When Larry Bird was a rookie, there were a lot of doubts about his ability to play in the NBA. It’s the same thing you still hear today: he’s not that fast. He’s not that athletic. Couldn’t possibly play today. Blah, blah, blah.
The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan watched him for about a week and said it was all nonsense: Bird wasn’t just going to be good, he was going to be legendarily good.
We haven’t seen questions about Victor Wembanyama like that but people have wondered if he was overhyped.
After watching him briefly in pre-season, we’ll echo Ryan: forget about it.