[Josh Hart] is asked to say something nice about Jalen Brunson: “Yeah, he’s an exceptional basketball player… a very ethical basketball player”
This is hilarious cause he’s been on a podcast with Brunson calling him a foul merchant to his face
Also went 2 minutes without calling out JB’s enormous head
And now said it on national television
As a joke. Josh even said it’s overblown especially in regards to the Pistons series
Brunson’s foul merchant reputation is way overblown. Since joining the Knicks in the 2023 season he’s averaged a free throw rate of 0.33, which means he averages 1⁄3 of a free throw for every field goal attempt.
For comparison, in that same stretch of time Shai is averaging 0.46, Harden 0.44, and Trae 0.43. The difference between Brunson’s free throw rate and Trae’s is the same as (actually, slightly larger than) the difference between Brunson’s and Curry’s (who’s averaged 0.24 FTr since 2023). However much worse you think Brunson is a free throw merchant than Curry, who’s widely recognized as not getting as many calls as he should, that’s the same difference between Brunson and Trae, and the difference between Brunon and guys like Shai and Harden is even larger.
I mean if we want to have the conversation, curry absolutely has some foul merchant tendencies too, refs just ignore most of it. But he’s never met a three-point shot he couldn’t fall down on. I don’t think foul merchantness should correlate directly to free throw rate though. It implies that that’s all there is to it. To me, being a foul merchant is people that add a bunch of “look at me” stuff for the ref’s benefit. The kind of stuff that you would never do in an open run at the local gym or park.
But at this point it’s so widespread, it’s barely even an insult anymore, more of an observation. If winning a championship is graduation, then foulbating is no longer optional credit , it’s a required course if you want to graduate
Giannis is the only top player where it’s not overtly obvious that he’s foul baiting
And the reason for that is he might be the only current top player who’d rather not go to the line lol
Curry falls down preemptively in certain positions because he knows exactly what’s at stake if he doesn’t preclude the possibility of someone landing on his foot as they close out on his 3. It’s not nearly the same as running laterally while taking a bump from the defender and tossing up a terrible shot, which is pretty much half of the game of some of the worst grifters these days.
Clip of Josh Hart and Trey Murphy III calling JB an unethical foul merchant and JB explaining why he’s within the rules 😂
Their reaction to the homeschool bit is very funny
This made me laugh so hard Jalen was so hurt and he brought it back up and they destroyed him so bad
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Some do for sure. Both are common
Thanks. Learnt something new
https://youtu.be/YF_vI1SsX6w?si=MPCoKno_Dfpc4dJU
I would say on accident, but by mistake. Not sure why.
We do say on purpose, instead of by purpose
Shit. Learnt something new today. People apparently say it.
I learned this shit on accident today!
I’m a little worried that half this sub can’t identify this as sarcastic shithousery.
That’s just people on Reddit who don’t know what real friendship is like. It’s sad but true
Almost as real as someone with 100k+ karma talking about “le Redditors” like they aren’t one.
100k in 11 month!
lmao you got owned u/SeismicRipFart
I really didn’t lol. I said what I said not hiding from anything. I can’t help the fact that weirdos are gonna stalk my profile and freak out because they’re jealous of my worthless karma
Yep I’m speaking from experience. I’ve been on both sides of the spectrum. I’ve had incredible social highs and incredible lows, with many more of both to come. Not sure why you’re trying to roast me for that. You doing okay?
Also I may have a lot of karma (people like what I have to say I guess), but I can honestly say I’ve never gone into someone’s profile to try to get “dirt” on them to comment with in attempt to put them on blast. I think that’s weird behavior.
when that 1% commenter flair hits your page its gonna be so funny
It already did lol bro I took it off cause that shit is a stain. Sorry that what I say gets upvotes, my bad!
It is a highly disconcerting sign for the state of our country
Well, if people on the internet could identify shithousery with better accuracy, certain people wouldn’t be voted in charge.
I don’t know. My very partial and casual view of the NBA includes that Josh Hart is 100% sarcastic shithousery or set ups for sarcastic shithousery.
Is he ever serious?
Bots suck at sarcasm
If I see that big ass head snap back one time tomorrow I’m gonna crash out
He’s going to abuse it in the 4th
All his ratings go up +2 for every 4th quarter head fake.
