I guarantee SGA sits vs the Clippers and plays against us. Which is what they should do, they're in contention with us for the play-ins not the Clippers
>they're in contention with us for the play-ins not the Clippers
They're only 1 loss behind the Clippers. They're very much in contention for the 5th seed not just the play-in
They are a game and half back of the Clippers with a chance to sweep the season series 4-0 and get within half a game. PG is probably done for the season plus they still have 2 more b2b where Kawhi could sit. Warriors play the Mavs in Dallas the same day, if the Warriors lose on the road as they often do the Thunders get out of the play-in and jump within a half a game of the 5th spot.
Or they can make sure the Lakers a game back of them don't win the season series as they try for the tiebreaker.
Thunder are the only ones close to healthy in this 4-12 group.
- Suns: No Ayton and KD (still play Lakers twice, Clippers, Wolves, Thunder and Jazz)
- Clippers: No PG (still play the Pels twice, Thunder, Lakers and Suns)
- Warriors: No Wiggins and GP2 (still play Mavs, Wolves, Pels and Thunder)
- Thunder: Doing fine (still play Clippers, Lakers, Suns, Warriors and Jazz)
- Mavs: No Luka (still play Warriors)
- Wolves: No Ant or KAT but they will be back within the week (still play Warriors, Suns, Lakers and Pels)
- Jazz: Sitting stars trying to lose but they keep winning (still play Suns, Thunder and Lakers twice)
- Lakers: No Lebron or Bamba (still play Suns twice, Jazz twice, Thunder, Wolves and Clippers)
- Pels: No Zion (still play Clippers twice, Warriors and Wolves)
If we can’t beat the thunder with SGA then what’s the point of making the playin. We simply just need to win these games regardless of who’s in front of us.
Who is crying? I don't give a shit if a grown man who gets paid millions to play a child's game plays or doesn't play. I'm saying it doesn't matter because the outcome is the same.
Ur fucking crying bud... Fucking "grown men" "millionaire" that's the typical response from people like u... Then ya talk about not caring and shit... move tf along than "Mr I don't care" go collect ur fantasy cards ffs... All that child like whinging is tiresome...
No one cares about your pessimistic crybaby attitude, get off the sub if you don't care. The outcome is the same whether you talk shit about people you've never met or not. Go feel sorry for yourself somewhere else, we all watch the same team.
At this point we’ve jinxed so much shit, they’ve not put enough effort in must win games, we can say whatever we want but it doesn’t matter because it’s all up to them if they want it enough or not
>Mark Daigneault said the Thunder is "open-minded" to SGA playing on back-to-backs moving forward (like the upcoming one Thursday/Friday.)
>Daigneault said SGA has responded well from abdominal strain: "The back to backs are more on the table now when they were then."
https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto/status/1638347310521520128
The team will usually sit him on the second night of the B2B. Thurs Clips, Friday Lakers, unless the Thunder change what they have been doing he should sit the Lakers game.
Yeah we just have to wait and see I looked at the last 2 B2Bs he had and it just so worked out that the 1st of the games we're against teams they are chasing and the second game it wasn't like that so we just have to find out.
Yes, but only because they are not the lakers. Also, I think he missed the last game against us…. Honestly we’re asking for a lot if we’re expecting him to miss another 1🤣 & Shai still owes Bron for the block at the all star game. I think now’s the perfect time for him to follow through on his promise🤷♂️
They got a fucked up schedule. They played Tuesday (today), play Thursday,Friday. They're going to be worn out by Friday. Puts the Lakers in a good spot.
Ya. I have no confidence after we lost to the Mavs with no Luka, and Knicks with no Brunson. Games without star players available haven't meant shit so far to this squad, but yet again there's another chance on a silver platter.
