SGA when asked on the spurs defense “There’s a guy on their back line that’s a little bit different from everyone else’s.”
Kornet finally getting his flowers
I mean he’s one for the record books
Lucas Kornet is an anagram for Scrotal Nuke
Thanks for the new band name.
This is the funniest forum I’ve seen since the old days of bodybuilding.com/misc
Lucas Kornet and Lamar Odom would make for a good tandem. Sound the Doom Alarm because the Scrotal Nuke is about to launch
Wemby’s been warming that starting spot for him. Next year is the Year of the Korn.
OKC = children of the Korn
of korn children
The Big Elote
He performs well against the Knicks as well. He has that former team hatred in him. Then he was a Celtic. He loves to hate the Knicks.
I fear him more than Wemby.
You had me until that last sentence.
That chase down block was the best since 2016
So Wemby roaming defensively off Josh Hart is basically a guarantee lol
Knicks made us pay for that nearly every time we did it.
Wemby on Hart meant Castle couldn’t guard Brunson like he should because he’s guarding KAT instead, and KAT got a shit ton of rebounds as a result. Then Hart made his shots too
Brunson should be guarded by Harper.
Then who guards OG and Mikal? Knicks got a lot of weapons
Vassell on OG and Fox on Mikal
Mikal might win FMVP going against Fox’s gimpy ankle.
I took a \(10 bet for Mikal FMVP a week ago. They’re giving me \)10k
Edit: 3 weeks ago*
Outside of the big two I think the only one with a legitimate shot is KAT.
Yeah I agree. I want to cash out for $40 but idk if I’ll ever regret it haha
Let it ride. Stranger things have happened.
For only \(10, you definitely gotta let that shit ride. \)40 will get you like 1.5 meals from Taco Bell, but $10k…lol
In what world is KAT not option 2 on the Knicks?
They meant the big two to win Finals MVP, not on the Knicks
Wemby and Brunson.
Praying for you big dawg, I hope that shit hits
You got +99900 for Mikal 1 week ago, please post the ticket
Fox has played surprisingly good defense. He’s not going to lock anyone down, but he plays smart, doesnt foul, and knows how to play around Wemby. As long as Bridges isnt hitting like 40% on 3s, he shouldnt be a problem.
Yeah I also thought in the 4th at least, Fox did just fine the couple of times I saw him on SGA
His ankle looked pretty fine in game 7
Fox actually did great when he was forced to guard SGA. He was no pushover IMO
Knicks fans are fat off of feeding on the shitty and aging eastern playoff teams lol
As opposed to the blazers or suns or injured rockets wolves and lakers lmao
Everything looks easy when you’re just dishing out belt to ass doesn’t it
Bruh we just slayed a 60+ win team 🤷♂️
They’re just coping cause they couldn’t imagine us ever playing this well
Yall can say that and still acknowledge the fact that none of the opponents yall have went against have shit on a defending champ OKC squad lol
Knicks fans are the only ones who do acknowledge this AND recognize that they’re absolutely fucking up those teams. While every other fan base ignores the weekly 30 to 50 point wins which is unprecedented and just mentions the teams they play. Idgaf if you play the wizards 12 straight times. That’s impressive.
Everyone who follows the league has said that lmao
Enjoy the finals my man, disappointed we never got to face you again after all that chatting your fans were doing
I live in ny and all the radio stations are acknowledging this while at the same time pointing out… it’s not their fault who they played. They swept the last two series handily after a shaky start. They have been consistently blowing out teams by 30 points… not saying they will or won’t beat the spurs just saying it’s a a dumb argument to be like well they haven’t played anybody… what do you want them to do? ETA you have pistons flair so if you wanted to beat the Knicks you should have beat the cavs
I mean not every team sets the points differential record through this amount of games lol
West was eating good playing the shit lakers also
Both of those matchups that were just mentioned are losing to OG and Mikal. lol what are you on about
Vassell is a good matchup on OG. If Mikal Bridges can beat you, let him
I think if you’re the spurs you’re more than happy to let OG/Mikal be the guy to try and beat you
I mean….they have been showing that they can score 20 pts per game. Spurs daring Caruso to beat you is not OG / Mikail or even hart
Yea but i think you test them the 1st game to see how they do. Mikal was pretty bad before getting it together.
