That stubborn fuck Pop finally put him at the 5. There's more to it than that, but that's what clicked. He's had 20 and 18 rebounds, respectively, in the past two games since the move. Collins isn't clogging up the paint and teams are matching up their bigs on him, so Wemby is closer to the basket for both blocks and rebounds, and he can take advantage of his quickness/size combo against bigger/slower dudes. Holy shit if they ever could find somebody that can get him the ball at the right time and place, and double holy shit if anybody ever had to honestly guard the Spurs at three point line.
One thing that makes the losing this year more frustrating is that the franchise was so hesitant to rip off the band-aid after the Kawhi trade. It was a slow bleed into mediocrity until last season when they fully bottomed out. The time invested in grooming White, Murray and Poeltl just manifested into more picks, not wins. It's been a loooooong time since the Spurs were competitive. Meanwhile the younger guys on the team are still on that learning curve (Keldon, Vassell, Sochan).
I still believe they are getting better despite the record. Even Victor thinks they are headed the right way in the long run.
In the meantime... more patience and coyote porn.