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2 days ago
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"Look How Steph Curry Plays": Jeff Teague Blames Tom Thibodeau For Jalen Brunson, Knicks' Loss
"Look How Steph Curry Plays": Jeff Teague Blames Tom Thibodeau For Jalen Brunson, Knicks' Loss originally appeared on Fadeaway World. The New York Knicks' exit after a loss in Game 6 of the ECF has ushered in a lot of potential changes for the team. While the criticism has been distributed all around, former NBA player Jeff Teague very directly blamed Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau and his approach to the matchup. While speaking on the matter on the "Club 520 Podcast", Teague said: Advertisement "I think Jalen Brunson is a better individual player than Tyrese Haliburton. But, for a team aspect, the way Tyrese plays, I think it would fit the Knicks well. They've got really good players on the Knicks team." Teague's comparative analysis continued as he added, "But also, I don't know, the way Thibs coach, if they switch coaches, I think they win... I love Thibs. But the way he coach offense is old. His style is old." The former NBA player proceeded to systematically break down the plays from Thibodeau's book, noting that it always ends up becoming a pick-and-roll with Jalen Brunson in the end. "If you ain't learned anything about the league, go look at how Steph Curry plays, how other people play when you've got a scoring guard like him," said Teague. "They play off the ball, they set pindowns and backscreens and get other people a lot of layups... They ain't used that recipe at all this series." Advertisement What Teague pointed out was a very fundamental difference in the Knicks' system and the Warriors' system. The Knicks, under Thibodeau, remain an old-school, half-court offense, with Brunson drawing upon the task of creating plays from the top of the key. Meanwhile, the Warriors, under Steve Kerr, have a dynamic, motion offense. A pathbreaking system in every sense that has resulted in the development of some of the best perimeter shooting opportunities the league has ever seen. With a player like Stephen Curry becoming the beneficiary of it, Kerr ensured that his star would do whatever was required to ensure the best look at the rim. Curry's effort off the ball guaranteed a lot of success for his team. While this didn't diminish his ability while dribbling the ball, it has been widely acknowledged that the Warriors guard was at his most lethal when he was moving without it. Implementing this may be a bit of a challenge for a player like Brunson, who is so ball-dominant. His usage rate of 28.9% in the regular season saw a massive uptick in the playoffs, jumping to 31.5%. While it was an effective strategy for the guard, it is a clear indication of how static New York's offense becomes, even when Brunson notched an average of 7.0 assists in the playoffs. Advertisement The offseason will usher in a lot of adjustments for the Knicks, who are expected to see some personnel changes, potentially trading for a superstar as well. Meanwhile, Thibodeau may also sense some discomfort as he could see his position up for grabs amidst looming uncertainty. Related: 'Knicks Wouldn't Reach ECF Without KAT': Ex-NBA Player Defends Karl-Anthony Towns Amid Criticism This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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3 days ago
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Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything
Booker T has very fond memories of his run as 'King Bookah' in WWE. The King Booker character was created after Booker won the 2006 King Of The Ring tournament. The gimmick was comedic in tone, but Booker ultimately pulled off what he calls his 'crowning moment' in WWE during this run. Advertisement Booker appeared on the Club 520 Podcast at WWE World and mentioned being very popular around the time of his match at WrestleMania 19 against Triple H. He mentioned being even more over as King Bookah a few years later and highlighted how much winning a World Championship under the WWE banner meant to him. Booker T believes his King Booker run outshined WrestleMania 19 'At WrestleMania 19 against Hunter [Triple H], you said I was over. I should have won. Sh*t… in 2006, I was way more over then, bro. King Booker, King Booker—I mean, come on, I mean the greatest king of them all, the most revered king of them all. You know what, man, that was some of the best times, the best time in my wrestling career, with my lovely queen, Sharmell, at my side. She actually won Miss Black America in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well. That was a moment for us, man. Rey Mysterio, I give him big props, man, because what a worker. What a worker, man. I couldn't have done it without him. But that moment, that was my crowning moment. 