[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with the fadeaway jumper pass to Dylan Harper who finishes with a nasty turnaround reverse dunk (with a replay)
WEMBY EVEN ASSISTS IN CHETS FACE
i thought bro was just gonna pull it once he saw chet switched on him lmao
He bamboozled us all š
Are they rivals? /s
Soon he’s going to call him a cone.
Spurs are gonna win again arenāt they
Would certainly be better than an OKC ring
I was just talking to my cousin about this. Once the spurs win and are dominant people are going to hate them like we do okc. Lmao
OKC is just so much more hateable because Dort, Wallace, and Caruso are allowed to be more physical on D than anyone can be with SGA. It’s abominable
Yeah, SGA has a rep as the league’s premier free throw merchant, but he isn’t as bad as Harden or Embiid were at their peaks, if the thunder had a normal defense, or if they didn’t have him, they’d get a lot less hate for unethical basketball.
SGA does a few things more egregiously than Harden or Embiid ever did, and those make the highlights, intensifying the hate
This might be the most frustrating thing I hear about SGA - did you ever watch harden from 2016-2019? People literally had to guard him FROM BEHIND
Yes, I do remember those days very clearly and hated Harden for it (and even more so for not giving a shit on defense), but it was a matter of just how often he foul-baited and succeeded. While SGA doesnāt do it all the time, heās inventing new moves building on Hardenās playbook like some mutant strain of an original virus thatās less contagious but more virulent
I politely disagree with you. SGA is absolutely diabolical, however Popovich had the entire spurs roster guarding Harden with their hands straight up because of how many horseshit rip through fouls heād fabricate.
You have a very strong argument, one which I will not refute. However, Iād like to point out that neither James Harden nor Joel Embiid had a pack of dogs behind him playing the most intense defense in the league like SGA currently does, therefore the Rockets and Sixers didnāt receive the levels of team hate that the Thunder currently get.
We fans get to see the full breadth of the NBAās whistle disparity with every single Thunder game (as reputation and highlight evidence would lead outside viewers to believe, except Dort that guy is straight up dirty), and it leads to a less entertaining product than any other game. We never got to see that when Harden or Embiid were at their free throw peaks, and they never won the chip from the charity stripe.
TL;DR: Harden and Embiid were only hated individually, SGA gets hate with his team as a whole
Yeah, everybodyās seen them defend him like that or even hands behind their backs. Again, he did it ALL the time, but SGAās both foul-baiting AND pushing people off with zero consequences. I frankly understand the hate. I still prefer SGA far more than Harden, relatively speaking
Does he tho, Harden and Embiid are literally Hitler and Stalin and has pulled the most bullshit whistles out of their asses.
Maybe just the face? The rest of his flops are just standard flailing around but SGA does make some funny faces while doing so. I’ve seen Harden literally ride MCW’s back away from the ball and somehow got a whistle.
I could not watch prime Harden. He had so many easy shots around the rim that he would miss baiting for fouls.
I’m convinced he grew the beard out to better accentuate his head snap move when trying to draw the refs
That would be epic if true š!
That was always what pissed me off about harden. Actually trying to score was a secondary priority to getting to the line. He’d drive with no real chance of scoring or making s play just to flail and usually get the call.
This is some BS revisionist history. The only reason why SGA’s whistle is compared to the hitler and Stalin of free throw baiting is because OKC is allowed to whack dudes on defense (and even hurt players like in the case of Zaza dort-chulia)
No he doesnāt
This is what is so fucking infuriating about OKC’s playstyle.
Most great teams get calls. The Spurs are probably going to get more than a few this season. And most superstars get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to whistles, it’s been that way since time immemorial.
But OKC fans whine about free throws when they refuse to acknowledge their team’s STRATEGY is to foul multiple times per possession and dare the refs to call it up and up, to a man they play extremely (overly) physical defense with their guards just launching themselves into other players with abandon, and to date NBA refs have been slow to call them for it because they don’t want to foul out half the team by halftime. There were plays today where iHart would have fouled out in 2-3 possessions, let alone halves or quarters. They know refs will swallow a whistle to preserve the perceived fairness of the whistle.
And then on the other end you touch them and they go flying and get to the stripe.
You mean most players canāt dive into another players knee multiple times then try and kick them on every shot???
DoRtUrE ChAmBeR crowd is shambles.
Nah.
