# Neil Paine on Thunder HATE and "Draftism"

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Published: 2026-05-22T21:12:51+00:00
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.com We love Neil Paine , our analytics-forward friend. He covers seemingly every sport with a data-driven zeal. Today we took at look at whether the foul-bait backlash to the Thunder is rooted in reality. Does this populist basketball anger result from a real difference between this team and all the others? Topics! Include! * Thunder Derangement Syndrome is real (H/T Kevin O’Connor ) * Why SGA became the NBA’s villain * The Internet’s obsession with “ethical hoops” * That Tom Haberstroh article about how often SGA falls * Why SGA is secretly a basketball teacher * NBA discourse clip economy as confirmation bias warfare * How social media manufactures sports outrage * Draftism and Jalen Brunson disrespect * Why stats lose to narratives in modern sports debates * The NBA’s new era of fragile dynasties

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