Victor Wembanyama is playing away from the basket, and I am concerned.

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I think fans have to accept that rebounds as a statistic has a very different meaning and different correlation to winning basketball than it did 30 or 40 years ago.

Context around rebounding seems like it can vary a lot.
He’s 7’4 there is not reason he should only get 5 rebounds
 

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He’s 7’4 there is not reason he should only get 5 rebounds
I don't think it matters.

I would rather have Wemby blocking 4 shots a game and protecting the rim than getting 13 rebounds where maybe 7 of them weren't even contested and didn't matter in terms of the possession or flow of the game.

The current top 3 rebounders this season are Sabonis, Zubac and Allen.

Wemby is currently tied for 10th.
I don't think he needs to lead the league to be impactful.
 

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His play style is why he’ll be healthy. Too skinny to be in the paint 24/7
 

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22.3 ppg, 10.2 rpb, 2.7 apg, 3.8bpg, 1.3 stl per game in 31.3 mpg. Shooting 47% from teh floor and 35% from three and he's only 20

:banderas:


past 7 games he's avg 25/9 and 4.3 bpg shooting 50% from the floor and 40% from three
 

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I don't think it matters.

I would rather have Wemby blocking 4 shots a game and protecting the rim than getting 13 rebounds where maybe 7 of them weren't even contested and didn't matter in terms of the possession or flow of the game.

The current top 3 rebounders this season are Sabonis, Zubac and Allen.

Wemby is currently tied for 10th.
I don't think he needs to lead the league to be impactful.
Sure I agree with the bolded but 5 is basically him not even trying
 

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I don't think it matters.

I would rather have Wemby blocking 4 shots a game and protecting the rim than getting 13 rebounds where maybe 7 of them weren't even contested and didn't matter in terms of the possession or flow of the game.

The current top 3 rebounders this season are Sabonis, Zubac and Allen.

Wemby is currently tied for 10th.
I don't think he needs to lead the league to be impactful.

Sabonis is avg 36 mpg
zubac 34 mpg
 

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i cant for sure say his shooting is sustainable, but i'm glad hes hitting those shots.


EDIT: he's actually at 7-3PM per game the last 3 games. No way that's sustainable. He'll still need an inside game for sure. But he's hitting his shots now so :manny:
 

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I watched the game after hearing he got 50....even with a 50 piece watching him taking all those 3s had me :francis:

He got hot but i don't think it's something he can produce consistently.
 
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