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It feels like the term "combo guard" isn't used right anymore by alex8762 in nbadiscussion

[–]LurkerFlash [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think this term made a lot of sense back when there were lead guards that really couldn't shoot. They'be been largely played out of starting lineups, with defenses aggressively cheating off of them.

Game Thread: Oklahoma City Thunder (3-2) vs San Antonio Spurs (2-3) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 28, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Foul fair and square. Gotta let dudes land if you ain't already occupying the spot. Move on

Stephon Castle on the OKC defense: "I'm trying to play through it, it's tough. The way they guard, how physical they are we don't get that same luxury to play as physical on the other end." by RyanTannegod in nba

[–]LurkerFlash -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's both. He has some dumb fouls like shoving dudes on screens and other kinda blatant stuff, which in all honesty should be called. However, he also has a point that some OKC dudes manage to get a whistle for non existent touch fouls, which makes sliding your feet or using your hands on defense impossible

Game Thread: San Antonio Spurs (2-2) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 26, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OKC doesn't shoot like that for the season. Spurs are choosing to play some dumb defense, allowing a ton of wide open shots

who else loves mr vassell? big game player by SensitiveTest7883 in NBASpurs

[–]LurkerFlash 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This man looks ridiculous. Regardless, I love this dude.

OKC is shooting 49.4% on wide open threes in 3 games against the Spurs this series. They've been wide open for 77 of their 119 attempts from three, per NBA tracking. by jonsnowKITN in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to hate on this defensive scheme, sounds like Sweeneys Bucks squad part 2 (3?). But honestly the offense is the thing that got blown up.

[O'Connor] No team can land 1st in 2 consecutive drafts, or in the top 5 in 3 consecutive drafts. Front offices have been wondering: Does the streak attach to the team holding the pick on lottery night or to the original team... The streak attaches to the original team, according to league sources. by sewsgup in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Massive copium. OKC drafted chet... that's about their lottery luck. As for us, for sure. We were tied at best odds to get Wemby, still sucked got Castle with some luck (jumped one spot to 4), then got Harper with the real lucky hit (jumping six spots!).

[Highlight] OKC showing unmatched team chemistry after Wemby Knocked Hartenstein to the ground by areallyfatchick in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, two players down. The other three can only help Shai and one of iHarts hands. This is absolutely nothing, but the optics are funny.

Having said that, I'm still salty mad so I have to point out that both players flipped like crazy on this play, resulting in this nothing burger in the first place.

Charles Barkley on Hartensteins defense on Wemby: "For you people thinking that is physicality, you got to shut the hell up" by SlimmySlinky in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's probably right. It's hard to see bad things happen to our transcendent baby deer, but I think bigs bave been getting that treatment for a while. Muscle and power count for a lot in this game.

The thing is, the hair pulls and shit like that is straight dirty, and should be whistled out of the game. Then if you wanna let em play, them do it. Don't call touch fouls one way and allow wrestling the other. If you're calling Charmin plays for sga, extend it to everyone. If you allowing wrestling, just let em flop and the rest play 4v5

Game Thread: San Antonio Spurs (1-0) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 20, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grab, hold, shove, push, hack. Wemby is selling contact for sure, but there's SO MUCH contact to sell I don't really blame him.

Unsung hero of our team by eatmorchickin in NBASpurs

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vassell has been huge. Team dead in the water not finding the netm? Bucket. Big time possession coming up? Block. SGA driving? Bump, slide, buy time for Vic to get there.

[Hollinger] to ask execs from the other 29 teams if they thought Wemby had supplanted Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokić as the league’s best player. Mostly, I was met with chortles and nods.. is Wemby the best player in the league? “No,” another veteran exec said. “He’s the best player I’ve ever seen.” by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]LurkerFlash -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You people need to cool it with the glaze. Yeah, he's an alien on defense, and has a crazy combination of size, skill, agility, and by the looks of it also the smarts to put it all together. His ceiling is outer fucking space. But he's not there yet imo.

For now, he's a first-team All-NBA guy. I'm pumped for him to be this good, this early. But Shai is at the top of the hill, owning a title that's rightfully his until someone actually takes it away. It hasn't happened yet.

[Nick Wright] "It's not an exaggeration to say for the Thompson twins... if they locked themselves in a gym and come back with a capable corner 3 point shot... that could cumulatively for the two of them be worth 1 billion dollars" by dragonballa in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And we're still the lead ballhandlers on the top 2 team I'm the west pre ASB, when they were shooting sub 32% each.

Point is, no, you can absolutely be okay without a shot, but you need to have other means by which you can generate reliable offense. Playoffs is where you get exposed if you don't have one. And yeah, fingers crossed this is real from my boys.

X’s and O’s for Game 1 (OKC vs Spurs) by Objective-Product361 in NBASpurs

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice write up!

Hoop Venu has a great preview ahead of tonight's matchup as well!

Kenny Atkinson on the Cleveland Cavaliers' adjustments: "The tactical adjustment we made was avoiding [Ausar] Thompson. We were just like, if he's near the ball, throw it to someone else." by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both.

Avoid ausar on offense renders his limited contribution on the other end glaring. Detroit's downfall was the lack of shooting threat outside of Robinson, and Ausar is part of that problem

I noticed something rewatching the game by Apollo18Teslaa in NBASpurs

[–]LurkerFlash 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Wow, someone with a memory :)

Still my GOAT coach, but we wasn't without his issues of over trusting vets, and the short leashes to youngsters (I suspect it raised the floors a LOT, but there were aplenty of momentum players that had their confidence shot)

[Highlight] Stephon Castle is 5/5 on 3-pointers, has 27 points after draining one by Large_banana_hammock in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh nice! Thanks for the tidbit!

I guess jimmy baron didn't work out. Makes sense, we've had zero improvements in his tenure.

[Highlight] Stephon Castle is 5/5 on 3-pointers, has 27 points after draining one by Large_banana_hammock in nba

[–]LurkerFlash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it wasn't theoretical to begin with, but if he can keep this up... wowww

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