All the SGA slander has become corny. He finished fourth in free throw attempts per game on a team that was 17th. He's as close to a throwback player as you get: a (mostly) inside the three-point line scorer who can beat you a bunch of ways. He gets calls, yes. Gets fouled, too.
"Does [Shai] sell calls sometimes? Absolutely, but so do 287 other players in the NBA sell calls... When they weren't a championship contender... nobody was complaining. They're complaining now because they're winning."
Mike Breen on SGA.
(via @dpshow)
The referees were correct in denying Mitch Johnson that challenge. The rule is very specific: he needs to first call timeout, then challenge. He never signaled for the timeout before signaling for the challenge.
"The way they guard, how physical they are, we don't get that same luxury to be able to play as physical on the other end at times.”
— Stephon Castle.
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)
If SGA was doing this in LA/NYC/CHI, they would've already built him a statue. But because he's in OKC, the media has built a narrative downplaying his achievements. Doris last year. Reggie this year.
KY-04 GOP Primary: Results by Age Group
🟣 Age 17-25: Massie +25
🟣 Age 26-35: Massie +56
🟣 Age 36-45: Massie +38
🟣 Age 46-55: Massie +17
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JJ Redick on the officiating after Game 2:
“They’re hard enough to play. You’ve got to be able to call it if they foul and they do foul.”
Redick also said LeBron James “has the worst whistle of any star player I’ve ever seen” while praising OKC for staying composed and not showing emotion to officials.
Yes I’m an OKC Thunder fan. Yes each game is rigged in our favor. No there is nothing you can do about it. Yes Shai tries to trick the refs each possession (but somehow is shooting 54% while doing it). Yes Lu Dort is trying to injure the opposing team. Yes our coach is trying to teach the rest of the team to injure the opposing team as well. Yes I attend the games because I have nothing better to do in Oklahoma. Yes I was brought up in the Oklahoma education system so this all makes perfect sense. Any other questions losers?
@joshuawells@TRowOU@NEWS9 For what it's worth, in the book Boom Town which is a history of OKC book that interweaves the Thunder story, Sam Presti makes anybody who joins the Thunder take a day and visit the memorial. I thought that was pretty cool.
Craziest thing about this freezing cold take is his own opinion actually bolsters Shai's resume for this award. He's been clutch and with less opportunities to do so.
"There are a lot of foul baiters on that team. We gotta show our hands. I hope it's the real playoffs. Show your hands.”
— Dillon Brooks on OKC. 👀
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)