How good are Victor Wembanyama & Spurs? Breaking down San Antonio’s 5-0 start to NBA season
Jason reacts to the San Antonio Spurs getting a hard-fought win against the Miami Heat including a good game from Victor Wembanyama in a tough matchup against Bam Adebayo. He breaks down how the Spurs have exceeded expectations and how good they can be when they get fully healthy. Then he answers mailbag questions on a variety of topics including comparing Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry, whether the Los Angeles Lakers should bring LeBron James off the bench, and more.
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Timeline
0:00 – Start
1:00 – Spurs/Heat reaction
16:10 – What stars could go “ringless”
20:50 – Deandre Ayton’s defense
23:40 – Rockets turning things around
27:00 – Lakers plan for LeBron James
29:15 – Cade Cunningham’s season
32:15 – What do the Warriors need
34:30 – Lakers book
36:00 – Comparing Jokic and Steph
38:45 – 76ers future
40:30 – Can Wemby win MVP
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41 Comments
Having Sochan back will also make their defense even better! Spurs look incredible so far! 💪🏽 GSG!
If you check the YouTube comments, here’s a question from a first time/long time: How come NBA regular season analysis so heavily discounts the possibility of growth from a team when there are 82 games? I say this in relation to the Spurs, but I could just as easily apply this to last years Pacers or the year before Celtics. There are over 78 games remaining for the Spurs, is there any chance they might be better in half court offense or against zone defense come playoff time? Love the work, Joshua
Spurs have a ton of talent in their team that can go deep. 5-0 with all the players we have missing right now is amazing . Fox is a walking 23-26 points per game plus that man makes big shots. Been impressed with so many players on the Spurs right now. Harper is ahead of schedule and definitely looks like our future PG. Keldon and Devin are playing much better in comparison to last season. Castle definitely improved in the offseason and is looking like a future all-star. Victor is the man right now dominating both ends of the court and will probably get even better as the season goes on. All this to say the Spurs still have all of their draft picks, as well as other teams picks too. Present and future is extremely bright for this ball club.
We (Spurs) are missing 1/3 of our rotation players…. with the #1 PG…. let that sinks in : Kornet, Waters III, Ollynik, Sochan and FOX!!!!!!!!
🔝 The SPURS' offensive and defensive rebounding will go up even more – when Kornet, Sochan and Olynyk start playing !! 💪🏀
We are witnessing the beginnings of the goat(if he stay healthy)
Mailbag: have you changed your roster building philosophy based on spurs success and devaluation of little skill guards in the league?
I’ve always thought shooting n defensive versatility around a big two-way star (who also can create in half court if not the best in the league) >>>>>>> the best (one-way) half court creator in the league n guys that cover his weaknesses
people who think that fox should be traded don't know what this team lacks… this team lacks an Apex predator on the offensive side that Is going to take tough shots to stop opposing runs and close out games in the clutch and thats exactly who Fox is
Defense is always been difficult to quantify exactly. N that’s why it gets ignored for the most part but Luka n victor at the extremes of defense are forcing ppl to think abt it
Fox will help w spurs half court execution. Outside Fox Barnes the only vet in the starting lineup. That’s important for them
We’ll see how they handle the Nuggets and Thunder. But Wembanyama has looked amazing!
Harper oozes stardom
i always learn stuff from your videos, great analysis' 🙏
Oh please, LeBron is sitting of for a reason. Ain't no way in hell some sciatica keeps you out
Kelly Olynyk is going to be the middle of the floor player that can make quick decisions.
Luke Kornet being hurt is so frustrating because of Biyombo minutes.
Spurs are back!
It’s def teams that win chips not just players. But some players make it more or less difficult to build a team around….
If you’re only getting ‘x’ from superstar A on max deal but you get ‘2x’ from another superstar it’s easier to win w the better superstar
Guys like Jokic give you 2x value on max deal but only if you spend a big portion of your cap hiding his weaknesses. So it defeats the purpose. Thats why he’s overrated. He IS a part of why they’ve only won 1 title and only been to wcf twice
Every team that doesn’t win w Luka is a poorly run organization now I guess lol.
