AleroRatking | Vancouver Grizzlies

206 | 18 hours ago

This is not remotely shocking

The spurs do not have a good bench and Wemby is the best player in the game right now

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

74 | 18 hours ago

It’s pretty wild because we felt like we had a pretty solid 9 man rotation coming into the playoffs—it felt like Keldon had finally figured out his role, Kornet was one of the best backup bigs in the league when he was in Boston and again with us, and Harper obviously looked (and looks) transcendent. On top of that, Barnes and Bryant felt like they could deliver pretty capable spot minutes at the ³⁄₄ so you figured you could get one player’s worth of minutes out of them per game.

Instead, the playoffs have shown that Keldon still has magnifiable weaknesses when teams gameplan for him, and Kornet, for as good as he is, simply isn’t that good (though I still think he’s doing an admirable job). Barnes just looks borderline washed up at this stage, and Bryant is definitely still green around the gills. Definitely wondering how our bench is retooled in the next 2-3 years

ExistingGain8688

123 | 17 hours ago

Kornet’s got the worst job for a center, backing up a 1 man defensive system will always make you look worse than you are.

Hopsalong | Nuggets

43 | 17 hours ago

I think Kornet is a pretty good backup center - he just isn’t Wemby.

Leather-Orchid533

52 | 17 hours ago

Wouldn’t look as bad if the Spurs had size at the PF position

nguyenjitsu | DEN

11 | 17 hours ago

Yeah there’s a reason why Mitch keeps going to the 4 guard lineup in clutch time. None of the wings are big enough to deal with the Knicks wings and their guards legitimately match up better defensively with Wemby protecting the rim. Kornet isn’t able to do that with any set of defensive personnel for the Spurs because he’s not Wemby lol

Leather-Orchid533

5 | 16 hours ago

Before the trade deadline I liked Bobby Portia or Jay Huff for the Spurs. Probably not quick enough on the perimeter but at least they could take the bruisers for Wemby. I hope they can trade up for Morez Johnson, that guy seems like he can guard 1 to some small 5s.

rooney821

3 | 14 hours ago

Portis would get some run but huff wouldn’t get a single minute - he’s pretty trash on D, he just gets hella blocks (a la Whiteside)

Theycallmetheherald | Spurs

1 | 7 hours ago

I hope they dont change a thing. We are in finals for crying out loud. it’s fine. Refine Bryant, he’ll get there next year. We got a solid 7 rotation then.

Keldon, Kornet and Barnes aren’t flashy but their like family in this team.

Leather-Orchid533

1 | an hour ago

It’s all good about being family but Barnes wants money. Keldon is unplayable sometime. But I think that emotional cornerstone of the team. The things that Spurs are missing are glaring to see. We need size and shooting or size and capacity to defend in the perimeter. What I mean by that it’s we need someone who can defend a bruiser so Wemby does not have to and someone more mobile than Kornet. If Jayden Quaintance is not a red flag because of the injuries, Morez Johnson Jr, if we can trade up or just actual bodies. We have two guards that are unplayable rotting in the bench, 3 cheerleading unplayable bigs, etc. Carter Bryant will become a playoff player with one more season under his belt.

jon__koa |

3 | 17 hours ago

It’s really the issue is there is no one really like Wemby at all

Mightyorc2 | Raptors

4 | 16 hours ago

It’s the same issue that Jokic has only on the other side of the ball.

They’re both centers that do stuff literally no other player in the league can do, so their teams are obviously built around them, so when they come out of the game their (already weak) backup centers look worse because they’re playing in a system/with players that don’t fit them.

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

3 | 15 hours ago

Yup our lack of a real 4 really shows when Wemby isn’t on the floor and it’s not Kornet’s fault

22dias

3 | 11 hours ago

When Wemby was out the Spurs did surprisingly well with Kornet.

He’s a great player, understands his role. He’s out there to give Wemby a breather.

