Thunder: watching OKC@Pistons and still amazed by Westbrook stupidity

[pass1st]

Looks like Heat got this

[Brazil]

A win is a win. I'll take winning anytime over losing to teams like the cavs, AT HOME.

westbrook 46 mn Durant 43 mn

[DAF86]

Who's making the preemptive lol heat thread?

Don't know if needed tbh. Rockets were dominating with the bench but their coach decided to go back to the starters and the Heat cut down the lead to 3.

[thunderup]

look at all the haters gather up. So much hate and jealousy.

[Clipper Nation]

Speaking of losing to the Cavs at home....

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...203090OKC.html

[Clipper Nation]

look at all the haters gather up. So much hate and jealousy.

thunderup reduced to ripping off TIMMY2ZO's schtick now

[pass1st]

Don't know if needed tbh. Rockets were dominating with the bench but their coach decided to go back to the starters and the Heat cut down the lead to 3.

Bench outperforming starters

[DMC]

Westbrook is smart enough to know he gets paid for numbers, not ball sharing ability. Playing on a team with Durant, a smaller guy like him has to do something to not be trade bait.

[thunderup]

Who's making the preemptive lol heat thread?

I have made one already.

[Clipper Nation]

I have made one already.

Yet you really have no room to laugh at the Heat after the Blunder's pathetic performance, tbh...

[thunderup]

Wow Houston choked the game away. ing dumbasses.

[thunderfan]

I'm never amazed at Westbrook's stupidity. He's yet to surprise me. He wasn't THAT bad last night though. 11-25. 4 assists to just 2 TO. He needs a shot filter though - frustrating to watch him a lot of times.

[Raven]

westbrook is not a 2 as derrick rose isn't either.. this is the new school of pg that was created by the defensive 3sec rule and the pitiful quality of defensive big men of this generation. Lightning speed and creating his own shot, much less passing but still present. The problem with wesbrick is that aside for being superquick, he is also very tall for his position, which makes him absolutely unguardable coming off screens for jump shots. He can literally take free shots all night and that is just something that as a coach you can never waste. Parker is very similar to him, he just happens to pass a bit more, chuck a lot less, thinks a lot more and better, but doesn't have quite his pace and size. Then again, he outplays him every single time, but we still lost..

[Mark in Austin]

Westbrook's serial chucking is the main reason I'm still so shocked they traded Hardin. Hardin could run the point in the 4th quarter of playoff games when they needed to pull Westbrook to calm him down. Nobody else on the roster is proven in his ability to fill that same role.

[Bill_Brasky]

A win is a win. I'll take winning anytime over losing to teams like the Cavs, AT HOME.


clippers

Kyrie >>>>>>>>>>>> chimp

[thunderfan]

I'm all for Westbrook firing away when he's on, and there's games he's on. He can shoot at will over pretty much anyone. If he's getting a defender back pedaling and pulling up at 18 feet and hitting the shot, then keep on going. His problem is, when his shot is off, he doesn't alter his game. If he's 3-15, one would think he'd say..ok, this isn't my night shooting, I've got 4 teammates. I can still penetrate the lane, create, setup other guys and be effective. He often does not do that, which is frustrating. Another thing is his choosing to shoot 3 pointers without running an offense. Dribbling up the court, running 5 seconds off the shot clock and firing a 3. He's at BEST a medicore 3 point shooter. He has no business even attempting one unless he's explored other options. But the guy plays hard, he never stops, he plays balls out every second he's out there. We can all appreciate that, but he's just gotta reign it in sometimes and adjust to the situation at hand.