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Preseason on right now. Knicks vs 76ers in Abu Dhabi.
 
Wow did not know that. Basketball is officially back!
 
Spurs need to make the playoffs this season. Otherwise wemby will be known as a loser superstar.
 
Failure this season would be attributed to Mitch’s coaching and the FO’s unwillingness to address gaping holes this summer. I have a hard time picturing Vic getting blamed for anything when he’s going to be the best defender in the league and put up surreal counting stats.
 
Except shooting and wing depth. Basically half of the roster.
 
Shmurs said:
Failure this season would be attributed to Mitch’s coaching and the FO’s unwillingness to address gaping holes this summer. I have a hard time picturing Vic getting blamed for anything when he’s going to be the best defender in the league and put up surreal counting stats.
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Its on wemby. People always make the coacing saff as scapegoat. Wemby need to step up his game and carry this team into the playoffs like what 3rd year Lebron(31PPG)did to cavs.
 
sKiN20 said:
Its on wemby. People always make the coacing saff as scapegoat. Wemby need to step up his game and carry this team into the playoffs like what 3rd year Lebron(31PPG)did to cavs.
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I think you're right that the media intensity will go up as Wemby ages, but comparing the Western Conference in 2025 to the East in 2006 is like comparing fine dining with cold Burger King. Everyone knows we're in a different world of basketball talent. It doesn't mean Wemby deserves zero blame or credit for what happens this year, but it IS different.
 
blueguy said:
I think you're right that the media intensity will go up as Wemby ages, but comparing the Western Conference in 2025 to the East in 2006 is like comparing fine dining with cold Burger King. Everyone knows we're in a different world of basketball talent. It doesn't mean Wemby deserves zero blame or credit for what happens this year, but it IS different.
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Lebron carried that cavs team to 50-32 record. So any record below 50 wins is a failure for a 3rd year Wemby. Also wemby has a better supporting cast now comapre to 2006 lebron.
 
The game has changed so much since the days of LeBron. Back in the day due to the illegal rules, a single dominant player can simply carry a team to win after win in the regular season. Scouting is also less advanced so teams can just ride a player to 45+ wins despite a weak cast. See LeBron, Robinson, Barkley etc…. The playoffs though is a bit different as preparation is much better. So these teams inevitably crumble because those weaknesses are being exploited.

Nowadays the offense and defense if much different and a team has to be well constructed where all players have to be able to do a bit of everything, with one or two superstars leading that group. The spurs most definitely do not have a roster where every player can do a bit of everything, we are still a team of specialists who aren’t that special in what they specialize in yet.
 
ambchang said:
The game has changed so much since the days of LeBron. Back in the day due to the illegal rules, a single dominant player can simply carry a team to win after win in the regular season. Scouting is also less advanced so teams can just ride a player to 45+ wins despite a weak cast. See LeBron, Robinson, Barkley etc…. The playoffs though is a bit different as preparation is much better. So these teams inevitably crumble because those weaknesses are being exploited.

Nowadays the offense and defense if much different and a team has to be well constructed where all players have to be able to do a bit of everything, with one or two superstars leading that group. The spurs most definitely do not have a roster where every player can do a bit of everything, we are still a team of specialists who aren’t that special in what they specialize in yet.
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Yeah you’re right but the nba today has inflated stats compared before just look at jokic averaging triple double and carrying nuggets into the playoffs by himself. If jokic can do it the wemby can do it too. Wemby definitely can do everything if the coaching staff let him.
 
sKiN20 said:
Yeah you’re right but the nba today has inflated stats compared before just look at jokic averaging triple double and carrying nuggets into the playoffs by himself. If jokic can do it the wemby can do it too. Wemby definitely can do everything if the coaching staff let him.
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jokic is arguably the greatest offensive engine since Magic. He makes every type of teammates better.
In 21-22 Nuggets won 48 games with just Jokic and Gordon.
The rest of the supporting cast was Barton, Monte Morris, Jeff Green, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland, PJ Dozier, Campazzo, Bryn Forbes and Nnaji.
All of them out of any serious rotation within 2 years and it's not like they were old except Green.
Arguably the greatest regular season carry job ever, that's a 10 win team without Jokic.
 
LeBowen said:
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jokic is arguably the greatest offensive engine since Magic. He makes every type of teammates better.
In 21-22 Nuggets won 48 games with just Jokic and Gordon.
The rest of the supporting cast was Barton, Monte Morris, Jeff Green, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland, PJ Dozier, Campazzo, Bryn Forbes and Nnaji.
All of them out of any serious rotation within 2 years and it's not like they were old except Green.
Arguably the greatest regular season carry job ever, that's a 10 win team without Jokic.
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Thats what im saying. If jokic can carry a team wemby too. One man team can still make the playoffs in today’s NBA.
 
sKiN20 said:
Lebron carried that cavs team to 50-32 record. So any record below 50 wins is a failure for a 3rd year Wemby. Also wemby has a better supporting cast now comapre to 2006 lebron.
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LeBron played the majority of his career in the weakass Eastern Conference and not in a Western Conference bloodbath. Which is why all those finals appearances are a total fluke.
 
RC_Drunkford said:
LeBron played the majority of his career in the weakass Eastern Conference and not in a Western Conference bloodbath. Which is why all those finals appearances are a total fluke.
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Im talking about 05-06 season when a 3rd year lebron (31PPG) carried the cavs to a palyoff birth despite having a worst supporting cast comapred to a 3rd year wemby. Ther is no excuses for wemby not to make the playoffs this season.
 
sKiN20 said:
Yeah you’re right but the nba today has inflated stats compared before just look at jokic averaging triple double and carrying nuggets into the playoffs by himself. If jokic can do it the wemby can do it too. Wemby definitely can do everything if the coaching staff let him.
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Let’s just clam down a bit. Jokic is otherworldly in his offensive game set. If wemby can be as good a facilitator as jokic on offense and maintain his defense he’d be the goat no questions asked.

A big reason why Gordon shook the bust, or at least disappointment, label was because of jokic. Bruce brown, Braun, and porter Jr all owe their careers to jokic. He makes life easy for all his teammates.

Saying wemby should be able to do in year 3 what an all time great 7’ Larry bird can do after 3 MVPs is a bit insane.
 
Ja sprained his ankle, week to week.
Grizzlies won't have him, JJJ, Edey and Clarke at the start of the season.

Jazz, Blazers, Pelicans, Suns, Grizzlies, Kings.
That's 6 teams we really need to be ahead of.

Then we hope Clippers/Warriors/Lakers implode.
 
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