By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
If Victor Wembanyama is still as good as ever with the Spurs, some of his teammates are starting to annoy fans and observers. Moreover, there is an important veteran who is now considered as useless alongside the young Frenchman.
After his legendary triple-double and the great collective victory won against the Raptors, Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs were violently brought back to reality by the Mavericks. The Texan derby ended with a big victory for the locals (116-93), thanks in particular to the great performance of Kyrie Irving. He scored 34 points, including a basket of genius on the head of the French pivot.
The latter, as usual, tried to do the best in this still imperfect collective. He finished this shock with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, which is becoming a norm for him. He was unfortunately not helped by the very small evening of his teammates, because only Malaki Branham managed to exceed the bar of 15 units.
Zach Collins questioned in Texas
Among the Spurs in poor form, there is one who crystallizes the anger of the supporters because of his style of play and his chronic clumsiness behind the arc. As this podcast host, who never misses a San Antonio outing, explains, it becomes difficult to understand the trust placed by Gregg Popovich in Zach Collins…
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Have tried to give Zach Collins the benefit of the doubt this season, but it may be time to disperse his minutes elsewhere.
While the defense isn’t as bad as some people make it out to be, it is nearly impossible to play a non-shooter with Wemby.
— Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro) February 15, 2024
I’ve tried to give Zach Collins the benefit of the doubt this season, but maybe it’s time to give his minutes to others. If he’s not as bad in defense as we want you to believe, next to Wembanyama, it’s almost impossible to play with a non-shooter.
At the start of the season, Zach Collins was associated with Victor Wembanyama in the paint and the two were to form a pair of futures for San Antonio… Today, the veteran no longer has the confidence of fans, who see him confined to a role of trigger behind the arc while he turns at 27.5% success. The incomprehension is total:
Zach Collins’s regression has been equal parts frustrating and bizarre.
— HobbyistObservations, cis (@HobbyistBrendan) February 15, 2024
Zach Collins’ regression is as frustrating as it is bizarre.
Zach Collins takes 3 shots from behind the arc on average each night, he only converts 27% of them, and the fans can’t stand this stubbornness anymore. They even believe that it would be time to give his minutes to other more deserving players.
2024-02-15 15:50:06
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