Castle and Wemby Have a Two-Man System Built to Break SGA. It's Working.
SGA isn't a playoff fraud. Castle and Wembanyama built a two-man system that's structurally designed to eliminate any ball-handler. Here's how it works.
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SGA isn't a playoff fraud. Castle and Wembanyama built a two-man system that's structurally designed to eliminate any ball-handler. Here's how it works.
SGA went 6-for-18 in Game 6, is shooting 37.9% for the WCF series, and Jalen Williams is out. He says he's ready. We have questions.
Jalen Williams is out for Game 7, and the media is treating it like a crisis. OKC went 8-1 without him this postseason. SGA has been running this the whole time.
Saturday's Game 7 between Wembanyama and SGA is possibly the first conference finals Game 7 with two top-3 MVP finishers since Bird vs. Erving in 1982.
SGA's lawyers demanded Underdog destroy their 'Unethical Hoops' board game. Underdog laughed and refused. Then SGA shot 6-for-18. This is the Streisand Effect in basketball form.
Wemby called the reigning two-time MVP a lil boy on live court audio, then dropped 41 and 24 in double OT. This is not trash talk. It's a thesis.
SGA holds back-to-back MVPs. Wembanyama posted 41-24 in his WCF debut without Fox. Every analyst is split. One narrative has to die in this series.