Sean Ellliott on Victor Wembanyama: 'He's learning how to play in the post area a lot more'
You had a front row seat to Victor Wembanyama all season. What improvements have you seen with his game that some of us from a distance can’t really see? Sean Elliott: There have been subtle changes for sure to his game. I think for one, he’s learning how to play in the post area a lot more. He’s adapting to the physicality of the game. We had a play last week against the Warriors where he made two power dribbles in the low block and dunked it over his defender and he really got physical and backed his guy up. At the beginning of the year, it was just different, like he would catch the ball in the low block or if he didn’t, if he posted up in the low block and he didn’t get the ball, he kind of gravitated out to the wing. He’d give up position and so he doesn’t do that anymore.
Source: HoopsHype
Source: HoopsHype
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Wemby’s rookie year is winding down, and the numbers he put up are historic apnews.com/article/spurs-… – 11:01 AM
Wemby’s rookie year is winding down, and the numbers he put up are historic apnews.com/article/spurs-… – 11:01 AM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
🎙️ New @projectspurs Spurscast episode 📽️
🏀 Spurs’ last 4 games
🏀 Wemby block party vs Memphis
🏀 Sidy Cissoko mins
🏀 Spurs, Hornets, Blazers lottery race for 3rd worst record
🎧 Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
🎧 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4pS14P…
📺 youtu.be/yeasQAIGwP0?si… – 10:01 PM
🎙️ New @projectspurs Spurscast episode 📽️
🏀 Spurs’ last 4 games
🏀 Wemby block party vs Memphis
🏀 Sidy Cissoko mins
🏀 Spurs, Hornets, Blazers lottery race for 3rd worst record
🎧 Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
🎧 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4pS14P…
📺 youtu.be/yeasQAIGwP0?si… – 10:01 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
UPDATED with news that Wemby is not on the injury report for Friday night vs. Denver.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:21 PM
UPDATED with news that Wemby is not on the injury report for Friday night vs. Denver.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:21 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Wemby is no longer listed on the injury report after sitting out Wednesday’s loss at OKC due to right ankle injury management. pic.twitter.com/V6LMwDfF7J – 6:10 PM
Wemby is no longer listed on the injury report after sitting out Wednesday’s loss at OKC due to right ankle injury management. pic.twitter.com/V6LMwDfF7J – 6:10 PM
Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
No Wembanyama on the injury report for tomorrow’s game against Denver, so sounds like he’s playing.
Otherwise same five are out: Vassell, Sochan, Johnson, Barlow, Osman. – 6:10 PM
No Wembanyama on the injury report for tomorrow’s game against Denver, so sounds like he’s playing.
Otherwise same five are out: Vassell, Sochan, Johnson, Barlow, Osman. – 6:10 PM
Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Victor Wembanyama is not listed on the Spurs injury report for tomorrow night. Should be good to go against Denver. – 6:07 PM
Victor Wembanyama is not listed on the Spurs injury report for tomorrow night. Should be good to go against Denver. – 6:07 PM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Wemby is not on the Spurs’ injury report for Friday vs Denver pic.twitter.com/BYf5kfL2eM – 6:07 PM
Wemby is not on the Spurs’ injury report for Friday vs Denver pic.twitter.com/BYf5kfL2eM – 6:07 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Nike just unveiled an “A.I.R” concept shoe in Paris for Victor Wembanyama — designed by A.I. and fueled by its Sport Research Lab insights.
What would you want to see in a future @Wemby signature shoe? 👀 pic.twitter.com/rGhpXE6wR1 – 2:53 PM
Nike just unveiled an “A.I.R” concept shoe in Paris for Victor Wembanyama — designed by A.I. and fueled by its Sport Research Lab insights.
What would you want to see in a future @Wemby signature shoe? 👀 pic.twitter.com/rGhpXE6wR1 – 2:53 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
How can San Antonio build a competitive team around Victor Wembanyama?
Patience or accelerate the rebuild?
With @kpelton
espn.com/nba/insider/st… pic.twitter.com/ZNhtpWNoaW – 12:11 PM
How can San Antonio build a competitive team around Victor Wembanyama?
Patience or accelerate the rebuild?
With @kpelton
espn.com/nba/insider/st… pic.twitter.com/ZNhtpWNoaW – 12:11 PM
Lev Akabas @LevAkabas
11 of the 12 most-watched NBA games so far this season have featured the @Lakers or @warriors
The only outlier was Wemby’s debut pic.twitter.com/IgKI6LN6J4 – 11:45 AM
11 of the 12 most-watched NBA games so far this season have featured the @Lakers or @warriors
The only outlier was Wemby’s debut pic.twitter.com/IgKI6LN6J4 – 11:45 AM
More on this storyline
Sean Elliott: I don’t think there’s really any similarities on the court. I’ll be honest with you, I think they’re completely different players. Victor gets compared to David [Robinson] and Timmy, but he’s a completely different player than both of them. He’s unique. Sometimes you can take players’ attributes and kind of compare them, but I don’t think that they compare on the court. I’ll be honest because Victor is a better shooter than those guys were. I bet Victor alone this year has more threes than those two have their whole careers combined. -via HoopsHype / April 12, 2024
Sean Elliott: He’s doing a lot better job establishing position, posting up, learning how to score in the low block. He’s also already a really good passer with great court vision and high basketball. But now he’s starting to see double teams, which is unusual for a rookie, but he does a phenomenal job of getting the ball out and making great passes. He’s more careful with the ball. His ballhandling ability was already good to begin with, but I think it’s gotten better and he’s becoming more aware of how NBA defenses are gonna play him, so he’s not turning it over as much. -via HoopsHype / April 12, 2024
Sean Elliott on Victor Wembanyama: ‘When you talk about away from the court and their personalities, that’s where you could compare him and Timmy where they’re just kinda comfortable in their own skin. They don’t really care about the noise or hear the noise that other people are talking about, which is so unusual. You have a lot of NBA players right now that are so worried about what’s going on with them on social media and what people say. Timmy didn’t care and Victor’s got the same type of attitude where he just doesn’t care. They just block all the noise out. Everybody can debate all the stuff, all they want, but those two guys are above it.’ -via HoopsHype / April 12, 2024