Calling OKC precocious is so condescending

There's a segment of Jokic fans that refuse to acknowledge anything good about Joel Embiid! And Knicks fans that call Embiid a flopper but refuse to acknowledge that Brunson jumps into defenders to draw fouls. I try to tell people tou can acknowledge greatness in one player without knocking another player, but fans are irrational Lol

Most of the Jokic hate is related to racist paradigms operative in our culture.

In My Feelings is In My Algorithms

draymond was insufferable trying to compete with shaq and chuck and kenny, like bro we do not care about your accolades you sound like a petty jealous hater. cant take a joke aimed at him without getting defensive and wanting to compare resumes with the other guys. awful

Woz needs to stop fake laughing on the podcast. Makes it unbearable.

hes gonna have game 6 reactions to wolves/nuggets after their game 7 and game 5 reactions for mavs/thunder when the mavs are on to the western finals or thunder have forced game 7

Jokic haters will find anything to pick him apart. This guy doesn't deserve this. He's over achieved in the NBA, why don't some people just appreciate these great players? instead of slandering and defaming a man.

uh. i love hart, dvo, and the rest, but no one was talking about them as the greatest role players before being with brunson...

hes the only reason why they were in the playoffs that alone speaks value

I wasnt looking to do this, but with that headline ill give it a shot, legit criticisms from g6: 1. Jokic is getting shot over (closeouts), lobbed over under the rim, and is making too many non-contests in first quarters - bad defense 2. Jokic is letting his team jack up 3s and mentally quit non elimination games rather than confronting teammates and getting his guys to drive to the rim when shots arent falling 3. Jokic isnt providing the leadership to challenge his mates when they aren't playing with urgency (lakers series, games 1/2/6) and now his co-star's health is compromised because theyve opted for a long series These are lessons most champions learn before their rings, but im old enough to remember how flawed the west was last season (DAL, LAC, LAL, MEM, PHX, NOP)

🤔...I like him and think he'll be better than what scouts project, but I don't think the Hawks will really stick with the pick or player....like they may trade down instead. We don't usually stick with our draft picks and this year's draft reputation isn't helping ANYTHING. They've been scouting the other guy (Z. Risacher) instead. I hope for the best tho and best of luck to Sarr.🤷🏽‍♂️

Idk who’s the real Hoarder Sam Presti or House 😅

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“The haters” his name is Justin Verrier

It's INSANE that Luka is limping and bloody the entire series, comes out in game 6 not visibly limping, and he's great... because he's not bitching? Like, c'mon guys. I get that he bitches "too much", but he's also going up against OKC, and man... I did not know their game. Now I do, and I *hate* watching it. Holy fuck, SGA's whistle is unparalleled (with Embiid out of the playoffs), and all Lu Dort does is foul and flop, dude has no idea how to play basketball.

Keep it simple. Draft Alex Sarr if his workouts are impressive. Move forward with a front court rotation of Alex, Jalen and Onyeka. Trade Clint Capela and explore your options for Trae.

The NBA, in my mind, is telling the Hawks to go ahead and rebuild... trade Murray, Capela and Trae for younger players and assets while helping out some other team be more competitive. I would love to see the actual Lottery Draw done out front in public view on live TV... word to Cleveland getting three #1 overall picks in four years after losing LeBron and New Orleans with 6% chance getting Zion after trading AD to the Lakers for LeBron. The NBA is a business first-most and all of the owners are on the same team.

Is really so hard for once saying something positive about Luka's game, behaviour or just his image...?

No idea why guys like this are "experts". "... 45 is better! And we all know SGA is completely capable of that!" SGA hasnt even scored 45 ONCE this reg season... and SGA has never even scored 35 in the playoffs! THATS THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE DALLAS DEFENSE! We let SGA get his 30-33, but we keep the entire rest of the Thunder in check. SGA can not go for 45 just like that... He takes his 15 middies, a view 3's and hunts some fouls to get to his 30 poits. Dallas can live and more important PLAN with that. SGA doesnt just go off for 45-50. Thats just not his game!

Young team OKC? Luka is younger than SGA, Livelly is a rookie, PJ Washington is 25 etc....

