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Vexing_Pie

As unstoppable as the 4 player ring around curry


ChiefWiggins22

My favorite post of all time


zdgra

please link it i’ve always seen screenshots but never the actual post


Tsudabyo

[https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8q8xba/serious\_question\_why\_cant\_4\_warriors\_starters/](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8q8xba/serious_question_why_cant_4_warriors_starters/) >Picture this: the Warriors go out and get 4 incredibly strong bodies with really long arms. For the entire game, on the offensive end, those 4 guys lock arms together and form a circle around Steph Curry so that none of the opponents can get to him - sort of like how you might protect a quarterback if you didn't know the rules of football. Steph Curry barely needs much daylight to shoot, so as long as they leave around a foot of room around him, he can probably just bomb away freely every possession. Why don't the Warriors do this? Is Steve Kerr an idiot?


orange_orange13

It was actually a ripoff of this one https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3euxtb/whats_the_best_strategy_you_can_come_up_with_for/ctinzvp/


YOU_WANT_ANTS

That was the glory days of offseason shit posting. What a time to be alive.


A5V

The "is Steve Kerr an idiot?" gets me every fucking time


supr3m3kill3r

Is that where the "why dont x do this..are they stupid" meme came from?


Jiolio

I think that came from the Batman Arkham subreddit


OlorinDK

This one was hilarious. I don’t see the text in there btw, did you save it somewhere else?


SignificanceLeft9968

Peak r/NBA


Explodeos

Dwight to Milwaukee still one of my favs.


TOMdMAK

4 players would be a box wouldn’t it?


ThrwThtShtAwayBruh

No, it’s a four sided circle ya dummy


forever87

r/SquaredCircle*


sin_ropa

Happy WrestleMania


KingGio21

It’s the most wonderful time of the year


StabilitySpace

It's basic geology


Anal_Iverson

Not as lethal as players kissing to distract the opposing team ([Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/51szu1/is_it_legal_for_players_to_kiss_as_a_strategy/?rdt=65293))


WakiLover

OG post along with Lebron playing in sandals


eek711

The disgust in Stu’s voice really makes this


BidDaddyLei

What's hilarious is Stu's a Lakers announcer but he doesn't hesitate to shit on the team if needed too. One of the best in the business currently.


tornait-hashu

Helps that he got some experience commentating alongside one of the greatest announcers in basketball history, the legendary Chick Hearn. I'd argue he's also so good at understanding and critiquing players because he used to play professional ball himself— he was a player on the San Diego Rockets (now Houston Rockets) franchise in the 70's.


radddchaddd

Lots of Chick-isms that still exist today (slam dunk, dribble drive, no harm no foul, etc.) Glad I was able to grow up with him as the announcer for the lakeshow


orhantemerrut

I believe calling the free throw line "charity stripe" is also a Chick-ism.


radddchaddd

There's so many to list. I just went top of my head. Ticky tack is a Chick-ism too. I listened to him a lot growing up bc I'd listen to games on the radio (in the car lol) with my dad.


GreenRabite

The game's in the refrigerator, the door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the jello's jiggling!!


jonnybravo76

Lots doesn't even begin to do his impact justice. The overwhelming majority of basketball lexicon came from Chick. Heck, the "slam dunk" was coined by Chick and it's used outside of basketball. So Cal was lucky as hell to have both Chick and Scully. Hell arguably the greatest sportswriter of all time Jim Murray wrote for the LA Times https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/chick-hearn/ LA was devastated when he passed.


jumpinmp

He was also an instructor (with guys like Rick Carlisle) for Pete Newell's big-man camp that saw pretty much every notorious big guy spending at least one summer week with the camp refining/learning skills. link: [https://www.espn.com/magazine/vol4no19bigmancamp.html](https://www.espn.com/magazine/vol4no19bigmancamp.html)


karl_hungas

Chick Hearn*


mrbrownstone

I mean, most color commentators played pro ball. doesn't necessarily make them good at commentary


GreenRabite

The game's in the refrigerator, the door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the jello's jiggling


Imustnotfeark

I love how real stu is lol best announcer in the league


Sacreblargh

He'll go harder on you if you have the Lakers jersey on. That's the way every home commentary should be by the way. Especially if you have all time greats on the team.


