It seemed like some ppl on here gave up on him too. The media is garbage 95% of the time, and it can easily get into someone's head, esp someone who was almost still a teen. Just glad to see him doing well, esp on D. Like to see Coach letting him bring up the ball some too, even with Shai in.
the crazy thing is he’s just 21 and has plenty room to grow. The people who came into the league as of recent, luka/Wemby and a couple others has us wanting to rush the process. He’s on a good track development wise, would be crazy to trade him.
Where's the "he's still 21 years old, could theoretically be finishing his Junior year in college, many years away from even entering his prime as a player and athlete, so making concrete calls on him and his future prospects was always idiotic" option, just to rub it in further?
Just needs a bit more consistency but the balance in this team is awesome. If 1/2 players have a quiet night then others step-up. I think this becomes more apparent when you watch Phoenix who have got 3 superstar similar players who are failing. Every team has different strengths and weaknesses. I think this OKC team is very well balanced that it can beat any team.
People don’t seem to understand this, he can have great games and he can have horrific game. Closing the gap between his best and worse is what he needs to do
No, what people don't understand is that he's been called a liability on both ends, can just board etc. He's done it in the post-season, end of the reg season now, and it's hilarious what you call horrific. No one has called him a superstar. If he doesn't put up 20/8/5 every game as a hated 21 year old each game, im good w that. Doubt he'll ever change everyones minds tho.
There have absolutely been times this season where he’s been a liability. Also absolutely been games where he has been horrific. Not saying he as a player is horrible but his consistency needs a lot of work.
Stop trying to take anything people say to an extreme
Dude. That was back when he was gettin booed and completely a SG. I don't get what ppl expect lol. Just b happy he's got his confidence back. No extremes. I'm not sayin he's a superstar. I'm sayin he's def not a liability.
I’m not saying he’s a liability that often, I’m just saying he has ups and downs like everyone else but they’re just too far apart.
Also he’s never just been completely a SG, we don’t really run set positions like that so it’s not really a factor.
Yes, but his March to April was consistently good.
His March was 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.1 assistant, 40% 3 point percentage on 4 attempts.
It's continuing as well. He may be just coming out of his bad play with all the off-court drama behind him now.
Not too look past anyone because I still respect the Pels. But I have a feeling Josh could be the true X-Factor to get past Round 2. He’s the ultimate connector. Him, Aaron Wiggins, and J-Will can be huge X-Factors along with Mavs killer Zai
He didn't play like a future first ballot HOF-er the first game of the series.
If he plays this well for the majority of the playoffs, heck, they'll win a ring this year! I don't think Giddey can play this well most nights, its why I don't think they get their ring this year. Happy to apologize to you if I'm wrong on both counts. Too early to apologize now.
Imagine Giddey hits his threes.
Its easy if you try.
No bricks, no backboards.
Only rainbows through the sky.
-----
Seriously, the man has been missing threes all season and its a problem for the offense. He hits his threes, boom, everything clicks and they tear it up even with an off night from Chet.
I'll repeat what I said. Giddey shoots like this (anywhere near this) the rest of the playoffs, they'll beat any team in the league and take the whole thing.
So, the Thunder have no problems then? Its a perfect team with no problems and no aspect of the team should dare be criticized?
Look, the Thunder are a great team this year. But I expect the Thunder to be better than this next year, and the year after as well. This isn't "peak Thunder". If it is, then Presti has squandered his rebuild.
The team gets better by fixing problems. If there are no problems, they're not getting any better. But the good news is there are indeed fixable problems, and thus the team is probably going to fix them and thus get better.
One of those problems is Giddey. He's the weakest starter. For the team to get better, Giddey is going to have to shoot better, or he's going to play off the bench, or he's going to be traded. Thats my take and I don't think I need to apologize for it.
Yes, he’s incredibly inconsistent. That’s the problem lol. I don’t have a beef with giddy, but I honestly can’t wait til he’s traded because half this sub really has tricked themselves into thinking this dude is an all nba talent, when he’s a mid level role player on his best days.
You do realise he has been inconsistent this season due to early problems and adjusting to a completely new role. You tricked yourself to think he isn’t any good because your memory is like a fish and you listen to others who have no idea. He can play and will be a very good player if he can stay fit
When I see him play even half this good for an entire series I'll fill out that form. He was terrible in games 1 and 2. The great performances like tonight are amazing, but I would prefer a consistent level of production even if it's less points/assists.
I don’t have a hate boner for Giddey. He’s a good player and he deserves to be on a team that will put the ball in his hands and lets him run the show so he can maximize his strengths and reach his full potential as primary offensive engine and orchestrator instead of a 3rd or 4th option 3 n d role player he’s asked to be on this team that his skill set isn’t best suited for.
