Describing SGA as a foul merchant seems extremely disingenuous.

[NoStatsGuy]

i did not really watch OKC, dont really like them. cant even tell why. i think that team is a little bit cringe but hey, they are very very good.

with that said i dont know if SGA is a foulmerchat. he doesnt seem to flop more or less than most starplayers. But what i do know is, that he gets a whistle that noone else really gets. and that seems unfair and annoying. i understand why people call him that.

[Lo Wang]

im not really watching OKC, dont really like them. cant even tell why. i think that team is a little bit cringe but hey, they are very very good.

with that said i dont know if SGA is a foulmerchat. he doesnt seem to flop more or less than most starplayers. But what i do know is, that he gets a whistle that noone else really gets. and that seems unfair and annoying. i understand why people call him that.

Less than 1% of all posters are actual okc fans. Another 5% are purist who can appreciate him.

The rest are haters.

You know you're wrong when everybody agrees with you.

That's why great genius in history don't think like the rest of the population (not calling myself a genius, just providing an example).

[Lo Wang]

I’m not liking how they try to paint SGA to be like harden (shooting layups under his opponents arms).

SGA is extremely slippery, has insanely good footwork, and has really good ball handling. The way nba rules are designed benefits the offense since the defense can’t really be physical with the offense. SGA is super crafty and his skill makes it next to impossible to stay in front of him. If you decide to continue to pursue him while out of position, you deserve the foul call.

I can’t speak on the reg season cause I didn’t watch okc much but SGA is a BEAST on offense.

The two things are not mutually exclusive. Just like Harden was a beast on offense, he was still fishing for fouls in a blatant way, the same way SGA is doing now.

What about Jordan, Lebron, Luka, Duncan, Embiid, Divac, Horry, Chris Paul, Malone, Trey, Marcus Smart, Reggie Miller, Lambier, etc.

Please stop pretending this is a new phenomenon only mestasized in SGA.

[pwayknicks]

Drawing fouls, the harden way, sga way or Brunson way is a skill regardless. Hate it all you want, but if everyone could do it, they would. They can’t … defenses or rules need to adjust .


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[Lo Wang]

I’m not liking how they try to paint SGA to be like harden (shooting layups under his opponents arms).

SGA is extremely slippery, has insanely good footwork, and has really good ball handling. The way nba rules are designed benefits the offense since the defense can’t really be physical with the offense. SGA is super crafty and his skill makes it next to impossible to stay in front of him. If you decide to continue to pursue him while out of position, you deserve the foul call.

I can’t speak on the reg season cause I didn’t watch okc much but SGA is a BEAST on offense.

He’s good but its no different from Harden, DWade, Luka

Very different.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/AbmU3A1soA8 Many of hardens foul draws are like this. SGA does do this. Neither does Dwade.

Dwade does the pump fake then jump into you thing. Harden, Embiid and Tatum are in their own worlds.

SGA and Luka are different players

This is why you are posting on an internet forum and not sitting next to a coach making the big bucks.

If you truly believe the Twolves lost because of SGA's FTs despite them winning even if he attempts zero FTs, then we are looking at an easy sweep.

Keep up with the copium. OKC fans thank you.

[badpotato]

im not really watching OKC, dont really like them. cant even tell why. i think that team is a little bit cringe but hey, they are very very good.

with that said i dont know if SGA is a foulmerchat. he doesnt seem to flop more or less than most starplayers. But what i do know is, that he gets a whistle that noone else really gets. and that seems unfair and annoying. i understand why people call him that.

Less than 1% of all posters are actual okc fans. Another 5% are purist who can appreciate him.

The rest are haters.

You know you're wrong when everybody agrees with you.

That's why great genius in history don't think like the rest of the population (not calling myself a genius, just providing an example).

Cope harder. Pretty much everyone can find something to appreciate in OKC and the team gets plenty of respect and benefit of the doubt here and in other places on internet.