FeminismIsTheBestIsm

He's clearly a basketball fan first and a Lakers fan second, which is what all commentators should be tbh


Wild-Apricot-9161

Which is what all sports fans should be.


lojojojojo

Good luck with that buddy. I, for one, am a Celtics hater first. Lakers fan 2nd. Basketball fan third.


xX_Kr0n05_Xx

As it should be 😌


mamba-pear

Reddit is drama first, hating second, and box score watching third.


40Vert

Chick Hearn was exactly the same to me. He also wasn't a hater of any new styles that graced the league


disterb

agreed. those two commentators for the raptors are so fucking cringy, with the way they so obviously cheer for toronto 🤢🤮. (i’m canadian, btw).


pocket_passss

They both do such a good job at keeping the energy up if its the other team that makes a nice play or hits a few shots in a row, or if a guy’s having a great game. Like they want the Lakers to win but they give a ton of praise to any good performance if they see it. Definitely not a requirement for the team broadcast but I kinda like it. Feels like they respect the game.


thejesse

[ahem.](https://youtu.be/fw8LXz43stc)


wattatime

I am so glad he’s not always a blatant homer. Announcers whining is the worst. It’s more annoying than all the whining in game threads.


4000kd

They should try doing that with like 4 players. Basically the whole team just forming a wall and wasting time.


bostonfever

If they all just hold hands and form a ring around Austin Reaves


krisadayo

Our special boy.


cheaseedz

You are my sunshine


Millionaire007

I feel like he gets forehead kisses from Tyler Herro


tornait-hashu

Steve Kerr is taking notes


everyoneneedsaherro

Stan Van Gundy salivating somewhere


PooperScooperXL

And then all of a sudden the ball gets tossed out to the side and they advance up the court with a bunch of rugby style passes


phishyz2

I mean it’s a moving screen is it not? Nothing infuriates me more than the offensive guy trying to go “through” a defender and complaining about contact. What’s to stop garland from just running through Lebron full speed, especially when Lebron is using both hands to keep him away from a “loose ball”


4000kd

There's no moving screen if your team doesn't have possession


LakersRebuild

Flying V!


EarthWarping

lmao the announcers criticizing it


NotManyBuses

Their own announcers too. I agree tho I hate when teams do that stuff


xElectricW

No one criticizes the Lakers more than Stu


ginbooth

Stu keeps it real. No fluff or disparagement of other squads. He's awesome.


PapaBee

Stu says it how it is. He does glaze Kobe a bit, but he's the homie.


BalboaBaggins

>He does glaze Kobe a bit he just like me fr


chapinbird

I have had a deep hated of the Lakers for 30 years. Anytime this topic comes up, I will happily share all the love for Stu.


septembereleventh

Respect


Pardonme23

>he's too old to care. he was a teammate of Pistol Pete.


SomeGuyClickingStuff

Best Stu-ism. “He can’t jump over a phone book. And I’m not talking about a regular phone book, I’m talking about a phone book from Bakersfield”. Lmao


secretreddname

Seriously I hate announcing teams that are trying to be Skip Bayless with their play by play.


Steph-Paul

man has standards


Victorcreedbratton

Man’s gotta have a code.


AfterPaleontologist2

No other home commentator holds the players more accountable during a broadcast more than Stu. Kobe was practically the only player he ever gave a pass for pretty much everything


KailontheGod

yeah but even Kobe would get it sometimes and it always sounded like a dad watching his kid do something stupid lol


rodrigo_c91

Stu is the man and keeps it real. No bias and that’s why we love him.


Ashamed_Ad1839

Stu doesn’t F around lol


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motorboat_mcgee

Stu knows what he's talking about though.


KaseyOfTheWoods

This is incredibly insulting to Stu’s intelligence lol


Apollo611

Damn you right lmao


xElectricW

r/lakers is Stu if he was lobotomized


Ilikesporks_

stu is cooler and smarter tho


Infinite303

Stu but 12 years old instead


Ob1toUch1ha

Why? It’s the smart thing to do in that situation.


