You can kind of see how much longer Victor's arms are here:
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You can kind of see how much longer Victor's arms are here:
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[b]Yao Ming[/b] was 7 ft 6 in, had the foot work, the touch, range, etc. He could have been in the GOAT discussion. The thing is, at that height, the injury bug to the lower body is at a higher %.
I really hope Wemby stays healthy. He's shown he has the tools needed for the job. He's only 19. He has so much room to grow and S-tier potential.
He might need to spend 1-2mill a year on his body. Spurs need to talk to all the experts in the field of health/medicine to make sure this guy stays healthy. Whatever it takes, just keep him healthy. If he can stay healthy, he has a legit shot to be in the GOAT debate when it's all said and done.
[url]https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1715556041876754707[/url]
[QUOTE=Foster5k;14840970][B]Yao Ming[/B] was 7 ft 6 in, had the foot work, the touch, range, etc. He could have been in the GOAT discussion. The thing is, at that height, the injury bug to the lower body is at a higher %.
I really hope Wemby stays healthy. He's shown he has the tools needed for the job. He's only 19. He has so much room to grow and S-tier potential.
He might need to spend 1-2mill a year on his body. Spurs need to talk to all the experts in the field of health/medicine to make sure this guy stays healthy. Whatever it takes, just keep him healthy. If he can stay healthy, he has a legit shot to be in the GOAT debate when it's all said and done.[/QUOTE]
Yao couldn't have ever been GOAT. Had offensive skills but too big and slow
[QUOTE=eliteballer;14840952]He may not be quite the unicorn I thought he was.
He still has GOAT potential, but he's only a couple of inches taller than guys like Kareem/Sampson and right now doesn't seem as athletic as them.[/QUOTE]
Yes but he is basically a 7'4 small forward, in a league better suited for him to dominate even more than the players you list respective to their era. He's either too mobile and skilled for anyone close to his height, or too tall for anyone with the athleticism( maybe someone like Giannis, but he's giving up what? 5-6 inches?). And the league doesn't allow you to be physical enough for a smaller defender to get up in his shooting pocket, or else I would say the best way to defend him in prior eras may have been to put a much smaller player with lateral quickness and active hands to make him think long about every dribble he takes. But in this era? The rules are pretty much set up for this guy to be an MVP level talent from day one.
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14717910]His trajectory looks to be more like Porzingis/Giannis.[/QUOTE]
the trajectory of thes 2 couldnt be any more different
[QUOTE=Phoenix;14840982]Yes but he is basically a 7'4 small forward, in a league better suited for him to dominate even more than the players you list respective to their era. He's either too mobile and skilled for anyone close to his height, or too tall for anyone with the athleticism( maybe someone like Giannis, but he's giving up what? 5-6 inches?). And the league doesn't allow you to be physical enough for a smaller defender to get up in his shooting pocket, or else I would say the best way to defend him in prior eras may have been to put a much smaller player with lateral quickness and active hands to make him think long about every dribble he takes. But in this era? The rules are pretty much set up for this guy to be an MVP level talent from day one.[/QUOTE]
Victor Wembanyama might already be the league's best player.
It's just that nobody knows it yet. Not even Victor Wembanyama himself. :eek:
Once he does, it's over.
:cheers:
Being drafted by the Spurs should help with his durability in terms of how they manage him from a healthcare standpoint. These super tall guys are never durable.
T-Mac said when he got to the Spurs and saw how the organization was run from top to bottom he realized "wow, this is how it's supposed to be".
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFFlbUfjTk[/url]
And he's done it! First 20 and 10 of his career.
:applause:
A 20 and 10 with five stocks. Noice!
[url]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwK22bhaKco[/url]
[QUOTE=eliteballer;14843367][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFFlbUfjTk[/url][/QUOTE]
Ngl, maybe not the smartest thing to try to posterize wemby but I do respect the audacity on smith’s part to try it
This is what I meant to post:
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOhjg8kGXnc[/url]
Maybe top 10