sports

[stiff coyote]

[short flame]

Did they beat Vegas?

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/yakupov-celebration-oilers-hockey-nhl-gif-8895573

[robust grotto]

Nah just about to start

[short flame]

Good luck to them

[rustic ore]

Okay yeah that's game

Knicks win

[twilit wadi]

they play too much, da lost a 20 pt lead smh

they won, its over

[modest totem]

Time for the Lake Show 😎💜💛

[smoky fable]

That helps Sixers Celtics

[narrow zodiac]

let’s fuccxxxkkkiinnggg goooooooooo

[smoky fable]

I feel a Warriors win today

[robust grotto]

Knicks !

[narrow zodiac]

Knicks in 7!!!!!

[robust grotto]

One more game !

[twilit wadi]

brunson played 48 mins!

[modest totem]

Don't say these things

[modest totem]

Happy for you!!!!

[narrow zodiac]

RAYYYY

[twilit wadi]

i got the warriors today, but lakers for game 6

[smoky fable]

It feels like the likely outcome. They’re at home, and they’re going to be desperate

[narrow zodiac]

Wish you luck

[modest totem]

UNPLANNED SON OF LAWWWWWW!!!

[narrow zodiac]

I Wish it was 1 more 😭

[modest totem]

I hate to agree with you.. but I agree

[weak gull]

Same

[modest totem]

Gracias!!

[narrow zodiac]

Thank you

[weak gull]

Same situation as grizzlies last series. Game 5 road close out is tough

[modest totem]

Damn Lonnie not starting 😑 after his last game

[celest zephyr]

Sup ray

It always is

[modest totem]

Kimmy howdy!

[stiff coyote]

RAY!!!

[rustic ore]

Finally, definitive home vs away unis

My beloved

[robust grotto]

GOD KEEEEEEEP OUR LAAAAAAND

[stiff coyote]

Its time for AD to prove why he a top 5 nba player here

[celest zephyr]

Lunik with the patriotic energy

[rustic ore]

LA wins the tip off

[modest totem]

TUROK FRIEND HI!!!!

[hollow wind]

ITS LAKER TIME BAYYYY LETS GOOOOOOOOOO LAKERS IN 5 AGHHHHHHH GIVE ME YOUR ENERGY LAKER NATION

[celest zephyr]

He don’t need to prove it

He is when he’s healthy

Or around there

[rustic ore]

AD draws a quick foul

Good start

[celest zephyr]

Ea sports nhl 23 championship???? Blehhhh

Gtfo

[robust grotto]

@celest zephyr it’s oil time my guy

[stiff coyote]

naw there be some haters that say he isnt.

[modest totem]

💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜

[robust grotto]

Time to get greased up

[celest zephyr]

The only oil I need is a leafs win

Always haters

People even hate bron

[robust grotto]

It’s a McLeon night though

[hollow wind]

You’ll hear from me at half time, im too tense rn to talk

[stiff coyote]

Austin has been playing great thou

[robust grotto]

EDM PEN 30 SECONDS IN WHY

NO

[celest zephyr]

Hshahahhaahahhahahaa

[stiff coyote]

no need evan, we winning this shit here

[robust grotto]

this is not how you set the tone on a McLeon type of night dude

This is anti oil discrimination

Green energy being pushed

[modest totem]

Oh for sure! But they should've started Lonnie over Vanderbilt imo

[stiff coyote]

true

Ill see yall in halftime

shits going to be good

[celest zephyr]

That’s a censored topic

Can’t mention the word or juba going to come and bean me

[modest totem]

A lot of energy in this game rn I will also check in at half time I can't be chatting there's too much going on

[celest zephyr]

[haughty moss]

lakers n oilers don’t let me down 🙏🏾

[robust grotto]

😂

[modest totem]

Dude i want Dremond to fight me 😤

[proud coyote]

Lonnie shouldn’t start

If DLo is looking good he’s a better player regardless of streaks

If he looks bad, they’ll put Lonnie in

[robust grotto]

VGK pen

[rustic ore]

Jeez, Curry from deep deep

[proud coyote]

I can’t see the Lakers winning this, I dunno

[stiff coyote]

Drey going to sucker punch like he did with Poole

[haughty moss]

We stinking it up already

[stiff coyote]

naw we good

[haughty moss]

maybe but still stinking it up rn

[modest totem]

Yeah that was dirty

[rustic ore]

That works against him sometimes too cause he gets cocky with those long distance heaves sometimes

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/petrol-station-gif-23573443

[modest totem]

He's ridiculous

[modest totem]

I mean... if I could I would too 😂😂😂

[rustic ore]

Sweet fade away by LeBron

[stiff coyote]

LBJ SHOW EM

[modest totem]

LeFade

[stiff coyote]

LeFade Away

[rustic ore]

I'll spice chat up by saying he isn't

He's too injury prone to be top 5

[stiff coyote]

https://tenor.com/view/boo-boo-this-man-mad-angry-gif-16849857

[modest totem]

BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/hannibal-buress-right-booing-gif-13861878

[robust grotto]

Idk anything but I’m joining in

[modest totem]

https://tenor.com/view/booo-gif-25966356

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/boo-gif-26415146

[haughty moss]

https://tenor.com/view/meryl-streep-booo-gif-13311304

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/cheer-applaud-your-boos-mean-nothing-ive-seen-what-makes-you-cheer-rick-and-morty-gif-16574773

[modest totem]

AD is a little basketball angel 😇

[rustic ore]

He was better when he had the unibrow

[robust grotto]

Another VGK pen 👀

Is it Leon time

[modest totem]

He still does!!! Lol

[rustic mountain]

OIL GOIL

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/petrol-station-gif-23573443

2-0

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/oilers-oilers-cheer-let-go-oilers-gif-23758734

[robust grotto]

PP

[haughty moss]

LFG

[rustic mountain]

O CANADA TONIGHT BABYYY

[robust grotto]

Love to see it

On a Wednesday night

[weak gull]

Lookin like I shall recover from the leafs win

[robust grotto]

Yeh one more game never hurt

[modest totem]

Ya know how Golden state gave all the audience "Gold Blooded" shirts (which I love actually, hilarious) but uhhh... Lakers gold and purple... so maybe should've switched those out..

https://tenor.com/view/cold-blooded-gif-7235726

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-upset-violin-sponge-bob-mr-crab-gif-3530280

[stiff coyote]

Warrior fans are mad bc they live in the bay and not LA

[weak gull]

Bob takin care of them boys soon

[stiff coyote]

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/sports-center-bryzgalov-shocked-cant-pronounce-name-gif-9005301

[rustic mountain]