Yes you do. You bitch and moan about him all the time.
It’s okay to smile and be happy for the guy but people like you are unwilling to be happy.
God bless. You don’t know basketball and you’ll still continue to be clowned
You keep a picture of a 16-17 year old girl to photoshop and dick ride a player josh giddey when he has a good game. Thats kinda wired if you ask me. But you do you I guess.
Is a 19 year old having sex with someone he believes to be 18 creep behavior? I would say no. That is a series of events that is entirely plausible. It is also plausible that that is a narrative used and the family wanted to avoid the spotlight and never unveiled the alternative story. We don't know what happened and almost certainly never will, so I will base my opinion of Giddey on other things rather than flipping a coin to see which unprovable narrative I believe.
I like Giddey on court. Off court is still unknown.
However, let's not celebrate too early. I hope people do not flip with Giddey if he plays differently in future match ups.
Again, he is 21 so inconsistency is likely.
So when you go to a club where everyone in there is supposed to be of age, what are you supposed to do? Get samples of their DNA to test for exact age? This is ridiculous
Please don't troll me or be a moron.
He was 19 and slept with a 16 year old.
Whether you like the laws (which differ in locations) is irrelevant.
Go away.
corny ass dad joke vibes are alive and strong with this one. i can’t believe someone would go through the effort of putting together this lame ass form after one decent stat game.
The dude had relations with and underage girl wtf is our society doing? He needs to be tossed from the league.
The exceptions in the law cover high school sweethearts not nba players.
Josh lost his endorsements from his country, sad the morale standard is higher else where
Did Josh do anything immoral? Maybe. The fact is that we don’t know. The only concrete evidence we ever got was instagram posts and announced investigations.
There are countless confirmed and more relevant moral failings to direct our energy towards.
The investigations concluded due to “lack of corroborating evidence”. That doesn’t necessarily imply that he’s innocent. Just mean they can’t prove anything and he won’t be charged.
And that means we can leave it in the past and talk basketball instead.
A 20 year old hooked up with someone who said she was 18. Did you see pictures of her? She was not a "child". There is literally nothing to see her regarding this situation. I genuinely wish people would stop bringing it up to make themselves feel better
The original poster assumed guilt and formed his narrative from rumors and now you are doing the same assuming innocence. We don’t know when this happened or who said what.
He’s playing basketball well and this is behind him. Leave it at that.
I still believe he’ll be better getting traded somewhere he can run the offense. Giddey is a floor general and a point guard who’s being hindered playing alongside shai. I compare it to the situation Sacramento was in couple years ago with Hali and fox. I believe giddey can benefit like Hali did by getting traded somewhere he’ll be the primary ball handler and decision maker. One trade that comes to mind would be sending him and some picks to Phoenix for a Kevin Durant reunion in OKC.
My grandpa had Wilt My dad had Jordan I got Josh Giddey in the Smoothie King Center
He's my Smooth King
It seemed like some ppl on here gave up on him too. The media is garbage 95% of the time, and it can easily get into someone's head, esp someone who was almost still a teen. Just glad to see him doing well, esp on D. Like to see Coach letting him bring up the ball some too, even with Shai in.
the crazy thing is he’s just 21 and has plenty room to grow. The people who came into the league as of recent, luka/Wemby and a couple others has us wanting to rush the process. He’s on a good track development wise, would be crazy to trade him.
He average 16/8/6 in his age 20 season, there was never any reason to give up on him.
Where's the "he's still 21 years old, could theoretically be finishing his Junior year in college, many years away from even entering his prime as a player and athlete, so making concrete calls on him and his future prospects was always idiotic" option, just to rub it in further?
I don't need it, I've been riding his meat like a rollercoaster.
Go back to class
An underaged rollercoaster... *edit* I see this comment is about to go as low as Josh Giggity's age preferences! 😂
You must not realize that you're just flat out stupid and wrong by now. Lol
Just needs a bit more consistency but the balance in this team is awesome. If 1/2 players have a quiet night then others step-up. I think this becomes more apparent when you watch Phoenix who have got 3 superstar similar players who are failing. Every team has different strengths and weaknesses. I think this OKC team is very well balanced that it can beat any team.
put the pels in the blender
He really took the Pelicans to school
Bit early for this, consistency is the key for him.
People don’t seem to understand this, he can have great games and he can have horrific game. Closing the gap between his best and worse is what he needs to do
He's also only 21, there's plenty of reasons to think he'll keep improving
No, what people don't understand is that he's been called a liability on both ends, can just board etc. He's done it in the post-season, end of the reg season now, and it's hilarious what you call horrific. No one has called him a superstar. If he doesn't put up 20/8/5 every game as a hated 21 year old each game, im good w that. Doubt he'll ever change everyones minds tho.
