Chet Holmgren answers what happened in the Spurs series, and also the aspect that he took fewer field goal attempts and 3-pointers.
Wemby beat the ebonics out of this guy fr
Damn you’re right lol. Like when suburban kids try to act hard then meet actual hard mfs and get scared back to the suburbs lol
I think it’s more like when Ricky Bobby met that god damn French racecar driver and lost his mind and forgot that if ya ain’t first you’re last.
I’m concerned OKC doesn’t have advanced enough medical staff to deal with a man running around in his underwear because he’s covered in invisible flames.
They didn’t know how to treat Ricky’s fire at all.
But you never know, he might just hop back up and come at em like spidermonkey in no time.
“Help me, Jesus! Help me, Jewish God! Help me, Allah! AAAHHH! Help me, Tom Cruise!”
Well if you are 7 foot your whole life and beat the brakes off 99.9% of the population at basketball then a 7 foot 4 goat comes through and just destroys you every matchup you probably have an ego death
Jah are you there it’s me Ras Chet
Have you ever noticed how bald heads suck?
Ba da da da ding ding Caruso da ding dong duck
Me toil part time at jah Coldstone Creamery
My roommate Alex is an ignorant ball head!
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Oh yeah. His parents were both pro athletes iirc. It was just an analogy.
About 25 km from Paris proper. I’m not from the Paris area at all and don’t know the specifics of the place he’s from, but French ‘suburbs’ are very distinct from American ones. They tend to be much closer to what you guys call ‘inner city’, socio-economically, whereas wealthier people are usually concentrated in the city centers.
Remember Malibu’s Most Wanted when they got dude to finally talk normally. Dropped the accent and posturing when he talked for a few minutes lmao
Do you think Wemby grew up homeless on the french streets or sum you fucking clown, he lived a comfy ass upper middle class life just like Shets ass did,
You can take your dolls and put them away, there is no need to pretend lil boy
Found the Oklahoma mega church enjoyer
mentally ill response
He’ll be speaking French next season
lol
Just like his daddy
Unebonical basketball
He sounds exactly the same in most pressers after games lmao what are you talking about
When a team/player becomes hated this is how this subreddit gets lol, you guys should all know this by now
Yeah also popular reddit posts attract rural people and/or lonely racists who love to bring race into everything
Bro answered that question like he was mentally increasing the font of his words to meet the page requirement.
Why does this make all the sense
Four scores and one assist ago, it was Game 6
A lot of words spoken but never really saying anything
“What is font?” -Chet
Gotta check the tape on font
Reminds me of his non-answer when asked how he felt about Minnesotans getting murdered by ICE since he’s from Minneapolis. Lots of words and nothing of substance. This is just how he speaks.
Font size 12.1 spacing 2.1
Gotta use that lol
You took 2 shots chet. You don’t have to look at the tape to know what went wrong.
Saying look at the tape is a professional answer, but it’s also hilarious.
Shits funny cus the tape is basically a minute long insta reel he probably already got sent to him by 100 okc fans
Lol let him watch the tape
Make him watch the broadcast instead so he can hear the commentators dog on him
“Watching the tape” is going to involve Chet rewatching games 1-7 in their entirety.
Not to mention they’re asking about the entire series. He should have been watching tape the whole time. He’s just now waiting to watch tape and adjust his performance?? (I mean, I know he’s not. He just doesn’t want to give an honest answer.)
Where’d his blaccent go?
Odee stopped shooting hang pulls 😔
Wemby schooled Chet so hard bro talking like a normal person now
Wemby really took this man’s soul. Look at the eyes.
It’s still funny to me that the only thing chet did to wrong wemby is by existing lol.
Dude could have been born in any other era and been fine. But because he happened to be around the same age and similar build to wemby he’s public enemy number 1 in his eyes lol
It’s because Chet was on the US team that beat Wemby’s team in the FIBA U19 world cup final and Chet was named the MVP, he’s had beef with Chet ever since
Yeah, but ultimately Chet had no control over winning that MVP. It usually always goes to the best player on the winning team. Wemby was clearly the best player in that game but team USA was just deeper which is like not exactly news.
That’s why honestly if Chet was even like just 3-4 years older/younger, this probably could have been avoided. But he happened to just be around Wemby’s age, just happened to be the best young player for team USA at that time, just happened to be a very similar build to Wemby causing a ton of comparisons to be made before they each even played in the NBA. That just is all a bunch of coincidences that together makes for a really funny one sided rivalry lol
that’s true, but at some point Chet is going to have to participate in this rivalry or just get dominated every time.
and Chet getting a ring before Wemby didn’t help that, but again, that too was out of Chet’s control
Oh yeah. Chet needs to step up for sure. It’s just funny cause it’s pretty clear he does not want any of the smoke but Wemby still has it out for him haha.