Doesn't change the fact that they're just not that likeable- a lot of immaturity, Shai foul hunting, defense getting away with too much. It's just not a good feeling to watch them win for neutral fans.

[Lo Wang]

im not really watching OKC, dont really like them. cant even tell why. i think that team is a little bit cringe but hey, they are very very good.

with that said i dont know if SGA is a foulmerchat. he doesnt seem to flop more or less than most starplayers. But what i do know is, that he gets a whistle that noone else really gets. and that seems unfair and annoying. i understand why people call him that.

Less than 1% of all posters are actual okc fans. Another 5% are purist who can appreciate him.

The rest are haters.

You know you're wrong when everybody agrees with you.

That's why great genius in history don't think like the rest of the population (not calling myself a genius, just providing an example).

Cope harder. Pretty much everyone can find something to appreciate in OKC and the team gets plenty of respect and benefit of the doubt here and in other places on internet.

Doesn't change the fact that they're just not that likeable- a lot of immaturity, Shai foul hunting, defense getting away with too much. It's just not a good feeling to watch them win for neutral fans.

If you don't like him that's your prerogative, let's stick to facts.

[KyRo23]

SGA is slippery and changes direction constantly when driving, he used to be known for his euro and now defenders play him close, when he changes he gets bumped and fouled. If you don't defend SGA like this then he scores at a very high clip on drives. It's a tough cover.

100000%

I’m confused at what people are watching. SGA is SUPER slippery and shifty. You can’t bump a guy while he’s driving. I don’t understand what people are seeing but this foul merchant stuff is dishonest.

He definitely tries it a lot. When you see him pick the ball up from a couple steps inside the 3pt line on a drive and launch it up, he’s definitely trying it, but the refs sometimes don’t call it. A lot of times they do though. He had a bad one in the first quarter that wasn’t called, thank god

[badpotato]

Less than 1% of all posters are actual okc fans. Another 5% are purist who can appreciate him.

The rest are haters.

You know you're wrong when everybody agrees with you.

That's why great genius in history don't think like the rest of the population (not calling myself a genius, just providing an example).

Cope harder. Pretty much everyone can find something to appreciate in OKC and the team gets plenty of respect and benefit of the doubt here and in other places on internet.

Doesn't change the fact that they're just not that likeable- a lot of immaturity, Shai foul hunting, defense getting away with too much. It's just not a good feeling to watch them win for neutral fans.

If you don't like him that's your prerogative, let's stick to facts.

That's cool, you're not a genius for enjoying OKC though.

[Lo Wang]

Cope harder. Pretty much everyone can find something to appreciate in OKC and the team gets plenty of respect and benefit of the doubt here and in other places on internet.

Doesn't change the fact that they're just not that likeable- a lot of immaturity, Shai foul hunting, defense getting away with too much. It's just not a good feeling to watch them win for neutral fans.

If you don't like him that's your prerogative, let's stick to facts.

That's cool, you're not a genius for enjoying OKC though.

I never claimed to be a genius. I am only pointing out the flaws in the arguments.

[Statlanta]

He has skinny man privileges, he's "6"6" but he is skinny so any bump makes him look like the inflatable tube man. He's not a generational dribbler, shooter, passer, or athlete so there's nothing really notable for fans to latch on too or get excited about his playstyle except pointing out that the refs bail him out because of his frame(just like Trae Young and Isaiah Thomas get small man privileges)

[Statlanta]

i did not really watch OKC, dont really like them. cant even tell why. i think that team is a little bit cringe but hey, they are very very good.

with that said i dont know if SGA is a foulmerchat. he doesnt seem to flop more or less than most starplayers. But what i do know is, that he gets a whistle that noone else really gets. and that seems unfair and annoying. i understand why people call him that.

He's not a best in the league flopper, he just gets a better whistle because of his frame, that's really it.

[Lo Wang]

SGA is slippery and changes direction constantly when driving, he used to be known for his euro and now defenders play him close, when he changes he gets bumped and fouled. If you don't defend SGA like this then he scores at a very high clip on drives. It's a tough cover.