Whether he does or not. They weren't swept

Bob can bob his uncle

[rustic ore]

Unironically if I had to name a top 5 in the NBA in no particular order rn I'd probably go LeBron, Steph, Giannis, Jokic, and Tatum, that 5th spot is really hard though for me

[modest totem]

I'm with that

[rustic mountain]

Ew. Lakers recognition

[weak gull]

Embiid missing

[rustic ore]

It's hard though leaving off guys like KD or Dame or even Embiid with his MVP year

[haughty moss]

[rustic ore]

But I think I'll stand by those 5 rn

[dim ledge]

🅱️jugstad

[rustic mountain]

Pick more likeable teams bruh

I say that as a Patriots fan

OIL GOIL

https://tenor.com/view/edmonton-oilers-hunter-oilers-hunter-the-lynx-oilers-win-gif-26055792

[robust grotto]

YOOOO

[rustic ore]

Yeesh, have fun paying that Boston

[robust grotto]

EKHOLM

[rustic mountain]

WE GOING BIG MODE IN EDMONTON

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/petrol-station-gif-23573443

[rustic ore]

Oilers going ham early

[robust grotto]

What a fucking laser

[celest zephyr]

4 guards

Whatttttt

Thé fuckm

Are you doing mannnn

[haughty moss]

Lmaoo

[rustic mountain]

Edmonton lost two nights ago and took it hella personally

[haughty moss]

3-0 thank youu foh vgk

[robust grotto]

https://vxtwitter.com/sportsnet/status/1656489014684254208?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ @dim ledge

[weak gull]

Looks like game 2 again tbh

Another beat down after a tough loss

[dim ledge]

What a shot

[robust grotto]

Bullet dude

[rustic ore]

What a pass by Walker, then LeBron from deep

Schroeder roughed up

AD foul

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-my-job-here-is-done-my-job-here-is-done-meme-bye-meme-gif-24009045

[rustic ore]

LeBron foul I think?

Yeesh, not even a full 2 Qs done and DLo with 3 fouls

LeBron 3

Sweet pass by Draymond

AD foul

Oof, Rui just steam rolls Poole

[smoky fable]

Warriors went on a run there

[rustic ore]

Gosh Steph is just ridiculous

So smooth

Crossover into the step back from deep

[stiff coyote]

its okay guys, we bout to go crazy in the 2nd half

[hollow wind]

GUARD THE FUCKING 3 HOLY FUCKING FUCK

[stiff coyote]

Looney is huge for the warriors thou

he has been playing great defence and has been getting some steals and blocks

[hollow wind]

Man, I was feeling good and then ofc we can’t close a half

[stiff coyote]

still to early

[rustic ore]

Still a lot of game left and momentum can flip on a dime

[stiff coyote]

well just have to hope they adjust

[rustic ore]

11 point lead is nothing in today's NBA

[hollow wind]

Yeah we just can’t keep letting them hit all these 3’s. That’s how games get out of reach. Also AD isn’t being as dominant defensively down low as he usually is. We’re giving away easy 2’s as well

Lmao also I don’t think Lonnie took a single shot

[rustic ore]

He had a nice assist earlier

[stiff coyote]

dude the fact that the warriors have 70 by the half should tell you how bad lakers defence has been

[hollow wind]

They have 6 more 3’s than us. And they’re targeting AD in the pick and roll which is killing us. Ham better adjust

[weak gull]

Skinner is such a fucking idiot

[celest zephyr]

Lakers have no defense right now

[rustic ore]

I don't know why but it always looks so funny to me to see them start up the half with so many people not back from the halftime break

[hollow wind]

I mean, we’re actually shooting a high percentage than them. The stats so far are fairly even, it’s really just that they’re hitting more 3’s. And we need to be beating them at the FT line by a lot to counter their 3’s.

[rustic ore]

||Stands looking like it's a WNBA game||

Yes, I am in fact an ass

[hollow wind]

Well

Fuck

If we’re gonna come out the half asleep then we might as well pack up now

aight good night

🚶‍♂️

[celest zephyr]

Gotcha found the website hahahah

[smoky fable]

Yeah it’s on to game 6 man

It was kind of expected

[rustic mountain]

OIL GOAL

[weak gull]

EDMONTON

OO BABY

[rustic ore]

You know that "good old days" NBA state farm commercial would be more accurate if the players were wearing extremely short shorts

[hollow wind]

Yeah it’s fine. Didn’t expect to win this game at all but man would have been nice

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/edmonton-oilers-zach-hyman-oilers-oilers-goal-nhl-gif-24903432

[smoky fable]

Yeah it’s odd why they made them really baggy

[celest zephyr]

Lmao yeah

[hollow wind]

Lmaooo I literally said this to my dad. The long shorts were a 2000s thing for a bit ig, but the short shorts were the iconic old day

[weak gull]

Yeah, 2000s loved baggy shorts lol

[rustic ore]

Shorts holding on for dear life

[weak gull]

Wonder if it’s some movement back there

[hollow wind]

Next all star game should be in this style of uniform

[celest zephyr]

Lmao so short

[weak gull]

Please no😭

[rustic ore]

Please

[celest zephyr]

All star game should be all dunks next time

And 3’s

Hahahaha

[hollow wind]

I don’t think I’ve actually watched the all star game itself since 2016 lol

[weak gull]

Skinner tries to sabotage Edmonton yet again

[rustic mountain]

If the Oilers had someone even remotely passable

They would be unstoppable

[weak gull]

Seriously lol

[rustic mountain]

It would be an Oiler dynasty

[weak gull]

Skinner legit has been an absolute goofy in the net these playoffs

The bar makes more saves than skinner

[rustic mountain]

Me sitting in the net just standing there makes more saves

Or at least very comparable

[weak gull]

I believe it

[rustic mountain]

Edmonton's offense even short handed

Is scary af

[weak gull]

OH MCDAVID 😭😭

[rustic mountain]

Just. Fucking unreal

McDavid on that last one was so sick that his own teammate didnt know the puck was coming to him wtf

Ive never seen a dude handle it that way what is he on

[ripe yacht]

Oilers finna win 4-0 just to lose next game 4-0 🥶

[rustic mountain]

As long as they win two in a row somewhere it should be fine

[celest zephyr]

Dang it only 2xl

[hollow wind]

TURNING DRAYMOND INTO FUCKING MICHAEL JORDAN OMFG

[celest zephyr]

I’m not that fat hahahaha

LOL

Whatever i guess I’ll get it and then wear it like a dress lol

[rustic ore]

Green really has been a sparkplug for GS tonight

[rustic mountain]

I hate that Draymond Green has talent

[rustic ore]

Same

Massive douche

[stiff coyote]

my gf is fuming rn that green is playing well lmao

[rustic mountain]

It's like Matthew Tkachuk having talent

[proud coyote]

I will reiterate, I want draymond on the blazers

[rustic mountain]

Just unbearable

[hollow wind]

Don’t worry, next game he’ll miss 7 wide open layups

[rustic ore]

Would he mesh well with Dame? Certainly would be a boon for their D and in rebounding

[proud coyote]

he certainly would

dame and curry aren't really that different

curry just has better off-ball movement

[hollow wind]

As long as he doesn’t come to LA

[proud coyote]

and shooting obv

[stiff coyote]

that would be interesting

[proud coyote]

but not by all too much

[rustic mountain]

Steph Curry runs around like the adhd kid in your high school P.E. class but it pays off with a 3

[hollow wind]

Dame beating Ja to the 3rd team put a smile on my face

[celest zephyr]

Yeah nah 46 won’t fit

56

Lol

Going to be way too long

[rustic mountain]

56?

