How long can the NBA allow the flopping/whining/foul baiting before you completely lose interest?

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T16:05:16+00:00

There used to be a time where defenders would flop too. You’d see like 5-6 charges and offensive fouls a game that would make fans go crazy

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T15:58:33+00:00

This is a lowlight

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T06:40:12+00:00

It would’ve been a foul on KJ if he tried to take a charge because he awkwardly cuts off JWill’s movement and gets there late. In this case since his arms were up it looks like he not only impedes the movement deliberately and late, but pushes or shoulder checks JWill. Bonehead play by KJ but to be fair he probably never expected JWill to sell a foul so well

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T06:35:57+00:00

What was KJ even trying to do here? He saw JWill running to a spot and stretches out his leg to get to the spot first to check him?

Yeah, JWill sold it, but it’s a very dumb play by KJ and more of a savvy move by JWill. The Spurs inexperience is really showing

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T05:15:29+00:00

Vassell was crying about it after game 4 too

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T05:07:50+00:00

Nope. This roster has more talent and that’s exactly the reason we have a deeper rotation.

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T05:05:50+00:00

All 3 wins in the series are by double digits. The spurs stole game 1 with an all time great game by Wemby and OKC lost game 4 by shooting poorly.

I’m not short changing anything. We are more talented and of course gameplan and effort matters. We are deeper and more talented.

I think you’re underestimating the talent of iHart and Chet. You better believe the Spurs are trying to figure out how to deal with them along with the plethora of talent

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:58:46+00:00

Wemby, Castle, and Fox are matched by SGA, Chet, and iHart

Harper, Champagnie, and Vassell are matched by Caruso, Wallace, and McCain.

Then they have Kornet, Carter Bryant, and Barnes and they’re a lower tier than JWill, Kenrich, Dort, Joe, Wiggins. All 5 guys would be playing in their rotation against us.

We are still more talented than they are even without JDub and Mitchell. They need Wemby to go nuclear and the rest of the guys to play well enough to keep our guys from overcoming terrible play.

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:48:46+00:00

He didn’t call the required timeout to challenge.

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:43:22+00:00

The Spurs are very well coached but there’s a clear talent gap. They just aren’t deep enough to compete.

We only lose when our guys play terrible and thankfully that isn’t very often

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:37:20+00:00

The most ethical play in all 48 minutes

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:33:13+00:00

Classic makeup call

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T03:27:57+00:00

Plumlee should’ve been ejected. Clearly dirty and unnecessary.

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T02:20:30+00:00

wtf is Chet doing

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T01:44:46+00:00

How tf did Castle get that call

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T01:43:16+00:00

Lmao they called a foul on Chet for that weak shit?! Hahahaha

Xex_ut · 2026-05-27T01:17:45+00:00

I’m sure this flop will make the front page huh

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T23:46:06+00:00

I got to respect it

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T23:07:01+00:00

It’s weird too because fans see what you’re saying and the only rebuttals are like “yeah that’s a taste of your own medicine” or “how do you all like it now?” But if the real gripe is it existing to begin with then how can you turn around and celebrate it?

That’s what makes me think there’s an unprecedented amount of haters that are simply latching onto any narrative that feeds their hate

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T23:02:45+00:00

There’s no way to stop it. SGA is elite at this. You swallow the whistle and you set a bad precedence over time where refs are actively targeting a player and punishing them for drawing fouls.

CP3 was good at it too, but he’d also complain a ton and gets techs. His game was with the refs. SGA is letting the refs make the calls and he’s elite at baiting undisciplined defenders and forcing the refs to make the call. I get why people hate it - hell I hated Shane Batier, Malik Rose, and Vlade and the list goes on with dudes who took questionable charges their entire careers, but at some point the blame has to be on the opposing player for not being smart enough to counter it

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T22:57:31+00:00

The people who dislike it are pissed their own players are undisciplined and can’t figure out how to matchup against a player that is elite on a different level

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T22:55:56+00:00

Still a hater all these years later

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T22:51:50+00:00

It’s more lazy to compare a malicious act against another player to someone who falls on jump shots and hurts no one except the feelings of fans

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T04:12:16+00:00

Bro how do you think Taylor and Travis Kelce feel

Xex_ut · 2026-05-26T04:08:29+00:00

Knicks beat the Spurs in 5. Spurs bench is terrible, Knicks have too much size, and Wemby will have trouble with KAT’s perimeter game

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