I dream that Memphis swept OKC

[kaji157]

I know it´s very offtopic, just wanted to share it.
I DO NOT think this dream will come true.

[RD2191]

It might. OKC is looking like straight garbage right now.

[tmtcsc]

I don't know about a sweep but I think they'll win by 13 today. In fact, I bet the average margin of victory will be +10 for Memphis. They are that much better than OKC. I hope the Spurs get a chance to play either one of them. Sweet revenge for the fans.

[John B]

OKC cannot seem to match Memphis' firepower. I feel the Spurs can seriously take either one if healthy.

[exstatic]

OKC, minus Westbrook, is a virtual 8 seed.

[BatManu20]

The Grizz are one legit shooter shooter from being able to win the West imo.

[RD2191]

Fuk okc. Hate that fukin fagget team.

[SpurPadre]

Wow...major choke job by Memphis there. It's still going to be a long series.

[DesignatedT]

Glad OKC won so this series will drag out. If Memphis won today then they would have taken it in 5 at the most.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Wow...major choke job by Memphis there. It's still going to be a long series.

If I'm OKC, I worry a lot about this. Durant poured in 35, Kevin Martin made solid contributions, and they still almost lost. Games 2-4 will probably get ugly.

Either way, the Spurs want this. Go to work against GS, stay healthy, and hope that Memphis and OKC beat the hell out of each other.

[SpurPadre]

I'm just surprised at how many teams have been showing a complete lack of fundamentals and poise during the closing stretches of games. It's not just about young guys making newbie mistakes; we're seeing veterab players foul up plays they should run countless times with their eyes closed. The Grizzlies looked like the Warriors at the end of Game 6 just now.

[SpurPadre]

If I'm OKC, I worry a lot about this. Durant poured in 35, Kevin Martin made solid contributions, and they still almost lost. Games 2-4 will probably get ugly.

Either way, the Spurs want this. Go to work against GS, stay healthy, and hope that Memphis and OKC beat the hell out of each other.

I dunno but when you have a chance to win a game on the road by making simple executions, hitting free throws and getting the ball inbounds and you don't do it, it's a loss that can get to their heads and affect the next game. This will almost surely go 7 games, though. We'll see.

[RD2191]

The entire game changed on one simple play. Gasol had a wide open dunk and decides to get fancy a la splitter, ball gets blocked and fisher hits a 3 at the other end.

[tmtcsc]

I'm surprised Memphis let Okc back in to the game. No worries. I'd welcome either opponent.

[jiggy_55]

LOL dream proved wrong after 1 hour

[Horry Hipcheck]

I dunno but when you have a chance to win a game on the road by making simple executions, hitting free throws and getting the ball inbounds and you don't do it, it's a loss that can get to their heads and affect the next game. This will almost surely go 7 games, though. We'll see.

Absolutely. Failure to execute can be a cancerous psychological blow. My thinking is, however, that a failure to execute is a temporary problem. OKC's issues are an over-reliance on Durant and a lack of a dependable second scoring threat they're accustomed to in Westbrook. In the long run, OKC's issue is more pressing, IMO. Memphis can overcome theirs. This series is minimum 6 games.

[Lakers999]

wow thats a great dream... in 2011 I had a dream about the Spurs beating the Grizzlies

[KaiRMD1]

I had a dream the Spurs lost to OKC in game 6 of the 2012 WCF because the players actually beat the Spurs.

[InRareForm]

I awake that this dream be bullsh*t

[Legacy]

I had a dream that ST stopped freakin' pondering over which opponent we think will be the easiest to beat in the WCF (if we even get there), and actually focused on our CURRENT match up, The GS Warriors. Do not sleep on GS... and NEVER celebrate anything too early. EVER. :nope That is all.


http://collectionofawesome.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/tumblr_lj3e4v3gtk1qzhjz0o1_500.png?w=562 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Diq98Fbt1fkxzM&tbnid=H6-Q20bYaz2jkM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcollectionofawesome.com%2F2011%2F 04%2F28%2Fwaynes-world-live-in-the-now%2F&ei=WOmGUY-qFJGO8wSEk4G4Dg&bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNGhoygZyquQcnn1oTBSWPuRJGKyKA&ust=1367882442835478)

[phxspurfan]

Gasol and Z-Bo playing well = OKC is doomed

[racm]

I had a dream that ST stopped freakin' pondering over which opponent we think will be the easiest to beat in the WCF (if we even get there), and actually focused on our CURRENT match up, The GS Warriors. Do not sleep on GS... and NEVER celebrate anything too early. EVER. :nope That is all.


http://collectionofawesome.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/tumblr_lj3e4v3gtk1qzhjz0o1_500.png?w=562 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Diq98Fbt1fkxzM&tbnid=H6-Q20bYaz2jkM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcollectionofawesome.com%2F2011%2F 04%2F28%2Fwaynes-world-live-in-the-now%2F&ei=WOmGUY-qFJGO8wSEk4G4Dg&bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNGhoygZyquQcnn1oTBSWPuRJGKyKA&ust=1367882442835478)

Looking past Memphis probably cost Pop the series, tbh.