[celest zephyr]

Dang it

I don

Don

[rustic mountain]

New hockey jersey?

[celest zephyr]

Dont want another blue jersey

[rustic mountain]

I am gonna get a black and blue at some point

Just need to know who

[celest zephyr]

Lol hahahaha yeah

Sucks since sabresds is either the black goat head or the blue normal

Which doesn’t work since i already have a blue warriors and leafs jersey

And i dont need three blue jerseys hahaha

[rustic mountain]

Oh you're getting a Sabres?

[hollow wind]

Thinking about the blazers. I don’t think I watched a single blazers game this season. Is Jerami Grant the only other half decent player on that team atm?

[rustic mountain]

I saw your goathead one got canceled

[rustic ore]

Oh hey, Walker is finally in and got a shot in

[proud coyote]

anfernee simons is good

[celest zephyr]

Yeah

Lol

And well idfk man

[hollow wind]

Oh yeah Simons lol

[proud coyote]

we lack defense mainly and a coherent gameplan

[celest zephyr]

Can’t see any in Canada lol

Fanatics fucking sucks ass

[proud coyote]

our team isn't AWFUL

[celest zephyr]

So I’d rather not use em

[rustic mountain]

How much longer do we have til Fanatics takes over totally btw

[proud coyote]

the coaching is just not there

[celest zephyr]

Way too short

[proud coyote]

shaedon sharpe looked REALLY good down the stretch

[calm mulch]

We brought Walker too early

[celest zephyr]

However long it is

[proud coyote]

if he progresses, it'll be good

but we need to sign someone else

or trade for someone

[celest zephyr]

Take Draymond please i beg you

Please

God

[calm mulch]

Ohh now it's the lakers i know

that can't hit shots

[celest zephyr]

Any good sellers in the us that aren’t using fanatics?

[rustic mountain]

Imma need to get my McDavid soon before Fanatics becomes the only one who makes them

[proud coyote]

I could see us trading for siakam

[rustic mountain]

Uhm idk

[celest zephyr]

Welp

Hahahahaha idfk

[hollow wind]

And Dame missed quite a lot of games too

[rustic mountain]

I think there was one hold on

[celest zephyr]

Even hockey Canada uses them

[proud coyote]

yeah, we were in the playoff hunt for a while realistically

[celest zephyr]

So ain’t better

[calm mulch]

Toronto won't give away Siakam for even 3 oranges and an apple

[smoky fable]

His age is something to monitor with his health. And I know Lillard is only one year younger than him

[celest zephyr]

Lol they’d give him up for too much

Only guy they can take is og

Unless they want fvv or gtj

[calm mulch]

Toronto cannot afford to lose Siakam, really

[hollow wind]

Also lmao, Boston gonna have some big decisions to make now

[calm mulch]

u better come in hot to try to get a siakam trade

[smoky fable]

I don’t think they should keep Brown for that money

He has his flaws

[hollow wind]

I’m really not as big on Tatum as most are either so

[calm mulch]

It would have to be brown + 87 draft picks and half of those being first rounds

from like 2344

[rustic mountain]

@celest zephyr try hockey authentic

[celest zephyr]

Gotcha

[smoky fable]

Good luck to the maple leafs

Both you and kimmy

Long way to go

[calm mulch]

keeping poole going into the 4th is basically conceding the series

[hollow wind]

Lmao Poole is just

Man

[calm mulch]

He stops using his brain for some reason

turns over for no reason

[hollow wind]

Why does he keep digging his grave even deeper

[rustic mountain]

I expect elimination

But like

[calm mulch]

Good thing for the warriors that Hachimura is stone cold

[rustic mountain]

I respect the boys more now

[calm mulch]

bro is airballing, cannot catch passes

[rustic mountain]

So I can hold my head high as a fan of this team

[calm mulch]

Loonie Walker is so nervous, you can tell

hesitating so much

[rustic ore]

11 GS lead going into the 4th

[hollow wind]

Like, has no one told him “Hey Jordan, you know those really stupid shots you continuously take each game? I think you should like… not take those thanks”

[celest zephyr]

Hahahaah fml being l or xl is pretty much all sold out

Sucks having such a common size

Lol

[calm mulch]

Poole be like : "Not on my watch !!!"

[rustic ore]

People are fat

[celest zephyr]

I’m not even that fat lol I’m just 6ft tall

[proud coyote]

try being skinny and super tall

[celest zephyr]

Hahhaaahah i wish

poole fucking blows

I could actually be like a 10x worse mo bamba

hes terrible

[rustic mountain]

Bodies are weird

[hollow wind]

Try being slightly overweight and really short

[calm mulch]

It's not only the shots, he sleeps on defense, he fumbles the ball and gives turnovers with passes that were going nowhere... I wonder if he just tricked the warriors acting like he deserved a max of 128 mil

[proud coyote]

I mean

he was good last year

even in the playoffs

[celest zephyr]

^

poole letting draymond outscore him 😭

[proud coyote]

this is just a really bad slump

[celest zephyr]

Yeah man the hate is getting too far

WAKE UP LAKERS

[calm mulch]

Well he gotta replicate it

[celest zephyr]

He played well last season so he got paid

Well he didn’t trick em lol

Dude just hasn’t lived up to it

[hollow wind]

It’s mainly his shot selection currently that’s annoying me. Half his shots are completely foolish

[celest zephyr]

For sure it pisses me off

Warriors downfall is what America needs

[calm mulch]

They should have gave Wiggins more and then if Poole perform in the same level he would get the 128 mil bag

[nimble onyx]

Exactly I'm not complaining

[rustic mountain]

Wake me up when the Warriors are knocked out of the playoffs

[celest zephyr]

conveniently only for the playoffs, he closed the regular season well and has been wetting the bed since

Wiggins already paid enough

He has had good games in the playoffs?