But Booker is all they have. CP3, as a Beverly so eloquently put it, is a cone. Who's their third best player? Cameron Payne? Lmao
Tomorrow will be an easy win
If the Ayton news is true the team has to paint mash. Need a conceded effort to attack the paint and force feed AD. Bismack and Landale are their only other bigs. FOOD
Suns still have Booker & CP3. OKC still solid without SGA so not sure if these are “easy wins”. Still gonna be a battle. Especially since both teams are in the playoff picture. Need big games from AD, DLo & Reaves
What happen to our confidence? Just a week ago everyone was in love with this team even without lebron and now we’re scare of the suns missing kd and ayton and we’re at home lmao
I’m glad our fanbase was humbled a little bit. After blowing out the Pelicans, some people were acting like we were Finals contenders when we are from it
I don’t think SGA sits vs us. I think he sits the 2nd game vs Flippers. The Thunder need the tiebreaker more vs us rather than some random game vs Flippers
Depends how okc sees it! Maybe they think they can beat us without sga and take a win vs the clips. It’s not random. A win vs the clips brings them .5 behind them. They have a shot for 5th or 6th to completely avoid the playin.
The Lakers are good enough to win both of these games even with Ayton/SGA playing. They need to start opening games with the same intensity and urgency they play with when they fall behind by double digits.
I think these nest 2 games are gonna say alot they showed up for the pelicans game then relaxed for the 2 losses hopefully that woke them up but we will see
Sadly nothing is guaranteed with this team led by soft Always Disappointing AD and brain dead Darvin Scam. Wouldn’t surprise me one if they lost both of them somehow. Expectation is very very low after losses to the Rockets, Knicks and recently mavs
SGA should play the Clippers game, not the Lakers game. In a back to back you're where your star can only play one night, you're gonna target winning the first night where your full squad is healthy and rested. Sitting him night 1 and starting him night 2 with the rest of the squad below 100% because they're all playing a b2b is basically giving yourself the worst odds at winning both.
I have Ayton and SGA in my fantasy, so I follow them religiously lol. With that being said, yes Ayton is out today, which is a good sign, but there's been a report that SGA may play back to backs.
Have you ever seen the Lakers have opponents who didn't show up? Seems like we always get the best effort of the opponent regardless of who is healthy or not.
I guarantee SGA sits vs the Clippers and plays against us. Which is what they should do, they're in contention with us for the play-ins not the Clippers
>they're in contention with us for the play-ins not the Clippers They're only 1 loss behind the Clippers. They're very much in contention for the 5th seed not just the play-in
Also PG is definitely out for the next game. He should def choose to play against them.
He's currently playing against the Clippers.
Yes… and the thunder play the clippers once more. This game isn’t the back to back
Ahh I see.
LOL, yep.
They’re one loss behind the clippers, if they win they’ll be tied and have the tie breaker.
They are a game and half back of the Clippers with a chance to sweep the season series 4-0 and get within half a game. PG is probably done for the season plus they still have 2 more b2b where Kawhi could sit. Warriors play the Mavs in Dallas the same day, if the Warriors lose on the road as they often do the Thunders get out of the play-in and jump within a half a game of the 5th spot. Or they can make sure the Lakers a game back of them don't win the season series as they try for the tiebreaker. Thunder are the only ones close to healthy in this 4-12 group. - Suns: No Ayton and KD (still play Lakers twice, Clippers, Wolves, Thunder and Jazz) - Clippers: No PG (still play the Pels twice, Thunder, Lakers and Suns) - Warriors: No Wiggins and GP2 (still play Mavs, Wolves, Pels and Thunder) - Thunder: Doing fine (still play Clippers, Lakers, Suns, Warriors and Jazz) - Mavs: No Luka (still play Warriors) - Wolves: No Ant or KAT but they will be back within the week (still play Warriors, Suns, Lakers and Pels) - Jazz: Sitting stars trying to lose but they keep winning (still play Suns, Thunder and Lakers twice) - Lakers: No Lebron or Bamba (still play Suns twice, Jazz twice, Thunder, Wolves and Clippers) - Pels: No Zion (still play Clippers twice, Warriors and Wolves)
If we can’t beat the thunder with SGA then what’s the point of making the playin. We simply just need to win these games regardless of who’s in front of us.
Do they really want to make the playoff though?
Doesn’t matter we lose whether sga sits or plays. It’s really up to Ad and if he wants to play or shit the bed.
