TexasTiger08

quote:

---

The San Antonio Free Throw Merchants are 2-0 when getting 10 or more extra free throws

---

These damn Spurs fans turn these conversations into a shitshow.

quote:

---

Because all these threads turn into a tiktok like free throw SGA thread

---

All you guys do is post whatever favorable metric you can find from X

quote:

---

I love all the hatred that means your team is winning more than their team.

---

quote:

---

Thunder lose so surely nobody will be complaining about the officiating right? Truth is people don’t want the game called fairly. They just don’t want the Thunder to win. Funniest comment seen about telecast last night: *Cason Wallace makes layup* Reggie Miller: “But did you see how tall Wemby was on that play? Impressive defense despite the bucket!”

---

You don’t love the banter. All you do is complain. I’ve never seen a fanbase that has a title act as soft as yall. I guess you take after the team.

quote:

---

Why would they root for the Mariners when they are a division rival

---

Well, they aren’t on the Mariners yet. They are on the Travelers. Arkansas beating Frisco has absolutely zero impact on the MLB teams. I’ve seen countless stars come through that league end up on different franchises at the end of the day. Going to a Travs game isn’t rooting for the Mariners, it’s supporting young guys trying to make it big, supporting the local economy, and having fun.

Lots of affiliates these days are in the footprint of their MLB team, so that helps. Here in Corpus Christi, the Hooks feed the Astros.

As for places like Birmingham and Montgomery, it’s different. Those are historic minor league towns. Lots of times you end up pulling for the players, and a good chunk of them get traded before hitting the bigs anyway. I think MiLB is about fans getting close to the action, enjoying the game on a more pure level, watching the cheesy entertainment, and not paying an arm and a leg for it.

Players that aren’t bonus babies aren’t making much anyway, and that’s after they bumped up pay.

quote:

---

the sec dominance had already begun. we just were forced to wait until 06 florida to blast OSU.

---

Disagree. In 2005, Texas was the best team. Georgia and LSU were not on that level.

In 2004, that loaded Auburn team needed a gift to beat LSU, slopped it up against 6-6 Alabama, and didn’t exactly beat the breaks off of VaTech.

I’m not saying Auburn wasn’t good. But that same offensive group (Brown, Cadillac, Campbell, Obomanu, etc) played USC at home the prior year and scored 0 points.

I think ‘04 USC was even better, and nothing tells me Auburn would have flipped the outcome the following year.

quote:

---

It strikes me from lurking in these threads that dudes from Oklahoma just don't know ball

---

What are you talking about? If there’s one thing I’ve learned this postseason, these Oklahoma guys are God’s gift to basketball. I’ve learned how flopping is a strategy to avoid injury, started by a well-known, honest ballplayer named Joel Embiid. We know that Shai is probably the greatest midrange player in the history of the game. Mark handles the refs better than any coach in NBA history. We’ve discussed physics in terms of stress on a player’s legs upon landing on the hardwood surfaces across the league.

Honestly, I never knew basketball prior to this, and I’m pretty sure the guy’s playing didn’t either. At first I thought I wasn’t entertained, but then I realized that falling forward like JFK after every 15 footer was so pleasing to watch, and a style that the entire league should embrace…all in the name of safety. shite, next time I jump across a rain puddle I think I’m going to tuck and roll to save the stress on my bones.

quote:

---

Take your tampon out, get the frick over it and pick up a hobby if you really care so much about someone falling to the ground in a contact sport.

---

You’re a sensitive one.

Even better. The strategy was invented by a guy whose legacy will be a giant “what if” because he constantly avoids time on the court.

If these guys are so damn worried about getting hurt, maybe it’s time to find a safer job. Paying customers want to see greatness, not guys falling on the floor and creating a defensive disadvantage because it’s easier on the legs.

quote:

---

I’m begging y’all to educate yourselves.

---

You’re right. Honestly, everyone in the league should do this on every shot. That way, you can be late down the floor and potentially give up a 5 on 4 advantage to the opponent. But it’s worth it, because it’s pretty much mid-game load management. The league has been around over 70 years and it took SGA to be the first guy to think about a way to minimize his own injury risk.

I’m thoroughly entertained and more convinced than ever that he embodies greatness.

quote:

---

Falls and fouls are two different things.

---

Yup. That chart is quite revealing.

quote:

---

It’s not his fault others can’t defend him without making contact.

---

:lol:

Yeah man, that’s what it is

Hate to break it to you, but “junking up the game” is essentially saying that he played the role of 80’s white goon on the floor.