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We didn't make shots.
NBATV just put up stats for our 4th quarter offense this series, and here they are:
20.6 pts 35.3% FG 26.9% 3FG
Those are just disgusting numbers. When it's been money time, the Spurs have looked like utter dog . Bricking open shots, missing free throws, and giving up offensive rebound after offensive rebound. This is like the 2002 series vs the Lakers on steroids. Play decently for 3 quarters, get a solid lead, then watch it all disappear. What makes this situation more sad is that those Lakers were historic, while this Thunder team is extremely flawed and undisciplined. They just want it more than we do, sadly, and are playing with much more confidence than we are.
Almost no lead is safe with this team, as they seemingly can't handle prosperity. Not sure how we went from having the heart of champions to be chronic chokers, but something changed between June 2014 and November of 2014. The Spurs haven't been the same since, tbh...and it's even more magnified now that our best big-time players (Tim and Manu) look like zombies on the floor.
We didn't make shots.
Pop's inability to realize it isn't 2014 is the biggest problem. Yes what he did was amazing, but since then he hasn't adapted or adjusted at all.
Two words....Lamarcus Aldridge.
You answered your own question, buddy. The old "Big 3" has regressed tremendously since the team's last championship. They also lost key players (Belinelli, Joseph and Baynes) that helped hide the warts. To compound that issue they have a lot dead weight or unusable players (Bonner, Miller, Martin, Simmons and Marjanovic) occupying roster spots.
This team was carried by a historically great defense but without a serviceable Duncan - to rebound and protect the rim - that goes out the window. The saddest part is that Green has apparently finally come out of his season long shooting slump but now everything else is falling apart.
Huh?
Some of y'all just reach so badly with your takes. He did adjust this season by playing a slower pace and emphasizing defense. That sadly can't work without a functional NBA - level center and no interior size.
His relying on a 39 year old going on 40 all season to anchor his defense was his fatal mistake. Needed to find Timmy an adequate backup but instead wasted the season away with a one dimensional sideshow act (sorry Boban lovers) and a old ass 6'9" power forward forced to play out of position.
Last edited by J_Paco; 05-11-2016 at 12:39 AM.
OKC is stupid and undisciplined enough to let the Spurs right back in this thing.
Unfortunately, if SA somehow finds a way to win the next two, their tank will be EMPTY.
Durant and WC are at their physical peaks, and even though they are both losers that generally make stupid plays when it matters, the Spurs have been unable to exploit them well since game one.
Never has there been a bigger collection (outside of maybe the Clippers) of pampered, whiny, ref baiters as there is in OKC. And yet they get away with all kinds of in their screening and defending. NBA officials are not uniformly qualified for their jobs. Some of them suck and some of those guys were in SA tonight.
Hopefully, the Spurs can beat the odds now and figuratively spit in the disfigured, contorted face of WC.
Yep, people aren't realizing the magnitude of this disgraceful exit...
in' getting bounced by Billy Donovan, Dion Waiters, two moustached gots and, Cam chihuahua Payne..
In Tim/Manu last season?
This. Outside of Westbrook and Durant, OKC's roster looks like a DLeague team.Yep, people aren't realizing the magnitude of this disgraceful exit...
in' getting bounced by Billy Donovan, Dion Waiters, two moustached gots and, Cam chihuahua Payne
They still have a couple of talented MBallers that could put together just enough tainted plays to get to the finish line these last 2 games. I hate the Supersonics guts to be honest. If I wanted to watch rugby, I'd pay for the Rugby channel.Yep, people aren't realizing the magnitude of this disgraceful exit...
in' getting bounced by Billy Donovan, Dion Waiters, two moustached gots and, Cam chihuahua Payne
They still have three starting quality big men in their rotation which are all 6'10 or taller. While the Spurs currently feature just one big man playing at even an average level of a NBA big man.
You can have all the know how and craftiness in the world, but when the other team is more athletic and has a pronounced size advantage you're in deep .
, Durant will probably break his foot in game one of the next round if he survives the Spurs.
so true
The Spurs are the ones struggling to win 4th quarters when I thought that was the Thunder's issue.
The Spurs are getting pounded on the board like Spurs East
They did it last year too to defy odds up 3-2 and at home up double digits to the choker LAC team... Now they buck odds of a 65 win team tied 2-2 going home and will make that 14-1 for teams with that cir stance and be the 1
Spurs are good at making history
The Nuts
I logged into the game near the end with 88-84 lead for the Spurs, i know right there it's a loss, Spurs at close games...
OKC`s late run were made by
1. refs didn`t whistle 24 sec voilation, easy one on one fastbreak with 8 players standing and waiting of that whistle.
2. offensive rebounds
OKC had no opportunity to choke, to play stupid. Simple fast push, shot made or rebounded, follow by soft Spurs` jumper, or stupid Parker passing on shot he was supposed to shoot and then shooting everything when he shouldn`t. And ing Pop didn`t use timeout on that possesion with 20+ sec to go. OKC lineup wouldn`t change after TO, defense was set eitherway. Offense wasn`t set.
its eerily similar to the 2011 grizz series. Duncan looks done (for real this time), and the spurs other bigs (blair/bonner/mcdyess then, diaw/west now) are getting obliterated in the paint by superior bigs (randolph/gasol then, adams/kanter now)
Except they would have won that series if MVP Manu was healthy & Porky didn't get locked up by Conley. Right now, Kawhi/LMA have been maxed out & the well has dried up.
agreed. in 2011 manu was the offense
Don't discount the fact that OKC is still capable of choking themselves. They may blow their golden chance at home (as we did).
Spurs playing like pre 1999 Spurs win in the regular season and the the bed in the playoffs
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