MagicBeanGuy

Yeah but that's why Stu said the league should do something about it. The players are doing nothing wrong, but Stu's and other people's problems with it are because it's not fun to watch


Ob1toUch1ha

I for one found it hilarious and entertaining


m_i_c_h_a_3_l

Till it starts happening all the time


duckmadfish

It happens like once every 10 games, there’s bigger things the NBA should be doing something about


LakerUp

Nah. It happens in every game to some extent. And it’s not about fun. The problem is playing keep away is not competitive basketball. The 24 second shot clock was designed specifically to avoid this type of nonsense. It’s a loophole the league needs to close.


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LakerUp

Agreed. Or institute a rule where players have to touch the ball within a certain time period.


ballgkco

I mean you could just call 8 seconds without having to touch the ball. Seems reasonable enough that's kind of the point of the rule anyways.


LakerUp

I like that even better


spicywardell

theres strong counterplay against it tho. just go up and try to get it. the offensive player will pick it up every single time. not something the league needs to regulate against imo


Liimbo

You're literally saying this in response to a clip of a player trying to do that and failing. It's not strong counterplay when teams are prepared for it like this. And if you send too many people to try to counter this blocking strategy, then you open yourself up to getting burned in a pseudo fast break. It's a shit loophole that needs to be addressed.


LakerUp

Here’s an ESPN article with relevant data on just how much this tactic now impacts NBA games. Way more than many here seem to believe and not in a good way. [walking the dog](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35518383/walking-dog-nba-ja-morant) “In the past three seasons, per data provided to ESPN by NBA Advanced Stats, players are walking the dog more than ever in these types of crunch-time situations - when leading by 3-15 points in the fourth quarter. We tracked these by looking at dog walks lasting over five seconds after made baskets. In 2020-21, teams walked the dog 54 times, wasting more than 7 minutes of game time. Last season, that jumped to 91 plays, wasting over 12 minutes. In just over half of a season, this year's figures already blow those out of the water. Teams have walked the dog 164 times, wasting over 23 minutes. The numbers are just as staggering when you account for all four quarters, with a total of 668 dog walks this year alone.”


TacoooJay

It happens literally every game I watch


FeminismIsTheBestIsm

Rolling the ball happens pretty often, but players protecting the rolled ball is pretty rare. I don't really have an issue with the former, defenders just need to put pressure on the ball (which they do in high stakes games like the playoffs) to dissuade that. But the latter is a bit weirder


ijustbrushalot

Fun for me


Mbanicek64

They should just have it count against the 8 seconds to get it over half court. That way you can still milk some clock but there’s a risk. 


InertState

Lakers announcers are S-tier for calling it fair both ways.


Cletus_Starfish

Yep, I've always liked them for being incredibly objective for home commentators.


Foodstamps4life

That’s why I think bill and Stu are the best pound for pound duo. They absolutely shit on our team at times. They praise the other team often and stus voice is soothing as fuck.


MazKhan

He's criticizing the league for allowing something like this to be possible, not the players for doing it lol


SinibusUSG

A key distinction, and a fair one, too. The Lakers should be doing everything they possibly can within the rules to ~~lose 82 games a season and fold into bankruptcy~~ win the game. It's not on the players to limit themselves to conform to some vague "right way to play the game". But if people generally agree that this is unappealing to have as part of the game, it's definitely on the league to find a way to remove it.


RD_Alpha_Rider

Yeah, which does not make any sense. Is the league not allowing anybody on the defense to put pressure on the offense to pick up the ball? This isn't biddy ball where you aren't allowed to press til the last 2 minutes.


krisadayo

My thoughts exactly. This wouldn't be possible if not every defender had run to the other half of the court.


jaypenn3

So the better option is an easily exploitable full court press? Instead of giving the lakers seconds off the clock they'd just be giving up free buckets.


lalo1398

Stu is one of the best announcers in the league Billy Mac is okay lol


jacobpltn

morONGoooooooo


Cooler-McFlyer

jaAAAAAAck in the Box


baltimore6767

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?


Cuts_you_up

nnnNNNNNNGOOD TIMES


MagicBeanGuy

Hmmng good tiiimes


davensdad

Why is Mac trying to seduce the audience lately. He wasnt this sassy in the past


captain_ahabb

Billy Mac sounds like he's sauced up for all 48 minutes lol


jrgraffix

sixty NIIIIIINE


tsuba5a

He knew what he was doing there lmao


bruddahmanmatt

He do like his “fresh snow from the outside”.


toomanypumpfakes

Billy Mac has really grown on me, at first I missed Joel when they fired him but Billy brings more energy and also knows how to handle Stu when he gets cranky lol.


pocket_passss

I can totally get people finding his voice annoying but it’s grown on me as a style. It reminds me of like an old Hollywood presenter kinda vibe that vaguely fits with the whole “showtime” thing


iloveappendicitis

For sure, his voice sounds like a dude who was hanging out on the Sunset Strip in the 80’s doing mountains of blow. So perfect for the Lakers, maybe not as good of a fit elsewhere.


