This feels like 2012

[davidbowie]

Let's hope for a different ending!

[Two10Whitey]

Lol

[MmP]

This is a half panic thread.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Thanks for quoting Reggie Kerr.

[Malik Hairston]

It doesn't feel anything like 2012, tbh:lol..

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

I think the Spurs are in better position this time around. Obviously the Thunder are weaker and I doubt that Ibaka is gonna come back and go 12/12 again, but I think the Spurs will be more focused this time around since they won't be on a 20 game win streak.

[Horse]

Leonard is worlds better Splitter didn't even play much this is nothing like 2012. You can expect this every game.

[Richie]

Series doesn't start until somebody loses at home. Anyone celebrating already is getting ahead of themselves, hell Game 2 isn't over yet

[Uriel]

It doesn't feel anything like 2012, tbh:lol..
Spurs also looked like a juggernaut in 2012, and looked absolutely unbeatable after going up 2-0 on the Thunder. Many analysts had already written that the Spurs were clearly the best team in basketball. Look how that turned out. The same thing is happening this year.

The difference? No Ibaka and Harden.

[Skull-1]

Spurs also looked like a juggernaut in 2012, and looked absolutely unbeatable after going up 2-0 on the Thunder. Many analysts had already written that the Spurs were clearly the best team in basketball. Look how that turned out.


The refs took care of it.

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs also looked like a juggernaut in 2012, and looked absolutely unbeatable after going up 2-0 on the Thunder. Many analysts had already written that the Spurs were clearly the best team in basketball. Look how that turned out. The same thing is happening this year.

The difference? No Ibaka and Harden.

I agree with your first part, but ya, like you said, no Harden and no Ibaka..

Both Harden and Ibaka were much more valuable against the Spurs than Westbrook.. Westbrook's style of play just doesn't work against the Spurs, he's so hit or miss..

I believe this is a more mature Spurs team with better cohesion, too..the confidence displayed by Green and Splitter, in particular, is such a difference maker..

[davidbowie]

Thanks for quoting Reggie Kerr.

I swear I hit submit and that fucker was saying that LOL

instant regret heh

[unleashbaynes]

Not even close. Spurs are just clearly the better team this time around.

[Poolboy5623]

Wcf 2-0 lead...3rd year in a row.

[z0sa]

Lol no it doesnt

[DesignatedT]

Feels nothing like it

[ElNono]

It doesn't feel anything like 2012, tbh:lol..

[Malik Hairston]

Also, this OKC team is at the end of the line, compared to the hungry 2012 team that looked like they were going to own the West for the next 5+ years..

Harden trade + Durant and Westbrook are nearing the ends of their contracts + good chance that Scott Brooks is finally fired after this series..

[Horse]

Also 2012 we won the 1st 2 by 3 and 8 pts.

[slick'81]

I was gonna say lol no ibaka no harden and we didn't totally beat the shit outta them in games 1&2

[NASpurs]

Let's hope for a different ending!

Lol no to the subject title.

[davidbowie]

Okay you all convinced me

Sweep!!

:flag:

[Virgil]

They have us exactly where they wanted us!

[look_at_g_shred]

Feels nothing like it

[exstatic]

Also 2012 we won the 1st 2 by 3 and 8 pts.

This, and Nobaka.

[UZER]

And Bonner was a major part of the rotation. I'll repeat...Bonner...yes...Bonner...was a major part of the rotation.

[sananspursfan21]

Not at all. Two complete obliterations with no hope in sight for the Thunder. After the first 10 minutes of a game, Durant just looks like another face out there. Things will change big time in Oklahoma but I don't think this will be anything like 2012. I think Spurs will win a tooth and nail battle in game 3 but they'll win nonetheless

[mclinejr]

Spurs in 4 :flag:

[Virgil]

San Antonio invited OKC to a Texas BBQ, they just forgot to mention that OKC was the main course.

[mrjap2x]

Thunder figure something right in 2012, right now its all Spurs.

[3 Legged Dog]

Uhhhhh, no.

No Harden

No Ibaka

No chance

[look_at_g_shred]

Damn Tim sounded pissed when Aldridge brought up 2012 fuck yes! Timmy ain't gonna let it happen :hat

[UZER]

Sef on Parker was the big move in 2012 at the end of the 3rd in game 2. There is not that ki.d of adjustment to be made this year.

[100%duncan]

James Harden.

[dg7md]

OKC of 2014 without Ibaka is nothing like 2012 with Ibaka AND Harden.

[tmtcsc]

http://imageshack.com/a/img845/8231/dnd.gif

No, it absolutely feels nothing like 2012. This team is better, more experienced and more focused. Not even close.

[3 Legged Dog]

The refs took care of it.

They sure did

[TampaDude]

Leonard is worlds better Splitter didn't even play much this is nothing like 2012. You can expect this every game.

Yeah, pretty much...even with Ibaka, the Thunder weren't winning this series. No Ibaka and no Harden = no chance for OKC. 5 games, max.

[cd021]

+51 in two victories sounds quite a bit different.

