***********2024-2025 San Antonio Spurs Thread********************

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5780497/2024/09/25/victor-wembanyama-expectations-year-2/


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Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and NBA head coach Byron Scott said he expects Wembanyama, who turns 21 in January, to be an All-Star this season, maybe first- or second-team All-NBA, and for the Spurs, who went 22-60 last season, to sniff, if not make the playoffs for the first time since 2019.

"If he's everything that I keep hearing about as far as his work ethic and I've heard the kid is extremely humble and works extremely hard he'll be the best player in the NBA in three years,'' Scott said of the French product.


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"Chris Paul is going to make him a lot better,'' Hall of Fame point guard Gary Payton said. "He's going to get him in the right places and get him the ball at the right time, and then once (Wembanyama) gets stronger and a little bit more seasoning, it's going to be hard to stop him."


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"I mean, how good is he going to be?" Colangelo said. "That's a little eerie. The skill level. What he's already accomplished. If he stays healthy, he could be one of the most dominant players, obviously, of all time."
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Spurs media day

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In reply to West Texan • 7:23p, 9/30/24
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Almost posted that here but I'm glad you did
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This would be huge if Malaki can step up and be a consistent contributor.
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This would be huge if Malaki can step up and be a consistent contributor.


I'll settle for him not being the worst defender in the NBA.
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Assuming Dan Weiss turned this down or is about to leave
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Bulls have Giddey and Primo on the same team now. Maybe bring in Ime Udoka to coach?

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Assuming Dan Weiss turned this down or is about to leave


I don't know but I hope he doesn't leave. I really like Dan Weiss.
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Guessing this Tobey fella is a lot cheaper than bumping up Weiss. Seems to have a decent resume, done pxp for FSN and Pac 12 games.
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West Texan said:
AA said:
Assuming Dan Weiss turned this down or is about to leave


I don't know but I hope he doesn't leave. I really like Dan Weiss.
I wonder if Dan just doesn't like to travel all the time. He seems pretty happy doing the studio show.
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 7:31a, 10/4/24
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Bulls have Giddey and Primo on the same team now. Maybe bring in Ime Udoka to coach?


Primo already waived in less than 24 hours.
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In reply to Enzo The Baker • 5:50p, 10/4/24
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Didn't even have time to take his pants off
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In reply to West Texan • 7:00p, 10/6/24
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Laaaaame. Saving the duo to whoop up on Dallas in the first game of the season.
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What a great teammate. Watching all my new teammates... but no one stands out.
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What a great teammate. Watching all my new teammates... but no one stands out.


He won't be standing out either from the injured list.
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Gonna be rocking my Wemby jersey tomorrow!!
No matter what!
Epstein didn't do, you know, the thing...
I'm the rare Astros/Cowboys/Spurs fan. We do exist
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As long as it goes in, I don't give a **** how he shoots it.
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Obviously talk is cheap, but it's interesting that we've heard from Keldon, Malaki, and now Mamu and Wesley about working this offseason to be better defensively. Seems like a pretty clear message was sent that you have to be able to defend if you want to have a shot of being part of the teams future.
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In reply to West Texan • 5:04p, 10/7/24
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I'm not holding my breath on Malaki.

I would love to see Keldon just progress to average, but he has the strength and quickness to be good.

Wesley is so quick, he can be elite if he develops. He doesn't turn 22 until mid-March, so he should basically be a college senior or RSJR.

I think Mamu is always going to be a depth guy. He seems to mesh well with Wemby so anything he can do is welcome. He passes well and his defense already seems decent. Him developing a 35-40% 3pt shot is the most important thing to his usefulness imo.
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 5:58p, 10/7/24
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Guitarsoup said:
I'm not holding my breath on Malaki.

I would love to see Keldon just progress to average, but he has the strength and quickness to be good.

Wesley is so quick, he can be elite if he develops. He doesn't turn 22 until mid-March, so he should basically be a college senior or RSJR.

I think Mamu is always going to be a depth guy. He seems to mesh well with Wemby so anything he can do is welcome. He passes well and his defense already seems decent. Him developing a 35-40% 3pt shot is the most important thing to his usefulness imo.


I was more making the observation that it seems defense was a major emphasis this offseason. IMO it's a clear signal from the top down that we're moving out of rebuilding and into competing. Doesn't mean that we're going to be title contenders right away, but some of the mistakes that guys had a little leeway with while we were experimenting and evaluating won't be tolerated anymore.
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West Texan said:
Guitarsoup said:
I'm not holding my breath on Malaki.

I would love to see Keldon just progress to average, but he has the strength and quickness to be good.

Wesley is so quick, he can be elite if he develops. He doesn't turn 22 until mid-March, so he should basically be a college senior or RSJR.

I think Mamu is always going to be a depth guy. He seems to mesh well with Wemby so anything he can do is welcome. He passes well and his defense already seems decent. Him developing a 35-40% 3pt shot is the most important thing to his usefulness imo.


I was more making the observation that it seems defense was a major emphasis this offseason. IMO it's a clear signal from the top down that we're moving out of rebuilding and into competing. Doesn't mean that we're going to be title contenders right away, but some of the mistakes that guys had a little leeway with while we were experimenting and evaluating won't be tolerated anymore.
Yeah, I think that is right. I think Mamu and Wesley are already wired like that, too.

But Keldon really slimmed down and you can tell he is putting in the work. I wonder if getting the new role and bringing in Barnes really lit a fire under him. And you have to say our weakest position is forward.

I'm sure these guys see all the trade rumors and know that the Spurs have to upgrade the talent across the board, but especially at those positions. Spurs's big moves this summer was getting players that play the positions that Keldon, Branham, and Wesley play. If you wanna ride the Wemby gravy train more than just this year, you better get up to speed real damn quick.
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Did Chet spend the off-season ruining his shot mechanics?

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Guitarsoup said:
Did Chet spend the off-season ruining his shot mechanics?



CIA Pop sent Chip to OKC to sabotage their players.
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Same ol Malaki getting burned and blaming others. Lol
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