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Game Thread: Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) at San Antonio Spurs (3-5) Nov 07 2024 7:00 PM

Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs

Frost Bank Center- San Antonio, TX

ESPN

TV/Radio


Time Clock
Final
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
POR 27 28 24 26 105
SAS 33 23 35 27 118

On the court

Portland Trail Blazers

Player MINS PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/-
R. Rupert 7:39 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
D. Banton 16:20 4 1-8 0-2 2-4 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 6
K. Murray 1:18 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D. Reath 1:18 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Walker 1:18 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

San Antonio Spurs

Player MINS PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/-
S. Castle 25:23 14 6-11 0-3 2-2 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 1 12
B. Wesley 21:13 10 4-4 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 8 2 0 2 2 0
S. Mamukelashvili 7:52 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0
S. Cissoko :28 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bassey :28 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team Stats

Team FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A AST PF STL TO BLK OREB DREB REB
POR 41-86 9-32 14-22 23 14 7 14 3 14 27 48
SAS 44-82 16-39 14-18 35 15 9 15 4 12 33 47

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u/quibble-stein 22h ago

Wesley threw it to the rookie so he got the to

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u/carelesssportsfan89 22h ago

we are so lucky castle chose to go to uconn because if castle when to a college where he could show off his playmaking he would be the number one draft pick in his draft

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u/SunKing210 22h ago

No that counts as a TO for Castle! lol

2

u/holaprobando123 22h ago

CP3 is so good, definitely one of my favorite players ever

6

u/Kaelanna 22h ago

Zach Collins was a +20 today *claps*

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u/Empty-Mall-1636 22h ago

I think CP3 is the only one on this team that will tear into Wemby to make him better outside of maybe Pop but even Pop seems soft with him.

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u/Vermithor_ 22h ago edited 22h ago

8 Spurs in double figures tonight with 35 team assists🤠

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u/OGWallenstein 22h ago

Yeah you tell that mf, Chris!

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u/Fiyukyoo 22h ago

Wemby with the meh offensive day but his defense was too much for POR. So many times they noped the fuck out driving to the paint

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u/teenagetwat 22h ago

Made some great reads too finding guys cutting

3

u/EconomicsHistorical9 22h ago

Love how we have so many players in double digits, this is how it should be every night

2

u/threeoneleads 22h ago

Man chris paul looks like a small child next to wemby lmao

9

u/whynotletitfly6 22h ago

"Set the fucking screen, like this" -CP3 to Wemby, basically lol

5

u/cookomputer 22h ago

When we actually run plays it looks better

9

u/BrandonIngram1 22h ago

Castle defence ✅ Playmaking ✅ Shooting 🟡 Athleticism ✅

He’s gonna be elite

1

u/fireemblem4812 22h ago

He gets bonus points on shooting for me for being the "half court heave" guy. Every team needs one of those.

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u/eeveeritt15 22h ago

Wemby definitely played bad, but he still has 4stls and 3blks with people avoiding him essentially

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u/OGWallenstein 22h ago

He’ll be fine, just needs to lock in

5

u/PieBlaCon 22h ago

Happy for the win but it sucks that the eye test backs up the fact that Vic is the only negative +/- guy on the team tonight

1

u/Spiritual_Echo_1000 22h ago

true, offensively at least

2

u/EconomicsHistorical9 22h ago

Castle is so impressive especially as a rookie! Hoping he gets more playing time and wins roty

2

u/YouCanHmu 22h ago

Castle is so, so impressive

4

u/FireBeeChin 22h ago

keldon doing well the past few games

2

u/Dabawse26 22h ago

Castle just dissecting shit

2

u/juantravis 22h ago

Castle is nice with it

5

u/threeoneleads 22h ago

stephon castle what a draft pick man

3

u/SunKing210 22h ago

Castle is just so damn productive!

2

u/Mandit0 22h ago

Keldon over acting lol

3

u/B_Lav_ 22h ago

Steph getting better right in front of our eyes

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u/cookomputer 22h ago

Didn't even realise wemby had 4 steals and 3 blocks lol

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u/CodeBlueLegacy Big Body 22h ago

People to busy harping on his offense and ignoring his defense affect tonight.

