Zach Lowe: Thunder steady improvement

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

Solid article on the improvement and maturation of the Thunder by Zach Lowe of the Point Forward.


Link: http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/06/05/oklahoma-city-thunder-kevin-durant-james-harden-russell-westbrook/

"Here’s how good the Thunder are: Their offense went through the late-game yips again in their Game 5 win against the Spurs on Monday, with Russell Westbrook authoring perhaps the worst possession of the playoffs by double-dribbling as Kevin Durant stood in the corner with about 3:30 to go — and yet, they still ended up scoring at a points-per-possession rate that nearly would have led the NBA..."

[therealtruth]

Good article. Westbrook > Parker. They both started of with weak jumpers. Parker's been in the league over 10 season and his jumper still isn't as good as Westbrook. Westbrook is finally learning the balance between scoring and passing while Parker continues to struggle with it.