Why are these unathletic couch potato dudes who lives in their grandmas basement critique NBA players?? Bro you have no right to called them whatsoever when yall cannot look even yourselves in the mirror. What a bunch of clowns🤡

A hobbled Luka is handling the # 1 team in the West with the player who is supposedly "robbed" of the MVP in SGA, and the Coach of the Year as well. How quickly people forget that Luka did something similar in 2022. Luka is clearly going to be the next face of the league, and the people who are hating on him for no reason other than the color of his skin are going to be even more miserable than they already are for many years to come lol

This Draft is tough. Dalton Knecht or Stephon Castle might be ROY at picks 7-10, while #1-3 - Sarr, Risacher & Topic might be average players. *PS Might Dillingham be another Ja in 2-3 years time? Every team wants to find the next Luka, that's why teams are hot on Euro players like Risacher, Topic etc

Why would rhe Spurs miss out on Cooper Flagg in next year's Draft by getting Trae, just so they can be a Play-In team in a stacked West?

While I'm so impressed by all that Sue Bird has accomplished I am also shocked that she supports transgender females competing in women's sports. This is hypocritical to all the young girls that aspire to follow in her footsteps, and a betrayal to women's sports! Had she had to compete against transgender females and was over taken by them when she was playing I don't believe that she would be supporting this cause! In fact the documentary wouldn't be about her it would be about the transgender woman and all of her accolades. Remember Lia Thomas? Coming soon to a theater near you!

SGA can’t guard Luka too so stop the cap both of them are not good defenders

So the Ringers darlings OKC are getting shown up as the 1 seed and these guys are not taking it well

If you go small , Gafford and lively have had their way all year against small ball

Shai flops and pushes off all season long… NBA critics: Luka complains to the refs for not calling a foul on a flying knee from Lu Dort.. (yes it happened) NBA critics quick to bitch: “wHy iS hE aLwAys bItcHiNg”

SGA's flop was way worse than anything the mavs did in that game. How the fuck are NBA media ALWAYS on the wrong side with this shit lol

Players that constantly bitch to the refs: All of them Players who get criticized for it: Luka

Lu Dort’s the biggest flopper out there but this dudes talking about Luka “accentuating” a couple times to try to get a call? Clown

Luka better than shai , he actually makes teammates better , okc has more talent, yet jones jr was a minimum guy, Gafford as soon as traded made 32 straight field goals. This why Denver and Dallas in finals , they walk to 10 assist and to quote draymond “is spoon feeding guys” shai and ant aren’t on that level that’s why their role players aren’t playing better

James Wiseman written all over him smh. Hawks don’t do it

That's right, trade both of you best players and start over even tho you don't have your own draft picks for the next 3 seasons. Brilliant analysis, you guys! Really did your research and it shows.

Fredo catching strays.

Man, these guys are so cringe talking about trading Trae.....we're NOT doing it!!

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Luka was great even before this game and the reason they are winning. He will continue to bitch to the refs and embrace your favourite players on his way to the chip. Deal with it.

The Mavs are a fantastic team, 3 years ago when they made the western finals that team had to hit 20 3’s a game to stand a chance to win…This team though can play in the mud and go 8-37 from 3 and still win, they rebound, play defense, they can play big they can play small…they are hands down better than the Thunder

This Woz dude is such Spurs hater. That's why I hope they come to DESTROY his favorite team. This century? Spurs traded for Kawhi at 15 in 11 and the other player they took, Cory Joseph at 29, had a pretty solid career in the NBA too, even up to this past season. They drafted Derrick White and Dejounte Murray at 29 & 30 (an All-Star & a borderline AS), took Tre Jones in the 2nd round in 20 and he started for the Spurs this year. Keldon Johnson was a 29th pick. Even their bust picks like Samanic played on the Jazz this past season and Primo somehow got himself a slot on the Clippers. Sure the Spurs have had a few misses like Livio-Charles and Primo being the worst (though he was undone by off-court behavior), though not nearly with the disdain he throws out.

You guys complaining about this game still? Dafuq where’s this energy with SGA and Lu Dort Floppers?

00:00:54 - 00:02:24 I was waiting for it LOL

Never sounded better guys.

I think the Mavs are absolutely better. The biggest thing has been Luka being hurt, etc. I think this is a 5 game series if Luka is healthy/serious. Now, can they compete with a healthy Nuggets team? That's the question

"Vassell is untouchable", that's fine then please stop the Trae Young to SA rumors. If you think you're getting a franchise PG who hasn't even entered his prime yet for Keldon Johnson and middling pick swaps, you are delusional. ATL shouldn't trade Trae obviously but spurs fans and wemby agenda pushers need to understand that that deal would require Vassell and multiple firsts at a minimum.

All this talk about okc already losing when they could still win in 7

I’m begging for KD to end up back in the east (cough Miami)

The best deal I've heard was CC, AJ, Bogdan and a 2nd for BI and Dyson Daniels