I mean no doubt theyāll be more disliked than they are now but OKC is a genuinely very unlikebale team with a very annoying play style
People didnāt hate on the 19 Raptors, 2021 Bucks or 23 Nuggets after their title. Not every team is automatically hated after winning
Iād much rather watch Wemby dominate.
I actually disagree. I donāt remember a ton of hate for the 19 Raptors (Although I wasnāt a fan for obvious reasons) but the 21 Bucks and especially the 2023 Nugs got a bunch of hate on here. I actually couldnāt believe how quickly people turned on the Nuggets lol.
I think they turned on Jokic more than the Nuggets because consistent high praise breeds haters. The haters created louder Jokic stans and then the whole thing is a mess.
Same with SGA, you can’t have an honest convo about him or OKC because haters and stans will very loudly destroy any objectivity or genuine recognition.
There was some hate for Raps fans during the Finals, but that was mostly off assholes cheering for injuries.
The Nuggets had haters for sure, but you didn’t see it like this.
FFS we have Mavs and Lakers fans rooting for us over OKC. That’s shit I never thought I’d see. The only team I’d expect to root for OKC in a series against us are Suns fans. Plenty of fanbases enjoyed the Nuggets title, even if they got some heat for being so good.
I liked the nuggets/bucks and hated the raps.
Yeah thatās facts. I meant more wembys attitude plus their loaded roster. They do play a good brand of basketball
They all did get hate lmaoo
I think the only hate the Raptors got was for their fans cheering injuries, most people were just like ādamn guys sorry Kawhi left, but congrats on the championship.ā The other ones for sure yes though. And I think the raptors thing was just cause they were no longer really a threat to repeat, so they avoided the hate
I didn’t hate most of the Raptors. I’ve been rooting for Kawhi to fail since he forced his way off the Spurs though
speak for yourself, I’ll always be up for a nuggets hate watch
Not true, many teams can win a chip and still be respectable, OKC is dirty and foul baits thatās why we hate
Itād be very very hard for a team to be more hated than the thunder unless we had some 2017 warriors level luck+a superstar deciding to ruin the league to win as much as possible
Honestly, as a spurs fan, I don’t hate on OKC, I hate on Mavs and Rockets… then the rest of the league. But yeah, Dort is unwatchable. If you love basketball, you cannot watch Dort play and think this is ok.
I’m sure some will but in a way Wemby is like the hater chosen one we all need. He hates the Thunder more than all of us.
Ngl, OKC fans got me cheering for Spurs to beat them in the West. How toxic can you get from one championship, don’t remember Bucks or Nugget fans being like this.
never really hated the spurs. except for bruce bowen
I mean not if they win 15 in a row š
Run back the 1999 Finals (with the opposite result this time)
No no no, keep everything as is. It could be the 2005 Finals too.
As they should
Relax he hasn’t won a playoff game yet
Some dipshit in one of the other threads said this was the biggest game (or these were the biggest games) of Wemby’s entire life, like he didn’t almost beat the Old Man All-Stars by himself at the Olympics last summer.
Edit: I thought this was sarcasm but this guy’s being downvoted as if he were serious
They were saying this was our finals š
Why do people always do this shit with the international teams
No he didnāt almost solo USA, the rest of France was good. Same with Serbia and Jokic. He didnāt almost beat USA alone
Literal ESPN level takes
This is not true. Yabusele was decent and Nando de Colo hit some shots off the bench and everyone else sucked. Wemby was carrying heavily in the Gold Medal game.
The refs could get some shoutouts, France wouldn’t have made it past Japan without them.
Jokic and Wemby are a lot better individual players than most of their teammates, and people treat all international teams like they’re built like team USA, a ton of NBA superstars, fuck chemistry, fit or X’s and O’s.
out of curiosity, so outside of the 2-3 nba players on these teams, the rest of them are nba caliber but turned down generational money and the chance to play in the most prestigious league in the world?
or the league is racist against europeans and refuse to give them offers
and assuming they are nba level, how far above purely nba level do you think the us olympic team was, on average?
Never said they were NBA caliber. But all that matters is how everyone played in that single game
Anyone who actually watched USA vs Serbia would not come to the conclusion that Jokic almost soloād them lmao
So?
Not the poverty franchise fan talking shit
Players can be great before winning. KG was one of the best players of all time before going to the Celtics. He lost in the first round or missed the playoffs for like 10 years. Still a winning player.