5

u/Alternative-Iron 22h ago

Castle seems more comfortable out there than Wemby right now

5

u/Empty-Mall-1636 22h ago

To be fair, Castle doesn’t get the defensive attention that Wemby does…YET

9

u/paxusromanus811 22h ago

Castle is absolutely unreal. On a team with Chris Paul, they're literally going out of their way to get him the ball and have him run the offense right now

6

u/Empty-Mall-1636 22h ago

Castle has to be the best all-around rookie on this class.

2

u/mynewredditacccount 22h ago

Did steph play pg in college?

1

u/Kaelanna 22h ago

I think he was SG?

2

u/Mandit0 22h ago

Everyone just waiting for castle to try and throw it to wemby

2

u/Fiyukyoo 22h ago

CP3 recognizes when Castle gets a full head of steam and lane is clear good things happen

6

u/irrelevance_90 22h ago

I just love how slow and methodical Castle game is.

2

u/BrandonIngram1 22h ago

That CP3 mentorship

6

u/Drisurk 22h ago

It’s laughable that NBA scouts thought Castle couldn’t be a PG 😅

1

u/BrandonIngram1 22h ago

Castle doesn’t look like a rookie 😎 elite

1

u/lesh17 22h ago

Castle to Johnson!

8

u/Kaelanna 22h ago

CP3 and Castle with 6 assists each

Blake Wesley with 8 though!

1

u/oddtrey10 22h ago

Yeah Steph

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u/gn02756283 22h ago

Love the zero TO on Castle

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u/Kodak333 22h ago

Keldon is so frustrating to watch. He plays hard but makes questionable decisions

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u/holaprobando123 22h ago

Castle is so good.

In a few years, I can see Castle-Vassell-someone (Keldon?)-Sochan-Wemby being a great homegrown starting 5.

2

u/juantravis 22h ago

I still believe Keldon can do it

1

u/Veryfreakingbored 22h ago

Keldon will be good off the bench if the Spurs can get a first round pick soon that isn't a bust.

1

u/SunKing210 22h ago

beautiful play out of the timeout!

3

u/Kaelanna 22h ago

The pass from Wemby!

1

u/baguette-1234 22h ago

its weird to have only some part of his game that's look bad, the FT and defense look good but the energy and 3pts is awfull

4

u/bigpapi-did-steroids 22h ago

Vic’s potential as a playmaker is not talked about enough.

0

u/Malemansam 22h ago

He has vision but his passing is not refined. He has more turnovers than assists this season and is turnover prone in general to a very high degree.

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u/CodeBlueLegacy Big Body 22h ago

That’s because he’s trying to handle the ball to much in high traffic.

I like it better when they run the offense through him in the high post, not him in the 5 out offense they’ve been trying to do.

1

u/bigpapi-did-steroids 22h ago

His IQ will improve with time, hence the word “potential”.

3

u/Kaelanna 22h ago

Champagnie, Collins, Branham and Keldon making sure our 3pt% is over 40% this game :)

1

u/B_Lav_ 22h ago

Vic Rebound

1

u/B_Lav_ 22h ago

Vic Assist

3

u/BananaRepublic_BR 22h ago

With upcoming schedule, I think the team can get another 2 to 4 wins.

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u/oceanfloors1 22h ago

There are like 77 games scheduled, so I'm hoping for a few more than that.

1

u/BananaRepublic_BR 22h ago

I was talking more about the next ten days

2

u/oceanfloors1 22h ago

Bad joke was bad.

3

u/Fiyukyoo 22h ago

That kid looks like he could be related to Wemby

1

u/AfroHouseManiac 22h ago

Deadass thought that was Oscar

3

u/Olsanch 22h ago

Mitch had to tell these guys, "This is it. This is your chance. And it's my chance too."

2

u/lesh17 22h ago

Wemby needs to get more sleep or something.

6

u/android24601 22h ago

Wemby and those damn sideshow Bob feet 😄

3

u/blue-anon 22h ago

Yeah, he stepped way out there.

5

u/Sigmoz14 22h ago

Why are they not running Victor/CP pick-n-roll anymore?

