[Highlight] Ausar Thompson pushes and steps over Sam Merrill (flagrant 1 on review)
We sure this isn’t Amen in disguise?
Is Amen the evil twin?
Not saying he is, but however, if it came out that Ausar was ducktaped to a chair in the locker room while Amen played in his stead, I wouldn’t be very surprised
Markieff and Marcus Morris used to switch places I’m pretty sure, so I wouldn’t be that surprised if other twins did it.
It’s funny how they had matching tattoos too. I think I could tell the difference but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Funny, or insane? Can you imagine getting completely covered in the same ink as someone else ?
Surely there was more to that series of wild decisions than ensuring they remain indistinguishable from one another, right?
I’m pretty sure I read that they had a shared bank account that their paychecks both went into.
That lends credence to my theory that only one Morris twin is actually the much better player
Markieff was better for their first few years and then Marcus was solidly better basically the entire time after that
You mean markieff was better for the first few years, and then they ranked everybody by switching permanently
I’m just not so quick to judge.
Yes lol go look him up amen a certified crash out
“Amen was a violent child” - Ausar Thompson
Let it be so.
Amen was a very aggressive child
Their reps are taking a hit rn
Stop being a meanie Ausar
He’s supposed to be the good twin, maybe they switched places?!
The Pistons jersey automatically gives you +5 goon stats
Even Mike Conley would start getting techs
Impossible! I think draymond would get techs, just a theory tho
Gandhi situation
It’s like a Twitches situation
Bad boys moments still occur from time to time
how is this not a moving screen
Yeah seriously wtf was that screen.
It was an offensive foul, flagrant 1, and a tech all in 3 seconds
I just don’t understand how you can let that be a screen, it’s ridiculous.
its not a screen, but merill is grabbing him which is even worse ausar reaction is unprovoked but merill enhances it
Probably would have been if there wasn’t a flagrant
This. Fouling “bigger” than your opponent covers up their foul. If Wemby doesn’t elbow Naz, maybe Naz is the one who fouls. If Ausar doesn’t shove, maybe the moving screen gets called.
Naz was definitely not getting a foul there lol. He’d been getting away with it all game, hence the elbow
I mean the refs had plenty of opportunities to call it, it was like 3 seconds straight of a weird moving, holding screen…stuff wouldn’t escalate if refs would do their jobs.
Nope - the flagrant is a culmination of frustration of being hugged every time number 5 sets a screen without it being called. Every fucking time.
It’s 2026
There have been a lot of times where Merrill is just full on pushing in front of the ref and they haven’t called it. Think this was just the frustration of that adding up
Merrill has BEEN doing this. Insane. The refs just pick and choose what rules matter like evangelical Christians
It looks like every other screen that’s been set the whole game by both teams
He’s only moving because he’s being pushed lol
its frustrating to watch games when screeners are obviously moving, leaning, pushing with 2 hands, sticking legs out or their butts and sometimes, grabbing. There are also instances where the refs are reviewing a call and totally ignoring the moving screens.
You can pretty clearly see in this clip. He’s wearing a Cavs jersey
Merrill looked like an offensive lineman, blocking with his hands and shuffling his feet.
Cause it’s against the pistons
I only can watch the clip which doesn’t have much wide angle, but based on what I can see Ausar isn’t the on ball defender and Merrill is away from the ball so they both have freedom of movement.
Read the rules folks- “A player who sets a screen shall not (1) assume a position nearer than a normal step from an opponent, if that opponent is stationary and unaware of the screener’s position, or make illegal contact with an opponent when he assumes a position at the side or front of an opponent, or (3) assume a position so near to a moving opponent that he is not given an opportunity to avoid contact before making illegal contact, or (4) move laterally or toward an opponent being screened, after having assumed a legal position. The screener may move in the same direction and path of the opponent being screened.”
Merrill is entitled to hold his position and back up. It’s not his problem that Thompson wants to run straight through him instead of around. You can watch the longer replay, Merrill fades backwards but doesn’t move literally or towards Thomson.
What the fuck does that even mean
He’s literally setting a pick you can see Merrill trying to set his feet. That’s 100% an offensive foul
Ali officiate high school basketball and if I let a moving screen go that egregious I would get a call from my supervisor and be taken off my next game
my brother in christ, he literally jumps left to cut off Ausar AND uses his arms to impede him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppOfIGIwFQ
not a surprising take from a warrior fan, though
Watch your own video. He sets up with his left foot on the 3 point line and that’s where he is when Thompson runs into his chest. He then continues to go in the direction Thompson was running, which is the thing he is explicitly allowed to do under the rules.
Dwayne Wade is bad at commentary
Him and Candace are both ass in my opinion.
she can be decent at times I’ve not minded her last year but this bs with Wade drags her down to his nonsense level
I like her in the studio, and she seems cool overall, but putting her and Wade with Harlan is like adding water to a really nice aged single malt scotch.
agreed. she can be good in small doses with the right partners and D Wade is not one of them
Wade is got awful bud. I don’t know how you came to that conclusion.
What conclusion? Lmao. I did not in any way praise Wade I did very much the opposite.
i think he meant not awful?
she can be decent at times
She’s terrible at times, too. She steps on Harlan’s calls too much and sometimes her analysis is just meaningless and tryhard. Definitely not as bad as Wade, though.
They’re so hard to listen to. I think sometimes they’re focused on trying to sow intrigue, and a lot of the time wade is speaking as if he was still playing and the player involved in the play was his teammate.
We could have Stan Van rn
As in having someone worse or better? This sub confuses me. I personally like both Van Gundy’s, rants/tangents and all
The Van Gundy’s are entertaining as fuck, especially Stan, and isnt that what its all about?