Bitter_Procedure260

-2 | 17 hours ago

Agree. I don’t think the Spurs guards are actually great defensively - Wemby just allows them to be hyper aggressive when he is on the floor because he can affect any drive.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

4 | 16 hours ago

You could say that about most incredible perimeter defenders though, a big reason why Kawhi peaked defensively in 2014-15 and 2015-16 was that he could aggressively play people to funnel them towards Duncan QBing the defense and locking down the paint

Bitter_Procedure260

-1 | 16 hours ago

You’re probably right, but guys like Bridges and OG haven’t really had that throughout their careers. Neither do the OKC guards.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

2 | 16 hours ago

Mitch is a fantastic interior defender, and Chet was legit second in the league in DPOY voting this year. I think Ayton was generally solid before he got his second contract, and OG had Marc Gasol and pre-injury Jakob Poeltl backing him up as well—there’s obviously a pretty wide range in the names I’m listing here, but the main point is that none of them have had pure negatives behind them at any point

lawdoggingit | Spurs

9 | 15 hours ago

That’s sort of the point tho.

Keldon is a great 6th man because he can provide good energy and great production in his role over a long haul season. Kornet is a perfect backup that saves Wemby wear and tear and the team record over a 75 game span.

But in the playoffs when teams can game plan and take away the easy stuff, the rotations tighten and it’s best on best. We can say “man it’d be nice if we had a good shooter option that isn’t 20 years old and isn’t played off the court” but like every team wants that and very few have them lol. Hell the Knicks have 4 of them and 3 of them were cold last night

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

6 | 15 hours ago

But then the point returns—how many teams actually have “a good bench” then? The Thunder definitely, and the Knicks have one better than ours. But those are like, the only two off the top of my head that actually outclass ours in this setting.

So at that point, do we have a bad bench? Or are we playing the only teams that could expose ours (which, at this stage of the season, makes perfect sense)

nokarmawhore | Spurs

2 | 14 hours ago

Wemby is a generational big and kornet is a good backup center. You have to give him some slack that he can’t protect the paint like wemby. And again, I hate that our teams marks everyone healthy on the injury report but there were reports from our insiders that kornet has been playing on an injured ankle the last 2 series. But we don’t know for sure because Fox with a high ankle sprain is marked as healthy and Luke hasn’t appeared in it since his regular season injury.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

1 | 13 hours ago

I give him plenty of credit, but -20 NRtg with Wemby off the court speaks volumes–a pattern that held against OKC as well. They’re bad matchups for him, but still, with the way he played in the regular season I did expect more. That said, it has been known that he was playing injured to close the regular season, and it’s just hard to know how much that’s affected him since the postseason started

drag99 | Spurs

2 | 9 hours ago

Our bench suddenly looks significantly better if we can trade up for Yaxel and move Champ to the bench. Our bench 3pt shooting is abysmal.

Jamalismail | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

This is exactly how I feel

team_sheikie | Spurs

46 | 18 hours ago

It’s funny because I keep being told Wemby has the best supporting cast in the league. We have some good players, but we don’t even have the best supporting cast in the Finals….or the WCF.

AccomplishedRainbow1 | Suns

37 | 18 hours ago

If you take away Wemby this is a play-in team.

jon__koa |

10 | 18 hours ago

And if you took out Castle, this is a lottery team

pototoykomaliit | MIN

17 | 18 hours ago

But what if you add Kurt Angle to the mix?

radda | Spurs

3 | 13 hours ago

Our odds of winning games drastic goes down.

fueelin | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Wemby #1 genetic freak who is not normal, that much I’ll agree with.

foo_solo

8 | 16 hours ago

If you take out Brunson and Towns the knicks would be a lottery team as well. Surprisingly, if you take a team’s 2 best players off the team, those teams are usually going to be bad.

jon__koa |

2 | 16 hours ago

I ran the calculations and indeed that is the case

onefootback | Raptors

5 | 18 hours ago

if you took out castle the spurs would still be a playoff team

drprox

6 | 17 hours ago

I think he means wemby + castle..

jon__koa |

4 | 17 hours ago

I did, I’m just stupid

onefootback | Raptors

4 | 17 hours ago

ah ok mb!

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

3 | 15 hours ago

The spurs went 12-6 without him, we would probably be the 7-8 seed without Wemby all year considering the wolves won 49 games and were the 6 seed

moongaming | Spurs

1 | 17 hours ago

y ⁴⁄₆ seed and first/second round exit most probably.

Same can be said about France in the Olympics by the way.

