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Dear god the amount of physical bull the Thunderefs are presently getting away with vs. LAC is just abominable.
I worry more about the no calls. OKC gets away with murder on the defensive end. They're allowed to play an aggressive style of defense and get away with it. Ibaka can pretty much tackle Griffin and get away with it. Perkins usually has with way Tim on the defensive end and gets away with it. Didn't Tim get a technical foul called on him when Perkins pushed HIM in the back? It's ridiculous.
Dear god the amount of physical bull the Thunderefs are presently getting away with vs. LAC is just abominable.
clippers are a better matchup but I don't think it really matters since the spurs will likely take out either in 6.
And Game 6 was ours largely because of Jax, who was a straight up beast in that game. Who will take role from our bench this time? And just as I type this, the Clips get right back in the game.
God forbid a Spurs player grin after getting shoved by Perkins for no reason. , they can't even react to drawing blood.
NBA's all about matchups. Not saying SA can't beat OKC, but they're athletic/play defense/know how to get calls. They also shoot FTs extremely well, and their bench is strong.
People saying they want revenge against OKC just cracks me up. I had no problem ducking the Mavs in 07 to win a le. Same applies to OKC.
Perkins gets his hands all over DeAndre Jordan at the end of a play and Jordan is understandably frustrated by it so he shoves him away and the refs gives them a double-tech when Perkins clearly was trying to piss him off. smh
OKC would beat the Spurs in 6 IMO. Hoping LAC can make a run.
Clippers also have a terrible leader/coach, tbh, I forgot to mention that..Chris Paul disappears often and he doesn't look engaged, he doesn't know how to lead by example..
Tom Rivers is already planning to quit on them, just like he did to the Celtics..he already has his built-in excuse, too..
rivers knew sterling was a racist when he signed for the money
Our bench will revert to the Mavs series type if we are against OKC's defenders. and we need our bench
Spurs have three two-way players they can throw at Durant who will make him work. Clippers have... zero? Matt Barnes is trash.
Spurs can easily match up when KD plays the four with a number of different lineups. Clippers are currently putting Blake on KD when OKC goes small.
Spurs have at least two PFs capable of running guards off the three while being quick enough to get back to Ibaka in the PnR. Clippers are straight up shrugging their shoulders and giving up Ibaka jumpers 2012-spurs style.
Spurs have at least 3 players capable of checking WB, cutting off his drives and turning him into a jump shooter. Clippers have exactly zero answers for his offense.
Spurs bench can score in a number of ways and maintain somewhat of a defensive presence. Clippers bench is just JCraw jacking up bull .
OKC is a worse match up for LAC than us. All of the things they are doing well in this series are things we could counter.
On the other hand, the Clips are better equipped to handle OKC's length, speed and athleticism than we are. It's gonna be a hard, hard, hard series any way you slice it. It'll be harder than last year's Finals, tbh.
We just have to play with pace on offense and limit turnovers. Walking the ball up the floor like CP3 and playing against their half court D just magnifies their athleticism, especially Ibaka. Clippers are having a much easier time in transition than trying to post up Blake.
And just as I type this CP3 gets his annual second round "injury".
It's all academic. OKC is superior to the clippers, and that's who the spurs will end up playing. Whether close out in 5 or 7 it's going to be OKC.
clips can't guard OKC's strength which is the perimeter play. Barnes is all they really have. And conversely, clips bigs aren't really effective against OKC which is supposed to be their big advantage. Blake and Jordan have a long way to go still.
Some of you guys in here need to stop acting so scared of OKC. It is what it is. I for one like the spurs' chances. I like Pop mindf'ing Westbrook again, I like no Harden for OKC, and I like the spurs' personnel in 2014 more than in 2012.
I am totally stunned at the extent to which the Thunder get away with murder on the court with no calls.
If we play them and the games are called the way today's game is being called, we will lose. This is the worst reffing I have seen in any of the playoffs, tbh.
While this is true the Clippers are also playing like and only going to lose by about 10-15. Clippers just don't have the personnel to score with any consistency against OKC, regardless of physicality. 11 minutes to go and they are straight up launching threes 1 on 1. Sure the Thunder play physical D, but if your response is ISO jumpers and CP3 dribbling you can't expect the refs to sympathize.
Spurs have all the tools to attack the Thunder inside and out. If they let physical defense rattle them there is no excuse.
Durant 30 points on 9-20 shooting from the field
One bright side to the Clips losing this series is that it further teaches Granger a lesson in karma. Mother er thought he was too cool to play for the Spurs and chose to play for the Clips "to have some fun". LOL. How fun is it, Danny, having played under a bigot, getting very limited minutes, likely exiting in the 2nd round, and then watching us play in the WCF with a chance to win it all? Oh, and the Pacers still have a shot to play in the ECF too. That's what he gets, the prick.
Durant 16 free throws
Who cares? Dude has a house in LA anyway even before he signed there. Why would he pay more for housing to play for the Spurs?
push the thunder clippers please
Yeah, it doesn't matter to us anymore but it doesn't make my point any less true. Why even bring up any supposed interest in playing for us if it was as simple as him having a house in LA? And he never used that rationale of playing close to home anyways. San Antonio is also a of a lot closer to LA than Indiana, too. Oh well, his loss.
westbook trust no one not even durant
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