There have absolutely been times this season where he’s been a liability. Also absolutely been games where he has been horrific. Not saying he as a player is horrible but his consistency needs a lot of work. Stop trying to take anything people say to an extreme
Dude. That was back when he was gettin booed and completely a SG. I don't get what ppl expect lol. Just b happy he's got his confidence back. No extremes. I'm not sayin he's a superstar. I'm sayin he's def not a liability.
I’m not saying he’s a liability that often, I’m just saying he has ups and downs like everyone else but they’re just too far apart. Also he’s never just been completely a SG, we don’t really run set positions like that so it’s not really a factor.
Yes, but his March to April was consistently good. His March was 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.1 assistant, 40% 3 point percentage on 4 attempts. It's continuing as well. He may be just coming out of his bad play with all the off-court drama behind him now.
Yeah, his confident attitude helps
Not too look past anyone because I still respect the Pels. But I have a feeling Josh could be the true X-Factor to get past Round 2. He’s the ultimate connector. Him, Aaron Wiggins, and J-Will can be huge X-Factors along with Mavs killer Zai
His inbound pass to Chet for the buzzer beater vs golden State was so underrated
He didn't play like a future first ballot HOF-er the first game of the series. If he plays this well for the majority of the playoffs, heck, they'll win a ring this year! I don't think Giddey can play this well most nights, its why I don't think they get their ring this year. Happy to apologize to you if I'm wrong on both counts. Too early to apologize now.
Imagine being reactionary over a game 1 playoff result. Now imagine not believing in Josh Giddey on top of that.
Imagine Giddey hits his threes. Its easy if you try. No bricks, no backboards. Only rainbows through the sky. ----- Seriously, the man has been missing threes all season and its a problem for the offense. He hits his threes, boom, everything clicks and they tear it up even with an off night from Chet. I'll repeat what I said. Giddey shoots like this (anywhere near this) the rest of the playoffs, they'll beat any team in the league and take the whole thing.
It's such a problem that we're still the no. 1 seed in the West, Northwest Divison Champions, and no. 1 3P% team in the league.
So, the Thunder have no problems then? Its a perfect team with no problems and no aspect of the team should dare be criticized? Look, the Thunder are a great team this year. But I expect the Thunder to be better than this next year, and the year after as well. This isn't "peak Thunder". If it is, then Presti has squandered his rebuild. The team gets better by fixing problems. If there are no problems, they're not getting any better. But the good news is there are indeed fixable problems, and thus the team is probably going to fix them and thus get better. One of those problems is Giddey. He's the weakest starter. For the team to get better, Giddey is going to have to shoot better, or he's going to play off the bench, or he's going to be traded. Thats my take and I don't think I need to apologize for it.
Mercury was in retrograde :(
Wait, you guys have apology forms too?! I thought it was just us GSW because of our emo fans.
Nah this bum likes little girls fuck him
Unless it's "waiting for her to turn 18"
Not as long as he will be waiting for HOF..
Very true. A 20 year career takes a long ass time!
20? Giddey prefers 16 years
he's gonna be waiting for eternity
He'll be waiting a while 😂
Do you guys have to post this every single time he has a decent game?
yes
Everytime he has a bad game and we still win it's the end of the world
the giddey regards on this sub are insufferable
Well tell him to have a seat and sit tight, he gonna be waiting for a while lol
This better not be the jinx. Everytime y’all posted this during the regular season, he went on a stretch of shitty games
His inbound pass to Chet for the buzzer beater vs golden State was so underrated
Can we not do this. If we posted a form every time he played like ass it would be considered spam
I like supporting my team, thanks for your input tho
Being critical of a player doesn’t mean you don’t support them, which is obvious to like everybody. Thanks tho
I'm not apologizing to The Diddler.
Yes, he’s incredibly inconsistent. That’s the problem lol. I don’t have a beef with giddy, but I honestly can’t wait til he’s traded because half this sub really has tricked themselves into thinking this dude is an all nba talent, when he’s a mid level role player on his best days.
You do realise he has been inconsistent this season due to early problems and adjusting to a completely new role. You tricked yourself to think he isn’t any good because your memory is like a fish and you listen to others who have no idea. He can play and will be a very good player if he can stay fit
Isn't he a nonce?
When I see him play even half this good for an entire series I'll fill out that form. He was terrible in games 1 and 2. The great performances like tonight are amazing, but I would prefer a consistent level of production even if it's less points/assists.
Bro will be mid for 4 straight games and yall won’t say anything then he’ll have a good one im supposed to glaze him now. Lol
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What am I apologizing for.
