Clippers-Suns on TNT..

[HarlemHeat37]

So..why are the Suns on TNT tonight, tbh?..

I haven't watched a minute of Suns ball this year, any interesting players to watch on their team this season, tbh?..

[Ghazi]

need the Suns to go 31-51 this year or worse..

Quite frankly, I don't think there's anything interesting about this years Suns team. They're a bad team with no intriguing young players... they're just bad.

[HarlemHeat37]

I have a small bet with a friend of mine that likes the Suns, I bet that New Orleans would have a better record this season..should be an easy win..

[ElNono]

Wanna see if J Crawford comes out balling after the ASG snub, tbh

[Clipper Nation]

Wanna see if J Crawford comes out balling after the ASG snub, tbh

Sons, forget that bitch Curry who celebrates every made jump shot like he just won Finals MVP.... it's a damn shame that we won't get to see Jamal break every ankle in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game, tbh... he's the real snub, imho...

[racm]

need the Suns to go 31-51 this year or worse..

Quite frankly, I don't think there's anything interesting about this years Suns team. They're a bad team with no intriguing young players... they're just bad.

At this rate the Suns are a near lock for last in the West.

[racm]

I have a small bet with a friend of mine that likes the Suns, I bet that New Orleans would have a better record this season..should be an easy win..

The Pelicans would be a fringe playoff team if Gordon's vagina wasn't hurt to start the season.

[Reck]

Clippers will be leading huge by the end of the first quarter.

Crazy the Suns get a game televised on national tv. For some reason, they got one.

[Strategic]

I thought Frye was a decent stretch 4 for the Suns. Any chance he will be able to come back at all?

[racm]

I thought Frye was a decent stretch 4 for the Suns. Any chance he will be able to come back at all?

Jeff Green scenario, tbh

[Clipper Nation]

:lol This team has been absolute hot garbage lately, CP3 going down finally caught up to them...

[Clipper Nation]

DeAndre Jordan: most useless center in basketball?

[Strategic]

I didn't read that the Suns were going to sit out their big 3 tonight? Wait a minute, is this their whole f-----ing team? Who in the hell can I sue for this travesty?:deadhorse:deadhorse

[racm]

The Suns are all about jump shots

[racm]

DeAndre Jordan: most useless center in basketball?

Jason Collins, IMO

[Strategic]

Barkley talking shit about the lakers.

[Clipper Nation]

Jason Collins, IMO

I'd take Collins over essentially a wildly overpaid version of Collins at this point, tbh...

[Clipper Nation]

Time to trade Bledsoe while his value's still absurdly high, tbh...

[jeebus]

Holy shit Chuck, quit going on and on about JR Smith needing to go to the ASG because this could be his only time. That's gotta be the shittiest reasons in the history of reasons.

[SpursIndonesia]

lol game so far for the Clips.

[SpursIndonesia]

DeAndre Jordan: most useless center in basketball?

He still rebounds and block some shots, doesn't he ? Overpaid, yes, useless, IMHO, no. Atleast can't be anymore useless than shit like Blair.

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao This team is getting exposed lately.... 7 and fucking 5 this month, soon to be 7-6 the way things are looking, unless the Suns switch into tank mode...

[Clipper Nation]

He still rebounds and block some shots, doesn't he ?

No, he taps at rebounds instead of grabbing them, refuses to box out, and bites on every pump fake...

[Strategic]

Clips are alright. All the talent and still dependent on Paul. Spurs are very dependent on Parker.

[racm]

Clips are alright. All the talent and still dependent on Paul. Spurs are very dependent on Parker.

The Thunder are very dependent on Durant.

[apalisoc_9]

You would think after two straight losses clipplers team would come out motivated..Fck. I need them to win 5+.....

[Clipper Nation]

The Thunder are very dependent on the refs.

fify

[Reck]

The Thunder are very dependent on Durant.

Check that, the refs.