They actually own OKC lol
victor wembanyama is abe lincoln father
Victor WilkesBoothYama
It’s wild to see 3 guys close out to the 7’5” guy at the 3 point line lol
Wemby forced 4 pairs of eyes on him this play.
*Every play over the past 3 games.
He got quadruple teamed multiple times this game. If he learns how to keep the ball high as he gets into the paint adjacent areas of the court, he’s going to be able to spray the ball to 3+ open shooters.
Hope our next high draft pick/trade is for a pure shooter.
steph gravity but he 7 foot 5
They want to lock wemby, but his whole squad can score.
THUNDER WHO???
Thunder are praying that they dont meet the Spurs in the playoffs lol
Wouldn’t go that far lol
Does seem to be a bad match up
I mean yall are losing 3 times in a row to minutes restriction wemby. What makes you think yall have a shot if theyāre healthy in the spring? A little concerning for sure
Didnāt the T-Wolves sweep the Suns in the playoffs after getting swept in the regular season a couple years ago? Anything can happen.
It’s only JDUBs 11th game so far, I doubt we shoot this awful for a series. We also have more playoff experience.
Yall are shooting awful because of Weltyās impact on defense. A lot of your players donāt play like they normally do when heās on the court.
3 games is a pretty good sample size lol.
It’s just a bad match up.
THUNDER FLOPPERS
This has got to be the most embarrassing regular season month for a defending champion ever
Spurs just Spursing all over them
Stuntin on these hoes
I love the way this phrase means something totally different in basketball versus what it means in soccer
I still remember hearing Thierry was a Spurs fan and I almost fought the person who told me
My favorite part was when Mitch Johnson said “it’s Spurs time” and just Spurred all over OKC
We are all Spurs fans now
They are currently thunderstruck.
ETHICAL HOOPS
ETHICAL
Sophisticated
Ćthiqual Heaups
Cerceaux Ć©thiques
Holy shit I didnāt know Dylan had that in him
Dylan has it in him and it’s a dawg
And much more. Hes going to be really fucking good.
The Spurs could conceivably have drafted the best player in three consecutive drafts. Pretty silly
I dont think he will be better than Coop, but i can definitely see him being the second best from that class.
Probably not but I think they’re a lot closer than people realize (in terms of potential). Flagg is much more polished and efficient but Harper’s game has a lot more room to grow.
Given he will likely be stuck behind Fox/Castle for the foreseeable future, do you think the Spurs consider trading him? Are there gaps on the roster that would be better filled, like a future starting PF to eventually replace Barnes?
Dylan Harper will not get traded. I promise you.
do you think the Spurs consider trading him?
Treated with a super nephew take on this blessed day. Merry Christmas
no. we can get a PF without getting rid of Harper. We have a ton of assets.
Exposed yourself as a casual LMFAO
For sincerely asking a question? Clearly folks feel it was a silly question, but I was simply interested in hearing the opinion of spurs fans that know more than me on this topic.
Thrillin Dylan Harper rolls off the tongue
Spurs looking like they may force the Thunder to make a trade
Thunder should look to trade for more 3 point shooting.
Malik Monk would be good for them.
Why does the greatest team of all time need a trade? I heard people saying that they would beat KD Warriors š¤£
Tbf they were looking pretty fucking good until they picked up 3 Ls vs the spurs.
Lots of people had questions due to their strength of schedule which is looking to be a fair criticism now
Caruso missing his first 9 3 pointers felt bittersweet.
This made me laugh so much.
I also think they should make that trade!
That’s way too much money for their cap sheet
Dalton Knecht, Jarred Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent, & 2 second round picks for Jalen Williams & the 2026 first round pick. Who says no?!!
The Lakers conscience
Pfft
Almost like maybe trading for a guy like Giannis isn’t out of the question ridiculous like everyone tried to pretend it was…
2 weeks ago teams thought OKC was gonna win it running away, now it doesn’t look like that, making a Giannis trade easier to stomach.
What kind of trade would fix their Spurs problem?
Ethical players š¤£
Giannis is an option damn
Dunk after dunks, remember when spurs wouldn’t dunk a ball like 10-15 years ago. Harper is dawg.
Did you really have dunkers outside of Kawhi in the 2010s?Ā
Matt Bonner could dunk.
Coach Bās bag was DEEP
Very few that dunk and if they did it wouldn’t be flashy at all some that I can remember are Baynes/Splitter/Boban/Aldridge/Poeltl with the classic center dunk but some nasty dunkers were Jonathon Simmons, Lonnie Walker, Dewayne Dedmon, Rudy Gay turning back the clock from time to time, Derozan sometimes too and Keldon but most of them were close to the 2020s, before with Duncan and co there were no dunkers at all apart from the rare Ginobili poster.