He’s doing spurs and wolves.
OH HE IS BAAAAD, EVEN WORSE OF BEING A JUDGE IN SLAM DUNK CONTEST
It’s a playoff game and we’re getting d wade color. Do better amazon.
He’s so long winded
Not a legal screen but that doesn’t excuse the frustration shove. Love the edge but gotta walk the line
Merrill look like he was on the o-line trying to block Ausar lol
It was a good rep what can ya say
I don’t care. It’s the playoffs. This ain’t a problem.
I just don’t understand the shove and step over as if he did something there. Bro it’s Sam Merrill
He was frustrated by the moving screen. The step over is him attempting to emasculate Sam Merrill
Im surprised the step over didnt get a technical on the review.
I think if Merril would have reacted to the step over then Thompson would have gotten one, but it probably also would have been a double tech. Not sure why they call it like that but that’s how it usually seems to go
Such loser shit imo. D Wade comparing it to AI step over was downright disrespecting AI.
I thought it was funny
moving screen trying to hold on to ausar. maybe call that
They didn’t call Stewart knocking down Merrill on a moving screen earlier this series I don’t wanna hear anything.
This isn’t a comment under a post about that play. I’m not a pistons fan i’m just pointing that out.
Sir, that’s NBA Champion Sam Merrill to you
Like he dunked on him lol
Why didn’t Sam elbow
JB rearranged some dudes teeth and only got a flagrant 1. Worth trying.
https://youtu.be/sR8oi1Qnmes?si=bWUAS9fZHzNecNnw
Damn Ausar it’s his birthday today too, brutal
Some weak ass Amen Herro cosplay
League is so soft lmao
Love it!
It’s Sam’s birthday too😭😭
Flagrant?
Def Amen playing in this one
I can’t help but laugh at Merrill’s face when he got stepped over
We’re getting negative & we love it.
Obviously don’t wanna see anyone injured but lets have dudes crash out please
Getting punched right in the dick for that and I don’t care
simple foul
giving a flagrant one for stepping over someone? weak
Can we please not have d wade and Candace Owens do anymore game. I would rather listen to Doris Burke than this
Candace Parker, not Candace Owen’s, Parker’s commentary is hit and miss but let’s not compare her to Owen’s 🤮
Cavs too soft.
Et tu, Ref?!
#https://i.imgur.com/iVReyql.jpg
Why?
I’m a lip reader, merrill said nachos aren’t that tasty
Makes more sense than whatever reason he created in his head to justify that.
Moving screens suck. Don’t make it worse by hurting your team.
This is justified then
Let em play
Merrill pulled Ausar on top of him. He was smiling until he fell.
Both of the thompson brothers are dicks
prove me wrong
Bruh I swear that family is hiding some skeletons in their closet.
man, the thompson twins are kind of bitches lol
D Wade comparing Ausar to AI deserved a technical. AI’s step is goated. Refs out to point at D Wade, and make Merrill shoot technical fouls until dwade apologizes
Now a Merrill 3 to timeout Pistons. Good for him. Liked how he quick shot that first free throw as well.
Man he almost killed him. Thank god it was a flagrant 1. That roughness can’t stand in this modern nba
Yeah that’s the worst foul I’ve seen all week……..
Very soft flagrant
Grabbing a guy by the neck and fully extending to push him down is a flagrant actually.
What happened to the league i love
/s
Where’s my country gone
He has a hand on his neck. He pushes in the chest. Should be a double foul, and maybe a tech for stepping over.
Double foul and play on. It’s the playoffs.
You’re a moron.
Seriously how was this not a flagrant 2?
lol
no real damage just frustration. Merill exaggerated the impact and appeared to be ok. Merill was also handsy should’ve been an offensive foul, but doesnt excuse ausar actions. I think at the max you call flagarant 1 and one tech, but it’s playoff basketball in a chippy series. I like the call.
If there was also a tech i would maybe understand more … shoving by the neck is absolutely unacceptable as it is
Soft
Pushes him down by the neck then steps over him what are you on
Agree. It’s the same level of flagrant foul 1 as this… 😂
What’s the correlation between what I said and that play?
Thug behaviour
Nice dogwhistle coward
Not a dogwhistle, I would of said the same if it was a white person. I think you’re reading into this too deep
Dumbass comment
you’re the racist one for thinking my comment had to do with race
Now I know you’re racist cause I didn’t even call you racist, just a dumbass.
We all know that you were thinking of it, hence your original comment…
Different guy grandpa, put away the booze
No, you said “dumbass comment” in response to me explaining myself how thug can be used to describe anyone that does a violent play. Safe to say you thought i was being racist and are now trying to backpedal.
That’s a 2. Excessive and intentional
If that’s a 2 im never watching the league ever again lol
Not sure what the rules are here but he had the flagrant and the tainting foul. Those are definitely things that happened on the play.
If he gets ejected because of that, it’s all on Thompson for being that dumb to do that in a playoff game.
absolute act of violence trying to fight through a moving screen. eject that mfer. that’s not basketball. offensive players need a 5 yd bubble around them.
def was an offensive foul but ausar also put his hands to his neck
Y’all spend the last two days crying about a “trip” but this is fine lmao
I love this hate. To be more relevant, the foul discrepancy of 78-48 I think and 100-54 fts was a bit much. But it’s whatever
Y’all spent the last 2 days calling fans online soft and then your entire arena wanted a player ejected for this lmao
Rocket Arena is the glassiest of houses lol
Except this was actually a foul lmao
Death pentalty