[Budkin]

I really would rather play OKC. One for revenge, two for the fact they don't have Westbrook and Harden(who killed us last year) and three, Memphis scares me.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

I once wanted Memphis to beat OKC in the playoffs. Now I'm not sure that would necessarily even be a good thing.

Not sure which would be a more difficult matchup?

Memphis vs. San Antonio, but the Spurs having homecourt advantage,

or

Oklahoma City without Westbrook vs. San Antonio, but OKC holding homecourt advantage?

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

I had a dream that ST stopped freakin' pondering over which opponent we think will be the easiest to beat in the WCF (if we even get there), and actually focused on our CURRENT match up, The GS Warriors. Do not sleep on GS... and NEVER celebrate anything too early. EVER. :nope That is all.




Why do we have to focus on the now instead of speculating on potential future matchups? We're fans, not coaches or players. If we get ahead of ourselves, or distracted, how does that affect what happens on the basketball court at all?

[Legacy]

Looking past Memphis probably cost Pop the series, tbh.

Huh? 2011 or this year? I'm sure Pop took his lessons with him from 2011 (hopefully :p:). The past is the past.

[chazley]

Kevin Durant has the worst body language of any superstar in the league, especially without Westbrook out there. He is a piss-poor leader on the court, and if we get them in the second round, they will get annihilated by the Spurs because Pop's entire strategy will be to double team Durant and shade another guy on him all game, and when Durant's shitty teammates (missing Jeff Green/Harden/Westbrook) inevitably choke (Reggie Jackson and Kevin Martin 2nd and third option, lol?) he'll go on a massive temper-tantrum and take himself outta the game.

[Raven]

:lol @ trading rudy gay, your only legit closer and the only one who could keep up with durant, for ed davis, austin freaking daye and prince's carcass

[J.T.]

You suck at dreaming. Go back to sleep and try harder.

[DAF86]

:lol @ trading rudy gay, your only legit closer and the only one who could keep up with durant, for ed davis, austin freaking daye and prince's carcass

Didn't they lose last season with Gay on the squad against the team they just beat in the first round?

[Raven]

Didn't they lose last season with Gay on the squad against the team they just beat in the first round?

meh, i don't think they would win this year even with gay, but it's pretty obvious that choke job is due to that trade. Also the counterpart of the trade is pretty bad, they are still a good team but Prince is not going to last, and then what?

[hooperflash]

I had a dream that ST stopped freakin' pondering over which opponent we think will be the easiest to beat in the WCF (if we even get there), and actually focused on our CURRENT match up, The GS Warriors. Do not sleep on GS... and NEVER celebrate anything too early. EVER. :nope That is all.

Why do we have to focus on the now instead of speculating on potential future matchups? We're fans, not coaches or players. If we get ahead of ourselves, or distracted, how does that affect what happens on the basketball court at all?

I agree with you both. While it's perfectly fine to think about possible future oppenents, I feel Legacy was expressing ill feelings for threads like these -- http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213422 (BTW Post #4 is Spurs and Mavs fan with a realistic prediction)

Thinking and discussing about the task at hand is what we would all prefer, but we must realize that there are GNSFs residing in this forum lol

[urunobili]

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[Kidd K]

I definitely don't see OKC getting swept. Stern won't allow it. They will at least win one game since a sweep will harm their marketability too much for next year. The Westbrook excuse doesn't excuse a sweep.

Grizzlies in 5 or 6.

[elec99]

Memphis is definitely the more difficult matchup, any other team is easier.
No one can guard the combination of zbo and gasol without collateral damage: lost rebounds, and-ones which result in free throws for them, and foul trouble.

20 pts for zbo is much more dnagerous than say 20 pts for durant, who achieves a lot of it from shooting rather than banging down low.
You can bet zbo's 20 comes with a lot of put backs, winning rebounds, and-ones and of course 4-8 fouls on our bigs.
I'll take okc.

[dbreiden83080]

Root for OKC.. We don't want to play Memphis. Too much size and D...

[Budkin]

Root for OKC.. We don't want to play Memphis. Too much size and D...

This.

[Legacy]

I had a dream that ST stopped freakin' pondering over which opponent we think will be the easiest to beat in the WCF (if we even get there), and actually focused on our CURRENT match up, The GS Warriors. Do not sleep on GS... and NEVER celebrate anything too early. EVER. :nope That is all.


http://collectionofawesome.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/tumblr_lj3e4v3gtk1qzhjz0o1_500.png?w=562 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Diq98Fbt1fkxzM&tbnid=H6-Q20bYaz2jkM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcollectionofawesome.com%2F2011%2F 04%2F28%2Fwaynes-world-live-in-the-now%2F&ei=WOmGUY-qFJGO8wSEk4G4Dg&bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNGhoygZyquQcnn1oTBSWPuRJGKyKA&ust=1367882442835478)

:lol Yeah... I think it's best that we not sleep on those GS Warriors. They pretty good, IMHO! :lol

[mudyez]

I'm hoping for OKC, but it would be great if they go 7 games. That way we should be able to get 5-6 days off before playing them.