ESPN: First Round Upset in NBA Western Conference?

I know we suck so much man, no starting PG, no starting PF, no starting C, 1st game back for Jones, playing Dorsey and Capela due to injuries. man we suck

 

GSW should be more offended than us to be honest

 

I think you just have Ariza hang all over Tony P the entire series. I think James can guard Kawai. As good as he is, he's an overrated offensive player

 

We're not winning with a 38/37 year old alternating PG. With a favorable first round opponent, it's possible, but trying to play up to 28 more games? Nope. Start Nick Johnson and turn up the tempo. He has fresh legs, he'll have the adrenaline of getting his first big NBA minutes in a playoff atmosphere, he has little scouting report, and can just play. Youthful energy could be a spark for us. Running the simple pick and roll with Howard is easy enough. Prigioni should always be in the game when Harden is resting. Exile Jason Terry to clutch time only and use Corey Brewer with Harden. Hopefully Terrence Jones comes back healthy. A 4 capable of starting the fast break himself is a great advantage if we're going to run every possession. Free Terrence Jones.

But McHale won't. We'll get stuck trying to run our offense exclusively through Harden in the half court offense. We'll completely forget we have DMo to post-up and we'll shoot 40 3s a game. We'll get hot for 2 games and win, but overall lose the series 2-4.

Find a secondary playmaker, sign Aaron Brooks as a 3rd string PG, and if we're going to insist on the 3 again, find someone that can actually shoot. 15 minutes a game of a Troy Daniels or Isaiah Canaan is better than an old Jason Terry playing significant minutes. Damn