[calm mulch]

He joined after that family thing and just started cooking

[celest zephyr]

Like man people with awful takes rn

[hollow wind]

Alright, we’re gonna go on a 20-2 run rn

[celest zephyr]

Hahahah no

[rustic mountain]

I won't lie man, the nba will be a hell of a lot more enjoyable when the warriors aren't perennial contenders

[celest zephyr]

and hes still a complete liability rn hes shooting 34/27/76

[calm mulch]

Acting like Poole is playing good right now is ridiculous too

[celest zephyr]

It’s been Wiggins Green and Curry all night

[hollow wind]

If the lead goes to 16+ again, just put in the garbage timers. Lebron seemed to have some irritation at the end of the 3rd

[calm mulch]

Warriors setting the market value for Poole waaaay above what he is worth right now

They love the luxury tax ig

[celest zephyr]

he was overpaid from the jump

tbh

[stiff coyote]

jesus curry

[calm mulch]

okay, this is getting out of hand for the Lakers

[stiff coyote]

my gf is mad yall lmao

[celest zephyr]

She’s a Lakers fan?

[stiff coyote]

yea

[calm mulch]

No confidence to shoot anymore

[celest zephyr]

Damn

[calm mulch]

I'm currently a Laker cuz my team didn't even make the play in

[stiff coyote]

which team again?

[hollow wind]

Lol, it’s fine. There was a very good chance we were gonna lose this game. Elimination game at home in GS? Yeah no

[calm mulch]

The one with the Slovenian and the Australian that were 4th in the regular season

[ripe yacht]

If they lose the next game as well, the corgi was right

[hollow wind]

Lol

[stiff coyote]

thats rough

[calm mulch]

We went from hyped to "wtf was that trade" to "are we really fishing for wemby ?"

How embarrassing

Yeah Lakers lost

they can't make shots anymore

[stiff coyote]

i mean yall getting a nice draft pick

[hollow wind]

No one has the right to complain about bad trades except Minnesota fans

[twilit wadi]

yikes that hurts to read

[calm mulch]

• they get to screw the owner's wife in his house every night

that is how this trade feels

[twilit wadi]

4 first round picks oof

[proud coyote]

6

if you count the pick swap and kessler

who hadnt been picked and now looks like rudy

[calm mulch]

Austin Reaves getting a beating in the last 4 possessions lmao

bro decided he was done and called a timeout

[twilit wadi]

two big men are just clogging up the paint

Ant is still goated

[calm mulch]

The Lakers are cold this game tbh.

This is going to be a 7 games series

[proud coyote]

I can't see it going 7

[calm mulch]

AD looking like a Super Saiyan right now

[hollow wind]

We were hitting shots in the first half. Our defense has been so meh today tho

[calm mulch]

Scrotum and Vanderbilt tired of hitting their faces into 50 screens trying to chase curry

[hollow wind]

Well I’m done complaining about warriors and their illegal screens atp lol. Hasn’t been too egregious this game i guess but I don’t really pay attention to it anymore

[sweet tree]

damn

[celest zephyr]

Lol adidas is so expensive bruh

Wtf man

[calm mulch]

Also i must say, Austin Reaves is looking like a vet playing, always certain of what to do not hesitating. He really bloomed in this team

[rustic ore]

AD took one to the face

[hollow wind]

Oh ffs

[calm mulch]

Was it just a slap ?

is anything broken ?

[rustic ore]

Forearm/elbow to the face

He's on the bench and keeps putting his face in his hands

He's hurting

[calm mulch]

yeah i my live just caught up

he is looking hurt

[rustic ore]

Hope it's not serious

[calm mulch]

nice pass russ

[hollow wind]

DLO YOU AGHHH

[nimble onyx]

Damn

[calm mulch]

Ain't no way bro really broke his face

[silk notch]

refs just ignoring that is crazy

[hollow wind]

I’ve already accepted the L and I’m still getting mad

[proud coyote]

that should be lakers fans' signal to emotionally uninvest

[rustic ore]

I think it was an accident

[nimble onyx]

Lol

[hollow wind]

Sigh

[calm mulch]

The warriors home got some corny energy

can we go back to LA ?

[hollow wind]

It’s the chase center fans

[stiff coyote]

dude is ad injured????

[hollow wind]

Oracle >

[proud coyote]

AD is always injured

or not injured

[calm mulch]

He might come back as batman apparently

broke something in his face

looking from his expressions

[hollow wind]

Nothing new. There’s an injury(s) scare every game

[celest zephyr]

Lol passing lmaooooo

WTF are these turnovers so so bad

[stiff coyote]

thats game then

[rustic ore]

Hence why I said he's not a top 5 player rn

[silk notch]

and?

[calm mulch]

Kimmy still watching the 3rd quarter

[rustic ore]

Means not worthy of being called a foul

[silk notch]

pretty sure accidental fouls are still fouls

esepially in the face area

[rustic ore]

[celest zephyr]

Considering there were like 3 turnovers in a row no

[rustic ore]

Refs didn't see a foul worthy call, neither did I

[celest zephyr]

I agree

[rustic ore]

Shit happens

[calm mulch]

Without AD the Lakers got no gameplan, if he is really hurt this series is over

[hollow wind]

He’s a top 3 player when he’s at his best and the fact that I have to make a requirement proves he’s not actually a top 5 player

[silk notch]

well he can wear a mask

so its not the end of the world

[calm mulch]

Maybe he just got concussed

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/true-gif-21006811

[calm mulch]

"JUST"

[rustic ore]

Could be a concussion, at the very least dude has a wicked migraine rn

[hollow wind]

Well, he’s back in the locker room. Take Lebron out too plz

[calm mulch]

The warriors going for the ankles next time

Draymond is on the floor

Run

[rustic ore]

Should get an X-ray just in case

[calm mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/game-fight-silly-green-lebron-gif-8774451

[hollow wind]

Looney has actually elbowed a lot of players this playoffs

[calm mulch]

motor coordination of a teenager on puberty that doesn't know the reach of his limbs

[hollow wind]

Lmao, ok. Draymond decided to be Wilt Chamberlain tonight

[calm mulch]

"we going extra small"

[stiff coyote]

dont disrespect wilt like that evan

[calm mulch]

i guess we going small bro

[stiff coyote]

lmao

[calm mulch]

we lost AD

[silk notch]

i mean looney not scoring anyways

[rustic ore]

And a small coke please

[hollow wind]

Can the lakers ever lose in close games? It’s always win or be embarrassed

[calm mulch]

Dennis Scrotum has a such a swag whenever he has the ball but he just bricks

[stiff coyote]

ight my gf is done, lmao

[smoky fable]

Oh AD got hurt

[hollow wind]

Ye

Aight lol

Steph is

[calm mulch]

Curry looking 24

[rustic ore]

He is ridiculous

When he is on he's damn near unstoppable

Just everything so smooth

[smoky fable]

He’s just not clutch, and that’s a nitpick by me

But he’s a damn good player

[calm mulch]

To be able to do this at his age is absurd, the stamina and nerve/motor control needed to still land shots while running a marathon each game

[rustic ore]

Accidental elbow/forearm to the face, dude had his face in his hands a lot on the bench and needed help getting to the back. Don't like speculating but perhaps concussion

[smoky fable]

That changes the series a bit if he’s out for an extended time

Oh boy

[weak gull]

Were they going for a board?

