Brendan Haywood
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That one-leg fadeaway jump shot at seven feet tall was unguardable.
It was almost similar, not similar, but how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the sky hook at his height, that's unguardable.
And so when you develop that type of thing, that makes you truly unique.
So in that aspect, Dirk was unique, similar to Wimby, seven feet, unique skill set.
But what makes Wimby that guy?
is, man, what he does defensively.
And it's only year three.
We've never seen nobody like that.
He shuts down the lane.
I have never seen so many guards run into the lane, see a player, say, no, I'm going to go that way.
And that's what he does.
A lot of coaches that I've talked to say to their teams in pregame meetings,
when you go to the paint, don't expect to shoot.
It's driving kick.
That's why you're going to the basket.
You're not looking to get a shot off because he's going to be there.
I mean, his ability to not just contest the first shot, but go after the second one as well.
His recovery is incredible.
He just goes to that second spot on the floor.
What would you tell your team, if you were coaching a team, going up against Victor Wimbanyama, how to attack him?