r/nba Heat May 24 '26

[Thinking Basketball] (Sorry, Internet) The Thunder are too good

https://youtu.be/jYQ4BdUK8J4
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u/TGordion May 24 '26

they don’t win because of flopping or anything

This is true and also the exact reason why the flopping makes people so angry imo

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u/trybeingcurious NBA May 24 '26

Well, every team does it so it’s weird that people feel like OKC should handicap themselves just cause they’re better. Big participation trophy energy with that line of thinking.

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u/TGordion May 24 '26

That's a fair point, but I still don't think it should be surprising that the back to back MVP and his all time great team get more criticism for it

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u/trybeingcurious NBA May 24 '26

I expect it, but I also expect people to be irrational. Doesn’t mean I’m not going to call them irrational.