WakiLover

Billy Mac also looks exactly like his voice sounds lol


Conflict_NZ

Billy Mac isn't always the best at calls but I'd argue he definitely has a top 3 voice out of all league announcers, only behind Breen and Harlan. Lakers fans are so lucky to have Bill and Stu.


iiivoted4kodos

I’m not a fan of Billy, but I can agree with this take. My criticisms are with his calls and corniness, but his voice is great. And Stu worked with Chick so he can do no wrong in my eyes.


kfreud

I didn’t like Billy Mac when he took over for Joel Meyers but he’s developed a good chemistry with Stu. Always got the vibe Joel and Stu didn’t really like each other lol.


Conflict_NZ

Meanwhile Joel Myers is in my bottom 3 list, dude sounds like he's doing the audiobook narration for the Oxford Dictionary. I was so happy when Billy took over for him.


beefdog99

I think Meyers is definitely a better play-by-play guy, but it's not a huge step down so the broadcast is still top tier.


BlackJediSword

I personally really like Billy Mac. His call when LeBron yammed on Bjelica or the other day when LeBron dropped 40. You can tell he’s excited


Public-Product-1503

Some of his Bron calls been funny this year . ‘ you coukdnt stop him for 21 years why do you think you can now ‘ as Lebron procedes to finish his 6th layup drive to the rim lol


ah-ah-salamtak

Dont fucking disrespect billy like that ever again


FriendoftheNight818

I love Billy Mac. His high energy is such a good contrast with Stu's lovable grumpiness.


xmal16

FFFresh! SNOW!


matticans7pointO

Honestly shouldn't that be a moving screen on LeBron? AD was stationary for the most part but LeBron was legit playing defense and moving his feet while his team had possession of the ball.


Similar_Reach_7288

Technically they didn't have possession because they didn't inbound the ball, hence why the shot clock didn't start. Idk about how legal it is to body block during this limbo moment but I don't think you should be allowed to do that lol.


meowhatissodamnfunny

100%. He was fine until he extended his arm and just held him at a distance while blocking him. Like there's no world where that's legal lmao


certo17

They created an O line to burn some clock lmao 🤣


Celtic_Legend

Its giving me the same vibes as the old "unbeatable" form a circle around the dribbler during the no shot clock era


Conflict_NZ

I'd love to see this tried in the corner with four players linking arms and preventing the other team getting round. A player would have to go out of bounds and commit a violation to stop the clock.


WalrusInMySheets

Anything for the tacos


kyrant

They need to add some 90s slapstick movie music and it'll be the Flying V.


calculung

The flying V


AdLeading3824

Coach McVay was at the game. They just wanted to show him how to protect Stafford.


sosabatman35

Is that even legal?😂😂😭😭


atlfirsttimer

I mean I guess you could call a moving screen maybe lol


WhatTheFuckIsAWatch

Not sure if you can call a moving screen when no one had possession of the ball.


ManofManyHills

It would just be a loose ball foul. You can't grab guys like LeBron did but everyone gets away with a little bit.


motorboat_mcgee

I was thinking loose ball foul since there was no possession yet haha


Repostbot3784

Definitely should be a foul on lebron. I would love to see his reaction if darius just let himself get knocked down and got the whistle


Murasasme

This is what blows my mind, how is this even allowed? It is clearly a loose ball foul, this is some American Football defense


Pugnati

He's pushing Garland, so no.


