No it does not, losing home court could be they only thing that would EFFECT* us.
And that ain't happening.
LA and DAL will be harder outs than OKC - who are more balanced now with Perkins, Nazr and Nate. Still don't think they have the experience to beat the Spurs in a 7 game series - maybe next year after they've had a year together. Prefer LA and DAL to beat each other up before the Spurs play either.
BOS looks a little less threatening now - especially if they have to work in a couple new players.
I agree, celtics decreased their chances of coming out in the east in general, miami, orlando, chicago, all have a legit chance of beating them.
i fail to see how a player that averages 11 pts and shoots 34% against the spurs provides a "better matchup." do you not see how awful green plays against the spurs all year? he went 5-15, 2-9, and 4-8. if he was the matchup problem you said he is, why does he suck so much against the spurs? if he draws a bunch of double teams, then why does he average .6 assists against the spurs? he's not a scoring threat on the offense and not a facilitator either. the thunder would be better off giving westbrook and durant the ball.
Thats goood to know, I hope he plays just as bad in boston.
Spurs aren't making it to the finals anyways dummy. So doesn't matter
The Spurs could not have caught a bigger break. L.A. is big, but C's could pound it inside just as easily. Them losing a bruiser like Perks will be beneficial if Spurs get that far.
I have no idea where people are coming up with this Dallas is a second tier team idea... if Dirk stays healthy the Mavs are likely neck and neck with the Spurs for the 1st seed with a record of around 50-10... and that was without their x-factor Roddy B.
IMO its the Spurs-Lakers-Mavs in the first tier... OKC-Portland in the second tier.. and then the rest. You could argue the OKC are a nudge above the Blazers.. but that would be a tough 7 game 4-5 series.. The Spurs will be in for a tough second round regard.ess of who comes out of that one.
Mavs will play the WCF...
When you get 11pts from a 3-4 scoring option, that's pretty much all you can ask for. Yes, I do see how Green plays against the Spurs because I watch the games. Which is why I'm not arguing stats with you. As a Spurs fan, you should know that a player's contribution to team basketball is not always reflected in his stat line.
He doesn't suck against the Spurs. He spreads the floor he draws defense out of the paint, when he penetrates, he draws the defense in opening the perimeter, he rebounds, he plays perimeter d against our perimeter bigs.
Have you ever considered that his low % is due to the Spurs not allowing him to get easy buckets? Westbrook and Durant already have the ball the majority of the time? When Green has it he pulls the defense and makes it easy for Durant and Westbrook to score. He plays inside and out.
Perkins and Mohammed do not do that. The Thunder's post defense has improved, but their perimeter d took a hit. Green worked well in that system. The Thunder are going to have to adapt to players who are predominately locked in the paint.
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Not much. Thunder still aren't a Championship team. Plus, with Perkins gone, Celtics aren't as good.
The Thunder tradings for Perkins is a good thing for them even against the Spurs. Before this season Green routinely torched the Spurs (keeping in mind every PF becomes an All-Star when being guarded by Blair and Bonner).. however he is a proven mental midget when the playoffs come around so i dont think he would have had much of an impact if the Spurs were to play a series against the Thunder.
Perkins however gives them a solid low post defender and much needed toughness (underated) which you need in the playoffs. No way the Thunder would have ever gotten past the Lakers anyway with Green guarding Gasol for 30 minutes a night.. so they really had to make a deal one way or the other.
CROFL ted on by Orlando
Perkins is a career 6 and 6 man, folks. Statistics don't lie, Spurs fans.
Deal with it.
The pundits are right -- the landscape in the West has dramatically shifted and the Spurs are cooked.
Lol Howard 40-15-6.
lol perkins making thunder contenders
Perkins makes OKC a lot tougher inside, but I don't think they're ready to go past the second round yet. One more year of playoff seasoning and next season they'll be truly scary.
it helps the spurs chances because it makes boston, a potential finals matchup, a weaker team.
Well, it really improve their chances cause they have a better paint defense and rebounding which was their biggest liability.
Although, they lost some offense there. They will depend a lot on Durant, Westbrook and Harden. And winning in the PO only by jump shots is not very often..
perkins and nazr didn't play against the magic.
perkins doesnt score much so they still dependent on jumpshots
their D will be better. But IMO their downfall is Westbrook taking more shots than Durant. they will never ever win that way.
Nazr Mohammed has won a le.
Lebron has won nothing.
Would they trade Nazr for Lebron?
we'll still spank them, but the trade makes them better imo
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