Looking at the scoreboard, looks like Westbrook fouled out. I don't know when though.
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Looking at the scoreboard, looks like Westbrook fouled out. I don't know when though.
He fouled out with like 1.9 seconds left in the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by tbdog
ok, OKC lost one ... now I am sure we will drop one this week as well
Much rather face the Clippers than OKC. OKC is a matchup nightmare for us and will probably beat us in a series, with or without HCA.
This should tell everyone that a game isn't out of reach if you got some guy who can explode hitting those 3's.
That's why nobody should ever think that the GSW can be easily beaten. If people are launching 3 point attempts from 30ft and connecting, then no lead is insurmountable.
The only remedy is that the opponent's legs are just too tired to shoot accurately.
The Power of OKC is broken. We've beaten them in a series since they've beaten us, and anyone who could play a shred of consistent defense on that team is gone. Grow a pair, dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016
The remedy is to smother his ass with Kawhi. KL2 forces that little shit to dribble with his back to the basket to avoid getting his pocket repeatedly picked.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceperez
Fingers crossed that Kawhi in indeed the Kryptonite we need.Quote:
Originally Posted by exstatic
Okc as a matchup nightmare :lol
We have kawhi for kd, and dg for westbrook. We can hide parker on roberson. They cant pack the paint with lma, dwest,bobo. And kawhi typically owns the team. Meanwhile clippers negate kawhi's defense by running millions of screens for paul, and tiring danny by chasing redick the whole time. We also dont have someone who can check blake, the best pf in the league. And for some reason, auscrub rivers owns patty.
Even if he doesn't get the steals, he has defensive "gravity", making them change their plays to avoid his area.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceperez
Problem is I've never seen a GSW/SAS matchup in the reg. season (the last three times they met) where KL guarded Curry straight up to start games. I was listening to an old podcast from Eye On basketball and even Zach Harper asked why Pop doesn't just have KL or Green guard Curry to start? But then again who will Parker guard? Barnes will exploit that matchup if that's where Parker hides. Jalen Rose said KL should be guarding Draymond, because that's the key to beating GS. Basically, let Curry go off and guard/contain everyone else?Quote:
Originally Posted by exstatic
:lol Do it. You basically have GS themselves taking the ball out of Curry's hands for that to happen. We have good enough help and rim defense to ride that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by DenialTwist
Definitely more worried about the Clippers than the Thunder for reasons listed above.
exstatic you are right it seems that after that CoJo slam, whatever mental hold they held over the Spurs is over. Yes I know they won the season opener in their house and they are a good team BUT there was a while there where the Spurs were so mentally intimidated by them, we didn't dare shoot a ball anywhere near the paint and their much vaunted athleticism had their third string players having a mental edge over our starters. Like I said after CoJo the Spurs seemed to be like yeah we can take it to Ibaka, and the matchup changed. Yes they are still one of the best 4 teams in the league and should be respected but with KD and Russ it is impossible to win if you are afraid to go into the paint because then they will just close out on three and you are toast. So UNT was right about us in the past but not since that last playoff series.Quote:
Originally Posted by exstatic
Problem is we can't guard them to save our lives and our 2 new rotation guys are perennial playoff chokers until proven otherwise. Our big 3 is two years older than 2014. We lose in 6 with HCA, 5 without HCA.Quote:
Originally Posted by exstatic
I couldn't pick. Both teams are tough matchups with players capable of making mid range jumpers and crappy shots.
Also they have the favor of the refs, who give star calls to OKC and are manipulated by the Clippers' whine and flop strategy
:lol Calling LMA a playoff choker is like the people who were calling Danny Green a playoff choker in 2013. Aldridge had a tremendous series to start off the 2014 post-season. That he was shut down by the best one-on-one big defender in the league in no way makes him a chokerQuote:
Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016
Probably the Clippers. Green seems to have a blood feud with them (it was the LAC game that helped Danny break out of his slump), and I imagine the rest of the team feels similar. I don't expect a long series if the Spurs get their chance to take revenge on them in the playoffs.
Oh it will be long one way or another with Hack-aQuote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
In that case, they better not give Van Gundy any games. Like, really, no one wants to hear him complain for an hour about how much he doesn't like a rule when his proposed solution is even worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by UZER
The biggest reason why I want LA is because I think the thunder matchup really well with the warriors. Westbrook and Durant are both phenomenal offensive players that will get their points regardless of opponet.
They match up pretty well against the warriors.
All of this..the Spurs give up that midranger which happens to be Blake/CP3 sweet spot area..Plus i have grown absolutely disgusted with Pop coaching vs them and his extraordinary ability to fuck up the "hack-a-Dj"..Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%duncan
His contrarian act has worn thin..he is become a loud curmudgeon for me to the point I'm reaching for that MUTE button, tbh..Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015. And Aldridge had had a ton more chances than Green had by 2014.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
How would you say the Spurs would stop the mid range game and avoid close games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
I feel like both of these teams have the advantage in close games, either by closing ability or reffing.