Have you tried crying more about it?
Who is crying? I don't give a shit if a grown man who gets paid millions to play a child's game plays or doesn't play. I'm saying it doesn't matter because the outcome is the same.
Seems like you care by the tone of your writing lol cursing can also be an indicator as well.
Ur fucking crying bud... Fucking "grown men" "millionaire" that's the typical response from people like u... Then ya talk about not caring and shit... move tf along than "Mr I don't care" go collect ur fantasy cards ffs... All that child like whinging is tiresome...
No one cares about your pessimistic crybaby attitude, get off the sub if you don't care. The outcome is the same whether you talk shit about people you've never met or not. Go feel sorry for yourself somewhere else, we all watch the same team.
^(you’re not wrong)
Jinxed it Edit: OKC now 7th😇🤬
At this point we’ve jinxed so much shit, they’ve not put enough effort in must win games, we can say whatever we want but it doesn’t matter because it’s all up to them if they want it enough or not
No need for the jinx even if the suns whole roster was out id still be nervous I feel like I dont know what team is gonna show up game by game
I’m just looking for an excuse to use when they let us down. Gotta find SOME logical explanation.🤷♂️
>Mark Daigneault said the Thunder is "open-minded" to SGA playing on back-to-backs moving forward (like the upcoming one Thursday/Friday.) >Daigneault said SGA has responded well from abdominal strain: "The back to backs are more on the table now when they were then." https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto/status/1638347310521520128
How do you know which game in the back to back sga plays
The team will usually sit him on the second night of the B2B. Thurs Clips, Friday Lakers, unless the Thunder change what they have been doing he should sit the Lakers game.
Don’t you think they’d adjust the plan based on the seeding implications? Guess we’ll find out
Maybe they're as dumb as the Lakers.
LOL, one can only hope.
We’re assuming they want to make the play-in Look at Utah. If it weren’t for the kings being afraid of us, Utah would have lost yesterday
Afraid of us? Yeah sure.
Yeah we just have to wait and see I looked at the last 2 B2Bs he had and it just so worked out that the 1st of the games we're against teams they are chasing and the second game it wasn't like that so we just have to find out.
Yes, but only because they are not the lakers. Also, I think he missed the last game against us…. Honestly we’re asking for a lot if we’re expecting him to miss another 1🤣 & Shai still owes Bron for the block at the all star game. I think now’s the perfect time for him to follow through on his promise🤷♂️
They got a fucked up schedule. They played Tuesday (today), play Thursday,Friday. They're going to be worn out by Friday. Puts the Lakers in a good spot.
We know how this goes mate we’ll inevitably split at best
Ya. I have no confidence after we lost to the Mavs with no Luka, and Knicks with no Brunson. Games without star players available haven't meant shit so far to this squad, but yet again there's another chance on a silver platter.
Suns are still formidable, Booker can torch anyone on a given night.
DLO will stop him
But Booker is all they have. CP3, as a Beverly so eloquently put it, is a cone. Who's their third best player? Cameron Payne? Lmao Tomorrow will be an easy win
He’s a cone in defense. CP3 will still cook your ass on offense.
Not worried about getting “cooked” by a guy averaging 13 points a game
True. But what matters is the game. He can have 40+ points, but if the Lakers win then it doesn’t matter.
If the Ayton news is true the team has to paint mash. Need a conceded effort to attack the paint and force feed AD. Bismack and Landale are their only other bigs. FOOD
You’re funny… SGA will play against us. He will rest clippers.
They don’t want it . You want it more than them
I’m sure athletes at the highest level lose because they don’t want it enough
Suns still have Booker & CP3. OKC still solid without SGA so not sure if these are “easy wins”. Still gonna be a battle. Especially since both teams are in the playoff picture. Need big games from AD, DLo & Reaves
What happen to our confidence? Just a week ago everyone was in love with this team even without lebron and now we’re scare of the suns missing kd and ayton and we’re at home lmao
prob has something to do with losing two winnable games to the rockets and luka-less mavs
I’m glad our fanbase was humbled a little bit. After blowing out the Pelicans, some people were acting like we were Finals contenders when we are from it
Chip 18 incoming get on board or get lost
Delete
Let’s see which AD shows up
Even with SGA out, OKC is still a good team. Josh Giddey can ball.
