After a complicated start to the season, marked in particular by shooting difficulties, Victor Wembanyama recovered well last night. Against Jazz, Wemby sent a good big line of stats, and managed to score some 3 pts. If the percentages can still be improved, Gregg Popovich does not intend to prevent his giant from shooting.
Widely criticized after his atrocious match against the Thunder, Victor Wembanyama had to show a much better face against Jazz. On this Halloween night, during which the kingpin once again caused a sensation with his disguise, Wemby finally responded. Better still, the Alien actually laid out a five-by-five, which only he has the secret to, and allowed his team to win. Race record: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 5 interceptions. A monstrous stat line, tarnished simply by shooting percentages – 4/13 from a distance, 9/20 in total – which could still be improved.
The highlights of Wemby's 5×5 last night in Utah: pic.twitter.com/OEEKm1pfC4
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This shot is precisely one of the big question marks at the start of the season for our Frenchman. If Wemby remains fully capable of shooting from afar, his shot selection and volume really raise questions. Despite an obvious physical advantage – we're still talking about a 2m24 boy – the interior persists in playing a lot away from the racket, even despite his lack of success behind the arc. In the figures, this gives an average of 24% success at 3 pts, or 8 of his 34 attempts from the parking lot converted over the first five matches. A more than average ratio, but which clearly does not worry Gregg Popovich.
– Want to see Wemby attempt as many three-pointers?
Gregg Popovich: “Absolutely, absolutely. He's more of a perimeter player than an interior player. We want him to be able to do everything, play in isolation, shoot, the whole thing. But we don’t want everything to be done…
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If the Spurs coach wants to see his player continue to shoot, Pop goes even further, and says that Wemby is more of a perimeter player than an interior. A surprising statement, as Victor seems quite unstoppable when he stays in the paint. We know that Victor Wembanyama is capable of doing almost everything that is possible on the pitch, that's what makes him a phenomenon, but his choices since the start of the season are questionable. Certain shots make one's teeth cringe, and we still sometimes say to ourselves that a more interior game and a bit less flashy would undoubtedly be more effective.
Still, Coach Pop seems a priori wanting to continue to fully develop the unicorn side of its interior perimeter player. Good or bad idea, we'll let you form your own opinion on that.
Source text: @JeffGSpursZone
