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Very interesting video, thanks for posting.
too many soft players.
Very interesting video, thanks for posting.
8 v 5
Tbh we led in the 1st half because thunda were missing wide open shots. Once they started to hit their shots. It was game over
Thunder like to put Perkins or Collison on duncan to keep Ibaka out of foul trouble. I would like to see Diaw or Splitter post him up or run iso.
The biggest thing i noticed was that secondary interior pass that we do so well (especially splitter). Is taken away by the Thunders speed on Defence. You either have to put up the first shot or kick for a midrange shot.
I don't see Spurs/Thunder as a "coin toss". Thunder have had our number, that's just the way it is.
We either have to hope to Christ we don't meet them in the PO, or the team has to get over their fear of the Thunder. The latter would be nice.
The Spurs CAN handle the Thunder in a 7 game series, it's just going to take HCA, everyone being healthy, and our role players not ting the bed on the road against them like they often do. Fair officiating wouldn't hurt, either.
To me it's a matter of athleticism + youth. They also defend the P&R very well and Ibaka doesn't make things easy for Parker when he attacks the rim.
I think SA can beat OKC in the playoffs, but they're gonna need their key guys to have a great series and I include all the role players here.
I will make it simple foe everyone in this thread.....spurs ran out of GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
b2b games....one game doesn't mean anything
Being at both games in OKC - especially the last one (where I was sitting in the nose bleed seats) you really see how the Thunder change shots the Spurs players are use to getting against other teams. A HUGE key is spacing and it wasn't very good on Thursday night. I personally always prefer getting a little more space when I shoot threes even if that means being a couple feet behind the line. I think the Spurs might have more success extending their spacing a little. I also think the mid range game is important (Kawhi had success) so maybe shoot a few less threes give the shot fake and step inside the line, and the Spurs have to be able to find ways to attack basket while limiting turnovers. The Thunder are a bad matchup but I think there are small adjustments that can be made to help Spurs have more success offensively.
Posted this in another thread...
Is there a Why the Heat can't handle the Nets?
coasting
Pop wont show his card until post season. Parker was not aggressive during the game. I still think Spurs is a better team than okc...
Excluding the refs, I'm more worried about the Rockets than the Thunder. Prime SG + Prime big man bring back any bad memories for you guys? Fortunately, they don't have Phil Jackson.
Just like in 2012 when he got backdoor swept.
The Thunder didn't look like the same team that played the Spurs the following night in Houston. It's not like the Rockets played great defense. Also how does a team like Dallas give OKC a difficult match up in their games this year. What do they do that gave them those wins? They're no more an athletic team than the Spurs.
What is funny is the Thunder look just like that vs the Heat, no match.Yep, but the Spurs are a horrible matchup for Dallas it seems! Things are weird at times.That is all it about boils down to! Atleast last year we beat them twice! This year none! The year they beat us in the playoffs we matched up okay as well until the back door sweep, before that the Spurs used to beat them in the season series every year. This year it seems is where it really went south vs them. They need to get on their Game again and truly believe they can and will beat them.
Games 4 and 5 of that series were compe ive tossups, and we all know the bull -fest that was Game 6. OKC just couldn't miss for . It's not like Pop got exposed.
okc are in the spurs heads, but when the game matters, without harden, okc is gonna get hit with everything spurs got and i think with hca and a break from the refs and spurs take care of biz in the postseason.
You can look for matchups across the Spurs lineup with opponent squads, analyze each position and try to come to some overall conclusion.
Bottom line -- teams that stop Parker match up well against the Spurs. For the past ten years. Simple as that.
Westbrook will shoot them out of the series. I'll bump this thread when that prophecy is fulfilled.
What prime big man do the Rockets have?
We'll I guess 2009 was his prime, but dawhite is still among one of the best big men in the league. Even with us hacking him to pieces last year, he still had a good series.
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