That’s crazy. I’ve never seen a single NBA team that didn’t struggle with energy on one night or another. Even the best teams.

If the solution was easy to keep it from happening, then teams wouldn’t still struggle with it, right? But it literally happens to every team, which anyone who watches a lot of basketball knows.

No literally some people in that subreddit are acting certifiably insane about this comment. I have to assume it’s a bunch of teenagers.

Also just came off a tough stretch of games where we went ³⁄₄ with the only loss being the Christmas Day OT loss away at Denver, then had to fly back late after playing an intense OT game which ended at 1am and play a surging Nets team the following day.

Orlando are obviously stronger than the Nets, but I don’t think it’s coincidence Denver/MN both struggled last night. Throw in Spurs losing to the Jazz after a tough stretch as well - these guys are just tired at this point in the season. Ant is clearly frustrated but I think this is just a classic case of being annoyed they had a rough night against a team they should beat more than anything else, and this loss isn’t nearly as bad as a lot of people are making it out to be.

He’s getting traded

I mean some people think there are things you just don’t joke about. It’s why so many players have other responses that take responsibility or show character. I don’t care but I can see why people are upset with ant being lazy here. If you can’t respond to a question seriously, can you put in the time to make the team better.

Again, I’m not for or against the comment. Just stating why I think people don’t like it.

Welcome to professional athletes who often have the correct perspective on it: shit happens human beings aren’t at their peaks of performance every day, today sucked but thankfully tomorrow exists.

Ant is just kinda like that. He wears his heart on his sleeve. If he’s frustrated he’s going to say it, he isn’t “media trained.” Last year the Wolves had a pretty bad stretch and Ant said something similar and everyone freaked out that he wasn’t being a leader and the Wolves are doomed, and then he played amazing the rest of the way and made it to the WCF.

It will take some more time but people will slowly come around to the fact that the nets have actually been straight up good over the last 20 games

https://imgur.com/a/llimllib-github-io-nbastats-teams-uH9V6EV

#1 net rating in the last 5 games lol

Makes LeBron’s longevity even more impressive given his 8 finals runs in a row

Point proven lol

You don’t understand the preparation it takes and the travel time. There should be another word for NBA Basketball preparation because that word itself don’t justify it.

Its twice 2 days apart* 25th and 27th… don’t know where you got 4 days from.

Playoff time I got

1. OKC
2. Denver
3. Minny
4. Lakers
5. Warriors
6. Rockets
7. Spurs
8. Suns

They’re for sure better than the rockets/Lakers. Spurs haven’t played a lick of high stakes NBA basketball. A Denver series would be a tossup imo. Ant and Jaden McDaniels are also both playoff risers.

It might not happen but it certainly isn’t in “what are you smoking” territory lol.

That was like 10 swipes. Excessive amounts of deodorant right there

Haha yeah I think for most brands the directions say 2-3 swipes. It jumped out to me as well.

I do.