'That was the moment for me that really put the icing on the cake as far as my career goes. You know, I don't know if you guys know the stats or anything like that, but out of the history and the annals of time, as far as the King of the Ring tournament, I'm the only king to ever win the [WWE] Heavyweight Championship. I'm the only one. And that wasn't by accident or anything like that; that was by design. I said after King Booker, they're gonna have to break the damn mold because there'll never be another King like me ever again. And I proved that. I proved that. So, no, man, it was a great time in my career. I wouldn't change it for anything.' Advertisement Read More: Booker T Reveals Which Of His WrestleMania Moments Will Never Be Topped The post Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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3 days ago
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Booker T Reveals What Made Him Choose His Iconic Entrance Theme
Booker T has had some great entrance music in his career. Booker T and Stevie Ray, also known as Harlem Heat, used one of the most well-known theme songs in WCW. Their theme song later played a big part in Booker T's entrance theme when he became a singles wrestler. Advertisement While speaking on the Club 520 Podcast at WWE World, Booker T revealed how he and Stevie Ray first heard their entrance theme. As soon as they listened to it, they knew right away it was the perfect fit for Harlem Heat and said it sounded like a champion's theme. Booker T says his theme song was meant to sound like a champion's 'I remember back in late '91 when they first approached us with this sound right here. It was just out of an abundance of music that we just had to pick from. As soon as we heard it, man, I was like, 'Man, that's it. That's the song.' Just because it's very, very important as far as the music you have. You do your name, like Booker T and Stevie Ray, [we thought they were] championship names. We wanted championship music as well. And I wanted everybody, all of the fans, to have an experience when they heard that music. 'And that music was so unique it wasn't rap, you know what I mean? It had its own feel, its own flavor, and when you heard it, you'd go, 'Oh, man, here come them boys, and they about to come out here and do some work.' Man, that music still, to this day, man, it hypes me up. Man, my wife got that on her phone, and so I got to hear it every day, you know? But it's awesome, it really is.' Did you know that 'Rap Sheet' was full of shocking samples? Harlem Heat's theme was originally called 'Rap Sheet,' a song written by Didier Leglise & René De Wael. However, the song featured several surprising samples of other songs. This includes 'Music Non-Stop' and 'Sex Object' by Kraftwerk. Advertisement There is also one other pretty prominent sample in the song, which was discovered by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp in 2021. Sapp revealed that the snippet of an odd 'brrr-like' sound actually came from a sample of 'Hateful Head Helen' by Sweet Pussy Pauline. On her song, Pauline describes how men want to stick their faces in a woman's buttcheeks and motorboat them, but 'they don't know how to ask.' Sapp asked a pretty fair and important question that still rings true… what are these wrestling music producers thinking? If that wasn't hilarious enough, non-wrestling fans even remember 'Rap Sheet' being used in a sketch on the classic comedy series Kids in the Hall. Read More: Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything If you use these quotes, please credit the original source and link back to WrestleZone with an h/t for the transcription. The post Booker T Reveals What Made Him Choose His Iconic Entrance Theme appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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24-05-2025
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"Their balls was the chance of what Dallas was this year to get Cooper Flagg" - Gary Payton on why he wasn't surprised with Mavericks winning 2025 Draft Lottery
The Dallas Mavericks winning the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery remains controversial, with most saying there was more to it than the lucky bounce of the balls. But according to Gary Payton, the same thing happened to the Seattle SuperSonics the year they drafted him No.2 overall. The legendary guard shared his story on the "Club 520 Podcast," fueling the ongoing "the NBA Draft is rigged" narrative. Advertisement "They didn't have a chance to get me at all. Then all of a sudden, they fool around and didn't make the playoffs and then got in the lottery. And their balls was the chance of what Dallas was this year to get Cooper Flagg," said Payton. The Sonics moved up eight spots in 1990 The Sonics began scouting Payton in 1989 and felt that he was the perfect point guard for then-rising star Shawn Kemp. Their head coach, Bernie Bickerstaff, told Kemp about him and the latter started following him, too. Once the high-flying forward gave the