

Now this guy who went like 2-14 before throwing up some empty stats in a loss the next game is claiming it's easier to score in the NBA than Europe. :durantunimpressed:
You should just stop hating on him now before he actually starts dominating.