The reason their small ball lineup didn't work on us is that they got beat down BAD on the boards with that lineup. Our guards and wings are WAY better on the glass than theirs. They have a tough time rebounding to run or getting cheap offensive board buckets.
Leonard in particular is a very good rebounding SF. Green crashes the boards pretty well too.
Agree. Why does Pop go with usually go with Bonner anyway? If we get to see that lineup instead of Bonner closing out games, then the Thunder can play small as long as they want.
Pop loves stretch fours, and it started when Horry arrived.
That 47-4 stat really pumped me
LAL was actually a favorable matchup for OKC. I would rather have played them than Denver. Having 2 very very good inside defenders, with LA's main offensive threat being inside play between their 7 footers (aside from Kobe) was a good matchup for us. Plus our athleticism was just so far ahead of theirs. Plus, LA has no perimeter shooting. Aside from Kobe, an occassional make by Ron and Blake, they really have very little.
So...I don't know that I'd say that OKC has played tougher teams in the playoffs. From my perspective, I'd MUCH rather play agains LAL than LAC.
I'm surprised no one has challenged this. Isn't Ibaka basically a one-trick pony? Kawhi can be solid on both ends of the court.
No kidding, me too. I have never heard of a stat so one sided like this
Meh, we'll find out one way or another in about a week.
a. They sure have faced tougher opponents in the first two rounds. The jazz were barely a playoff team and the Clippers were still green in playoff experience and were banged up.
All this Spurs hype freaks me out. So much pressure to live up to these expectations. I still think we'll win though.
Young, extremely athletic, shot-blocking big men don't grow on trees. He's developed a nice, little jumper too.
Why are Leonard and Ibaka even being put in the same sentence? Apples and oranges trying to say a 6'10 PF is or isn't better than a 6'6 guard.
It is truly phenomenal, especially when you consider how much they've rested key players.
Actually Leonard is 6'7" with a 7'3" wingspan. Plus he's freakishly tenacious.
It's 43-4. If it becomes 47-4, we'd all be really pumped.
I'm tired of all the "too much hype" bullshit. What, the team is going to start reading their press clippings all of a sudden? We're going to take teams lightly and come out flat 4 times in a series? The Basketball Gods will get mad at us for being too good?
Get over it. The Spurs are a juggernaut and unless there is a catastrophic injury, they are winning the title and winning it in impressive fashion. This is not to say the Thunder suck or Miami/Boston suck...they are very good teams, particularly the Thunder. But Pop knows that, the players know that, and they are going to come out and do exactly what they've been doing for the past 4 months: play smart basketball with ruthless efficiency and win. Let's enjoy the ride.
This.I'm tired of all the "too much hype" bullshit. What, the team is going to start reading their press clippings all of a sudden? We're going to take teams lightly and come out flat 4 times in a series? The Basketball Gods will get mad at us for being too good?
Get over it. The Spurs are a juggernaut and unless there is a catastrophic injury, they are winning the title and winning it in impressive fashion. This is not to say the Thunder suck or Miami/Boston suck...they are very good teams, particularly the Thunder. But Pop knows that, the players know that, and they are going to come out and do exactly what they've been doing for the past 4 months: play smart basketball with ruthless efficiency and win. Let's enjoy the ride.
I decided this was a good first post.
key word was MUCH. Mavs are being wayyy overrated by some people. And the Lakers have not looked good this playoffs.
And the refs get that last 1
That's the TP's personal W/L. He sat out some games.
Very impressive
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