Let’s have a “clear the air” “talk it out thread” about OKC

I feel like all these arguments get lost in game threads and it goes round and round.

I wanna clear the air and get things in one thread, and I’ll also make clear that I don’t speak for everyone but I feel like there’s a misunderstanding.

None of us so called “OKC haters” actually deny that the team is dominant. They are fricking great. Deepest bench in the league. Where most teams fall off, OKC keeps coming. They are great.

Another misconception, SGA is a great player. He’s the best PG in the league right now. Best player is subjective and everyone has their opinions, but he’s the best PG in the league.

That said, they hunt fouls. And where other teams can admit their players flop, OKC fans don’t. They refuse to believe they flop and resort to whataboutism.

Jokic flops, he flops like a MFer and it annoys me. He’s good enough where he shouldn’t have to whine to the officials but he does. He doesn’t actively “hunt” for the whistle though.

I think it comes from being so big, he gets cut up and he’s bleeding every game and he gets frustrated so he flops. Whatever. I’ll call him out on it. But at the same time, when he’s on, it’s an objectively beautiful style of basketball.

OKC, and SGA for that matter, are good enough where they don’t need to actually hunt for the whistle. They are good enough. But SGA drives the lane to actively draw a foul instead of hunting a bucket. I’ve seen him with the ball in his hands at the last second, hunt for a foul instead of trying to make a shot.

That’s bled over to the whole team. Chet acting like he got shot in the head when Ayton posts him up, Jaylin doing the scissor kick as Laravia runs past him on a 3. The examples are endless.

And what’s funny is that since this is vs LA, LSN (Lakers Sports Network) the national spotlight is finally seeing what the MSB has seen for years. OKC plays the whistle.

And I think what bothers ppl the most, is this cult of OKC fans who started watching ball in 2010 thinks we’re all out to get you.

I loved the Thunder during the Durant, Westbrook, Harden days. Loved them. I liked the Jazz era of Malone/Stockton and Mitchell/Gobert. I loved the LeBron era of 2003-2010 the Cavs. Ppl loved the Warriors, they loved the Bulls. People love likable teams, small market or big

The thing is, the nation doesn’t love OKC cause they hunt for the whistle. That’s it. That’s the story, and until yall admit your team hunts the whistle yall will be hated. That’s how it is.

Queue OU guy with some bizarre free throw stat and stonehog/oktiger saying we love this shite