We had this guy named Tim Duncan, you might have heard of him.
Jonathon Simmons and Dewayne Dedmon had a fun 20 game run as Lob City South in 2017
Beautiful ethical basketball. It brings me joy to watch the thunder lose basketball games.
Beautiful pass and a beautiful dunk. What a play.
Our defense actually rotates beautifully after trapping sga
Big fan of Dillion Harper
God damn baptized that man on Christmas
Insane the Spurs got not 1 but 2 guys who can dunk like this
Well, 4 actually. Keldon, Harper, Fox, and Castle can all do highlight dunks.
Carter Bryant can get up there too. Just needs more control.
OKC rarely shoot from the paint when Wembys in. Well I think almost all teams do.
No no no no why šššš
This is all happening too fast. He shouldn’t be passing like that.
The mf with the best view of the court in NBA history is gonna start dropping dimes like this? What the fuck.
Chet has shown he doesn’t have it. There is only 1 man left who we can hope to stop him…
Khaman Maluach š
It’s actually Kel’el Ware we’re scared of.
Actually haven’t seen much of him this year, but I love him in 2k š
But naw you ain’t gotta worry about the East, you got a get past MAN MAN first!
Jokes aside, if y’all can keep Harper and Castle, it’s gonna be tough for anyone to be at y’all very very soon.
Add some more long 3-D wings and it’s gonna be scary as hell. I like Vassell but y’all can probably get upgrades for Barnes, Julian, and Keldon over the next few years.
What happened to Sochan? Is he out of the rotation?
Victor āMarcus Aureliusā Wembanyama playing sophisticated ball.
What the fuck dylan i love you hombre
Right on that bald fuckers head, love it.
If spurs beat thunder again they should automatically get the 1st seed
Should have it now. If the 2 seed is up 3-0 on the 1 seed thatās a wrap.
The Spurs keep rawdogging the Thunder. Entire basketball community celebrating.
alex caruso lmao
HOLY SHIT
Shouldāve been an and 1
That was my immediate thought.
This got me off my seat lol
Spurs are officially Thunders’ kryptonite
San Antonio got hoopers.
the angles this dude sees from up there. need a wemby POV cam
https://youtube.com/shorts/Dta2sjy7GRg?si=wBLKfHiKTNskiZRC
It feels special that I even get to watch this guy play
weāre so back
NGL – I actually thought it was Castle not D.
Oh shit – Harper can do this too.
Seems like a decent amount of contact for a Caruso foul.Ā
Jesus Christ they are their fucking daddy
Thunder L on Xmas day. Ya love to see it š
It’s funny that Fox rightfully pointed out Keldon open on the perimeter but Wemby had a different plan all along š¤£š¤£š¤£
Harper was also fouled.
Wembys aura just pulling 3 defenders towards him
Spurs are OKCās kryptonite
Didn’t know Harper could do that
Chat is just too small…
Great pass sheesh
Eh, not even close to a reverse dunkĀ
“Nasty”
He’s so damn great, I hope he stays healthy. I wish the same for all of you. Merry Christmas.
The 1-2 Punch be punchin
I’m loving his jumpshot fake out passes, absolutely brutal move when he’s done enough to prove he can hit ya with the bs 3 point or even pump fake ya for better position
OKC got SAād
This has shown up in my feed like 1000 times for no reason
Thrillin Dylan
ROTY 3peat
I canāt believe they got Harper too ugh
Call me when he wins a playoff series
Wemby is in his 05-06 LeBron phase. They may make noise to this playoffs get to the 2nd or 3rd round
I would get this sentiment if they had choked or underperformed in the playoffs (or failed to make the playoffs when they should have) but this squad is simply ahead of schedule and unproven in the playoffs for that reason
Any good All time player changed there team year one to playoffs
Bro there are like four guys left on the team from the year Wemby was drafted to now lol, weāve changed the team significantly in a very small window
This guy has no rebuttal to anything other than āHe hasnāt won a playoff gameā
To be fair, he hasn’t. But that changes this year. This team has WCF energy. That is if they dont run into the…. checks notes…. Phoenix Suns?
Keep coping
What?
Nobody wants to call your bumass. Merry Christmas!
RemindME! 1 year “this horrible take”