100000%

I’m confused at what people are watching. SGA is SUPER slippery and shifty. You can’t bump a guy while he’s driving. I don’t understand what people are seeing but this foul merchant stuff is dishonest.

He definitely tries it a lot. When you see him pick the ball up from a couple steps inside the 3pt line on a drive and launch it up, he’s definitely trying it, but the refs sometimes don’t call it. A lot of times they do though. He had a bad one in the first quarter that wasn’t called, thank god

Ok what's your point? What kind of new seminal revelation is this?

Stop acting like SGA invented flopping.

[RB34]

His game can be amazing and awful to watch at the same time. Perplexing.

[Lo Wang]

His game can be amazing and awful to watch at the same time. Perplexing.

His game is incredible.

So good the copium is so high people have to make believe he invented flopping just to rationalize why their teams are getting utterly obliterated by him.

[KyRo23]

100000%

I’m confused at what people are watching. SGA is SUPER slippery and shifty. You can’t bump a guy while he’s driving. I don’t understand what people are seeing but this foul merchant stuff is dishonest.

He definitely tries it a lot. When you see him pick the ball up from a couple steps inside the 3pt line on a drive and launch it up, he’s definitely trying it, but the refs sometimes don’t call it. A lot of times they do though. He had a bad one in the first quarter that wasn’t called, thank god

Ok what's your point? What kind of new seminal revelation is this?

Stop acting like SGA invented flopping.

Huh

This thread is about him being a foul merchant. Poster above said he doesn’t do it. I gave an example of how he does it. I didn’t say he invented it, but he does do it. Obviously

[OxAndFox]

I'm a huge SGA fan but... watch him. He's a foul merchant.

I turned the game off. It's ridiculous.
And I feel bad because I love watching the Thunder other than him. And I don't even blame him, I think he seems like a very likable guy...But my lawd. It's tough to watch every single time.
Like, be honest everyone, you had to go and have a shower after watching that didn't you?

Someone take me back to the Knicks/Celtics series.
Hoping the Knicks/Pacers series can salvage something from what is going to be a pathetic display of the modern foul merchant.

[Lo Wang]

He definitely tries it a lot. When you see him pick the ball up from a couple steps inside the 3pt line on a drive and launch it up, he’s definitely trying it, but the refs sometimes don’t call it. A lot of times they do though. He had a bad one in the first quarter that wasn’t called, thank god

Ok what's your point? What kind of new seminal revelation is this?

Stop acting like SGA invented flopping.

Huh

This thread is about him being a foul merchant. Poster above said he doesn’t do it. I gave an example of how he does it. I didn’t say he invented it, but he does do it. Obviously

Again, what's your point? Every star tries to draw a foul: some more blatant, some more passive, but to act like SGA is the only one doing it is disingenuous.

[Lo Wang]

I'm a huge SGA fan but... watch him. He's a foul merchant.

I turned the game off. It's ridiculous.
And I feel bad because I love watching the Thunder other than him. And I don't even blame him, I think he seems like a very likable guy...But my lawd. It's tough to watch every single time.
Like, be honest everyone, you had to go and have a shower after watching that didn't you?

Someone take me back to the Knicks/Celtics series.
Hoping the Knicks/Pacers series can salvage something from what is going to be a pathetic display of the modern foul merchant.

Maybe you shouldn't watch basketball if the only thing you are concern about are FTs. I suggest taking up ping pong as a sport: less complexity.

[KyRo23]

Ok what's your point? What kind of new seminal revelation is this?

Stop acting like SGA invented flopping.

Huh

This thread is about him being a foul merchant. Poster above said he doesn’t do it. I gave an example of how he does it. I didn’t say he invented it, but he does do it. Obviously

Again, what's your point? Every star tries to draw a foul: some more blatant, some more passive, but to act like SGA is the only one doing it is disingenuous.

I just said my point… the poster said he doesn’t do it. He does it. Nowhere did I say he was the only one who does it. Are you alright?