Tyler

Here’s is a 1 minute clip of SGA & OKC foul baiting the suns this series. It’s absolutely UNWATCHABLE!!! Why can’t OKC play ethical like the Suns ?

I am 100% behind Devin Booker here. Last night was not a good look for our league. Let me be clear, we didn’t lose because of officiating, but that doesn’t make last night any less important. If the referees are going to demand respect from the players - as they should - then the players should demand respect from the referees. When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable. Nobody who loves this game enjoyed watching that last night. They want to see the players compete at the highest level. The league needs be far more aggressive about this kind of thing. All players and all fans deserve it.

Thoughts on officiating: - Fans always feel their team gets screwed, but universally, everyone watching OKC feels like something is off in how they're officiated. That matters. It just does. OKC Fans will claim jealousy or hate because the alternative is untenable for them. But there is a genuine feeling among all fans that the disparity in SGA's whistle to their defensive whistle is incongruous - The next step is the "So you think the league is rigging for a small market team?" and I understand the consequential thinking, but I think it's healthier to just focus on the problem. I think there's no grand conspiracy but there IS an incongruity in officiating. - Last year, we had an awesome first round, in which the players were openly pleading to be less physical because they felt it was dangerous. So now we've gotten a regular-season whistle. And it sucks. As fans, we hate it. I don't know what that balance should be because it's not my body on the line, but it sure feels like there's a way to have a physical contact sport set of officiating perameters that also deters dangerous play - Finch was campaigning to try and politic a win, but he also wasn't wrong when before Game 2 he made the point that the call should be based on what happens at point of contact and not what happens afterward (flop/flail/fall). The contact is what needs to matter and not the sell job after it. - Shai is genuinely difficult to officiate because he IS incredible at driving and controlling where he goes to challenge direct path defense. It's a genuine skill he has. - He also sells because otherwise he doesn't get the call. This is maybe the biggest problem of all: if you legitimately create the contact but don't performatively exagerate it, you will not be rewarded. That's a problem. - We always find something to say is a problem with the NBA, and more so in the playoffs when it's in the spotlight. But this is a genuijne issue for watchability. Fans don't want this. The league needs to listen.

Wrestlers like Levi Haines and Jesse Mendez, who wrestled 4 years straight out of high school, are looking more and more likely to get a 5th year of eligibility. There is increased momentum around 5 for 5. Many coaches believe and expect it to become reality sooner rather than later. Nothing certain, but you should know these are the realities coaches are preparing for as we speak.

I rule nothing out when it comes to the NCAA doing utterly stupid shit, but if they don't put in language that 5 for 5 is applicable only to those enrolling in the fall of 2026 it's a new level of retardedness.

Wrestlers like Levi Haines and Jesse Mendez, who wrestled 4 years straight out of high school, are looking more and more likely to get a 5th year of eligibility. There is increased momentum around 5 for 5. Many coaches believe and expect it to become reality sooner rather than later. Nothing certain, but you should know these are the realities coaches are preparing for as we speak.

Who wins this Freestyle tournament if it happens in 2026? Top 8 seeds: 1) Cael Sanderson 2) A Gorilla 3) Kurt Angle 4) David Taylor 5) Aleksandr Karelin 6) Kerry McCoy 7) Brock Lesnar 8) Yoel Romero Remember, Freestyle rules, so Gorilla could get DQ’d pretty easily against Lesnar.

Kevin Durant has now lost seven consecutive playoff games. His last win? May 7, 2023.

Portland Trail Blazers shot charts by quarter. Victor Wembanyama left the game injured in the first couple minutes of the 2Q. Top left picture is the 1Q. Look at the shots in the paint after.

CJ McCollum wanted the Jalen Brunson matchup. 👀