Le_Broentgen | Spurs

13 | 17 hours ago

Whoever kept telling you that must not watch the NBA because that’s a terrible take lol

NotUrAvgShitposter | Warriors

2 | 13 hours ago

It’s still a crazy stacked supporting cast for a dude in year 3

team_sheikie | Spurs

0 | 17 hours ago

It was a bunch of people on here unsurprisingly

TyposIncoming | Lakers

4 | 17 hours ago

People just love battling strawmen

gart888 | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

It’s a really weird supporting cast because so many of the players are basically the same player. Sooooo many 6’6” guys that can shoot the ball and play D. Castle, Harper, Vassell, Johnson, Bryant, Champagnie all basically fit that mold. Only Wemby, Fox and Kornet don’t.

BlueHundred | Knicks

18 | 17 hours ago

Their bench isn’t bad at all. It’s just that Wemby is that good.

AccomplishedRainbow1 | Suns

14 | 17 hours ago

Keldon Johnson forgot how to play basketball. Luke Kornet is Luke Kornet. Carter Bryant can’t play. Harrison Barnes isn’t good anymore.

They go 6 deep with Harper right now, that’s pretty much it.

Jimmy_thespider | Spurs

11 | 17 hours ago

I mean, I think with keldon a big part of what makes him good in the regular season is that he is always giving 100% which works well with his bully ball style. It’s just that in the playoffs everyone is putting in the full effort, and he hasn’t really been able to kick the ball out, so teams just collapse on him and we can’t punish it.

Tyranitator | Spurs

13 | 17 hours ago

Spurs bench this finals:

Game 1: Dylan Harper 16 pts, rest of bench: Keldon 3, Bryant 1, Kornet 0, Barnes 0

Game 2: Harper 15 pts, rest of bench: Keldon 3, Kornet 1, Bryant 0, Barnes 0

Game 3: Harper 13 pts, rest of bench: Keldon 7, Kornet 2, Bryant 3, Barnes 0

BlueHundred | Knicks

7 | 16 hours ago

Just because they’re playing poorly in this series doesn’t make them a bad bench. Keldon has struggled offensively but he is the 6moty.

The Knicks have a better bench and the Thunder obviously did too, but the Spurs bench is not bad at all. Top 10 imo

Game 1: Shamet 13 pts, Deuce 6, Mitch 2, Jose 7, Clarkson 0. 20 bench points vs 28 for the Knicks

Game 1: Shamet 13, Deuce 5, Mitch 7, Jose 2. 19 vs 27.

Game 3: Spurs bench outscored Knicks 25 to 22.

Tyranitator | Spurs

10 | 16 hours ago

Keldon has been bad all playoffs man. Kornet is so bad defensively Wemby can hardly rest. Barnes offers nothing and Bryant is so raw. It’s been rough outside of Harper who’s been incredible

Idk your team as well so I’m not trying to argue whose bench is worse but our guys have just not been good enough

BlueHundred | Knicks

3 | 16 hours ago

Not playing well enough doesn’t make them a bad bench though.

Keldon actually played solid minutes defensively last night. He did a great job when matched against KAT. Kornet is bad defensively when the comparison is Wemby. You’d have a hard time finding multiple back up bigs better or as good defensively.

I think the Knicks have a good bench and better than the Spurs. Most playoff teams have worse benches than we do. Even just having a guy like Harper is massive. It’s not easy for bench players to make big contributions in the playoffs.

Tyranitator | Spurs

1 | 15 hours ago

I agree for the most part. We don’t have a bad bench but the playoffs have exposed them a bit. We’ll try to find some upgrades for sure

BlueHundred | Knicks

2 | 5 hours ago

They have been exposed a bit (mostly KJ), but even championship rosters typically have a rotation of only 8ish players. OKC is the exception. As far as playoff bench scoring goes, both of our teams are among the top 10, which is pretty impressive since I think our 2 teams have incredible starting 5s.

I also think some teams with higher bench pog might be slightly skewed, like Minnesota because some injured starters came off the bench in some games.