Reminds me of early Michael Jordan vs Clyde Drexler stories. Especially during the Olympics when MJ was terrorizing Drexler so much that Drexler didn’t even tell anyone he brought 2 left shoes to practice by accident once cause he didn’t want MJ to have even more shit to throw at him lol.
Dude this is sports. Mj hated Isaiah Thomas and fueled him to get better, bird and magic had a very strong competitive rivalry (albeit more respectful towards each other), pedro had Roger Clemens, senna had prost, even that bowling guy had to villify some dude who bood him in the crowd 😅 spite is a strong tool for an athlete
The thing is everyone of those you listed had both parties generally involved.
MJ hated Isiah cause Detroit was the wall the Bulls couldn’t climb. Isiah hated MJ because he’s a Chicago native who feels his home city was stolen by MJ.
Bird and Magic hated each other before the Converse commercial. Not only did they go all the way back to the NCAA, Bird and Magic represented very different fanbases divided by race/culture. Even though Larry hated the race angle it wasn’t really a secret that a lot of fans nicknamed him “The Great White Hope”. I personally feel the blue collar vs Showtime angle fit way more.
Pedro and Clemens had the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry that goes back 100+ years to fall on. Not to mention Clemens essentially left the Red Sox to join the Yankees later on.
The reason Wemby vs Chet is different is that Thunders-Spurs never had a rivalry, Chet does not want any part of this rivalry, and yet Wemby still hates him because of something Chet had pretty much very little control over. Hell the only way Chet really could have avoided the rivalry is by learning to play golf instead of basketball pretty much. Chet had no control over how he grew, how he happened to be the top USA player at that U18 tournament they played in, or any of this. And it shows in his play that he does not want to be a part of this rivalry. It’s like when Richard Sherman went crazy on Crabtree during the playoffs that one time and everyone was confused because Crabtree never said anything about Sherman. But Sherman just made up this narrative in his own head to motivate himself which made it even funnier.
Can’t wait for this 30 for 30
“and I took that personally” - Wemby
Do we know that to be a fact or is it just speculation? Because holding beef over that for years is absolutely insane.
I feel like there’s gotta be more to it that the public doesn’t know.
Oxtails and cornbread
He’s probably high
I think Chet is just dumb
I honestly feel bad for him at this point. Like damn bro, you can still bounce back. Just gotta hit that weight room hard
He’s high brother with clear eye drops.
I get we’re all on the hate train but this seemed pretty reasonable. He credited the Spurs while also acknowledging that he left some shots that he should have taken.
I’m not trying to hate on him and his answers were the most obvious he could say but I just can’t get over how he talks about how he was closed out heavily in that game 7 and wasn’t in rhythm when he passed out on multiple wide open shots and didn’t even bother cutting backdoor when Wemby was overplaying in the perimeter and somewhat far from the corner where he was standing at, obviously Wemby can still get the possible shot but it would still force a reaction.
Like even the 4th quarter he was against Wemby who had 5 fouls late in the game, he immediately passes it up instead of trying to play aggressively and maybe even foul Wemby out, he does get the ball back and then he just slips and falls, like for sure I’m not a basketball expert and I don’t claim to be but just watching from the games I’m sure some of it was Spurs defense but some of it it just seemed like his confidence was shot, he didn’t even bother to guard Wemby for the game and instead it was given to JWill who had a rough cover for him and even JWill outperformed him in that game while still needing to guard Wemby.
This isn’t a hate on him or anything I’m just legit baffled at his performance, his answer is as safe as it can get and that isn’t a problem but I really hope he spends time in the offseason because I’m not even an OKC or Chet fan but watching your second best and All NBA player just play invisible for an entire series has to be infuriating to watch.
It’s his mentality. He might genuinely thought he wasn’t open with how big Wemby looked to him.
Shit, with some of the shots we’ve seen Wemby block that makes sense.
I love it when players drive towards him, see him, stop, and go into “deer in headlights” mode. Dude’s that much of a threat.
Specifically some of the shots that Chet himself has taken that no one in his life has ever come close to blocking but were mercilessly abducted by Wemby.
it’s also that he’s used to play against players smaller or less mobile than him… having to play against someone who as an advantage on both against you basically negates the way you usually play.
While there is no physical advantage he has against Wemby, he didn’t rise up to the occasion the way the elite competitors would have. Most folks seem to question why he didn’t try.
imagine you have a very specific physical advantage over basically anyone you go up against and that’s also a huge part of your playstyle. of course you struggle against someone who not only negates all of that but also puts you at an disadvantage in all of those things. you’d need to completely alter your playstyle. which is also not just on yourself but also on the team making adjustments to how you are used. at some point, this season they should have realized, that him playing like usual won’t help them much and found a different way to use him on offense. not saying that he individually couldn’t have done better, but he played against his perfect counter.
depending on what exactly you consider “elite”, he definitely ain’t there. very good (unless it’s against wemby), but not elite.