green light, Seattle started tanking. Coming off three straight playoff appearances, the Sonics finished the 1989-90 season with a 41-41 record — 6-8 in their last 14 games. They entered the 1990 NBA Draft Lottery with only 3.0 percent odds to win the No.1 pick. Advertisement However, when the ping-pong balls were drawn, Seattle moved up eight spots to earn the second overall pick. The New Jersey Nets picked Derrick Coleman at No.1, while Payton went to the Sonics. Winning Cooper Flagg sweepstakes Meanwhile, the Mavericks finished the 2024-25 regular season with a 39-43 record, thanks mostly to injuries to Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford. Dallas had a smaller 1.8 percent chance of winning the lottery. However, they moved 10 spots to land the No.1 overall pick and earned the right to draft Duke forward Cooper Flagg months after trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Advertisement The NBA world is still baffled by this development. Not GP, though. "Hey, it happens, man," he continued. "They crucified my boy Nico because he traded Luka. But all of a sudden, the bad luck went even worse when they laid all them injuries and then all of a sudden, big bang bang, didn't go long, I went to one of them old crazy liquor stores, paid $10, and got a lottery ticket. And what I do? I hit for that billion, you feel me? And got the boy. And got the boy boy." Many have suggested that Dallas could trade the No.1 pick for an established star who would fit better with AD and Irving's timelines. However, it's hard to imagine Nico Harrison doing something like that after he was rewarded with the opportunity to regain some of the Mavericks fans' trust. Flagg will most likely become a Maverick. Harrison will most likely keep his job. And the Draft Lottery will most likely surprise us again in the future. Advertisement Does that mean that the process is rigged? Those who aren't convinced by now will likely never be. Related: Gary Payton admits he made mistakes when teaching his son how to play basketball: "I was thinking about myself, how I played, and I wanted him to play that way"
Time of India
05-05-2025
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Jeff Teague says even Atlanta Hawks fans turned on him after his 2016 playoff shove on LeBron James
(Image Source - Getty Images) In the 2016 NBA Playoffs , Atlanta Hawks ' point guard Jeff Teague gave a strong shove to LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers , knocking him into the stands during Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals. This move came from Teague's frustration over previous playoff losses, but he was surprised by the backlash he faced from both Cavs fans and his own Hawks crowd. Years later, Teague reflects on that moment and the surprising responses it generated. Jeff Teague reflects on fan backlash following 2016 playoff incident with LeBron James Recently on the Club 520 Podcast, Jeff Teague shared the memorable incident when he pushed LeBron James out of bounds during the final moments of Game 3 in the 2016 Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Hawks were about to face another playoff sweep by the Cavaliers, and Teague's frustration reached its peak. "We was losing. Sh*t I'm a sore loser. I ain't win a playoff game against him ever. I was sick of this sh*t.... I got so much hate mail... that was my first time deleting Instagram" Teague admitted. He added that seeing Atlanta fans cheer for LeBron in their home arena intensified his emotions, leading to the impulsive foul. Teague got a flagrant 1 foul for the shove, but it didn't stop there. He was flooded with hate mail, which led him to delete his Instagram for the first time. What really shocked him was how little support he got from Hawks fans. "I thought the fans was gonna ride with me. I was like, 'Stand up, Hawks fans.' They were like, 'Nah, that's the King,'" he recalled. Teague was really frustrated because the Hawks kept losing in the playoffs to LeBron's teams. In the 2014-15 season, Atlanta had an amazing 60 wins but got swept by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The next year, they faced the same outcome in the semifinals. LeBron was on fire, averaging 30.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per game in the 2015 series. Reflecting on those matchups, Teague acknowledged the challenge of facing LeBron at his peak. "LeBron was just too dominant, man. Like, y'all, you can see him now from the USA game," Teague said. "He's 40 years old now. He's still the most dominant player in the league. Ten years ago, we didn't have a chance. We ain't stand a chance for him, man. He's just too dominant, man, too dominant." Also Read: 'We getting a chance to see who can really hoop' — Dwyane Wade backs referees for letting physicality play out The push on LeBron James was frustrating, but it really showed how complicated fan loyalty can be and how tough it is to go up against one of the best players ever.
