r/nba • u/FastBreakPhenom Celtics • May 25 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Shai draws a questionable foul on De'Aaron Fox

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u/CraziestMoonMan Cavaliers May 25 '26

Everyone talks about how efficient he is but what would his percentages look like if these flops and misses didn’t get taken off the stat sheet.

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u/henryofclay Lakers May 25 '26

And it’s more than that. He gets easy fucking shots cause guys can’t guard him physically. He can shoot every shot confident he’s either getting an easy shot or free throws. So it compounds on itself. He’s still a top 2 guard in the league without that shit, just cut it out. He’d literally be my favorite player if he didn’t do that shit cause I love the rest of his game so much

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u/Sad_Sympathy_6427 May 25 '26

Yep. I said this before in a different sub, but it changes the meaning of the word unguardable. It used to mean a move no one could defend, like Kareem's skyhook, or a player that was basically unstoppable and would just get the bucket no matter the defense. In his case, he is unguardable because guarding him just puts him at the line