[Reck]

fify

Great minds think alike. :lol

[Reck]

Damn this is only a 6 point game.

CN made it sound like they were down double digits. lol

[racm]

fify


Check that, the refs.

:rollin

[Clipper Nation]

Damn this is only a 6 point game.

CN made it sound like they were down double digits. lol

The Suns are a horrendous team, there's really no excuse for the Clippers to be playing like a D-League team right now even with CP3 hurt, considering the vets and depth on this team... and as I write this, the Suns are on the midst of a 7-0 run to start the second quarter and we ARE down double digits...

Vinny's complete lack of a system on offense or defense has been exposed without CP3 healthy and will get exposed in the playoffs, it's going to be fucking amazing when he's not asked back next year and we get a real coach...

[jeebus]

I thought the Clips were supposed to have a deep team. What the fuck is this shit.

[Reck]

The Suns are a horrendous team, there's really no excuse for the Clippers to be playing like a D-League team right now even with CP3 hurt, considering the vets and depth on this team... and as I write this, the Suns are on the midst of a 7-0 run to start the second quarter and we ARE down double digits...

Vinny's complete lack of a system on offense or defense has been exposed without CP3 healthy and will get exposed in the playoffs, it's going to be fucking amazing when he's not asked back next year and we get a real coach...

And just like that its a 7 point game.

The Clippers just need 5 minutes of good basketball and they'll be leading.

They can do what the Spurs did against Philly the other night. Spurs were down 7 to the Sixers with 3 or so minutes to go and Spurs turned up the wick and won by 5.

[Clipper Nation]

I thought the Clips were supposed to have a deep team. What the fuck is this shit.

The depth is wasted on a coach whose offense is "here, CP3, make me look good" and who doesn't have a Plan B, tbh...

[Clipper Nation]

And just like that its a 7 point game.

The Clippers just need 5 minutes of good basketball and they'll be leading.

They can do what the Spurs did against Philly the other night. Spurs were down 7 to the Sixers with 3 or so minutes to go and Spurs turned up the wick and won by 5.

Well yeah, chances are the Clippers will win this game, tbh... the score isn't really the issue, it's the funk that the team seems to have been in since the Wizards game....

[Ghazi]

how are the chances good that the Clips will win this game

I'll take Suns +11 in a 30 minute game all day, err day.

but go Clips

[Strategic]

Beasley.......lol

[Clipper Nation]

Somebody alerted the Clippers that there is indeed a game tonight, tbh...

[Latarian Milton]

suns still play no D so the monkeyballers will shit all over their heads, which's gonna be fun to watch despite the match being a landslide

[jeebus]

The depth is wasted on a coach whose offense is "here, CP3, make me look good" and who doesn't have a Plan B, tbh...
I don't know if it'll be hilarious or sad watching Vinny of the black trying to coach at the ASG...

[SpursIndonesia]

The Clips can make it rain, and the Suns remember that they're supposed to tank. :D

[Clipper Nation]

I don't know if it'll be hilarious or sad watching Vinny of the black trying to coach at the ASG...

Tbh, who really coaches at the ASG anyway? The West will still slaughter the East in spite of Vinny :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Ain't no shame in my game!


:lol Hilarious half-time show.

[scanry]

Inside really is horrible without Chuck. Chuck should demand a raise cause those clowns (especially Webber & Shaq) are beyond horrible.

[Cry Havoc]

Inside really is horrible without Chuck. Chuck should demand a raise cause those clowns (especially Webber & Shaq) are beyond horrible.

Webber is on and off. Shaq sucks except for Shaqtin'. Still way more entertaining than BSPN.

[scanry]

Ain't no shame in my game!


:lol Hilarious half-time show.

Not really cause they can't find any new material besides talking/clowning about Chuck.

[scanry]

Webber is on and off. Shaq sucks except for Shaqtin'. Still way more entertaining than BSPN.

