Mark as Unread

The mob is blaming De'Aaron Fox for getting blocked by OG Anunoby, instead of holding the ball and waiting to get fouled. They say Fox lost San Antonio the game.  I wouldn't pin this on Fox. 1. You see an open lane to the basket, you take it strong. He got blocked by Anunoby, sure, but OG is a stud. (In fact, in the succeeding offensive play, it was Anunoby who tipped in the ball after a Jalen Brunson 3-point miss.) Fox's decision to go for the layup was the right call. 2. They were up by 29 fucking points. TWENTY-NINE. After that Victor Wembanyama flagrant foul on Karl Anthony Towns, the Spurs inexplicably jacked up eight 3-pointers. They missed all of them. (On the other end, the Knicks made their threes, which helped whittle down the Spurs lead even more.) Why the fuck would you continue shooting threes even after consecutive misses, when you can get higher-percentage shots in the paint? While still up big? That wasn't Fox's fault. 3. Wembanyama misse...