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Just change the middle name from Gilgeous to Flop already since he's made it that important. SFA. Kobe, "Where's your balls?"

 

I'm staying out of this one, because we have Luka. And Luka would absolutely be looking for a whistle on that play too. He might not have fell but he would be screaming his a** off at the refs.

If we were in the playoffs against the Spurs, and they were allowed to be as physical, as they have been on SGA, with Luka and Austin, you guys would be screaming that the Spurs guards are pure thugs! Dude flopping and getting mugged at the same time. The Spurs are simply using the Thunder's strategy against them... It's called.." The refs can't call everything defense. "

 

i'm not sure what you're doing here--defending SGA (indefensible) or attacking luka and reaves (weird choice, tbh). we get upset because if luka got SGA's whistle, he'd average 50. and he whines because he gets fouled like this all year, whereas SGA is just getting a taste of it in the playoffs--and doing pretty poorly with it, i might add. looked like he might cry a couple times last night. not so cool now, are we?

 

Shais gonna get to the line 50 times next game.

 

Meh..I don't care about that stuff, because we have one of the biggest whiners in the league on our team. Luka wants a foul call, on every other shot he takes. Thats fine with me too...because he's on my team. I'm not throwing stones from a glass house. I wish Lebron flopped more, because he gets whack consistently more than Luka. More power to em, if the refs are giving them the calls. I just want my guys to get the same treatment.

 

if luka got shai's whistle, he wouldn't be whining. not sure why this point is so hard to grasp for people.

 

Lakers deal for Luka's former teammate

Los Angeles Lakers get:

Daniel Gafford

Dallas Mavericks get:

Jarred Vanderbilt
Dalton Knecht
2026 first-round pick (No. 25)

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...ffers-thunder-nets-lakers-mavs-morant-pistons

 

Marks' verdict: The trade with the biggest leaguewide impact is ...

 

worked in aerospace and LA native. good to see some movement happening

and he was only with the pels for a year, so not there nearly long enough to be criticized for their poor drafts/player development

 

He does have a point . Technically Luka lead the NBA in FT per game and Austin was not to far behind. To which Lakers came in at 2nd on the season as OKC came in at 17th. So if Shai gets those calls its an advantage to Luka and Lakers.

 

He does. He Lead the lead in FT took per game.

 

I agree but i have to admit i do not enjoy foul baiting basketball or trips to the free throw line on each play. So i prefer the NBA punish Actors. But if they wont do anything about it then yes and i will deal with my dislike for foul bait basketball.

 

yes, and he also leads the league in uncalled fouls, too. these aren't mutually exclusive. like lebron, folks have just decided that hacking him is the only way to stop him. you think luka does a lot of jumping into people, grabbing defenders' arms, falling down without contact, etc.? you're watching different games than i am.

 

yeah, still don't see dallas dealing with us, even if it does make sense for both sides.

some of his other ideas are a bit odd. like he has the thunder moving williams to bkn (something i mentioned already), but for mpj--which doesn't solve any immediate financial issues for them. why not just move him largely into bkn's cap space and collect a couple future picks? i think bkn goes for it, hoping it's harden II, and it basically handles okc's salary issues whilst returning the team that won 60 games and is in the conference finals this year (williams has missed most of the year).

 

Even old man Lebron can't sniff SGAs whistle

 

Assuming we could sign both Dosunmu and Grimes for about the same total APY that it would take to pry Watson away from Denver ($30 to $35 million), would you rather (1) re-sign Austin and either sign Watson or S&T a pick for him, or (2) S&T Austin for Duren and then sign the Ayo/Grimes combo?

 

.... oh that's freakin' hilarious a world wide flopper gloss for SGA now. Well earned .... his act is approaching Harden level of disgusting, in HIS prime.

 

Back to sign and trading Austin which Luka does not want, and when AR holds all the cards, and for Duren who most felt was a Big man bust in the Cleveland series, who's now on the verge of getting swept by NY?