Context aside, that dunk was one of the most incredible jams I've seen in any NBA game. Even many dunk contest performances are less earth-shattering.
Now, maybe it's not the most impactful when you consider the point in the game, the stakes, and the level of competition, but still.
(On a related note, I'd like to think that Wiggins' dunk on Doncic last WCF was so forceful that it's responsible for the Mavs plummeting all the way out of the play-in.)
Here's to Kuminga unleashing an even more powerful chaos dunk in these playoffs.
I'm thinking of forming a committee to investigate whether the treatment for my brain hemorrhage due to witnessing that dunk should be to become one with the earth... or the edibles. I may have to run out to the parking lot and wave my towel around to recruit committee members.
Thanks for the smiles and the laughter this season, Eric. I think your commentary on the ''Explain'' series was worth the subscription on its own. Well-done, and, truly, GREAT STUFF, my friend.
Hilarious. Now that we're inside the minds of opposing players, I'd like to re-second the suggestion that you do an audit of opponents' reactions to the things Warrior players are doing (e.g. long Steph 3, Kuminga dunk, Poole herky-jerky drive and finish, Klay heater). It is time.
It must really suck to be a Timberwolves fan. The drama in their last game (a win!) with Gobert/Anderson and McDaniels has got to hurt morale, and then they'll be playing the Lakers with two of their former players, DLo and Vanderbilt, contributing a lot to the Lakers' success. And the cupboard is bare after losing 4 first rounders to pick up Gobert, in addition to Walker Kessler, who looks like a keeper in the league. Once eliminated, they can look forward to watching Wiggins and Kuminga move up in the playoffs knowing they were fleeced in the DLo deal. How long until Ant Man requests a trade to get away from that circus?
Explain: Jonathan Kuminga's nuclear dunk and Klay Thompson's speedrun to 300 threes
More space, whom to root for tonight: https://dubnationhq.com/p/dub-nation-hq-rooting-guide-play?sd=pf
Context aside, that dunk was one of the most incredible jams I've seen in any NBA game. Even many dunk contest performances are less earth-shattering.
Now, maybe it's not the most impactful when you consider the point in the game, the stakes, and the level of competition, but still.
(On a related note, I'd like to think that Wiggins' dunk on Doncic last WCF was so forceful that it's responsible for the Mavs plummeting all the way out of the play-in.)
Here's to Kuminga unleashing an even more powerful chaos dunk in these playoffs.
I'm thinking of forming a committee to investigate whether the treatment for my brain hemorrhage due to witnessing that dunk should be to become one with the earth... or the edibles. I may have to run out to the parking lot and wave my towel around to recruit committee members.
Thanks for the smiles and the laughter this season, Eric. I think your commentary on the ''Explain'' series was worth the subscription on its own. Well-done, and, truly, GREAT STUFF, my friend.
That would make sense to me also. He is a warriors draft pick do they retain the rigjts
Interesting analogies:
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Gigi Riva
https://youtu.be/-QpeVNcXUGk
Italian Soccer player, '60-'70s, high rate scorer
Team leader, spent his whole career with Cagliari Team
Characteristics: athletic, powerful, elegant
Nickname: Thunder Rumble
Personality: never smiles
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Klay Thompson
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sl4ivTxkzBs
US Basketball player, '10-20s, high rate scorer
Team leader, spent his whole career with Warriors Team
Characteristics: athletic, powerful, elegant
Nickname: The Captain
Personality: never smiles
Hilarious. Now that we're inside the minds of opposing players, I'd like to re-second the suggestion that you do an audit of opponents' reactions to the things Warrior players are doing (e.g. long Steph 3, Kuminga dunk, Poole herky-jerky drive and finish, Klay heater). It is time.
It must really suck to be a Timberwolves fan. The drama in their last game (a win!) with Gobert/Anderson and McDaniels has got to hurt morale, and then they'll be playing the Lakers with two of their former players, DLo and Vanderbilt, contributing a lot to the Lakers' success. And the cupboard is bare after losing 4 first rounders to pick up Gobert, in addition to Walker Kessler, who looks like a keeper in the league. Once eliminated, they can look forward to watching Wiggins and Kuminga move up in the playoffs knowing they were fleeced in the DLo deal. How long until Ant Man requests a trade to get away from that circus?
I don't know about everyone else, but I am pumped up to have Lester Q and Gui Santos on 2-way contracts next year. Playoffs are pretty cool, too.
Steph just missed a second 50-40-90 season.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steph-currys-50-40-90-quest-during-2022-23-nba-season-comes-short?fbclid=IwAR2srCpTv_hNbzPmPToRrmJ5S-8mALL6cDO2j-xKaifOP-hERre3szBQ9uE
E1Ps just to get better and better and wittier and wittier. Thanks.
But there are Congolese lions!
Ticket prices double for Kings games vs Warriors games.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/warriors-kings-game-1-be-most-expensive-first-round-nba-playoff-game
Oddsmakers favoring the Dubs over the Kings.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/nba-odds-kings-huge-playoff-underdogs-vs-warriors-first-round-series
A fine E1P ending to the regular season.
Now what is the DNHQ a post season equivalent of flipping the switch and going pro mode?
Best E1P yet! Loving the Sunset Blvd narrative stylings.