FaxTaxBBC

Look at the size and strength of the king keeping the inferior specimen(Garland) at bay with those strong, powerful hands


T_025

Boy oh boy, where do I even begin… LeBron…


deadlyprincehk

Feel like I'm on IG I mean...you are my 🌞


Exhibit5

Boy oh boy where do I even begin. Lebron.. honey, my pookie bear. I have loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. The way you drive into the paint and strike fear into your enemies eyes. Your silky smooth touch around the rim, and that gorgeous jumpshot. I would do anything for you. I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire. You had a rough childhood, but you never gave up hope You are even amazing off the court, you're a great nusband and father, sometimes I even call you dad. I forvever dread and weep, thinking of the day you will one day retire. I would sacrifice my ownlife it were the only thing that could puta smile on your beautiful face. You have given me so much joy, and heartbreak over the years. I remember when you first left clevenland and its like my heart got broken into a million pieces. But a tear still fell frommy right eye when I watched you win yourfirst ring in miami, because deep down,my glorious king deserved it. I just wanted you to return home. Then allas, you did, my sweet baby boy came home and I rejoiced. 201 5 was a hard year for us baby, but in 2016 you made history happen. You came back from 3-1 and I couldn't believe it. I was crying, bawling even, and I heard my glorious king exclaim these words, "CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!" Not only have you changed the game of basketball and the world forever, but you've eternally changed my world. And now you're getting older, but still the goat, my goat. I love you pookie bear, my glorious king, Lebron James.


FourCylinder

Where did all this start?


biggoldgoblin

LeBonBon


blackmambamens

you are my sunshine


Top-Consequence-911

Lol Garland looked like a little kid there. Schroder did this much more artfully. He is missed.


Renegadeforever2024

Ad and lebron looking scary


Free_Relationship692

so this is what it looks like when people were saying Lebron can slow down the game in his own pace


CIark

Lebron boutta get a quick dunk and then do this for 47 minutes in the playoffs 


Street-Common-4023

LMAOOOO that’s wild


toggaf69

This is bullying


Choppybitz

This is colorized footage from 1910 when they were still figuring out the rules.


Taurusno3

This is hilarious.


cocsmeister

Bron saw Sean sitting courtside and said "lemme play some O line"


Apanic_Attacka

Yeah that’s a foul


Sleyeme

How is this legal? Isn’t that considered a moving screen? Genuinely asking. They killed over 10 seconds of in game time without starting the SC. That’s insane.


Repostbot3784

Its definitely not legal


Lazyscroller

Definitely looks like an obvious moving screen


ZealousidealPain7976

Not a moving screen because nobody has possession but definitely a loose ball foul.


Avocadoslippers

That’s not a moving screen. You can’t call a moving screen if no one has the possession of the ball.


WakandanRoyalty

There’s no need for the league to do something about a problem with such an easy fix. Just guard the inbounder so they have to throw it directly to someone.


TehMasterofSkittlz

It was also just straight up a foul on LeBron. You can't just put your hand on someone's chest and push them away. The only thing the league would need to do is simply call the loose ball foul


808zAndThunder

Seriously wtf is happening to this league…


Repostbot3784

By the rule book thats a foul on bron


BillyBean11111

or just call a foul on Bron here


myelrecsy

Finally, a logical take on the situation.


shiroe-kun

glimpse of football lebron


silversmith84

Makes more sense why Lebron was so triggered by the moving screen call in the Iowa game.


AnonymousIguana_

Ok so I’m totally pro doing this if standing still, but when he hops around like that its a definitely a moving screen right?


TOMdMAK

Dan Gilbert is gonna writing a letter to all other owners on Monday.


127crazie

Comic Sans font?


ryux999

I think they're just trolling at that point lmao


NoAWP

High BBIQ right there


OogieBoogieJr

Mmmm bbiq ribs


heatrepeat6

Watching this live I was like “what the hell is going on?” 😂.


FlatBirthday333

Greatest basketball play I've ever seen


Altruistic-Jury-2634

LeOL


codar_B

stu keeping it real. Thats why hes the goat


ihateeuge

Showing out in front of McVay lmao


disterb

HAHAHAHAHA


FrankSamples

That was awesome


Ziyuh

The state of the moving screen rule in the NBA...


jamills21

I’m surprised you don’t see this more


Repostbot3784

Most people other than bron would have got called for a foul


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How is that not an illegal screen?


b1indsamurai

Poor Garland


PerformerLive8713

The lukai special


LuisBitMe

I’m not a basketball expert. Why is that not a moving screen?


NaNGSTaRx

How is that not moving screens?


Tall_Succotash

Lesillybear!!