@RGIII You can’t look at this in slow motion because it’s deceiving. Look at it at full speed and there’s no question that he winds up full speed and truck sticks SGA.
Thunder haters will see these plays, deny the fouls, then call the Thunder floppers saying:
“The Spurs play pure and ethical basketball”
“The Thunder play way too physical”
“The refs are rigging the series”
Delusion is at an all time high
@TalbotTalks@MaddJournalist No it means they are getting more calls than the Thunder. Hence more points from the line. You can’t say it means nothing. I can post video clips all day of spurs flopping just as much. It just doesn’t fit your narrative
The biggest reason people are utterly incapable of grasping Shai's game: small samples of one of the highest volume drivers in league history (i.e. games on TV, clips on twitter, and articles like this).
Shai iso/driving is the most common player action (mode) of the last 5+ seasons. The stats clearly show that he is a relentless driver *without* an outlier whistle.
In 2025/26 he drew the 6th most frequent shooting fouls among the 27 guards in the top 50 driving/iso possessions. He scored more efficiently than anyone but Luka on these plays, who edged him thanks to three-point fouls drawn (NOT fouls at the cup).
He lacks the size AND free throw rate of several peers. He is the best shooter of them all. He's the best ball-handler and decision-maker of them all. He plays 72 games a season taking that toll. He's a machine.
He's the herky-jerky Terminator, not a floppy lightweight.
We want more fouls called for Shai, not fewer. Your favorite superstar needs to improve his conditioning, skills, and motor to keep up with Shai, instead of relying so much on the refs and three-pointers.