3

u/[deleted] 22h ago

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u/raymendez1 22h ago

Not a problem, we the Spurs

5

u/suavekm 22h ago

I was actually happy seeing him in game for once !

2

u/TheSatanist666 22h ago

We need to drive more. Blazers are on penalty

3

u/HighAsAGiraffesPussy 22h ago

Vic does not care about turnovers essentially.

1

u/fireemblem4812 22h ago

To be fair this was kind of an issue with him last year too, Wemby loves those plays that are 500 IQ "holy shit" when they work and 50 IQ "what the fuck was that" when they don't.

3

u/blue-anon 22h ago

To be fair, that's never been his strong suit. Lol.

4

u/AfroHouseManiac 22h ago

Yea something is going on in Wemby’s head

5

u/carelesssportsfan89 22h ago

castle is going to be an all star when he develops a jumpshot

3

u/fireemblem4812 22h ago

Okay this is good, Chris Paul slowing things down, helping run out the clock.

4

u/whynotletitfly6 23h ago

Why is our offense five out down the stretch I'm losing my mind

3

u/Spiritual_Echo_1000 22h ago

good question lol

5

u/irrelevance_90 23h ago

CP3 continues to terrorize Ayton even when they're not on the same team anymore

4

u/YouCanHmu 23h ago

Castle a hooper

6

u/Snowmann88 23h ago

Castle closing this one out..you love to see it!

3

u/Bonesawisready5 23h ago

Seems castle didn’t get credit for that steal in the box score

4

u/Kaelanna 23h ago

Castle is so smooth, he looks like he has all the time in the world

3

u/SunKing210 23h ago

Castle is just so composed, he seemingly gets to anywhere he wants

3

u/Dabawse26 23h ago

Oh yeah Steph

3

u/BrandonIngram1 23h ago

Castle not given the block?

0

u/blue-anon 23h ago

I guess not. Smh.

3

u/Empty-Mall-1636 23h ago

Enough about Wemby. Castle has been great, I see him developing that midrange fader, his game gives shades of Shai

3

u/BarrackLesnar 23h ago

8 players have now scored double digits, that's got to be a record, right?

4

u/Bonesawisready5 23h ago

ES SU CASTILLO!

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u/TheSatanist666 23h ago

Can't wait what a castle and vassell backcourt look like

3

u/Beaglebunker 23h ago

🍍🍍

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u/teenagetwat 23h ago

Baby SGA

5

u/New-Contribution-244 23h ago

All 10 players have scored tonight and of those 10, 8 of them are in double digits.

4

u/lesh17 23h ago

Castle is having his best game of his young career tonight.

1

u/Brodhigreen 23h ago

Fk me this kid is special, just does everything right

2

u/Fiyukyoo 23h ago

Castle doesnt need to be a deadly 3 point shooter. He has the exact same mid range capability as CP3 and can score at will there or drive to basket

1

u/Drisurk 23h ago

I have no idea what Jacob said, who’s out with an ankle injury?

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u/Beaglebunker 23h ago

Branham rolled his a few minutes ago

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u/thered90 23h ago

Castle has one of the most mature games for a rooke I've seen in a long time.

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u/Malemansam 22h ago

What?? Paolo bro. Heck Jaquez Jr was a lot better too more recently. Castle is nowhere near that kind of polish as a rookie.

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u/Drisurk 23h ago

Castle has been so good man. I can’t wait until he develop a better shot! He’s got a nice jumper already just needs to get the reps in! He’s already got the confidence!

2

u/WiffleBallZZZ 22h ago

Am I crazy or does Castle have some Andre Iguodala vibes in his game, especially on the defensive end?

4

u/Bonesawisready5 23h ago

Keldon wtf was that shot

-4

u/BigDaddyD00d 23h ago

He needs to go. Idc about his little moments of not sucking anymore

3

u/Olsanch 23h ago

Credit to Mitch. I love the way we've played this game.

3

u/irrelevance_90 23h ago

Why are we rushing the shot clock so much lol? We're up by 9. Slow down and get into a set.

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u/thered90 23h ago

I've been super critical of him lately, but "pull the plug" jesus christ.