If Knicks continue to shoot and play like they do it’s goona be tough for the Spurs/Wemby who are on/off every other game.
You guys unlocked another level in the playoffs though, man. I thought we had your guys number just based on the regular season eye test in our H2Hs. After game 1 this playoffs, it was obvious yall had another level. Even with our injuries, you were the first team to stifle us by stuffing the offense of our guards, while also outdefending our wings. Plenty of teams beat us, but not usually like that.
Wemby is fuckin stupid as fuck. I would delete franchises in 2K when some weird auto gen 7’5 alien that can shoot threes would get drafted, and now it’s just real.
Sincerely, check yourself for bloodclots daily, and go KAT.
Yup. If the Knicks win, it’s probably going to come down to Kat shooting well and offensive rebounds. Should be a fun series
He’s going to have 1 game where he goes nuts from 3 like Caruso did
He shot over 41% from 3 for the season.
Yeah and is at 30% in this postseason run
cavs left him open all series, worked out pretty well for us
Cavs dont have wemby
He’s 34% on his career before this season, has very low volume for a guard, and historically really streaky
In the Knicks starting lineup? Yeah wembys helping off of him
All Hart has to do is pretend he’s against the Sixers and he’ll turn into Klay Thompson
Spurs don’t need to get cute - they have the perimeter wings and POA defenders that Wemby can be in help without giving players wide open shots.
I think the whole “give the worst players on the floor a look” is a double edged sword and recipe for success especially when Hart has been hitting.
Yeah hes the ultimate cheat code he has the opposite of offensive gravity he basically repels everyone from the paint
We gotta fix that hand he broke so he starts shooting poorly again
Running that Shamet lineup in crunch time just like last series to negate that will be interesting. Knicks match up well
Teams are gonna start drafting guys just based on whether Wemby respects their jumper. Sorry Josh. You’re the chosen sacrifice
Knicks success this entire playoffs since getting Hart has always hinged on him making his shots. Nothing new but this time, the Knicks have options. If he cant then Shamet can come and make these shots.
Sort of but there’s an obvious counter, I forget who mentioned it but basically if you’re roaming off Hart then he runs and sets a quick screen by the 3 point line there’s no additional help and it’s an open shot for someone.
Love him or hate him, SGA always gives genuine & insightful postgame interviews & pressers.
He’s really a model professional.
I’m glad he at least died on his shield with a great performance game 7.
Let it be known that SGA went down fuckin fighting. He actually played like the MVP.
Honestly feel like if he played like that the entire series (limited flop attempts) the series could’ve gone differently, he was a dog last night.
Missing second and third best ball handlers and scorers took its toll. He was exhausted because he couldn’t play off the ball as much as he wanted. With all this being said OKC could still have a chance if Chet showed up for the series.
It’s interesting to read no one calling out Caruso for shooting HORRIBLY in game 7. Honestly if he even has a mediocre night they win. I’m guessing it’s becaaue he was a dog the whole series but his shooting lost them the game.
At least Caruso was trying to get something going, whereas Chet didn’t even attempt to play in the post. Or anywhere for that matter. If Chet had more plays where he was aggressive, Caruso likely doesn’t feel the need to force the issue.
Yea, I went from despising him to reluctantly respecting him in game 7.
Same. On that drive where he dunked it on us, I was actually happy to see it, because at least it was a good basketball play and not an attempt to flop.
yup he definitely went down
I hate him on the court but off the court seems like a good guy. Just stop foul baiting and people would like him so much more.
I don’t like the foul baiting either, but I will say that compared to most other players who engage in that kind of stuff, he doesn’t spend a lot of time complaining to refs when he doesn’t get a call and actually bothers getting back on defense quickly.
Yeah Luka crying to the refs pisses me off more tbh
I love the idea of Luka’s game more, but ya he is actually a hard watch live because of the crying.
OKC’s overall team and the flopping makes SGA a hard watch but otherwise hes an awesome watch, last night really captured how awesome of a watch he can be. They can both literally be fixed by the NBA just changing how it officiates, crack down more on the crying, and crack down more on the fake falls. Suddenly both players are great watches, i dont wanna watch some dude making 60mil a year cry every play to the refs.