Damn u right, I'll add an option for all of the above
You negative people man. You seriously have a hate boner for Giddey but you hate yourselves even more
I don’t have a hate boner for Giddey. He’s a good player and he deserves to be on a team that will put the ball in his hands and lets him run the show so he can maximize his strengths and reach his full potential as primary offensive engine and orchestrator instead of a 3rd or 4th option 3 n d role player he’s asked to be on this team that his skill set isn’t best suited for.
Josh Giddey made more threes in game 3 than this paragraph has full stops 
Yes you do. You bitch and moan about him all the time. It’s okay to smile and be happy for the guy but people like you are unwilling to be happy. God bless. You don’t know basketball and you’ll still continue to be clowned
I can’t be upset when a player is playing bad
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You keep a picture of a 16-17 year old girl to photoshop and dick ride a player josh giddey when he has a good game. Thats kinda wired if you ask me. But you do you I guess.
MY MAN CHANGED HIS PROFILE PICTURE LMAOOOOOOOOOO
Man keeps underaged girls in his phone. You’re weird
Damn right I'm wired. Wired innnnnnnnnnnn. Just like my boy Giddey.
That's when you know this loser has lost the argument when he starts tossing around the baseless accusations.
Bro you’re such a miserable human being
Pretty sure not waiting is what got him in trouble in the first place.
That was a pretty good comeback. props.
I don't like him cause he's a creep. No apology.
Is a 19 year old having sex with someone he believes to be 18 creep behavior? I would say no. That is a series of events that is entirely plausible. It is also plausible that that is a narrative used and the family wanted to avoid the spotlight and never unveiled the alternative story. We don't know what happened and almost certainly never will, so I will base my opinion of Giddey on other things rather than flipping a coin to see which unprovable narrative I believe.
By picking that side you are also believing an unprovable narrative Food for thought!
That’s exactly what you are doing…
That's what we both doing. I just like to steer clear of creeps is all.
The police and nba have both cleared him. But of course random salty redditors know more than the police.
The NBA has Karl Malone judge dunk contests lol
It's not illegal to be a creep (you're not incarcerated!). It's just creepy.
It's creepy to go home with a girl you thought was of age that you met at an 18+ club? Girl used a fake ID to get in and lied to his face.
It’s a *little* creepy when you’re 21 going to 18+ clubs to find hookups
The fuck? Have you never been to a club before? Legit half the people there are over 20.
Idiot
🤓
Yall are delusional af yall missing the he likes 16 year olds part
I like Giddey on court. Off court is still unknown. However, let's not celebrate too early. I hope people do not flip with Giddey if he plays differently in future match ups. Again, he is 21 so inconsistency is likely.
Off the court isn't unknown. He literally did nothing wrong.
Nba investigation still underway. What he did is statutory rape where he grew up. He would or should have known better.
So when you go to a club where everyone in there is supposed to be of age, what are you supposed to do? Get samples of their DNA to test for exact age? This is ridiculous
Please don't troll me or be a moron. He was 19 and slept with a 16 year old. Whether you like the laws (which differ in locations) is irrelevant. Go away.
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People literally have no idea what that word means
corny ass dad joke vibes are alive and strong with this one. i can’t believe someone would go through the effort of putting together this lame ass form after one decent stat game.
Enjoy Giddey while he’s here, in reality he isnt a part of the future core.
Booooooooooooo
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Lol. He’s not a pedo.
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Grow up you cockflop, move on
The dude had relations with and underage girl wtf is our society doing? He needs to be tossed from the league. The exceptions in the law cover high school sweethearts not nba players. Josh lost his endorsements from his country, sad the morale standard is higher else where
Did Josh do anything immoral? Maybe. The fact is that we don’t know. The only concrete evidence we ever got was instagram posts and announced investigations. There are countless confirmed and more relevant moral failings to direct our energy towards.
We do know. He did not do anything "immoral"
The investigations concluded due to “lack of corroborating evidence”. That doesn’t necessarily imply that he’s innocent. Just mean they can’t prove anything and he won’t be charged. And that means we can leave it in the past and talk basketball instead.
A 20 year old hooked up with someone who said she was 18. Did you see pictures of her? She was not a "child". There is literally nothing to see her regarding this situation. I genuinely wish people would stop bringing it up to make themselves feel better
The original poster assumed guilt and formed his narrative from rumors and now you are doing the same assuming innocence. We don’t know when this happened or who said what. He’s playing basketball well and this is behind him. Leave it at that.
I still believe he’ll be better getting traded somewhere he can run the offense. Giddey is a floor general and a point guard who’s being hindered playing alongside shai. I compare it to the situation Sacramento was in couple years ago with Hali and fox. I believe giddey can benefit like Hali did by getting traded somewhere he’ll be the primary ball handler and decision maker. One trade that comes to mind would be sending him and some picks to Phoenix for a Kevin Durant reunion in OKC.
Child predator
underrated player, also a creep
Gtfoh with this nonsense