Lakers have 12 legit titles. 2nd in league history but it’ll be the organizations fault if Luka doesn’t win lol
Na Luka is harder to build around than Wemby than sga than Giannis than Tatum that’s why he probably wont win
If you could start putting clips along with the plays your speaking on, it would improve your viewers experience
Sorry to be a pain, but for whatever it’s worth, it’s pronounced “Sham-PENNY.”
I’m a simple man….i see wemby I click…..
They get and stay healthy they will only get better.
looking forward to seeing if Fox, Kornet, Sochan, Waters, and Kelly help refining the offense
Swipa thinks he's right because he's "relaxed" 😂😂 mfs watch too many movies & listen to too much rap 😂
We dont knlw how good they are..
To guess a healthy roster comp…
30 minutes to Fox, Castle, Wemby
24 minutes to Vassell, Sochan, Barnes, and Kornet
18 minutes to Harper, Keldon, Champagne
90+96+54=240 minutes.
Bam w/ Wemby as the primary defender:
21 PTS
60% FG (9/15)
42.9% 3P (3/7)
2 AST
O TO
Wemby w/ Bam as the primary defender:
13 PTS
38.5% FG (5/13)
33.3% 3P (1/3)
100% FT (2/2)
1 AST
1 TO
Nobody starts a game 7 for 8 from the field and finishes the game 10 for 19 like Bam Adebayo lol
Historically, an overwhelming majority of players (whom are the best player on their team) win a championship by age 26 or 27. If Luka doesn't win this year he will never win a championship. Joel Embidd and Iverson were league MVP and never won.
I can say you are my favorite basketball podcaster BUT – PLEASE DROP THE GAMBLING ADS. Don't contribute to the problem that is actively destroying this sport that we love.
Mailbag: It seems like there are a lot more teams picking up the ball handlers earlier in the backcourt. Do you think this will be sustained through the season or do you think it’ll tail off through the season?
Only thing Im worried about is how much they are going to have to rely on him like this consistently night after night.
The Spurs without Wemby on the floor are absolutely abysmal defensively and offensively. Night and day difference…
Reminds me ALOT of Jokic last year with the lack of depth. The sustainability has to be a worry for the Spurs.
Thx for answering my question! While I see the reasoning behind only expending assets towards major playoff rotation, I think we have to look at the Warriors a bit differently. For them, it's just as much about getting to the playoffs without the wheels coming off. So, imo investing in the rs could be of similar importance to playoff-geared upgrades. Even more than that, a different type of big could help with matchup versatility, as they still mostly employ undersized players in pretty much all position groups, maybe other than the SF.
All that said, I do agree that its easy to point out problems with every team. Just thought this one was going a bit under the radar, with people just being used to the Warriors being tiny lol. Tiny and old isn't a great recipe to get through the 82, and frontcourt athleticism can help with both
Hearing the plug for laker film pod my ears PRICKED
swipa hasn’t even played yetttttt so much potential
Man, dude you break the game down the best.!!! You do your work thoroughly and see who's playing and who's not. I'm so tired of other Podcasts not mentioning the Spurs are not at full strength.
If they stay healthy the end of the year is going to be scary.
And one other thing darian fox Darren Fox is going to extend Wemby's life many years. He will be a true #2 putting more years / life for Wemby, keeping himmore fresh in the end of the year when it counts in the playoffs!!
What would make the Houston rockets not drafting castle?
Very GOOD!
Fox solves the spurs halfcourt offense and turnover issues. It's that simple.
The only weakness I can spot is their defense is really bad without Wemby. Sometimes it's still kinda bad when he's in the game, despite his dominance on that end
Don't mean to be stupid, but i recognize your voice. Secret Base?