Giannis goes 11-18 from the charity stripe

Dame with an efficient 13-14

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  • waffelman1@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Jokic shot 26 attempts from the paint scoring 39 with 5 FTA last night. Just an observation

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    11 months ago

    It’s on the Blazers for losing that game, but man the refs didn’t do us any favors. One play in particular Grant got straight up tackled by Portis, yet there was no foul. Dame took off on a fast break and missed a layup, but was gifted free throws. It was so stark it was jarring.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah we made a boat load of bone headed mistakes down the stretch but some of these calls were straight nasty work.

    • reddit_reader_25@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      I love dame. But he gets a ton of calls. I remember in the Portland days, I felt like there were games where you aren’t allowed to touch him.

  • bdgrluv212@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Those of you constantly complaining about the bucks free throws, do you watch the sixers play? The whistle Joel embiid gets is much more favorable than anyone else in the league

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    11 months ago

    76ers fan posting this is hilarious.

    You know your franchise player is a 7’ freak who flops and throws himself to the ground every chance he gets? He’s literally torn his own teammates ACL flopping. The man flops when he commits flagrant fouls.

    Dame is an unabashed foul baiter but Giannis mostly earns his and teams will literally intentionally foul him because of his FT%

    • SergioRodriguez89@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      Giannis earns his by trucking into dudes full speed with his head down? Go take a long walk down a short alley.

    • BannedofGypsys@alien.topOPB
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      11 months ago

      Just thought I’d call attention to the same thing the Sixers were maligned for only two days ago. It seems some people getting calls is seen as exposing defenses while with the Sixers and Embiid it’s “foul baiting”

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        11 months ago

        It’s been like this for years, not just 2 days. Fans only see the people calling their teams players floppers and foul baiters even though if you’d go to every game thread you’d see everybody calling every opponent floppers and the refs are against them. Some things you can ignore

        • BannedofGypsys@alien.topOPB
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          11 months ago

          I mean I would ignore if there weren’t only lowlights posted on games where he scores 40+ with huge defensive efforts. I just don’t see the same energy for guys in the league not named Joel Embiid. Just wish there was more of a balance.

          • WIN011@alien.topB
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            11 months ago

            There’s been all the posts of Giannis having the ball slip out of his hands on a couple late game plays while he’s still played very well. When you’re a top 5 player there’s always going to be haters.

            • BannedofGypsys@alien.topOPB
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              11 months ago

              Sure and there was also the tip-in highlight posted. I don’t mind lowlights if there’s also highlights acknowledged. There hasn’t been a positive Embiid highlight posted here in 9 days. Just saying.

        • Watch_Basketball@alien.topB
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          11 months ago

          Embiid’s having an amazing season so far but you wouldn’t know it by this sub. The only posts that hit the front page about him are lowlights/minute shit. We are not the same.

        • Izanagi___@alien.topB
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          11 months ago

          lmaooo game threads are the worst for that. Anytime their team blows a lead it’s always due to the refs no matter what happens. If the word “ref” was banned fro, game threads 80% of the comments would be gone

      • ShoweredInDownvotes@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        I completely agree on Dame. He’s absolutely not even trying to finish many times, just baiting fouls on drives. Anyone giving Embiid shit should be saying the same about Dame.

        Giannis is completely different though.

        • yesimthatonedude@alien.topB
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          11 months ago

          This exactly. My issue has never been the issue with the foul calls Giannis gets. I just felt like he gets away with too many offensive fouls.

          And yes I’m aware we have the kings of the off arm push off in JB and JT lol

          Embiid is just the worst tho

      • justIndecisive@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        People are criticising Embiid because he -wants- to go to the line, so he plays to go to the line, even if he is capable to do the same stuff without it.

        Giannis really -doesnt want- to go to the line, yet defences know the only real way to stop him is to make him go to the line.

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      11 months ago

      Lol people post about Embiid’s FT rate every single day

      Suddenly you get your feelings hurt when they do it to your favorite players? Soft.

  • Watch_Basketball@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Now that Dame is large market, people will finally start to realize how ugly his game can be fishing for jump shot fouls

      • FullmetalEzio@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        flopped in the playoffs

        Legit asking, isnt he really good in the playoffs? or at least the same as in the reg season? or you meant that he flops a lot in the playoffs? sorry im at work and cant check numbers myself

    • CoolGrandpa1932@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      He drives to the rim and tried to draw contact from defenders that are out of position. Pretty fundamental part of the game that’s taught at literally every level of the sport. Not sure how that’s “ugly.”

      • R0ndoNumba9@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        Yeah the Bucks are ranked 25th market size (4th from last) and the Blazers are ranked 20th.

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    11 months ago

    Safe to say Embiid lives rent free. People are TIGHT in the comments every single day about him

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    11 months ago

    Not only did Giannis and Dane combine for 32 FT attempts, the Bucks as a team combined for 32 ft attempts

  • SoKrat3s@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Dame gets some notice, but it doesn’t seem like he gets anywhere near the hate that Embiid gets.

    Lillard is currently leading the league in Percentage of points from FTs (33.6%) and FTA/FGM (1.32).

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    11 months ago

    How in the actual fuck does Lillard get 14 attempts? Compare that to Lebron or AD free throw attempts. Really really wild.

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      11 months ago

      Because he’s good at drawing fouls and he had 4 attempts at the end due to intentionally fouling

    • randyrectem@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      He obviously gets a pretty friendly whistle but he has been driving to the rim a lot. He seems to hunt for the contested layup pretty often, not only getting a lot of fouls but he’s actually been blocked a shitload so far lol. So yes the refs help him out a lot but with how he’s been playing he’d get to the free throw line either way

    • ChicagobeatsLA@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      Did you watch the game?? He got at least 4 in the last 30 seconds from the trailblazers intentionally fouling to stop the clock. He also takes all of the Bucks technical free throws.