[rustic ore]

Yeah

[hollow wind]

If he’s out at all we going home

[rustic ore]

Freak accident

[weak gull]

Oh then yeah, that’s hardly called a foul

[calm mulch]

Loonie about to drop 29 and lock down Wiggins just watch

[rustic ore]

Dude was clearly hurting afterwards, hope he's alright

[calm mulch]

The King

actually... We really not that far away

[hollow wind]

Damn Lebron

[stiff coyote]

Lebron wtf bruh

GET THE REBOUND

[hollow wind]

lmaooo

That’s what I’m saying man

[calm mulch]

Bro

Can we hit 3s ?

[hollow wind]

Old man doesn’t go for half the possessions

[rustic ore]

Wiggins with the and 1

[calm mulch]

Aight i'm turning the stream off

this game never happened

we re doing it tomorrow

[stiff coyote]

yeah im done watching too

[calm mulch]

everyone go home and rest

[hollow wind]

Please take out Lebron now Ham

[weak gull]

Good outcome

[stiff coyote]

my gf already brushing her teeth to sleep

[calm mulch]

LeBron already kinda hurt his ankle in a put in in the 3rd round

[hollow wind]

LAKERS IN 6 BABYYYYY

[stiff coyote]

Well get'em next time bois

[calm mulch]

while we wearing down our starters

[silk notch]

yea we just gotta cook at home

[calm mulch]

Lakers in 9

[silk notch]

hopefully ad is fine

[hollow wind]

I want an AD update soon

[calm mulch]

My medical knowledge says he just got a light concussion

[weak gull]

We are blessed, as we get to watch Jokic finish this series tomorrow

[calm mulch]

wheelchair

this is not good

[hollow wind]

The Suns are such a funny team

They win when 2 guys combine for 80 😭

Wait wtf

[weak gull]

Monty is just a fool

[hollow wind]

WHEELCHAIR?!?!

[calm mulch]

i'm not sure if Monty knows he has a bench too

[hollow wind]

He doesn’t

Actually Terence Ross had a good game

[calm mulch]

commentator said that AD was taken away in a wheelchair with a towel on his face

[hollow wind]

Mhm

[rustic ore]

I mean he's a big guy, wheelchair is the safest way to get him out rn if he's concussed

[calm mulch]

and that he was looking wobbly

this just screams concussion

[nimble onyx]

Oh hell nah

[hollow wind]

Aight looks like they’re putting in reserves

Gonna win by 30 in game 6 don’t worry

[calm mulch]

goddamn how strong was that blow

to concuss davis

[rustic ore]

Doesn't take much necessarily

Just enough to a bad spot

[calm mulch]

streefighter forearm spin

Now poole is back

Kerr calculated it was safe to do so

[rustic ore]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQi-H4faZNc

[hollow wind]

Christie about to drop 20 straight points

[calm mulch]

Yeah Looney is just a big silly guy 💀

LeBron looking very happy 😃

[silk notch]

lol apparently he does it semi frequency too which is wild

[hollow wind]

He does yeah

Like he massacred Sabonis in the face during a jump ball last series

[calm mulch]

Jay-Z is in the premise, that's why the crowd energy was off

not chase center's fault

[celest zephyr]

Yeah looney just is weird

He’s good but he does some derpy things

Classic warriors big man

[calm mulch]

i really hope it is just a light concussion

[celest zephyr]

Good with plenty of Shaq tin moments

[hollow wind]

Bogut

[proud coyote]

wild to see shaq harrison out there

[hollow wind]

BoGoat

[proud coyote]

he was with us lmao

[weak gull]

At least he ain’t zaza type dirty

[calm mulch]

first of all i don't like players getting hurt, but AD is really important for this Lakers

[celest zephyr]

Zaza just straight dirty

Rest of them aren’t

[hollow wind]

I like Shaq Harrison

[weak gull]

True dirtball

[celest zephyr]

Thank god i don’t have to see Jordan Poole

[calm mulch]

if it's the Suns coming out of that fight i'm sure it's going to be quick work

the warriors adapt much faster

cuz they have way better coaching

[celest zephyr]

Suns too thin depth wise

[weak gull]

Jokic got us

I know he do

[stiff coyote]

Curry got 50!!

[calm mulch]

I guess trading your whole bench for KD was not that good of an idea

[stiff coyote]

??

[calm mulch]

27

[stiff coyote]

im stupid nevermind

[hollow wind]

Lmao

[stiff coyote]

i thought i heard 50

[celest zephyr]

Draymond with 20 wtffffffffff

Hahhahaahahahahaah

So wild

[stiff coyote]

thats what im sayin bruh

[weak gull]

Damn…20 pieced by draymond

[celest zephyr]

So strange

[hollow wind]

Draymond having more than 10 points makes my blood boil

[celest zephyr]

That ain’t going to happen again

[calm mulch]

first half he was popping off

[weak gull]

That’s shameful

[hollow wind]

He had a 20 point game in the SAC series too

[celest zephyr]

Yeah he was cooking

Draymond hitting that midrange shot was just game over

Complète bs

Draymond almost never hits jumpers

[calm mulch]

Draymond Green is my goat, the dude manages to be a menace on the most lukewarm and pale team right now

He is the drama

[hollow wind]

I’m tired of seeing him screaming in referees faces every game

[calm mulch]

Rui Hachimura this game :

[hollow wind]

Yeah damn, Rui was not a factor in this game at all

[celest zephyr]

What the fuckm is klay doing man

Dude has just vanished

[calm mulch]

Klay dropped 10

[hollow wind]

Every game except game 2 he’s been shit this series

[calm mulch]

like tengu likes

[celest zephyr]

10 is weak sauce man

For klay

Yeah for sure

Poole and klay have combined for 2 good games and 8 shit ones

[hollow wind]

10 is too much. Keep every player under 10 and win by 30

[calm mulch]

Klay went 10-2-6

[celest zephyr]

Absolute trash game

[calm mulch]

Draymond Green 20 is actually cursed

it really is off putting to look at

[celest zephyr]

It for sure is

So odd

[hollow wind]

Before his 20 point game against Sacramento, he hadn’t had one since like 2019 lmao

[calm mulch]

bad screeshot

wait a min

[celest zephyr]

Draymond offensively has vanished normally

Dude can sometimes take like 3 games to score 20 or more

[hollow wind]

Man I’m tired of hearing David Harbour screaming about hockey lol 😵‍💫

[calm mulch]

20 points 10 rebounds for Dray

Okay...

