I know we like to hate, but he’s right. To be this level of athlete, you gotta have unshakable believe in yourself and what you do. Just cuz his shots aren’t falling so far, doesn’t mean they won’t in the next game

By the analytics, Thunder already won the series 5-1

What else is he supposed to say? “I’ve lost all hope and faith in my skill set. I’m sad, secretly injured, and can’t wait to spend June on a beach.”

One thing I’ve noticed that as good of a scorer he is he has not a threat off the ball at all.

One of the few SGA quotes that I like tbh. I think he’s right to trust that itll even out but fair or not, someone of his level can’t be stringing this many poor games together. Trust the shots your getting but also needs to create more even if his shot isnt falling imo

Flopping discourse aside, did he not hurt his hand against the Suns?

Not excusing the dude by any means, but something like that can definitely fuck you up

Seeing all these comments come in in real time is crazy. So many haters for this dude

Dillon Brooks got to him lol

I feel like his shot’s been off since he hurt his hand in the Suns series

Whenever this guy speaks, I can’t hate him, he’s Canadian.

tony brothers got him next game

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Brother, J dub it’s injured and so is Mitchell. Obviously that will have an impact on his game. Especially against one of the best teams in the NBA.

I really wonder how many people here actually watch and know basketball

I wouldn’t put it past him to turn it around completely if they advance to the finals. Foul baiting discourse aside he still is a back to back mvp for a reason.

It seems when the lights are brighter those shots don’t hit

Maybe he’s finally gassed

Some were fouls but idk what I’m watching this series. They called the flops last game and held the whistle it this one. If challenged flops were techs this wouldn’t happen

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Yall do realize Shai is great without the flopping?

The flopping discourse is getting to him. You can tell.

so he practices flopping to the ground on his jumpers?

If you trust your game so much, Just stop flopping and play for the win instead of play for FT and let referee to decide the game

Try getting the ball into the net instead of your ass on the ground

Why do i think when he says shots not falling, he means he is not getting his calls

Live by the flop, die by the flop.

I hope he at least makes some adjustments. 

Too often I have seen teams and players just do the same thing to end up losing when they don’t adjust. For my flair, THAT game 7. I still remember screaming at the screen for the Rockets to attack the rim. 

The best players and teams make adjustments. Jordan, Magic, Hakeem, didn’t always shoot the clutch shot. At times, they adjusted to the defense and found the open teammate for the GW shot. 

when you practice baiting fouls more than shots

The self doubt is creeping in. Won’t see an IG caption tonight

That’s not encouraging to hear 

Bit of a playoff dropper.

It’s called getting clamped, Shanaynay

we missed a lot of easy shots at the basket tonight..

Lights too bright second time around.

I mean what did you expect him to say? “I give up, I’m just gonna chuck shots and curl up into a ball or get moody if they don’t go in?@

The next GOAT 🐐.. “bahhh”

Mf has game and mentality for it too bad he has to resource to the egregious flopping

The Flop Must Go On!!!

Aka I’ve spent the entire season learning how to draw contact and create fouls, it’s too late for me to go back and actually learn how to create space and shoot clean jumpers.

Hahaha bum af.

It’s too late to abandon flopping. The rush of getting a horseshit call and FTs is all I live for.

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“I feel like I only heard the whistle a couple of times. I shot plenty of FTs before and they feel good. They’re just not doing it this game”

Translation: I’m not gonna stop foul baiting and falling.

FTA pleading his case to the refs for the rest of the playoffs for more FTAs.

Yeah he got to trust the refs this late of the season live or die by it. he aint 3 FTA guy after all

I think SGA’s biggest problem truly is foul baiting. I don’t mean in the way of like “he’s disrespecting the game” or whatever. I mean it in the way of he can create good iso shots but his first thought in iso so many times is very clearly “how do I create a situation where they will foul me”. He wastes 3-5 possessions a game by chucking up a terrible shot because he thinks it could create a foul. He’s a good enough shot creator where that could be 2-8 points if he didn’t do that, instead of 0 points and 3-5 missed FGs

Die by it, pls 🙏

Maybe focus on the shooting instead of the falling over five-head

Live or die by the refs 💀💀💀

I mean yeah, it’s too late for him to abandon his foul-baiting and flopping playstyle. I say this as someone who is starting to feel bad for him for the amount of hate he’s getting globally. But at this point just keep doing it as hard as you can and get the title.

“A lot of the shots that I’m shooting, I shot plenty of times before and I fell down. They’re just not being called fouls. It’s too late to abandon my work and abandon my game and who I am this late in the season I gotta trust it and live or die by it”

can’t wait to see the over/under on Kalshi and Polymarket for SGA flops game 7 after this quote.

Shai just needs to flop better, like stronger and not them weak ass ones he does.

TL;DR: I live and die to flop!

Give this man some FT’ds, he’s famished.