Dear Narcissistic Vindictive Territorial humorless Commenters,
Wemby is more like Jordan than anyone since Kobe. While Kobe was basically the Talented Mr. Ripley version of Jordan—psychopathic levels of mimicry but almost as effective- It’ was like a psychopath imitating a psychopath. Wemby delivers his own natural, eclectic take on Jordan’s fire. Like Jordan, Wemby still has to grow into the team leader role Jordan mastered, and with a coach like Mitch, he has to.
Let’s be real, Pop became the true leader of the Spurs during the Duncan era because Tim wasn’t the vocal, take-charge type. Anyone who knows the team recognizes Pop’s four distinct phases: the assistant coach under a master, the “Littlefinger” chaos-as-a-ladder era, the Duncan-era clear head of the snake phase, and the Professor Pop/mad king era where he won’t give up the throne.
Looking at the Spurs right after the 2025 draft, the turnaround seemed inevitable based on talent alone. Wemby, Castle, and Harper looked ready to spark a run reminiscent of David Robinson’s rookie surge and the Twin Towers era with Duncan. But between the obsession with minutiae, stats, and the personal biases of those enamored with their own deep basketball knowledge, few actually believed it would happen.
Maybe Mitch is the Kind of bland Coach Wemby Needs for this to be his team. Maybe Mitch is some milk toast simulator coach version of Doug Collins, they Guy before the guy who takes all the Credit for winning.
Food For thought Commentors
Don't let me keep you from impressing yourselves and one another.
PS. We’ve all seen this kind of league collusion, where a player is held back by an institutional disregard for the rules. Think back to the Jordan Rules—it wasn’t just a strategic trapping or double-teaming in the post, it was one team assaulting a single player and being allowed to get away with it. Now it feels like the whole league is allowed to push Wemby around like a tackling sled in the NFL or sandwich him under the basket during an inbounds pass. It’s just more proof that Wemby is more like Jordan than anyone before, with his own “Wemby Rules,” essentially Jordan Rules 2.0, while online people keep putting out content like “so-and-so figured out how to guard Wemby.”
Yeah Right, "Figured out how to get away with assault"
Hopefully Mitch or Sweeny will figure out an easy solve for this before the NEXT guy who takes credit comes in an implement this element. Mitch seems to focus on his own blah blah blah offense than incorporating this.
