It wasn’t until the last couple years that he touched 20 points and or 5 assists per game. He generally doesn’t put up all star numbers and tends to miss a lot of games.
This is where I'm at. People here take it as he's disrespected. Don't know how much you guys hear it, but midwest and out here, the phrase "east coast bias" is mentioned at least daily. It just seems like a lot of crying to me, and is used as a crutch now. Joker is getting his due respect now, so to still hear that is just annoying at this point.
No. He's Robert Horry on steroids, but a guy known for playoff moments moreso than regular season performance.
I just don't see anyone in the East who can beat them in a 7 game series. It feels much different than last year.
He's been hurt alot tbf as well.
The one thing I was kinda holding onto hope for with this matchup is that Indy absolutely massacred us in transition in the regular season because Griffin didn’t care at all about having us get back on defense for some reason. That was the first thing Doc fixed when he came in and at least for one game, it worked to perfection here. They only got a handful of buckets on the break and while some of the half court struggles was probably just unlucky 3 point shooting, it felt like Haliburton had to work way harder than he did in the regular season and a lot ended up falling on McConnell and Siakam to create.
It’s weird to say because Siakam was by far their best player last night but I think they maybe were better off not making the trades that they did. Then again, their record was basically the same after the trade as it was before despite Haliburton being far worse after the trade so maybe if they get Hali going again, they’ll be significantly better
Haliburton has had a rough 2nd half for sure
D Green
Yeah that was a fun game. Once OKC got just a little lead in the 3rd quarter though it felt like the game was over. OKC is just really solid. They play 48 minutes of good basketball.
They really do, wise beyond their years for sure. Really fun game and there weren't many over the weekend. I thought the Pels made it the type of game where they could win but like you said OKC executed well down the stretch and the Pels did not, who are the worst clutch team in the NBA in tight games in the 4th. (and I Am not just saying that I believe the data backs it up) Knicks/ sixers and Lakers/ Nuggets were good for awhile but fell apart.
SGA has become quite the foul merchant. He's a great example for other young players who want to earn a living at the line. Kiss the ass of the NBA referees claiming their job is tough via the media, then watch the calls roll in.
He really is
Its shocking. He looks like a different guy. He barely shoots
