[Lowlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses the three-pointer, now 0-for-5 from beyond the arc
Man is shook when he isn’t getting calls
He’s never been a good 3 point shooter. The fact he’s taking them like this tells you he’s having a bad night
Isn’t it higher than Wembys lol
No. Both this postseason and last year’s postseason, SGA has been atrocious from 3. Below Wemby’s current 34%.
It’s strange cuz he shot 40%+ from 3 his first three playoffs, but he’s fallen off hard. His 3 seems to be very matchup dependent.
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Even against the Lakers, he was outplayed by Lebron
Game 2?
You could argue for Caruso but it’s definitely not clear cut.
He was good in game 2, that’s about it
Cmon, he was definitely the best in game 2 and 5
Game 2 and Game 5 at the very least. Arguably Game 3 as well.
he went 6-17 in game 3 lol
Elite playmaking tho. Also I mixed up G2 and G3, he was clearly the best in G2 but arguably G3 too.
Man said fraudulent when Jokic and co got spanked in game 7 last playoffs.
Cope harder you’re just mad bc it’s been true
Lol
Back to back mvp being a playoff dropper is hilarious can’t spam mid range shots and flop attempts against real defenses
It is alarming how he doesn’t show up for a game like this.
This entire series has been mainly dictated by 1) free throws, 2) bench play by thunder. SGA hasn’t been the best player for a majority of these games.
He wasn’t that great against the Lakers either.
Spurs always start off with a 10pt lead every game, then thunder subs in Caruso. Then depending on that, the game is decided.
Thats MIsTeR ChAOss
He actually played well the last two playoffs(minus Memphis series), but he has 100% been a huge dropper this year
His play style just isn’t sustainable he needs a three point shot teams can easily take the mid range away and every post season his rim frequency drops.
I thought he had a 3 point shot in the regular season, but he just doesn’t go to it nearly enough in the playoffs for it to be an actual threat teams have to adjust for
If he had a 3pt shot the game would come way easier for him especially with wemby being the paint and roaming constantly the paint is just clogged
He doesn’t have another gear like the real superstars. Hr can barely score 30 points wihout FT and doesnt go nuclear from a good shooting night cause his game old school and doesn’t shoot 3s. He’s DeMar DeRozan with a whistle and stacked team.
last time he attempted to spam 3’s he went 2⁄11
So easily that he won MVP this year
Okay? And its the playoffs now and the stats he was putting up in the RS aren’t translating to the ps when the refs swallow whistles and physicality ramps up
He played well last year, but it was still a huge drop from how he played in the regular season. This year has been an even bigger drop and it’s going to be a lot worse after tonight.
Those stats were skewed by the Memphis series and that massive blowout in game 3 vs Minny, other than that he was pretty comparable, particularly in the Denver series and the Minny series minus game 3 he was REALLY good
He played well last year, but I don’t think he was anything special. Just normally good, like a lot of star players. His best series was probably against the Mavs 2 years ago. He was really great then.
I think he might be playing with some injury this year. Didn’t he hurt his hand or something against the Suns?
difference between SGA and Kobe
Kobe could actually score without FTs vs Duncan’s Spurs and mopped them 4-1
Playoff dropper
Over his last 3 playoff runs (not counting when he was 19⁄20) he’s averaged 29/5/7 on 58% TS and 2.7 turnovers per game. Is that slightly lower than his regular season numbers? Yea, but it’s still all time great numbers.
58% ts is only 1% better than league average in the playoffs in the last 3 playoffs. Huge drop from the +11 he is in the regular season. And ts% overrates his efficiency due to free throws. His efg% is 8% below league average in the playoffs in the last 3 playoffs.
Ok cool what about today or this year
This year 100%, but last two years he was still great
In 23-24 i’d say he was actually better than in the regular season
Bro out here trying to give labels off of one single occurrence. If we judge off singular years to give labels like playoff dropper that can define a career that’s fucking stupid.
It’s also something you see online a lot that is infuriating where somebody is presented with literal statistics that tell them the thing they think is incorrect and they respond with basically okay but what if we delete the statistics that make me incorrect and only focus on the ones I like.
How did Luka do this postseason?
Luka owns your franchise please stop talking
What about this year? That’s your own standard.
Oh he’s at home just like the Suns. And Lakers. My bad.
No whistle. No free throw. No points.
You forgot no falling
I am trying to make my comments shorter for more impact. You are 100% right though, I should have included that. That is a vital ingredient for the Thunder Floppers.
Man really thought he was gonna get bailed out by the refs on a stepback 30-footer. Love watching him play but sometimes he plays for the call more than the bucket.
Just sub him out man, not his day at all
Nah. Let him wear himself out. Throw himself to the ground a few more times. Builds character.
This not his series at all. He’s in the negative all series
the rest of OKC is dog food if he’s not pulling guys in on offense. I promise that’s not the solution
It hasn’t been his series at all lol he only gets going after getting the refs bailout from FTs
hasn’t been his day the whole series
They listened to you
So when are ppl gonna admit he’s a playoff dropper?
