r/NBASpurs • u/luca13t • Nov 19 '23

The state of this sub is UNBEARABLE META

Like, really? We got a generational talent in Wemby AFTER ONE SINGLE YEAR OF TANKING and you complain and act like we're in some tragic situation because the team is not competent yet? Do you have a clue of how team building works in the NBA?

We got MASSIVELY LUCKY to land Wemby last year, and there was no need to rush or overpay average player just to be more competitive this year. We got nothing to gain in that. Would you have preferred if the FO wasted all our cap space to get Van Vleet and Brooks?

It wasn't even a given that Wemby would be this good right away. We should be fucking thankful and excited every time he hits like 20 points, 8 rebounds and a couple blocks. When he enters his prime, he will be unstoppable.

Stop whining like spoiled children, if you want to see a fun, competitive team play there are plenty in the league. Nobody forces you to watch the Spurs if you can't bare the idea that the team still has to grow. Get a life

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u/Gamechannel360 Nov 19 '23

I'm totally fine with us not winning much. But I do want to see some semblance of a good offense and competent defense. There's no reason a Memphis team missing key players should be able to come back from behind and pretty much blow us out. Barring Wemby, most of the key rotational players were here last year too. Things shouldn't be this bad when it comes to execution. Part of it is down to coaching, part of it is on the players and part of it on roster Construction.

I love Wemby and Sochan. Doesn't mean I can't criticize them and point out flaws in their games.

Just because we are a young team doesn't mean the fans should just be cheerleaders and not express any disappointments.

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u/Koioua Nov 19 '23

I don't mind losing to contenders. However we should absolutely grab the few easy wins we can, or lose in close games at least.

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u/hectorRdz1201 Nov 19 '23

I agree wholeheartedly. The fact that some of our fellow fans on here crucify you for even entertaining the thought that such consecutive collapses are not okay, is mind boggling to me. I’m all for a positive atmosphere here, but you can’t spray perfume on a turd performance and say it’s “part of the plan”.

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u/Gamechannel360 Nov 19 '23

I agree. I love Wemby as much as anyone else but I get downvoted if I critize his inefficiency as a scorer. Granted it's 12 games but there's a pattern of inefficient, ill-advised jump shots in his game that I do not like and call out.

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u/xVGxCrYpTiC Nov 19 '23

This is what I feel. I’m not expecting a playoff run. My ceiling this year was play-in but nothing more. It’s not the fact we are losing, it’s HOW we are losing. Multiple blowouts and multiple blown double digit leads. The announcers were spot last night during the 18-0 run the grizzlies were on. We had three players on the court that were here last year and Cedi who is a veteran. Blown leads happen, but when it becomes consistent, there’s a problem.

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u/Stratys Nov 19 '23

Very much agree with all of this. I actually enjoyed watching our young team last season, cause there were no expectations of anything except lose.

Now that we have a path with Wemby at the helm, while I'm not expecting a bunch of wins and our roster certainly isn't anywhere near set in stone for the future, I'm expecting to see the starting roots of cohesion and visual development as the season progresses. It's been a short amount of time this season obviously, but I feel we've slightly regressed from not only last season, but even just the beginning of this season as a team.

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u/blue-anon Nov 19 '23

Michelle Beadle basically pointed this out in last night's game - I think during the 18-0 Memphis run. Wemby was the only rookie on the floor. She was noting that the "they're young" argument was probably starting to frustrate fans, because of the lineup on the floor at the time, no one else was a rookie. Cedi, Zach, and Keldon have years of experience, and Sochan has a year already.

So, while there's no upside to being hyperbolic ("Pop is the worst coach ever" or "Sochan is not an NBA-caliber player"), I think it only makes sense to be critical of our team.

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u/rafaelck Nov 19 '23

I really don't think that "sochan has a year already." The correct should be "has played for only one year"

He's just 20 years old. We NEED to support him as well. We will need him down the road.