Webber is just weird man. He always sucks up to Shaq for some reason. EJ, Chuck, Kenny & Magic were the goods tbh.

[HarlemHeat37]

I actually don't mind Shaq..he definitely sucks, but he's likable and he has decent chemistry with Barkley..

Webber is dick, though..I don't even know what I dislike about him, I just find him annoying, tbh..they should have kept Gary Payton instead, probably the funniest NBA "analyst" of all-time:lol..

[HarlemHeat37]

Webber is just weird man. He always sucks up to Shaq for some reason. EJ, Chuck, Kenny & Magic were the goods tbh.

Magic just sat there and giggled, tbh..but that's better than Shaq or Webber to a lot of people, I suppose:lol..

[LakerHater]

OH SHIT!

[thunderup]

Can't believe tough juice wasn't called for at least a flagrant 1 there.

[SpursIndonesia]

Jordan seems decent, atleast statwise ......

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Willie Green stepping up

[Clipper Nation]

Jordan seems decent, atleast statwise ......

He's getting out-boarded by our point guard, 'nuff said...

[thunderup]

:lmao wow, 3 on none and they turn it over.

[Clipper Nation]

Jamal doin' work, making the league pay for his All-Star snub, tbh... :downspin:

[apalisoc_9]

Jamal doin' work, making the league pay for his All-Star snub, tbh... :downspin:

Can't really blame the coaches, tbh. Blame the dumbass fans who voted for Dwight Howard to start..other than that, he really is no better than the current players in the all star reserves..Aldrige is debatable but i would pick him over jamal.

[Reck]

Wow I didnt expect the scoring to be so low through 3 qtrs.

[Clipper Nation]

This game is ugly as sin, and we're STILL not leading... come on Suns, think of the lottery balls :lol

[Jacob1983]

TNT and the NBA should work something out so we can see the Kings play a home game on a Thursday night this season. I'd rather see that shit than the Suns on TNT.

[thunderup]

:lol Bledsoe getting away with an obvious double dribble

[Reck]

Where is Blake???

[whitemamba]

:lol Bledsoe getting away with an obvious double dribble

how the fuck did the refs miss that, and they gave him a t.. :lol

[Reck]

how the fuck did the refs miss that, and they gave him a t.. :lol

The tech was legit though. Telfair went emo fast. Not that I blame him because he obviously had a beef but it is what it is.

[whitemamba]

The tech was legit though. Telfair went emo fast. Not that I blame him because he obviously had a beef but it is what it is.

they are too quick to give out techs. tough to keep that under control when you know your right imho

[Clipper Nation]

This is just laughable at this point, both teams trying to giftwrap the win to each other :lol

[Dex]

they are too quick to give out techs. tough to keep that under control when you know your right imho

Exactly. Doesn't seem fair that refs can dock you a point for arguing a call that was obviously wrong which already resulted in two points.

I know they have to draw a hard line, or it would go back to five years ago when every player argued every call, but still....

[Brunodf]

:sleepThis game

[SpursIndonesia]

This is just laughable at this point, both teams trying to giftwrap the win to each other :lol

The Suns want to give the game, but no so blatant that they have "money back guaransheed" policy. On the other hand, the Clips hardly receive that they seem so disinterested and bored.

[whitemamba]

:lolscolas hair

[SpursIndonesia]

Scola wants to take over ........

[whitemamba]

gortat's underrated, pretty beast tbh.

[Reck]

Odumb in full force.

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Wow, we fucking suck.... fire Vinny, I'm sick of this team playing down to competition and looking like they don't have a clue if CP3 isn't fully 100% and dominating...

[thunderup]

Game's not over. Phoenix would still rather tank and position themselves to draft lottery players they won't play.

[ElNono]

Webber is dick, though..I don't even know what I dislike about him, I just find him annoying, tbh..

