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18-0 has jacked up Spurs fan (over) confidence to Laker-fan levels tbh.
This series ain't gonna be a cakewalk.
I predict Spurs in 6
(7 if we have to sleep on a plane stuck on a runway like last time we were in the WCF!)
18-0 has jacked up Spurs fan (over) confidence to Laker-fan levels tbh.
This series ain't gonna be a cakewalk.
correct. OKC can win on the road and proved it 3 times already. and in WCF being deep does not matter OKC can play 8 deep.
what an enormous amount of gnsf's.
It took the Spurs a long time losing in the playoffs before they finally made it to the finals. OK City still has a ways to go to even come close to the playoff disappointments the Spurs went through before they reached the finals the first time.
Manu > Dirk
Manu >>>>>>>>>> Harden
Unfortunately I see signs that Jax is reverting to his old ways, passing the ball to him is like sending it into a black hole while he dribbles out the clock trying to make a hero play.Calculations are in. Unfortunately the Spurs are not the favorites. According to the simulations, OKC is favorite to win in 6.
Some notes:
- OKC big 3 are much better than Spurs big 3. TP-Brick cancel each other out. Durant is better than TD. Harden is way, way better than Manu at this point.
- OKC frontline is as good as Spurs frontline. Ibaka/Perk/Nazi will handle TD/Splitter/Diaw pretty well.
- Spurs being deeper won't make a difference at this point. Spurs HCA won't make a diff either.
- OKC swept the mavs and toyed with the lakers. That is stronger than sweeping both lowly Jazz/injured Clips.
- OKC got the hunger and clutch to match the Spurs.
- our "rookies" kawhi/green need to improve or at least maintain their level and Spurs got a chance, either of them drops performance and this could get ugly.
now for the good news, the salvation to the series:
IF Jax gets his together and becomes the Spurs 3rd/4th best player, it's ova
that's a huge IF
He will have to play the Spurs way --team play-- and begin to hit his shots.
When has he done this? Most of the time it seems to me like he's not aggressive enough and is passing up open looks he should take.
I think manu will outsmart harden and get him in foul trouble. The beard gets a lot of fouls called on him.
Jack is indeed key to this series...OKC can take on the Big 3 but it's that 4th wheel that OKC won't be able to stop.
okay
cheguevara, dude, you've been chewing on too many home grown coca leaves. Come back down to planet earth because you are flying way too high at the present time.
Spurs in 6...take it to the bank and make the deposit.
Okie Cowtippers ain't winning this year.
Spurs struggled of the Clippers because of their athleticism esp. from guards. Spurs can match the athleticism of Thunder.
Spurs also defeated Lakers and Mavs.
Thunder haven't played the Spurs with Manu/Diaw/Jackson where I think Jackson will be an X-Factor on this series.
Too much focus on the big 3. Let's say theirs is higher scoring but with all the other stuff, ours is more balanced. Plus the Spurs kick their ass with players 4-12. No other team can match that and even if we went straight 8 on 8, the Spurs still have them. Every player on the team knows their role and while SJax is a wild card that can be combustible, it's Pop that has either gasoline or a fire-hose and he knows how to use them.
Best Coach, Best Experienced Team, Players that have ALREADY experienced the biggest games during the biggest times where EACH Star has been the MAN for those biggest games. All signs point Spurs.
tbqh, their bench is Harden and....... Cook, Fisher, Nazr, Collison... Basically, if we keep our bench scoring at 30-40 ppg, as has been the norm, Harden is going to have a lot of work to do, not to mention Pop will probably throw some small ball at it, which means Nazr and Collison became fairly useless, and will likely mean westbrook/durant/sefolosha will need to play more minutes...
Keeping away from foul trouble is gonna be huge and getting westbrick, harden or durant into foul trouble would be huge.
Spurs in 5, or maybe 6. Book it.
Manu will finally play decent ball this series.
No way the Thunder beat the Spurs.
Out
While Manu's scoring is down I'm sure his assists are up. We have alot more offensive options on the team and he's taking advantage of that. He just has to avoid unforced turnovers.
So che getting on in his own threads is not exclusive to the NBA Forum?
Say it ain't so
The Thunder could pretty well beat the Spurs but the reasons given in the OP are re ed. Why wouldn't home court matter? It does matter, in any case say that the Thunder are good enough to overcome that disadvantage.
the delusion continues
2012 Harden is way, way better than 2012 Manu. not even close
pssst, Kori Ellis, she's the moderator. Maybe you can cry to her about this thread. use the PM feature.So che getting on in his own threads is not exclusive to the NBA Forum?
Say it ain't so
come back and tell us how that goes
lol calculationsCalculations are in. Unfortunately the Spurs are not the favorites. According to the simulations, OKC is favorite to win in 6.
Some notes:
- OKC big 3 are much better than Spurs big 3. TP-Brick cancel each other out. Durant is better than TD. Harden is way, way better than Manu at this point.
- OKC frontline is as good as Spurs frontline. Ibaka/Perk/Nazi will handle TD/Splitter/Diaw pretty well.
- Spurs being deeper won't make a difference at this point. Spurs HCA won't make a diff either.
- OKC swept the mavs and toyed with the lakers. That is stronger than sweeping both lowly Jazz/injured Clips.
- OKC got the hunger and clutch to match the Spurs.
- our "rookies" kawhi/green need to improve or at least maintain their level and Spurs got a chance, either of them drops performance and this could get ugly.
now for the good news, the salvation to the series:
IF Jax gets his together and becomes the Spurs 3rd/4th best player, it's ova
that's a huge IF
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