DeRozan took exception to Pascal Siakam attempting a 3-point shot with 3 seconds left and the Raptors leading by 12 points when Siakam could’ve dribbled out the clock. DeRozan angrily chastised the Raptors bench and coach Darko Rajakovic, who told coach Billy Donovan that Siakam attempted the shot because point differential matters for In-Season Tournament ramifications.
The Raptors actually had been eliminated from In-Season Tournament advancement before the game, but apparently, word didn’t get to Rajakovic and Siakam.
“I don’t care about no In-Season Tournament points, none of that. Just respect for the game,” DeRozan said. “If the roles was flip-flopped and I had the ball, hold it. It is what it is.”
Between this statement and also talking about how he takes pride in not needing to take many threes DeMar seems like the ultimate oldhead in the NBA lol
I like how he said “I don’t need to shoot threes because muh personal achievements”. I’m sorry but Demar just seems like a super self-centered asshole sometimes.
The reason he doesn’t shoot 3s is he’s bad at them.
So a guy is a super self centered asshole because he doesn’t want to selfishly take shots he’s not good at?
Lmao Reddit psych analysis at it’s finest right here
news flash: he can still work on his game especially on taking more threes which would help the team
Gtfo
When else has he ever been a “super self-centered asshole” lol he’s been loved by every organization he’s been to because of how great of a person he is
I’ve never seen an organization, coach, teammate, or ex-teammate say a negative thing about him.
Okay but same with Westbrook and we can all agree at this point that he’s been a net negative since his Houston days (maybe minus his Wizards stop since they were a trash team without real hope/expectations)
I’ve definitely seen Bron openly frustrated with Russ lmao. I’ve also definitely heard Wizards teammates complain.
You ask any old teammates about Demar and everyone loves him lmao. PG hasn’t even played with him and sings songs of praise whenever he gets brought up.
From a player’s perspective, you’ve got a guy who’s been in the league forever, is all about respecting yourself (and others around you), has a stupidly high work ethic, and is very outspoken about mental health issues associated with being in the spotlight like these guys are. Shit, dude had young players on Chicago LIVING WITH HIM in the off-season so they could work out and practice with him even.
Then from an organization standpoint, the dude is a model professional. Didn’t fuck around requesting a trade after being moved to the Spurs, openly talks about how San Antonio was bad for his mental, but but then immediately goes on to say how much he appreciated the support he had from the organization and Pop. He even bought into Pop’s system in San Antonio because he was aware the goal wasn’t winning games, it was helping the young guys get their feet under them. Dude is a scorer and put up 7 assists per game on a tanking team full of young players.
No media shitshows, buys into what coaches say, does his best to support young players, doesn’t request trades, etc… I don’t know how anyone can look at him and see “self centered” lmao
He’s just stuck in his ways of playing 2000’s basketball with no 3pters that every team that had serious contention hopes had to move on from him.
He reminds me of an upgraded, starter version of Lou Will. He’ll get you buckets but they might not be efficient. And that just doesn’t really cut it anymore for a teams’ star player
He’s admitted that he’s bipolar, which is unsurprising given his numerous flare ups on the court leading to ejections over the years. But no reports have ever mentioned him being a problem in the locker room.
The same stupid ass comment he made about dudes in the league not playing for love of the game or whatever. He needs to be reminded that some dudes gotta grind in the league to continue having a job and can’t just be preoccupied with love of the game.
This is an L take, Demar DeRozan is an exception to the threes over deep two rule. I think there was a thinking basketball video on how for some peculiar reason his efficiency drops significantly from deep two to three range. He’s consistently been one of the most efficient mid-range scorers for a decade.
Yes the three is usually a much better option than the deep two but it also depends on who’s taking it.
As for the self-cantered, he’s literally been loved by every fan base he’s been to so idk man.
During Ayo Dosunmu’s rookie season Demar went down with him to Champaign (which is the most boring 3 hour drive from Chicago) to see his jersey retirement ceremony at the University of Illinois even though they’d only known each other for a couple months at that point. Last year he did similar things with then-rookie Dalen Terry, you’d see videos of them hanging out like Demar was making sure Terry felt welcome in the locker room.
He seems like the best type of vet teammate you could ask for, it’s the opposite of the Kobe type attitude like “you can’t sit with us at this table until you get better at basketball.”
Dalen literally calls him dad
I love DeMar man. What a real one.
You from Champaign? Glad someone else knows how miserable that trip is lol. Lived there for three years for grad school. Never again.
Nah but I’m from the sw Chicago suburbs and I’ve driven down to Champaign sometimes. Nothing but cornfields on that drive lol
Thinking Basketball is a channel for hacks. My man day Dangelo Russell was a mini Draymond Green on defense.
He post weekly surface level bs and guys like you eat it up.
Show me a channel that does a better job of explaining the game than thinking basketball. I’d be happy to be shown the light.
