Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
thabo
replacing thabo with a generic SG of proportionate level to his contract / popularity and SA would have won in 4-5
Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
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Randy Watson
Spurs role players (except Jackson). They were outplayed by the Thunder role players. Durant, Westbrook and Harden got theirs, but Cook making those shots in game 5 was ridiculous.
It's ironic Cook wouldn't have played if they hadn't been in foul trouble. Part of us more aggressive in game 5 (inserting Manu in SL) caused them to get into foul trouble which caused Cook to be the X-factor. It's part of why I favored us playing the same way we did in games 1-2 instead of changing the lineup. We won games 1-2 despite Green. If he had a good game 5 we could likely have won easy. Pop panicked and it hurt the team.
Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
if u play the bulk of the minutes and u underperformed, u deserved some criticism
Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
OKC played extremely well when it counted - especially the role players. Gotta tip your hat off to them. I don't have any bitterness toward that series - just got beaten by a better team. It seemed that once they looked at tape of the first 2 games, they decided to share/pass the ball (like SAS) instead of playing the way they had during the regular season (pretty much KD, Westbrooke and Harden going one-on-one trying to break down the defense). Once that team passing came into play, coupled with the offensive power of their big 3, it was lights out for SA.
Unfortunate that they played so (relatively) poorly in the Finals. SA should go after the #1 seed, let LA and OKC battle it out in the semis and hope for better luck (that they're not hot) next year. Anything can happen - hope springs eternal.
Thought that SJax played extremely well and that Neal played poorly but that could be because he had stomach issues.
Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
Durant. I would say Parker because he could've played way better, but I expected a meltdown from him. Sometimes I don't think he has any control over it. But Durant was a cold-blooded assassin.
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I'd say Durant. Many of his 3s and long 2 ptrs were ridiculous.
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blkroadrunners
I'd say Durant. Many of his 3s and long 2 ptrs were ridiculous.
The fact is we weren't as disruptive enough on defense and allowed them to get a good rhythm on offense. We certainly needed to throw more looks at Durant. The only guys we used were SJax and Kawhi when DG could have helped.
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therealtruth
The fact is we weren't as disruptive enough on defense and allowed them to get a good rhythm on offense. We certainly needed to throw more looks at Durant. The only guys we used were SJax and Kawhi when DG could have helped.
Different looks don't matter when the refs start calling the game differently. Green wouldn't have done shit.
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therealtruth
You can't give an offense steady looks of the same kind. I understand you want to take away 3's and points in the point but giving an NBA offense a steady diet of open looks is a recipe for disaster. Yeah they shot a higher than usual percentage but those were wide open looks. The Spurs have to regain that desire and effort to compete on the defensive end regardless of their athleticism.
You must not think Larry Brown is a good Xs and Os coach, then.
LB: "We want to make sure we stop this, and contest that and play them this way to make sure that the ball winds up in player A's hands."
Interviewer: "What happens if he's making his shots?"
LB: "We lose."
That's a HOF coach and his philosophy. You play the percentages.
I also doubt they were getting "wide open looks". They rarely happen in the NBA. There's a lot of revisionist history being written around here, post playoffs.
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therealtruth
The fact is we weren't as disruptive enough on defense and allowed them to get a good rhythm on offense. We certainly needed to throw more looks at Durant. The only guys we used were SJax and Kawhi when DG could have helped.
DG is like 6'5". Why not throw 5'11" Patty Mills a him, while you're at it?
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It's a team effort and hence it is hard to pick one player
I also give Tony an excuse as Sefalosha was assigned to guard him who is a bigger player and play good defense although Tony being the team first scoring option should at least give more contributions than what he did.
But Timmy should be utimately responsible. He is the highest paid player and should bear more responsibility than others.
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Re: If you had to blame one player for the WCF series loss, who would it be?
I would never blame someone for something I couldn't personally do myself.
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what "real" sports fan would, besides you?
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Wild Cobra Kai
DG is like 6'5". Why not throw 5'11" Patty Mills a him, while you're at it?
How about we used to put Hill on Durant and he was even shorter.
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David Stern For Influencing The Officiating...... One of the worst officiated Series I have Seen..... Even Duncan Made A comment About the Officiating after the series...
But Danny Green, Matt bonner, Tiago Splitter, deserve some of the blame on The Spurs Side....
