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Calm minded Nic Batum 0.9 sec alley Oop (streamable.com)
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[–] Ok-Tree4365@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a certified member of the Batum Bataillon and this is the first time I've seen everything leading up to this game winning oop. Great, random highlight to run across on Saturday night. The French Knight prevails...

The dumbest move the Clippers have done in the past 12 months is letting Nic Batum go*, both for the on-court and the intangible culture stuff. There aren't many players like him in the league, and he will apparently give everything he has to any team (unless they're in Charlotte).

*(Lawrence Frank and Ty Lue didn't want to let Batum go - Ballmer got on the phone with Morey and caved in for Harden. Rare Ballmer L.)

[–] buzzcitybonehead@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He was great in Charlotte at the beginning. He gave everything until everyone turned on him. The issue was him defaulting into the second option role after a strong season, a big contract (2016 was crazy), and Al Jefferson regressing.

I think the fan reactions had to have worn him down and that’s understandable. Nobody can blame him for taking the money, but the front office set him up to fail. He should’ve been a starter, but the fourth scoring option and secondary playmaker.

It’s like signing Dillon Brooks to a 4 year/$130 million contract and asking him to be your second option. He could be great within his suited role, but that’s not him.

[–] FeminismIsTheBestIsm@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Oh so this is why Batum is in

[–] jjii__@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

4th quarter why dafuq batum in

[–] djkhan23@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

RIP Brandon Roy

[–] rctid2000@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I was thereeeee

[–] Far-Blacksmith-2604@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

2nd greatest 0.9 sec buzzer beater in team history

[–] AREED24@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Great memory. This Blazers team was so fun and I loved all of our players.

[–] ShaedonSharpeMVP_@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I don't know why it doesn't get brought up more but Andre Miller and Brogdon are legit clones of each other on the court

[–] rocquet@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

man those blazers teams were fun to watch

[–] maestroenglish@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I saw Patty on the sign there, too

[–] windphibian@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What year is this?

[–] frallet@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

March of 2011

[–] Salamat_osu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Man I was like how do the blazers get possession with 0.9 seconds left? Crazy events

[–] honditar@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Instantly one of my all-time favorite posts. Not at all the 7 second clip I anticipated from the unassuming title.

This is why we love basketball. A 5 minute sequence, a full and brilliant ending to an ordinary regular season game. Might not mean too much in the grand scheme of things, but the game itself is always so damn beautiful and thrilling.

[–] wojo_man@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

enjoyed that, thx

[–] Brock-Lesnar@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Batum even today is a good starter imo - well underpaid, he’s a good spot up 3 point shooter (been at 40% 2 out of the last 3 seasons and that 1 season was 39.1%), and he’s a very underrated defender that’s very, very good and can guard 1-5. If Philly can keep him from retiring that’d be a major W for them

[–] Otherwise_Form1315@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Lord Thiccolas, first of his name.

[–] toadtruck@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nico was the inbounder on Dame’s series winner vs Houston and the play was absolutely not for Lillard. It was supposed to be a lob to LaMarcus but Dame said fuck it and ran his own route. Batum took a big risk giving him the ball but the result was historic

[–] nightchurn@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Dame was wide open. Not a big risk.

[–] Sti8man7@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have never seen the Spurs with worse ball movement. Very uncharacteristic of them.

[–] lialialia20@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

the spurs ball movement in the 00s was atrocious, even for the league standards. 10s spurs was ahead of everyone else and that influenced this perception.

[–] Spirited-Arugula-672@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It feels like they could use a tall dude with good fundamentals in those plays

[–] KillingTime_ForNow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Still Dre day.

[–] Patient_Jicama_4217@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I swear that there was a stretch of years that the Spurs didn’t care how you played ball they were just gonna draft you if you wasn’t from the US

[–] n1ckrath@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

marcus camby and my goat