luccolo machiavelli

Thoughts on the current state of basketball discourse

Victor Wembanyama to Mason Plumlee in Game 5: “Hard fouls.” (via @ShowCaseShabazz, h/t @Fullcourtpass)

Maybe it wasn’t the hair, hard to tell, but I bet this don’t go viral

@BarryOnHere Make sure to thank Shai for ur Twitter checks too

This app is becoming oversaturated with takes on SGA. Here's the only take that matters: SGA is a superstar with zero star power. Even if you ignore his disgusting amount of flopping: He doesn't provide above the rim highlights like LeBron/Jordan. He doesn't provide insane 3 pointers like Steph. He doesn't provide crazy defensive highlights like Wemby. Even his assists are the most boring & basic passes imaginable. Much like Tom Brady, SGA's career goes against everything that makes sports great. A player doesn't deserve MVPs when their team is still great without them. A player doesn't deserve rings or Finals MVPs when their performance consistently falls off a cliff in the playoffs. Perhaps someday SGA will prove this wrong by raising his game in the playoffs, but at this moment and time, it's the truth. Ultimately, the worst thing about SGA isn't his flopping, it's how he's a reminder that even in sports, you can get farther by being lucky than you can on your own merit.

@ClanTheSpursFan Nigga Tatum won a ring and got even more hate😭 and you gotta be a newer fan bc curry used to be just like Shai in terms of losing every hypothetical and always getting discredited

I get why OKC fans feel attacked right now, but this isn’t some anti-OKC conspiracy. Winning doesn't always equal hate. Spurs won rings all the time and no one hated us. Bucks won a ring and we all still love Giannis. Same with Tatum, Jokic and Curry. The Westbrook Thunder teams were also beloved by everybody. People just find this flopping and flailing brand of basketball unwatchable and disgusting.

@TermineRadio Talk about spurs tank bum

In 2014 the Thunder aggressively lobbied other teams to vote against anti-tanking rules. Now that they've completed their multi-year tank, and it no longer suits them to lose on purpose--- they've voted to install tanking rules. Funny how that works.

Wemby gets "he was leading the huddle" talks after bottling a crucial game 5 and Shai get's how many times did he fall rigorous statistical analysis papers

This move from Shai was filthy… made Wemby touch the earth 😳

They turned a shai stepback 3 into a wemby leadership glaze

@goldenspirit155 Aye don’t let them represent the whole fan base, we don’t claim them weirdos

Oklahoma City Thunder fans commenting on Castle’s mother’s memorial post, I actually wish nothing but the worst for that inbred franchise.

@LegendOfWinning Cry soft ass boy😂😂😂

So they reverse the call because Wemby is holding Jaylin Williams arm, but when Wemby gets held it's nothing... STOP SAYING IT'S THE SAME... IT'S CLEARLY NOT

@DubsThunder He’s probably not gonna play for the rest of the playoffs

JALEN WILLIAMS QUESTIONABLE???

How it feels to be a Shai fan

😭😭😭😭😭😭

@LegendOfWinning It’s for injury prevention

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@SkyedOKC u so negative bro

there goes our championship hopes.

Why the TL so quiet tonight?

let me turn the ball over throw some elbows turn the ball over again R2 dunk stick n catch a nigga in an animation then turn the ball over again

@LawsonThomas12 @PercShai @BleacherReport @UncleChuck824 @NBA get used to it

@PercShai @BleacherReport @UncleChuck824 @NBA No one likes the free throw era

SGA HAD HIS DEFENDER LOST 😱 HE DID A FULL 360 (via @NBA)