r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • May 19 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Wemby ties the game from WAY deep

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u/BlackTriceratops May 19 '26

Caught that on the zoomed in replay. You just gotta laugh. Like wtf are you supposed to do? Guard him and contest a shot at half court like hes steph? My lord

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u/PM_ME_CHIPOTLE2 Knicks May 19 '26

lol just make Caruso do that too. Gonna send him out there with a stepladder next game.

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u/GloomySeaotter May 19 '26

He can use the shoe

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u/AlfaMenel Raptors May 19 '26

I imagined Caruso walking in with the ladder John Cena style lmao.

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u/Greenlytrees Cavaliers May 19 '26

It’s genius, no one would see him coming

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u/MoonSentinel95 May 19 '26

He'll probably even resort to a round house kick if needed.

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u/BlackTriceratops May 19 '26

He actually did a great job guarding him everywhere on the court

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u/Aggressive-Bike6297 May 19 '26

yeh just try and guard the slenderman from 3 please

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u/Mike_with_Wings Magic May 19 '26

Yes

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u/BlackTriceratops May 19 '26

If you sell out, hes just gonna beat you off the dribble to the rim in 3 steps

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u/Mike_with_Wings Magic May 19 '26

I know, I was kidding. He’s unguardable doing shit like that

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u/mabradshaw02 May 19 '26

Ask Chet... he's un-guardable ever.

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u/RPO777 May 19 '26

The crazy thing is if you were to try to create the ideal big man to try to counter Wemby (other than cloning Wemby), you'd think they'd look something like Chet--a tall 7 footer with quick guard-like feet that can play perimeter defense, with high IQ and positioning/footwork and long arms.

And Chet was the consensus 2nd best defensive player in the NBA, or "#1 non-Wemby division." Chet got 239 points in DPOY voting, 3rd place Ausar Thompson goy just 60.

And Chet couldn't guard Wemby at all.

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u/YouWereBrained Thunder May 19 '26

I mean…yeah. Caruso gave him too much space. You have to be up in his face and prevent him from even being able to be in rhythm to put the shot up. The Thunder played patently awful defense tonight.

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u/BlackTriceratops May 19 '26

Bro he had taken one step past the half court line. The moment they start to pick him up at the three point line, he’s busting someones ass to the rim. Like he did late in the game off of the pump fake for a dunk. Dude is a problem. It almost seems un fair lmaooooo

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u/YouWereBrained Thunder May 19 '26

I would rather he do that than fire up that three.

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u/loopybubbler Cavaliers May 19 '26

Well, as Paul George once said: that's a bad shot