Honestly, I respect that he can keep his balance with all that mass suddenly snapping back like that.
my slavic side suddenly feels attacked!
Get a room already
They have one… Sponsored by Tommy John
Stop it… those are ads sponsored by a sprinkling of podcast.
They truly are lol…. Every NBA podcast essentially is becoming either a betting ad or an Amazon ad
It’s out of control, and I like the actual content… 🤦🏽♂️
yea, I had to stop watching and just catch the funny clips because of the ads
The baseball surgery?!
Yea that’s how he improved his 3pt shooting
the head alone is gonna need two floors as opposed to one room
Jalen is gonna steal Hart’s Mike & Ike’s stash because of this slander on national tv.
It took every ounce of effort for him to say just a couple nice things about Jalen 🤣
Who’s the Most Ethical Player of the season so far?
Murray is scoring 24.4 points per game on 4 FTA per game 🤷🏻♂️
Pritchard is at 16.8 points per game on 2 FTA per game
Jamal is the answer here. As a nuggets fan I’ve never seen him not try to actually finish through contract and hardly ever seen him draw it without intention to score. He also has a 50pt game on 0 ft. And a 48 on 1 ft. Booker is up there too
Steph it will always be Steph
The refs have his back and won’t let Steph go down that dark path by never giving him any calls
Probably a big on some eastern team
They don’t call him BBall Paul for no reason
Shai
Can’t tell if this is a shot at SGA or a shot at Brunson.
Either way, upon hearing this comment both of them threw their heads back and flailed their arms shouting “AAAAYYYY”
Or a shot at Wemby for saying the Spurs play ethically
Hart must have three arms cuz he’s taking shots at all three simultaniously.
More like that Deadpool flipping shot where he gets three guys in one go.
It’s clearly a piss take out of Brunson
And we all thought Steph would ruin the game with 3’s, in reality it was the Harden necksnap that ruined it
The people in here that construe this as a shot at Shai to support their own asinine agenda need to focus more in school.
This is most likely a follow-up to Wemby’s comment, which no doubt has been making its rounds, hence Jorge’s big laugh. In any event, it would make zero sense as a sneak diss at Shai when A) they aren’t playing OKC next and B) the same criticism lobbed at Shai can and is used on Brunson.
But I get it, critical thinking is hard for some.
Sga lives rent free in those clowns heads
I would be embarrassed if I was so fixated on another man like that. Lol
I love how intentionally fouling people like charging into their back and knocking them down is better to a lot of people than selling a foul is.
Lmao man I love Josh Hart
That’s hilarious lol
I love their banter.
This lil bromance is getting stale
Ethical?
a man with no morals
the struggle to say just one nice thing lol .. just say nice street fits or something
Josh Hart is secretly a Pistons fan.
he’s lucky shai is taking all the flopping attention.
Brunson is 20th in FTA this year lol if anyone is skirting under the radar regarding free throws, it’s Luka averaging 12 free throws a game
Box score watchers. Why not just hate all floppers instead of comparing them
Why not just watch basketball and stop bitching about foul calls my god y’all are insufferable
Because flopping fucking sucks and I hate it. Is it illegal to be mad that flopping is taking over the sport? I understand you sold out on your standards once the best player on your favorite team became a flopper but why do I have to abandon mine?
Lmaooo “sold out” stfu dude. Every player flops stop that holier than thou shit y’all be doing. If you truly didn’t wanna watch flopping you just wouldn’t watch the league in general.
“Everyone used stickum”
I would’ve already stopped watching if everyone flopped but my favorite player on my favorite team doesn’t. The moment he does ill take you up on that buddy
You realize SGA FTA per 36 minutes is #2, at 10.5, while Brunson is 22nd at 6.9?
While averaging the most drives to the basket
Knicks fans refusing to acknowledge that Brunson is a flopper using the same slop stats that OKC fans always throw at us are hilarious.
