San Antonio and Wemby are going to make you eat these words!

Narrator: San Antonio and Wemby did not make him eat these words!

The point guards its harder to assess because the roster construction has to change. For instance AI can’t defend like Kobe from a sheer tools standpoint. So they’d have to switch out D Fish for a different type of shooting guard.

I could see the SGs slotting in to fill the Kobe void considering the tools they all bring to the table. Its turn into a nature vs nurture debate similar to Tim Duncan vs Kevin Garnett. Kobe had by far the best career but how much did growing under Shaq and Phil bring that about?

I sincerely hope this helped you get all this off your chest, and that improved your day.

I feel like you’re frustrated and just wanted to vent. So I’m not sure if countering your points would help.

We’ll get there, friend, I promise. Brighter days ahead!

Pop’s the guy for this but like Moses I don’t think he sees the promise land himself so hopefully they are thinking succession plan as well.

But Pop is perfect for laying this foundation.

I don’t know man I’m having fun watching them figure it out through adversity. Seeing the wheels turn on how to get better.

Also if watching Devin take an array of Kobe jumpers that he actually hits while Wemby logs 6 steals and 4 blocks isn’t fun, I’m not sure your capable of having fun.

Frustrating Phoenix and Houstons fanbases early was fun.

Even the Pop drama was funny to me because it was such an absurd Popesque thing to do (though most people disagree with me there)

I’m having fun.

Crunch film and build better habits using that film. Finally some time for more detailed teaching.

Not so much time that we’re going to see a brand new team or anything but enough time where I think some of the more frustrating issues (missing Wemby in space, Wembys chemistry with teammates) will be improved upon.

Although even this may be overstated, I want to say Doc said on Simmons podcast that these three day off periods yield like one practice day because the training staff usually breaks out the list off players who need multiple recovery days.

So maybe leaning heavy into the crunching film part of teaching lol

This is a moot point regardless. If OKC/NBA feels he’s guilty, no front office in their right mind is trading for Giddy. If OKC feels he’s innocent (or in a more cynical view this will blow over) they aren’t going to trade him at the bottom of his value.

Somethings are bigger than basketball this a thing that is bigger than basketball.

I’m honestly not even certain if I believe the NBA should even allow players to be trade while under investigations like this.

Without making a big deal out of this and I get your logic but imo, the logic doesn’t hold up if Tim Duncan can do what he did in 02-03 and somehow Shaq retain the title as best player.

If that’s not losing it, I don’t know what is.

I stood with Pop. I advocated turning the other cheek with Kawhi. But even I have my limits.

Absolutely not! Burn this picture. Burn it with fire.

When we switch main focus from college football to college basketball, I can report back on Collier.

But I’ll be interested to see what the guys who really crunch tape on draft prospects say as these seasons progress. I know theres more than a few here in the sub.

A huge 3 with skills would be fun to stack next to Wemby though.

The grand majority of Wembys shots are fine. He’s hard a few games of forced shots but most of his 3s are open looks that aren’t falling.

It actually annoys me more when he fades with a small on him in the post. Moreso because he’s not even shown he hits that shot than the “go be a big man and don’t fade” critique.

His shot diet will improve with better lineups, a true PG and more chemistry with his teammates. He’ll learn how to get to his spots and how that fits into the larger offense.

When his lower body strength catches up, it’ll also give him more options. His bag is limited because he can’t move NBA bodies around. So sometimes his imagination outpaces his NBA ability.

That also affects his screening which affects his ability to get open off secondary actions. That also affects his endurance which means his legs are probably not under him fully as the games progress.

All in all he’s fine and as you say trying. I don’t think this is anything not to be expected or anything to worry about. For all the adjustments he’s making at once at 19, he’s actually been fairly incredibly.

Yes I’m really a Spurs fan. And I think its weird to question that because I don’t hate Kawhi. You also put words in my mouth. I’ve never said I don’t understand or even that I don’t condone why fans still hate Kawhi. I simply said despite any justifications maybe its time to move.

But yes Im a Spurs fan. I cried as an 11 year old when the Spurs didn’t clinch the top seed in west vs the Kings in 2001 (my dad and i had season tickets for two seasons) not knowing they were just going to clinch anyway the next game. My dad had to explain it for like 20 minutes to get me to stop.

I immediately left to shot baskets outside in the dark for like three hours in anger after Manu fouled Dirk and we lost in OT.

I sat in joy with my friends and dad when TP hit that stepback 3 vs Miami. We absolutely lost our minds. Then we sat in agony and disbelief when Ray Allen hit his minutes later.

Even though I worked as a sports reporter in Oklahoma and didn’t really get days off, I made it a point to be in SA during game 5 in 2014 and watched us clinch with those same friends and my dad.

I relentlessly argue about TD being better than Kobe because Tim Duncan is my foundational text for basketball knowledge and I’m a former post player. Thats how much TD means to me.

It’s not the end of the world but it’s a tad bit disrespectful to question my fandom because I view things differently.

I would have responded to this yesterday but this comment wouldn’t pull for me when I clicked on the notification so I thought it was maybe deleted.

I’m glad someone reminded people Pop ain’t new to this he’s true to this. Pop’s developmental decisions have always been slow and methodical.

Even from a single season perspective, some of Pop’s best team start slow and develop late.

This is how he’s always built things for better or worse.

We’re 16 games in. This is going to be exasperating. Between takes like this, the constant need for everyone to dunk on Wemby using Chet and Spurs fans wanting to trade everyone every five seconds in the Spurs sub, I may not make it out of this season with any patience left.

16 games in. Be serious.

Someone mentioned Doc saying he rushes and ever since Doc said it, I can’t unsee it. I think its a mix of adjusting to NBA speed, some chucks because he’s trying to find a flow in less than optimal offensive conditions and then he has a ton of on target rim outs. That’s purely anecdotal and unreliable but feels like he’s always been unlucky.

He clearly has a good shooting stroke. His FTs are money and when he’s not trying to be KD/Dirk with off balance midrange (and honestly sometimes even we he does) thar jumper is pretty consistent.

All good things in time.

The only thing with Wemby is cardio and knowledge. It’s crazy he’s doing all this and he still has no clue what he’s doing from an NBA knowledge perspective.

I thought his defense was there tonight. He still doesn’t have the flow of the offense down and forced action at times.

But overall this is fine line when the big dogs (Vassell, Keldon and Wemby) are eating.

He still needs better synergy with Wemby.

Also his three ball continues to look improved.

Good fight tonight especially to make a veteran club panic down the stretch. If any open looks went down or the young boys didn’t go young mode so often in the second half, that’s a possible W.

Vassel still on his Kobe shot diet continues to crack me up.

When this team plays with controlled urgency they make things happen. Sometimes they go over the line and get panicky and force. Typical young team stuff but it’s a rollercoaster.

GSW is also imploding 🤣

Not getting the board after great D by Wemby on Steph is tough. But that was electrifying to watch.