Wemby deserves brand new superlatives after crushing the Miami Heat's souls

When you think of the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," you may think of Mary Poppins floating around with her umbrella, but I think of the Spurs at their peak when Victor Wembanyama is on his game.

Look it up, and you'll find references to the film along with definitions of "extremely good," "fantastic," and "fabulous," and the Heat may not want to admit it right now, but all of those characterizations apply to San Antonio right now.

The Spurs took a desperate Miami team and completely dismantled them in South Florida. When you watch them, it's easy to see the talent on the roster. There are some really good pieces in Mitch Johnson's rotation. But when you're analyzing what makes them a number two seed and true contender, it's the 7'5" guy dictating everything on the floor.

Wembanyama is giving the NBA legendary performances consistently

Wemby ended the night with 26 points on 50% from the floor with 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 4 assists in 26 minutes. These are freakish numbers, and he does this often enough to make the Spurs the scariest team in the league, considering they've had the best offense in basketball since February 1 to pair with their stifling defense.

As Mike Tirico reported on the game's broadcast, Wemby has 15 5-block performances this season. The next guy has five total. That doesn't take into account the number of times that guys just decide against even challenging him at the rim in the first place. There was plenty of that tonight—no different from any other night.

It's truly not something you can quantify. I found myself in an argument on social media just earlier today about the MVP race and Vic's place in it. There were plenty of NBA fans willing to accept the Alien has a shot, but a loud group on the other end was discounting his chances because he's only averaging 24 points per game.

Games like tonight are a perfect illustration of the point I was making. The Spurs' franchise superstar does many more things other than score, and that influence is felt consistently throughout the game. He doesn't make marginal plays that you can dismiss like a role player just doing their job.

His presence opens up lanes like they did for Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle tonight to get open layups because two defenders are going to cover Wembanyama when he's just standing on the perimeter. It gives Devin Vassell open shots on the weak side when he rolls to the basket and Luke Kornet alley-oop opportunities as he draws attention with the ball in his hands.

Steve Nash won back-to-back MVPs while averaging 15 and 18 points per game because of everything else he did. That's Wemby's path to the award, and nights like tonight show why he's deserving. Whether he wins or not, at the very least, the NBA world must be taking note of just how special these Spurs look. It's hard not to notice a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious squad.