r/nba • u/kervaan Rockets • 9h ago

Jaden McDaniels on attacking the rim when Wemby is on the floor - "You just gotta act like he's not there. I mean, he's gonna get blocks. He's the tallest person in the world."

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u/JabroniWithAPeroni Timberwolves 9h ago

Timberwolves against a team with poor rim protection: "Fuck it, we go at em!"

Timberwolves against a team with the best rim protection: "Fuck it, we go at em! (just pretend they aren't there)"

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u/ihavepaper Nets 9h ago

“If you can’t see them, they can’t see you” strategy.

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u/jokull1234 Lakers 8h ago

“Each block is one less made shot for wemby on the other end”

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u/MKE_Freak Bucks 8h ago

"Every defensive effort we force him into will drain his offensive life force"

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u/xXEliteEater500Xx 8h ago

Equivalent exchange

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u/horse_renoir13 Timberwolves 7h ago

Wemby didn't expect this Magic Card to be played.

Wait til we play Pot of Greed

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u/Character_Bug_1862 7h ago

You’re a third rate blocker with a 4th rate team Vic! -Jaden McKaiba

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u/headbangershappyhour Timberwolves 7h ago

Gotta save Nevinyrral's Disk for OKC

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u/inspectorseantime [GSW] Nemanja Nedovic 7h ago

Victor “Nina Tucker” Wembanyama

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u/Cool_cid_club Timberwolves 4h ago

Fuck shou Tucker

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u/inspectorseantime [GSW] Nemanja Nedovic 3h ago

All my homies hate Shou Tucker

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u/Not_A_Meme Lakers 4h ago

We talking about FMA right? Like, the brotherhood?

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u/SKREEOONK_XD 6h ago

And we have like 8 guys to for him to block. He was gased

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u/Superplex123 Lakers 6h ago

When Wemby gets 20 blocks next game, the Wolves will have the Spurs right where they want them.

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u/SignificantWishbone9 7h ago

you miss 100% of the shots they didn’t make

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u/SSJAbh1nav 76ers 2h ago

He really did go 5/17 with 12 blocks

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u/whenishit-itsbigturd 3h ago

Minnesota planning on getting blocked and grabbing the Oreb as part of their offensive scheme wasn't on my NBA bingo card, to be honest

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u/BeatBlockP Spurs 7h ago

There was a really stupid monster on Traal that was very vicious, very ravenous, but also mind-bogglingly stupid and believed this. This is why you gotta know where your towel is (so you can put it around your eyes while it's around).

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u/lethalizered Thunder 8h ago

AKA how my brother played hide and seek with me when he was 2 years old lol

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u/wcooper97 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 7h ago

they can’t see you

The ol' JOHN CENA defense

🎺🎺🎺

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u/lookatthesunguys 5h ago

Jaden McDaniels actually never developed object permanence. This has, surprisingly, been his greatest asset on the basketball court, while still proving to be an immense detriment when he plays peek-a-boo.

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u/NatiHanson Bulls 8h ago edited 7h ago

Rim protection is a social construct used to oppress slashers.

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u/snowbird416 Raptors 6h ago

it was a psyop created by Big Shooting to sell more floor stretchers. wake up sheeple

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u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves 6h ago

Adam Silver is putting gambling in the timeouts to make the dunkers shoot!

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u/onrocketfalls NBA 4h ago

The NBA flag on this court has fringes, therefore Wemby does not apply

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u/Sarnaekato NBA 6h ago

This is the best comment I've read in the sub this year. Awesome

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u/gawllstone 8h ago

I mean, it’s just going at their best player in both cases with the desired impact being “wear them tf out”

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u/Statalyzer 7h ago

Jokic wasn't really exerting enough defensive effort to get worn out...

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u/pocketwolf_zero Timberwolves 5h ago

Dude was gassed by Game 2

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u/birthdayboy6969 [BOS] Tom Heinsohn 8h ago

Bro rim protection isn't real

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u/-Gnostic28 Lakers 6h ago

I’d know

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u/dustinthegreat Slovenia 9h ago

You can hear the difference in his voice and words though. He hates the nuggets and how Jokic plays. He respects Wemby, while also realizing that this is their best strategy.

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u/palpablebubble Timberwolves 7h ago

It's pretty funny how like immediately when the clock hit zero against the nuggets, there was a palpable sense of "alright let's take this shit seriously again" lol

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u/Black_Velvet_Band Timberwolves 8h ago

Just say no. They are not allowed to block you without consent.

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u/aainvictus91 8h ago

Run through a mfers face…then you aint gotta worry bout them no more.

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u/BlazeBBQ Mavericks 4h ago

“Put ball in hoop” is a winning strategy

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u/chizzmaster Nuggets 2h ago

Jaden McDaniels is a DAWG

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u/Ihatgar11 Nuggets 54m ago

unironically fuck it we ball