Over the top n!ggerdom... somebody has to say it, tbh

[ElNono]

this game has all the looks of :cry we're playing hard for new coach hunter :cry

probably back to sucking the next game or two

[whitemamba]

man they are bad with out paul.. whats the issue with him

[Reck]

Clippers are leaderless out there.

Blake has zero clue on how to be a motivator on and off the floor.

[Brunodf]

Suns tanking

[Dex]

Phoenix finding every way to fuck this up.

[Clipper Nation]

Clippers are leaderless out there.

Blake has zero clue on how to be a motivator on and off the floor.
It's not Blake's fault, it's fucking Vinny Del Dumbshit, who needs CP3 out there in perfect condition for him too look halfway decent as a coach... he has no clue how to make in-game adjustments, his team always plays up or down to competition, and the same problems kill us in every single loss - signs of a poorly-coached team...

[thunderup]

It has to take a Suns blatantly tanking effort in the last couple of minutes for the Clippers to have a chance:lmao

[whitemamba]

damn jamal clutch

[Reck]

Same thing that happened to the sixers. Inexperience players all around not knowing how to manage the clock.

[Clipper Nation]

It has to take a Suns blatantly tanking effort in the last couple of minutes for the Clippers to have a chance:lmao

It has to take a ref blowing a whistle a million times a game for the Thunderefs to have a chance :lmao

[ElNono]

looks like you need to play about 3 mins seriously against this suns team to beat them... let's see what hunter draws here to win the game... hope it's not some fraudulent mortgage contract...

[lefty]

Shannon :lmao

[Brunodf]

:lolDudley can't inbound to a wide open Dragic

[whitemamba]

is dudley a fatass?

[thunderup]

It has to take a ref blowing a whistle a million times a game for the Thunderefs to have a chance :lmao
:lol always blaming the refs, signs of a true loser who supports a loser team.

[thunderup]

Wow are you kidding me? Literally just throw the ball away.

[LakerHater]

Why was he even in the game??

[thunderup]

Gortat was suppose to miss that one

[Jacob1983]

Barkley shittin' on Hunter as coach. Classic Chuck.

[LakerHater]

BIG free throws Gortat!!

[ElNono]

I want a Blake airball 3 point attempt for the tie here...

[whitemamba]

Barkley shittin' on Hunter as coach. Classic Chuck.

tnt crew really fucked him up at halftime

[Clipper Nation]

Of course he fucking makes those :bang

[Brunodf]

:lolGortat couldn't miss

[Jacob1983]

Chuck calling the game is the only thing that has saved this game. He simply does not give a shit about what he says.

[thunderup]

:lol horrible fucking bailout call

[whitemamba]

another shit call by the refs

[ElNono]

Who is Tucker and why is he guarding Crawford in the clutch?

[thunderup]

:lol Ball don't lie

[LakerHater]

:lol Crawford!

[TrainOfThought5]

ball still dont lie.

[Brunodf]

Clear path there

[Reck]

Gortat makes his and Jamal chokes his.

A nice collective chokejob by the clips.

[LakerHater]

Clear path there

Good call!!

[thunderup]

:lol Shannon with the dumbass scrub IQ bads, give it up to Goran there you imbecile!

[ElNono]

Suns with no more timeouts, every inbound is going to be nervewracking

[Clipper Nation]

I'd rather have just been blown out than lose like this... pathetic!

[thunderup]

Yep clear path it is!

[whitemamba]

:lol Shannon with the dumbass scrub IQ bads, give it up to Goran there you imbecile!

[Jacob1983]

Chuck asking if Shaq could really fit in that car in that car commercial. Funny shit.

[thunderup]

:lol clear path dooms the Clips

[LakerHater]

GAME OVER!!

http://uppix.net/d/b/d/aef04175c8a982639fc9b99f4db65.gif

[ElNono]

lol Clippers
lol losing to these scrubs

[capek]

Thank you Suns. :tu

[thunderup]

GAME OVER!!

http://uppix.net/d/b/d/aef04175c8a982639fc9b99f4db65.gif
:lmao

[whitemamba]

what a useless timeout what is negro doing, this game is over

[Mori Chu]

Dem SUNS, sons.

