Introducing the Scottish-American travel dictionary 🇺🇸🏴
We’ve put together this guide to keep the Tartan Army out of trouble in the States.
Read carefully to avoid confusing the locals, deeply offending the country, or being interrogated by Homeland Security over a sandwich.
Chet Holmgren:
“Ego has been the downfall of many people’s careers. I feel like ego gets in the way of maximizing the moment and also understanding. Basically, what you’re asking me is, would I trade what we just accomplished last year and the opportunity that we have (this year) and the group that we have? Would I sacrifice that to go be able to shoot 20 shots a game? I don’t think so.”
(Via @FredKatz )
Spurs/Thunder might be the most interesting chess match between two coaching staffs in NBA history.
The constant battle between the Spurs trying to keep Wemby at the basket, and the Thunder adjusting their spacing in each game to get him out.
The Spurs trying to keep Shai away from the middle of the floor and out of the paint completely, while the Thunder change screening angles, floor alignments, etc. to get him space to operate.
Then in Game 4, the Spurs going away from doubles, and the Thunder finding a way to consistently force 2 on the ball in Game 5.
On the other side, the Spurs trying to get Wemby free in the paint on offense, and the Thunder doing everything in their power to push him to the perimeter.
Every game of this series has looked completely different. It’s been a masterclass for anyone who cares about more than “falling” and ref discourse.
@SarksDaddy@NBA The two players Victor spoke to (Biyombo and Plumlee) picked up 3 hard fouls on OKC's players, no other Spurs player picked up a foul after Victor spoke to his enforcers.
the Instagram/Tiktok NBA fan starter pack:
-“GOAT Wemby omg bro he’s alien he’s such a freak”
-“dude all SGA does is flop all game, it’s not the amount of free throws it’s how he gets them”
-“haha dillon brooks so funny he’s such a villain hahaha”
-“NBA so unethical nowadays I can’t even watch anymore”
Most 30+ PTS Playoff Games with under 10 FT Attempts, Last 3 Seasons:
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13)
2. Jalen Brunson (11)
3. Luka Doncic (11)
4. Donovan Mitchell (11)
5. Anthony Edwards (9)
6. Kyrie Irving (7)
7. Nikola Jokic (7)
8. Tyrese Maxey (6)
People choosing to focus on officiating instead of that incredible basketball game have OKC-induced madness.
Wemby is getting held like crazy. Shai is getting held like crazy. This is playoff basketball. It's physical, especially off-ball, and you play through it. That's it.
Mainstream media consensus was that nba needed to bring back the midrange and physical basketball and then a team with an all time great midrange scorer and a physical defense comes along and it’s just nothing but hatred you can’t make it up