Victor Wembanyama is a total freak thread

[Lotie Dah]

37 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Spurs got a squad not just one great player

That squad was pretty ineffective.

[harveycmd]

On 5/8/2026 at 11:45 PM, Tex555 said:

harveycmd,

why don’t you start a new tread … call it .. Laker Fan Boy or whatever you desire.     This is a Wemby tread.  Just a suggestion 😀

I consider Kobe tied to the Spurs as his main nemesis. 

It's also true I'm a Kobe fan, but I don't like talking to Lakers fans. I understand that doesn't matter to most people in Texas.

Edited Monday at 12:16 PM by harveycmd

[harveycmd]

@mathew Philadelphia does not have a public statue for Kobe because their fans flip the bird to Jesus and Santa Claus, making them the word's worst sports city in the history of civilization.

Edited Monday at 03:40 PM by harveycmd

[Thorn007]

who?

[Thorn007]

wemby the alien went rogue yo

[harveycmd]

Kobe Bryant’s May 2001 playoff performance was better, more dominant, and vastly more efficient than Victor Wembanyama’s May 2026 run when they were both 22 years old.

[harveycmd]

Jerry West's 1996 trade for Kobe Bryant is widely considered the greatest trade in NBA history because it transformed a franchise. By trading Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the 13th pick to draft a 17-year-old Bryant, West secured a 20-year superstar,5 championships, and cleared cap space for Shaquille O'Neal.

 

Kobe Bryant’s 1996 pre-draft workout with the Los Angeles Lakers is widely considered the greatest in NBA history. At just 17 years old, Bryant dominated experienced defenders like Michael Cooper in a private session, prompting GM Jerry West to immediately know he was a future superstar.

[harveycmd]

It takes some nuts to tell the greatest free agent ever that he just drafted a 17 year old that would be better than him but he needed to come on over to win multiple titles. 

 

[Hookem72]

KD is a better scorer than Kobe

[harveycmd]

1 minute ago, Hookem72 said:

KD is a better scorer than Kobe

KD ain't Kobe. He's great, but he isn't the greatest of decade like Kobe.

1970s: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks/LA Lakers)

Unquestioned best player of the decade, winning 6 MVPs between 1971 and 1980.

Runner-up: Julius Erving (dominant ABA/NBA presence).

1980s: Magic Johnson (LA Lakers) & Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)

These two revived the NBA, splitting the decade's MVP and championship successes.

Key Contender: Moses Malone.

1990s: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)

Dominated with 6 NBA championships and 6 Finals MVPs during the decade, achieving two "three-peats".

Runners-up: Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson.

2000s: Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)

Defined the era with multiple titles and consistent top-tier performance.

Key Contender: Shaquille O'Neal.

2010s: LeBron James (Miami Heat/Cleveland Cavaliers/LA Lakers)

Reached 8 straight Finals, won 3 titles, and dominated in MVP voting for most of the decade.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Wemby vs SGA should be a fun matchup.  I think Spurs vs. Thunder is the real NBA Finals much like Michigan vs Arizona was the real National Championship game.

[MarkInAustin]

Basketball is ultimately a team sport.  That Wemby is supported by a superb three guard unit and multiple wings who can shoot the three and defend and a sub center who is more than merely serviceable allows him to optimize his amazing ability.  They are unselfish and all pass the ball to the open shooter. It's good team basketball played by great players.

OKC matches up well with the Spurs, of course - and vice versa.  No other team matches up well with either, although Brunson is a little devil of a ball player and floor general.

I worry that the opponents all playing like the Bad Boy Pistons against Wemby will actually get him hurt.  His one weakness is that unlike Wilt or Shaq he isn't physically bullet proof.

 

 

[Hookem72]

11 minutes ago, MarkInAustin said:

Basketball is ultimately a team sport.  That Wemby is supported by a superb three guard unit and multiple wings who can shoot the three and defend and a sub center who is more than merely serviceable allows him to optimize his amazing ability.  They are unselfish and all pass the ball to the open shooter. It's good team basketball played by great players.

OKC matches up well with the Spurs, of course - and vice versa.  No other team matches up well with either, although Brunson is a little devil of a ball player and floor general.

I worry that the opponents all playing like the Bad Boy Pistons against Wemby will actually get him hurt.  His one weakness is that unlike Wilt or Shaq he isn't physically bullet proof.

 

 

Castle and Fox had great games while Wemby “struggled” offensively.   Timberwolves had no answer for stopping them.  The first half lead crushed Minnesota’s spirit as did their foul trouble.   Ant was pretty effective but he didn’t get any help.  Will be a great western conference finals with Chet and SGA vs Castle and Wemby.