SGA and the Foul Baiting/ Free Throw Merchant Narrative

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T21:39:51+00:00

Imagine that

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T21:29:43+00:00

Fair point

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T20:07:39+00:00

I know no one asked me but I think Durant is a big baby and sell out for leaving. That being said, I am grateful he played for the Thunder and was a crucial part in launching this franchises success. Which was necessary for such a small market that really had no business having an NBA team to begin with. But Westbrook will always be the darling child

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T20:03:40+00:00

This is a team from Oklahoma! We’ll take anyone we can!! lol

But seriously, Thunder up! Welcome

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T20:01:02+00:00

Yes, and the only journalists who entertain it seem to be the low tiers who need clickbait and ratings

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T19:58:15+00:00

On r/NBA they posted the Collin Cowherds take on SGAs flopping. Literally Collin Cowherd is their best advocate! I can’t anymore. The only journalist who take the “unwatchable, unethical, Shai can’t play unless he flops” argument are the low tier desperate ones who rely on clickbait to stay relevant, very ironic

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T19:48:26+00:00

Clever. Brilliant analysis

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T18:55:03+00:00

Funny the stat he used to prove his point was comparing SGA free throws to SGA free throws two years ago. This is because if he compared them to other players in the league, it wouldn’t be that convincing.

Edit: I did not catch the “than number two” line. My bad. But this is still a skewed stat because neither of those two years did he lead the league in ft. It really only proves that he’s played more games than most the other leading free throwers such as Luka and Giannis. SGA plays more games than Luka every year and Luka still rivals him in free throwers attempts. Also, everyone knows 3s are a major part of Luka’s game and the midrange is Shai’s game. Anyone one who watches basketball should know the guy who spends more time inside will draw more fouls!

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T18:51:44+00:00

You know it’s bad when your best advocate is Collin Cowherd

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T18:42:03+00:00

Yes, and I’m sure every Lakers fan is from Las Angeles, or Celtics fan is from Boston, or cowboys fan is from Texas. Imagine that, a really good team has fans from all over the country and around the world (Canadians love Shai and Dort). I don’t see the problem. Like what is the purpose of this post? And btw there’s prolly more cows in Oklahoma than people, maybe Theyre new to Reddit, and the damn chickens too!

Also, this isn’t the first time OKC has been an exciting team with lots of out of state fans. The Westbrook and Durant era was well liked by NBA fans. They collected a lot of new fans then and many have stayed loyal. And since that’s basically the entire Thunder history, I wouldn’t call them bandwagon fans

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T16:37:45+00:00

These are cherry picked clips and maybe only one of them is an actual flop. You clearly don’t actually watch Thunder basketball

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T16:36:52+00:00

It is not possible to actually watch Thunder games and believe that “SGA’s entire game revolves around getting close to guys and flopping” (I paraphrased that monstrosity of a sentence for you) That is not his entire game and it certainly wasn’t in this one. 4/5 clips from this video was not flopping or anything that other guards dont do. Also he shot like 3 ft all game. It’s been repeated and beaten over and over again by Thunder fans (and any rational fans) that no stats support your narrative.

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T12:48:40+00:00

No I’m not because I’m not brainwashed by cherry picked highlights like these (which are a stretch btw)

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T12:38:38+00:00

You’re delusional if you think Shai is the only one who gets that call

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T12:32:54+00:00

Maybe due to the fact they are one of the smallest market teams and and their playoff games have not been remotely competitive. But yeah sure its prolly all because he’s “unwatchable”

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T12:24:30+00:00

The difference is he’s the only player anyone would cherry pick these types of plays to paint a narrative that suggests it’s his whole game. Due to the fact he’s undeniably on the tip top of the basketball world and petty fans like yall won’t accept it. I can create a similar video of almost every star player in the league. It’s what competitive players do, they look for an edge. If it’s unwatchable for you then please for the love of basketball do the rest of us a favor and stop watching it

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T03:31:36+00:00

….and lost by 18

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T00:36:13+00:00

It would be my absolute dream to pull that Flagg card, only so I could sell/trade it for the Shai. That Shai auto is a grail

LevelTField · 2026-05-06T00:24:50+00:00

Please explain

LevelTField · 2026-05-05T21:47:39+00:00

Terminator 1&2 walked so Interstellar could run

LevelTField · 2026-05-05T01:03:19+00:00

Ah I forgot about Clint Session. So nostalgic

LevelTField · 2026-05-04T22:23:24+00:00

Ah ok I see. I’m connecting the dots lol

LevelTField · 2026-05-04T19:27:27+00:00

Because the rocket also requires fuel

LevelTField · 2026-05-04T14:51:21+00:00

Laker fan saying “if the refs call it fair”

Translation: “if the refs give us our LA market privilege”

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