Samson Folk (the coach)

@hoopgoose any time I’m in the sun with my friends: “… so how far up do you have to go?…”

@samfolkk 😭 great memories here

applying sunscreen to your bald head is such a humbling experience

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I do think if his playoff numbers were the same as his regular season numbers most people wouldn’t have cared he’ll have an even better year next year, and I’d be shocked if he’s not on 1st team All D and an All NBA squad

in convos w/ ppl who had votes I always advocated for Scottie top 3 dpoy, 1st team all defense, 3rd team all nba the online reaction to his award placements means the playoffs really moved huge swaths of people, because he had very little advocacy in the regular szn

@C2_Cooper @HPbasketball maybe I’m missing some context here but yes I am superior I am the king

@HPbasketball @samfolkk To my knowledge, Samson hasn't even commented on any of this. So I don't really think he deserved that either. In the podcast, we were just trying to discuss basketball and answer a mailbag question about the effects of falling. I don't think I'm superior. Quite the opposite.

I wrote this in part because so much of the "discourse" I've seen has actually been superior-acting hoops fans looking down on how people dislike OKC. I also wrote it because I think Game 3 was one of the all-time best performances by an NBA champion on their path to a repeat. I tried, at leas, to inject as much praise for OKC as explanation for why everyone is so annoyed by them. One thing I missed, though, that I don't have a good handle on because I'm not cool either, is that they are not cool. That coolness factor I think really kills them, and it's not about the market, it's a feature for OKC as a culture, not a bug.

Scottie Barnes Was ROBBED Of First Team All-Defense! @samfolkk shares his thoughts! Presented By @PlayToonieBet

In about an hour I’m going live to discuss what the Raptors do well, what they need to improve, and the unique job of trying to do so: youtube.com/live/R_yRNYF2s…

Scottie should’ve been first team all defense but you take what you can get I suppose

@JustEsBaraheni GOat train

one of the most profound paragraphs I’ve ever read that effectively summarizes any given day on this app after doing tons of research

Cavs look like a very milquetoast defense not a lot of bite, passive when they should be aggressive, and in general doing a pretty bad job of supporting their teammates with rotation for the full shot clock back to Cleveland, we’ll see

@MidlifeVertical @C2_Cooper there’s a guy on YouTube with the username “montrealexpos89” who compliments it every time I wear it in an episode

@C2_Cooper love the Expos hat @samfolkk

why players fall down on jump shots

Should The Raptors Pick Billy Richmond III In The Draft? @ChuckingDarts shares his thoughts!

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How Would Allen Graves FIT With The Raptors? @ChuckingDarts breaks it down ⬇️ Presented By @PlayToonieBet

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@JustEsBaraheni @zulfi_sheikh Elmaelstrom Bananas

@samfolkk @zulfi_sheikh Maelstrom, cool word

On Scottie’s star turn in the playoffs, the outdated conceptions of easy teambuilding, and turning up the pressure on the Raptors front office: “Barnes is a maelstrom of impact and production, but he does need things to work with.” raptorsrepublic.com/2026/05/20/sco…