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They lose to SA in the West finals this year
Durant's contract is up?
They lose to SA in the West finals this year
they be out in the first round
durant or westbrick is leaving once either contract is up...
the breakup of the okc roster, means 1 less contender and 2 more pretenders
What-- you want a rerun of 6?
5 is calling.
I wouldn't mind a rerun of 6, since you'd be getting Swept again
^ You're a Spurs fan now? Oh god.
2013 Heat fan, 2008 Celtics fan, 2004 Pistons fan, and finally 2014 Spurs fan.
Good, god.
^ Sweep victim and 1-timer talking to 13-timer....
Good, god
letting harden go instead of not resigning ibaka or amnestying perkins will go down as one of the tiest front office decisions of all time
Will they make it back to the Finals before they make it back to Seattle?
lol how much iz okc hatin htown right now?
Yes. Getting to the finals is a possibility. We are a top two WCF team if healthy.
you can't replace harden with jeremy lamb and think you are as good as you were 2 years ago
My optimism stems from development from within partner. If Russ is healthy we should at least make the WCF. What happens there, is up in the air.
Russ may have an Adrian Peterson-esque comeback but Jeremy Lamb looks mediocre and they still have Kendrick P
I'm not even sure if this OKC team could overcome the revamped mavs tbh, even if they get their alpha back 100% healthy, both physically and mentally, they're still a top 4 team in the west though, with conference finals being their ceiling.
The top four teams in the western conference the coming season will be: Spurs, Clippers, OKC and dem Mavs (in no specific order). while the likes of Warriors, Memphis and Rockets are locked playoff teams, which leaves only one playoff spot available for compe ion involving up to 4 to 5 teams.
Says the man with a Mavericks logo under his name.
dumber than letting TC walk by miles dude. at least yall got the 'ship before letting an important cog go.
trading Harden for a 1 yr Kevin Martin rental
When you're a Clipper fan wtf else are you going to do but root for other teams?
Dirk's proved to be just as good as the 11' German allah who won us the championship, and we've refurbished the squad with a lot of solid signings such as Monta, Calderon and my Dejuan, another DMC combination attached to our team besides the one we've had two years prior (Dirk, Marion, Carter). I'm not gonna say we'd have any chance to replicate 11 in the coming season because I believe Miami's 3-peat is guaranteed, but it's no hyperbole to say that our team is now the strongest it's been since TC's departure. Our team played rather bad the past two season which imho was mainly cause dirk was playing with an injured knee, but he's fully healthy now and he'll prove wrong those idiots who've mistaken him as a TOSB
This hinges a lot on Brooks and how he chooses to go forward with his coaching. I think we've seen that OKC is about a #2-3 team in the league as is, but I think Brooks has to be more creative, instill more of an actual offensive system, and let go of his fascination with Perk and Fisher for OKC to move forward. Westbrook being out, I've read and agree with, could potentially be a positive thing long term as it forces some of the bench guys to develop quicker and forces Brooks to implement a more flexible offensive system. I really really think Jackson is legit. I have no clue on Lamb yet..he's just not shown anything, but the potential is there. I think Ibaka will continue to improve and based on what's coming out of the preseason, it appears as though his post game has improved noticeably, so we'll see if he introduces a more versatile offensive game. Also in the mix here is Adams. Many wrote him off as just a Tulsa D leaguer this year, but I think preseason has shown this guy could see floor time a lot sooner than later. He's showing us what Perk has never and will never show us at center. I think if Ibaka can become more than a perimeter shooter, Brooks actually becomes a flexible coach, and Lamb and Adams develop, you have all the makings. I do NOT think OKC goes to the Finals again with Perk playing any significant minutes at the center position and Brooks not implementing a more flexible offensive system/rotations. OKC has struck out a lot at the center position in terms of drafting, but it appears they might have something in Adams. I'm not calling it out just yet, but I will say he does appear to be far ahead of anyone else they drafted at center at this point in his development.
I know you do. It's all you have.
5-4, Kobe over Back Door Theodore?
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