The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[ALNotSure]

Oof. This the first time I’m seeing hawks fan say this

Whole lot of hawks fans feel like that. Mans plays zero defense and doesn’t even bop with the city. Keep DJ.

Been saying trade everyone and anything for Edwards who’s from here. We sign Collins to big money then dump. We blame the previous coach but that wasn’t the issue.

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Whole lot of hawks fans feel like that. Mans plays zero defense and doesn’t even bop with the city. Keep DJ.

Been saying trade everyone and anything for Edwards who’s from here. We sign Collins to big money then dump. We blame the previous coach but that wasn’t the issue.

So basically the opposite of hawks fans on here lol

 

[tupac003]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. Pretty sure other players have publicly complained about SGA getting a lot of friendly whistles. And Ant isn’t shy about saying what’s on his mind.

But still a bad look with him bricking those FTs, if he did say it.

That's my point. You can't brick 2 freethrows then complain about calls IMO.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

You Jordan Poole fans are something else…

I knew insanity was coming when I saw TWO jordan pool jerseys on the wall.

 

[Coupé It]

Oof. This the first time I’m seeing hawks fan say this

First time seeing it, yea.

First time Hawks fans felt this way?

Not a chance.

 

[HOU$TON]

This is what Jalen Green was supposed to be doing

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Breh was out here crying and giving post game interviews after being eliminated. Don’t see that too often lol

 

[nick.]

......is this tampering?

 

[BennyIll22]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. Pretty sure other players have publicly complained about SGA getting a lot of friendly whistles. And Ant isn’t shy about saying what’s on his mind.

But still a bad look with him bricking those FTs, if he did say it.

SGA only shot 3 more FTs then Ant. In the 3 games they've played Ant has shot 3 MORE FTs then SGA.

OKC as a team is 16th in FTs attempted and Minn is 9th. OKC easily leads the league in drives as a team. SGA leads the league individually by a wide margin.

Ant is just embarrassed.

 

[HIM]

Shai gorgeous had 10 FTs in the first half

He’s a superstar so no surprise. Reason why I had OKC as the #1 seed before the season started. Just sad to know the turn is starting for him

 

[broncos19dm]

 

[pmatic]

......is this tampering?

This is a level below Myles Turner going on The Woj Podcast and campaigning to be a Laker.

 

[xxpizzo]

Sounds like sixers want maxey to go back to the 2 and bring in a primary ball handler

 

[ace]

Wait a min, I just seen the fire Snyder line

Y’all gonna fire another one!???

Interesting

A first round out and a regressive season this year. We were .500 or better with Nate Mac. Bring Doc Rivers and Bill Belly to Atlanta, the pro sport coaching here needs a shake up.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Sounds like sixers want maxey to go back to the 2 and bring in a primary ball handler

Where dis come from

 

[pdino]

......is this tampering?

They got him coming off the bench for a rebuilding Toronto, think he's happier on a competitive team.

He's not wrong though, Thibs would have him playing 40+ mins in a week

 

[pmatic]

Sounds like sixers want maxey to go back to the 2 and bring in a primary ball handler

Meh. Keep him as the primary ball handler.

Go get a big guard/forward and emergency backup PG.

 

[antidope]

I knew insanity was coming when I saw TWO jordan pool jerseys on the wall.

Larger conversation about how things that were once taboo are now a part of the mainstream. The generation after Gen Z will be big golden shower people I bet.

 

[jpzx]

Whole lot of hawks fans feel like that. Mans plays zero defense and doesn’t even bop with the city. Keep DJ.

Been saying trade everyone and anything for Edwards who’s from here. We sign Collins to big money then dump. We blame the previous coach but that wasn’t the issue.

Just sayin, there’s no package you’d give us that would work.

That's my point. You can't brick 2 freethrows then complain about calls IMO.

While he said it really just matter-of-fact on the video version of hearing the comments, agreed. We had a 10-point lead for most of the game and then blew it at the end.

 

[lawdog1]

SGA only shot 3 more FTs then Ant. In the 3 games they've played Ant has shot 3 MORE FTs then SGA.

OKC as a team is 16th in FTs attempted and Minn is 9th. OKC easily leads the league in drives as a team. SGA leads the league individually by a wide margin.

Ant is just embarrassed.

I wasn’t saying Ant’s comments about SGA were right or justified, but I have observed that there’s a narrative starting to develop (mostly started by fans of opposing teams) that if Shai gets touched by a defender at all, he’s getting the whistle.

I personally think he gets to the line in proper proportion to how much he drives and how hard he is for guys to keep in front of them.

 

[jpzx]

I’m on NBADraft.net (pretty terrible site), here are the schools—outside of G-League and international—that have top draft picks projected for 2024 (in order:

Colorado, No. 1
Baylor, No. 3
Pittsburgh, No. 4
Miami, No. 6
Stanford, No. 8
Miami, No. 9
Santa Clara, No. 10
Wake Forest, No. 11

Zero blue bloods, and in fact: schools that, other than outlier years, don’t produce on the regular ‘Top-10 draft picks’.

 

[ballinsam23]

Sounds like sixers want maxey to go back to the 2 and bring in a primary ball handler

Better for them to trade for a true back up PG, like a Shroeder

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

The replies were solid

 

[BennyIll22]

I wasn’t saying Ant’s comments about SGA were right or justified, but I have observed that there’s a narrative starting to develop (mostly started by fans of opposing teams) that if Shai gets touched by a defender at all, he’s getting the whistle.

I personally think he gets to the line in proper proportion to how much he drives and how hard he is for guys to keep in front of them.

I didn't really mean that you personally were, just throwing some data out there that suggests it isn't true. Based on data, it can't be. Shai drives the ball nearly 10 times PER GAME more then Ant and takes 2 more FTs a game. Ant's FT rate is higher.

OKC is the most aggressive team in the league at 6.5 drives more then the next closest team and is 16th in attempts. I'm not going to take the time to convert the FT rate, but it's pretty clearly bottom 10 or so if they are 16th in attempts easily leading the league in drives.

As a fan, I am not complaining they should be getting there more. It's whatever.

I just don't understand why the other side is even trying this. It's ridiculous.