Victor Wembanyama seems to have found his shot. After struggling to shoot from the field to start the season, Wembanyama has been lighting it up from the deep in the last two games. This is a good sign for the Spurs, who need to find their footing right away, if they want to find a way to the play-in tournament in this competitive West.
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With Devin Vassell back, the Spurs look like a different side already. On top of that, Jeremy Sochan and Tre Jones are set to return from injury in the near future. After the game, Wembanyama was asked about the guys returning and whether the team’s excited.
“We’re all eager to have everybody back. But I think our mentality is more like building this, you know, brick-by-brick every day, every single day. Of course, we can dream about the long term, but at the end of the day, we can only do things today. So we’re trying to be good every day.”
Victor Wembanyama emphasizes the Spurs are building success brick by brick, not getting lost in the long-term glow. He feels the team is gaining traction but doesn’t want the progress to stop “No stopping. Just keep getting better.” #PorVida #NBA #Spurs pic.twitter.com/Ny3dTTr7Dy
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While the Spurs haven’t been able to string together wins in a row, they’re also avoiding losing streaks. They’re currently 5-5 in their last 10 contests. At this point, this is already a step up from their previous season. However, the Spurs aren’t just looking to beat their last year’s record. They have high aspirations, with Chris Paul on the squad.
Wemby talked about the team getting better and how their mentality is to keep improving every single day.
“It definitely feels like we’re getting better, but we for sure don’t want to stop. Like, this is our emphasis right now. I’d say no stopping.”
Wemby himself has shown us how he’s improving. Over the court of the last two games, Wemby has gone 6-of-9 and 6-of-12 from deep. This is a big improvement over the shooting display he was putting up to start the season. Once Wemby can consistently knock down these long shots, it will become much harder for opponents to guard him, which will benefit his teammates greatly.
As for the Spurs, they appear to be a bit more stabilized with Vassell back, but they’re still sloppy at times. Turnovers are a big issue still, but it’s a continuously evolving process. As Wemby said, the Spurs need to keep working on their game every single day and keep getting better if they want to compete in the Wild Wild West.