[Brunodf]

:lolClippers still fouling

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Barkley should post on Spurstalk with his constant "tbh-ing", tbh..

[ElNono]

lol ClipperNation
lol Ron Paul

[TrainOfThought5]

Lindsey Hunter 2-0.

LOL VDN

LOL Clippers

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Vinny del Dumbfuck derailing our season with his shit coaching the minute CP3 goes down
:lol GTFO so we can get a real coach in here

[Clipper Nation]

lol ClipperNation
lol Ron Paul
:lol

[thunderup]

lol ClipperNation
lol Ron Paul
lol "this is a good team w/o cp3, sons"
lol la kings

[whitemamba]

lol ClipperNation
lol Ron Paul

ron paul the only good thing comin out of texas tbh

[Clipper Nation]

lol "this is a good team w/o cp3, sons"
lol la kings
:lol Thunderfaggot ONCE AGAIN showing his complete hypocrisy... if this was a Thunder loss, you'd be crying about :cry haters celebrating our losses :cry or :cry just regular season :cry and don't even try to deny it, son...

[Dex]

:lol Vinny del Dumbfuck derailing our season with his shit coaching the minute CP3 goes down
:lol GTFO so we can get a real coach in here

Clips are good, but CP3 IS that team. They're like the Nets of the early millennium with/without Jason Kidd. Take away Kidd, and that team was in the cellar.

Bledsoe is a decent point guard, and Crawford can create his own shot, but beyond that, everybody else relies on Paul. Especially monkey-ball Griffin, who suddenly looks incredibly ordinary when he doesn't have Paul to draw double-teams and lob him dunks.

Not saying the Clippers aren't a good team. Just saying, you can't expect a car to go very far without its engine.

[scanry]

Magic just sat there and giggled, tbh..but that's better than Shaq or Webber to a lot of people, I suppose:lol..

He actually was pretty decent with those guys on TNT. They got along really well unlike Shaq though.

The ESPN guys are making him analyze and god is he awful.

[Reck]

Not gonna say anything really. I mean we did lose to them pelicans.

[thunderup]

:lol Thunderfaggot ONCE AGAIN showing his complete hypocrisy... if this was a Thunder loss, you'd be crying about :cry haters celebrating our losses :cry or :cry just regular season :cry and don't even try to deny it, son...
Gotta defend my team when I can son, what can I say?:lol.

Real talk; bad loss by your squad - cant have losses like these to bottom feeder teams while you all try to stay in the three-team race for #1 seed.

[Clipper Nation]

Especially monkey-ball Griffin, who suddenly looks incredible ordinary when he doesn't have Paul to draw double-teams and lob him dunks.

"Monkeyball" Griffin actually didn't do too badly without CP3 the last couple games, he just had a bad night tonight....

[HarlemHeat37]

Clippers have the same problem as Miami, re: coaching..

They don't have a system, they rely entirely on talent, Paul is the leader on the team and the coach on the floor, similar to Lebron/Wade..Billups' leadership will help as well, but he probably doesn't have any game left..

I don't think Paul can elevate to Lebron's level, though..

[thunderup]

:lol jet with the truths about how playing for the clips can be a mental problem to one's game

[scanry]

Clippers have the same problem as Miami, re: coaching..

They don't have a system, they rely entirely on talent, Paul is the leader on the team and the coach on the floor, similar to Lebron/Wade..Billups' leadership will help as well, but he probably doesn't have any game left..

I don't think Paul can elevate to Lebron's level, though..

He doesn't need to though. That team is plain dumb and when him & Billups come back, it'll put them on par with OKC. The Spurs need some one who can guard Durant to stand a chance and from the way he's getting to the line, i don't think S Jack can body him up like he did Dirk back in the days.

