Lowe throwing absolute bombs , look out

Spurs win impacts SGA’s slight taint

When Steph, Jokic, Giannis won MVP, their Stan’s will say they are the best player in the league and you’d have people arguing with each other.

If Shai Stan claims he’s the best player in the league people just laugh.

A little gooch

is he talking about what Zarba did to Chet?

Great point tho. Hali was busting they ass

Famously nobody brings that up now.

Will START? That’s already been a very popular (not saying I agree) talking point since game 7 last year ended lmao

It’s a fair point and I think the Pacers were giving them the business with Hali

We already do. Also if Aaron Gordon had 2 hamstrings

Pacers literally didn’t lose last season when hali scored 10+ points in the first quarter. With the run he was on, and considering how they just ran OKC out of the gym the game before, the pacers were absolutely robbed.

Without foster putting his dick in game 4 that series is over in 6

This team is way better than last year’s though. The Williams and Mitchell injuries are killers. And man San Antonio is really good too. Better than anyone they faced last season.

Forget finals, Thunder went hell for leather with a Nuggets team who legit only had 6.5 man rotation. Even then, MPJ was injured the whole series and Aaron Gordon was injured for Game 7. If Nuggets had one more guy, they win that series.

I’ll be bringing up Game 4 as well

Oh easily. If they can’t get it done, it’s going to open the floodgates

People should already be saying this. It was an extremely close series against the “weak” east

That’s a very reasonable take though 

it should have been over in 6 but refs fucked game 4, hali never should have been injured 

But do you hold the world record on Knack 2? Your argument is nitpicking and biased. I win, bye bye.

Why do I know this reference and what is it doing here?

You are nitpicking and biased

I win

Bye bye

LMAO - I don’t even know what this means, but it’s a perfect reply to this player ranking nonsense

Fuck you game chumps

2026 Game of the Year announced: Super Mario 2

Shai is the first strand-type MVP

[removed]

Are you a fan of the New York Knack 2

When you win you are also a fraud because all you did was beat frauds. 

Bill Russell tried this but it looped back around to his competition being seen as inferior. 

Fraud accusers hate this one simple trick.

It’s HOW you lose and win.

LeBron lost in 2018, yet we acknowledge it was a great run. KD won in 2017 and 2018, yet we scoff at it

He’s been pretty quiet this series, which is causing the discourse

LeBron losing in 2017 and 2018 never made us look down on him coz he was great individually. We saw him carry a not-so-good cavs team.

SGA is about to lose the WCF AND he has been mid or trash all series.

Tbf if SGA loses here he’ll retain the same finals win percentage that MJ has

It’s way easier than people think.

I thought they were frauds last year when they won. Never seen calls like that in a playoff run but I never watched Wade much so I think I’m just uninformed

Seattle mentioned, upvote

SGA is KFC to the Sonics’ Ezell

It’s fuck OKC forever in my house. Can’t wait for my Sonics to return to me.

Yes

The reality to me is that

1. Wemby is a generational defender, and he takes away a ton of the floor just by virtue of being out there. That affects everyone on the floor for OKC.

2. When SGA isn’t rewarded with his foul baiting and selling he’s not as efficient. It literally flips every other game in the playoffs.

3. Both of these make for a tough series for a player that’s benefited greatly from being surrounded by elite talent

Lebron in 2011 was a riot. This would be nothing by comparison

The NBA won’t allow it. They are invested at this point in the bit.

Jay Willams has definitely sounded like he dislikes SGA’s playstyle for a while

If you think Zach only just started having that opinion because of a Greenberg clip on Reddit, you’re Redditing too hard.

I don’t think any non-Thunders can sit there with a straight face and say they enjoy SGA’s flopping/foul baiting style of play.

I hate, hate that we’re resorted to watching the Kendrick Perkins of the world decide the narratives, but here we are.

At least this narrative has some legs, I guess 

New fall tracking metric, gotta see how often the taint touches the hardwood.

Lebron went to the finals 8 straight years and people use that against him lol, even if shai gets another title and FMVP people will criticize him, just part of the territory.

There’s a good shit and taint joke in here but it’s gross and beneath us. 

Fortunately, SGA and Tony Brothers are well acquainted with the combo. 

SGA’s regular season numbers were insane and deserved. But Wemby seriously warps the head to head matchup between SA and OKC. SGA drives to the hoop more than anyone else in the league, and Wemby in the paint nullifies that part of SGA’s game.

Exactly Shai was the most consistent player all regular season and put up an all-time guard season efficiency and scoring wise. Even as a Shai glazer myself if Jokic didn’t get that knee injury it would’ve been his. Pre-knee injury Jokic was putting up the greatest regular season ever. However, all things considered Shai was the most consistent player in the regular season and had the most fool-proof case. Imo, Luka and Jokic peaked higher individually in the regular season, Wemby had too many slumps and really benefitted from statpadding towards the end of the season.

I was one of many people that said wemby should’ve won during the regular season. I thought he was so much better at defense than anyone else in the league that it outweighed the offensive advantage jokic/sga/luka had over him.

In my opinion, his defense and the threat of him on offense unlocked their whole team and propelled them from a team that was expected to be .500 to #2 in a brutal West.

SGA had an incredible season but his team basically played to expectations and I didn’t think he affected winning in the same way nor did I ever think he was the best player in the league. Felt like people would wald watch Wemby and say ‘this guy is clearly the most impactful player in basketball’ and then consult a spreadsheet to change their opinion.

The minutes argument was also dumb, he only played 3 more mpg.

In fairness, I am also a big fan of the anti flop movement and just as I wouldn’t have ever voted for harden for mvp, I wouldn’t have voted SGA. While i respect his actual skill and ability, I don’t respect the way that guy plays the game.

talking heads who sell ads and gambling services should get prison sentences not accolades

I think Hall of Famer under sells it. I think what you’re trying to get at is that players that are back-to-back MVPs are so dominant and stay so, that they often are used in top 10 all-time conversations. What we’ve seen from Shai so far in the playoffs doesn’t live up to that, though in his defence he’s 27 and in his 8th year. He’ll have more chances.

Edit: “in the playoffs” and the last sentence

Every MVP in history of a HOFer besides Drose. Even then rose might make it.

Besides Rose, it’s then Dave Cowens, and then Willis Reed and Wes Unsled.

People have such fucking blinders on because it allows them to get off fiery takes. Both JDub and AJ Mitchell have been none existent entities this series. And SGA is the only other ball handler capable of setting up his teammates on OKC.

every single human being on planet earth would be a “playoff dropper” if they had to go against the spurs.

before the spurs series he was 63% true shooting

regardless, you can’t call him a playoff dropper after 2025

or 2024..

SGA is still shooting 59% TS across the entire playoffs.

Steph Curry, the best guard since Jordan had multiple playoff series where his efficiency also fell off to this degree.

The fact that one below average efficiency 7 games series is proof that 160 games were flukes is just so stupid I don’t know what to say.

Taking more free throws in the playoffs than he did in the regular season btw so this makes no sense

Was Kobe super efficient? I thought he was just good at hitting really difficult shots.

He’s effectively been double teamed every time he touched the ball for 10 games straight, with 6 of those having one of the best defensive aliens of all time waiting in the paint.

That’s a pretty big factor

Back to back mvp’s and you’re saying his regular season was a fluke, genuinely moronic take

It’s not when your second option is injured and your third option needs to be in witness protection when he OKC plays the spurs.

The spurs are a good team and tough matchup for the thunder even healthy.

I mean San Antonio is really good. I won’t be surprised if either teams wins this series.