[HI-FI]

I agree with your first part, but ya, like you said, no Harden and no Ibaka..

Both Harden and Ibaka were much more valuable against the Spurs than Westbrook.. Westbrook's style of play just doesn't work against the Spurs, he's so hit or miss..

I believe this is a more mature Spurs team with better cohesion, too..the confidence displayed by Green and Splitter, in particular, is such a difference maker..
pretty much all this. not to mention it took a rigged game 6 to get the matchup the NBA wanted, Lebron vs Durant, since it was a lockout year and they lost money.

most importantly Spurs are more cohesive and battle hardened. the memories of 2012 and 2013 are still fresh and Spurs have the right mindset.

[BillMc]

Also, this OKC team is at the end of the line, compared to the hungry 2012 team that looked like they were going to own the West for the next 5+ years..

Harden trade + Durant and Westbrook are nearing the ends of their contracts + good chance that Scott Brooks is finally fired after this series..

I pray Brooks is never fired. Just want him to keep doing what he's doing...which is not much apparently.

[chrhawk]

OP is cliff-jumping even after taking a commanding 2-0 lead in dominating fashion :lol

I think if it weren't for the 20-game winning streak two years ago going into OKC, I think the perspective of the series would've been a lot different after the Spurs took the 2-0 lead.

[21209]

It's nothing like 2012.

Danny Green and Tiago Splitter are playing well, unlike 2012 when they were no shows against OKC.

[313]

It doesn't feel anything like 2012, tbh:lol..

[Prime Time]

2012 Game 1: Spurs win by 3 points
2012 Game 2: Spurs win by 9 points

2014 Game 1: Spurs win by 17
2014 Game 2: Spurs win by 35

[Jenks]

Thankfully the Thunder's second best player didn't make it past Portland this year.

[Capster]

2012 Game 1: Spurs win by 3 points
2012 Game 2: Spurs win by 9 points

2014 Game 1: Spurs win by 17
2014 Game 2: Spurs win by 35

You just have to love it!!!! Spurs..... SWEEEEEEEP!!!!:flag:

[Darius McCrary]

Spurs also looked like a juggernaut in 2012, and looked absolutely unbeatable after going up 2-0 on the Thunder. Many analysts had already written that the Spurs were clearly the best team in basketball. Look how that turned out. The same thing is happening this year.

The difference? No Ibaka and Harden.

Wrong. The spurs needed a crazy comeback to win one of those games and there were very troubling signs for game 1 and 2. We did not just steam roll them.

[timtonymanu]

Also Danny Green isn't choking like last time.

[BillMc]

2012 Game 1: Spurs win by 3 points
2012 Game 2: Spurs win by 9 points

2014 Game 1: Spurs win by 17
2014 Game 2: Spurs win by 35

Prime Time with the goods.

[mercos]

This is nothing like 2012. The Spurs did look great in the first two games that year, but something happened in game 2 that changed the series: Hack-a-Splitter. Tiago was a huge part of our success for the first game and a half of that series. The pick and roll with Manu was killing the Thunder. They started hacking him in the second half of game 2, and he was basically taken out of the series. Combined with Sefolosha and Ibaka bending Parker over, it was lights out from that point on.

Hack-a-Splitter won't work this time around. Sefolosha is not as good as he was, and Ibaka is gone. The Spurs are also a much better team than they were in 2012. Can the Thunder win? Of course they can. Its not over til its over. Let's not pretend it wouldn't take a miracle for it to happen though.

[Pound the rock]

It's safe to assume the Spurs are well aware of 2012, Timmy said as much in post game interview, he asserted they would come out focused for game 3

[slick'81]

Spurs gotta get that split finish this shit off in 5

[davidbowie]

You guys have good memories

[soxxx]

This Thunder team is not as good. This Spurs is a lot different to, that 2012 team was mostly an offensive team while this team plays good defense.

[TampaDude]

+51 in two victories sounds quite a bit different.

+52 actually :hat

[TampaDude]

Spurs gotta get that split finish this shit off in 5

They will, don't worry. I'm thinking we win Game 3, fuck around and drop Game 4, and close them out back in SA with another blowout win. Basically the same deal as in the Portland series.

[Budkin]

Let's hope for a different ending!

:lol you are delusional. The Thunder damn near came close to winning Game 2 that year and you could just feel like they figured it out heading back to OKC. They look downright JV compared to the Spurs right now. No Harden, no Ibaka, no way.

[elemento]

No it doesn't. They're missing Harden and Ibaka.

[Russ]

Pop was imploring, beseeching his team to get "some nasty" to just to hold on to home court advantage in '12.

Pop was desperate to hold off what he saw coming from an athletic force of nature. There were no beat downs by the Spurs back then.

Things can turn on a dime, but barring catastrophic injury, I don't see this going past five (likely a sweep if they want it bad enough -- see Portland).

[davidbowie]

Yup

[Agloco]

Yup

Nope. I'd suggest you look at something other than the final score of each game. The first three games have been much different.

[davidbowie]

Spurs in seven???