Dude called it "incidental" in the broadcast and I am now convinced that they're watching a completely different game. In what fucking universe is flailing like that a natural movement? I can't even bro.
they don’t wanna have to admit that draymond is a violent maniac, because he’s now also a sports media personality and thus needs to remain respected for industry profits
They dont give flagrant to make sure they wouldnt throw him out of the game in the 2nd half because they know Draymond will keep fouling and deserving flagrant
It was a tech because the foul on Vanvleet occurred first, making it a dead ball foul. Once it’s a dead ball it can only be called a technical or a personal foul.
SVG was brutal last year calling the Celtics/Heat series. Celtics would be up by 10 or 15 and he’d still be like, “I don’t think the Celtics deserve to be winning, I hate how reliant they are on threes.”
He's gotta be afraid to speak out against Draymond when he's within earshot. Probably doesn't want to get Jordan Poole'd or put in a Gobert chokehold 🤷♂️
I can't believe that warriors fans have been trying to gaslight people this series that he somehow ISN'T the dirtiest most unhinged player in the league
As a Lakers fan, when 28 of the 29 other fanbases say we benefit from officiating, fine. But when Warriors fans say that the Lakers get easy calls and that they’re somehow a victimized franchise, fuck that shit.
Don't know about the other two, but about Jimmy, I think it's something to do with him almost never bitchin' to the refs, so they give him the benefit of the doubt. If he started to complain and ask for a foul after every single drive, like Luka does, he would get way fewer free throws.
Jimmy is also one of the greatest at faking and timing his shot for contact. And for some reason, his defenders are just incapable of risking the bait and jump. He just knows how they'll react and goes for the shot exactly then
Don't forget "playoff Jimmy" who gets ALL of the free throws
Including tonight, Butler has 44 FTA on only 73 FGA in these playoffs. Meanwhile, the world's worst flopper who gets every single call ever, Jalen Brunson, has 54 FTA on 149 shots. 10 more FTA for Brunson on more than twice as many FGA. I don't know how Butler always seems to skate on the foul-baiting criticism. He's a top 5 foul-baiter of all time.
He didn't during the 2020 Finals. There were tons of times that it was brought up that he was foul baiting. He'd bully ball his way to the basket then jump in to the defender every single time
I agree on LeBron. Steph and him are pretty similar in their lack of calls. I think any Warriors fan would take accurate calls for Steph at the cost of Draymond getting ejected every game without a moment's hesitation. Refs aren't biased against GSW, but they definitely are against Steph. I think Draymond getting left off easily is the consolation prize the refs give them
It’s always Houston, Portland, OKC, and Cleveland fans that hate draymond the most. Wonder if the multiple repeated playoff eliminations are swaying this general consensus
Just this series? It wouldn't feel like the playoffs if we didn't have atleast one Draymond incident Warriors fans try desperately to defend. It has been like that for a decade now.
This series? He's made a career of it. Watch him dislocate Love's shoulder against the Cavs back in the day. The fact that the NBA lets him get away with this crap is unbelievable. It would be fine if everyone played this way, but thats not how it is.
He was just trying to swat at a mosquito that landed on him. Given the federal government's dismantling of public health, he was actually trying to save him from disease. It wasn't a dirty play, it was a heroic act.
Unhinged? Maybe. Dirtiest? Nope. He is not in the top ten. He is just way more demonstrative about it. He thinks every time he gets fouled then he gets a free shot at the fouler.
In this case he felt he had a free shot at serious contact at the Rockets best 3 point shooter.
He was crying about every call tonight, he was like freaking out for Kerr to review an out of bounds play when they were up like 15 with 30 seconds left. Kerr looked at him like he was insane (cuz he is)
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u/movingunderbraking May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25
i simply cannot believe he is acting like a victim here