[silk notch]

draymond had a million layups we gotta stop that

[celest zephyr]

Near triple double

[hollow wind]

It’s because he normally misses them

[celest zephyr]

It’s okay hé absolutely bricks them usually

Don’t worry

[twilit wadi]

klay has been playing like shit, he's seems so negative lately

[celest zephyr]

He’ll go 1-6 again

Get klay and dray out

And Poole

[silk notch]

he does but these were like wide open lol

[calm mulch]

My goat

[hollow wind]

The amount of easy layups Draymond misses is commendable tbh

[celest zephyr]

Hé still misses wide open ones normally

[modest totem]

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[celest zephyr]

Thé amount of times I’ve seen him make a good cut and whiff is too much

[hollow wind]

Wait Rui actually had 0?!

[twilit wadi]

he's ass and im rooting for the warriors

[hollow wind]

Didn’t realize he was scoreless Wtf

[celest zephyr]

Hahahahah thank god Rui played som ass

[calm mulch]

Where is Tristan Thompson, he was sure to turn the tide of this game by the 3rd

[celest zephyr]

That it can deflect from Poole and klay being ass

[calm mulch]

4 points, but still :

[celest zephyr]

4 points lmao

[hollow wind]

Ah ok

[honest umbra]

I hope AD is food

good*

[celest zephyr]

Hachi/2

[honest umbra]

He better pass the concussion protocol

[hollow wind]

I’m gonna be depressed if AD is out

Prayers up

[celest zephyr]

20-10-4 Draymond

[rustic mountain]

Alex Pietrangalo a real douche for that shit

[celest zephyr]

[rustic ore]

Probably just for safety reasons but not a good sign he was both wobbly (apparently) and had to be taken out in a wheelchair

[celest zephyr]

Yeah its real bad

[calm mulch]

i can't tell who did worse, Rui or Loonie

But Hachimura doing bad hurts more

[celest zephyr]

Rôle player type things

[hollow wind]

Aight Darvin is saying he’s looking good already so

[celest zephyr]

Can’t expect that to be consistent

[hollow wind]

Hopefully that’s actually true

[twilit wadi]

game 6 is gonna be a D'Lo game for sure

[calm mulch]

Charles Barkley takes incoming

he already said the Lakers were gonna win

so that is an automatic loss

[hollow wind]

I trust Charles Barkley with my life

[calm mulch]

i wish you a good passage

may it be in peace

[weak gull]

Can’t believe pietrangelo pulled that shit

[hollow wind]

What happened

[weak gull]

He just blatantly tried to kill draisaitl

[calm mulch]

LeBron blowing up a 3-1 lead incoming ???

[modest totem]

Charles Barkleys tie is beautiful

[weak gull]

Insane fucking slashing

Vegas is really being some douche canoes

[rustic mountain]

Holy fuck

[weak gull]

Insane fight

[rustic mountain]

The fight

[rustic ore]

I'm gonna miss him when he retires, him and Shaq are magic together

[modest totem]

I wanted Lakers to win but I had a feeling Golden State would win

[rustic mountain]

I thought that Florida was a bunch of bitches

[calm mulch]

Draymond didn't get 20 bro i just don't believe my ears

[rustic mountain]

But Vegas

Takes the cake

That's some fucked shit

[weak gull]

Yeah Vegas within the last 6 minutes been on some real fuck shit

[hollow wind]

I think we all knew the warriors were gonna win this one. I just don’t like watching the lakers play poorly

[modest totem]

I hope that day never comes 🥺

[calm mulch]

Bro learned how to do layups, it's over for the league

[rustic mountain]

Lost every shred of respect Vegas had

Douches all

[hollow wind]

Gonna check twitter for a clip

[calm mulch]

I wonder how were our percentage from beyond the arc in the second half

[hollow wind]

Lemme check

[weak gull]

The fight was crazy but that slash gets me. That was insanely dangerous

[calm mulch]

cuz the lakers shot like the basket was moving

[rustic mountain]

That slash should get Pietrangalo suspended dude

That was fucked up

[modest totem]

Well I felt like the Lakers were getting beat up out there and not enough fouls called

[rustic ore]

Where did he hit him, face/neck?

[weak gull]

Deadass. That was like 6 seconds after the pass too

[rustic mountain]

He purposely slashed Leon Driasitals wrists

[rustic ore]

Ah, yeah dick move

[celest zephyr]

Fanatics really ruining everything

Fuck the knights

[rustic mountain]

Like you watch the puck is loooong gone and comes holding the stick like a sword

[weak gull]

Vegas really is losing it

[calm mulch]

Looney is just a silly boy, it's not like he uses his arms like a toddler that is 7 foot tall and weights 220 pounds to swing carelessly at players

[rustic mountain]

And just executioner swing

Like no hiding it

At all

He was totally going to slash Leon's wrists

[celest zephyr]

@simple seal interested in nfl pickem?

Lol saw the post and asking hog sab

[modest totem]

Lmfaoooooo!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[calm mulch]

We looking good boys

Shooter team

[hollow wind]

Jesus Christ

[celest zephyr]

Fuckm the knights

[weak gull]

Make sure Vegas don’t win a damn thing man

[celest zephyr]

Not a fan of picking em

No longer have any idea in wanting them to win

[rustic mountain]

Vegas doesn't deserve shit besides the boot

[celest zephyr]

Fanatics ruining everything

[hollow wind]

https://vxtwitter.com/sportsnet/status/1656520625161158656?s=46&t=baWJuMF-IPzC3XOWo2_qpw

Wtf man

[rustic mountain]

There it is

[celest zephyr]

I just hope they get booted and go bankrupt

[rustic mountain]

Fuck Alex Pietrangelo

[weak gull]

Yeah dude, shit was egregious as hell

[celest zephyr]

Suspend that mf for the rest of the playoffs

[rustic ore]

What a POS

[rustic mountain]

Told ya it was just

Fucked up

[calm mulch]

Klay still has 4 rings though

[sweet tree]

that's dirty

[weak gull]

I get getting a bit flustered in a loss, has happened a lot this playoffs. But Vegas was just OD with it there

[rustic mountain]

That was just

[celest zephyr]

Yeah fuck that narrative

[rustic mountain]

It was beyond flustered

[celest zephyr]

Just play well man

[rustic mountain]

It was fucking dangerous

I am glad Leon is okay. Pietrangelo NEEDS to be suspended one game. At least.