You guys will definitely be able to upgrade a lot. A lot of players will be wanting to play with Wemby With Barnes and Olynyk contracts, you’ll be able to afford at least a couple really good players.

butt_fun | San Diego Clippers

1 | 10 hours ago

I mean I’ll take your word for it, but everyone is talking about Kornet like he’s legit unplayable, but that really hasn’t been the vibe I’ve gotten

Most backup centers are ass, even on contending teams. Kornet obviously won’t ever be a starter, but he’s about as much of a player as anyone could reasonably expect imo

macaulaymcgloklin | Spurs

3 | 17 hours ago

It’s why Spurs get a 10-12 pt lead at the start then Knicks get ahead when Wemby rests. Same happened vs OKC. It shows how crucial a bench is in the playoffs

jon__koa |

3 | 18 hours ago

It’s been the story all playoffs really

Formal_Ad288 | Spurs

1 | 16 hours ago

What?!?!?! According to Knicks fans he’s the dirtiest player in the league though! They’re actually nuts.

quietgavin5

-1 | 17 hours ago

Knicks ranked 29th in bench points this season. Spurs were top 10

jimmylamstudio

161 | 18 hours ago

Without Wemby, Spurs are undersized

Noteful | Spurs

122 | 18 hours ago

Even with Wemby the Spurs are undersized. We don’t have a single PF on the team and our backup C is only playing 10mpg.

Justalittlejewish | Celtics

48 | 18 hours ago

Which makes the fact that the spurs are losing by 20 in those minutes even more mind boggling - I really feel for Kornet lol. 2 tough matchups in a row for him

Noteful | Spurs

45 | 18 hours ago

It’s hard to get any kind of a rhythm going with such little playing time. I feel for him too, because I know he’s a positive asset to the team.

jon__koa |

19 | 18 hours ago

He’s getting put out in hell too against either KAT or Anunoby, two guys who are just viciously strong

Justalittlejewish | Celtics

26 | 17 hours ago

Yea a lot of people watching are probably going to think he’s a bum, but I remember just how important he was to our title run. OKC and the Knicks just happen to be probably his 2 worst matchups

moongaming | Spurs

11 | 17 hours ago

To be fair he was bad in every single series so far not just the last two.

He was good during most of the regular season but hit a wall towards the end and hasn’t got better since.

Justalittlejewish | Celtics

9 | 17 hours ago

While fair, I also give him a bit of a pass because you guys are lacking size - you don’t have a traditional PF to take some of that load off so when Kornet is out there he’s the only real body you have to throw in the paint at all. Wemby is a freak so it’s not as much of a factor, but for a big like Kornet who lacks mobility+spacing, all the little things he excels at that make him a positive on the floor get harder to do in a physical playoff setting and that’s compounded by your lack of size.

HereComesJustice | Spurs

15 | 17 hours ago

ok but he clutched tf up in game 7 in his limited minutes. Kornet and Keldon have been ass most playoffs but in game 7 they made juuuust enough plays to get us the win

Justalittlejewish | Celtics

1 | 16 hours ago

100%! I love Kornet and I was sad to see him go, but I’m glad he’s made himself a valuable part of y’all’s rotation.

BlueHundred | Knicks

12 | 17 hours ago

It’s actually really bothering me how many casuals have been shitting on Kornet these past 2 series. These are two really tough matchups and of course his minutes are going to be significantly worse than Wemby’s, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a really solid backup C.

I actually know someone who unironically thinks Mason Plumlee should be getting playing time ahead of him.

Not_A_Bot_Am_Human | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

He also seems physically to be about 70% of himself from the start of the season. He was an elite offensive rebounder and shot blocker in November. He picked up an injury around January I believe, and just hasn’t quite been himself since then.

But he’s forever a legend for The Block

BornShook | Knicks

-2 | 15 hours ago

He had that one chase down block and Spurs fans were saying he’s the best backup center in the league. I was like Hold on guys wait he has been completely ass up until this point

Justalittlejewish | Celtics

1 | 15 hours ago

That’s still true though - pretty sure he is also playing through a lower leg injury which is making him a bit slower than usual.

He’s a high IQ center who’s surprisingly really elite in the pick and roll. I think whatever he’s dealing with is sapping the little bit of mobility he has which is making it hard for him to have an impact.

Edit: I will say I thought your comment said “one of” the best backup bigs. I don’t think he’s the best but he’s top 5

MikeWasab | Spurs

2 | 18 hours ago

Which honestly plays in favor of the Spurs this post season. The last 2 series the main “superstar” has been PGs. Harper, Fox, Castle, and Vassell all are solid-elite POA defenders. Exactly what you need to defend against your SGAs and Brunsons.

Noteful | Spurs

4 | 18 hours ago

I don’t think it’s wise to only look at the positives. We’re weak in rebounding, screening and all the actions that come from a high screening offense.