Like other guy said if SGA doesn’t get the foul he gets back up and plays D, Luka is gonna run to the ref, get in his face, then run backwards looking at the ref while the other team goes down and scores a 4v5
Fair point, I don’t see him LeMoaning.
The reason everyone hates on him is he’s the face of flopping at the moment because he’s the MVP, but it’s clear that most people on the sub see it as a league issue. Lots of teams do it, and no one wants it to be done.
Yeah, I’m of the opinion that flopping is more of a league problem than a player one, though SGA is probably the most egregious offender, so he annoys me more than most. However, players wouldn’t do it if they weren’t rewarded for it, so ultimately it’s an officiating issue.
Lol, comparing a guy with one of the best whistles ever to a guy with one of the worst whistles.
Exactly and at least in his heyday, LeBron earned his FTs the hard way not by falling down on every jumper
He also seems to accept it pretty gracefully when he gets baited.
I want to like him, his game is so smooth when he’s just balling
This is huge. It’s honestly 50% of what makes modern foul baiters so annoying like Luka and harden. They’ll obviously go for unnatural contact and if it doesn’t get called they get sooo whiny. Shai mostly just gets up and plays on. Still sucks that the game is evolving into trying to draw more and more fouls but the attitude offsets how bad it could be
Fair point. A lot of stars flop, my personal hatred for him is how unnatural his shooting motion is wherever there’s a defender nearby.
Aside from the foul baiting stuff, he’s really fun to watch. Like, refs and flopping are the two biggest, but the third most common complaint I hear from casual fans is “everything is layups and threes.” The midrange is dead kind of stuff.
SGAs midrange game is so fucking good. His ability to drive, stop on a dime, and pull up from 15 feet is the best we’ve seen in a while. On par with prime kd and Kobe. This is exactly the kind of player archetype I love to see.
As a guy who grew up watching Kobe he would be my favorite player right now if it wasn’t for the foul bating. Dude is so fun to watch when he goes off.
I feel like this has been said a million times but when he just hoops he’s so smooth and fun to watch. Like that second quarter from him was awesome operating out of the midpost.
I’ve always been partial to midrange killers and he’s the best in the league right now at it. I just wish he didn’t end up on the ground after most of those Js.
He’s a genuine family man, which i love. Lots of athletes are honestly just shitty off field role models and it’s a lot harder for kids to avoid that in the social media age.
If it works why would you ever stop doing it?
It stopped working
The spurs weren’t fouling. They just played damn great defense. Spurs have stud athletes who can keep up with Shai as well as know that they can play a certain way because there isn’t much of a threat of him running by them for the layup. I am biased but a lot of Shai’s “flops” are more catching guys who aren’t disciplined and drawing a foul. It’s only a flop when he tries to do it but they hold back!
Not a lot of teams and players who can guard Shai without him drawing a few fouls. Spurs have the unique combination of insane guard athleticism and Wemby to really slow the Thunder down.
Eh, shai had a great game 7 and got a couple of really important free throws off of bullshit calls. Chet turning into a shell of himself and Jdub being hurt were more the reason they lost imo.
At least he shows up to his press conferences after losing or playing poorly 🤷♂️
I like wemby a lot but this is a valid take.
True, that was soft
I don’t know how anyone could hate the guy. I get not liking the flopping, but IMO that’s more of a NBA problem that he’s just become the poster child for.
Edit - I don’t care for the flopping myself; I do not like how OKC plays. I also recognize that they do it because the NBA has been rewarding it. If Silver and the NBA don’t stop rewarding flopping (which has gotten steadily worse over the the last 15 years) eventually we’ll have many teams playing just like OKC and that will suck.
the flopping part is the only hateable thing about him. wehn he’s on like last night he’s very enjoyable to watch and he’s an insane player, like probably one of the best guards ever atp. and he seems like a good dude
I hate the flopping with him more because of how good he is. He just simply doesn’t need to do it.
People hate his flopping and foul baiting. And the league for rewarding it.
Baseline, he seems like a good dude.
I would hope nobody hates him as a person or the kind of teammate he is.
He’s also the poster boy for an entirely unlikeable team.
The flopping isn’t just SGA it is endemic. The juxtaposition compared to them playing extremely physical defence makes it look worse. The refereeing only makes that difference look infinitely worse again to the point it feels rigged and feels like the refs are winning them games. Add in Lu Dort literally going out to cause physical injury and they’re never going to be liked.
