Ant-agonizing the MVP! | Official Timberwolves (#6) vs. Thunder (#1) West Finals Thread

[Hersh]

Grab Dame and do what?? Watch him rehab??

smh forgot he got hurt.. but I was talking strictly for playoffs..

 

[DoubleJ13]

The Thunder really just didn't bother at all in that game 3 which looks hilarious in retrospect

 

[Collateral]

Shai Gilly is YOUR 2025 MVP and will be YOUR 2025 WCF MVP, & Finals MVP stay mad

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Had to double check my parlay, and nice try Julius. Too little too late, I took your under on REB + AST

(lost though cause Hartenstein and Reid couldn't get one more reb )

May the Lord bless you on your next parlay.

 

[ALonelyDad]

smh forgot he got hurt.. but I was talking strictly for playoffs..

He's most likely done all year next season and we don't know what shape he will be in after that. Wolves just have to go young..speaking of young maybe they can get Trae Young if he's still cheap.

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Crazy thing is the Pacers may find themselves right in the middle of a close game 6 with the Knicks. There’s no guarantee that series is close to being done.

Then there’s simply a big gap between OKC and Indiana honestly.

think ppl caught up in the high scoring Indiana does..OKC does everything Indiana does but better

 

[cartierhoe]

Harden was worse…doesn’t make what SGA, Luka, and to a lesser extent Brunson right.

My theory is since SGA isn’t doubled as often as other guys, and OKC’s good spacing it’s easier for the ref to see marginal contact with SGA and the player guarding him.
Compared to Bron, Shaq, Jokic, and ANT…they don’t get a fair whistle surround by at least 2 sometimes 4 defenders…ref can’t see the foul

That's a good point, those guys you mentioned get hacked a lot and refs miss those calls, I'd add Steph in there too as he gets mauled running around and coming off screens guys getting physical with him that way.

 

[WesCrook]

Shot outs to julius trying to win my parlay to bad his all nba teammate quit in the 1st quarter

As difficult as it is to win player props, it's even harder.. or downright impossible to win when there is a blowout.

This game was toast in the 2nd quarter.

 

[daboywonder2002]

Damn, you just made me think of something. I don't know Ty Jerome's contract situation, but I don't think that would be a terrible pickup for Minnesota if they lose NAW.

He was up and down for the Cavs these playoffs.

No need. They got Clark and Terrence Shannon.

 

[Weaver31]

OKC really finna win it all

no one stopping them now

They have to see blood in the water....both Thunder and Pacers go deep tho.

 

[Soldier]

Thunder was the superior team and deserved to move on to the finals.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Shai is the chosen one. The prince who was promised. The heir to the MJ to Kobe throne . Bro gotta finish the job but this could be the start of a run. The pacers won’t be an easy out tho.

 

[Flywin Lannister]

He need to refine that midrange for sure.

OKC "solved" him so he def gonna have to retool cuz other teams are going to attempt to replicate they strategy.

RETOOL?

This dude is about to go to Atlanta, eat like shyt for a summer, bag a bunch of airhead broads and come back thinking he can go back to the WCF.

 

[Loose]

The season shai putting up probably one of the greatest i ever seen by a guard. I dont think thats discussed enough

 

[cartierhoe]

He’s what I wanted Harden to be, but he never worked on his middy until far later in his career (PHI years) and even then he wasn’t as good at it as current Shai.

They’re dynamically different players but ultimately Shai is more disciplined on and off the court than Harden.

James getting fat after the bubble cost him a title with BK (hamstring injury) so he’ll always have to hold that L.

I'll give Harden credit as far as I don't think I've ever seen somebody be so masterful at lulling his guy to sleep, and he kinda revolutionized the 1/5 pick and roll because he could use different options. The lob if the big comes as a help defender, the kick out if a guy leaves a shooter, and the step back if he created ample space, also used the floater.