Shams: Wemby Named to 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive First Team; First Rookie Ever to Accomplish that Feat

[BatManu20]

As expected. Wemby not only becomes the only Rookie ever to be named to NBA All-Defensive First Team, but the youngest player ever to make an All-NBA Defensive Team in general. Remarkable achievement for the French phenom tbh. Congrats to the kid. We’re damn lucky he’s a Spur.

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[BatManu20]

Also shout out to D-White for making Second Team. Our boy balled out this year on both sides of the ball and deserves his flowers.

[scott]

Congrats to our boy Derrick as well!

That first team would be interesting to see actually play together :lol

[spurraider21]

altho wemby benefitted from it, i think the concept of these positionless teams is ass

congrats to vic

[Leetonidas]

Yessir

[spurraider21]

first rookie to ever make the all defensive first team

5 other rookies had made second team, including timmy and admiral

[CorrectCrusader]

For some reason one idiot didn't have him on first or second team.

[spurraider21]

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[lefty]

Well duh

[CorrectCrusader]

altho wemby benefitted from it, i think the concept of these positionless teams is ass

congrats to vic

In my opinion the "team" element of it is dumb and needs removed. It should just be "the best defensive players" and "the best players" and "the best rookies"

[cd98]

Well he deserves it, but lucky they changed the format to allow multiple big men instead of requiring guards and small forwards or he would have been second team all defense. The voters couldn't pick Gobert as the top defensive player and not have him on first team all defense. So but for the change, Wemby would've been a 2nd teamer.

[BatManu20]

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[Dex]

altho wemby benefitted from it, i think the concept of these positionless teams is ass

congrats to vic

Not sure if he really benefited, per se. The previous format was 2 guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center, so I'm pretty sure they would have forced him in at one of the forward spots especially since he started the year at PF and is capable of playing like a forward. NBA.com also lists him as a Forward-Center.

By virtue of finishing 2nd in DPOY voting, I think they would have forced him on First Team regardless...but I guess we've seen weird things like Marc Gasol actually WINNING DPOY in 2013 and still ending up 2nd team somehow.

[BatManu20]

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[scott]

Well he deserves it, but lucky they changed the format to allow multiple big men instead of requiring guards and small forwards or he would have been second team all defense. The voters couldn't pick Gobert as the top defensive player and not have him on first team all defense. So but for the change, Wemby would've been a 2nd teamer.

You never know, Bill Russell won MVP three times while only being named All NBA Second Team :lol

[BatManu20]

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[CorrectCrusader]

Dejounte tweeted :fireemoji::fireemoji::fireemoji::fireemoji::firee moji::fireemoji: in a quote tweet of the announcement

[BatManu20]

Dejounte tweeted :fireemoji::fireemoji::fireemoji::fireemoji::firee moji::fireemoji: in a quote tweet of the announcement

Why not just post the tweet tbh :lol

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[BatManu20]

Dejounte wants to come back to SA so bad tbh. Don’t think it’s gonna happen, but I’m confident he wants it.

[CorrectCrusader]

Why not just post the tweet tbh :lol

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[slick'81]

Fucking stud

[spurraider21]

Not sure if he really benefited, per se. The previous format was 2 guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center, so I'm pretty sure they would have forced him in at one of the forward spots especially since he started the year at PF and is capable of playing like a forward. NBA.com also lists him as a Forward-Center.

By virtue of finishing 2nd in DPOY voting, I think they would have forced him on First Team regardless...but I guess we've seen weird things like Marc Gasol actually WINNING DPOY in 2013 and still ending up 2nd team somehow.
considering gobert was unanimous first team, im saying wemby would have been 2nd team center instead of 1st teamer. wemby played majority of his minutes/games at center

[spurraider21]

one person left wemby off the ballot entirely. has to be the same moron who put sabonis on the first team :lol

[scott]

Some dickweed in SAC has been giving Sabonis first place votes for every award this season. :lol

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[KobesAchilles]

Some dickweed in SAC has been giving Sabonis first place votes for every award this season. :lol

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I'm gonna be really annoyed when Sabonis makes 3rd team over Wemby :lol

[BatManu20]

one person left wemby off the ballot entirely. has to be the same moron who put sabonis on the first team :lol

Should lose his right to vote tbh. Absurd.

[scott]

Feels like some writer in SAC is exacting revenge for Sabonis not getting an All-Star nod.

[R. DeMurre]

Someone gave Scoot Henderson a first team all-rookie vote, which should amount to that person having their voting privileges taken away... there's no way any remotely objective or fair person thinks Scoot had one of the best 5 rookie seasons.

[Spurs Homer]

Wemby should have won DPOY

this was the last time that someone other than wemby wins it - for the next decade or more- health-permitting

Gobert was not better than wemby-period.

[barakz21]

Was there ever any player who was in a similar situation as Wemby who got an All-NBA nod?

[Tyronn Lue]

Not sure anyone here watching Gil's Arena but they couldn't say enough good shit about Victor. Normally they disagree on things but Kenyon was beside himself talking about Victor. Seems unanimous even the old heads never saw anything like him.

