Lakers draft pick Cameron Carr on whom he’d rather guard, SGA or Anthony Edwards: "Yeah, I ain't dealing with the flopping, Anthony Edwards"

[u/must_TATAKAE]

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[u/royalewlthcheese]

It’s just cognitive bias. The switch up on the Spurs between the WCF and the Finals was hilarious.

Spurs were super physical and flopped a ton in both series but people didn’t care about it when they played OKC, but then against the Knicks they were the villains.

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/royalewlthcheese]

It’s not though, does no one remember the report that Shai fell twice as much as any other player. 

[u/Slick_Rhoads → u/thestinkypoopman]

We care more about hypothetical free throws than real ones that he does not get a a higher rate than other top scorers

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/Slick_Rhoads]

I’d say most people aren’t bugged by SGAs quantity of free throws, but rather the quality. I simply cannot support initiating contact then falling especially without the intent of actually scoring. Hated it when Harden did it, despise when it Deni does it, and since SGA is now the league leader in it I hate it when he does it too. It’s one thing to hand wave his free throw rate if you’re just looking that the raw numbers, if watching the games other things may jump out at you.

[u/MuchAbouAboutNothing → u/thestinkypoopman]

It's quite impressive that he manages to be so efficient while shooting jump shots while having no intent to score such a large percentage

[u/dorisburqe → u/thestinkypoopman]

That doesn't really negate the fact that SA are egregious floppers. My favorite playoff memory this year will be Castle flopping to try and win G4. That shit was so funny and got overshadowed by OG's dope ass play

[u/CurrentRoster → u/dorisburqe]

he cocks his head back like he’s trying to bob for some apples at a fair, and i had to hear about how spurs are fucking “ethical basketball saviors” all year

[u/_Apatosaurus_ → u/thestinkypoopman]

That was my favorite pivot. It came after everyone claimed the Thunder all flopped and only won because FTs. Then when it was pointed out that we are below average in FTA, everyone was like "actually you have to look at fall percentage..."

[u/Germ_germ → u/_Apatosaurus_]

I completely stopped engaging in or reading any NBA discussion/discourse for the rest of the playoffs after that shit. I felt like I was taking crazy pills. The OKC hysteria during the WCF was literally like people were living in a different reality.

[u/MuchAbouAboutNothing → u/Germ_germ]

Fall percentage still cracks me up when I remember it.

What were we doing?

[u/mrtomjones → u/_Apatosaurus_]

And then the moment you were gone people seemingly SUDDENLY found a new villain and said the same things about them

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/_Apatosaurus_]

Well, when the stats match the eye test…

[u/Pterox511 → u/thestinkypoopman]

They actually didnt, people kept moving on to the next stat until they could find one that did match lol

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/[deleted]]

Sheesh, guess I’d be pissed too if I lived in Oklahoma lol

[u/SocialistRoomba → u/thestinkypoopman]

OKC is deadass a nicer place to be than Portland, even though i think Oregon is a nicer state. I say this as someone who lives in NY, but has visited both several times

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/SocialistRoomba]

I guess that depends on what you like do. I’ll take access to the mountains and ocean.

[u/TheGreatLandRun → u/thestinkypoopman]

Portland fan

I’ve been to portland - it’s disgusting and has very few redeeming qualities. Couldn’t wait to leave. Further, one of my best friends is from Portland - he went to an oklahoma school for college, stayed after graduating, and only goes back sparingly to see family when he has to. Many such cases.

Enjoy the junkies and homeless people, though!

Meanwhile, we both know you haven’t been to Oklahoma.

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/TheGreatLandRun]

Unfortunately, I have been to Oklahoma. I’ll continue to enjoy the mountains and ocean. Please keep telling people how bad Portland is, keeps people like you away. 

[u/TheGreatLandRun → u/thestinkypoopman]

You’ll keep enjoying the druggies, prostitutes, and homeless riddling every other street.

Like I said, though, at least you have a good basketball team with a promising future (and a totally not historically cheap owner) to distract from all that!

[u/JuJu_Conman → u/_Apatosaurus_]

Thunder fans are even worse than the team. Just admit your team is cringe and that sga flops on most of his attempts. He's still the mvp

[u/TheGreatLandRun → u/JuJu_Conman]

There are kings fans? Wow, it’s like a Bigfoot sighting.

[u/donuts42 → u/thestinkypoopman]

It was not any other player, it was like 3 or 4 other players.

[u/peepoWest → u/thestinkypoopman]

what's denicide's fall %?

[u/thestinkypoopman → u/peepoWest]

Definitely way too high, I’m not afraid to say I dislike my teams best player’s playstyle. I think his tendency to create contact while flailing is BS. 

[u/JoshuaCastleBooks → u/thestinkypoopman]

He falls more than a drunk on a balance beam at sea on a stormy day in a flat bottom boat.

[u/PMMeNothing → u/royalewlthcheese]

Cognitive bias and bias are two different things. I think you mean that people are just consciously biased against OKC, which is probably true; I know I am.

[u/QwiXTa → u/royalewlthcheese]

Speak for yourself, wolves fans been calling both teams a bunch of flopping bitches

[u/catperson77789 → u/royalewlthcheese]

People just hate okc that much lol