Thunder Will Win It All

[TheManFromAcme]

No. Thunder still have ZERO IQ. They shoot so many bad shots every game, its not even funny, and only one of their guys can even hit bad shots with consistency at times in Durant. Going against a team that has a guy who generally does a good job against their superstar (Marion on Durant), and them facing a team who has a superstar (Dirk) that they have no answer for, a deeper bench, and arguably the highest collective BBall IQ in the league, Mavs will win the series without nearly as much trouble as some people think. I've said for a while that Dallas is a HORRIBLE matchup for the Thunder.

Thunder would be extremely lucky for this to go 6. Memphis would be a tougher matchup for Dallas, and even though I think Dallas would beat Memphis, that is a series I would be very concerned about. To me, if the Thunder win the series, it just punches Dallas' ticket to the Finals.

This

ultimately, there is no answer for Dirk either for OKC or Memphis.

[hater]

that looks real

[mavsfan1000]

People like this need to die.

psycho

[Banzai]

that looks real

[Bill_Brasky]

I don't do trolls, Bill. They'll be of no consequence here. This is our Board. Your's, mine, the Mavs. We're the stewards of this NBA Forum, under the considerable au es of The Princess. That will never change.

True. It would just provide more entertainment for me, honestly.

[mavsfan1000]

Thunder=Warriors 07 with slightly more size and defense.

[mavsfan1000]

bumpity bump bump

[Ghazi]

We already beat a team better than the Thunder

Furthermore, Marion will lock down Durant this series

-me, today

[mavsfan1000]

We already beat a team better than the Thunder

Furthermore, Marion will lock down Durant this series

-me, today

It's not always about beating the better team. It's about matchups. Dallas matched up perfectly against the Lakers. The Lakers aren't a running team. Thus all those 3's don't become a partial fastbreak for the other team when missed. They will be against the Thunder as well as them being quicker to close on a shooter. The Lakers defense on the 3 was horrible.

[Shank]

Bullsfan, who guards Dirk?

[mavsfan1000]

Bullsfan, who guards Dirk?

Who do you think?

[Axe Murderer]

We already beat a team better than the Thunder

Furthermore, Marion will lock down Durant this series

-me, today

Ghazi

-on the eve of the morning of the eve of the day of game 1 WCF

[dirk4mvp]

I don't think Shank knows considering OKC doesn't have anyone to effectively guard him.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Ibaka will attempt to defend Dirk along with Thabo and maybe Perkins.
Mavs just have to stay the course and it'll be fine.

[Axe Murderer]

Ibaka will attempt to defend Dirk along with Thabo and maybe Perkins.
Mavs just have to stay the course and it'll be fine.

solid insight

[NewJerSpur]

Ibaka will attempt to defend Dirk along with Thabo and maybe Perkins.
Mavs just have to stay the course and it'll be fine.

Perk on Dirk rhymes, but it would also be a nightmare imo.......................for the Thunder.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Throw Collison as another defender to take his shot at Dirty,
though I could see him getting into foul trouble rather quickly. How well do the Mavs defend Durant and Westbrook will tell the tale

[100%duncan]

jinx

[frodo]

gonna need marion to do a job on Durant imho, though no one is gonna lock him down completely. reciprocally the okc will set some harsh defense on dirk as well. OKC have no legit nig in the paint imho, and their D be average. they were really very lucky to beat the grizzlies tbh, da series could have been 3-1 (griz leading) after 4 games imho

[frodo]

Throw Collison as another defender to take his shot at Dirty,
though I could see him getting into foul trouble rather quickly. How well do the Mavs defend Durant and Westbrook will tell the tale

Collison ain't a ryan bowen style of imho. they'll double-team dirk every time he gets the ball and leaves other nigs wide open, thats when dirk needs the supporting cases to fulfill their duties. series will pretty much depend on role players imho

lol em up crew

[dallaskd]

the OP is a made mavs fan

lol blazers in 6

lol lakers in 6

[GoodOdor]

For some reason I'm strangely confident the mavs will win this series.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

made mavs fan

Ironic

[mavsfan1000]

I'm starting to have second doubts on my pick. I'm now thinking the Heat will win it again though I still pick the Thunder to get to the Finals.

[frodo]

bulls are done sadly otherwise it'd much fun to the NBA finals mavs vs. bulls imho. just hypothetically, who'd you root for if the mavs/bulls fight in the nba finals?