Just fyi, that last line you said is exactly how I feel about Jimmyhighroller.
That video wasn’t trying to paint him as an actual Draymond level, just showing that his role on that teams defense was similar to Draymonds. Which it was.
That’s true only when he’s hitting 2s at over 55%, this year he has been off, and it’s clear why contested/deep/fadeaway 2s are lower efficiency shots. It just mucks everything up in the offense, decreases passing, decreases off ball movement.
bro if you dont watch Demar dont speak on hm
Lol, he would definitely need them if he wanted to get to the NBA finals
Demar always bitches about last second shots he’s such a whiny bitch
He sounds like a bitch to me. If you don’t want to get the score run up on you play better!
DeMar definitely got that old head mentality but he still a good dude and seems to get a lot of respect around the league
Agreed, this is just one small aspect about him that I find annoying cause I’ve seen him blow up on a team/player before when they score in a winning game as the clock runs down.
Do I personally think the winning should run out the clock, especially in a blowout victory? Yes, but am I going to loose control of my emotions because someone breaks an “unspoken rule”? No.
Yeah idk why people try and force dumb narratives like that. One comment and all of a sudden dudes are calling him an asshole and a whiny bitch. Miserable people.
People on r/nba will literally take any reason to start hating on someone. Just look at the Wemby and Pop threads recently, two people who have been glazed constantly. Fairweather ass haters tbh, if you actually hate someone do it for a good reason and say it with your chest even when the majority is against you, fucking fence sitting ass karma farming losers
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Hold up here. There are plenty of reasons to dislike popovich. First of all he is not a good coach; he has never done anything with a team that didn’t have multiple hall of famers. This is particularly true with the horrible job he did with team USA, leading a team comprised entirely of NBA caliber players against teams with at most two NBA players, yet finishing 7th. Then we have his condescending holier than thou attitude. So yeah, plenty to dislike.
I’ve been hating Wemby and Pop since day 1
French kid made a dry joke and people are calling him an ungrateful asshole. Have you ever met a French person before? Dry humor is as French as Canadians saying sorry.
Huge nothingburger of a controversy where people willfully took what he said and made it worst case scenario. And some people even had the gall to say “What did you expect he’s French?” Fucking disgusting man
Oh jeez dude just wait until you hear about Josh giddey being a pedophile
Hope you’re sitting down
Just like I’ve hated Delly because he’s the worst nba player I’ve ever seen and he pulls bush league shit like not cutting his fucking fingernails. This sub loves him and I’ll continue taking downvotes for saying he never belonged in the nba.
The Giannis ladder incident is the one that I always think of when it comes to this flip flopping.
I honestly just believe that the NBA seems to have more “divas” like Harden and Irving so the fans are a bit fed up and ready to turn on anybody.
The users on the sub are massive frontrunners and will glaze everyone who’s currently winning and shit on everyone who’s currently losing.
I think this sub just discourages discussion bc everyone just downvotes if you disagree.
So that’s why you see threads just leaning one way with some old jokes thrown in. Bc anyone who opposes or has a diff opinion just gets downvoted or called a nephew/casual.
So that’s why it may look like one minute everyone is on one side, then the next everyone on another. Just depends on the thread. I think they shouldn’t let you see up/downvotes in this sub. Think it would help a lot
Thats the Reddit way.
one comment? he has literally fought on the court before regarding this.
I haven’t seen anybody calling him much of anything. He’s one of my favorite players on and off the court. His style isn’t optimal for results but it’s beautiful, largely fundamental basketball mixed with well honed, well mastered motions.
DeMar has a hard head for the game being beautiful by an old definition. My preferences jive with his because I think beauty in sport is sidelined in pro leagues. For this, he will always have detractors. People I disagree with.
But they are not miserable. They’re not whiny bitches. They just have different tastes than me. To look down on people for talking their talk in this slop of a sub is weak. Get off your high horse and eat some collagen to thicken your skin.
It’s like you’ve never seen DeMar DeRozan but you’ve got opinions about him. Weird.
cause he is a whiny ass bitch, wahhhhh you tried to score in the dying seconds when already up!!! your not supposed to do that!!! like why, does it make you feel bad that your gonna lose by 12 instead of 10? how about try winning next time you whiny ass clown, he’s just mad him and his team are ass and can’t play D or O to win the game so he takes it out on this “respect the game” bullllshittttt. If there’s time on the clock you can score, if you don’t like it then make sure your team is up at the end of the game. whiny ass bitch
Yup, if you don’t like it, just don’t let them score
Yes, both things are true. He’s more of a purist, but also a guy everyone likes and respects for his game.
I remember when he lost the dunk contest he was disappointed because it seemed like the dunks that got the most praise were the ones with costumes and props, and not the more traditional acrobatics and body control. Just a guy who has strong feelings about how the game should be played.