If he didn’t have such a deep team this dude would just be touted as Harden 2.0
Harden did so much more with so much less and against one of the greatest dynasties
absolutely disgusting how bad nba discourse is. harden is SO MUCH BETTER than sga. sga at hardens age today probably isn’t even in the league anymore lmao
Tbf almost no players last that long.
Depth only goes so far when your second best player is Chet Holmgren
He wasn’t at all the last two years. This year he hasn’t done as well especially against the spurs
Man shot like 50% from midrange in the playoffs last year, he’s just having a rough night from deep. Let’s see how the rest of this series plays out before we start with the hot takes.
James Harden with a good squad
CP3 doesnt get injured, James Harden’s legacy looks crazy different
I know I just like hating on Shai and Harden is how we do it right now
I actually like James a lot
Yup. If they beat the KD Warriors and then Bron he and CP3 would be mich higher on peoples All-Time lists
I fully believe this is the case. Same people who are shitting on Harden for not winning during the era where they were against the greatest team of all time are saying Shai is a Kobe level player in the media now. Realistically they are averaging similar numbers, of course the FG% for Harden will be lower because he shot like 10+ 3s every game which tends to lower the % since 40% for 3 is considered elite.
On a worse team, this would be his game on a closeout loss like the Harden games
Became BTA real quick
BTA stands for Brock The Assasin right? Guy’s been on a heater from deep for like two months straight now lol
Who?
I like SGA but he is worse back to back MVP since Steve Nash.
Past MVPs dominate games. SGA doesn’t. He is simply playing next to the deepest team in NBA history.
Nash was incredible to watch though. Sga is a worse one imo
I like Nash more but Shai is better. Maybe if Steve had the Steph Curry green light, he could be.
Nash was fun. But he never stepped up. Other MVPs take over games. LeBron, curry, Giannis, Jokic. I don’t see that consistently with SGA (or Nash of the past).
Either way I am glad it is bearing out this way… hearing SGA mentioned among the greatest guards ever was driving me crazy
He is a great guard. But he is much closer to wade and harden than he is Kobe and obviously Jordan.
I was just looking at that too, was trying to remember a more underwhelming MVP. Nash and maybe Derrick Rose, especially since Rose had such a rough playoffs that year.
Least reactionary r/nba take
He’s not dominating this series like you expect an mvp to do.
Y’all said he was better than Steph and Kobe
If Steph has the same whistle, I swear he is averaging 40
Nah nobody said he was better than Steph at shooting, that’s just people making stuff up to argue. He’s a top 5 player this year no doubt but comparing him to two of the most skilled scorers ever is a stretch.
I didn’t believe in the leap during the RS but it’s been rougher than I thought it would be in the playoffs
YOUR 25-26 MVP
SGA when he can’t flop his way to 17 free throws:
I have never believed Shai deserves the hate more than he has tonight, he’s been fucking pathetic
Yea idk bro
Monstars got him
The score at this point is “a bit lopsided isn’t it”
Stinking it up. He’s the mvp and his team needs points, his team needs him to get points and ….
Starting to become embarrassed to have this guy as my franchise player. Pathetic, pussy ass playoff dropper who plays with zero intensity.
I miss Westbrook. Even if he was inefficient you knew he was going to leave it all on the court
Yea you’re not a Thunder fan if you’re whining about you current two-time MVP, Finals winning star having one bad game
“One bad game” the entire series he’s shot terribly and been completely rattled
Thunder would’ve been in the finals already if they had any 2010s all star guard instead of SGA
I’ve always thought this team would be ideal if we swapped Jeff Teague for SGA.
You mean with Jeff Teague?
Yes, unironically. He’d tell more charismatic stories about it too
Sure i think they would even win with fat ass Raymond Felton ngl
He looks nervous with no calls lmao
Its interesting how through all the yap about depth and shit that this series has just come down to whoever has a better game between SGA and wemby that team wins the game lmao
I mean, I really appreciate that he made an effort to not crumple to the ground. So brave
NOT MY MVP
Shaidiocre
Literally selling his team right now. They need an MVP performance out of him, and hes been sucking for two series in a row now. Im actually one of the few non Thunder fans who really like SGA, but game after games hes been a disappointment.
hes the worst good 3 pt shooter oat
He doesn’t have another gear like the real superstars. Hr can barely score 30 points wihout FT and doenst go nuclear cause his game old school and doesn’t shoot 3s. He’s DeMar DeRozan with a whistle and stacked team.
Well yeah, he didn’t fall down
This the NBA MVP? Bruh
Surprised he didn’t go down like a lil bi*** to be honest.
Mvp is a regular season award.
Shai is playing like KD from thunderstruck lately
#NotMyMVP
SGA wasn’t a reliable 3 point shooter eversince.
This series is crazy
Okay?
Wembanyama went 0/5 from 3 last game (Game 5)
A true MVP competition
Listen I love this Spurs team but this shit is so reactionary