Idk man was Wemby guarding him the whole game/series? There were times where he was being contested by guards and he got scared to shoot or got blocked by the guard
To be fair he got punked by our smaller players too.
Even if the colossal titan is quite a distance away, it will look imposing
Problem is instead of Chet thinking he’s a normal sized titan himself, bro thinks he’s a random Marley citizen when he faces Wemby
that’s for real. So far the Wolves are the only team I’ve seen work against the Wemby Effect in the paint and they still lost lol
Every other player on that OKC team wanted to go straight at Wemby and prove something.
He barely credited the Spurs defense. He just said he was “closed out in heavy sometimes.” And even that’s not really true. He was playing timid, and so the Spurs often responded by putting a smaller defender on him.
With the contract he has if I were an OKC fan I’d want more than some dumb “gotta look at the tape” bullshit platitudes.
Good lord that was impossible to listen to
I’d say it’s AI generated but it’s even more generic.
Chet makes speaking sound like it hurts
Good.
He beat around the bush of the actual answer:
He was terrified of Victor Wembanyama
54 from treball is odee shooting hang pulls.
The thumb perfectly captures how all OKC fans are feeling right now
2 brain cells burning out
The crown was taken long before it was earned.
In youth, Chet the Usurper sat upon a throne built from false whistles, flops, and fortune. The meek flopper grinned, but in the silence after every victory lingered the same shadow: a towering French prodigy who had been denied, not defeated.
Years passed. Chet declared himself a champion; a dynasty, even. The team celebrated, but the ring felt strangely heavy, as though it remembered another hand. Throughout the kingdom spread tales of a valiant opponent absent from the battlefield that day, and whispers of an Alien with a nine-foot wingspan, training with chinese monks. The shadow lingered.
At last, the reckoning came.
Victory over the Western Kingdom was inevitable. Floppers found no refuge. One by one, the illusions fell away.
The court ordered restitutions. Two hundred and fifty million pieces of gold for four points in a Game Seven.
Only one truth remained: Ethical hoops are back, baby.
Well written
These questions are so unfair. It’s like a senate inquiry lol
“How do you make sure this doesn’t happen again?l”
Plead the fif Chet
Thats something that isn’t talked about enough here. The media/journalists need to also do a better job. Lots of silly questions over the years.
They only ask dating profile questions now. “What did it take to go out there and get that win”?
Sports journalists are fucking useless.
Literally the most useless job to ever exist. Society would lose nothing if they were gone, hell it might even gain from it. Less clickbait and less ragebait.
He needs to see a sports psychologist. Wemby left this man with PTSD
He has to change his chin strap and hairdo. He must do it now.
Chet really need to bulk up this offseason. He also needs to work on his mental. A lot of people overreact after that miss series but honestly at 23 years old and with all he already proven, he has a lot of potential.
Yeah I mean I wanted our team to win but I don’t want to bully the players especially after the series is already over. The Thunder did nothing but show grace in their defeat. Chet has some improving to do, he’ll be better once he gets his mental sorted out.
Bulking up at 7’1 is a nice way to cut your career short. He is far less likely to get injured as he currently is.
Frankly, he doesn’t need to change anything. He remains a top 50 player against anyone besides Wemby. OKC needed Jdub. It was always an uphill battle without him.
Sounds traumatized
Ask him why he’s wearing a wetsuit.
So he can enjoy his juicy starburst in his wetsuit, Kiki
Fuck sake is he really that slow?
Its uhhhh i feel like.. uhhh its really ummm but i uhhhh
2 minutes of pure nothing-speak. Everyone knows what happened, he was scared of the Wemby matchup and lost all confidence.
Devin Vassell blocked Chet and the rim and then told him about it. Chet was completely intimidated.
I remember that. Chet blatantly avoided his eyes. Got dammit Chet say someting back! Show him your ring finger or something. Stop letting them all play in your face!
Chet just did a crash course on national television. HOW TO DEAL WITH BULLIES IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE.
He should have skipped this interview like he skipped game 7.
To me it just feels like Chet stagnated after his ring and didn’t bother to grow and work on his game while Wemby did to a far stronger degree.
Exactly. Chet was out there waiting for someone to win his second ring for him.
I tell you what exactly happened. Chet went up against a better version of himself and shit the bed. Wemby went up against a worse version of himself and it was BBQ chicken. They’re like the same build and prototype of player.
Wemby broke him, man. Never seen anything like it.