[TrainOfThought5]

He doesn't need to though. That team is plain dumb and when him & Billups come back, it'll put them on par with OKC. The Spurs need some one who can guard Durant to stand a chance and from the way he's getting to the line, i don't think S Jack can body him up like he did Dirk back in the days.

if the refs let playoff basketball be playoff basketball we'll be fine.

......... but we talkin bout them thunderefs so nvm.

[irishock]

lmao this team is supposed to contend for the title? Beat Miami?

[Dex]

I'm as glad as anybody to watch the Clips lose and gain a little distance in the standings, but this is hardly a death knell....they were without their best player, and any NBA team can lose to any other NBA team on any given night (except the Cavs, that shit is just embarrassing...lol Lakers)

[Ghazi]

I dunno why people get surprised at shit like this still.

There's definitely parity in the NBA regular season. Maybe not as far as true title contenders, but outside of the Bobcats there's no atrocious teams in the NBA this year.

[TrainOfThought5]

I dunno why people get surprised at shit like this still.

There's definitely parity in the NBA regular season. Maybe not as far as true title contenders, but outside of the *LOLakers there's no atrocious teams in the NBA this year.

very true.... everyone except them LOLakers could win on any given night.

[Ghazi]

I seriously believe the Thunder, Spurs, and Heat are the only contenders...

I just think the Clippers are a bit quasi-contender to me, I don't like being led by a PG, their defensive rebounding is poor and depth becomes less relevant in the playoffs.

Can someone explain to me who watches the Spurs more why they can't beat the Thunder??..

[Dex]

I seriously believe the Thunder, Spurs, and Heat are the only contenders...

I just think the Clippers are a bit quasi-contender to me, I don't like being led by a PG, their defensive rebounding is poor and depth becomes less relevant in the playoffs.

Can someone explain to me who watches the Spurs more why they can't beat the Thunder??..

They can, especially with Harden out of the picture.

Reasons the Thunder cause problems for the Spurs:
1) Durant....enough said. He causes problem for every team. The Spurs have a couple of guys to sic on him...Leonard and Jackson in particular...but you still aren't going to stop a guy like KD....Personally, I feel like if anybody is going to take the next MJ crown, it's him.
2) OKC has the bigs to bother what the Spurs want to do...Ibaka and Perkins are a formidable inside combo. Everybody knows if you can keep Parker and Ginobili out of the lane, the Spurs become beatable.
3) The Thunder live in the areas that the Spurs are weak...aka mid-range and three-point shooting.

Reason the Spurs can beat the Thunder:
1) Relating to the third part of the previous section....teams that live and die by the jumper are always vulnerable. The general consesus is that teams won't be able to shoot their way out of a 7-game series...OKC did it last year, can they do it again? Can Ibaka have another 11-11 game in him?
2) Tim Duncan is having a fountain-of-youth season, giving the Spurs a a low-post presence the Thunder sorely lack. That usually bodes well for one team, I'll let you figure out which one it is.
3) As mentioned before, no more James Harden to cancel out Manu Ginobili off the bench.
4) Can lightning strike twice? The Thunder beat the Spurs last year, but they had to shoot well above their regular season averages from mid-range and three-point to do it. If they can repeat that performance, all you can do is take your hat off to them.

[TrainOfThought5]

I seriously believe the Thunder, Spurs, and Heat are the only contenders...

I just think the Clippers are a bit quasi-contender to me, I don't like being led by a PG, their defensive rebounding is poor and depth becomes less relevant in the playoffs.