Nobody fucking cares about the box score numbers dude they watch him flop all around the court in the playoffs. You root for a flopper who evidently isn’t even that good at flopping if he’s not getting the calls for all that work he’s doing
Edit: lmao I love how flop lovers travel in packs in these threads, always gets a rise out of them. Unfortunately 76ers fans have gotten too tired to fight anymore but OKC and NY are out in full force
I’ll throw you guys a bone though and admit that Austin Reaves is EASILY the worst of all floppers in the league
SGA averages 4 more free throws a game than Brunson. I love Ant but has he ever driven to the basket without screaming like he just got punched in the face?
Brunson would be 3rd on the Twolves in FTA/game. Brunson is closer to Jaden Mcdaniels in FT attempts than he is to SGA.
Is yelling at the rim flopping? News to me. You guys are joining the 76ers and OKC fans lmao all sound exactly the same
He is intentionally trying to trick referees into calling fouls that don’t exist which feels exactly the same to me.
Once Brunson is even close to top 10 in FTA people can complain all they want. He’s had periods over the years where he was overly reliant on it but you have not been watching basketball this year if you are still complaining about how he gets his buckets.
lol however you gotta justify rooting for your flopper you go ahead and do it. Personally I feel great that I don’t gotta sell my standards like that
Nobody cares about your standards lmao
Snapping a head back is unforgivable but screaming trying to draw a foul is ok because it’s your precious little baby doing it? Your standards are garbage just like the point you’re trying to make. Fuck outta here.
Yes, flopping is worse than yelling for a call. You’ve reached your stage of flopper fandom where you actually think that’s questionable and I feel sorry for you lmao
And clearly nobody cares about my standards otherwise the NBA would be officiated closer to Olympic rules. I am well aware, but for some reason my standards seem to make you guys pretty mad
Who’s mad? We destroyed yall in our trade and are top 2 seed in the east while your franchise is depending on Bones Hyland to save your season. But at least you got your standards!
Siakam averages more free throws and 5 less points per game. Hope that helps!
I’d be surprised if OKC fans are using “Shai is #2 in FTA per game” as an argument, but OK.
Despite being 6’2”-ish, Brunson’s game often has him attacking the paint. Do you think he’s never getting hit? And how much different is him reacting to being hit different than Ant, #12 in FTA per 36, yelling “AYYY” every goddamn time he shoots the ball?
“SGA has blah blah blah drives per game”
It’s the same shit. It’s whatever stat you can find. But anyone that watches that guy knows he’s a flopper through and through except those with an excess of bias
Also you guys complaining about a player yelling is exactly like OKC fans. My guy isn’t a flopper so you gotta complain about him yelling at the rim because he’s not a bitchmade flopper
Just cuz Brunson isnt good at foul baiting doesnt mean he isnt abusing it every drive.
I think you’re about as smart as a raptor with that logic buddy.
Damn you got me
Brunson gets to the line less than pretty much ever high volume scorer in the league this year.
He averages less free throws a game than Keyonte George and people act like he’s on Luka/SGA levels.
They all going at that man Shai but keeping it lowkey 😂😂
no yall think about that man rent free 🤣 be fr dawg, cus they have plenty who flop to egregious degrees but y’all, specifically in here , only claim shai
He’s boring on and off the court and yall think he’s the second coming of Jordan on here
Bobble head Brunson is not ethical
Cringe
Legit, these people think they’re funny af because they got these stupid day time television host up their ass
Jalen has got a to send Shai a thank you note. Everyone pointing the unethical flopper allegation on Shai and forgetting at what a FT merchant Jalen is
Devin Booker averages more free throws and less points than Brunson.
DBOOK’s declined a little and only god knows why
he used to be up there for me
Defensive attention mainly. Still think on the right team he’s an absolute game changer but he’s sadly going to waste away on the Suns for the rest of his prime at this point.
He went absolutely crazy vs Denver a few years back even though they lost he was on a heater but it’s like ever since the Buns and the whole Beal situation he hasn’t recovered his scoring to his fullest
He’s essentially been a primary ball handler for them for years now. No surprise to me he looked best when he had CP3 running point for him.
His Team USA stint was insanely impressive and showed how high his IQ is when surrounded by other elite players.
Yeah he’s a SG a true one at that. He’d fit so well with Luka ironically lol. Would love to see him with Cade since he’s from Detroit but he’s loyal to a fault
As a Knicks fan would definitely not want to see him on the Pistons. Cade/Booker would be so devastating.