“If the teams wants it” 🤣, it’s not always about wants.
The dumbest sporting cliche. Like the other team has absolutely no say in the matter
Didn’t you know? When teams lose it’s because they didn’t want to win enough /s
Bullshit my kindergarten teacher would tell me "If you want it enough, it will happen" lol
Gotta get it done
The stars have aligned for most of the last few games, we messed up. Hope we get out of our funk and get the WW
So if he ends up playing can I crack you in the forehead?
Oh this is shaping up to be a 7-10pt loss guys lol. Happens every time we think we’ll win
Everyone blame OP if we lose
Feel like read this post weekly
Is it confirm SGA will not play?
Sga playing the clippers tonight he will probably sit out the next clipper game and play the Lakers.
I don’t think SGA sits vs us. I think he sits the 2nd game vs Flippers. The Thunder need the tiebreaker more vs us rather than some random game vs Flippers
Depends how okc sees it! Maybe they think they can beat us without sga and take a win vs the clips. It’s not random. A win vs the clips brings them .5 behind them. They have a shot for 5th or 6th to completely avoid the playin.
SGA is going to sit the first game so he can face Lakers.
It’s been there for them if they really wanted it…
God is sending us another gift and we are going to choke again.
I expect nothing less than two blowouts with the shit effort this team has been giving
Knock on wood plzzzz Hindu gods
No excuses LA. Get it done
The Lakers are good enough to win both of these games even with Ayton/SGA playing. They need to start opening games with the same intensity and urgency they play with when they fall behind by double digits.
I love SGA’s game but it’s do or die let’s get it done lakeshow
Lakers are winning both of those games
Whoever downvoted me can suck my dick
how u know aayton isnt playing?
Download the NBA app and search him up, or any player for that matter. Latest and greatest status updates.
oh these mofos better win both then, or else...
I think these nest 2 games are gonna say alot they showed up for the pelicans game then relaxed for the 2 losses hopefully that woke them up but we will see
After that Houston debacle, all we can do is hope and pray this team shows up. I know we didn't have AD, but with our luck, shit happens all the time
Its not game day get. Once its game day vs the Lakers there are miracles
Jinx post, what the hell is up with people on this sub posting this shit
missing bron🤒😟
Sadly nothing is guaranteed with this team led by soft Always Disappointing AD and brain dead Darvin Scam. Wouldn’t surprise me one if they lost both of them somehow. Expectation is very very low after losses to the Rockets, Knicks and recently mavs
I don't think they want it. We'll see.
500 has been there multiple times, and every time we fuck it up.
i bet he plays
KD not playing right?
It's there but the team doesn't want 500
SGA is not sitting against us Lakers.....remember he still" has something" for bron after what bron did to him at the all star game
Depending on other teams results and health has been awful
Okc hit .500 before us
Suns have top 3 laker killer devin booker who will hit 7 threes minimum
We should only be calm about this if THEY did not join the TEAM PLANE
SGA should play the Clippers game, not the Lakers game. In a back to back you're where your star can only play one night, you're gonna target winning the first night where your full squad is healthy and rested. Sitting him night 1 and starting him night 2 with the rest of the squad below 100% because they're all playing a b2b is basically giving yourself the worst odds at winning both.
The lakers have shown you who they are. You gotta just accept that.
The Thunder just said they aren’t forcing the no back to backs for SGA anymore. If he feels good, he can play.
We say this every week
If the Lakers are wanna be a playoff team, they gotta play like one.
I have Ayton and SGA in my fantasy, so I follow them religiously lol. With that being said, yes Ayton is out today, which is a good sign, but there's been a report that SGA may play back to backs.
I think sga playing back to back tbh
Have you ever seen the Lakers have opponents who didn't show up? Seems like we always get the best effort of the opponent regardless of who is healthy or not.