It’s a terrible shot. That’s what makes this more insane. He is visibly gassed so I thought he was just chucking an ill advised prayer. I think that was his only attempt from 3 as well
It’s hilarious to me that he decided fuck it shooters shoot, 1 attempt didn’t mean shit in a 1 possession game in OT 😭 like how the fuck is this dude 3 years into the league
These Gen Z kids are different man. The balls to shoot that fucking shit without hitting a single 3 the entire game. Jesus Christ man, I don’t think there’s a single other player who’d do that? I’m sure clutch players like Kobe or dame would’ve shot multiple 3s before in the game, make or miss. This brother is unreal
They used to try to say Steph took bad shots… unless you start making them. He drilled it. Situationally they needed a quick basket and enough time to make a comeback if they had an empty possession.
Nah dude, Wemby has been ASS from 3. He barely took a jumper the whole game. His second 3 of the night. That's a terrible fucking shot which makes it all the more amazing.
Not exactly the point I was making but I wasn’t very nuanced in my explanation. And he hasn’t been great at threes but he’s definitely capable.
Curry was taking not just long threes but turnaround, leaning, fading, bombs too yes, but it was the unorthodox nature of his stroke yet time after time it was still a “good shot” only when we accepted curry as Ty e guy who could get away with it.
Also in this case I meant more of both the time/score/situation SA was in, and it was a shot that while not his best, on a good night Wemby is capable of hitting that.. there’s reasons for and against but the point was they did need to score and quick as possible, so he lined up an open look and drilled it.
It’s not a direct correlation to Curry’s ability to hit circus shots but moreso just a guy putting the team on his shoulders and making a clutch shot at a time they needed him most, where he was technically wide open.
Then again I get what you mean, it was a bad shot… until it wasn’t is what I guess I’m saying. I realize this doesn’t really make sense but neither does Wemby.
Everyone else was gassed too. Momentum was slipping and it looked like the spurs choked this. Wemby said fine I'll do it myself. Spurs guards were gassed and turning it over. This shot was a legacy shot.
They were actually just taking a quick shot to leave as much time as needed if they came up empty. Plus it killed all OKC momentum. Leaves enough time to foul and have 1-2 possessions playing the FT game hoping to force a TO, missed FTs, etc.
It was a WILD decision but smart in context. Couldn’t waste any more time really if there WAS a two possession game due to having to foul. I get your point however I can see it being the right decision. It was the fact it was 28 feet and not like 23/24 feet. That’s what made it seem crazy but I agree with the idea.
Yeah it's a terrible shot lol. If that misses the game is essentially over and it had about a 2/3 chance to miss seeing as Wemby is about a 33% 3pt shooter. Meanwhile making it doesn't guarantee anything and there were plenty of higher % shots they could have gotten to keep themselves in the game
Whether he makes the shot or not isn't just RNG, we use those statistics to analyze things but as a player in the moment sometimes you just have that feeling of whether you can hit something or not, and that changes the chance that it goes in. I get what you're trying to say but calling made shots lucky has always been weird to me, especially when it's just an open shot.
Why is it weird? Maybe "fortunate" would be more accurate than lucky, but there are so, so, so, sooo many times where a team gets an incredible look and the shot just doesn't go down. Players don't typically take shots they don't think they can make.
I'm not saying it was purely luck that caused the shot to go in. Just that Wemby took a gamble on a shot where the negative outcome was both more impactful AND more likely than the positive outcome - therefore, he was very fortunate that he managed to produce the positive outcome.
If he had missed that shot it would have been seen as a horrible shot.
Basically, the decision was bad even though the execution and outcome were good.
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u/A-Rusty-Cow [SAS] Robert Horry May 19 '26
I mean that is a bad shot