[West] 2025 Playoffs, Conference Finals

[Joshyjosh31]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925298725825446358

Probably has nothing to do with espn talking about LeBron and GSW the whole time a matchup with these two teams should’ve been hyped instead we’re getting reports on what lebron had for lunch. Also last nights game won’t help going foward with the way they ref the two teams the talk coming out of the game was SGA and his whistle.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925279525455179930

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925060472262316343

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925291839235469575

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I'll still watch.

Worst case scenario? I'll shift all of my attention to the Stanley Cup finals if needed.
But, yeah, I'll definitely watch, regardless of the matchup.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925192796593353169

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925192796593353169

The hate for SGA is unreal. Dude literally gets the same calls all other all-stars/MVP-caliber players get. Sure, some of them are actually not fouls, but...What makes these players great is their ability to draw fouls and their ability to sell a bumps in order to "draw fouls". NGL, I've always appreciated the greats because of their ability to make a non-call look like it would be called all the time.

NGL again...I'd welcome such a player on the Kings with open arms.

 

[whitechocolate]

I think players like Brunson and SGA are an embarrassment to the NBA, basketball, and themselves. They sully the entire idea of competition. The only way I would ever watch the floppers and con artists of the NBA is if they're playing the Kings. The NBA is largely a facade. Ref "bias" guided by hype and clicks. I would loathe watching somebody in a Kings Jersey flopping that habitually. I couldn't have less interest in watching these Conference Finals

 

[kingsboi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925298725825446358

Probably has nothing to do with espn talking about LeBron and GSW the whole time a matchup with these two teams should’ve been hyped instead we’re getting reports on what lebron had for lunch. Also last nights game won’t help going foward with the way they ref the two teams the talk coming out of the game was SGA and his whistle.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925279525455179930

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925060472262316343

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925291839235469575

viwership being down is no surprise considering that out of the four teams remaining, three of them are small market clubs. If the refs allow a little more defense to be played for the Wolves then this could be a series, let's see how it goes tomorrow

 

[ESP47]

I think players like Brunson and SGA are an embarrassment to the NBA, basketball, and themselves. They sully the entire idea of competition. The only way I would ever watch the floppers and con artists of the NBA is if they're playing the Kings. The NBA is largely a facade. Ref "bias" guided by hype and clicks. I would loathe watching somebody in a Kings Jersey flopping that habitually. I couldn't have less interest in watching these Conference Finals

Fouls should not be called when offensive players initiate contact. Especially when they initiate sideways contact into defenders on straight line drives, which is the majority of what SGA and Brunson do. Why is it a foul on a defender for merely being next to an offensive player? If anything, it should be an offensive foul because the offensive player is going out of their way to initiate unnecessary contact with a defender.

If the NBA started calling that garbage on the offensive player, the entire league would be cleaned up in a month and we would all be back to watching basketball again.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

No, you wouldn't. You'd just pivot to something else that's "... the reason 'we' don't watch."

 

[ESP47]

No, you wouldn't. You'd just pivot to something else that's "... the reason 'we' don't watch."

Yeah, I forgot about the ref bias. The excessive threes is annoying but that's not nearly as easy a fix as everything else is.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm just fascinated by the notion that whatever particular thing it is that you don't like about the NBA is the reason "we" don't watch.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Doet falls on half the picks set on him and these fools still call it

 

[coolhandluke]

Ant trying to take on the Thunder single handedly is detrimental for the Wolves. Last game, he was too passive and now he's overcompensating in the other direction. It would take a team effort to beat the Thunder.

 

[coolhandluke]

Wolves getting some calls now but not able to capitalize.

Thunder respond by shredding the Wolves defense and it's a blowout now.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm sure somebody will call that one a "flop," too.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

SGa grabs the offensive player gets free throws other end Caruso and Doet maul players with no calls made

 

[coolhandluke]

Refs keeping the game close. NBA is a joke.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Fouls should not be called when offensive players initiate contact. Especially when they initiate sideways contact into defenders on straight line drives, which is the majority of what SGA and Brunson do. Why is it a foul on a defender for merely being next to an offensive player? If anything, it should be an offensive foul because the offensive player is going out of their way to initiate unnecessary contact with a defender.

If the NBA started calling that garbage on the offensive player, the entire league would be cleaned up in a month and we would all be back to watching basketball again.

They did change it for a month and exposed a lot of players and it changed right back

viwership being down is no surprise considering that out of the four teams remaining, three of them are small market clubs. If the refs allow a little more defense to be played for the Wolves then this could be a series, let's see how it goes tomorrow

Small market this small market that… these are a two superstars that are going at it, maybe if the nba talked about them instead of lebron they’d get more hype. Also doesn’t help that SGA is a foul merchant and games a called differently for them

 

[kingsboi]

They did change it for a month and exposed a lot of players and it changed right back



Small market this small market that… these are a two superstars that are going at it, maybe if the nba talked about them instead of lebron they’d get more hype. Also doesn’t help that SGA is a foul merchant and games a called differently for them

it will take some time for the transition from Bron & Curry to FTA, Ant, Victor and the next crop of star players. Lots of fans still don't care for these players or don't watch them enough to understand their games.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Wolves are cooked. They might squeak one out at home just by feeding off of the energy of the home crowd, but OKC is, by far, the superior team.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925597327059775763

 

[NewArena]

I used to want guys like Naz Reid and Donte on this Kings team but they’ve been useless. Can’t hit a shot and their defense is beyond bad. Also - the Wolves need a PG about as bad as the Kings do

 

[Joshyjosh31]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925597327059775763

Nobody is watching you when you’re a tenth seed

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Nobody is watching you when you’re a tenth seed

This is not in any way a refutation of what Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly said.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

This is not in any way a refutation of what Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly said.

Looks a lot more like an explanation than a refutation.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Looks a lot more like an explanation than a refutation.

It's an "explanation" that just says what Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly already said, except derisively.

 

[ESP47]

I'm just fascinated by the notion that whatever particular thing it is that you don't like about the NBA is the reason "we" don't watch.

Great, you can just go right ahead and stay fascinated with it.

 

[ESP47]

They did change it for a month and exposed a lot of players and it changed right back



Small market this small market that… these are a two superstars that are going at it, maybe if the nba talked about them instead of lebron they’d get more hype. Also doesn’t help that SGA is a foul merchant and games a called differently for them

What sucks is all these players that are out there hunting for whistles are capable of making really entertaining and exciting basketball plays. They'd have more opportunities to put on a show for the fans if the rules dictated that they'd spend less time flopping and slowing the game down by shooting free throws and more time making exciting fadeaway jump shots and finishing at the rim.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Oh good, I finally have your official permission to be fascinated; that was keeping me up at night,, let me tell you!

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Existing game we have should go down to the wire

 

[Sluggah]

What are these ridiculous animations?