Can someone explain to me who watches the Spurs more why they can't beat the Thunder??..

i started to write a small dissertation but ill give you the short story.

our role players arent good enough. Tony hasnt figured out Sefalosha. No consistent Post scoring from bigmen. Backup PG situation is woeful. seeming inability to guard Ibaka midrange J. and Thunderefs are called ThundeREFS for a reason, Tbh. now its not impossible for us to beat the thunder, but a few things would have to go our way, including westbrook doing his best Rudy Gay impersonation, Kevin Martin shrinking in playoffs, and SOMEONE outside of big 3 stepping up on offense consistently. Stephen Jackson almost singlehandedly did it last year so its not impossible. maybe it will be Kawhi this year like we all hope.

[TrainOfThought5]

I see a lot of "Timmy resurgence" stuff but unless he starts playin 40 minutes a night i dont see it from him. he cant "impose his will" on Perkins enough for us to ride him all series like them 2003 days.

[timvp]

Can someone explain to me who watches the Spurs more why they can't beat the Thunder??..

I don't think it's "can't" but the Spurs should be strong underdogs in that matchup. I'd say the Thunder would have about an 80% chance of beating the Spurs as things stand.

1. Durant is by far the best player on either team. In the NBA, that matters a ton.

2. Their stars can play huge minutes. Hell, Durant can (and did) play the whole game, same with Westbrook. Compare that to the Spurs, whose stars need their minutes limited. Even in the playoffs, TD goes about 35, TP about 38 and Ginobili about 30. That hurts when Durant goes 48 and Westbrook goes 45.

3. The Spurs rely on passing. The Thunder are loooooooooooooong and make passing much more difficult than it is against any other team.

4. Trapping Parker with Sefolosha and another long player with Ibaka waiting to block the shot under the rim is the most difficult minefield TP has to deal with in the league.

5. The Spurs by design allow opposing bigs to shoot ~18 footers at will. It's the one area they basically forfeit in their defensive scheme. Unfortunately, Ibaka and Collison (and even freakin' Perkins last playoffs) can hit that shot all day now.

6. When it comes down to it, the Spurs really don't have an ace perimeter defender to throw at Durant. Parker does great on Westbrook but the Spurs don't have a SG/SF who is even routinely above average.

7. A lot of San Antonio's defensive philosophy revolves around the Spurs not fouling in order to keep the opponent off the line. For whatever reasons, that strategy doesn't work against OKC. No matter what the Spurs do, the Thunder will get to the like 25-35 times per game.

Oh, and the chances of the Spurs even making it to the Thunder 100% healthy are pretty long. The Thunder literally never suffer an injury while the Spurs deal with a new injury every couple days.







The Thunder are just a bad matchup for the Spurs. What sucks is that the Spurs actually matchup pretty damn well against the Heat. San Antonio is great at neutralizing drivers (like LeBron and Wade) plus the Heat aren't nearly as athletic as the Thunder (the Spurs might actually be more athletic due to the number of washed up scrubs on Miami's roster).

I wouldn't be surprised if all things equal:

Spurs > Heat

Thunder > Spurs

Heat > Thunder

... which of course would lead to the Heat winning the championship again.

[thunderup]

To Dex and TrainOfThought5That's assuming you all get there to the WCF. You guys might just be the number one seed again, which means you'll leave us to likely face the Clips in the semi's. Reason why I say you all might be #1 seed is because you all will have a favorable schedule down the road leading into the month of April. If Pop can manage to rest yalls main guys like last year, you guys should be in good shape. If Memphis consistently remains at the 4-5 spot, you'll have them as your opponent in all likelihood. Earlier in the season I, like almost everyone, bought into the Clipper hype. Silly of me to do that, for reasons already mentioned by Clipper Nation of all people. If we are the 2nd seed, we'll likely get last the first two rounds again and face you all or Memphis.If you guys can beat Memphis, and I'll be rooting for you all in that scenario, we'll get an epic rematch of epic proportions. This time around, some of our main pieces have matured and gotten better but the Harden factor will come back to bite us in the ass some. He was our x-factor in last years series. Ill be holding out my confidence for K-Mart until he produces in the postseason.