Plus they committed the biggest crime going, being really fucking good without any truly likeable characters.
Ok saying no one on OKC is truly likeable is crazy and I don’t like the team lol
Probably because most fans of the nba value being entertaining on the court over someone being a good person or professional.
If you flop, you’ll be disliked, this isnt exclusive to SGA. Harden by all means seems like a decent person too
I don’t know how anyone could hate the guy
Insert flopping face
100% if he just balled, and stopped baiting, he would probably be one of those superstars people just can’t hate.
“Hmmmm…”
-SGA on dog Chet’s offense
Shai should grow out the Afro and wear a handband
From ShAI to Dr. Shai
That’s a bar haha
Legit
Reminds me of Darnell from My Name is Earl
Hey crab man
Hey Earl!
Where is Ben Wallace?
Shai “Ben Wallace” Gilgeous-Alexander
He needs a rebrand
Shai comes back next season with an afro, averages 3 blocks a game and starts shooting like 20% from everywhere on the court
Jarrett Allen: “Hey, wait a second…”
Jarrett Allen and SGA taking each other’s hairstyle next season lol
If he grows it really big, it could obscure the basket when he’s contesting shots. Got to do it for the game
Does this sub not realize when you take out your braids…you have a fro? He already has a massive fro, it’s just unshaped
You really think people out here thinking he grew out an afro over night?
To be fair you could fill a book with the shit people don’t understand about black hair
After the loss, he got some of Michael’s secret stuff. Side effect was his hair grew like a chia pet /s
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Wait till you hear about the Afro powers. Why do you think Kobe stopped dunking once he lost his?
Ok now I want to learn. What can I google about Kobe to find out more?
Kobe Colorado 2003. He went to a training camp in Colorado where they told him to cut the afro to jump higher (more aerodynamic you see), and his legacy was forever altered when he returned
Youtube?
From knowing any black people?
I mean I’m nosey as fuck (absolutely no pun intended) and I probably asked black hair and black skin questions more than the average person in my neighborhood, but I never thought to ask what would happen if braids were undid. My bad
I don’t even understand the point of your comment… what does what you just said have to do with someone saying he should grow out his fro?
Brother they are clearly talking about him playing with his fro out what do you mean
also a guy on your team whos scared of him
I am also scared of him
But you will not receive $240 mln in next 5 years for this, won’t you?
I’d have to double check but no I don’t think so.
Did you check?
yeah, like fr. Still waiting here.
He should be
he reads books, doesnt look at his phone before bed, and hates Las Vegas
This is what happens when you leave the Dangerous Nights Crew.
let’s slop em up
You can’t stop people from ordering steaks and a glass of water
Dangerous Night’s Crew? We went out for wings once.
He used to be a piece of shit though.
That’s what Chet’s supposed to be for💀
Chet is long af yea, but he’s still “only” 7’1 with a 7’6 wingspan where Wemby is like 7’4 with an INSANE 8’0 wingspan
Plus Wemby has wider shoulders, is 40 pounds heavier and way more athletic
And he’s way more handsome than Chet
To be fair, that’s a pretty fucking LOW bar…
I’ve seen stray dogs more handsome than Chet
Chet crying on the fishing trip reading this
Is the fishing in Galveston any good?
My girl said Chet looks like a baby bird that fell out of the nest and now I can’t unsee that. 😂
He came second in a beauty contest to a German Shepherd’s shaved asshole
Freshest clothes…
Bigger peepee
Harder peepee
Thicker flow
That’s the most frustrating thing. Our guy equipped with the best physicals on paper to handle Wemby and he just completely shrinks. 6’3 JMac and 6’5 Caruso had no issues at least attempting to attack Wemby and yet the guy with a 9’6 standing reach can’t.
Chet’s arms are so long just like Wemby’s that you’d hope he’d at least get some fouls going up.
Kind of apples and oranges.
Guards come in on drives at full speed– so they can get space b/c of all the options defender has to cover. The driver can do a tear drop out front, go for layup on either left side or right side of backboard, put body into defender for either foul or space creation, dunk.
It’s that running start that gives them all those options. If they’re passed the ball near the basket at a standstill, they get smothered. Can’t do shit.
