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  1. DDolla

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    WemBust? - Spurs fans
     
    DDolla, Jul 7, 2023
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    Is everyone gonna shred Wemby like they did Miller?
     
    Predator, Jul 7, 2023
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    We stuck around after the Blazer game to check out some guy named Wembanyama. The crowd went wild every time he touched the ball.

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    After missing his first 3 shots, the crowd lost their enthusiasm.

    Wembenyama spends a lot of time on the perimeter. And although he grabbed quite a few rebounds, he really avoided contact and crashing the boards.

    Although he didn’t provide quite the excitement that Sharpe and Scoot provided, my guess is he may turn out fairly decent. :-)
     
    42N8Bounce, Jul 7, 2023
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    wasn't duncan horrific in SL too? remember reading that.

    wemby looks better than Oden at least.
     
    illmatic99, Jul 7, 2023
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    No, every Hall of Famer ever had a bad game when he first came into the league.
     
    Sloth, Jul 7, 2023
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    Wemby missed some shots he can make. Anyway, he got 9/8/3 and 5 blocks. Not a bad first game. He’s gonna change the league. OKC/SA games will be must see TV.
     
    KingSpeed, Jul 7, 2023
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  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    SL wasn’t the same back then. Not even close. I don’t think he even did it. I would be surprised. It didn’t start to evolve until the early 2000s.
     
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    I know, but people act like summer league is everything
     
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    Idk. I think Wemby will be great, but Scoot could win ROY. He just seemed so poised and ready to attack.

    This could end up being like the Ja and Zion draft where people go, Damn! Scoot went #3?!?!
     
    SlyPokerCat, Jul 7, 2023
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    Well sports fans tend to be dramatic friend haha. I am not stressing about it, these games are about getting some work in. Nice to win sure, but not the end of the world if you don't.
     
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    there were articles about greg ostertag killing him.
     
    illmatic99, Jul 7, 2023
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    Interesting. When was he drafted? 98? I remember Jermaine and Bonzi doing it but it was a total joke. ZBO completely dominated.
     
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    lot of parallels to scoot/ja and zion/wemby.

    especially when you consider how MEM traded away their PG of 12 yrs the summer before ja's rookie year.
     
    illmatic99, Jul 7, 2023
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    Hey Wemby, you don’t need to dribble the ball. Post up, turn around and shoot.
     
    DDolla, Jul 7, 2023
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    illmatic99, Jul 7, 2023
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    Mess with Britney, pay the price.

    Leave Britney alone!
     
    PCmor7, Jul 7, 2023
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    We learned that this is indeed a 3 player draft. Unfortunately, Miller isn't one of those 3.
     
    Wizard Mentor, Jul 7, 2023
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    SlyPokerDog, Jul 7, 2023
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    Maybe. We probably won't know for a couple years.
     
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    Twitter is trolling Wemby hard.
     
    beast blazer, Jul 7, 2023
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