[calm mulch]

yeah, whenever i'm playing bad i just say to myself "bro, i should start playing well" and then i stop missing

[rustic mountain]

I would argue 2 even

[weak gull]

Announcers talking about “that could be a call from the league”

NO SHIT😭😭

[rustic mountain]

Alex P being suspended means Vegas is gonna be in real bad shap next game

Might be the push Edmonton needs to win their 2nd in a row

[celest zephyr]

Yeah all you need is to fake it and then make it

@short flame since its pretty much impossible to find a non blue sabres jersey that fits and doesn’t cause a fortune/ not made by fanatics mind if i push it to next season

Or like when jerseys are sold for next season

Cuz going to actually be stock then

[weak gull]

Pietrangelo getting cooked by PK Subban of all people on SVP😭

Tough times

[celest zephyr]

I’m totally cool if you can find a link that works for a Levi jersey

[rustic mountain]

As he should lmao

[hollow wind]

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1656526783309819907?s=20

Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes)

Early diagnosis indicates Anthony Davis appears to have avoided a concussion and is doing much better now, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.

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Twitter · May 11, 2023, 5:08 AM

thank god

[honest umbra]

that’s good

let’s get ready for game 6

undefeated at home, let’s keep it that way

[proud coyote]

this was an expected result

game 6 win should also be expected

[honest umbra]

yea but I am a bit worried about the lack of adjustment to the warriors plays

they keep bringing the player AD is guarding on the perimeter to screen off and score inside

ham really needs to find the right combination of players to adjust

[hollow wind]

yeah they're targetting AD with the PnR and I was expecting an adjustment after halftime but it just got worse

[honest umbra]

he went from averaging 4 blocks a game to 0 the last 2 games

the lack of energy was there from the first quarter, same as Memphis game 5

like they showed up and if they won, they would be happy otherwise they wasn’t gonna go all in

[hollow wind]

Lakers needed a wakeup call from a team facing elimination ... again

[honest umbra]

I thought when they caught up 54-54 it was good

but then dumb shots and turnovers led to a 11 pt deficit they never recovered from

[hollow wind]

and we opened the 3rd so poorly

GS had full control at that point

[honest umbra]

literally killed all momentum and every time we tried making a run

just gave up a stupid layup

And sooo many missed 3s

only reaves and lebron (early game) looked capable of scoring a 3

[hollow wind]

They're gonna beat us in 3's but if we can't even beat them in the paint and with FTs, we're not gonna win

The box score doesn't actually reflect the game well at all

AD and Lebron were shooting well in the first half too maaaan. We needed to close out the 2nd quarter strong but we didn't

[honest umbra]

yea the game always comes down to a few plays

Momentum shots and turnovers are the difference between a 3 pt lead and a 11 pt lead lol

nothing was being called today

[short flame]

Do it whenever it’s possible, no rush

[short flame]

Happy birthday to the best player in the league

[short flame]

Fc Schalke fan

[celest zephyr]

Really odd that the lakers played very poor paint defense

I expected the warriors to struggle there and they did

But the lakers really didn’t captaialize on any of their advantages

Ngl they should have won this game or at least gotten close with how much steph struggled

But it almost felt like they tried too hard to negate steph

Like putting bron and ad on him works to cut his output but that also means you are giving up easier looks at the paint and from the 3 point line for other players

Tbh the best way I’ve seen is something like a box and 1

Because you do guard steph hard but it also actually allows you to have a set defense for everyone else

Whereas just playing normal zone or man really blows up in your face when playing the warriors

Lakers should stop chucking threes man

It’s just bailing out the warriors

Go into the paint and attack. They have no rim protector whatsoever

Looney and dray provide some resistance but any switch outside of that is easy money

Tbh I think what cost them is not punishing the warriors harder for running three and four guard lineups

End of first the lakers really should have capitalized there

But instead the warriors were able to tread water

Kerr also finally made the adjustment of cutting donte’s minutes

Which is totally warranted because dude has been a non factor

Poole wasn’t good. He just wasn’t ass and he looked more like his old self

[dim ledge]

https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1656595304295301121?t=sDMXRMgMWyhDsqhX-SYNLw&s=19

Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL)

Who is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League? 🧤👇

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7041

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Twitter · May 11, 2023, 9:41 AM

@robust grotto lol

No contest

[thorn hornet]

Alley Son or Rams for me

Probably Alley Son

Not gonna be deluded

Plus Ederson isn't even that good City defence saves him a lot

[dim ledge]

If rams keeps it up he has to be England's #1

[robust grotto]

It will an easy choice for sure

Mr Becker

[robust grotto]

https://vxtwitter.com/dark87585333/status/1656382404381102082?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

@dim ledge rip to them

https://youtu.be/JOyGvA4KBWw

[dim ledge]

[robust grotto]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-aaron-paul-jesse-pinkman-sad-tears-gif-15925597

Virgil at the back

[dim ledge]

Not like this

[robust grotto]

Bertrand down the wing ….

[hasty basin]

Alisson but hey fifa gave TOTS to Ramsdale so

[dim kettle]

https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1656667374224052228?s=20

Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman)

NFL Schedule Update: The #Patriots home opener will be against the #Dolphins on Week 2 - Sunday Night Football.

The GOAT Tom Brady will be in attendance and will be honored by the Patriots.

(via @Schultz_Report)

Twitter · May 11, 2023, 2:27 PM

[hidden rampart]

lakers 3-2 warriors

That DAMN DOG

[dim kettle]

https://twitter.com/NBAMemes/status/1656669316614598656?s=20

NBA Memes (@NBAMemes)

Who would’ve thought the Lakers’ worst nightmare would be a dog named Lilo 😹😭

Twitter · May 11, 2023, 2:35 PM

[rustic mountain]

They really gave us the Dolphins to dunk on us in our home opener the night we honor Brady. Absolutely fitting, since Miami dunked on Brady all the time

I wonder if he will actually be at the ceremony

[hollow wind]

Aight listen. I am a huge dog person. I love every and all dogs. But…

This one

This one has to be stopped

[celest zephyr]

Man sigh f1 discourse is shit

Trying to complain about a rookie who’s had 5 whole races in his career is beyond dumb

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/corgi-doggo-dog-wiggle-cute-gif-17528384

[sweet tree]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-angry-kick-im-done-gif-10558862

[celest zephyr]

If you are trying to compare rookies with each other or their expectations then okay, but with other established drivers?????