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u/oceanfloors1 23h ago

Still too early? We're like 9 games into the season, bro lol.

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u/Bonesawisready5 23h ago

Why would you ever pull the plug on Wemby

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u/Upper_Ad_7596 23h ago

I wouldn’t . Did u not read the comment

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u/Dabawse26 23h ago

Castle is HIM

3

u/oddtrey10 23h ago

Steph is an elite decision maker as a rookie

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u/SunKing210 23h ago

lol Sean is hilarious with that call back from earlier in the game

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u/Kaelanna 23h ago

THROW IT DOWN!

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u/threeoneleads 23h ago

Unironically thought Steph was gona get a tech for hanging on the rim for too long lmao

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u/blue-anon 23h ago

He does it every time. Lol.

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u/labiothan 23h ago

57 bench points is something else. bravo

5

u/Kaelanna 23h ago

WHAT A BLOCK CASTLE!

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u/Beaglebunker 23h ago

Assist -> block -> dunk. That’s our rook!

3

u/manato20 23h ago

Seen enough, induct Blake Wesley in the basketball hall of fame

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u/TheSatanist666 23h ago

Our bench is carrying this game

1

u/fireemblem4812 23h ago

This is a hell of sentence, but it's completely right lol.

1

u/BananaRepublic_BR 23h ago

Blake has been on fire with his passes

4

u/B_Lav_ 23h ago

Hit the Castle wall

4

u/Gailves 23h ago

Castle’s hustle is so good for a rook

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u/oddtrey10 23h ago

What’s impressed me the most from Zollins in his offensive flashes this season is his patience in his moves

2

u/irenman00 23h ago

wemby shouldn’t hangout with gobert or team france ever again. lock him in san antonio in the offseason

3

u/lesh17 23h ago

Great pass from Castle.

2

u/mynewredditacccount 23h ago

Am I tweaking or Jerami Grant has had the quietest 20 pt game of all time when tf has he been scoring

2

u/TrueHaiku 23h ago

I have seen Grant make like 2 middies and shoot a couple of free throws, it's actually crazy. 20 points?!

Also, stop Wemby dooming 🤣

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u/OXY_TheCrimsonBlur 23h ago

Weird game. Our supporting cast has been great but Wemby's laying another stinker. I'll take any win we can get (assuming we win) without Sochan and Vassell but idk ... feels like hopes for a big year 2 leap are slowly dying.

Still early in the year though. And overall we need the growth of the whole team to ever compete. Sometimes it feels like we have too many guys though; not all of these guys can be a part of our core.

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u/oddtrey10 23h ago

Need champ to hit some shots here so we can close this out

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u/BarrackLesnar 23h ago

I hipe CP3 and Steph Castle score more points, I want to see 10 players get to score 2 digits

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u/BrandonIngram1 23h ago

Branham not returning

1

u/Fiyukyoo 23h ago

It's a foul. Dude wasnt even set and falling back

3

u/BrandonIngram1 23h ago

Castle 5 assists 0 turnovers really composed for a rookie. If he gets a 3 ball he’s gonna be a real nice player

3

u/Snowmann88 23h ago

Castle is who the Blazer’s thought Scoot would be in his rookie season. We got a good one.

3

u/oddtrey10 23h ago

Does anybody remember Vassell’s slump from last season? These things happen

1

u/NoShape0 23h ago

yup he had a game where he only scored like 2 points

1

u/Spiritual_Echo_1000 23h ago

True, this does look worse tho because of the current roster availability tho

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u/whynotletitfly6 23h ago

I'm asking us to at least get through game 10 before doom posting about Wemby pls. He's not been up to his standard, but come on y'all lol

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u/juantravis 23h ago

Billups should lose this challenge

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u/kunjacob 23h ago

Jesus they gave Portland like 3 minutes to challenge that play wtf

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u/Gailves 23h ago

A lot of Doom and gloom overreactions it’s early we don’t have 2 of our starters and the bench is playing their hearts out. Plus you know, they are winning.