[TrainOfThought5]

I don't think it's "can't" but the Spurs should be strong underdogs in that matchup. I'd say the Thunder would have about an 80% chance of beating the Spurs as things stand.

1. Durant is by far the best player on either team. In the NBA, that matters a ton.

2. Their stars can play huge minutes. Hell, Durant can (and did) play the whole game, same with Westbrook. Compare that to the Spurs, whose stars need their minutes limited. Even in the playoffs, TD goes about 35, TP about 38 and Ginobili about 30. That hurts when Durant goes 48 and Westbrook goes 45.

3. The Spurs rely on passing. The Thunder are loooooooooooooong and make passing much more difficult than it is against any other team.

4. Trapping Parker with Sefolosha and another long player with Ibaka waiting to block the shot under the rim is the most difficult minefield TP has to deal with in the league.

5. The Spurs by design allow opposing bigs to shoot ~18 footers at will. It's the one area they basically forfeit in their defensive scheme. Unfortunately, Ibaka and Collison (and even freakin' Perkins last playoffs) can hit that shot all day now.

6. When it comes down to it, the Spurs really don't have an ace perimeter defender to throw at Durant. Parker does great on Westbrook but the Spurs don't have a SG/SF who is even routinely above average.

7. A lot of San Antonio's defensive philosophy revolves around the Spurs not fouling in order to keep the opponent off the line. For whatever reasons, that strategy doesn't work against OKC. No matter what the Spurs do, the Thunder will get to the like 25-35 times per game.

Oh, and the chances of the Spurs even making it to the Thunder 100% healthy are pretty long. The Thunder literally never suffer an injury while the Spurs deal with a new injury every couple days.







The Thunder are just a bad matchup for the Spurs. What sucks is that the Spurs actually matchup pretty damn well against the Heat. San Antonio is great at neutralizing drivers (like LeBron and Wade) plus the Heat aren't nearly as athletic as the Thunder (the Spurs might actually be more athletic due to the number of washed up scrubs on Miami's roster).

I wouldn't be surprised if all things equal:

Spurs > Heat

Thunder > Spurs

Heat > Thunder

... which of course would lead to the Heat winning the championship again.

thats what i was trying not to post, tbh. its funny OKC is damn near unbeatable on a fucking VIDEO GAME when u play with the spurs. shit is just tragic. the REAL hope is that the Clipshow can somehow beat em, and we beat them fake contending clippers. the jury is still out on the impact of losing Harden. but i can see now that Westbrooks questionable decision making has been magnified, and will be even moreso in the playoffs.

[TrainOfThought5]

To Dex and TrainOfThought5That's assuming you all get there to the WCF. You guys might just be the number one seed again, which means you'll leave us to likely face the Clips in the semi's. Reason why I say you all might be #1 seed is because you all will have a favorable schedule down the road leading into the month of April. If Pop can manage to rest yalls main guys like last year, you guys should be in good shape. If Memphis consistently remains at the 4-5 spot, you'll have them as your opponent in all likelihood. Earlier in the season I, like almost everyone, bought into the Clipper hype. Silly of me to do that, for reasons already mentioned by Clipper Nation of all people. If we are the 2nd seed, we'll likely get last the first two rounds again and face you all or Memphis.If you guys can beat Memphis, and I'll be rooting for you all in that scenario, we'll get an epic rematch of epic proportions. This time around, some of our main pieces have matured and gotten better but the Harden factor will come back to bite us in the ass some. He was our x-factor in last years series. Ill be holding out my confidence for K-Mart until he produces in the postseason.

Tl;dr Thunderefaggotfan



















































see u in WCF:toast

[Ashy Larry]

Inside the NBA was classic though ....

[FlAVaK]

Inside the NBA was classic though ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U-WnHy4IQNE

[ploto]

"I'm not no birdologist." -- Shaq

[NRHector]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U-WnHy4IQNE

that was funny :lol