MikeWasab | Spurs

1 | 17 hours ago

The high screening offense plays in our hands though. Having so many solid POA defenders allows for infinite switch-ability, and what they lack in height they make up for in speed on their rotations.

I just like the configuration of how the Spurs are built. At any given time they have 4 laterally quick POA defenders and a generational rim protector. It creates a constant situation of tough threes and long 2s.

Rebounds are def a problem though, and is why KJ continues to get minutes late in games. I think screening, were decent enough. With three solid-elite ball handlers they make do with the little space they can get.

Def need to get a solid 4 next year though

Noteful | Spurs

2 | 17 hours ago

Agreed on points on versatility in switching, except for Champagnie. He’s not a poor defender but he does lack in lateral quickness and he often gets attacked because of it.

I’m not agreeing with the screening though. Kornet is our only good screener.

TheScrote1 | Trail Blazers

1 | 17 hours ago

I thought Wemby was a forward, is he SF?

Noteful | Spurs

6 | 17 hours ago

Wemby plays like a forward and a center depending on what he’s doing on the court.

TheScrote1 | Trail Blazers

1 | 17 hours ago

He gets introduced at home as a forward doesn’t he? What does the roster list him as?

Edit they list him as F-C

Noteful | Spurs

3 | 17 hours ago

He’s literally the tallest player in the starting lineup by 11 inches. Wemby is our starting center, not Champagnie or Vassell.

TheScrote1 | Trail Blazers

1 | 17 hours ago

I suppose positions are kind of pointless

Noteful | Spurs

2 | 17 hours ago

Sure, but that doesn’t change the fact the Spurs don’t have a single player capable of the playing the traditional or modern role of a PF.

TheScrote1 | Trail Blazers

1 | 17 hours ago

Yeah, they might find with Wemby though that 4 wings with him works the best. Be interesting to see how it pans out

Noteful | Spurs

2 | 13 hours ago

Yes, 4 wings work best. In this nba, PF plays on the wing. It’s a lack of size and strength there that hurts the Spurs.

Objective-Product361 | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

Yup we really need a Jaden McDaniels archetype; 6’9 agile defender who can score.

Noteful | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

Bingo. Naz Reid would be excellent too.

lilbodie | Timberwolves

15 | 17 hours ago

They have Wemby and big guards, but no wings.

stonecutter7

5 | 15 hours ago

Bryant is promising, but a rookie. Barnes got too old this year (although I wouldnt mind saying fuck it and trying him at backup 5). Keldon is undersized.

They should reslly be scouring the draft, free agency, G league and Europe for a big forward who can shoot some. Just get the best non-union Mexican equivalent to OG that you can find.

Didnt Bruno Caboclo look good in the Olympics?

Milith

1 | 11 hours ago

Get Yabusele on a minimum.

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

45 | 18 hours ago

The off rating is not surprising, the on rating is close enough that a few more adjustments and some shooting luck and we can win those minutes too.

jonsnowKITN

22 | 17 hours ago

That’s the most encouraging thing for NY.

quietgavin5

14 | 17 hours ago

We don’t need another game of trying to get Brunson’s game going. We tried that in Game 3.

We need another 15 points and 13 assists game from Brunson.

TempBurnerAccount089

3 | 14 hours ago

Man for real, that would be amazing.

jon__koa |

3 | 18 hours ago

If Brunson was shooting even 50%, this series is way different right now

turkeytyme

24 | 17 hours ago

50% is higher than he even shot in the regular season, and his FG% being so atrocious this series is largely in part to the fact that SA is one of the better defensive teams in the league

TempBurnerAccount089

10 | 18 hours ago

Even 45% lol

rooney821

4 | 14 hours ago

Jalen isn’t shooting poorly on the shots he’s taking, he’s just only able to get up high level of difficulty shots. Personally, I think he’s playing quite well…the spurs are just playing extremely suffocating defense. He’s getting no gimmes

VladimirPutain1 | Timberwolves

5 | 9 hours ago

He’s not shooting badly just out of luck. He has really tough matchups against Castle and Harper, not to mention Wemby lurking behind. I wouldn’t count on regression to the mean for Brunson’s shooting.

jl_theprofessor | Spurs

22 | 18 hours ago

Hey I wonder why people say he’s good.

There’s been a weird undercurrent recently of people implying he’s not as good as people said just because guys like Harper and Castle have shown up.

