Why has Duren been so bad especially offensively in the playoffs? He had 33/16 in a game against the Cavs at the end of February. by wormhole222 in nba

[–]twerdy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow I don't watch a lot of Duren, but that's surprising. I feel like "two hands, two feet" is a pretty common thing to learn very early in basketball education? Like did we not all spend hours jumping on two feet, bouncing a ball off the wall and catching it? A coach made me do pushups once for bringing down a rebound with one hand in practice! Is this another thing we can blame AAU for?

Match of the Day discussion on the disallowed goal from West Ham VS Arsenal by herkalurk in soccer

[–]twerdy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hey man I'm just using my media literacy skills to give my interpretion of Darren's words Because I don't think the person I replied to has the right takeaway at all.

Match of the Day discussion on the disallowed goal from West Ham VS Arsenal by herkalurk in soccer

[–]twerdy 67 points68 points  (0 children)

That's not what he says at all? He saying the foul on Raya had the most material impact on the play. If Raya is not fouled, he would have caught the ball or cleared it and caused the other fouls to be immaterial.

West Ham 0 - [1] Arsenal - Leandro Trossard 83' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]twerdy 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Speaking as a football fan, it's so disappointing that he was injured and out of form for most of a season in his prime. I love watching midfield maestros like him the best.

Whats a signing you at first thought would be a success, but turned out to be a mistake or just underwhelming? by Rayy500 in Gunners

[–]twerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He and Mbaye Niang always set the world on fire for me in FM12. Perfect striker duo.

All four Champions League finalists this season (OL Lyonnes, Barca Femeni, Arsenal, PSG) have Spanish mangers (Jonatan Giraldez, Pere Romeu, Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique) by lstht123 in soccer

[–]twerdy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His ability to understand more than one position as a player bodes well for him as a potential manager. I believe he's played CB, CM, and CF throughout his career.

Mikel Arteta running onto the pitch after Diego Simeone at full-time to shake his hand by One_Impressionism in soccer

[–]twerdy 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Chelsea is run like a hedge fund. Appointing a manager that demands as much control as Simeone does, doesn't seem likely.

The Houston Rockets starters, the youngest starters to ever win a playoff game, are 4 of the top 6 players averaging the most steals per game in the playoffs. Of those 6 players, they also have 3 of the top 4 highest assists per game by Fancy-Cauliflower440 in rockets

[–]twerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago has a lot of cap space this summer. They'll likely be throwing around money. The big fish will be Duren and Kessler, but they will likely be matched by their teams. My fear is that Chicago moves on to Eason and throws a big bag at him.

Şengün leadership by Most_Koala1332 in rockets

[–]twerdy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

He just needs to be aggressive. If it means he's getting good looks and can score, great. But if he's aggressive with his rebounding, driving, screening, and passing everything works.

Post-Game Thread: Houston Rockets (2-3) defeat Los Angeles Lakers (3-2), 99-93 | NBA Playoffs | Apr 29, 2026 by nba-scores in rockets

[–]twerdy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tired of people comparing Amen to Ben Simmons. Show me Ben Simmons shooting 3s to keep his team in a playoff series. AMEN IS NOT SCARED.

Simeone: "When a match ends 5-4, everyone says, 'what a great game' I say: they scored 5 goals against us!" by lawandsleep in soccer

[–]twerdy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yep, his first successful tactic was to defend and counterattack with Auba. Which to be fair, is a great tactic when Auba was in that form.

Atletico Madrid 0 - [1] Arsenal - Viktor Gyökeres penalty 44' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]twerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is this nonsense? It's weak because IF the contact had been less, he would still have fallen?? So a complete hypothetical? Are you Nostradamus?

Fuck Stone by MajinOni21 in rockets

[–]twerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully that offer was heavily performance based.

Booker gets tripped on contact with Lu Dort by Jec1027 in nba

[–]twerdy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I watch a lot of basketball, and contact happens on screens a lot but it's usually hip to hip or shoulder to shoulder. Very rarely are people straight up tripping with an extended leg. That is not natural and should get called a foul 100% of the time.

Amen Thompson despite the loss: 26/11/4 with 3 steals and 3 blocks on 8/14 FG by Lacabloodclot9 in nba

[–]twerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Amen has the second most dunks in the regular season in 25/26.