Series Thread: Western Conference Finals: (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs (6) Minnesota Timberwolves

[bksballer89]

Yep

 

[dtgold88]

F you with your crying bs. I had my reasons for asking why he felt the need to go there. We are grown ass folks around here, some of us anyway.

yeah, I agree....as a grown ass folk if a guy was mentioned who I did not want to see get a mention I'd just scroll past it.

But you do you, my friend.

 

[thunderc]

yeah, I agree....as a grown ass folk if a guy was mentioned who I did not want to see get a mention I'd just scroll past it.

But you do you, my friend.

Just F off, you are not capable of debating anything.

 

[dtgold88]

Just F off, you are not capable of debating anything.

haha....I'm now just wondering how long I can get you to keep commenting about something you don't want to comment about.

If you are a grown ass man you lack self control.

aw, hell, I'll let you off the hook and save you from yourself. Go ahead and get the last word on the matter....I wont reply to you.

 

[bksballer89]

Just F off, you are not capable of debating anything.

Facts

 

[dtgold88]

Facts

oh, the irony.

 

[thunderc]

Facts

I mean we have strong opinions, both of us all the time. We aren’t always right and we don’t always agree. In the end though there are people whose opinion generates thought, and that’s what I respect.

 

[dtgold88]

It was just weird, I mean the guy kind of reached out, I’m thinking the ball would have landed pretty close to the out of bounds line.

I didn't think was interference as ball just kind of came to the guy. agree if he did not touch ball definitely lands OOB and time would have expired. Man would this have been a serious hot topic had MN somehow pulled off a miracle heave and won it.

Not sure of the rule......meaning, is clock supposed to stop right when it hits a fan, object, etc?

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

Lot of people in their "feels" today.

 

[thunderc]

I didn't think was interference as ball just kind of came to the guy. agree if he did not touch ball definitely lands OOB and time would have expired. Man would this have been a serious hot topic had MN somehow pulled off a miracle heave and won it.

Not sure of the rule......meaning, is clock supposed to stop right when it hits a fan, object, etc?

Oh my gosh it would have got crazy if that happened. It felt like they just glossed over it and didn’t know what to do.

 

[dtgold88]

Oh my gosh it would have got crazy if that happened. It felt like they just glossed over it and didn’t know what to do.

Really made no sense to switch to .3 seconds. Ball clearly touched at .5 or .6. Either switch to that or just keep it at .1

And that pass was horrific, too. would have been better off just throwing it to the player who ran past half court for, say, a 40 foot heave.

 

[Wamu]

Lot of people in their "feels" today.

Damn right. You got any popcorn?

 

[tlance]

That’s not even my point. It’s just the crazy excuses that’s made when top players doesn’t show up in the way they are expected to in a must win game. It doesnt even have to be Bron tbh. James Harden would be heavily criticized if he did what ant did or what joke did in game 7. We saw the criticism James got for his show game 7 vs Denver. The media and fans pick and choose who to criticize and those to make excuses for

It is a tough one.

I like the way Ant played in the 2nd half. But he took way too long to get going early.

But give me a star who is willing to get after it defensively, take what the defense gives and allow teammates to shine instead of forcing bad shots all day long.

 

[tlance]

Period. Also, Ant needed to impose his will on the game. Ant isn't paid to "make the right basketball play." One teams stars imposed their will last night. The other didn't. Not a shocker which team won. Damn fun game to watch tho.

Yes and no.

He absolutely needs to be more aggressive.

But that doesn’t mean jacking up bad shots.

Sometimes, in a game like last night when so much defensive attention is on him, it means engaging a help defender and hitting an open teammate.

He did some of that, could have done a lot more. Way too often he allowed Dort to deny him and kind of let his teammates flow.

But we aren’t having this discussion if OKC made 1 less 3 and Minny wins the game.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Umm....meanwhile...

https://discover.hubpages.com/sports/10-best-shooting-forms-in-nba-history

https://craftednba.com/player-traits/shooting

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[thunderc]

Yes and no.

He absolutely needs to be more aggressive.

But that doesn’t mean jacking up bad shots.

Sometimes, in a game like last night when so much defensive attention is on him, it means engaging a help defender and hitting an open teammate.

He did some of that, could have done a lot more. Way too often he allowed Dort to deny him and kind of let his teammates flow.

But we aren’t having this discussion if OKC made 1 less 3 and Minny wins the game.

I think part of Ants response in the locker room that has people upset was simply him trying to smile and not curse so he wouldn’t get fined again lol.

 

[thunderc]

Umm....meanwhile...

https://discover.hubpages.com/sports/10-best-shooting-forms-in-nba-history

https://craftednba.com/player-traits/shooting

The NBA, Ranked

The Ringer's hub for all things basketball. Including player rankings, League Pass value, and more.

nbarankings.theringer.com

Players Catch & Shoot | Stats | NBA.com

A table featuring catch and shoot information for each player in the league based on selected filters.

www.nba.com

Who said a word about accuracy? I mean Joe is up there but I was talking purely about the aesthetic beauty of his shot. Obviously you lost sleep over it though lmao.

 

[tlance]

I didn't think was interference as ball just kind of came to the guy. agree if he did not touch ball definitely lands OOB and time would have expired. Man would this have been a serious hot topic had MN somehow pulled off a miracle heave and won it.

Not sure of the rule......meaning, is clock supposed to stop right when it hits a fan, object, etc?

Clock stops whenever the ball touches something that is out of bounds.

In this case the fan.

I am not sure if there is any specific rule about fan interference.

 

[thunderc]

Clock stops whenever the ball touches something that is out of bounds.

In this case the fan.

I am not sure if there is any specific rule about fan interference.

Shai called the fan smart lol

https://x.com/Boness305/status/1927218002233012568

 

[dtgold88]

Clock stops whenever the ball touches something that is out of bounds.

In this case the fan.

I am not sure if there is any specific rule about fan interference.

Assuming you saw the play anyone ever say why they changed to 0.3 instead of 0.5 or 0.6 which it clearly was when touched?

Never seen fan interference used in an NBA game.