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Pretty much confirms what Spurs fans have been seeing.
The team is 8-2 and it feels like they just started shooting well this season.
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Shoutout Devin Vassell. He really is the unsung hero in this lineup. His ability to defend PFs has been so impressive, and when his shot his falling, the Spurs are nearly impossible to beat
The Spurs already had an Alien. Now they’ve unleashed a three-headed monster. @MichaelVPina on San Antonio’s terrifying new lineup: theringer.com/2026/11/09/nba…
I spent most of last season trying to describe the sometimes indescribable Steph Castle, and I honestly cannot believe I didn't come up with anything as exquisitely concise as "cinder block"
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Also, your youth/lack of knowledge is showing, because Shaq *averaged* 38/16 in the 2000 Finals.
I could see arguing that peak Curry had similar offensive value due to game-warping three-point volume and distance, but putting Kyrie above him is madness.
Rudy Gobert and Shaq were the same height. (And Shaq was pretty slim in Orlando)
If it's just size related, why doesn't Gobert score like Shaq did?
Buddy, he’s 7’5 who can actually catch the ball. Of course he averages 20 plus. It’s like comparing Shaq to Kyrie or Steph and actually making a case that Shaq is as good offensively. No he’s not. He’s just more physically gifted and hence has less hindrances to scoring. My God.
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Some people think this will be a 'gotcha' moment, but look at the gulf between them defensively, and then how close Wemby is to Luka on the offensive end.
This is what I'm trying to tell y'all when you try to compare Wemby to a defensive specialist like Gobert.
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Wemby and Harper combining for almost 80% at the rim in their age 22 and 20 seasons 😀
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Calling Wemby heliocentric
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Wemby just passed Jokić for No. 1 in Current PULSE, the first new leader in 280 days.
At 22 years and 306 days old, he's the youngest player to ever reach No. 1 in our data, which goes back to 1996-97.
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Over the years I've noticed the gradual loss of the value rebounds in favor of assists, in discussion and even in sports-writing.
Rebounds are arguably every bit as valuable as assists, as they give your team extra possessions and prevent the opposition from gaining them.
Rodman was a great defender who had severe offensive limitations, but maintained value on that end as a rebounder. His career would have been greatly affected if he wasn't also a great rebounder.
Wemby's rebounding is arguably equal to Luka's playmaking on that end, but people don't see that because rebounding isn't as 'sexy' an offensive stat.
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Wemby is one of the most impactful per minute players in history. That gives him the luxury of needing to play less minutes to have an equal impact, even when the drop off is worse when he’s off the court.
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Well he’s leading the league in FGM made at the rim, so I think we’ll be fine.
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Maybe panic buttons didn’t need to be smashed 10 games into the season as there 8-2.
Maybe we need a larger sample size to make judgement.