[Tyronn Lue]

Was there ever any player who was in a similar situation as Wemby who got an All-NBA nod?
I doubt it will change anything, but there's literally no way Pop or anyone in the Spurs organization can pretend Victor is an unknown quantity now. No under the radar shit, and if they don't put some players around this kid like right now, they should lose their franchise rights.

[LeBowen]

Easy 5+ DPOYs if voter fatigue doesn't kick in.

Spurs defense will be terrifying in a few years if PATFO doesn't fuck up.
Teams will Wemby will be unbeatable if you cant' shoot very high percentage from deep on high volume.

[spurraider21]

Not sure anyone here watching Gil's Arena but they couldn't say enough good shit about Victor. Normally they disagree on things but Kenyon was beside himself talking about Victor. Seems unanimous even the old heads never saw anything like him.
gilbert is a fucking clown but i guess when he says nice things about spurs we can clap like seals

[Tyronn Lue]

gilbert is a fucking clown but i guess when he says nice things about spurs we can clap like seals
KMart. Gil is a clown.

[taps]

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I like these impactful specific defensive plays they pictured in this tweet. That last Denver game of the season when he just chased Joker out of the paint, what an amazing win. That changed the playoffs, they would’ve played Dallas with home court I the 2nd round if not for that instead of that Minnesota buzzsaw.

Victor must be feeling some sense of leaving his mark on this year’s postseason. I see the master plan and understand why he balled out so hard at the end of the season. In the end, he’s just a preternaturally competitive, hopelessly addicted hoop-head.

[J_Paco]

Not sure if he really benefited, per se. The previous format was 2 guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center, so I'm pretty sure they would have forced him in at one of the forward spots especially since he started the year at PF and is capable of playing like a forward. NBA.com also lists him as a Forward-Center.

By virtue of finishing 2nd in DPOY voting, I think they would have forced him on First Team regardless...but I guess we've seen weird things like Marc Gasol actually WINNING DPOY in 2013 and still ending up 2nd team somehow.


That was one the many seasons, IMO, where a lesser defender stole what should've rightful been Tim Duncan's DPOY trophy.

Absolute sham of an award that Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol and Marcus Camby all took from the better (in those seasons and all-time) defender, Tim Duncan.

[SouthernFryd]

He needs help.

Everybody is expecting Wemby to do everything.

[99 Problems]

:danceclub

[Ice009]

Not sure anyone here watching Gil's Arena but they couldn't say enough good shit about Victor. Normally they disagree on things but Kenyon was beside himself talking about Victor. Seems unanimous even the old heads never saw anything like him.

What was the subject matter when they were talking about Victor? I hardly ever watch it. Was it on a recent one?

Also, congrats to Victor for making All-NBA First Team Defense. He should have also won Defensive Player of the Year IMO.

[exstatic]

What was the subject matter when they were talking about Victor? I hardly ever watch it. Was it on a recent one?

Also, congrats to Victor for making All-NBA First Team. He should have also won Defensive Player of the Year IMO.

All Defense first team. He’ll get votes, but probably won’t even get 3rd team All NBA.

[Ice009]

All Defense first team. He’ll get votes, but probably won’t even get 3rd team All NBA.

Sorry, thanks for the correction. I knew it was defense, but I somehow didn't write that in. I felt he was defensive player of the year, so first team all defense I also expected.

As for All-NBA, I am still hoping he makes 3rd team.

[z0sa]

Easily should have been DPOY as well.

[NASpurs]

Wemby didn't get All NBA 3rd Team...

[R. DeMurre]

Good to see Herb Jones get first team defense too, an honor he deserves. He's an interesting player, because he was one of those "if-he-becomes-a-better-shooter" prospects, and he has become a better shooter. In his 4 years at college his 3pt %s were .286, .286, .071, and .351. His senior year featured more volume shooting and a much improved 3pt%, so there was hope that he could improve. In his three years in the NBA, his 3pt%s have been .337, .335, and .414. Seems like almost every time he upped his attempts, he became a better shooter from three.

[scott]

Didn't expect Wemby to make All-NBA, but did think he'd get more than 11 points. Everyone on All-NBA teams at least made the play-in. Winning matters for this one.

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[Leetonidas]

All NBA team means jack shit apparently when the only two teams with 2 guys were both trash

[exstatic]

All NBA team means jack shit apparently when the only two teams with 2 guys were both trash

The media does love them some Laker schlong.

[exstatic]

Didn't expect Wemby to make All-NBA, but did think he'd get more than 11 points. Everyone on All-NBA teams at least made the play-in. Winning matters for this one.

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He got more second place votes than all but one other non team guy.

[Tyronn Lue]

What was the subject matter when they were talking about Victor? I hardly ever watch it. Was it on a recent one?

Also, congrats to Victor for making All-NBA First Team Defense. He should have also won Defensive Player of the Year IMO.
The question was did Victor live up to the hype. It was fairly recent, like two or three days.

[Spurminator]

How many more times do teams have to dominate Gobert in the paint in Playoff games for voters to realize he's an overrated defender?

[Pauleta14]

How many more times do teams have to dominate Gobert in the paint in Playoff games for medias/journalists to realize he's an overrated defender?


FIFY

It's a real (long) topic and has to do with power and dogma.

It's getting ridiculous