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    Default First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    The man is unbelievable.
    Leading and willing his team to Ws.
    55 points back-to-back double OT playing without his running mate J Dub.
    Give the man MVP already.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Flopped and foul baited the entire game

    No wonder viewership is at a all time low

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Casuals can't stand SGA. He did it all- step back 3's, mid-range, drives to the hoop. He can handle physicality on defense. There's a reason these guys won it all last year.

    The 'casual fan' consensus is that he gets too many foul calls. The only way the opposing team can stop him is fouling him. If anything he doesn't get enough calls.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by bdonovan View Post
    Casuals can't stand SGA. He did it all- step back 3's, mid-range, drives to the hoop. He can handle physicality on defense. There's a reason these guys won it all last year.

    The 'casual fan' consensus is that he gets too many foul calls. The only way the opposing team can stop him is fouling him. If anything he doesn't get enough calls.
    He took 26 free throw attempts you stupid bitch. You'd have to be as dishonest as SGA to suggest he doesn't routinely play for the foul instead of attempting to make a basket.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by bdonovan View Post
    Casuals can't stand SGA. He did it all- step back 3's, mid-range, drives to the hoop. He can handle physicality on defense. There's a reason these guys won it all last year.

    The 'casual fan' consensus is that he gets too many foul calls. The only way the opposing team can stop him is fouling him. If anything he doesn't get enough calls.
    He can't handle shit all he does is flop around like a fish every possession, half the time he's not even looking to score but draw a foul

    I don't understand how anyone can enjoy watching him play

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Last season Shai's shooting percentages were:

    74% at the rim
    49% from 3-10 ft
    55% from 10-16 ft
    42% from 16-3pt
    37.5% from 3

    But he is just a free throw merchant.... cool story bro.

    Put another way he averaged 25 ppg last year taking out the free throws, with an EFG of 57%. That is elite.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Last season SA had a lower free throw rate than Harden and Trae Young (making him 3rd in FTR among guards). He just takes way more 2's and gets to the rim more often than those guys. If you defend him without fouling, he's just going to shoot 10' jumpers all game that are easy money for him.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by ralph_i_el View Post
    Last season SA had a lower free throw rate than Harden and Trae Young (making him 3rd in FTR among guards). He just takes way more 2's and gets to the rim more often than those guys. If you defend him without fouling, he's just going to shoot 10' jumpers all game that are easy money for him.
    You are a lame cuck

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by Yes or No View Post
    He took 26 free throw attempts you stupid bitch. You'd have to be as dishonest as SGA to suggest he doesn't routinely play for the foul instead of attempting to make a basket.
    Did he really?

    26!?



    Shit is bogus man.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by tontoz View Post
    Last season Shai's shooting percentages were:

    74% at the rim
    49% from 3-10 ft
    55% from 10-16 ft
    42% from 16-3pt
    37.5% from 3

    But he is just a free throw merchant.... cool story bro.

    Put another way he averaged 25 ppg last year taking out the free throws, with an EFG of 57%. That is elite.

    All the extra calls will improve that % signifigantly plus its putting the defenders on notice they can't breathe on him, making things even easier. I'm not saying he ain't a really good player but the style is wack. Sorry. Hes a more dependable James Harden essentially.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by tpols View Post
    All the extra calls will improve that % signifigantly plus its putting the defenders on notice they can't breathe on him, making things even easier. I'm not saying he ain't a really good player but the style is wack. Sorry. Hes a more dependable James Harden essentially.
    Nobody in the league drives as often as he does. Foul grifting was a problem long before he came into the league. The problem is the refs. As long as they keep getting fooled guys will keep grifting.

    He averaged 8.8 fts per game last year BFD.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    AG right after

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by Yes or No View Post
    He took 26 free throw attempts you stupid bitch. You'd have to be as dishonest as SGA to suggest he doesn't routinely play for the foul instead of attempting to make a basket.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    He would be great with our without the free throws but he definitely abuses the rules. You want him on your team but if he's on the opponent as a fan you may not have any appreciation for his game after he gets 10+ points off the whistle. I don't think he's as awful as Harden nut he's had some games that were hard to like.

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    Default Re: First 50 point game goes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Best player in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by Real Men Wear Green View Post
    He would be great with our without the free throws but he definitely abuses the rules. You want him on your team but if he's on the opponent as a fan you may not have any appreciation for his game after he gets 10+ points off the whistle. I don't think he's as awful as Harden nut he's had some games that were hard to like.
    yeah but just because he nets x amount of points from free throws, doesn't reflect the true damage that having the benefit of the whistle has on his game. i.e he would not be as inclined to drive in or make a risky offensive play if he knew the whistle would be fair and not biased towards him. in other words, the impact of the whistle is not easily determined based on his FTA/FTs made. it also gives false confidence that can translate into defensive plays. the measure of how beneficial that whistle is cannot be quantified. not to mention the momentum changing whistles at key moments during a close game.

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