OKC writers on 2013 threats

[Poolboy5623]

A fluke is OKC doing what they did for five straight games. They came back to earth and got crushed by Miami. Congrats to them for coming up big when it mattered. Well, almost.

Did you watch Miami's intensity on defense? How are you guys not understanding?? Against the spurs and Duncan ALL of his 11 shots were taken WIDE OPEN! That changed in the finals. That will probably go down as my biggest disappointment in those losses. You would have thought after making 2-3 In a row they'd put a hand in his face...nope, not even after 10 in a row

[thunderfan]

Did you watch Miami's intensity on defense? How are you guys not understanding?? Against the spurs and Duncan ALL of his 11 shots were taken WIDE OPEN! That changed in the finals. That will probably go down as my biggest disappointment in those losses. You would have thought after making 2-3 In a row they'd put a hand in his face...nope, not even after 10 in a row

I can't recall specifically, but I'd venture to guess you are right in that he was fairly wide open for most of those attempts. Ibaka only shoots outside jumpers when he's set and open - this being the reason he shoots it at a high %. So again - not really a fluke. Just a guy hitting open jumpers like he knows how to do. Him and Perk were just not there against Miami. I think it's a reflection of the lineups Miami plays (Battier at 4, etc) and Miami just being much faster than SA on perimeter defense. In that particular game against SA, our big advantage in perimeter speed, I think, forced SA to help out a lot and left Ibaka free to set up shop.