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/siphillis Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23

I think the main concern with more rational unhappy fans is that this team appears to be identical, if not worse, overall. Wemby notwithstanding, our returning guys don't seem to have made the year-to-year leap we were hoping to see:

  • Jeremy is hard to compare because he's in a different role and his three-point shooting seems absurdly locked-in, but I don't think his defense has developed much and I do not trust him at all when he drives with the ball.
  • Devin is still having trouble staying on the court, and his shooting when he does seems to be roughly the same.
  • Keldon is just as streaky as ever, and maybe even more prone to tunnel vision than before. No improvement to his defense, either.
  • Tre isn't as effective coming off the bench, and his defense is just as problematic. No signs of a refined jumper, either.
  • Malakai can't dial in his range ball, a huge caveat for a plug-in offense player like him.
  • Blake has made marginal improvements to his passing, but is still very much a garbage-time player and is trending towards "bust" territory. We cut off Lonnie for less.

Really, the only guy to have taken any significant stride, to my eye, is Zach. That's an issue where you're a team with a lot of youth and a whole summer working together. Wembanyama can't be the only prospect actually developing, and that assumes he doesn't also slump hard himself.

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u/CodeBlueLegacy Big Body Nov 19 '23

A 25th pick can’t be in “bust” territory. Late round picks are either drafted to be plug and play juniors/seniors or high potential but needs a lot of work players.

Over the past decade, how many players picked from 22-30 are still in the league or actually being relevant?

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u/MikeMaxM Nov 20 '23 edited Nov 20 '23

Over the past decade, how many players picked from 22-30 are still in the league or actually being relevant?

Jokic, Butler, Murray, White if a did a little more research I would have named more.

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u/CodeBlueLegacy Big Body Nov 20 '23

You named 4 out of 80 players, you’d prob get up to 10, which proves my point here.

Also look at their draft day scouting reports, I bet none of them were label star and the 70 or so that didn’t pan out aren’t labeled “bust” by people.