Legitimately idiotic

[celest zephyr]

Or you just can tell ad to show up for 48 minutes

And learn how to not get cooked by a basic pnr

By a team that doesn’t even have an actual centre

[hollow wind]

I don’t know how Ham didn’t make any sort of adjustment after half

[sweet tree]

first time I ran in years, feels like my legs got shot

[hollow wind]

I swear he’s not watching the same game

[celest zephyr]

No no he did

Hé adjusted to make the lakers worse

Did the same thing in game 4

And got bailed out by the warriors dumbass decisions

Both games managed to make ad a non factor in the second half

[hollow wind]

Yeah exactly. There’s always a point in Laker games where our game plan is the exact opposite of what it should be.

[celest zephyr]

It’s amazing how they have a walking mismatch yet refuse to punish the warriors for it every single time they can

[hollow wind]

AD scoring 20 and 8 in the first half but only getting 4 and 3 in the second like

[celest zephyr]

The warriors have no answer for an aggressive ad on offense

Just baffling

Hé cooked them for. A similar stat line in game 4

Then barely did anything in the second half

[hollow wind]

It’s because we waste 18 seconds of the shot clock dribbling on the perimeter or through traffic and end up with a wasted shot half the time too

Sometimes Lebron, DLo, and Reaves do some pretty bonehead moves when we could easily run the offense through AD and get him going

[celest zephyr]

I saw the same shit inthe fourth last game

So som lucky the warriors imploded

AD just stood there open and they ddin’t pass it to him

[hollow wind]

We have the offensive pieces but half the time our offense looks like we’re playing pickup at YMCA

[celest zephyr]

If AD gets established in the paint the warriors are fucked

It’s just praying he misses at that point

For real

So much shot chucking

Half the time its like youn have 4 Jordan Pooles and one ad

Hahahaha

[hollow wind]

Yeah lol. They all think they can create their own shots on the dribble but it’s never like that

[celest zephyr]

Warriors too smart for that

[hollow wind]

I love DLo when he’s hot but man does it annoy me when he takes up the whole possession dribbling trying to find his own shot instead of running a designated play, especially to AD.

[celest zephyr]

Why dlo has been bounced around the league

Dude ain’t a true pg

It’s not that he isn’t talented. he has tunnel vision

I swear Kobe’s success has really ruined some players lmao

They think they can just dribble and take garbage ass shots

[hollow wind]

Lol yeah, you can see Lebron get pissed at him sometimes because of his tunnel vision.

[celest zephyr]

When only all time greats can get away with that bs

I would also

[hollow wind]

Ngl man, the Kobe effect is real on some players and not in a good way

This is why I’m not the biggest fan of Tatum

[celest zephyr]

Take Kobe’s work ethic and midrange jumper

Ditch everything else

People gotta follow kawhi man

Complète opposite

Dude isn scary because he takes good shots he knows he can make damn near every time

[hollow wind]

Glad you said that lol because when Kawhi is actually playing, he plays my favorite brand of basketball ever

It’s a pleasure to watch

[celest zephyr]

It’s either him or Steph out of the current guys

You just watch and get amazed

[hollow wind]

Great ball control, fluid offense, can shoot the 3 but is more comfortable with his pull-up mid range, great driver to the basket, and is an all time defender. Afaik there’s really not much of a flaw in kawhi’s game

[celest zephyr]

Hé ain’t the best passer but that’s about it really

[hollow wind]

True true

That’s why I like watching Jimmy butler play most of the time too

Tbh, anyone that reminds me of MJ or Kobe is gonna have my favorite skill set on the court lol

[celest zephyr]

That’s what makes watching basketball fun: guys making hard shit look easy

[hollow wind]

Yeah

I also just like smart and fluid basketball especially with quality looks. I hate the hero ball that makes a play look ugly and disorganized

[celest zephyr]

For sure

That’s why people have called teams like the warriors and 2014 spurs so great to watch

I respect jokic but imo that’s really just hero ball but disguised as something else

[hollow wind]

Spurs always were my favs yeah. And for the most part, the warriors have dominated the offensive scene when it comes to ball movement and quality shots yeah. They can get a bit uppity ofc but still, it feels like organized basketball is being played

[celest zephyr]

Yeah for sure. happens to pretty muchn every team

It’s been not quite to the level of last year this time around

Hero ball feels like pickup sometimes. No play other than give it to your best players

It’s sad cuz I’ve heard at least Harden forsure say he doens’t enjoy playing that way either

[hollow wind]

Yep, so many offenses feel forced and ham fisted for buckets.

Try to force something that isn’t there and hope for the best

[celest zephyr]

It’s just teams trying to force analytics

When really good ball movement and ensuring guys get the ball where they excel is better

[hollow wind]

Lol, I feel like I meme on Jordan Poole a lot about shot selection but it’s actually quite a problem across the whole league I feel. So many possessions go to die because it’s wait wait wait dribble step back wait wait small screen set ok 3 seconds left time to shoot

Like aghhhh

[celest zephyr]

And really people interpret analytics wrong. It’s about as good if not better to take good looks even if they seem like lower percentage shots

Does it really help your offense for guys who aren’t good three point shooters chucking 10 plus 3’s a game?

[robust grotto]

BASED

@dim ledge

https://vxtwitter.com/avry/status/1656513951352643586?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

[hollow wind]

I'm all for teams running their offense through their strengths but at the same time yeah, you wanna win games? Take good looks and make good shots lol

[celest zephyr]

The issue isn’t that lmao. It’s they cater their offense to analytics without taking them in context

[robust grotto]

URKEL ROOTING FOR THE OIL

[celest zephyr]

Running it through your strengths ain’t perfect but it does lead to at least half decent looks most of the time

Chucking early shot clock contested or off balanced 3’s or smoking super hard layups is just bad basketball

Even if oh layups and 3 point shots theoretically generate the most points per possession

[hollow wind]

Like if you look at Game 1 of this series. You killed us in terms of 3's made, but we ran through AD and had a major FT advantage. Unless the Warriors were to go 40/50 from 3, then we can still beat them by making the best shots, 1's 2's or 3's doesn't matter. I guess teams feel like they need to meet a 3 point shot quota each game or they'll lose lol and other things too

[celest zephyr]

Yeah for sure

[hollow wind]

But yeah, especially with the Lakers. Half of our offensive possessions are wasted

[celest zephyr]

They won because they took advtnage of what was there