Maybe I’m against popular opinion, but I hope he bounces back despite not liking OKC.
He looks high as fuck
Trade him and picks for Evan Mobley. They need someone who is not scared of the Alien. Wemby aint going no where.
Why would the Cavs agree?
My apologies Commissioner Adam Silver. I know you can vito any trade. The Cavs would want the picks. Take as many as they want.
That trade never happens, they are too similar of players for either team to gain much in a swap.
Uhhh ummm uhhh. Not need for audio
He sounds incredibly uncomfortable
He looks defeated, tho I don’t normally see his post game pressers so maybe this is normal. He needs to put on like 30lbs and get back to it. His low weight is harming his abilities in the paint, it seems.
im sure he is crying to sleep and wiping his tears with his $250 mil contract
Put Wemby outside, why does he not dominate? He’s got the skill and touch to dribble and launch the middy, decent footwork..
Is it cos he’s like the 3rd option?
Dude dealing with PTSD after that. I hope when he flops again and takes FT, people should flash Wemby’s face from the stands.
He definitely cried in the car.
Leave this poor young man alone. He’s 23
I still think its crazy people saying to trade him. He’s still one of the tallest athletic centers in the league and he will be key to having any chance in beating Wemby and the spurs moving forward. He shit the bed but damn their coach should of made damn sure he shot more than 2 shots in that last game.
Homeboy talking like he was shell shocked by a mortar that just went off right next to him
Boy got some soul searching to do!!!
He’s going to have nightmares about wemby
Don’t worry guys he’s gonna watch the tape
Chet’s gonna be fine. He’s going to keep getting better. Not a team in the league (besides Spurs) that wouldn’t trade love to pay the max for him.
Omg just say wemby is really good
Chet looks stoned as shit.
Oh no lmaoooo this is meme worthy,
This dude got Kenny Atkinson Syndrome.
Why doesn’t he copy Durants game? Dribble pull up mid ranges would be elite for him
speed. durant is quick with the handle, quick with the jumper, quick with his first step. chet is not.
KD is very athletic and agile compared to Chet
If he put in the work maybe. But ever since he’s gotten in the league it doesnt even look like he’s gone to the weight room. Wemby got more jacked this season
Same reason why all 6’5 guards can’t just copy Jordan. You actually need the skills and athleticism. Chet is not as good at handling and not as shifty laterally. His game should be more pick and pop or dribble to his spots for shots. Against Wemby the latter doesn’t really work.
> Same reason why all 6’5 guards can’t just copy Jordan. You actually need the skills and athleticism.
Jordan’s secret was huge hands that most people his size didnt have.
It was also MJ’s tremendous competitive spirit and stamina. Nobody had to tell MJ to “step on their necks and finish them” and he even played golf before some games.
https://youtu.be/r0JRL_Ozvsg?si=9LDu6KqqdHpsIEVS
His release is so slow even on catch & shoot attempts, and he doesn’t have the KD’s handles to create for himself
Also shooting pull-up mid-range jump shots on Wemby (who is almost half a foot taller) is uh certainly a choice, if you wanna get that shit spiked into the stands that is.
I guess it’s nice to see he can be level headed, but why does it sound like he’s just completely checked out?
And I haven’t watched any of his pressers, but has he always sounded like this much of a dunce at answering questions. Like he’s paid a max, and that’s all his basketball brain could answer to some fair questions.
He’s probably just having a rough time lol. You guys are doing way too much. Bully behavior
What a voice of reason. He’s a young adult whose never had to deal with this before
He knows it himself that he shit the bed and he’s probably already seen all the things that’s being said about him on social media. His self esteem is probably rock bottom right now
Bro they literally just lost a hard fought series
Why does this sub jump on people that are barely adults like they have all the maturity in the world
Because most of this sub are barely adults emotionally
Chet Flopgren
tbh I would’ve had more respect for him if he admitted he got humbled and struggled to get to his game and is gonna focus on confidence on the offensive side of the ball
never seen someone look so defeated and lacking confidence than i did watching his facial expression throughout that series
yea, he is gonna be paid and should expect more from him, but this is Wembaya (check my flair) we are talking about. no shame in it imo. just own it and come back better with better mindset.
You may laugh at the man’s lack of eloquence, but he is in fact in the 99th percentile in the state of Oklahoma
Say uhhh one more time holy shit
Why is everybody giving the poor guy such a hard time? He shot 50% from the field yesterday!
Ni Hao chet
that’s a lot of uhhs just to say wemby is your daddy
What is wrong with OKC man lol
What is with these scripted answers by OKC all the time like they can’t speak without it or they’ll get belted by the coach or something. Painful to listen to this lol
he sounds like a rape victim
wtf is wrong with you