Chet is still one of the best rim protectors in the nba, it’s just the gap between whoever’s second best and Wemby is enormous. Wemby is the only defender in my lifetime who impacts the game in such an extreme way with his defensive anti-gravity.
Chet has iHart too.
So like Kawhi, seasons over, we let the hair out.
I like it.
To think that a Kawhi and SGA teamup was a possibility… we’re talking mid-range bombardment all day. But Clippers be Clippers. 😂
Greatest compliment ever done to Kornet
The Plumdog spares no prisoners /s
Plumdog Millionaire
SGA not cosplaying Matrix in a press conference isn’t real. He can’t hurt you.
SGA not cosplaying Matrix in a press conference:
No sunglasses, undressed hair, is it really him?
He has the most intense eyes I’ve ever seen in a basketball player so I get the sunglasses. He looks like he can look me in the eyes and instantly know how many times I’ve lied in third grade.
Guy on the back line? Say His Name…LUKE KORNET!
SGA forgiveness tour starts now
It’s already funny to see people playing us have their star player not play as well followed by the questions from the media if they’re really a star player. We saw people saying the same thing about our team playing against the best defensive player of the year.
Crazy to think that an absolutely amazingly incredible defense might impact how good the offense plays lol
Jalen Williams and Ajay not playing is also huge. It was just Shai against an incredible defense.
Game 7 it was especially clear that SGA has to create almost everything offensively for them. The starters should be embarressed
The thing is, guys like Cason and McCain DID overperform for their spots, it’s just….we needed our 2nd and 3rd best scorers. Jared McCain came in and was electric the one time, but the dude probably wasn’t even going to play in the playoffs more than a couple minutes a night before Ajay and Dub go down. Really unfortunate injuries.
The guy to step-up was Chet, and he just isn’t unique all of a sudden when he has to go up against Wemby.
Yup. Turns out we needed our 2 and 3 scorers….kinda badly.
When they can just tee off on one guy, it’s no mystery why we struggled. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Shai look more exhausted than he has at the end of these games. He’s working his ass off for the least efficient performance that he’s put up in a long time.
The fact that they went 7 is a testament to Shai and the team being able to grind shit out. The difference in the series was them not getting game 1 with Fox out imo.
Lol is Shai getting love here after the elimination game? Lol reddit people are really different too.
I think cuz he went out fighting. His last game’s performance was so good, most of his shots was heavily guarded but still sinks it. Gotta give him props.
It was everything I wanted from the game. Shai put on a career performance, reminded people who he was, and the Spurs still pulled it out.
People here love basketball and they hate seeing the game being destroyed by the OKC gang.
But everyone know that Shai is a good player, if he stop with the flopping and show his proper skills we have no reason to hate him.
Just play the game bro
All the flopping stuff aside, Shai has been an extremely gracious loser and an absolute pro in this series.
As a Spurs fan, except for the flopping I don’t dislike him. He gives pretty honest answers whenever I see him interviewed.
*Edit. His sense of fashion leaves a lot to be desired. He’s obviously a nerd who got money and tries to look cool. And fails. Me too. Game recognizes games.
It’s interesting when people create fanfiction about players and then believe it lol
And I’m a nerd with no money who fails to look cool!
You’re def wrong about his style ngl - def has some of the best style in the league
Damn he took his cornrows out that fast?? 😂
He’s talking about Luke Kornet.
Is it just on my end, or is the audio way down? I can barely make out what SGA is saying.
Yeah I cranked my phone volume to max, and still barely can hear SGA. They need to include captions for all interviews haha
We ran a similar style of defense when Mark Williams was fully healthy and it was a big reason why we had a good first half to the season. A lot of teams aren’t shooting middies right now and their offense falls apart if they can’t force paint pressure
People need to remember the afro is a defensive advantage. It limits the offensive player’s view of the court much more than cornrows. Shai I’m talking to you…it’s time to embrace the afro.
won’t even say the man’s name. villain status origin.
I really like listening to him speak. On top of being so professional and actually considerate in his responses, I think he’s engaging too.
I’ve been pretty anti Shai but it’s always been bc he doesn’t have to pull all the BS he does to be great. Dude had an incredible game 7.
Agreed. And funnily enough it was his best performance too.
Kornet