BlueHundred | Knicks

30 | 17 hours ago

People underrate his offense because it’s not on the level of like a Jokic or Luka or something and they don’t give enough credit to how game breaking his defense is. In all my years of watching basketball, I have never seen a player impact the defensive end to this level.

nightandj

11 | 17 hours ago

Him also just being there on offense whether just rolling or spotting up or being a lob threat opens up so much of their offense so he impacts that side so much as well without even having the ball in his hands.

BlueHundred | Knicks

9 | 17 hours ago

Yup! People aren’t seeing how much attention he takes up. They see that he only took x shots or only scored y points but don’t realize how much a team’s defense is focusing on him and how much it helps his teammates get scoring opportunities

Visual_Bathroom_6917

5 | 14 hours ago

There isn’t a stat that reflects his dominance in the paint. He won’t get that much blocks because no one is driving to the basket when he is around (even if he is on the perimeter but running to the paint), they should start counting U-turns on the paint…

waveshineoosupsmash

6 | 17 hours ago

He’s averaging 29ppg in the finals too. Bad shooting game 1 and a boneheaded mistake in game 2 overshadowed his impact overall. The way he influences the game is crazy to watch

shinbreaker | Spurs

4 | 17 hours ago

“hEs JuSt TaLL!”

Avant_Street

-9 | 17 hours ago

He’s 7’5” and is apparently allowed to try to kill people on the court. That’s the only reason he’s good.

_spaderdabomb_

4 | 14 hours ago

Bro said kill people 😂

nowhathappenedwas | NBA

21 | 17 hours ago

The Knicks are being outscored by 20.4 points per 100 possessions against the Spurs when Karl-Anthony Towns is off the court:

On: +13.2
Off: -20.4
On/Off: +33.6

RestEasyBro | Knicks

1 | 16 minutes ago

Gawd damn

jonsnowKITN

17 | 18 hours ago

Even with him on the floor the margin is really thin for the spurs. The Knicks have been doing a good job this series even though they can’t completely stop him.

jon__koa |

-1 | 17 hours ago

Like if they shot even 2% better, this is a 3-0 series with the potential for the historic sweep tomorrow

gianniboi

20 | 9 hours ago

you can say the same for the Spurs lol

MRxShoody123

2 | 5 hours ago

If they scored more, they’d have won ahhh comment

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

18 | 18 hours ago

Wemby needs to get on that Steph curry routine so he doesn’t run out of stamina

Avant_Street

12 | 17 hours ago

He’s a big trying to play like a guard. I don’t know if it’s even possible for him to have the stamina to play like that for 40+ mins regularly

Grotesker-Bastard

3 | 9 hours ago

yeah I’ve been super impressed with his conditioning after rarely playing more than 30 minutes in the regular season

mekarz

1 | 6 hours ago

Jiu jitsu for sure

Helps with stamina and the tactics of using an opponents weight against themselves so he can handle bigger, stronger guys

LegoTomSkippy | Spurs

13 | 18 hours ago

Wembanyama and 4 guards can usually work, since JC, Devin, Harper, and Castle are really big, but you can see how well the Knicks match up. OG, Mitch, KAT (size PLUS spacing) are overpowering. Even the small guys (Hart and Brunson) play strong.

jon__koa |

9 | 18 hours ago

The only guy who isn’t really strong is Bridges but even he’s elusive and can hit his spot

LegoTomSkippy | Spurs

10 | 17 hours ago

And he’s like 3 inches taller than the biggest non-Wembanyama Spur playing.

DanTheMan14331 | Knicks

5 | 17 hours ago

He’s actually only 6’6 but he’s got those pool noodle arms and high release that makes it feel that way sometimes

Kertia

9 | 18 hours ago

Out of 36 fourth quarter minutes wemby has played in 35.

-kodo

7 | 18 hours ago

Nothing new nothing new but the KornGod will have something to say about it next game trust

TheJCShow | 76ers

0 | 18 hours ago

Tough playing in New York with the whole world knowing how much you hate strip clubs

NefariousNeezy | Philippines

5 | 18 hours ago

Wonder what Wemby’s VORP is

Foreign-Cry6179

4 | 17 hours ago

The solution is simple, stop benching wemby at all

/s

HatedAntagonist

3 | 18 hours ago

They need some size and some veteran help for sure. This is unacceptable.