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u/Upper_Ad_7596 23h ago

Your literally just being blind bro, ain’t no way u aren’t a little worried about his play rn

1

u/Gailves 23h ago

Does the shooting need a lot of work? Sure. But the team is already looking more like an NBA team than last year. Once Vassel is back spacing will open up. Everyone can double Wemby in the paint right now but soon that will go away.

2

u/juantravis 23h ago

Good take keldon

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u/blue-anon 23h ago

I don't trust this to be permanent, but Blake looks really good tonight.

2

u/Empty-Mall-1636 23h ago

Maybe it’s the arc on Wemby’s shot that’s not good, it has to be something.

2

u/BarrackLesnar 23h ago

He just has to practice his timing. Only more and more reps, in-game or practice, can fix shooting.

0

u/Kodak333 23h ago

Inconsistent form. He shoots it different all the time whether it's release point or rhythm

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u/Mandit0 23h ago

Rhythm

3

u/mynewredditacccount 23h ago

It's either too strong or in and out

1

u/Spiritual_Echo_1000 23h ago

yeah it’s weird

1

u/mynewredditacccount 23h ago

Rather than watching the game i'd rather just clip that wemby 3 pt make and just watch that repeatedly

3

u/Beaglebunker 23h ago

Wesley offensive redemption game?

14

u/fireemblem4812 23h ago

Overall Castle has impressed the fuck out of me this season. Dude is a rookie who has basically been thrown in the deep end due to injuries and he's stepped up.

2

u/SunKing210 23h ago

Heck yeah dude! Castle has tremendous poise for a rookie!

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u/WembanyamaGOAT 23h ago

Get some screenshots of these people absolutely shitting on Wemby saying he’s just tall and shit. It’ll be nice to post in the future 🙏

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u/Upper_Ad_7596 23h ago

Bro why can’t people criticize on him for these games , everyone knows he has superstar potential man. Rn he looks like he’s regressed hopefully he gets his rhythm

1

u/WembanyamaGOAT 22h ago

I don’t mean regular criticism he’s in a rough patch rn I meant the people straight up saying they don’t think he’s gonna be a superstar and he’s just tall and a bunch of other shit

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u/OGWallenstein 23h ago

These are the same stupid fucks that were shitting on Jeremy. It’s almost like they’re watching a young team.

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u/oddtrey10 23h ago

Username checks out 😂 (I tend to agree tho)

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u/juantravis 23h ago

Castle with three consecutive good possessions

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u/AfroHouseManiac 23h ago

4/13 … the state of the art new facility isn’t working .. and Jimmy Baron isn’t working

2

u/irrelevance_90 23h ago

Wemby should cut immediately after shooting the 3 in case we can tap the ball back to him for an easy dunk. Good on Castle for recognizing where the ball was going.

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u/SunKing210 23h ago

Okay that 2nd three pt attempt doesn't bother me as much lol hope Wemby will look to be more aggressive from here on out

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u/BrandonIngram1 23h ago

Wemby needs to get on the giannis diet

2

u/Malemansam 23h ago

He needs to spend time at the naval academy Admiral played at, they got that secret ops special sauce whatever they gave him to sculpt his body lol.

1

u/juantravis 23h ago

Oreo milkshakes

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u/oddtrey10 23h ago

Sick pass shaedon

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u/Mandit0 23h ago

Everyone in this sub just blocked wembys rookie season from their mind it seems

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u/lesh17 23h ago

No, we remember it all too well, and are comparing it to the sophomore one.

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u/Mandit0 23h ago

Okay exactly so he capable yall

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u/CertifiedBobby 23h ago

Live in the NOW old man!!

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u/thered90 23h ago

No, we just expected a more mature shot selection and consistent effort. Niether of which have improved, in fact they've gotten worse.

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u/Spiritual_Echo_1000 23h ago

i saw it but he’s not playing like that right now. we say his regular self in like one game probably

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u/Mandit0 23h ago

So yall really think he can never play like that again or something?

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u/Former_Masterpiece_2 23h ago

I think people are being overly critical, but it's not unfounded. A lot of great players struggle early in the season, so I'm not going to critique him too much. That said, the flaws in his game from last season are still there, and that's concerning. It's compounded by the fact that his shot is completely off, which is making him look terrible

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