Skylightt

7 | 18 hours ago

They don’t need “vet” help. That shit is overrated. They just need actual playable 4s

Green-Discussion74

3 | 17 hours ago

That’s why it was stupid as hell for Knicks to start like scuffles and have them booth review and give Wemby as much rest time as possible.

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

3 | 17 hours ago

Almost like a 7’6 guy that can move like a guard is the most impactful player in the league or something

AccomplishedRainbow1 | Suns

2 | 18 hours ago

That seems problematic

Saucy_Totchie | Knicks

2 | 16 hours ago

Crazy because hes averaging about 40mpg in the 3 games thus far. What’s kept it close so far is that the Spurs at least build a cushion early on. Iirc in each game the Spurs have had at least a 12 point lead at some point in the game. The Knicks find their game somewhere to cut the lead. Then the 4th is always crazy.

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

2 | 14 hours ago

Not shocking when you realize the spurs are ahead of schedule in terms of development because of wemby.

BetterNova | Knicks

1 | 17 hours ago

Bro if you don’t like Luke Kornet just come right out and say it

quietgavin5

1 | 17 hours ago

It’s crazy the Knicks didn’t use KAT when Wemby sat down in Game 3.

They would have won.

moongaming | Spurs

1 | 17 hours ago

I hate this.

Lat3xl | Jazz

0 | 17 hours ago

Should be the finals MVP even if they lose. No one on the Knicks is anywhere close to his value.

yetanotheracct_sp

3 | 4 hours ago

The Knicks are being outscored by 20.4 points per 100 possessions against the Spurs when Karl-Anthony Towns is off the court:

On: +13.2

Off: -20.4

On/Off: +33.6

thatisagoodrock | Knicks

0 | 14 hours ago

Honestly I agree. It’s an interesting conversation.

Part of me wonders whether we should separate the Finals MVP from the Finals winner, similar to how MVP does not necessarily get awarded to the best regular season team.

Hendo8888 | IND

1 | 17 hours ago

In the last 2 rounds they are +72 in 381 mins with him on the court and -53 in 109 mins without him

Visual_Bathroom_6917

1 | 14 hours ago

Wow

Rhino-Ham

1 | 16 hours ago

lol that’s such an Embiid stat

TheKeviKs | Spurs

1 | 11 hours ago

Spurs need to grab a PF during off season and get some good bench guys.

This is where they lose the most. One good PF and 2 or 3 more decent bench players would already be huge for them.

JNerdGaming | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

yeah we can definitely cook them if we can just weather the storm while hes on the court and capitalize while hes off. we have the better depth to do it.

AccomplishedStyle600 | Knicks

1 | 10 hours ago

Ngl i love Luke Kornet

rocket_beer | Celtics

1 | 8 hours ago

3 more wins

Wemby needs to dig deep

Loud-Appointment-301 | Celtics

1 | 4 hours ago

Don’t sit him. Problem solved

ProfessionalCLA | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

I think it’s the Jokic conundrum as well, when the defensive side of the floor is so predicated on Wemby that no one is a good enough backup for him (any center who would be a good backup enough for Wemby would be a starting center) unless they get Naz Reid which they’re not lol. Just for discussion sake though who do you think would be a good backup for Wemby?

FranksGun

1 | 33 minutes ago

Wemby

NationalTangerine381

0 | 17 hours ago

Thats strange. Someone told me that the Spurs would be better without Wemby than the Knicks without Brunson.

NoClimate2094

-1 | 3 hours ago

Wemby is a 7’4 Draymond Green dirty type of player.

ChaseBank5 | Jazz

-5 | 16 hours ago

Tldr

When the best player on the Spurs isn’t playing they are worse. When he is on the floor, they are much better.

Wild analysis OP

Jec1027 [OP] | Warriors

2 | 15 hours ago

Teams are much better when sga and brunson are off the court this during these series tho explain that for me.

ChaseBank5 | Jazz

-2 | 15 hours ago

Better benches than the Spurs bench???

It’s not hard man. Wemby is a different dude. His team is 100% going to be worse with him on the bench.

Jec1027 [OP] | Warriors

3 | 15 hours ago

Ok that was the point of the entire post. The bench is horrible lmao

The Spurs are being outscored by 20.1 points per 100 possessions against the Knicks when Victor Wembanyama is off the court: On: +3.4 Net Rating Off: -20.1 Net Rating